Music has gone down the toilet...the grammys are here

hrd2imgn

Looking at the Grammy nominations...what a joke. Now I know they always are- see Metallica losing to Jethro Tull---- PJ (VS), Nirvana(In Utero) and Smashing Pumpkins(Siamese Dream) all losing to the Rolling Stones.

but the musicians they have up for awards are so SHITTY! There are maybe 3 decent acts on the whole list.

off_the_record

and this is new?

CM1847

To be fair, mainstream rock music is at its lowest point in years. If you are picking your awards based off of the charts, there isn't much to choose from.

genie

i never trust the grammy's and the magazines....
i like what i like, and fuck the nominations = they are nohting!

i know when the band is good......and that is when my heart starts beating faster and i pay attention to the music i listen to...that's when i know that the band is good.
i don't need some suits to tell me what music is in right now,and which one isn't

Alex_Coe

genie wrote:

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i know when the band is good......and that is when my heart starts beating faster and i pay attention to the music i listen to...that's when i know that the band is good.
i don't need some suits to tell me what music is in right now,and which one isn't

I was about to say the same thing, minus the anger.

genie

Alex_Coe wrote:

I was about to say the same thing, minus the anger.

oh, no i'm not angry...well maybe i am....no it's just i'm drunk!
usually i'm a very nice person!when sober! haha

LikeAnOcean

hrd2imgn wrote:

Looking at the Grammy nominations...what a joke. Now I know they always are- see Metallica losing to Jethro Tull---- PJ (VS), Nirvana(In Utero) and Smashing Pumpkins(Siamese Dream) all losing to the Rolling Stones.

but the musicians they have up for awards are so SHITTY! There are maybe 3 decent acts on the whole list.

Dude, the Grammy's have ALWAYS been shitty. How is this something new??? Look at all the past winners.

FinsburyParkCarrots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZQLwXlIMM0

off_the_record

i'm still watching though

CM1847

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Dude, the Grammy's have ALWAYS been shitty. How is this something new??? Look at all the past winners.

The winners have always sucked, but they historically have nominated good albums, they just always end up giving the award to vertern artist rather than giving it to the best album of the year. But latley they can't even get some of the nominations correct.

musicismylife78

If I got to choose the nominations up for best album of the year would be pearl jam, tool, red hot chilis, damien rice, Uncle Neil

genie

oh, seriously everyone, to hell with nominations!
if Pearl Jam will never win them, it wouldn't bother me...
i'd hate PJ to stand next to some 50 cent a like.... PJ are winners in our hearts!

angryyoungman

"im gonna say something typically me on behalf of all of us, i dont know what this means, i dont think it means anything. . .thats just the way i feel. . .too many bands, you've heard it all before"

Rushlimbo

Beyonce rocks !!!!!!! I hope she wins many grammy awards.

lars

Rushlimbo wrote:

Beyonce rocks !!!!!!! I hope she wins many grammy awards.

I wanna see beyonce in a buttman movie

off_the_record

i diasgree with some of the nominations, but you people can't honestly think pearl jam deserves a nomination.

Bathgate66

http://music.msn.com/music/grammys/goofs?GT1=9076

y Kurt B. Reighley
For MSN Music

In 1989, Jethro Tull skipped the 31st annual Grammy Awards ceremony. Later that year, singer Ian Anderson told Chicago Tribune readers he was just following orders: "The record company told us, 'The word is that Metallica is going to win; it's not worth the trip.'"

In a surprise upset, Jethro Tull's "Crest of a Knave" LP won the first-ever Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. It was just as well they stayed home, because the announcement brought down a hail of boos from the balcony. Apparently, "the little people" thought Metallica -- or perhaps one of the other nominees (Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Jane's Addiction) -- rocked harder than a band fronted by a flautist clad in a jerkin.

Prestigious or not, the Grammy Awards are notoriously conservative -- and often, just plain clueless -- in regards to the cultural zeitgeist. In their early days, when rock was in its adolescence and Motown and Bob Dylan supplied the soundtrack for a revolution, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences doled out Record of the Year trophies to Herb Alpert, Henry Mancini and Percy Faith. The year the Beatles issued their groundbreaking "Revolver" (1966), Frank Sinatra waltzed off with Record and Album of the Year honors.

As a consequence of being behind the times, Grammy Awards often go to long-running acts that have seen much better days. 1994 was the year of eligibility for Nirvana's "In Utero," Pearl Jam's "Vs." and Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream." But the Rock Album of the Year winner? "Voodoo Lounge" by the Rolling Stones. Apparently the members of NARAS felt sorry for the Stones, having neglected to award them a single prize before that.

Sometimes, it seems Academy members vote with a rubber stamp, regardless of merit. Did Christopher Cross deserve to win the 1980 Record of the Year award for his No. 1 "Sailing"? Possibly. But was his album of the same name a more significant cultural touchstone than Pink Floyd's "The Wall"? Grammy voters thought so. Ouch.

As of 1998, the Grammy folks were still coming to grips with the notion that rap was more than a fad. Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, the Notorious B.I.G. and LL Cool J all got shafted in favor of the Fresh Prince, Will Smith, for Best Rap Solo Performance ("The Men in Black") that year. Having finally instituted a Best Dance Recording category in 1999, NARAS is still clueless as to what constitutes merit in the club community; in 2000, the prize went to Cher, who had been eligible back when they called the same award Best Disco Record; the following year, one-hit wonders the Baha Men ("Who Let the Dogs Out") trounced underground pioneer Moby.

But for a surefire laugh, the must-watch category is always Best New Artist. In 1979, Elvis Costello got beat out by ... A Taste of Honey. (Remember "Boogie Oogie Oogie"?) In 2000, country maverick Shelby Lynne looked confused accepting this Grammy. Small wonder: She had released five previous albums before critics picked up on the prizewinning "I Am Shelby Lynne." By Grammy standards, that's downright prenatal.

More on the Grammys
Do the Grammy Awards matter?

rhinomagic

off_the_record wrote:

i'm still watching though

Yep.

As questionable as the musical taste of The Academy is in selecting the winners, their broadcast is always good for a couple of memorable performances.

The Police and Dixie Chicks will probably be among those that stand-out this year.

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brhf9

I always watch for the shows.

Bathgate66

nominated for what has to be the 2 most different categories on the entire show :


BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY AWARDS


Bruce Springsteen was nominated for two Grammy awards: Best Traditional Folk Album , for "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions;" and Best Long Form Music Video, for "Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run" (Thom Zimny, video director and video producer). The 49th Grammy Awards will be presented on February 11, 2007.
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