Heh, I thought I'd get a response similar to this. I was actually trying to prove a point to my friend. His opinion was that celebrities and their awards are really the only thing EVERYONE cares about. I tried to tell him that gamers really didn't care, but he insisted I make a poll.
Poll: The Grammys
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Can't believe Taylor Swift won. That chick can't sing live to save her life. I liked Pink's, Black Eyed Peas', and Beyonce's performances.
Justin Bieber made me laugh. He's cute, but that's about it...he's just not THERE.
EDIT: Wow, I'm the only one who said "yes" on the poll. Balls, guys.
Justin Bieber made me laugh. He's cute, but that's about it...he's just not THERE.
EDIT: Wow, I'm the only one who said "yes" on the poll. Balls, guys.
Pfft, I like Eric Clapton, Teh Fresh Prince (who doesn't like teh fr3sh pr1nc3? lolz) and Steely Dan is amazing. I guess I just don't get this whole 'Grammy' business.SonicKoala said:
Oh, and so is Jethro Tull, he's awesome. I missed him.
Anyone who didn't watch (me included) can see the complete list of winners here:
http://www.examiner.com/x-27365-Young-Adult-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2010m2d1-Grammy-Awards-2010-winners--complete-list
No surprise Taylor Swift did so well although calling her stuff "country" is a bit of a stretch, giving the country award to an actual country artist would have arguably been more sensible. Oh well. Her live performance sucked but then she was probably pretty nervous, as you would be too if you were singing at the Grammys AND had been nominated. Most live Grammy performances bomb for this reason.
These things are really just the industry patting itself on the back and going "hey, didn't we do well this year?" though so I'm not too concerned about any of it really. Few of the artists I like will ever do well at this.
http://www.examiner.com/x-27365-Young-Adult-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2010m2d1-Grammy-Awards-2010-winners--complete-list
No surprise Taylor Swift did so well although calling her stuff "country" is a bit of a stretch, giving the country award to an actual country artist would have arguably been more sensible. Oh well. Her live performance sucked but then she was probably pretty nervous, as you would be too if you were singing at the Grammys AND had been nominated. Most live Grammy performances bomb for this reason.
These things are really just the industry patting itself on the back and going "hey, didn't we do well this year?" though so I'm not too concerned about any of it really. Few of the artists I like will ever do well at this.
Yes, it does seem crazy but there are reasons. I can tell you that people who choose the Grammys are often old industry hands and don't exactly have their fingers on the pulse of the popular culture of the day. Sure, it seems ludicrous how someone can miss Public Enemy not once but four times in a row, given the way all music in all popular genres in the western world completely changed as a result of their "Nation Of Millions" album, but you have to remember that back in the day PE were extremely controversial, and the Grammys doesn't like controversy. Also, the Grammys often recognise technical ability ahead of innovation, and it's often true that not everyone sees the kind of impact that an album is going to have. When Nirvana came along, people didn't actually consciously realise that they killed hair-metal at the time. Their importance in that aspect didn't really register until years later when people started noticing that hair-metal bands couldn't get record deals anymore (and in any event if GnR or Motley Crue pulled their fingers out and released just one decent album in the 1990s after Nevermind, hair-metal would have been saved). And of course A Taste Of Honey got the Grammy instead of Costello - they were better musicians. Same with Jethro Tull - think the Grammys are going to recognise a bunch of young upstarts without a hit single and with one of the most awfully produced metal albums of all time (...And Justice For All's complete lack of bass guitar and terrible kick drum sound sadly became the blueprint for many metal albums to come) over some guy who's absolutely massive, technically proficient and has been doing it for 20 years? Once you step inside the mind of a Grammy nominator (a scary place I will admit) it all makes complete sense...SonicKoala said:
Didn't watch them. Although apparently Nickelback was in a category with Metallica for best Hard Rock song or something. I killed myself 5 times over when I heard that.
2nd'd.ToonLink said:
If you're in for one of the most hilarious (yet succinct) accounts of the Grammys from one of the leading music culturalists, Alan Cross, read his Tweets from the other night. http://www.exploremusic.com/essential-reading/2010-02-01/Worst-Grammys-Ever
Taylor Swift sucks, and Beyonce is the same old thing over and over. Lady Gaga deserved any award she was nominated in.
