51st Grammy Awards (metal, albums, Blink 182, Grammys, quote)

Gavin B. · 02-09-2009, 02:22 AM

The Grammy Awards are so utterly lame. Who cares about who wins?

They awarded the Best Vocal Performance to Milli Vanilli, a vocal group that couldn't even sing. A how about that unforgettable moment when Jethro Tull won the Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Performance? Lenny Kravitz has won the best male rock performance more times than any other rock singer in history... huh???

Bob Dylan never won a single Grammy award until 1979 when he was 10 years past his prime as a writer and performer.

Elvis Costello has never won a single Grammy for any of his solo albums or his work with the Attractions. Costello's only Grammy win ( only nominated twice in 35 years!) was for a song he collaborated with Burt Bacahrach on from Painted From Memory. I'll bet you can even name the song.

WTF! Do all of those industry types on the nominating committee even bother to listen to performers they nominate?

~~BLHewitt~~ · 02-09-2009, 03:15 AM

glad they got bono out of the way real fast. f that noise.

fun show. started a bit odd. seemebd like the rock deviated from his script. ha.

khfreek · 02-09-2009, 06:12 AM

Knowing that Lil Wayne got a piece in every rap grammy except for the one that involved singing is enough for most people to steer clear in the future, I hope. The Grammy's need to DIE

Demonoid · 02-09-2009, 07:02 AM

The grammys are a joke anyways...Does winning a grammy actually mean ANYTHING?! (ok, you're record sales might go up a bit, but that's about it)
I don't think I've ever listened to any artist based on the number of 'grammys' they've won. Many around the world might follow it, but then again, the last thing I'd care about is that. Music is more of a personal preference for me. I don't need some stupid award ceremony to tell me whats good and whats not.

simplephysics · 02-09-2009, 07:03 AM

Who ****ing cares about the grammys

Alfred · 02-09-2009, 03:18 PM

Yes, most of the choices are crap, but I'm still very happy to see The Mars Volta win. Very well deserved.

TheBig3 · 02-09-2009, 03:49 PM

Raising Sand was amazing and it deserves everything it gets.

khfreek · 02-09-2009, 03:53 PM

I heard at school that MIA deserved Album of the Year... besides being amused that they hadn't even considered In Rainbows, I was curious who this person was. Are they worth checking out?

sweet_nothing · 02-09-2009, 03:56 PM

The only reason I cared this year is because 2 of my fav bands were playing and nominated, Radiohead and Coldplay. But since Radiohead was fucked over quite abit last night it's the last time I'll ever watch.

FaSho · 02-09-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Raising Sand was amazing and it deserves everything it gets.

For srs?
Boring sh*t to me. Boring sh*t that beat out a lot more deserving artists.

And what the f*ck was up with Disturbed being nominated for ANYTHING?

02-09-2009, 02:22 AM	#21 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	The Grammy Awards are so utterly lame. Who cares about who wins? They awarded the Best Vocal Performance to Milli Vanilli, a vocal group that couldn't even sing. A how about that unforgettable moment when Jethro Tull won the Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Performance? Lenny Kravitz has won the best male rock performance more times than any other rock singer in history... huh??? Bob Dylan never won a single Grammy award until 1979 when he was 10 years past his prime as a writer and performer. Elvis Costello has never won a single Grammy for any of his solo albums or his work with the Attractions. Costello's only Grammy win ( only nominated twice in 35 years!) was for a song he collaborated with Burt Bacahrach on from Painted From Memory. I'll bet you can even name the song. WTF! Do all of those industry types on the nominating committee even bother to listen to performers they nominate? __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt

02-09-2009, 06:12 AM	#23 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	Knowing that Lil Wayne got a piece in every rap grammy except for the one that involved singing is enough for most people to steer clear in the future, I hope. The Grammy's need to DIE __________________ last.fm

02-09-2009, 03:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Yes, most of the choices are crap, but I'm still very happy to see The Mars Volta win. Very well deserved. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Raising Sand was amazing and it deserves everything it gets. __________________ I've moved to a new address

02-09-2009, 03:53 PM	#28 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	I heard at school that MIA deserved Album of the Year... besides being amused that they hadn't even considered In Rainbows, I was curious who this person was. Are they worth checking out? __________________ last.fm Last edited by khfreek; 02-09-2009 at 04:21 PM.

02-09-2009, 03:15 AM	#22 (permalink)
~~BLHewitt~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 16	glad they got bono out of the way real fast. f that noise. fun show. started a bit odd. seemebd like the rock deviated from his script. ha.

02-09-2009, 07:02 AM	#24 (permalink)
Demonoid Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 734	The grammys are a joke anyways...Does winning a grammy actually mean ANYTHING?! (ok, you're record sales might go up a bit, but that's about it) I don't think I've ever listened to any artist based on the number of 'grammys' they've won. Many around the world might follow it, but then again, the last thing I'd care about is that. Music is more of a personal preference for me. I don't need some stupid award ceremony to tell me whats good and whats not.