The Grammys.. wtf?

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#1  Edited By armaan8014

What was that?  And where was Muse?  Didn' t they release Uprising last year?
And I just can't stand Taylor Swift and Beyonce..    Argghhh!!
Only deserving winners I guess were Kings of Leon and Greenday (IMO)
What do you think?
Enlighten me..

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#2  Edited By Jesus

Well here is where you went wrong... 
you were watching the grammys.... when that came on you should have changed the channel or turned off the tv.

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#3  Edited By JJWeatherman

It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : )

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#4  Edited By Jesus
@JJWeatherman said:

" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "

It seems like these shows are just for over popular  celebrities.
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#5  Edited By JJWeatherman
@Jesus said:

" @JJWeatherman said:

" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "

It seems like these shows are just for over popular  celebrities. "
They definitely do seem like popularity contests sometimes. I only watch award shows now if there is someone I really like hosting it, like when Conan did the Emmys.
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#6  Edited By ScrappyDoo

Lady GaGa and Elton John's performances were good.

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#7  Edited By Jesus
@JJWeatherman said:
" @Jesus said:

" @JJWeatherman said:

" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "

It seems like these shows are just for over popular  celebrities. "
They definitely do seem like popularity contests sometimes. I only watch award shows now if there is someone I really like hosting it, like when Conan did the Emmys. "
I just looked at the nominees for album of the year... all 5 artist were over popular artist.... much better albums came out this year... porcupine tree anyone?
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#8  Edited By armaan8014
@Jesus said:
" Well here is where you went wrong...  you were watching the grammys.... when that came on you should have changed the channel or turned off the tv. "
I know.. i expected that..
That's why I said Enlighten me..
and who can do a better job of  enlightenment than Jesus himself eh ;)
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#9  Edited By Jeffery
@JJWeatherman said:
" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "
TRUE.
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#11  Edited By ManlyBeast

lol who watches that crap anyway?

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#13  Edited By deathbyyeti

I am not update to date with whats popular. I mainly follow video games, but Kings of Leon and Greenday really dont deserve to win anything.

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Who still takes the Grammys seriously? Well other than those who win or get nominated.

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#15  Edited By CoolDrMoney

I'm still holding out for ODB to rise from his grave and make a return visit to the grammys

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#16  Edited By Jesus
@DeathbyYeti said:
" I am not update to date with whats popular. I mainly follow video games, but Kings of Leon and Greenday really dont deserve to win anything. "
I actually thought green days new album was pretty good... a lot better then the piece of crap american idiot... And yeah kings of leon makes me want to shoot myself...
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#17  Edited By Andheez

I didnt watch the show, but I happened to walk by when they were announcing best new artists.  I noticed a few decent names Silversun Pickups (though now on their 2nd album, so not sure how new), MGMT and The Ting Tings.....so then the award goes to the MOST GENERIC COUNTRY ARTIST EVER.......gross.

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#18  Edited By therabidfrog

In a contest of Muse vs Lady GaGa no one wins.

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@Andheez said:

" I didnt watch the show, but I happened to walk by when they were announcing best new artists.  I noticed a few decent names Silversun Pickups (though now on their 2nd album, so not sure how new), MGMT and The Ting Tings.....so then the award goes to the MOST GENERIC COUNTRY ARTIST EVER.......gross. "

MGMT and the Ting Tings were under best new  artists? How odd.
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#20  Edited By CornontheCobbe

I thought it was a whole load of shite to be honest.
 
Green Day was a bit of a given, but some other bands, i have my questions.

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#21  Edited By dietmango

I rarely watch TV, and stopped watching the Grammy's a long time ago. I absolutely hate everything that's popular these days. Well, hate is probably stretching it; maybe dislike mostly everything that's popular these days. I actually thought Green Day's new album was alright. And you know what? That's all I really care about. Oh, and Kings of Leon as well. Everybody else who won or got nominated, I could care less about.
 
I saw clips of it, actually, then turned the TV off. Sometimes I can't even help but exclaim, "This is the crap everybody listens to these days?!"

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#22  Edited By armaan8014
@DeathbyYeti said:
" I am not update to date with whats popular. I mainly follow video games, but Kings of Leon and Greenday really dont deserve to win anything. "

 
@ManlyBeast:
@CornontheCobbe:
@asian_pride:
I just saw it in the news.. 
Was hoping to some good performances by some good artists, but good I didn't waste my time.
I mean, why do they even win when no one listens to them?
 
 
And I don't even follow Greenday OR KoL, i just put them in cuz they were better than the other idiots..
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#23  Edited By Jesus

I was actually having fun on facebook watching all these girls on my news feed bitching about who should have won... it was pretty funny.

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#24  Edited By VWGTI

Most of what I would have said has already been said so I'll just quote Jesus.
 
@Jesus said:

" Well here is where you went wrong...  you were watching the grammys.... when that came on you should have changed the channel or turned off the tv. "
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#25  Edited By Hot_Karl

I posted on this topic my thoughts on the Grammy's, so instead of reiterating them, I'll expand on them a bit.
 
I find that something that constitutes "Best" anything is something that is fearless and takes a risk, yet completely succeeds. I would say that if the album is polished & well-made, yet doesn't really take any risks or does anything new with the formula, then I'll dock it a couple points. Not that I'm saying it's bad, just that the "Best Album" winner should be something that transcends the medium of popular music and does something fresh, original and exciting. With that said, out of the nominees, only Lady Gaga could really be considered "fresh", even if she's just making party/dance music, she's doing it with a sort of ridiculous, over-the-top, campy flair that works. Yet there are dozens more albums out there in 2009 alone that are leagues better than the nominees. 
 
Also, here's another thing. Look at the Best of 2009 list on Metacritic, and look at the Music Critics' Top Ten Lists, and tell me how it matches up to what the Grammy's considered as the "Best Albums of 2009".

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#26  Edited By Jesus

I want a new daft punk album :(.

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#27  Edited By CornontheCobbe
@armaan8014: I think that many people underestimate Green Day, and they think that they are a band that have just spring up in the past few years with a few hits. The thing is though, Green Day have been around since the 80's, and they actually have a huge fan base. They had of course released that album last year, which a lot of people liked more than American Idiot, as they had not released an album in 4 years previous to their last one. With Green Day it's more of a whole, "they are the true punk these days" kind of thing. I think : /
 
Anyways, i don't exactly think they are amazing myself, but i have all their albums, and their very first album is a classic. That might be why they always win awards.
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#28  Edited By MetalGearSunny

21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us.

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#29  Edited By armaan8014
@CornontheCobbe:  Yeah.. I know they've been around for a long time, but I just haven't heard many of their songs..  They must be good, i wouldn't know..
I just like a couple of their songs.
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#30  Edited By Jesus
@Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
" 21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us. "
Have you listened to it all the way through?
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#31  Edited By maxszy
@Metal_Gear_Sunny: Too late, world is already lost at this point.
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#32  Edited By PenguinDoctor
@Andheez:
Actually, the most generic country artist ever won Album of the Year, not Best New Artist.  Zac Brown is quite good.
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#33  Edited By MetalGearSunny
@Jesus: No. I just strongly dislike Green Day. 
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#34  Edited By AltonBrown
@Metal_Gear_Sunny: Well, it's a great album. My personal favorite rock album this year.
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#35  Edited By Jesus
@AltonBrown said:
" @Metal_Gear_Sunny: Well, it's a great album. My personal favorite rock album this year. "
It's seriously a great album.. The best songs on the album are not singles...
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#36  Edited By armaan8014

But the most irritating thing is that guys in my place like Taylor Swift, and they wont accept that's GAY

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#37  Edited By MildMolasses
@JJWeatherman said:
"It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "

Actually, I would say for the most part that Oscars and Emmys go to deserving people. But the Grammy's have never been an accurate representation of quality. They are all sales and popularity, especially in genre specific awards. Periodically something with genuine merit will sneak in as a nomination, but rarely ever does any of them win
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#38  Edited By Jesus
@MildMolasses said:
" @JJWeatherman said:
"It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "
Actually, I would say for the most part that Oscars and Emmys go to deserving people. But the Grammy's have never been an accurate representation of quality. They are all sales and popularity, especially in genre specific awards. Periodically something with genuine merit will sneak in as a nomination, but rarely ever does any of them win "
I disagree... I think they mess up on the oscars a lot imo.
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#39  Edited By jinxman
@Jesus said:
" @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
" 21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us. "
Have you listened to it all the way through? "
Yes, I have, all 80 minutes of it or whatever...it seems like it never ends, and half the songs song almost exactly the same...ugh...terrible... 
 
Muse or Yeah Yeah Yeah's should have won.
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#40  Edited By Jesus
@jinxman said:
" @Jesus said:
" @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
" 21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us. "
Have you listened to it all the way through? "
Yes, I have, all 80 minutes of it or whatever...it seems like it never ends, and half the songs song almost exactly the same...ugh...terrible...  Muse or Yeah Yeah Yeah's should have won. "
Well I respect your opinion because you actually listened to it... I thought it was a great album...
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#41  Edited By Atomic_Tangerine

Just think of it this way.  If the Oscars were run like the Grammys, Transformers 2 would be nominated for best picture.
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#42  Edited By Atomic_Tangerine
@Jesus said:
" @MildMolasses said:
" @JJWeatherman said:
"It's an award show. When do the right people ever win?   : ) "
Actually, I would say for the most part that Oscars and Emmys go to deserving people. But the Grammy's have never been an accurate representation of quality. They are all sales and popularity, especially in genre specific awards. Periodically something with genuine merit will sneak in as a nomination, but rarely ever does any of them win "
I disagree... I think they mess up on the oscars a lot imo. "

Yeah, but they mess it up by being biased by pretentious movies about Victorian England and the Holocaust and stuff like that.  At least it isn't just popularity and sales being the most important thing.
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#43  Edited By MildMolasses
@Jesus:
I'm not going to say it's perfect, but you know that the movie that won best picture wasn't nominated simply because it did $300 million at the box office. At least with Oscars I can understand why something was nominated or won. Albums that win Grammy's rarely ever contain any hint of artistic merit. Too many categories are won because the old men that vote on that stuff pick the one name they've actually heard of.
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#44  Edited By TwoOneFive
@armaan8014 said:
" What was that?  And where was Muse?  Didn' t they release Uprising last year? And I just can't stand Taylor Swift and Beyonce..    Argghhh!! Only deserving winners I guess were Kings of Leon and Greenday (IMO) What do you think?Enlighten me.. "
kings of leon and green day: two ands i cant stand
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#45  Edited By Jesus
@MildMolasses said:
" @Jesus: I'm not going to say it's perfect, but you know that the movie that won best picture wasn't nominated simply because it did $300 million at the box office. At least with Oscars I can understand why something was nominated or won. Albums that win Grammy's rarely ever contain any hint of artistic merit. Too many categories are won because the old men that vote on that stuff pick the one name they've actually heard of. "
True... I just have recently disagreed with a lot of the oscars... but it is much more respectable then the grammys.
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#46  Edited By dietmango
@armaan8014 said:
" @DeathbyYeti said:
" I am not update to date with whats popular. I mainly follow video games, but Kings of Leon and Greenday really dont deserve to win anything. "

 
@ManlyBeast:
@CornontheCobbe:
@asian_pride: I just saw it in the news..  Was hoping to some good performances by some good artists, but good I didn't waste my time. I mean, why do they even win when no one listens to them?   And I don't even follow Greenday OR KoL, i just put them in cuz they were better than the other idiots.. "
Sure they win, but people don't care because they're not as popular as Beyonce or something. It's like they compare sales and popularity too much, it's sickening. People can be shallow sometimes..
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#47  Edited By Jesus
@TwoOneFive said:

" @armaan8014 said:

" What was that?  And where was Muse?  Didn' t they release Uprising last year? And I just can't stand Taylor Swift and Beyonce..    Argghhh!! Only deserving winners I guess were Kings of Leon and Greenday (IMO) What do you think?Enlighten me.. "
kings of leon and green day: two ands i cant stand "
Man am I the only one here that likes green day? ( except for the album american idiot )
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#48  Edited By JonathanMoore

I like Beyonce and Taylor Swift... s'all I'm sayin...

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#49  Edited By DAFTPUNK
@Jesus:  Hell yes!!!! haha:)
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@armaan8014 said:
" Only deserving winners I guess were Kings of Leon and Greenday (IMO) What do you think?Enlighten me.."
Why? They're just as "poppy" as Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift (not that that's a bad thing).