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..
The Grammys.. wtf?
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." @JJWeatherman said:
It seems like these shows are just for over popular celebrities. "" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win? : ) "
" @Jesus said: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?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. "" @JJWeatherman said:
It seems like these shows are just for over popular celebrities. "" It's an award show. When do the right people ever win? : ) "
" 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 ;)
Grammys, well that should say enough. The media always seems to exaggerate it. Good thing I never watched the Grammys.
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 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...
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." 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. "
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.
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?!"
" 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..
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".
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.
I just like a couple of their songs.
Actually, the most generic country artist ever won Album of the Year, not Best New Artist. Zac Brown is quite good.
But the most irritating thing is that guys in my place like Taylor Swift, and they wont accept that's GAY
"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
" @JJWeatherman said:I disagree... I think they mess up on the oscars a lot imo."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 "
" @Metal_Gear_Sunny said: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..." 21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us. "Have you listened to it all the way through? "
Muse or Yeah Yeah Yeah's should have won.
" @Jesus said:Well I respect your opinion because you actually listened to it... I thought it was a great album..." @Metal_Gear_Sunny said: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. "" 21st Century Breakdown won best rock album. Lord help us. "Have you listened to it all the way through? "
Just think of it this way. If the Oscars were run like the Grammys, Transformers 2 would be nominated for best picture.
" @MildMolasses said:" @JJWeatherman said:I disagree... I think they mess up on the oscars a lot imo. ""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 "
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.
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.
" 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
" @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.
" @DeathbyYeti said: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.." 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.. "
Man am I the only one here that likes green day? ( except for the album american idiot )" @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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