museummouth Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Overall, the Grammys weren't that bad. I was indifferent about the people winning who I didn't care for. Performances that were great: Taylor Swift, The Highwaymen, NIN & QOTSA (until Queens got cut off to end the show, which was laaaaaaame!) What I did find extremely amusing, as with every awards show like this, is the plethora of tweets and FB statuses by people who are on their high horse and think that stuff like this is below them. Plenty of "fuck mainstream music" posts and the few that were "edgy" and so punk that they had to post that they didn't care for the Grammys cuz it's all music they don't listen to and not worth it. Cutting off the QOTSA performance was super lame. Best performance of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoshotthefrog Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Most, if not all of the nominees/performer are not relevant in my world. I barely know who any of them are. I'm glad I watched something else last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Dat hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 was one qualification for 'best rock song' that at least one member of the band had to belong to AARP? ditc586 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 that Metallica thing that happened was so awful. I was really hoping the stage would have collapsed under the weight of their egos, but the angelic hands of that pianist saved them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemeterytapes Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Cutting off the QOTSA performance was super lame. Best performance of the night. At least we got Dave playing My God is the Sun. I've been waiting for that since the album came out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 topher and paynegretzky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynegretzky Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Insane. Beck handled it with pure class though. topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUA1L Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Glad to see Kanye is still a clown shoe. topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 hippielauryn, paynegretzky, GalacticMelt and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Glad Beck won. But man what a joke these things are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wait, how does Kanye still have fans again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wait, how does Kanye still have fans again? Because he's really good at what he does. He might be kind of douchey but he hasn't done anything truly horrible. Michael Jackson is still insanely popular and that guy was a monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezus Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Well, Kanye isn't wrong (except telling Beck - out of all people - to respect artistry). I mean, there's no way Morning Phase should've gotten AOTY over Beyoncé's self-titled. Shit, even Beck was like "the fuck?" when he made his way to the stage. He should've won 10+ years ago but was robbed twice. More proof that the Grammy committee is out of touch, honoring veterans when it's other's time to shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Because he's really good at what he does. I respectfully disagree. Michael Jackson is still insanely popular and that guy was a monster. I agree. Well, Kanye isn't wrong Do you think Beck should have given up his award to Beyoncé, like Kanye demanded? I hope not. But hey, let's not pretend that Grammy night should be taken all that seriously anyway. It is a joke. People are just pissed at Kanye's (recurring) total lack of respect for other people. Even if you agree with Kanye, you gotta see what childish bullshit this is. It's not an "artistry" thing, it's a manners thing. That said, Beck handled this like a boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I mean, there's no way Morning Phase should've gotten AOTY over Beyoncé's self-titled. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I can't really speak to the quality of B's album, as I'm not even sure I've heard a single song from it. But every song on Morning Phase is great. Beck really is one of the last true artists in the major label game (writing his own songs, constantly changing his sound, etc.). I have a suspicion Ye is just out of touch on this one. Prediction: Kanye backpedals, apologizes and features Beck on his new album. topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No This Is Patrick Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 But hey, let's not pretend that Grammy night should be taken all that seriously anyway. It is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I respectfully disagree. Even if you dislike Kanye and his music, objectively he's one of the most influential and lauded artists since the turn of the millennium. I think that qualifies him as "good at what he does". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 What Kanye does as an artist strays in to what I would consider genius territory. That said, he really needs to learn that validity as an artist is not defined by how many gold statues a person has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 childish Speaking of, I'm pretty devastated that Childish Gambino didn't win "Rap Album of the Year." The man truly deserves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Objectively, yes. He has sold millions of albums, received a staggering number of accolades, and has influenced countless artists to come. Subjectively, it is my personal opinion that his music is mediocre. But I do agree that it's his art that should be important, not his outrageous media antics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezus Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Do you think Beck should have given up his award to Beyoncé, like Kanye demanded? I hope not. But hey, let's not pretend that Grammy night should be taken all that seriously anyway. It is a joke. People are just pissed at Kanye's (recurring) total lack of respect for other people. Even if you agree with Kanye, you gotta see what childish bullshit this is. It's not an "artistry" thing, it's a manners thing. That said, Beck handled this like a boss. Oh no, that's just stupid. Macklemore apologizing to Kendrick Lamar for winning Best Rap Album a million times was already silly. Kanye was obviously completely off telling Beck to respect artistry and giving the award away (he likely knows little to nothing about him) but I agree with his sentiment that the actual best music of the year by the best artists of the current generation usually gets screwed over. Beck being the winner instead of say, Iggy Azalea, makes the whole thing a rather incomprehensible situation, since nobody can say anything against him as an artist. Dude's got a bad way of expressing his frustrations, which doesn't make it alright but I see where he's coming from, since there are plenty of examples. Anyway, I think it's pretty obvious that the Grammys are trying to make up for their past wrongdoings when they snubbed artists like Beck (as well as Radiohead and Eminem in his prime) for the likes of Celine Dion and a past-their-prime Steely Dan. They did the same with Herbie Hancock and Robert Plant 5-odd years ago. Apparently, they've always been out of touch like that, since some random Sinatra record won over Revolver in the Sixties and some Unplugged albums actually won on several occasions. Not disappointed that Gambino didn't win Best Rap Album, I was surprised he got even nominated. MMLP2 is overrated but I think everyone's just kinda fine with it just because Iggy Azalea didn't win anything lol. Of course, Grammys don't mean shit and they never honored the qualitatively best music of the year, but it does get quite a bit of buzz since it's the biggest music award show of the year. It's kinda impossible to ignore it, so I might as well discuss it. What? While Morning Phase is a pretty decent album and I'm happy for Beck, it doesn't deserve AOTY as much as Beyoncé's self-titled, which was a tour de force of a record and was both commercially and critically acclaimed. I've never been a big fan of hers but to me, it was easily the best among the nominees (I was surprised MP was even nominated over Lazaretto tbh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 But hey, let's not pretend that Grammy night should be taken all that seriously anyway. It is a joke. So is just about everything on the radio now. No This Is Patrick and controlthebleeding 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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