Grammy's "best" rock categories...nominees

steveinaz

You gotta be f'n kidding me, right? That ain't no rock 'n roll. This generation has been ROBBED. Mumford & Sons??? Really? Coldplay??? Skater boy rock Foo Fighters??? sheesh. No wonder old people don't fear death.

What a joke....pfffffttttttttttttt

Now I know why I haven't watched the Grammy's in 10 years. Painful.

heiney9

I didn't watch last night simply because I am not interested in most of the pomp and circumstance that is now popular music. The Grammy's are a joke.

.......but I had heard about Glenn Campbell's performance and I believe what he is doing with his Farewell Tour is legit and it was nice to see him back in the limelight for a bit. Also, I do really like Adele in her current form. Now that she has won a few Grammy's I hope she doesn't veer off track and try to stay relevant rather than following her own path. So many new talents are derailed because of the exposer, presssure and being famous that before they even realize it, they have sold out to become a cash cow and abandon what got them there in the first place.


Completely unrelated to the Grammy's, but I heard Sinead O'Connor's new cd is suposed to be back to her roots type of thing rather than all the detours she has taken over her career that basically flopped. No more traditonal Celtic music, Gospel music, show tune,,,,,,,etc. Back to what made her stand out all those years ago as an angst ridden just barely out of her teens artist who had something to say.

That is all

H9

zombie boy 2000

I wouldn't say any particular generation was "robbed" of good music based on who the Grammys deem "Best Rock Artist". You should know that.

steveinaz

You didn't miss much...The Beach Boys were awful (let's face it, they're a 106 yrs old); Tony Bennett is finally losing the magic, Paul McCartney as well. I think Glen Campbell kick all their butts...lol. I'm not sure at all what the electronic mickey mouse thing was all about, other than 10 minutes of synthesizer music; aka ZERO actual talent.

steveinaz

I'm going to "cleanse" my system this evening with 3 continous hours of Led Zeppelin remasters.

concealer404

The Foo Fighters are entirely decent, as well.

I can get behind Mumford and Sons, but rock, they ain't.

heiney9

steveinaz wrote: »

I'm going to "cleanse" my system this evening with 3 continous hours of Led Zeppelin remasters.

I don't believe they won a Grammy.........or if they did it was well after the fact.

TWO THUMBS-UP!!!!

steveinaz

Maybe that is the secret? Foo Fighters have been around a long time, yet I can't think of a single memorable song. I've heard better garage bands.

I'm gonna take 2 Zeppelins and a YES, and calll you in the morning....LOL

heiney9

Steve - I was listening to the YES box set Yes Years this weekend. Lots of good stuff on there.

http://www.amazon.com/Yesyears-Yes/dp/B000002JNV/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

P.s. see my edit

steveinaz

I have all of their stuff, big fan of Yes.

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This, young men, is real rock and roll. Composition, melody, arrangement, execution. Foo Fighter's couldn't "roadie" for Yes.

Oldfatdogs

I have to agree with ya Steve,I watched for two hours most of it was a steaming pile of Road apples.

heiney9

steveinaz wrote: »

I have all of their stuff, big fan of Yes.

I admit I have to be in the mood for YES, but it's not difficult to get into that mood.

H9

steveinaz

It's official, I'm an old ****.

WagnerRC

steveinaz wrote: »

It's official, I'm an old ****.

x 2 This show was a joke.

Danny Tse

steveinaz wrote: »

I think Glen Campbell kick all their butts...lol.

I missed seeing Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, etc., but I did catch the Glen Campbell portion of the show. I don't know if any of you caught the last American Music Awards where they paid tribute to Glen Campbell, but his performance on the Grammys was much, MUCH better. At the AMA, he had guitar slingers like Vince Gill and Brad Paisley to back him up, yet still showed signs of his dementia. This time around, he was totally ON. Wish Glen "guested" with the Beach Boys though.

Polkie2009

I watched the last 2 hours of it(didn't see The Beach Boys, but maybe I didn't miss much there), and have to agree, it kinda sucked. I saw Tony Bennett on American Idol a couple of seasons ago and thought then, man, it's time to let it go Tony, you've had an awesome run.Nicky Minaj's performance was horrible, sythesizer thing towards the end was forgettable. Paul McCartney's voice sounds 80 years old and the 2nd side of the Abbey Road combobulation thing at the end sounded like crap with all the different giutar players trading off leads, ruined it. I think one or two of the players actually sounded decent on their turns. Adele sounded awesome ,showed true talent.

headrott

steveinaz wrote: »

Maybe that is the secret? Foo Fighters have been around a long time, yet I can't think of a single memorable song. I've heard better garage bands.

I'm gonna take 2 Zeppelins and a YES, and calll you in the morning....LOL

heiney9 wrote: »

Steve - I was listening to the YES box set Yes Years this weekend. Lots of good stuff on there.

http://www.amazon.com/Yesyears-Yes/dp/B000002JNV/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

P.s. see my edit

steveinaz wrote: »

I have all of their stuff, big fan of Yes.

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This, young men, is real rock and roll. Composition, melody, arrangement, execution. Foo Fighter's couldn't "roadie" for Yes.

Excellent!!! YES and Led Zeppelin! Is there anything (much) better? I am in complete agreement with you guys about this grammy award show. Some parts were so terrible I actually felt bad for the performers. And they were the ones that were of performance age (i.e. Nicki Minaj for one example). Terrible.

By the way Steve, do you have the MFSL YES Album? I have owned avery other version (on record and CD) and the MFSL copy is absolutely so much better. You need it.

Greg

byfthalone

what? no Disturbed? no Pop Evil? no AlterBridge???

steveinaz

headrott wrote: »

By the way Steve, do you have the MFSL YES Album? I have owned avery other version (on record and CD) and the MFSL copy is absolutely so much better. You need it.

Greg

I don't, but I'll definitely look into it. My CD's are actually old and first release type CD's, so they sound pretty darn good**---except the live CD's are awful.

** not victims of the loudness wars so-called "remasters"

steveinaz

byfthalone wrote: »

what? no Disturbed? no Pop Evil? no AlterBridge???

Alter Bridge---now that is rock and roll I can wrap my head around. They are far and away better than anything this Grammy show had to offer as "rock n roll."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3UjH2GD0iY

kuntasensei

That's funny... Foo Fighters was the only rock band that I thought actually belonged there.

decal

What I find interesting is that you all seem surprised that the show sucked.

steveinaz

kuntasensei wrote: »

That's funny... Foo Fighters was the only rock band that I thought actually belonged there.

They are the only ones that qualified as "rock" for sure.

headrott

steveinaz wrote: »

I don't, but I'll definitely look into it. My CD's are actually old and first release type CD's, so they sound pretty darn good**---except the live CD's are awful.

** not victims of the loudness wars so-called "remasters"

Definately look into it Steve. Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Album-MFSL-Gold-CD/dp/B003IMERWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329162308&sr=8-1

Also, the Fragile MFSL: http://www.amazon.com/Fragile-Omr-Yes/dp/B000J10HO4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329162308&sr=8-2

Excellent! The YES album especially is good.

The original Japanese remasters are good (came out in the early 90's) The remasters with catalog numbers starting at AMCY-360 to around AMCY-375. They are the 3 digit ones, not the two or four. These are the best standard (non-premium label) remasters I have heard. They are very similar to the ones you were talking about, but the high end and clarity is a little better.

Greg

donaldfagen

steveinaz wrote: »

I have all of their stuff, big fan of Yes.

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This, young men, is real rock and roll. Composition, melody, arrangement, execution. Foo Fighter's couldn't "roadie" for Yes.

I couldn't agree with you more!:exclaim:

steveinaz

Thanks Greg, appreciate the info. I'm in the process now of re-evaluating the versions of CD's I have for my most prized music.

Drenis

Mumford and who? Seriously... I've never heard of them or a few people who were nominated or even won grammy's. :rolleyes:

I watched the Grammy's for Rhianna. Lookin' good...

tonyb

Drenis wrote: »

Mumford and who? Seriously... I've never heard of them or a few people who were nominated or even won grammy's. :rolleyes:

I watched the Grammy's for Rhianna. Lookin' good...

Yep, lack of talent my friend. Music is now more about the show than the music itself. Foo fighters.....you'd have to pay me to go see them. Even then, you'd have to get me drunk first.

Adele was great, deserved her awards, no wild stage show she just belts it out. You wouldn't think a voice like that would come out of her....but it does. How is it that people with British accents can sing without them ?

PrazVT

Foo Fighters are decent - I have 3 of their older albums and I can listen to them all the way through and enjoy them - haven't been so enamoured w/ their recent stuff though. I think everyone has a cut off after they reach a certain age, where they can't listen to anything new - different strokes for different folks. But I'd agree that most of the mainstream stuff is crap. I used to like Coldplay, but I've gotten tired of their sound as well.

I think my favorite rock album in the past year was 'Angles' by The Strokes. I haven't seen the nominee list, but I'm guessing they're not on it ...typical.

Anyway - my tastes are pretty eclectic, so if there is a lull in good rock albums, I'll just move over to trip hop / electronic for a while

OR - just pop in some classic rock.

tonyb

steveinaz wrote: »

You didn't miss much...The Beach Boys were awful (let's face it, they're a 106 yrs old); Tony Bennett is finally losing the magic, Paul McCartney as well. I think Glen Campbell kick all their butts...lol. I'm not sure at all what the electronic mickey mouse thing was all about, other than 10 minutes of synthesizer music; aka ZERO actual talent.

This ^^

Pretty much echoes my thoughts.

Rhianna...yeah,beautifull to look at at, thats about it.

steveinaz

I DID enjoy Bruno Mars, Bonnie Raite, Adele, and Katy Perry. Adele is incredibly talented and unique; Bonnie Raite sounded as sultry and smooth as she ever has, what a voice.