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Cool, I forgot about it last night. Would’ve watched, a friend of mine was there, or was supposed to be preparing for a gig that was related to the grammys in some way.

Good to see the full list of grammy winners.

http://www.grammy.com/nominees

Interesting that The Black Keys (who obviously someone at Fox got confused with the Black Eyed Peas) won Alternative Album of the Year. And they beat Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire won Album of the Year overall. Does this mean that The Black Keys would’ve won Album of the Year if they were nominated.

Up and down the line I’m looking at good choices. The categories I care about I see a lot of good bands and a lot
of the right band winning. The Grammys really did get it right.

I’d like to see some upgrade with the metal. Iron Maiden was a solid pick. They should have a Grammy if they don’t already. But 4 bands from the 80s/90s and one more recent?
I’d like to see Mastodon win a Grammy. Kylesa should at least get a nomination. That’s a minor point. Theres an active metal scene, and the Grammys should investigate it.
Basically just add a Pitchfork Metal band or maybe a Metalcore band. Converge deserves a Grammy for Jane Doe and they’re still making great music.

But up and down the line, good good stuff from the Grammys.

Back in the old days, the beginning of rock, grammy voters weren’t rockers, they were pre rock and didn’t like rock and almost didn’t understand it. And for a long time there was a lag behind the trends. But now, almost everyone in the grammys is from the rock era. those are the people who are voting. And the grammy voters being rock musicians from when radio music was much better, do not readily embrace the crap on top 40. Its good when Arcade Fire beats Lady Gaga and Katy Perry for album of the year.