2012 Grammy Awards

dbrock270

Yes I know the relevance of the Grammys has waned over the past years, but it still is an interesting award show since the voters are people who work and perform in the industry, and it's always nice to see what the taste makers are enjoying. No doubt that Adele is going to sweep this years awards, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Kanye's All of the Lights snagging Song of the Year and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from grabbing Hip-Hop album of the year.

Nominees

Album of the Year
» Adele - 21
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Lady Gaga - Born This Way
» Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
» Rihanna - Loud

Record of the Year
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"

Best New Artist
» The Band Perry
» Bon Iver
» J. Cole
» Nicki Minaj
» Skrillex

Song of the Year
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All of the Lights"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"

Best Dance Recording
» deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech - "Raise Your Weapon"
» Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand"
» David Guetta and Avicii - "Sunshine"
» Robyn - "Call Your Girlfriend"
» Skrillex - "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites"
» Swedish House Mafia - "Save The World"

Best Rock Performance
» Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
» The Decemberists - "Down By the Water"
» Foo Fighters - "Walk"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Dream Theater - "On The Backs of Angels"
» Foo Fighters - "White Limo"
» Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl"
» Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"
» Sum 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"

Best Rock Album
» Jeff Beck - Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
» Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
» Wilco - The Whole Love

Best Alternative Music Album
» Bon Iver - Bon Iver
» Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
» Foster the People - Torches
» My Morning Jacket - Circuital
» Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Best Rap Album
» Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
» Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
» Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
» Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
» Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

The show airs on CBS at 8 PM EST on Feb. 12.

Performances include Adele, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen and a Beach Boys reunion.

TheBlackWind

Kanye got snubbed hard. Boo to the Grammy awards.

Bagginses

TheBlackWind wrote:

Kanye got snubbed hard. Boo to the Grammy awards.

I'm just going to cut in and suggest that it may have been intentional.

Mike Danger

I am pleased to see that my main man Steven Wilson got a nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for Grace for Drowning; however, I imagine there's no way that'll show up on the telecast in any way, shape or form.

facetious

It's like after Arcade Fire won they had to pick the most mainstream possible nominations for album of the year.

facetious

Happy Mumford & Sons got some nominations though, even if it's weird that they're being nominated for the song they performed at last year's show.

dbrock270

And the fact that Bon Iver got nominated for Best New Artist even thought he's been known for almost five years.

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

Really hope Adele does not get it. I know that her songs are amazing but the radio drove them into the ground.

facetious

dbrock270 wrote:

And the fact that Bon Iver got nominated for Best New Artist even thought he's been known for almost five years.

Hahaha yeah but there always seems to be one of those every year.

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

Album of the Year
» Adele - 21
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Lady Gaga - Born This Way
» Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
» Rihanna - Loud

Record of the Year
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Katy Perry - "Firework"

Best New Artist
» The Band Perry
» Bon Iver
» J. Cole
» Nicki Minaj
» Skrillex

Song of the Year
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All of the Lights"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
» Bon Iver - "Holocene"
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"

Best Dance Recording
» deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech - "Raise Your Weapon"
» Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand"
» David Guetta and Avicii - "Sunshine"
» Robyn - "Call Your Girlfriend"
» Skrillex - "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites"
» Swedish House Mafia - "Save The World"

Best Rock Performance
» Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
» The Decemberists - "Down By the Water"
» Foo Fighters - "Walk"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Dream Theater - "On The Backs of Angels"
» Foo Fighters - "White Limo"
» Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl"
» Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"
» Sum 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"

Best Rock Album
» Jeff Beck - Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
» Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
» Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
» Wilco - The Whole Love

Best Alternative Music Album
» Bon Iver - Bon Iver
» Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
» Foster the People - Torches
» My Morning Jacket - Circuital
» Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Best Rap Album
» Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
» Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
» Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
» Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
» Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

dbrock270

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote:

Really hope Adele does not get it. I know that her songs are amazing but the radio drove them into the ground.

She's a boring lyricist, she has boring instrumentation and she strains her voice to sound like a black soul singer of the 60s and 70s a la Eta James.

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

dbrock270 wrote:

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote:

Really hope Adele does not get it. I know that her songs are amazing but the radio drove them into the ground.

She's a boring lyricist, she has boring instrumentation and she strains her voice to sound like a black soul singer of the 60s and 70s a la Eta James.

Okay, then I guess it is a safe place for me to say that her songs are terrible here! All my friends love her. I feel like I belong here!

TubularLuggage

Mike Danger wrote:

I am pleased to see that my main man Steven Wilson got a nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for Grace for Drowning; however, I imagine there's no way that'll show up on the telecast in any way, shape or form.

It definitely won't, which is a shame. It's a brilliant album.
Also, what the hell is Sum 41 doing in the Hard Rock/Metal category?

The Foo Fighters should get Album of the Year. Wasting Light was fantastic.

tinwhiskers

dbrock270 wrote:

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote:

Really hope Adele does not get it. I know that her songs are amazing but the radio drove them into the ground.

She's a boring lyricist, she has boring instrumentation and she strains her voice to sound like a black soul singer of the 60s and 70s a la Eta James.

I think we'll be a certain someone singing a tribute next week.

edit:

Also Sum 41...wow I thought they were done like 10 years ago. Not like there was a ton of talent there from what I remember. Just like a more angry blink 182.

Atomika

I may be in the minority, but I thought Come Around Sundown was a really good album.

dbrock270

Atomic Ross wrote:

I may be in the minority, but I thought Come Around Sundown was a really good album.

Kings of Leon was never a good band.

ever.

Atomika

dbrock270 wrote:

Atomic Ross wrote:

I may be in the minority, but I thought Come Around Sundown was a really good album.

Kings of Leon was never a good band.

ever.

I don't see many good bands on that list.

cj iwakura

I would've voted for Sofi Needs a Ladder from Deadmau5, myself.

Honk

Having Sunshine from Avicii instead of Levels is just outright wrong and they should fix that.

Honk

I'd also like to nominate Grenade for seriously worst song of the year, but I hear taste differs.

facetious

I hated Grenade when I first heard it but it actually grew on me.

Still don't love it or anything but I don't always turn it off automatically.

Honk

My problem is mostly with Mars. He sounds like he really really needs to take a dump at all times when he sings.

Hjorvarthr

dbrock270 wrote:

And the fact that Bon Iver got nominated for Best New Artist even thought he's been known for almost five years.

It's wierder to see Bon Iver in the same category with Skrillex and Nicki Minaj

dbrock270

He's better than all the house dubstep bullshit on pop radio today.

I miss 2004 when hip hop ruled and i could turn on the radio and hear some great hip hop/pop.

dbrock270

Hjorvarthr wrote:

It's wierder to see Bon Iver in the same category with Skrillex and Nicki Minaj

Why is Skrillex even a thing?

Do idiots need a soundtrack to their lives or something?

Hjorvarthr

dbrock270 wrote:

Hjorvarthr wrote:

It's wierder to see Bon Iver in the same category with Skrillex and Nicki Minaj

Why is Skrillex even a thing?

Do idiots need a soundtrack to their lives or something?

who knows man

who knows

Honk

That Skrillex song is a-m-a-z-i-n-g on the dance floor.

facetious

I think Bruno Mars actually has a decent voice, which is more than I can say for most mainstream pop music.

Plus he cowrote Fuck You so I can't hate him.

Johannen

dbrock270 wrote:

Nominees

Album of the Year
» Adele - 21
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (shit compared to their older stuff)
» Lady Gaga - Born This Way (oh hell fuck no)
» Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (see gaga brackets)
» Rihanna - Loud (HI I'M RIHANNA I SMOKE WEED AND RUB MY ASS UP AGAINST RANDOM MEN WHILST WEARING NEXT TO NOTHING WHILST PRETENDING TO FUCK CHRIS BROWN AFTER DYING MY HAIR LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME PLEASE!!!!.... no.)

Record of the Year
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" (good stuff but meh)
» Bon Iver - "Holocene" (because... what the hell is wrong with society if this doesn't win, I mean Wash is a more feeling invoking song but still)
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade" (hmmmmmm.... nein?)
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave" (nope, not bad though)
» Katy Perry - "Firework" (piss off before your parents start ranting about a "crusade" or some shit)

Best New Artist
» The Band Perry (no)
» Bon Iver (not exactly new but more talent in Justin Vernons foreskin than in any of these other idiots)
» J. Cole (who?)
» Nicki Minaj (fuck... off.... fuck off twice.)
» Skrillex (some pretty awesome stuff but not worth winning)

Song of the Year
» Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - "All of the Lights" (what?)
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave" (where?)
» Bruno Mars - "Grenade" (when?)
» Bon Iver - "Holocene" (once again....)
» Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" (good stuff)

Best Dance Recording
» deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech - "Raise Your Weapon" (nope)
» Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand" (nope)
» David Guetta and Avicii - "Sunshine" (stop stealing other peoples backing songs and mixing them as if their your own Guetta!)
» Robyn - "Call Your Girlfriend" (zzzzzzz)
» Skrillex - "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" (because it's better than the rest)
» Swedish House Mafia - "Save The World" (do what?)

I can't be screwed taking the time on the rest but musicians need to stop sucking their own cocks and start creating some original music.

Best Rock Performance
» Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
» The Decemberists - "Down By the Water"
» Foo Fighters - "Walk"
» Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
» Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Dream Theater - "On The Backs of Angels"
» Foo Fighters - "White Limo"
» Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl"
» Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"
» Sum 41 - "Blood In My Eyes" (hard rock.... really? ....Sum 41 are hard rock.... really?)

I'm crap at Hard Rock... but still.... Sum 41... really?

Best Rock Album
» Jeff Beck - Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
» Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (make something good again Grohl.. please)
» Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown (3 good songs on the album, that's the only reason they win)
» Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
» Wilco - The Whole Love

Best Alternative Music Album
» Bon Iver - Bon Iver (because they are actually talented and deserve to win awards)
» Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
» Foster the People - Torches
» My Morning Jacket - Circuital
» Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Best Rap Album
» Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
» Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
» Lupe Fiasco - Lasers (because it's a damn good album more people need to listen to)
» Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
» Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Power, good song, Kanye is a cunt though)

dbrock270

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Johannen

dbrock270 wrote:

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Break The Chain
Never Forget You
Words I Never Said
The Show Goes On

Good enough to be better than the other albums.

dbrock270

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Break The Chain
Never Forget You
Words I Never Said
The Show Goes On

Good enough to be better than the other albums.

Dude, if you think Lasers is better than My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We have a problem to say the least.

Johannen

dbrock270 wrote:

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Break The Chain
Never Forget You
Words I Never Said
The Show Goes On

Good enough to be better than the other albums.

Dude, if you think Lasers is better than My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We have a problem to say the least.

Then.... we have a problem I guess? What... do you want to take this outside or something... like to another site I guess? Or are we going to have a bro-down or something? I don't know I've never done this before, I'm just not that "street", or "down" with it to say the least... broheim? Is that right, did I do it right?

dbrock270

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Break The Chain
Never Forget You
Words I Never Said
The Show Goes On

Good enough to be better than the other albums.

Dude, if you think Lasers is better than My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We have a problem to say the least.

Then.... we have a problem I guess? What... do you want to take this outside or something... like to another site I guess? Or are we going to have a bro-down or something? I don't know I've never done this before, I'm just not that "street", or "down" with it to say the least... broheim? Is that right, did I do it right?

I'm just saying. Lyrically and production wise, MBDTF completely shits all over Lupe's incredibly watered down political lyrics on Lasers. Go listen to Food & Liquor, and then Lasers, it's unbearable.

Johannen

dbrock270 wrote:

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

Johannen wrote:

dbrock270 wrote:

lol Lasers is probably the most unintentionally depressing album ever created.

Break The Chain
Never Forget You
Words I Never Said
The Show Goes On

Good enough to be better than the other albums.

Dude, if you think Lasers is better than My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We have a problem to say the least.

Then.... we have a problem I guess? What... do you want to take this outside or something... like to another site I guess? Or are we going to have a bro-down or something? I don't know I've never done this before, I'm just not that "street", or "down" with it to say the least... broheim? Is that right, did I do it right?

I'm just saying. Lyrically and production wise, MBDTF completely shits all over Lupe's incredibly watered down political lyrics on Lasers. Go listen to Food & Liquor, and then Lasers, it's unbearable.

I have both albums... and The Cool, and The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation.

LoveIsUnity

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
» Dream Theater - "On The Backs of Angels"
» Foo Fighters - "White Limo"
» Mastodon - "Curl of the Burl"
» Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"
» Sum 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"

Bwahahahahaha.

dbrock270

Johannen wrote:

I have both albums... and The Cool, and The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation.

and what i'm saying is that lupe is just doing incredibly simple political raps over radio friendly electronic beats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy67iqBfdws

gundam470

LASERS was terrible save for one or two songs.

gundam470

That guy's review is spot on. State Run Radio and that John Legend track stink so bad.

cj iwakura

dbrock270 wrote:

Hjorvarthr wrote:

It's wierder to see Bon Iver in the same category with Skrillex and Nicki Minaj

Why is Skrillex even a thing?

Do idiots need a soundtrack to their lives or something?

I know it's cool to hate on popular music, but I really like his stuff.

That remix of Cinema is godlike.

dbrock270

cj iwakura wrote:

I know it's cool to hate on popular music, but I really like his stuff.

That remix of Cinema is godlike.

i don't hate on popular music.

he's just bad.