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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: MindCage on February 09, 2006, 09:32:00 am

Title: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: MindCage on February 09, 2006, 09:32:00 am
How does the same album get nominated for a second year in a row as "Album of the Year" Was there NOOOOO albums in 2005?
 
 Pretty shitty that U2 wins three awards of an album that's two years old.
 
 Who's paying for these awards? Come on, Kelly Clarkson beating out Gwen Stefani, Maria Carey, Bonnie Raitt, and Paul McCarthy?
 
 Just like the government...totally corrupted  :)
 
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Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: sonickteam2 on February 09, 2006, 09:46:00 am
its almost laughable isnt it.
 
   notice i said "almost"
   
   the grammy's are a mockery of the music industry. i think most of us here will agree.
 
   oh, and i didnt even know they were on last night....
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on February 09, 2006, 09:53:00 am
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Originally posted by MindCage:
  Pretty shitty that U2 wins three awards of an album that's two years old.
 
Most of us do not consider the Grammy's an "award."
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: bearman🐻 on February 09, 2006, 10:53:00 am
I love the fact that Henry Rollins gave his grammy away for "best spoken word CD" or some crap like that. He said it was an insult to musicians everywhere to own something like it.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: kosmo vinyl on February 09, 2006, 10:54:00 am
The Grammy's are a joke, but the general public who tune in to watch probably don't care.  They would have never known that Fountains of Wayne was hardly a new artist when they got nominated for thier third record, probably never heard of them before and didn't run out and buy anyways. Labels require thier employees to vote for their artists.  According to Coolfer they release records with the sole purpose of getting thier employees eligibile to vote in the Grammy's.  It's simply a marketing tool...
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 09, 2006, 11:45:00 am
Some of the Grammy winners in the non-mainstream categories are deserving. For example, Ry Cooder and Ali Farke Toure were both winners.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: sonickteam2 on February 09, 2006, 11:50:00 am
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Some of the Grammy winners in the non-mainstream categories are deserving. For example, Ry Cooder and Ali Farke Toure were both winners.
yeah, the grammies have non-mainstream categories...sure buddy
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: eltee on February 09, 2006, 11:55:00 am
Who is John Legend?
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on February 09, 2006, 12:07:00 pm
Is Ali Farke Toure related to Seko Toure, the late dictator of Guinee-Conakry?
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 09, 2006, 12:17:00 pm
Aren't all black people related?
 
 
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Originally posted by HERR PROFESSOR DOKTOR DOOM:
  Is Ali Farke Toure related to Seko Toure, the late dictator of Guinee-Conakry?
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: beetsnotbeats on February 09, 2006, 12:17:00 pm
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Originally posted by Thom Foolerie:
    the grammy's are a mockery of the music industry. i think most of us here will agree.
 
No, they are a  portrait of the music industry. It's all about the Hamiltons, baby....
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: MindCage on February 09, 2006, 12:19:00 pm
I know the Grammies are a joke and a marketing tool, but it really is just a slap in the face to every other record label and artist out there when another band wins off an album that won the year before.
 
 Personally for me, U2 lost it after "Joshua Tree."
 
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Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: sonickteam2 on February 09, 2006, 12:33:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Aren't all black people related?
 
 
arent all NASCAR fans related?
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: vansmack on February 09, 2006, 12:37:00 pm
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Originally posted by MindCage:
   Come on, Kelly Clarkson beating out Gwen Stefani, Maria Carey, Bonnie Raitt, and Paul McCarthy?
 
 
Did you listen to any of those songs?  Gwen gave it a good run but that was the best song out of that bunch.
 
 The real question is were those the songs that should have been nominated?  And for the record, I've said it from the first day that I heard it that Since You Been Gone should be song of the year.  And I'm pretty sure Ted Leo agrees with me.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: kookiemnstr8 on February 09, 2006, 09:29:00 pm
The TV went off right after Linkin Park got called an "inspired rock band."  That just did it for me.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: RatBastard on February 09, 2006, 10:34:00 pm
U2 never had it. Bone-Oh needs to just go away.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: pj on February 09, 2006, 11:49:00 pm
<img src="http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/02/09/imageLAS29602090354.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 This was the only reason why I watched the Grammys last night.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: kosmo vinyl on February 10, 2006, 09:58:00 am
thats the best mohawk i've seen in awhile...  youngin's today really need to get a clue!
 
 for me U2 went south when bono went from singer in a rock n' roll band to rockstar on the War tour.  live at red rocks makes me cringe...
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Mobius on February 10, 2006, 12:42:00 pm
Sly looks baaddaass in that photo . . . moreso than on the telecast where he looked meeker and, well, surreal. The tribute to him generally sucked, but I actually thought Adam Levine and Ciara did a nice job with Everyday People.
 
 U2 and especially Bono is so . . . tired.  Are there any mainstream bands AT ALL that one could say are in their prime?  (Someone may say The Killers and that could be . . . but aren't they just Third Eye Blind with good taste and who associate w/ more talented producers?)
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on February 10, 2006, 12:51:00 pm
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Aren't all black people related?
 
   
Are you from Virginia?
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: ggw on February 10, 2006, 12:52:00 pm
As further evidence of the Grammy's irrelevance:
 
 'Idol' crushes Grammys in ratings
 Almost twice as many preferred the amateurs (http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/09/grammys.tvratings.ap/index.html)
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: sonickteam2 on February 10, 2006, 12:58:00 pm
it bothers me to think that over 40 million people watch EITHER of those shows....
 
  just goes to show, i guess, people will watch  anything!
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Frank Gallagher on February 10, 2006, 01:01:00 pm
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Originally posted by Thom Foolerie:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Aren't all black people related?
 
 
arent all NASCAR fans related? [/b]
Do NASCAR fans referr to each other as "my brother or sister" as well?????
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on February 10, 2006, 01:04:00 pm
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  Do NASCAR fans referr to each other as "my brother or sister" as well?????
No, they call each other "cousin".
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: Arlette on February 10, 2006, 01:59:00 pm
The whole show was utterly ridiculous.  
 
 Paul McCartney doing Helter Skelter?  Cool.
 
 Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, and Linkin Park doing Yesterday?  So totally embarrassing.
 
 Having Adam Whore-Man from Maroon 5 sing a Sly Stone in tribute?  With that chick from American Idol?  So utterly, totally embarrassing.
 
 I could go on.....there was so much wrong with this show.  These were my only facial  expressions through the show:     :roll:    :confused:  
 
 Bono is to music what Coach K is to college bball.  Either you love him and are a big fan, or you hate him.  No middle ground.
Title: Re: Speaking of U2 and Grammies...
Post by: sonickteam2 on February 10, 2006, 02:22:00 pm
actually, i am 100% indifferent to Bono.
 
   if he moved to Africa and no one ever saw him again..it would be years til i said "what ever happened to that U2 character?"