Skinner
RIP The Rev
I know I shouldn't be so upset because it's quite typical for such things to occur but, for some reason, I am irate at the results of this year's grammy awards.
I know it is quite silly to think that an artist with some sort of talent or originality would be given the award and recognition they deserve. But for some reason I am just so pissed. Perhaps I got my hopes up way higher than she should have been, but when I saw that Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible was up for Best Alternative Album, I really thought they had a chance. And as much as you don’t want a band like that to become HUGE, it would be nice for them to be at least recognized as this year’s front runner in the “alternative” genre they are placed in.
I actually suffered thru the majority of the ceremony last night, hoping there was a chance they would present the award live on TV. To my knowledge they did not. I had to keep turning it off as to not suffer thru performances by Kid Rock, Alicia Keys and the like.
So I had to read this morning that The White Stripes had actually won the award over Arcade Fire. And although I presumed they would win because for some reason America gives them all the credit in the world, I guess I was just really hoping that the industry would finally give the award to someone original who has not already been shoved down our throats. Its just so depressing that nothing has changed and I doubt it ever will. People don’t open their ears and I guess that’s just asking too much. So even though bands like Arcade Fire have gained huge success in recent years, I guess as far as the critics and industry goes they should still be considered a best kept secret.
Oi!
I know it is quite silly to think that an artist with some sort of talent or originality would be given the award and recognition they deserve. But for some reason I am just so pissed. Perhaps I got my hopes up way higher than she should have been, but when I saw that Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible was up for Best Alternative Album, I really thought they had a chance. And as much as you don’t want a band like that to become HUGE, it would be nice for them to be at least recognized as this year’s front runner in the “alternative” genre they are placed in.
I actually suffered thru the majority of the ceremony last night, hoping there was a chance they would present the award live on TV. To my knowledge they did not. I had to keep turning it off as to not suffer thru performances by Kid Rock, Alicia Keys and the like.
So I had to read this morning that The White Stripes had actually won the award over Arcade Fire. And although I presumed they would win because for some reason America gives them all the credit in the world, I guess I was just really hoping that the industry would finally give the award to someone original who has not already been shoved down our throats. Its just so depressing that nothing has changed and I doubt it ever will. People don’t open their ears and I guess that’s just asking too much. So even though bands like Arcade Fire have gained huge success in recent years, I guess as far as the critics and industry goes they should still be considered a best kept secret.
Oi!
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