The Grammys Make Me Sick - Page 2

*Drtooth* · 02-12-2007, 04:14 PM

Guys! Guys! You all know all these crappy awards are just about popularity. The Emmys, Grammys, Oscars.... all the same thing. It's a popularity contest. Well, the Oscars tries to be "ooh! Look how sophisticated we are. We watch movies about political things and pretend to take sides." but it winds up giving an award to Shrek. I like Shrek, but that really didn't deserve to win over monsters Inc. Come to think of it, Jimmy Neutron shouldn't have even been nominated.

but that's what you get. Punk, heavy metal, blues... they're all under the rug. That's cuz the only thing that sells is pop music. Pop rock, pop rap, pop country.... all that stuff.

So of course, they're gonna give more time to Justin Timberlake than B.B King or someone like that. That's what unfortunately sells.

**Barkworm** · 02-12-2007, 04:29 PM

At least Wolfmother got an award. They're pretty overhyped right now (which is probably why they got the award in the first place) but they're still an excellent rockband.

*Mecha Cow* · 02-12-2007, 04:31 PM

Damn it Anarky, did you have to post that Tokio Hotel picture? I was this close to forgetting them.

*Spitfire* · 02-12-2007, 09:52 PM

I guess I should stick my foot in my mouth, there was a metal award I guess I didn't know about. Slayer won for one of the crappy songs off their new CD. Oh well atleast it's there. I honestly thought they had done away with it because I looked up the winners of them and I didn't see it.

The list did look short. oh wells.

Peanut · 02-12-2007, 10:04 PM

Was there an award for Ska? Never! I'll never die happy!

*Spitfire* · 02-12-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Was there an award for Ska? Never! I'll never die happy!

Aw damn Peanut, your life will never be complete without the record industry telling you what the best band in your favorite genre is.

Yeah I know I went off like a moron about it. The point of it all really was I want bands to get more recognized but I didn't point that out so it just looked like a stupid rant about almost nothing. I was rather hyper when I typed that.

Peanut · 02-12-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Aw damn Peanut, your life will never be complete without the record industry telling you what the best band in your favorite genre is.

lolz! Nah. I was just playing around. It would be nice for someone, somewhere, to acknowledge that Ska even still exists, but that might be asking a bit much.

*Spitfire* · 02-12-2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

lolz! Nah. I was just playing around. It would be nice for someone, somewhere, to acknowledge that Ska even still exists, but that might be asking a bit much.

Yeah I never noticed how many genres are over looked besides metal till I thought about it.

They need an award show that is done by votes on a website or something. Or is that how the MTV one works?

PaulKersey · 03-12-2007, 05:41 PM

I live in Scandinavia, and Spitfire666 is right about that metal bands gets alot of attention in media, tv and radio, in Sweden and Norway, but that doesent mean they top the charts. Still crap like Gwen Stefani, Akon, Eminem and Justin Timberlake dominate the charts. Hell, right now the only metal band on the top 50 album charts in Norway is Manowar with a 48 place.
But now and then bands like Slayer, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Dream Theater, Tool and Pantera do very well.
Last summer i think both Tool and Slayer had the top spot for several weeks.
And bands like Iron Maiden, Darkthrone, Enslaved and Satyricon were on among the top ten most selling artist the same summer.
So there is hope, but rap/hip hop and pop still puts metal in the shadow most of the time. The radio channels do most of the time play the same **** all over again, pop/hip hop, then repeat. I think the only metal song ivee heard on radio this year is Iron Maiden with "Run to the hills".
On tv, tv channels like ZTV, The Voice and MTV do more reality show about spoiled rich kids that complaint about how hard life is. And then old reruns of Jackass and then more braindead shows like Hogan knows best and The Osbournes. What happend to Music Television? The little time they have spent on music is when they do show american pop acts, english wannebe american pop acts and the worse Scandinavian wannebe pop acts.
The few times they play "metal" is when **** groups like Linkin Park and other nu metal mtv puppys show up with new stuff. What happend to Head bangers ball? Well there is a new version of Head Bangers ball, but all they do is play old Metallica and Iron Maiden videos over and over again.
Sometimes they have MTV Live, but what? The Killers? Snoop Dog? You got to be kidding me. 13 years ago bands like Pantera, Alice in chains, Nirvana, Anthrax and Iron Maiden played MTV Live, so why cant they send Live shows with real metal and rock acts? Becouse its MTV anno 2007, not 1994.

Ra · 03-13-2007, 03:44 AM

Blah, I have to agree. Grammy awards, Oscars, whatever else is out there...it's all a complete joke. No country on this rock is safe from it. It's just saying "and this year's fad of the year goes too..." on the silver screen. They also make a big deal out of it and screw up TV programs for the one night when there is something actually decent to watch on.

*mutters as she walks off, anger renewed and the desire to by a rocket tube fresh in her mind*

**GK Punk** · 03-13-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

lolz! Nah. I was just playing around. It would be nice for someone, somewhere, to acknowledge that Ska even still exists, but that might be asking a bit much.

Move to CA. Ska is still big here.

Peanut · 03-14-2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Michi heavenly6

Move to CA. Ska is still big here.

So I've heard! A lot of great Ska bands come out of CA.

02-12-2007, 04:14 PM	#21
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Guys! Guys! You all know all these crappy awards are just about popularity. The Emmys, Grammys, Oscars.... all the same thing. It's a popularity contest. Well, the Oscars tries to be "ooh! Look how sophisticated we are. We watch movies about political things and pretend to take sides." but it winds up giving an award to Shrek. I like Shrek, but that really didn't deserve to win over monsters Inc. Come to think of it, Jimmy Neutron shouldn't have even been nominated. but that's what you get. Punk, heavy metal, blues... they're all under the rug. That's cuz the only thing that sells is pop music. Pop rock, pop rap, pop country.... all that stuff. So of course, they're gonna give more time to Justin Timberlake than B.B King or someone like that. That's what unfortunately sells. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

02-12-2007, 04:29 PM	#22
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	At least Wolfmother got an award. They're pretty overhyped right now (which is probably why they got the award in the first place) but they're still an excellent rockband. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-12-2007, 04:31 PM	#23
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Damn it Anarky, did you have to post that Tokio Hotel picture? I was this close to forgetting them. __________________

02-12-2007, 09:52 PM	#24
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I guess I should stick my foot in my mouth, there was a metal award I guess I didn't know about. Slayer won for one of the crappy songs off their new CD. Oh well atleast it's there. I honestly thought they had done away with it because I looked up the winners of them and I didn't see it. The list did look short. oh wells. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

03-12-2007, 05:41 PM	#29
PaulKersey Mouser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 13	I live in Scandinavia, and Spitfire666 is right about that metal bands gets alot of attention in media, tv and radio, in Sweden and Norway, but that doesent mean they top the charts. Still crap like Gwen Stefani, Akon, Eminem and Justin Timberlake dominate the charts. Hell, right now the only metal band on the top 50 album charts in Norway is Manowar with a 48 place. But now and then bands like Slayer, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Dream Theater, Tool and Pantera do very well. Last summer i think both Tool and Slayer had the top spot for several weeks. And bands like Iron Maiden, Darkthrone, Enslaved and Satyricon were on among the top ten most selling artist the same summer. So there is hope, but rap/hip hop and pop still puts metal in the shadow most of the time. The radio channels do most of the time play the same ** all over again, pop/hip hop, then repeat. I think the only metal song ivee heard on radio this year is Iron Maiden with "Run to the hills". On tv, tv channels like ZTV, The Voice and MTV do more reality show about spoiled rich kids that complaint about how hard life is. And then old reruns of Jackass and then more braindead shows like Hogan knows best and The Osbournes. What happend to Music Television? The little time they have spent on music is when they do show american pop acts, english wannebe american pop acts and the worse Scandinavian wannebe pop acts. The few times they play "metal" is when ** groups like Linkin Park and other nu metal mtv puppys show up with new stuff. What happend to Head bangers ball? Well there is a new version of Head Bangers ball, but all they do is play old Metallica and Iron Maiden videos over and over again. Sometimes they have MTV Live, but what? The Killers? Snoop Dog? You got to be kidding me. 13 years ago bands like Pantera, Alice in chains, Nirvana, Anthrax and Iron Maiden played MTV Live, so why cant they send Live shows with real metal and rock acts? Becouse its MTV anno 2007, not 1994. __________________ "A .475 Wildey magnum is a shorter version of the African big game cartridge, it makes a real mess."

02-12-2007, 10:04 PM	#25
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Was there an award for Ska? Never! I'll never die happy!

03-13-2007, 03:44 AM	#30
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Blah, I have to agree. Grammy awards, Oscars, whatever else is out there...it's all a complete joke. No country on this rock is safe from it. It's just saying "and this year's fad of the year goes too..." on the silver screen. They also make a big deal out of it and screw up TV programs for the one night when there is something actually decent to watch on. mutters as she walks off, anger renewed and the desire to by a rocket tube fresh in her mind __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."