How To Dismantle The Grammys
U2 dominate the 48th annual grammy awards with five wins this Wednesday; including album of the year and song of the year. Their awards included the following:
- Album of the Year: “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” U2. (beating out Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Gwen Steffani, and Kanye West)
- Song of the Year: “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own,” U2.
- Rock Album: “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” U2
- Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own,” U2.
- Rock Song: “City of Blinding Lights”, U2
Other noteable awards (in my opinion) (see a complete list here)
- Record of the Year: “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day
- New Artist: John Legend (seems sorta ironic… Legend, new artist…)
- Rock Instrumental Performance: “69 Freedom Special,” Les Paul and Friends
- Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “A House Is Not a Home,” Aretha Franklin
- Male Pop Vocal Performance: “From the Bottom of My Heart,” Stevie Wonder
- Pop Instrumental Performance: “Caravan,” Les Paul
- Traditional Blues Album: “80,” B.B. King and Friends.
- Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “Lifesong,” Casting Crowns.
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Steve Lillywhite.
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It is a sad, sad year for music when such a poor record can so easily dominate.
Matt… what’s your opinion of U2’s album and the song of the year? Also, what’s yor thoughts on the Casting Crowns album?
You can find my review of the U2 album here.
I love “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”, though my general feeling is that they are not making the kind of quality music they used to “back in the day”. Maybe I’m just getting old. I’m also a fan of “City of Blinding Lights” (their other winner song on the album.) They are the best two tracks off that disc.
I haven’t heard the Casting Crowns album. We are working on one of their songs for Sunday morning music (with a few tweaks).
I picked up John Legend’s cd late last summer or early this fall and I love it. Not a lot of artists like him make it big… last big one I can think of is Brian McKnight (whom I also love)
Also I think you really should have recognized my girl Kelly Clarkson and her two grammy’s ;o)
I’m glad no one dominated… Though U2’s number of wins was surprising, it was balanced out with Mariah Carey, Kanye West, & a mixture of others… And I will consider all of this music pure gold in light of two albums that are supposed to drop this april
Paris Hilton “Paris is Burning”
&
Kevin Federline “Untitled”
That will truly be the worst thing ever put out that has the name “music” attached to it
If I were in charge, (muah ha ha) I would have just cancelled the darn grammy’s altogether. Barak Obama?! COME ON.
Hey now, Heather. Obama’s my senator, so I don’t want to see you making negative comments about him. You of all should know the Obama has filled that “special” void in my heart. HAHAHAHAHAHA Just kidding. I think Obama getting a grammy is pretty rediculous.
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