"And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision."
Occasional musical musings on https://darkelffile.blogspot.com/
I was going to post, then thought better of it, then overcame my better judgement.
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.
Consider that back in the mid 60's, when the NARAS first started recognizing rock n roll, the first such award was given to Nino Tempo and April Stevens for their recording of Deep Purple, which sounds like everyone involved in the recording never got the memo that Elvis, Chuck, Buddy, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys had pretty much changed the sound of "popular music". In other words, it's not a rock n roll recording (the song Deep Purple's only tangible connection to the genre is that it was Ritchie Blackmore's mother's favorite song, and therefore was the inspiration for the name of the band he's most famous for playing with).
And who could forget the 1989 ceremony, where they finally instituted a hard rock/heavy metal award, then gave the damn thing to Jethro Tull! The members of Metallica were still whining about that 15 years later!
For the record, I'm still convinced there has to be rap music out there that I would like, I just have no idea how to hear it. Some of the stuff I've heard has been just on the edge of something I would like, but not enough for me to buy it. I keep thinking I should have the first couple Run DMC records, though that's mainly because of the one or two songs that i've heard that Eddie Martinez played guitar on (I'm thinking specifically of Rock Box and King Of Rock, which I'm under the impression don't really represent what most of their music sounds like), and every so often I hear a Beastie Boys thing that makes me think I should have one or two of their things.
But most of what I get to hear in regards to rap music, I hear blasting from car stereos at way to high a volume level, lots of foul mouthed shouting about thugs, scumbags and whores, accompanied by those epileptic TR-808 rhythm tracks that are the reason why I don't like drum machines. I know songs about Larry Hoover (or at least some turkey who thinks he's "like Larry Hoorver) don't represent the totality of rap music, I just have no idea where to even begin looking for something I would like.
Yeah, it used to be that the list of acts that had never won a Grammy was the crème de la crème of rock music: Stones, Zep, the Who, Bowie, every prog act, etc. Grammy was obsessed with smooth pop, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, etc. Nothing wrong with Stevie or Paul but they were only accepted because they were popular, had some critical acclaim, and to the aging voting body sounded non-rock enough to be safe.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Just combine the Oscars with the Grammys and then the segment of the USA's population that needs (and receives) the most attention will be happy for a couple minutes.
I think Eddie Trunk had a good way of summing up the Grammy committee. Although there's plenty of "young people" in the voting body, you're still talking about basically "your grandparents". Hence, they're actually trying to represent "modern music" in any given era, but they're just so clueless about it that they have no idea. Or the portion of the voting who do know, for instance, that perhaps Metallica should have won that Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal award back in 1989 are so small (or were in 1989) that they make no tangible difference. The reason Jethro Tull won was because a lot of people who are clueless about heavy metal were handed a ballot and Jethro Tull was the one name they recognized, so they voted for them (who the frell was even nominated besides Tull and Metallica that year? I don't remember).
Having said that, they usually do a good job with the Best Rock Instrumental, jazz and classical categories. Jeff Beck has one Best Rock Instrumental several times, Pat Metheny (!) has won it once, I can't remember if Eric Johnson has actually won the award or just been nominated. Metheny's won Grammys in a ridiculously wide range of categories beyond merely the "jazz" categories.
I've only heard what he did on the Grammys, and I didn't get it. I realize that he's not targeting the 46-year-old white dad audience, but it did nothing for me. I can respect those who say it's the greatest thing they've ever heard, but I just can't understand what is supposed to be so great about it.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
The world has a rap problem.
The Prog Corner
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Have a listen for yourselves:
It may not be your cuppa whatever but you can't seriously claim this stuff is an example of the worst music out there today.
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off
I really couldn't say. To make that claim would require listening to it. I made it past 45 seconds of n-word nonsense in the first clip when the pause button suddenly told me what to do and I complied.It may not be your cuppa whatever but you can't seriously claim this stuff is an example of the worst music out there today.
"And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision."
Occasional musical musings on https://darkelffile.blogspot.com/
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
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