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Severian · 12.06.2016, 09:49 AM

Sooooo Grammy nominations are out. The "big" categories are... really disappointing. Check this ridiculous nonsense out (though as always, the Grammys are full of ridiculous nonsense and it's really no surprise)

Album of the Year
Adele - 25
Justin Bieber - Purpose
Drake - Views
Beyoncé- Lemonade
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth

...
WHERE THE FUCK IS BLACKSTAR?!
Where the fuck is You Want it Darker?

Of course I'm irked that TLOP and A Seat at the Table aren't there as well, but I also kind of understand. Neither album was populace-leaning, both artists are honored in other categories, they filled their "urban" quota by obsurdly nominating the most half-baked Drake album ever and Lemonade...
But Bowie? Really? No Fucking BOWIE?!
Same with Cohen. Both albums are the exact kind of late career showstoppers from established but criminally underappreciated (by The Establishment anyway) music legends. Grammys LOVE that shit like Oscar loved Holocaust movies.

Not to mention both men died after releasing their best work in ages.
I was sure that Blackstar would get a nomination as soon as I first heard it. I even thought it would win! It's like... Heath Ledger winning the Oscar. It just needed to happen, not only because Blackstar (like Heath's Joker) absolutely defined this year, but also because they're NEVER going to get another chance! Ditto for ...Darker, but while Cohen was really a sub-pop creature until the very end, Bowie scored a #1 album (his first!) and Bowie's never won the award despite many years when he damn well should have (Starion to Station and Low would both have won AOTY in a perfect world.)

How many times do Adele and Beyoncé need to be nominated? It's really not about artistry at this point. Kanye was right, though for the wrong reasons. If it was about great music that was also culturally relevant, Beyoncé would still be nominated, but the rest of those fucker wouldn't. Rather it would be something like:

Lemonade
Blackstar
The Life of Pablo
Coloring Book
You Want it Darker
A Seat at the Table

So, fuck that noise man.

12.06.2016, 09:49 AM	#3705
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,836	Sooooo Grammy nominations are out. The "big" categories are... really disappointing. Check this ridiculous nonsense out (though as always, the Grammys are full of ridiculous nonsense and it's really no surprise) Album of the Year Adele - 25 Justin Bieber - Purpose Drake - Views Beyoncé- Lemonade Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth ... WHERE THE FUCK IS BLACKSTAR?! Where the fuck is You Want it Darker? Of course I'm irked that TLOP and A Seat at the Table aren't there as well, but I also kind of understand. Neither album was populace-leaning, both artists are honored in other categories, they filled their "urban" quota by obsurdly nominating the most half-baked Drake album ever and Lemonade... But Bowie? Really? No Fucking BOWIE?! Same with Cohen. Both albums are the exact kind of late career showstoppers from established but criminally underappreciated (by The Establishment anyway) music legends. Grammys LOVE that shit like Oscar loved Holocaust movies. Not to mention both men died after releasing their best work in ages. I was sure that Blackstar would get a nomination as soon as I first heard it. I even thought it would win! It's like... Heath Ledger winning the Oscar. It just needed to happen, not only because Blackstar (like Heath's Joker) absolutely defined this year, but also because they're NEVER going to get another chance! Ditto for ...Darker, but while Cohen was really a sub-pop creature until the very end, Bowie scored a #1 album (his first!) and Bowie's never won the award despite many years when he damn well should have (Starion to Station and Low would both have won AOTY in a perfect world.) How many times do Adele and Beyoncé need to be nominated? It's really not about artistry at this point. Kanye was right, though for the wrong reasons. If it was about great music that was also culturally relevant, Beyoncé would still be nominated, but the rest of those fucker wouldn't. Rather it would be something like: Lemonade Blackstar The Life of Pablo Coloring Book You Want it Darker A Seat at the Table So, fuck that noise man.
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