What, no Grammy talk?

[walrus]

Oh, wait a minute, there were only a few actual musicians on the show, my bad. At least John Prine got some love. Eddie Van Halen was pretty much ignored - 15 second clip.

Although if you like soft porn, they did have some of that...

walrus

 

[shihan]

It seems to me music is only a small part of today’s pop scene. Image, attitude and social media presence are much more important.
A John Prine clip must have stood out like a mountain amongst all those gopher mounds...

 

[GAD]

Older generations not understanding modern pop music is nothing new. That said award shows have never been about the best musicians.

There’s a thread over on TGP where they’re all endlessly arguing about how great/terrible John Mayer was. Nothing gets them riled up like John Mayer.

 

[FNG]

The 12 people who watched thought Cardi B did in fact have a WAP.

 

[dreadnut]

Hey, and Billy Strings won best album!

 

[krysh]

and some Jazz greats: Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper

 

[gjmalcyon]

and some Jazz greats: Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper

And Chick Corea got some love too.

Maria Schneider's Data Lords won - I've been listening to it since I got it on ArtistShare last July. Interesting work for large jazz ensemble. I hope to hear it live some day.

Maria Schneider Orch.

Maria Schneider Orch. Read more about this and other GRAMMYs news at GRAMMY.com

www.grammy.com

 

[F312]

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Ralph

 

[walrus]

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Ralph

Not another one!

walrus

 

[Westerly Wood]

Not another one!

walrus

And if you correctly Delete a post in a thread, it actually disappears.

 

[GGJaguar]

Me and the Mrs. only watch award shows for the red carpet couture.

 

[JohnW63]

Yay for Snarky Puppy ! As Mark Lettieri said, they are not so much a band as a sports team number of players.

 

[Rebosbro]

If there were actual musicians on the Grammys, people would start expecting MTV to start showing music videos. It’s a slippery slope
Paul

 

[F312]

Some of these TV events try to get you to watch for the commercials they'll show, like Football. I didn't watch the Grammys, so what type of commercials were they pushing Mr. Clean?

Ralph

 

[Bill Ashton]

Glad that Billy Strings got recognized, he is probably the "next big thing' or is already, in the bluegrass realm. Gotta have the kids coming up

 

[walrus]

It seems to me music is only a small part of today’s pop scene. Image, attitude and social media presence are much more important.

This is true. The goal of a lot of these artists to be a celebrity, and to build a "brand".

walrus

 

[shihan]

Thinking about it, the Grammys have never had much relevance for me. Occasionally a great artist is recognized, but usually it’s some pop schlock that sold a lot of records, or CD’s, or whatever.

 

[ruedi]

pop schlock. new word learned

 

[Nuuska]

And Pop-Schlock fits perfectly in swiss-german

'sisch nur so ein Pop-Schlock

 

[mellowgerman]

I've given up on any of these big pop culture extravaganza shows. Sure there are little tiny flecks of what I consider to be talent here and there but the majority it is catered to a type of person whose entertainment preferences I simply do not understand and have given up trying. Of course, everybody is welcome to consume whatever they want and I certainly don't expect people to like what I like. Surely I have a lot more to say on the topic, but unfortunately it's tough to do that nowadays without getting into the realm of the political, so I will avoid that out of love and respect for this forum.