Rockitt Rant – Grammy Nominations Announced for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
I offer to you today a mini-rant about the Grammy awards. I have to admit that I am not a fan of the Grammy’s in any way shape or fashion. Their selections in the Hard Rock/Metal categories have been way off, and almost an after thought in the years that have passed. When I saw this year’s nominees, I wondered who the knucklehead was that came up with these choices.
The Nominees for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance are:
Dream Theater – On the Backs of Angels
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Mastodon – Curl of the Burl
Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1
Sum 41 – Screaming Bloody Murder
I have no problem with any of the bands on this list, but lets face it, Sum 41 and Foo Fighters are NOT hard rock bands, and should not be considered as such. Yes, they are good bands, but they should not be in this category at all.
Dream Theater, Mastodon, and Megadeth all turned in good albums in 2011, and Mastodon may be the most deserving of the five bands on this list.
Anthrax turned in one of the best albums of their career and didn’t get a nomination? COME ON! Mr. Big is very deserving of a nomination with the incredible reunion record What If…. The young thrash band Havok turned in a blistering effort with their sophomore release Time is Up. Five Finger Death Punch and Anvil turned in solid efforts as well.
The Grammy’s should have a poll where fans can vote on the nominees, instead of having some stuffed shirt music executive that has no passion about the music, handle the choices.
The nominations should be broken into two categories for Hard Rock & Metal, but the Grammy’s do not give the music that we love any respect. Until they do, I won’t waste my time watching their farce of a music award show.
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I shut the TV off and stopped watching these Lame Ass awards shows years back. We can do more for the Bands if we stop passing burned copies and start buying more of their product and Merch.
Sadly, it isn’t just hard rock and heavy metal that the Grammy people are clueless about. I remember when sam Kinison, one of the most brilliant comedians who ever lived, lost to PDQ Bach in the comedy recording category. How about when Linda Ronstadt beat out a bunch of Latino recording artists for the best spanish album? Other non mainstream music genres like blues and jazz are also casualties of Grammy cluelessness.
I can’t imagine why someone would waste their time watching that award show. It truly is pathetic.
Either Anthrax for “Worship Music,” or Pop Evil for “War Of Angels.” However some could argue that Pop Evil is more pop and less hard rock. In that case, Anthrax wins…hands down. Worship Music is the best album of the band’s career and deserves recognition.
Grammys are a joke anyway. It’s a night of Lady GaGa, Usher, and whatever American Idol flavor of the week is hot. We need a hard rock awards show…. maybe Hard Rock Hideout’s awards? That would be cool!
How I would love to do something like that!
I’m with you entirely on this Rockitt. Dream Theater doesn’t even belong nominated. Between The Buried And Me released a superior album to that of Dream Theater’s. Whoever is involved in the Grammy nominating process has as much respect for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal as the closed minded “Rock scholars” at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Shame.
Even though Slayer, Slipknot and Motorhead are past Grammy winners, I can care less about this “honor” for it’s just a token nod to our bands existence. Sum 41 a is Punk/Pop Punk band and these Grammy “scholars” for certain aren’t aware of it.
Amon Amarth and Arch / Matheos belong nominated too, yet the “scholars” probably never heard of them.