Does anyone even pay attention to the Grammys anymore?

[no name no slogan]

Seriously, outside of a few sycophants in the music business, does anybody even really give a damn?

Remember, this is the same body that gave the "Best New Artist" award in 1979 to "A Taste of Honey" instead of Elvis Costello.

ON EDIT: And don't forget, they also gave the first "Best Metal Act" Grammy to JETHRO FREAKING TULL over Metallica.

:wtf:

[progmom]

1. sycophant in the music business here

:hi:

:P

[no name no slogan]

2. you music biz sycophant, you

:silly:

[graywarrior]

3. That's psycophant, dude.

[no name no slogan]

6. No, it's 'sycophant', according to Mirriam-Webster

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/sycophant

sycophant
One entry found for sycophant.
Main Entry: sy·co·phant
Pronunciation: -f&nt also -"fant
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantEs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show -- more at FANCY
: a servile self-seeking flatterer
synonym see PARASITE
- sycophant adjective

I think pschophant would be a psychotic sycophant.

On second thought... ;)

[graywarrior]

7. I like to merge my words. I'm like that.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. You Just Made That Whole Thing Up!

Are you on the RNC payroll? You're good at the whole "making it up as you go along" thing.
The Professor

[no name no slogan]

15. Why do you hate America?

SNAKES!!! ON THE MUTHAFUCKIN PLANE!!!

AND THERE'S NOT A GOT-DAMN THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Know You Are But What Am I?

Sorry, that's the best comeback i could think of! Oooh! Snakes on the plane! I don't like the sound of that.
The Professor

[no name no slogan]

19. SNAKES, BABY!

SNAKES! ON A MUTHAFUCKIN PLANE!

THEY'RE EVEN ON FAT ALBERT!!! ON A PLANE!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. I did not even know they were on last night.

:hi: Are there any true sycophants anywhere anymore?

[no name no slogan]

10. Yeah, I forgot about them too

until I get here and everybody's talking about them. Everybody knows they stopped making good music back in 1990. What's wrong with these people? :silly:

[Radical Activist]

24. Me either. I completely forgot.

[LSK]

5. i didnt even know they were on last night until i heard on the radio today

Caught a news brief on who or something about them. Guess I missed them again. Oh well!

[Hugin]

8. I'm of the opinion you should really pay attention to your Granny...

She's been around a long time and may have some wisdom to pass on
to the younger folks.

[no name no slogan]

9. She's been kind of quiet the last nine years

But people who are dead usually don't have much to say, anyway.

[Arkansas Granny]

21. Good advice. I'm so proud of you.

[begin_within]

11. Paul McCartney did do "Helter Skelter" on the show. That was unexpected.

[bif]

12. Why, are they coming up soon?

[Orsino]

14. Quibble: The Tull Grammy...

...was awarded when the category was hard rock/heavy metal. it was precisely becasue of the outcry from Metallica fans that the category was subsequently split.

So Tull never won a "metal" Grammy. There wasn't such a thing at the time.

Their Crest of a Knave sure is fine hard rock (in places). Whether or not it was deserving of a Grammy is disputable, but I don't think it was out of place in the category.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Hard_Rock/Metal_Performance_Vocal_or_Instrumental

[Cush]

16. I didn't even know they were last night

[asthmaticeog]

17. Well, apparently I'm supposed to care that someone wore gloves

to the ceremony*. I'm not clear on why I'm supposed to care, but it seems it's a pretty big deal.

Actually, you might be able to help me out on this - since "Odelay," has any album of any interest to people whose tastes run more or less along the lines of ours gotten a Grammy?

*Read: comically overdressed circle jerk

[no name no slogan]

22. I've actually wondered that myself

And you're right: I could have cared less about most of the recent grammy winners.

If only A Taste Of Honey would have stuck together, and followed up "Boogie Ooogie Ooogie" with something as substantive as "Armed Forces"...

[BikeWriter]

20. I always paid attention to my Grammys! Sadly, they passed on.

:(

[warrens]

23. The only time I ever watched that abortion

Was when Iggy Pop got nominated for best metal act. I think that was the same year Tull won it. I just watched long enough to see the Igster get introduced, then turned it off. It's the anti-music show; if you like music, there is no way to enjoy the Grammies. If you like puffed up, over-made-up no-talents, the Grammies is where it's at.

All you really need to know is the Beatles and Stones, among many others, have never won one.