Originally posted by pickup hiccup stickup:I don't know SugarLand, but isn't Ciara that medicine for dudes who can't get it up?
Who the hell is SugarLand and Ciara?
I LOATHE the Grammy Awards...but...
How could they pick five albums based on how good they were?
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by callat703:these 5 albums make total sense … like GGW's article said, grammy's aren't picked by how good an album was, but how much it sold or how much mainstream buzz it received … these 5 albums were the big time "indie" releases of the year, it doesn't matter if they were any good or not (and most of them are pretty good) … did Rilo Kiley get more buzz than any of these albums? definitely not …
I have to say…the Grammy Awards did okay with their Best Alternative Album of the Year nominees - at least by Grammy standards….
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Beck - Guero
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:You aren't normally like this.
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
I think Rhett's in the holiday spirit! Peace on earth and goodwill to men!
Originally posted by econo:
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:You aren't normally like this.
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:the same way that any art awards program (books, movies, music, etc) does, the personal opinions of judges … and some programs actually pick based on personal preference of quality, rather than a sales record
How could they pick five albums based on how good they were?
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
I'm just happy that I finally got my King Kong shirt that I got for free with five UPC symbols from Kellogg's box tops. I'm on my fourth box of Corn Flakes at the moment with no help from my wife with eating the stuff.
King to the motherfucking Kong!
King to the motherfucking Kong!
Originally posted by nkotBaba:
I think Rhett's in the holiday spirit! Peace on earth and goodwill to men!
Originally posted by econo:
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:You aren't normally like this.
Try as Metacritic might to quantify "good", music is not a science. Quality is a matter of tastes, and tastes differ. There's no best flavor of ice cream, and there's no best five albums.
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:Keep aiming for the stars Rhett.
I'm just happy that I finally got my King Kong shirt that I got for free with five UPC symbols from Kellogg's box tops. I'm on my fourth box of Corn Flakes at the moment with no help from my wife with eating the stuff.
King to the motherfucking Kong!
Sugarland…country pop.
Here is where I destroy my indie cred.
Shamefully, I was actually at their first ever show at Eddie's Attic in Decateur, GA back in 2003. I was in town visiting a friend and looking for something to do. I must admit it was a hell of a show…some pretty catchy stuff to hear live in a small venue. And, the fact that the lead singer is absolutely stunning never hurts.
All of the musicians had been in previous bands (Billy Pilgrim, anyone?) and were sick of living as struggling musicians. They even stated at the first show that their intention was to sell out stadia and make a lot of money…I respect that. It looks like they are on their way.
Here is where I destroy my indie cred.
Shamefully, I was actually at their first ever show at Eddie's Attic in Decateur, GA back in 2003. I was in town visiting a friend and looking for something to do. I must admit it was a hell of a show…some pretty catchy stuff to hear live in a small venue. And, the fact that the lead singer is absolutely stunning never hurts.
All of the musicians had been in previous bands (Billy Pilgrim, anyone?) and were sick of living as struggling musicians. They even stated at the first show that their intention was to sell out stadia and make a lot of money…I respect that. It looks like they are on their way.
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:Of course…I was at the cd release party. But then I saw THE ARCADE FIRE…Didn't both of those albums come out around the same time? Or was Arcade Fire's a couple of months later?
Perhaps the fact that their most recent album was released August 17, 2004 might have something to do with it?
Originally posted by you be betty:
WHERE IS RILO KILEY
WHERE????!
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:There is only one King Kong, and Slim is his prophet:
King to the motherfucking Kong!
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Originally posted by allmy$to930:a bunch of my friends in high school were into the whole athens/atl singer/songwriter scene, and i haven't heard anything that sugarland has done, but the three members (ex-soul miner's daughter, ex-billy pilgrim) are all really heavy hitters in that scene … billy pilgrim had one song i really liked, "insomniac," but it was mostly pretty schmaltzy stuff
Sugarland…country pop.
Death Cab is everywhere lately. Bet they will win.