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James Ford
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The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 02:40 AM UTC #
Watching for laughs.

Second time I've seen Muse. Awful, awful, awful. How do some of you actually like that band?
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:25 AM UTC #

Esperanza Spalding won Best New Artist!  nice!!
James Ford
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:27 AM UTC #
I was pleased she won, though they seem to be doing a Shelby Lynne with her since she has three albums out, the fist of which was 2006.

Vas wrote:

Esperanza Spalding won Best New Artist!  nice!!
brokensocscene
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:35 AM UTC #
True, but I think it's more about the first breakthrough album than best new artist. Speaking of Shelby Lynne, what happened to her?

James wrote:
I was pleased she won, though they seem to be doing a Shelby Lynne with her since she has three albums out, the fist of which was 2006.

Vas wrote:

Esperanza Spalding won Best New Artist!  nice!!

wml7
Joined: February 19, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 04:08 AM UTC #
Lady Antebellum surprising everyone  ;D
Unsanity
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 06:12 AM UTC #
Dr. Dre!
K8teebug
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 01:04 PM UTC #
I saw Muse live for the first time in 2004 and they blew me away.  I saw them 2 other times that year.  Saw them open for U2 last year and didn't think they were as good.  Only because Bellamy didn't play the piano/keyboards as much.  He's a piano genius.  That's why I liked them.  Lyrically, they're not the best.
Brian_Walalce
Joined: May 16, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 01:28 PM UTC #

Muse are good.  They're sort of Queen 2.0.  There records are horribly clipped but then, everybody's are.
They do a pretty sweet version of "Feeling Good."  Almost as good as George Michael's.

Mark the day.  Valentine's Day, 2011.  Brian Wallace doth proclaimed:

One day, very soon, we will look back on these idiots:


with as much embarassment as we do, say a "Creed" or a "Limp Bizkit."  They're Arrested Development with better undergraduate degrees

And DEEP DOWN INSIDE, you know it too.  Your MIND may love "The Arcade Fire" but there's no way you HEART loves "The Arcade Fire."  They insist upon themselves.

Brian
K8teebug
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 01:29 PM UTC #
For once, I agree with you.  Although I do think it's cool that a band who doesn't get much radio play from the autotune stations won album of the year.
bunnyman
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 02:34 PM UTC #
I'm excited and happy for Merge records…but I can't disagree. I think winning a Grammy is very much a double-edged sword.
Chip Chanko
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:05 PM UTC #
"Creed" and "Limp Bizkit" were always "embarassing."
James Ford
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:07 PM UTC #
Not for someone who likes Muse…

Chip wrote:
"Creed" and "Limp Bizkit" were always "embarassing."
bunnyman
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 03:59 PM UTC #
I wonder how badly Pitchfork will trash the next Arcade Fire record.
Mobius
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 04:52 PM UTC #
I liked how Lady Gaga played her new song which is pretty universally considered a Madonna impersonation then thanked Whitney Houston for inspiring her to do the song.  That's good misdirection.


Interesting how Arcade Fire can be a band that sells out MSG twice and still be an under the radar upset Record of the Year winner.   Don't underestimate Arcade Fire.

godsshoeshine
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 05:42 PM UTC #
Vas wrote:
http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/
i'm not a huge arcade fire guy but this is awesome
sweetcell
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 06:03 PM UTC #
Vas wrote:
http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/

"The grammy people have lost their mind…who are the Suburbs and how in heck did they win album of the year…smh"

LOL
jaguar
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 06:12 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
Vas wrote:
http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/

"The grammy people have lost their mind…who are the Suburbs and how in heck did they win album of the year…smh"

LOL


The Suburbs was a pretty cool band from NYC during the '80s. Saw them a bunch of times.  :D ;D
walkonby
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Re: The Grammys February 14, 2011 at 06:20 PM UTC #
i like that arcade fire album.  never listened to them before and i think every song is just as great as the last one . . . and to me that makes a great album.  and i couldn't hear, "man that sounds like ________."

but what do i know, i like widespread panic.
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