Comments on: 2011 Grammy Awards: A Hollow Victory For Country Music

By: Majeed

Majeed — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:35:19 +0000

The Grammys really is going down the drain. It’s more of popularity now than quantity. Shock value more than artistry. I mean, come on, Eminem’s album eclipsed its competition by a million miles and he still lost? So the Lady Antebellum win was like meh for me. Lady Antebellum wasn’t the best representative for country music for this year in that category.

P.S.
Taylor Swift’s White Horse win over Carrie Underwood’s Just a Dream was tragic. Really.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:19:21 +0000

The Grammys just made a controversial move, which will interestingly test the gender lines in country music (as well as other genres).

By: Soul Miners Daughter

Soul Miners Daughter — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:39:02 +0000

Nice to see classic ’70s music still garnering awards these days. “Need You Now” is nothing more than a complete rip-off of The Alan Parsons Project’s “Eye In The Sky”.

Even more proof that one would be hard pressed to find an original thought in both Hollywood and Country music.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:54:10 +0000

I have a hard time hating the Lady A album since I got it as a birthday present from one of my best friends. But I don’t think I managed to get through it. Some of the songs were pretty bland.

By: MIA

MIA — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:44:09 +0000

Oops! I forgot to comment on Lady A. Which is pretty much a commentary on how I feel about the band. Forgettable. I won’t remember them in 5 or 10 years.

All that’s changing is the decreasing artistic credibility. With all due respect to Lady Antebellum, they’re a step down from last year’s victors, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band, who in turn are nowhere near in the same league as Dixie Chicks and Alison Krauss.

I absolutely agree. I wonder what we’ll see next year?

By: MIA

MIA — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:34:59 +0000

It’s hard to take the Grammys seriously when the Album of the Year (Arcade Fire) lost to The Black Keys’ Brothers for Alternative Album of the Year and The Black Keys bested Arcade Fire in the Best Rock Performance Category. So…really, what was the Album of the Year again?

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:50:45 +0000

John,
Have you taken a look at the “Need You Now” review’s comment section?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:04:52 +0000

…it was really funny, after their sweep at the grammys , swiss radio stations talked about lady antebellum all day long, calling them “the country-band lady antebellum” and it felt like they were approaching the subject like someone poking something still quite unknown with a stick.

“need you now” has been played all year long on the radio in various countries in europe and it sounded great everywhere. on top of that it sounded kinda country compared to the average pop staple on the playlists over here. but most of all, it’s a monster of catchiness. so i guess, the grammy is well deserved, from a more global perspective.

having said that, the “…i’m a little drunk..” line probably prevented it from becoming a big hit in the islamic part of the world. annoying the talibans never sounded any better – almost patriotic, that tune.

By: John

John — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:56:29 +0000

A friend of mine posted the Alan Parsons Project song “Eye in the Sky” along with “Need You Now” the day after the Grammys. It’s creepy just how close the two songs are sonically.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:14:12 +0000

In addition, Katy Perry’s album had terrible reviews and some very immature songs. How in the world did that ever get a nod?