Grammy nominations announced

dickrazor · 12-04-2008, 12:41 AM

Grammy nominations announced! | PopWatch Blog | EW.com!

May I just bring up one section:

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Best Metal Performance

Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce

Nostradamus
Judas Priest

My Apocalypse
Metallica

Under My Thumb
Ministry

Psychosocial
Slipknot

Dragonforce.

DRAGONFORCE

Other notable mentions:

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Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Suicide & Redemption
Metallica

34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails

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Best Rock Album

Death Magnetic
Metallica

of course knowing the academy's previous track record Metallica won't win shit (1988 anyone?)

Heavy Metal Hero · 12-04-2008, 02:23 AM

The Grammies have to nominate bands that the general populace is actually aware of, and metal isn't as mainstream-popular nowadays as it was in its heydey.

Yeah, there's better stuff out there. That isn't the singular criteria that these guys are working with.

alexquick · 12-04-2008, 04:33 AM

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

booya yes.

Beer Can · 12-04-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by recessionrazor

Grammy nominations announced! | PopWatch Blog | EW.com!

May I just bring up one section:

Dragonforce.

DRAGONFORCE

Slipknot ain't really metal. Dragonforce ain't real. Ministry's song was a cover from days long past. That leaves Metallica versus Priest.

My Apocalypse sounded like a watered-down version of their old MoP/RtL days. Nostradamus (the song) sounded like a symphonic version of Painkiller.

Here's to hoping for Nostradamus. But yeah, Slipknot and Dragonforce are appalling to be nominated for best anything.

dickrazor · 12-05-2008, 04:27 AM

I haven't listened to Nostradamus (neither song nor album). Should I?

Beer Can · 12-05-2008, 10:35 AM

I'd say give the song a listen. Album is a bit overlong, though. Disc one, though, has some pretty kick-ass moments on it (Persecution, Plague and Pestilence, Death, Prophecy). The album ain't Painkiller Part 2, it's too mellow overall for that. It's not bad, though.

もも · 12-14-2008, 06:11 PM

Some other amazing nominations:

Record Of The Year

Paper Planes
M.I.A

Album Of The Year

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Best New Artist

Duffy

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Mercy
Duffy

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Going On
Gnarls Barkley

Best Pop Vocal Album

Rockferry
Duffy

Best Dance Recording

Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers

Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer

Black & Gold
Sam Sparro
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Alive 2007
Daft Punk

Last Night
Moby

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

House Of Cards
Radiohead

Best Rock Song

House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

Best Alternative Music Album

Modern Guilt
Beck

The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Fucking HORRIBLE nominations:

Best Dance Recording

Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer

I will end lives if this horrible song wins.

I got it for FREE at my local record store. It's so fucking horrible.

**helix eternal** · 12-14-2008, 06:39 PM

I hope either daft punk or hot chip wins for best dance recording

Jumbo · 12-14-2008, 07:00 PM

Why are some of these songs being nominated now? I know a few of these are at least a couple years old.

**helix eternal** · 12-14-2008, 07:35 PM

Harder Better Faster Stronger is being nominated for the "Alive 2007" version, not the "Discovery" version

which was still released in 2007 so IDK why it's being nominated in 2008

Valex · 12-14-2008, 09:30 PM

I'm ridiculously surprised MGMT is not on there for best dance anything, and I'm kind of surprised to not see Senses Fail either (I figure they're at least bigger than The Mars Volta)

Oh well, at least I have a few things to root for

FFR4EVA_00 · 12-23-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by helix eternal

Harder Better Faster Stronger is being nominated for the "Alive 2007" version, not the "Discovery" version

which was still released in 2007 so IDK why it's being nominated in 2008

It's probably for the same reason that Blackout got nominated this year rather than Circus: it was released too late in 2007 to be eligible for last year's Grammys.

Berzie · 12-24-2008, 05:16 PM

All I have to ask is... why are the Jonas Brothers up for New Artist? They rleased their first cd THREE years ago... isn't a new artist one who JUST released their first, not their third?

Beer Can · 12-30-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Berzie

All I have to ask is... why are the Jonas Brothers up for New Artist? They rleased their first cd THREE years ago... isn't a new artist one who JUST released their first, not their third?

More interestingly, why is Duffy up as a "new artist?"

She's, you know... Hillary Duff. Free of Disney. But not new at all.

That'd be like saying Heaven And Hell is a new band.

**helix eternal** · 12-30-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ribos

More interestingly, why is Duffy up as a "new artist?"

She's, you know... Hillary Duff. Free of Disney. But not new at all.

That'd be like saying Heaven And Hell is a new band.

No, Duffy is some Welsh chick.