Will Taylor Swift Please Get Permanent Laryngitis?

[Hardrock69]

Have the Crummy Awards on as background noise.

Heard them introduce Taylor Swift. *yaaaaawwwwn*. So she makes some comment how it is an honor to share the stage with Stevie Nicks. The music for "Rhiannon" starts up. Stevie took the low harmonies, Taylor sang the high harmonies....FLAT!

SHE WAS FLAT 90% OF THE FUCKING SONG!

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!

This silly little teenage girl has sold millions of albums, made millions of dollars, and SHE HAS NO FUCKING TALENT!

SHE IS THE FUCKING POSTER CHILD FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!

AN ARTIST WHO CANNOT FUCKING SING IS WINNING AWARDS FROM AN ACADEMY THAT IS COMPRISED OF MUSICIANS, PRODUCERS AND OTHER MUSIC INDUSTRY TYPES WHO SHOULD KNOW WHAT A FUCKING SINGER SOUNDS LIKE! AND SHE IS NOT A FUCKING SINGER!!

SHE IS A BLONDE BIMBO WHO HAS A BUNCH OF MONEY BEHIND HER!!!

THAT IS ALL SHE IS!!!

The fucking Crummy Awards each year remind me how they are not at ALL about THE MUSIC!

They are about how stupid people are to vote for no-talent hacks, and how stupid the record-buying public is for wasting their hard-earned dollar on such moronic over-produced bullshit!!!!

Speaking of over-produced bullshit....I caught a performance by whats-his-name...the dude who played Ray Charles in that movie a couple of years ago. At least it LOOKED like Jamie Foxx. Seemed to me he was just lip-synching. Though he is an incredibly talented clasically-trained pianist.

Pretty much all I could hear was his overly pitch-corrected vocal, and a drum loop. The weird thing was, there were about 30 musicians onstage behind him, with some guy pretending to direct them.

What the fuck is the point of having all these motherfuckers onstage playing air-instruments?

Now, on the COOL side of things, they had a tribute to Les Paul, where Jeff Beck played "How High The Moon" on a cherry sunburst Les Paul (what else?).

Good god. I am going to throw up.

Taylor Swift? Album of the year? BULLSHIT!
IT IS A LOAD OF FUCKING BULLSHIT!

FUCK THE ACADEMY!

[kwame k]

We were talking about this early today.....when was the last time the Grammy's were even relevant?

Totally nailed it on the Swift analogy as to what is wrong with the Music Industry today.

All looks and no substance.

[FORD]

No question that Taylor Swift is ridiculously overrated. But at least she was singing in her own shitty voice. Others were using that AutoKey shit, and that should be banned from the Grammys or any other live performance.

If you can't sing, DON'T. Or at least be enough of a songwriter that nobody gives a shit whether you can sing or not. Look how well it works for Bob Dylan. Or even Tom Waits, for that matter.

[FORD]

And why the Hell was Beyonce singing the Alanis Morissette song?

Not that I don't prefer it to her own stupid overplayed goddamn annoying song about "putting a ring on it", and I could watch Beyonce sing just about anything without complaining, but it just seemed like an odd choice for her, especially following that 60 Minutes interview that said she was such a good Christian girl and all.....

[Hardrock69]

It is the same thing every year. When I DO remember to tune in to the Crummy Awards, it is not to actually watch it. I just use it as background noise...and occasionally I hear somebody say something that leads me to watch it, like the Les Paul thing with Jeff Beck.

Green Day got Best Rock Album. Well, I can't say they are totally undeserving of that.

Oh and one other thing that was probably the coolest thing of the entire night:

Honeyboy Edwards was on hand to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award!

David Honeyboy Edwards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For those of you who do not know, he was a travelling and musician partner of Robert Johnson (King Of The Delta Blues), and he is STILL ALIVE (94 years old). He and pianist Pinetop Perkins are arguably the last two original Delta Blues musicians still touring.

I saw Pinetop perform at the King Biscuit Helen Blues Festival in October of 2005.
If Honeyboy performs near here again, I will certainly go see him.

Lastly but not leastly here are some COOL FUCKING AWARDS from this year:

Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, "War Machine"

Metal Performance: Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor"

Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "A Day in the Life"

Fuckin Hell! JUDAS PRIEST! WOOHOO!

Yeah so the Crummy Awards are irrelevant...but it IS nice that Jeff, AC/DC and Priest got some recognition from the industry.

[Hardrock69]

It is the same thing every year. When I DO remember to tune in to the Crummy Awards, it is not to actually watch it. I just use it as background noise...and occasionally I hear somebody say something that leads me to watch it, like the Les Paul thing with Jeff Beck.

Green Day got Best Rock Album. Well, I can't say they are totally undeserving of that.

Oh and one other thing that was probably the coolest thing of the entire night:

Honeyboy Edwards was on hand to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award!


David Honeyboy Edwards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For those of you who do not know, he was a travelling and musician partner of Robert Johnson (King Of The Delta Blues), and he is STILL ALIVE (94 years old). He and pianist Pinetop Perkins are arguably the last two original Delta Blues musicians still touring.

I saw Pinetop perform at the King Biscuit Helen Blues Festival in October of 2005.
If Honeyboy performs near here again, I will certainly go see him.

Lastly but not leastly here are some COOL FUCKING AWARDS from this year:

Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, "War Machine"

Metal Performance: Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor"

Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "A Day in the Life"

Fuckin Hell! JUDAS PRIEST! WOOHOO!

Yeah so the Crummy Awards are irrelevant...but it IS nice that Jeff, AC/DC and Priest got some recognition from the industry.

[Sensible Shoes]

Taylor Swift is not really good looking. She has awful phrasing, and can't carry a tune. But how is she different from any other teen idol over that past 50 years? Album of the year is a farce, I agree.

As for Beyonce and that trash ass video? The good Christian girl refers to herself/women as "it", humps the air and slaps her own ass in barely there hot pants. Yes, it's high art.

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

[kwame k]

I think I lost any respect for the Grammy's after the Metallica-Jethro Tull controversy.

I can't wait to see the clip of Beck doing Les Paul.......and Beck's version of A Day In The Life is awesome......

Here's a version of it from awhile back....different band than he has today.....
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[kwame k]

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

I'd like to hear that explanation, too.

[Blackflag]

All looks

?.... Take a few minutes and visit the "picture palooza."

[GreenBayLA]

I met her when her first CD came out, shes' a nice young lady.

[FORD]

I think it's time to forgive Kanye West for his little outburst at last year's MTV Awards. Kinda wish he had been at the Grammy's tonight, to interrupt one of that little twit's speeches.

[SilvioDante]

I am not going to try to explain Taylor Swift to people who aren't suppose to "get" here, WE aren't....

I have a 14 year old daughter who likes her, and I think she's great for that. Her song aren't about trying to get laid, they are sappy teen love songs. It isn't "ringtone rap", she can play the guitar and there are musicians playing on the CD. She writes her own songs, as awful as we think they are. My daughter like the whole ablum, not just the "one song she downloaded from iTunes 'cause the rest of it sucked".

I would much rather her listen to Taylor Swift than the Black Eyed Peas or Jamie Foxx or any of that other crap. Therefore Taylor is doing what she is suppose to do.

As far at the Scammy, I can not believe anyone with any brains at all watches that thing and gets mad. After Metallica/Tull, did you not figure out it is a joke?

[Mr Walker]

Jethro Tull > Metallica... always were, always will be.

[Coyote]

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

High Fashion Tabloid-pop...

A few months, and (s)he'll be gone...

[ZahZoo]

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

All I can figure is every circus has a fuckin Freak Show...

Highlight of the whole mess... Honeyboy Edwards getting a nod and Jeff Beck's Les Paul Tribute!!

[kissfan1976]

I'm not a Pink fan but I thought her acrobat preformance was the best of the whole show.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Will Taylor Swift Please Get ...

i thought you were gonna say tits.

[hambon4lif]

I'm not a Pink fan but I thought her acrobat preformance was the best of the whole show.

I thought it was kind of cool. I wasn't paying any attention to the song she was singing, but her performance put the others to shame.
Beyond that it was just your ususal parade of overrated dumbfucks....

[Mushroom]

And why the Hell was Beyonce singing the Alanis Morissette song?

Isn't Alanis Morissette now Ms. Irrelevant? She did one overrated "good" record that I never heard like 14 years ago. I don't care for angry chick music.

[Unchainme]

High Fashion Tabloid-pop...

A few months, and (s)he'll be gone...

She can't sing either. UGH.

You know at least her/he/it idol Madonna could somewhat carry a tune. (though I can't stand her either).

She's untalented and a rumored hermphodite. Why the hell she is talented in the year 2010 is beyound me.

There's really been zero emphasis on singing in todays day and age, it's all about being one giant attention whore and who happens to look the hotest at any given time. Thanks American Idol.

[Mushroom]

She can't sing either. UGH.

You know at least her/he/it idol Madonna could somewhat carry a tune. (though I can't stand her either).

She's untalented and a rumored hermphodite. Why the hell she is talented in the year 2010 is beyound me.

There's really been zero emphasis on singing in todays day and age, it's all about being one giant attention whore and who happens to look the hotest at any given time. Thanks American Idol.

Susan Boyle is a hottie

[Blackflag]

I am not going to try to explain Taylor Swift to people who aren't suppose to "get" here, WE aren't....

I have a 14 year old daughter who likes her, and I think she's great for that. Her song aren't about trying to get laid, they are sappy teen love songs. It isn't "ringtone rap", she can play the guitar and there are musicians playing on the CD. She writes her own songs, as awful as we think they are. My daughter like the whole ablum, not just the "one song she downloaded from iTunes 'cause the rest of it sucked".

I would much rather her listen to Taylor Swift than the Black Eyed Peas or Jamie Foxx or any of that other crap. Therefore Taylor is doing what she is suppose to do.

As far at the Scammy, I can not believe anyone with any brains at all watches that thing and gets mad. After Metallica/Tull, did you not figure out it is a joke?

Why are you defending that shit?

It's like I don't even know you anymore.

[LoungeMachine]

My 15 year old daughter loves her too....



I'm sure your parents didn't "get" why you listened to The Village People so much either, BF

If you ever breed, you'll understand not all music is for our generation....

[Blackflag]

I don't get classical music. I must be too low brow. But I do recognize that it's real music. While I can't stand country music, but I'm open to it having merit.

But some things are objectively shit. Take rap, for example. Any kind of boy band, Taylor Swift bullshit.

Doesn't matter how old you are. Shit is shit. They market this vapid shit to kids who don't know any better for a reason.

[Blackflag]

By the way, I may have already spread my seed all around. You don't know.

[SilvioDante]

I am to the point where if someone can actually play an instrument, I'll give them a listen. I hate country, but I can find some merit in some of it. I hate classical, but there are a few pieces I like. I personally HATE Green Day's "American Idiot", but people love it....

You know the old analogy about opinions... It's like if I had an argument with Siskel or Ebert (the fat one that is still alive) on what movie is better, Babel or Talladega Nights. I don't know art, but I know what I like. Gimme Talladega Nights any day!

And as far as my daughter, I would rather her listen to Taylor Swift than Lady Gaga's songs about bisexuality... (she is rumored to be a hermaphrodite anyway....)

[Va Beach VH Fan]

That's what you guys get for watching that horseshit....

[Hardrock69]

I actually agree with Silvia. Taylor Swift is what she is. She is able to get the accolades because she has a good producer, a big budget, good studio musicians, and a lot of industry muscle behind her.

So hurray for her successes. She can sing in the studio where they can comp her vocals, word by word if necessary, but every time I hear her sing on some televised awards shit-fest, I am less than impressed.

And, like I said, I keep it on (when I remember to...as I really do not give a fuck about the Crummy Awards) as background noise.

But hey, I am allowed to bitch about no-talent hacks being treated like gods and goddesses, eh?

[sonrisa salvaje]

My 7 year old girl listens to anything pop in the way of top 40 radio. Whenever she rides with me, i have to tune into her favorite satellite radio channels and grin and cringe. She also loves Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, The Jonas Bros and Lady Gaga. I don't get it but then again I didn't like the 90's either. I realize that it isn't geared toward me. Demographically, i don't think top 40 radio cares what a 40 year old white guy thinks. However, that in itself is the thing that pisses me off the most about it. Back in the 80's when i was listening to top 40, you still heard Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Tina Turner, Elton John, Billy Joel, Lionel Richie and so on....; back then, they could still attract all ages with the content of the top 40. Sure, you still had your oddball acts like Culture Club, Frankie Goes to Hollywood..whatever. In my humble opinion, pop music/ top 40 radio has crumbled to a pitiful state over the last ten years for sure.

[chefcraig]

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

Talk about lousy ways to start a morning...I crack open the paper today and the first thing I see is an up-skirt photo of this "woman", which quite clearly depicted where her penis used to be. I was appalled, as this happened before my first cup of caffeine!

[Kristy]

I have a 14 year old daughter who likes her, and I think she's great for that. Her song aren't about trying to get laid, they are sappy teen love songs. It isn't "ringtone rap", she can play the guitar and there are musicians playing on the CD. She writes her own songs, as awful as we think they are. My daughter like the whole album, not just the "one song she downloaded from iTunes 'cause the rest of it sucked".

Exactly. While Swift may be nothing than a tool for a failing music industry at least she projects a positive image and mannerisms for a teenage populace that seems to be losing that identity with itself. So her songs are more or less hollow renditions of boy/girl teen angst (as if Van Halen didn't do the same on tunes like Jamie's Crying) she not resorting to lame sexuality tactics (i.e., Brittany or Swift's pop country counterpart at the time Shania Twain) to sell her music. For that I commend her. Doesn't mean I'll listen to one of her tunes for over 0.3 seconds or say she more talented than what she appears but c'mon people, give the girl some credit.

[Blackflag]

Et tu, Kristy?

[Kristy]

I still see corporate rock still rules at the Grammies.

Best Rock Album - Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
(U2 – No Line on the Horizon)

How I wish this emo freak would drop dead

Dude, you're over 30, writing tunes about what it's like being in high school is kind of wearing thin.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Yeah, but she's got good taste in hockey teams....

[LEFTY is Gar's Bitch]

And as far as my daughter, I would rather her listen to Taylor Swift than Lady Gaga's songs about bisexuality... (she is rumored to be a hermaphrodite anyway....)

shes a herm...? hubby hangs out with a few of those.kinda strange when they insist on showing gary there junk.

[Kristy]

shes a herm...?

She's actually a puppet for the Illuminati

Lady Gaga, The Illuminati Puppet | The Vigilant Citizen

[Unchainme]

Yeah, but she's got good taste in hockey teams....

YouTube - Van Halen Cleveland Jump 2007

Wolfgang on the other hand has EXCELLENT taste in football teams. .

Was hilliarious to see several people from Pittsburgh sitting in front of me a row get sort of pissed at seeing him in the seal brown and burnt orange.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

LOL, not surprised at all....

[Terry]

Taylor Swift is not really good looking. She has awful phrasing, and can't carry a tune. But how is she different from any other teen idol over that past 50 years? Album of the year is a farce, I agree.

As for Beyonce and that trash ass video? The good Christian girl refers to herself/women as "it", humps the air and slaps her own ass in barely there hot pants. Yes, it's high art.

And somebody PLEASE explain the Lady Gaga phenomenon to me. cause I sure as fuck don't get it.

Don't really see much of anything special in any of the three mentioned above, truth be told.

They're all more or less Madonna-like to me, in that if any of them had to try and make it without overemphasizing the visual aspects of their 'talent'...well, the results would be less than stellar.