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Edward Taylor, Music Spotlight
February 20, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Music

The Grammys are hit or miss for any music critic especially myself, since I hear so many lesser known acts every year that usually blow most of the music industry?s top players out of the water. The Grammys as the years have gone on are less about awarding the best music out there but instead a popularity contest of who gets the most plays on Pandora or whose music was featured in more Honda commercials. I could write an entire article on my animosity towards, ?music?s biggest night,? but the reality is that sadly artists such as Katy Perry and Coldplay will always win out since there music is the only songs average listeners hear.

When the Grammys finally turn the corner I always realize how easily I lose track of time. It seems like I?ve been listening to Bruno Mars? single, ?Grenade,? on the radio for the past three years, so I was shocked when it was nominated record of the year this past week. In fact most of the songs and albums that graced the nomination lists I felt have been out much longer than they actually have been. Especially Adele?s, ?21,? which I was certain had been barraging my ear drums on the way to campus every day since the cavemen invented fire, so I was surprised when she swept the Grammy?s leaving with more gold than a hooker on a pirate ship.

I may not be a fan of Adele, simply because I?ve heard each of her singles countless times over the car radio, but I wasn?t surprised when she walked away sweeping every category that she had been nominated. She may not be the greatest artist, but she certainly was the best majorly popular artist of the year.

One highlight of the night was seeing Skrillex walk away with two Grammys, one for ?Best Dance/Electronica Album.? Which I was shocked that the award show actually had two categories dedicated to the genre, since pure electronic music can still be considered less mainstream since Deadmau5 and Kaskade really don?t grace major radio stations unless in a collaboration with an artist such as J Cole or T-Pain. Skrillex definitely deserved to win over Deadmau5?s, ?4?4=12? which I felt was a lackluster album.

Where the Grammys really lost me was the winner of Best New Artist Bon Iver. Never even hearing of the artist I immediately did a YouTube search to see why this artist won over The Band Perry. I was shocked when I heard Iver?s songs featured high pitched wailing, especially for a man, which are so piercing that I cannot even make out most of his lyrics and leaves me killing my computer?s speakers to stop the pain. I?ll admit Iver puts out some solid instrumentals, but Iver?s vocals are just unforgivable. Especially since I get the feeling his music is meant to be relaxing but instead leaves me cringing in anguish. I never thought I?d say Nicki Minaj deserved to win a Grammy over an actual winner, and the fact that this artist beat out Radiohead in the ?Best Alternative Album? just makes my blood boil.

I have a lot of complaints over this year?s Grammys but it just isn?t even worth putting into writing. There are so many great groups that go undiscovered such as Scattered Trees, but every year groups like the Foo Fighters dominate their categories every year. The only artists I was truly happy to see win was Skrillex and Adele, and everyone else I just don?t have the energy to contest. I also thought R Kelly was dead for some odd? reason, so it was nice to see his name pop up a few times.

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