2011 Grammy Awards Viewing Thread

[BoMac]

OK, I am still on a fucking high.

Arcade Fire is my favourite band and to see them win was awesome. I screamed so loud when I heard they won. I just can't believe it, because I was convinced that the Academy would give it to Eminem or something.

I was underwhelmed with Month of May, not the choice itself, but it seemed like there was something wrong with the mixing. I saw them live twice last year and Month of May sounded great both times.

It was great to see them close with Ready To Start, though.

I'm so happy. I love you all.

 

[lazarus]

Tonight is a night for CANADIANS!!

 

[BoMac]

Tonight is a night for CANADIANS!!

Spoiler

I apologise on behalf of Canada for Bieber and Drake.

 

[Saracene]

Wow didn't expect Arcade Fire to win, they're a kind of band that's usually nominated to make the list look good and then just get Best Alternative award. The Suburbs didn't do much for me but then I don't feel particularly strongly about any album in that category.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

OK, I am still on a fucking high.

Arcade Fire is my favourite band and to see them win was awesome. I screamed so loud when I heard they won. I just can't believe it, because I was convinced that the Academy would give it to Eminem or something.

I was underwhelmed with Month of May, not the choice itself, but it seemed like there was something wrong with the mixing. I saw them live twice last year and Month of May sounded great both times.

It was great to see them close with Ready To Start, though.

I'm so happy. I love you all.

^ditto! Awesome end to the show with Ready to Start.. And yeah, Month of May seemed off somehow.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I don't know how its possible to lose best alternative album but win album of the year, but I love both albums so fuck it.

Black keys and arcade fire both bring home grammys... park slope just collectively "meh'd"

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I don't know how its possible to lose best alternative album but win album of the year, but I love both albums so fuck it.

Black keys and arcade fire both bring home grammys... park slope just collectively "meh'd"

Perhaps they felt either of two things:

Black Keys better defined 'alternative'

They felt pity for the Black Keys (much in the sense of Taylor Swift winning female VMA, Beyonce winning best video, Kanye doing his preemptive stupidity)

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Perhaps they felt either of two things:

Black Keys better defined 'alternative'

They felt pity for the Black Keys (much in the sense of Taylor Swift winning female VMA, Beyonce winning best video, Kanye doing his preemptive stupidity)

maybe

Spoiler

or perhaps marshall mathers and ladies gaga and antebelum split the vote, leaving room for our canadian bretheran to swoop in and steal the award, much in the same way that u2 and dylan split the vote in 2002... naaaaaah they probably felt pity for them

 

[gvox]

But seriously. That Lady Antebellum song. It's a massive rip off. When I walked into the room as they were performing it, I honestly thought it was a cover at first

You're absolutely right, but you shoulda used the radio edit of Eye In The Sky to make your point

 

[gvox]

The answer is yes, I would marry her

Get in line pal.

Oh, wait, you were talking about Miley Cyrus. Ok, carry on then..she's all yours.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

maybe

Spoiler

or perhaps marshall mathers and ladies gaga and antebelum split the vote, leaving room for our canadian bretheran to swoop in and steal the award, much in the same way that u2 and dylan split the vote in 2002... naaaaaah they probably felt pity for them

Relax, wasn't that serious about them feeling pity.

 

[gvox]

I dont know if I'm pointing out the obvious here

YouTube - The Muppet Show with guest Elton John

Nah I got that too...but I don't think Cee Lo's puppets were actually Muppets (unless they've changed drastically!)...from afar, they looked sortof like them but they weren't the actual Muppets.

But the message/nod/homage was there, for sure.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Nah I got that too...but I don't think Cee Lo's puppets were actually Muppets (unless they've changed drastically!)...from afar, they looked sortof like them but they weren't the actual Muppets.

But the message/nod/homage was there, for sure.

they were from jim henson's studio. his son gave them permission.

 

[gvox]

I'm having that same thought. Hopefully some of those people will stick around for their second song.

I don't think there was a single soul in the building other than the groupies in the front pit. There were zero crowd shots apres 11:15

 

[gvox]

they were from jim henson's studio. his son gave them permission.

Ah! Cool..my memories of The Muppets are clearly pretty dated like 20+ years.

 

[lazarus]

Pitchfork reports:

Kanye West Tweeted, #Arcade fire!!!!!!!!!! There is hope!!! I feel like we all won when something like this happens! FUCKING AWESOME!


Yeezy taught them.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

just in case anyone missed the show, here's a great summary by LA news reporter Serene Branson

YouTube - Serene Branson Grammy Intro

 

[Lila64]

 

[ryancoke71]

WTF??????

 

[gvox]

WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK WAS THAT??

She didn't say a single intelligible word after "well a very very heavy..."

The rest was just pure gibberish!

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Kanye Kanye Kanye.

Heard about that last night. Pretty funny.

 

[Jive Turkey]

You're absolutely right, but you shoulda used the radio edit of Eye In The Sky to make your point

Hahaha you're probably right




Also, this warms my heart: http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/

 

[BoMac]

just in case anyone missed the show, here's a great summary by LA news reporter Serene Branson

YouTube - Serene Branson Grammy Intro

CBS Reporter Has Possible Stroke On Air At Grammys

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

oh no.. that's awful... Hope she is ok

 

[LuckyNumber7]

In other news, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray should've won Best Rap Album.

Fleeced by Mr. Mathers.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

I rather liked that B.o.B./Bruno/Janelle Monae performance last night, that was pretty fun.

It's a pleasant-enough, bland pop song.

The first I'd ever heard it was on the post-Super Bowl Glee episode, and it wasn't until tonight that I knew it was a Lady Antebellum song.

Wow, seriously?

Consider yourself lucky to have been sheltered, then, 'cause when I lived in South Dakota, as well as here in Iowa, the local top 40 (and country, too, of course, according to my mom who has to hear that stuff at work sometimes) stations played the freakin' hell out of that song nearly the whole of last year. Heck, they're still playing it in fairly heavy rotation.

That Twitter thing with "The Suburbs" is hilariously sad. Oh, man.

Scary story about the reporter, too, yikes. Hope she'll be all right.

Angela

 

[U2BROTHR]

do you guys honestly think it was the best album of the year?

yes!

 

[U2BROTHR]

Pitchfork reports:

Kanye West Tweeted, #Arcade fire!!!!!!!!!! There is hope!!! I feel like we all won when something like this happens! FUCKING AWESOME!


Yeezy taught them.

The band’s [Arcade Fire] success was so widely celebrated that even Kanye West, usually seen interrupting award shows to say who should have won, Tweeted that Arcade Fire’s victory gave him “hope” and that “I feel like we all won when something like this happens.

 

[bollox]

Pitchfork reports:

Kanye West Tweeted, #Arcade fire!!!!!!!!!! There is hope!!! I feel like we all won when something like this happens! FUCKING AWESOME!


Yeezy taught them.

Dude's already got his acceptance speech prepped for next year's Grammys.

 

[gvox]

CBS Reporter Has Possible Stroke On Air At Grammys

Oh, well I can't edit my outburst. Hope she's ok, a stroke isn't funny at all.