The Grammys and the current state of music in my ears

Last night was the 52nd Grammy awards. I was very excited going into the event. Mostly I was excited to see several of the performances, and to a certain extent I was excited to see who would win the coveted prizes. The evening started out with one of my currently favorite performers, Lady Gaga. Now, I must point out that within our household Mother has blamed me for the persistence of Gaga's music being played by my Father. In retrospect I am not surprised that he has become drawn to her as well. She is very much a modern day mix of all the past female performers that he has taken a liking to. Her performance, however, was nothing really special (Elton John being there was pretty cool) but all in all I have to admit I saw nothing awesome in it. Little did I know that this was just a precursor for the entire show.

There was absolutely nothing during the show that was really worth my time. Pink's mid air spinning performance was by far the best, not in the theatrics of it, but her vocals were tremendous. Also, as I mentioned earlier, the actual awards left quite a bit to be desired. I am a little sick of Beyonce and Taylor Swift winning everything, but I completely understand their success. The biggest problem that I had with the awards came during the Rock section. When the nominees for these awards were announced it was like traveling back 20 years or so. The nominees were bands like Bruce Springstein, U2, Bon Jovi, Slayer, Megadeth, and others from past glory. It is time that the Grammys begin to discover todays rock scene and the bands who are influential now. Not only was I disappointed by this, but also, the amount of time that winners were given to speak after their names were announced was just ridiculous. In the end, the whole show was a let down and I want nothing more to do with it.

Today's music scene is a mix up and mash up of several different genres coming together and forcing themselves on one another. Now, I completely understand and acknowledge that my tastes in music are a bit off the wall and tend to trend more towards the masses. However, I am prepared to share with you the different bands and styles of music I think are going to be fairly popular in the near future.

In the past I have been both right on track with the way the music world is trending, and also way off base at the same time. As my roomates can attest to I tend to be somewhat ahead of the curve in certain areas and bands. So, it is in this same mindset that I point you all towards the musical stylings of Ke$ha. Right now she is the person I am looking towards having a spectacular year in the music biz. She is somewhat known already, but as her other songs continue to come out, I think her star is only going to rise.

Also, in more of a long shot, I would ask you to check out the Millionaires. I mentioned them in my previous post as I came upon them when doing my google searches and research on the emo and scene kids. The Millionaires have a sound and style that is very interesting to me. They are somewhat brash and crude, while at the same time easily mixing the sounds of several other bands who are popular today.

Another person I want to touch on is someone who has been around for a while. Micheal Buble. Micheal has been around and is extremely popular already, but until about a week ago I had not heard any of his music before. There is something oddly hypnotic to his voice and ability to string his words together in such a way that it truly makes me want to listen to him more and more. I would say that I definitely look for him to have a great year, but he has already had greatness and honestly I expect nothing else from him.

Finally, I bring to you CLIPSE. CLIPSE has been my favorite rap group since high school and are primarily the only rap that I listen to at all anymore. They are twin brothers who have a sort of confidence and in your face style to their lyrics that especially appeals to me. They have quite a bit of critical acclaim, but hopefully their popularity will rise and they will get the notice they deserve as more and more people like me mention them and continue to spread word of their abilities.


I know that this has been a bit long winded and more than likely unimportant to most of you, but as this is my blog, I will write what I want and if you are still reading then I hope you enjoyed the pictures at least. I urge you to check out the bands I have mentioned above, and even if you dont like any of them I hope that in your searching you might find just one band or new style of music that appeals to you and makes anything Ive saind worth while. Thanks for reading.