Arcade Fire wins album of the year 2011, NARAS Grammys

[Frenchie Smith]

Originally Posted by whitecat

So Awesome!!!
LMBO
(Laughing Me Bollocks Off!)

[rectifier]

Originally Posted by whitecat

Amazing!!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Chris Lago

<snip> ...Ok ok I'm moving on! All the best to you guys.

It takes a strong minded person to keep that "high road" mindset.

Originally Posted by Chris Lago

I want Glam Rock to come back... There I said it.

...or, maybe not.

Originally Posted by Happy Musicfan

It takes immense willpower to a totally exit a thread like that. I and others try, and often fail at it. Why ? Because the subject matter is at the core of our being and spirit ! We are a family of sensitive, creative artists who love music. Fanatically. ----- It just would be nice to have a greater multitude of mainstream options than the false choice of : 'Arcade Fire, Bieber, Gaga, Eminem or Katy Perry'. I wish the media lens could zoom out just a little.

So true; having the willpower is key!

[Chaellus]

I was surprised that they were even there in the first place...I said to myself...real music finally makes its way to the grammy's and they totally deserve that award. Ive listened to their music from the beginining and to be honest their previous albums were better, but their latest is still miles above most of what aired at the grammies...avett brothers and muse though i dont like them were among the others..that took me by surprise.

[Happy Musicfan]

Originally Posted by Frenchie Smith

This year saw Neil Young, Muse, Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Them Crooked Vultures winning Grammys!!
In my world this is huge.
I produce rock records that actually feature musicians playing together, they also write their own material,so to have the Grammys show favour that is inspiring me, I love real bands, real performances, and lifer artists.
When Katy Perry or Justin Bieber lose a Grammy, they are ok, they sell tons of records!! They are great performers, yeild hooky singles, but ain't album of the year quality.

When Arcade Fire win a Grammy, real musicians and rock bands have a lot of hope.

+1. It's now an expanded mainstream music scene.

[Happy Musicfan]

Originally Posted by GREENFENDR

How about Arcade Fire playing the 2nd song (which seemed like it was completely off the cuff, the hosts/production didn't seem to know what was going on) to play a song about selling out. 'Business men will drink my blood, like the kids in art school said they would'.

I tended to knock Arcade Fire for their lack of melodic depth, but they *are* melodic minimalists it seems (hopefully not entirely & forever). But their concepts, themes, imagery and lyrics are EXCELLENT. ----- The Arcade Fire - Ready To Start Lyrics -----

[scoring4films]

Here's a interesting insider's view (their manager's) of Arcade Fire's appearance on the Grammys. "they own their own masters and copyrights" Awesome.


http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.p...fires-manager/

[MBishopSFX]

Originally Posted by scoring4films

Here's a interesting insider's view (their manager's) of Arcade Fire's appearance on the Grammys. "they own their own masters and copyrights" Awesome.


http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.p...fires-manager/

Many releases are now licensed rather than backed by a label. That's more the norm than the exception these days.

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[88fingerz]

Originally Posted by Chris Lago

Katy Perry deserve to win since they're not trying to sound like anyone else

Katy Perry's big hit song (chorus notably) is a direct ripoff of the New Radikals' "Get What You Give".