As someone who takes music seriously
and tends to follow artists who are not well known, the Grammy's and
other popular music award shows usually just bother me because they
seems like more of a popularity contest. Bon Iver said it best when
he mentioned how a lot of great artists that deserve to be nominated
are not there.
You can't really blame them though.
There are only a few spots in each category and thousands of artists
fighting for those positions. Not to mention the fact that people's
interest in music varies so vastly. In the end, it's the ones that
appeal to the greatest number of people who are then nominated and
may go on to win the award.
Overall I enjoyed the show and think
they did a nice job with it. It seemed like there were more
performances than actual awards. I counted about 3 awards in the
first hour and half. What I liked about this show was how they
really had something for everyone. The represented many different
genres of music and eras of music. I think a lot of times the older
generation doesn't get into it because it's just the new hip music
that the kids are listening to, but this year they had several
performers from the older generation.
I could go into individual reviews of
each performance and award choice, and believe me, I have opinions,
but I think I stay away from that angle and just focus on the big
picture. At the 2012 Grammys music was celebrated and there were no
major mishaps or controversies. Artists were grateful and I think
most people went home happy. It's not really about who wins or loses
rather it's a show that features what was most notable in the past
year of music.
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