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1) Not watching any of the awards show on TV was something of a mistake, since the musical acts are always a little better than the actual awards. I actually forgot they were on and plowed ahead with my usual HBO Sunday night.
2) An album that I both like and actually own won a bunch of awards! Alison Krauss and Robert Plant swept a bunch of awards–including the top album of the year.
3) I still want to keep calling the Plant/Krauss album “Pounding Sand.”
4) Can I still hate Coldplay? Apparently Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow, the lead singer for the band, dropped some of the lyrics from Bruce’s “Working On A Dream” into their live performance.
5) “Q: Do you know how I know you’re gay? A: You like Coldplay.”
—from the movie 40 Year Old Virgin
6) Led Zeppelin never won a Grammy, hence Robert Plant’s comment: “In the old days we would have called this selling out.”
7) No Grammy love for Radiohead? Yeah, I can still hate Coldplay.
Bruce won best rock song for “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” even though the album that it’s on (“Magic) came out about 28 years ago.
9) Was Rihanna/Chris Brown cancellations/domestic violence arrest etc. a Grammy plan to stay viable–in line with fights and shootings at the Vibe annual hip hop awards?
10) I didn’t miss a thing. This is still the group that gave The Clash’s award for “London Calling” to Christopher Cross.
Bruce was nominated for two Grammy awards for “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”–one for best rock vocal and one for best rock song. Since the “Grammy year” runs from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 “Girls” release date qualifies it for this year’s awards–even though Bruce won for best rock song at last year’s show with a single from the same album.
The rock song category is tailor-made for a Bruce win, since he’s the old fogey up against the young and hip bands. (Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Kings of Leon, Coldplay) The Grammy’s are definitely into old and recognizable. As for Rock vocal he’s up against even older fogeys Paul McCartney and Neil Young, as well as newer Eddie Vedder and John Mayer.
Bruce has been on a Grammy roll in the minor genre categories in recent years, (shut out in the big album and song categories though.) I’d bet on two victories. After all, “Girls” is a much better song than “Radio Nowhere” that he won with last year. Oh, that’s right. Music doesn’t really enter into the calculus with these awards.
Amazed to see Robert Plant/Alison Krauss album “Raising Sand” nominated in the big album of the year category and their song “Please Read The Letter” nominated for record of the year. I don’t hold out much hope for them though. Great albums never win the Grammys.
