Slayer wins a Grammy

[metalkingdom]

Been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks now....

While watching the Grammys, I noticed a little ticker flash that stated Slayer won Best Metal something or another.

Just wanna say - AWESOME!!! \M/

Back in the mid 80's I used to bug the fuck out on Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood....never, ever would I have thought that this dark and evil band would go on to win such a coveted award. Congrats!

Now if they could just have Andy or CR produce them maybe I'd buy one of their new records...:Smug:

 

[Gnash]

I watched the grammys for the result, and must have been on the crapper, when they showed the win. So, I heard this on Hard attack just yesterday. This is fucking great! And Rick Rubin wins one for a "Dixie Chicks" album.

 

[KeithRT99]

they didn't televise the win.

i think it was kinda lame, mastodon should have won. But oh well, good for slayer.

 

[J the TyranT]

You see that E! was making fun of Mastodon for their style at the Grammys? Funniest shit Ive seen in awhile.

 

[Radd]

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5304

Best metal performance. How the hell do they determine that? Where did they perform this that made them win this category? I'm not saying they don't deserve any awards, sure they do, and congratulations to them, that's cool but The Grammys...what a joke. What a load of crap made up category.
"Maybe we should do a little something for metal fans so they don't complain that we're leaving them out."

 

[metalkingdom]

I don't think that's the case at all...

Maybe it's more like, "These guys played a huge part in the evolution of Heavy Metal music, they've been doing this for 25 years with hardly a compromise, and they deserve some recognition."

There aren't enough metal fans for NARAS to give a rat's ass about what we think.

 

[Radd]

Yeah, I'd like to think that's the case but who the hell knows with a show like that.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

I didn't know about that. That's great. While I'm not a real fan of Slayer I appreciate the way they do it and it's cool they're getting officially recognized. Although I'm surprised they showed up, they seem like a band that would have just said "fuck the Grammys!"

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Mastodon talent enough for a grammy? uke:

 

[gumplunger]

Mastodon talent enough for a grammy? uke:

Talent has nothing to do with the Grammys, but Mastodon has plenty of it.

At least Ministry didn't win. The song they were nominated for is absolutely atrocious.

 

[metalkingdom]

Talent has nothing to do with the Grammys

Wrong.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Wrong.

Need I remind you that they gave one to Milli Vanilli? Sure, the session vocalists were great, but the wrong guys got the award.

Or one to Jethro Tull for "Best Metal Performance."

Or one to Soundgarden for, yes, you guessed it, "Best Metal Performance" for that godawful plie of shit, "Spoonman."

Regarding the latter atrocity, I made a dedication on MuchMusic's (Canada's MTV) Power 30 show, to "The morons who gave 'Spoonman'the metal Grammy." The song was Wrathchild America: Surrounded by Idiots. Surprisingly enough, they played it.


Sometimes I wonder if the people who give out Grammys actually listen to music. ....The people who write for Rolling Stone magazine certainly don't.

-0z-

 

[metalkingdom]

Still based on talent.

 

[JBroll]

Go ahead and back up such assertions, especially in the face of contrary assertions, if you don't mind...

Jeff

 

[Nitronium Blood]

I want you guys to discuss Slayer's talent, or lack thereof.

Please.

 

[sparkyness]

Still based on talent.

Charles Dye won a grammy

.....I just had to.

 

[metalkingdom]

Charles Dye won a grammy

.....I just had to.

He's still talented. But it was really the song that got him there.

 

[sparkyness]

I think he's talented too, but I just had to be a smartarse as based on your previous comments about him, it's pretty evident how much you love the guy!