Slayer doesn't deserve a grammy!

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imported_cinder

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Are you F-ing kidding me!?

! Slayer won Best Metal Performance this year at the Grammy Awards. For those of you who listen to metal and keep up with great bands around the genre, Slayer is not in that top list. Too many other bands to speak of.

I have been saying that the Grammy Awards have been out of touch with true musical talent for years. Did the nominee's even get their music listened to by the voters? Doubt it. Slayer was the most recognizable name so it got the vote. Seems that As I Lay Dying should have easily won the Grammy for their song Nothing Left. Even Radiohead lost. Many people would agree with me including the lead singer of AILD. Here are a couple of links backing up my point of view.

AILD Lead Singer Blog

Headbanger's Ball Blog

Edit: Forgot to add links..oops.
 
LtPage1

LtPage1

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Who cares? The Grammys are a joke for any genre not solidly in the Top 40 at the time.
 
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LikeLinus

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Originally posted by: cinder
Are you F-ing kidding me!?

! Slayer won Best Metal Performance this year at the Grammy Awards. For those of you who listen to metal and keep up with great bands around the genre, Slayer is not in that top list. Too many other bands to speak of.

I have been saying that the Grammy Awards have been out of touch with true musical talent for years. Did the nominee's even get their music listened to by the voters? Doubt it. Slayer was the most recognizable name so it got the vote. Seems that As I Lay Dying should have easily won the Grammy for their song Nothing Left. Even Radiohead lost. Many people would agree with me including the lead singer of AILD. Here are a couple of links backing up my point of view.

AILD Lead Singer Blog

Headbanger's Ball Blog

Edit: Forgot to add links..oops.
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Wait a second - The lead singer of As I Lay Dying would agree with you that he should have won? No way?!?!?!?!?!?!? LOL That's just stupid.

Machine Head should have won. Their album was far better than anyone else on that list.
 
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davestar

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Machine Head should have won. Their album was far better than anyone else on that list.
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so true. machine head has been around for over 15 years and just put out possibly the best album of their career. AILD is cliched metalcore
 
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LikeLinus

Lifer
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Originally posted by: alien42
hmmm, which is a bigger joke...

the grammys or metal
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Stick with your bubblegum pop and don't trip on your skirt on your way out the door Nancy.
 
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AlienCraft

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Nov 23, 2002
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Originally posted by: cinder
Are you F-ing kidding me!?

! Slayer won Best Metal Performance this year at the Grammy Awards. For those of you who listen to metal and keep up with great bands around the genre, Slayer is not in that top list. Too many other bands to speak of.

I have been saying that the Grammy Awards have been out of touch with true musical talent for years. Did the nominee's even get their music listened to by the voters? Doubt it. Slayer was the most recognizable name so it got the vote. Seems that As I Lay Dying should have easily won the Grammy for their song Nothing Left. Even Radiohead lost. Many people would agree with me including the lead singer of AILD. Here are a couple of links backing up my point of view.

AILD Lead Singer Blog

Headbanger's Ball Blog

Edit: Forgot to add links..oops.
Click to expand...

Do you even know how The Grammy's are decided upon?

Here's your answer, become a member of NARAS , vote, the STFU.


It's been years since I've voted in that category, but like most things awarded, people who have been passed over in times past, usually get one when they're not at the top of their game, simply to keep apperances up. Also, they could've received just 500 votes, but still be enough to wn if no one else votes in that category.
And the Music Business is NOTHING if not about apperances.
 
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LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Originally posted by: cinder
Are you F-ing kidding me!?

! Slayer won Best Metal Performance this year at the Grammy Awards. For those of you who listen to metal and keep up with great bands around the genre, Slayer is not in that top list. Too many other bands to speak of.

I have been saying that the Grammy Awards have been out of touch with true musical talent for years. Did the nominee's even get their music listened to by the voters? Doubt it. Slayer was the most recognizable name so it got the vote. Seems that As I Lay Dying should have easily won the Grammy for their song Nothing Left. Even Radiohead lost. Many people would agree with me including the lead singer of AILD. Here are a couple of links backing up my point of view.

AILD Lead Singer Blog

Headbanger's Ball Blog

Edit: Forgot to add links..oops.
Click to expand...

Do you even know how The Grammy's are decided upon?

Here's your answer, become a member of NARAS , vote, the STFU.


It's been years since I've voted in that category, but like most things awarded, people who have been passed over in times past, usually get one when they're not at the top of their game, simply to keep apperances up. Also, they could've received just 500 votes, but still be enough to wn if no one else votes in that category.
And the Music Business is NOTHING if not about apperances.
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That's nice and all, but you do realize that Slayer won last year also. It wasn't a gift grammy because of their lack of winning before.
 
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alien42

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: alien42
hmmm, which is a bigger joke...

the grammys or metal
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Stick with your bubblegum pop and don't trip on your skirt on your way out the door Nancy.
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in the past year i have seen Mastadon, Boris and Jesu live.

needless to say my music knowledge will trump yours any day of the week.
 
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LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: alien42
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: alien42
hmmm, which is a bigger joke...

the grammys or metal
Click to expand...

Stick with your bubblegum pop and don't trip on your skirt on your way out the door Nancy.
Click to expand...
in the past year i have seen Mastadon, Boris and Jesu live.

needless to say my music knowledge will trump yours any day of the week.
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Holy shit dude! You're a regular roadie!!! How the hell do you keep a day job? There's no way you could work with all those shows you've seen!!!!

What an idiot.
 
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Farang

Lifer
Jul 7, 2003
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Everybody gets a grammy.. aside from Barack Obama I think there are some other strange picks this year.
 
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spidey07

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Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: cinder
I see 10 votes that Slayer deserved the win yet no posts defending them...
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Have you ever played Reign in Blood by slayer on guitar hero? It's seriously hard. Slayer has some great talent and deserved the win.
 
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davestar

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: cinder
I see 10 votes that Slayer deserved the win yet no posts defending them...
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Have you ever played Reign in Blood by slayer on guitar hero? It's seriously hard. Slayer has some great talent and deserved the win.
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oh jesus...
 
Nitemare

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: cinder
I see 10 votes that Slayer deserved the win yet no posts defending them...
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Have you ever played Reign in Blood by slayer on guitar hero? It's seriously hard. Slayer has some great talent and deserved the win.
Click to expand...

oh jesus...
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lol, guitar hero defense....


just lol

Metalhead was the best of those 3, but there were far better metalbands that don't get the credit they deserve
 
BW86

BW86

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Are you comparing As I Lay Dying to Slayer? ahahahahahahahahaah that's just too funny
 
waffleironhead

waffleironhead

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I just listened to all the songs nominated and they go like this from best to worst. I cant say as I have heard any of these songs before. So this was my first time hearing all of them.

1)Final Six - Slayer

2)Never Ending Hill - King Diamond
3)Redemption - Shadows Fall
4)Aesthetics Of Hate - Machine Head
5)Nothing Left - As I Lay Dying
 
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AlienCraft

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Nov 23, 2002
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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Originally posted by: cinder
Are you F-ing kidding me!?

! Slayer won Best Metal Performance this year at the Grammy Awards. For those of you who listen to metal and keep up with great bands around the genre, Slayer is not in that top list. Too many other bands to speak of.

I have been saying that the Grammy Awards have been out of touch with true musical talent for years. Did the nominee's even get their music listened to by the voters? Doubt it. Slayer was the most recognizable name so it got the vote. Seems that As I Lay Dying should have easily won the Grammy for their song Nothing Left. Even Radiohead lost. Many people would agree with me including the lead singer of AILD. Here are a couple of links backing up my point of view.

AILD Lead Singer Blog

Headbanger's Ball Blog

Edit: Forgot to add links..oops.
Click to expand...

Do you even know how The Grammy's are decided upon?

Here's your answer, become a member of NARAS , vote, the STFU.


It's been years since I've voted in that category, but like most things awarded, people who have been passed over in times past, usually get one when they're not at the top of their game, simply to keep apperances up. Also, they could've received just 500 votes, but still be enough to wn if no one else votes in that category.
And the Music Business is NOTHING if not about apperances.
Click to expand...

That's nice and all, but you do realize that Slayer won last year also. It wasn't a gift grammy because of their lack of winning before.
Click to expand...

See !! I am out of it!
 
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LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
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Originally posted by: AlienCraft
See !! I am out of it!
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I think they main and only reason they won is name recognition. Even non-metal listeners have heard of slayer. Not many people outside of the metal community know who the other bands are. People just check the box.
 
MetalMat

MetalMat

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Originally posted by: davestar
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Machine Head should have won. Their album was far better than anyone else on that list.
Click to expand...

so true. machine head has been around for over 15 years and just put out possibly the best album of their career. AILD is cliched metalcore
Click to expand...

I like to bring a pillow to machine head shows, their repetitive rifts put me to sleep.
 
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