Comments on: Grammy Nominations Christen James Blunt As The Middling One-Hit Wonder Of 2006

By: barrister

barrister — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:18:39 +0000

Terribly gauche of me, I know, but I actually like James Blunt.

By: antistar

antistar — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:56:00 +0000

There are a few good artists nominated, but overall these nominations show how bad music was this year and how out of touch the Grammy Committee still is.

By: mreasy

mreasy — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:57:12 +0000

The thing I hate most about James Blunt is not that his music is the blandest pap around…it’s that he doesn’t even have the respect for his audience to be good-looking. At least John Mayer, who is Dylan, Hendrix, and Jagger combined compared to this waste of a five o’ clock shadow, has the decency to be super-hot while thrusting evils like “Your Body Is A Wonderland” on the world.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:41:35 +0000

One more annoyance: how did Gnarls's "Crazy" get nominated for record of the year (deserved) but not song of the year (even more deserved)? How is a song covered by about 20 artists not among the year's biggest songwriting accomplishments? Pfft.

By: Miss Harvill

Miss Harvill — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:22:30 +0000

The Pussycat Dolls got a nomination for best pop whatever– aside from the fact that their music is revolting I didn’t know they even actually “sing”. Aren’t they just animatronic Burlesque Barbie dolls? Smells a little Vanilli.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:39:25 +0000

P.S. I love how the Grammy.com page – which is supposed to be a straight press release – refers to Blunt as a “rock troubadour.” There’s at least two things wrong with that.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:33:43 +0000

Was 2006 really that bad?

Yes, it really was.

Mary's nominations are mostly deserved. But I'll bet the Dixie Chicks will actually win a higher percentage of their awards. Remember the year India.Arie got seven or eight nods and came home with nothing?

By: BillRocksCleveland

BillRocksCleveland — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:48:11 +0000

Man, those are some awful rock nominations. Best solo performance -- Beck, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Neil Young, Tom Petty? Best group performance -- Coldplay, Raconteurs, The Fray, RHCP, and u2/Green Day? The only saving grace is that Wolfmother got one nod, and I saw The Flaming Lips got a couple as well.

Was 2006 really that bad?

By: The Mozfather

The Mozfather — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:33:46 +0000

As Linda Richman would say, “Here’s a topic: The Grammy’s ‘Best New Artist’ is neither ‘Best’ nor ‘New’ nor an ‘Artist’. Discuss.”