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Grammy Disillusionment - When Did it Hit You?

#121
I have learned a lot from everyone. Thanks for sharing your views. The surprising takeaway for me is the large number that say they have NEVER been enchanted by the Grammy's. As I shared above, I personally was excited by the awards when I was a tween, but then discovered many of the negative aspects (many outlined in great detail here) as I grew up. I wasn't really considering the award show itself when I posted. That seems to be something that people hold in the same light as the awards themselves. Another takeaway is that no one has replied that has won one or would like be considered to win one.
 
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#122
To be fair, they aren't normally claiming "Best" - the award names are more like "Record of the Year" which by definition celebrates the work's broad impact at a point in time. There are a few "Best" awards, like "Best New Artist" but those address impact at a point in time by definition otherwise.

I'm not exactly a Grammy champion here, but I do think many of you are criticizing the event for reasons outside of the intent of the organizers. I'm just not hearing anyone say that Dua Lipa is putting out the best music they ever heard, or even that the music is better than anything else in that year. It's something different.
 
#124
There is a difference between not liking the grammies and not liking popular music. You can be bored and tweaked by the grammies but still like (some) popular music. I think it's stupid. TV is stupid. Awards ceremonies are stupid. Then again, many times I am stupid too.
 
#129
Been a music lover for 60+ years, and I'm sure I skipped the majority of them. The shows I watched were a real mixed bag. Once in awhile a great live performance, which is kind of unique since it's delivered to a roomful of peers who have also had significant commercial success. But for every bright spot there is a whole lot of dumb and pointless. I'm not against awards shows in the arts, it's nice to have panelists and peers acknowledge your hard work, but it really serves no other useful purpose. I'm good with the highlight reels.
 
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#131
As the recipient of a few Emmys—and someone who has voted for Best Anything—I have to admit I’m feeling defensive.

At its core, these things are like office parties—really just a day where a bunch of coworkers get together to say “good job” and celebrate some work that we ourselves found inspiring. The idea that they should be made into mass entertainment and broadcast on network TV, or used as any kind of yardstick to measure the value of art—that’s where disillusionment happens. Everybody—including us deplorable entertainment industry types—knows that that can only be measured by the audience we reach, and touch.

In short: awards shows are not for you, they’re for us. I’m proud of the work I did that garnered bling, and was honored to be recognized by my peers.

As for the general public…if I do my job right, it’s invisible to y’all.

Bassamatic said:
Please! Grammys are just one of the most obvious - There are NO awards shows that are worthwhile. They are and have been from their inception a tool to draw attention to selected people and products. The Oscars were invented to pump the flagging movie industry and the rest have followed.

The awards really mean nothing (See Simpsons clip). All selected by a bunch of bigwigs sitting around a table. Do you know anyone that has voted for Best Anything?
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bmusic said:
As the recipient of a few Emmys—and someone who has voted for Best Anything—I have to admit I’m feeling defensive.

At its core, these things are like office parties—really just a day where a bunch of coworkers get together to say “good job” and celebrate some work that we ourselves found inspiring. The idea that they should be made into mass entertainment and broadcast on network TV, or used as any kind of yardstick to measure the value of art—that’s where disillusionment happens. Everybody—including us deplorable entertainment industry types—knows that that can only be measured by the audience we reach, and touch.

In short: awards shows are not for you, they’re for us. I’m proud of the work I did that garnered bling, and was honored to be recognized by my peers.

As for the general public…if I do my job right, it’s invisible to y’all.
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I was hoping to hear from an actual Award winner. Thanks for sharing.
 
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I guess they are meaningful to artists that are awarded one as it represents recognition by their industry. But for me as John Q. Public, no, I don't care one way or the other. Grammys and Oscars and whatever other awards have zero impact on my life. They mean as much to me as the logging industry recognizing an employee with a 25 year safety record.
 
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HolmeBass said:
But wasn’t it great when she won that Grammy? Every once in a while they get one right.
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Yes, it was!
I just wish the little young haters would have given her a listen.

When I was a kid, I listened to the pop music of the day, just wasn't enamored with it like my peers. Like when the Beatles White Album came out, my friends hated it, I loved it. Like my friends were listening to Tommy Roe, I was listening to this new to me band, The Mothers Of Invention and there new album Freak Out! Or the time I found an album in a trash can, In a Silent Way by Miles Davis :) To me I could still listen to pop music but at an early age I found it was best not to limit my music intake :)
 
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