tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4005960918403377429..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Why I didn't watch the Grammys By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16002508012728487652019-02-13T13:40:47.977-08:002019-02-13T13:40:47.977-08:00I think that the Grammy Awards and their relevance...I think that the Grammy Awards and their relevance are fading into the past just like radio, Billboard and Radio & Records magazines and owning a stereo with big speakers. All this stuff was tied in with the whole business of records themselves. After all, the awards are named after the machine that we used to play records on. They were such an important part of our lives but they're gone. It's over. Records and everything that went along with them are now just a memory...a great memory....from days gone by.John Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534701157125020415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37878249109197193452019-02-12T17:40:40.493-08:002019-02-12T17:40:40.493-08:00The Grammy's which is now a Defacto People'...The Grammy's which is now a Defacto People's Choice Award is still probably better at picking winners then it was in the 20th Century and 00's.When Hendrix,Aretha,Stones,The Who,The Beatles were the dominant cultural force they were rewarding Grammy's to things like Tony Bennett and Mel Torme sings the Bossa Nova. And the 90s and 00's most year seemed to be used to give make up Grammy's for popular artists they ignored at their peak in the 60's and 70's.Grover Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28936002603078761122019-02-12T14:56:29.805-08:002019-02-12T14:56:29.805-08:00I'm always amazed that when I do find a much y...I'm always amazed that when I do find a much younger artist that I like; it's their 9th cd or somesuch number.<br />But I was also amazed to stumble on the story of The Hard Rock Park, (circa 2008) in Myrtle Beach and its ultimate demise. I generally try to keep up with music, but today was the very first I've heard one word about it. Certainly hey would have only offered a Disney-fied music experience; but they seemed to have gonads, taking things in various weird directions....following some links in the story will bring you to pics of the "Eat-Me Diner" and the "Whac-A-Boyband" game. Hutzpah indeed!<br /><br />https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/vbwbmd/hard-rock-theme-park-ten-years-later-global-financial-crisis<br /><br />I just wanna know who got the 80-foot tall neon guitar ;>)DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80089284036318580232019-02-12T12:51:24.272-08:002019-02-12T12:51:24.272-08:00I'm relaxed. I wasn't hating on her. As an...I'm relaxed. I wasn't hating on her. As an atheist, I'm entitled to my opinion. I'm sure religious folks would have plenty to say if someone got on stage and made a speech telling everyone there's no god.<br /><br />And I maintain that it's funny she believes god helped her win an award.<br /><br />Let's agree to disagree. :)Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40008403719442333692019-02-12T11:00:44.441-08:002019-02-12T11:00:44.441-08:00I share with most commenters the dislike for rap, ...I share with most commenters the dislike for rap, but one song turned me into a fan for a small sub-genre of rap. It was the song used in Breaking Bad for a montage.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiQ7S38nKog Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59378274731966067912019-02-12T10:22:46.111-08:002019-02-12T10:22:46.111-08:00And the hate on Letitia, her speech, and/or God? S...And the hate on Letitia, her speech, and/or God? She's a kid dude. An extremely talented kid who is experiencing things like award shows for the first time at a young age. Relax. Myleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139984409445302062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40426506447903688502019-02-12T09:55:00.156-08:002019-02-12T09:55:00.156-08:00Thanks, Pat Reeder, for replying to my query. Thanks, Pat Reeder, for replying to my query. tavmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68138810240353598672019-02-12T09:33:49.427-08:002019-02-12T09:33:49.427-08:00I don't see how the opening line was irrelevan...I don't see how the opening line was irrelevant. It was a tongue in cheek response to Ken saying he's not into hip-hop.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27943305203364386662019-02-12T08:17:19.967-08:002019-02-12T08:17:19.967-08:00I think part of the problem of us not knowing what...I think part of the problem of us not knowing what is going on today, is how music is released. 'Back-n-da-day if someone was releasing an "album", there was articles, press releases, and since only a few places make albums/cassettes/8-track, there wasn't a constant flow of "album" releases. So when something was released by big artists, it was note worthy. People who read the trades, listened to radio, knew dates of releases. Knew when to go to the record store and plop down the $7.99 for an album or $0.99 for 45.<br />I hope I die before I get old....<br /> Now tracks are released with a click of a mouse, can't keep track of it. Our tastes haven't changed, music has, and we don't want to spend the time to catch up when we can crank CCR from one of the 3 mediums we own of their work. Who doesn't remember getting an album, and sitting down with friends to listen to it, everyone taking turns reading the album cover, and possible lyrics in the sleeve. Now it is all ear buds.<br /> My father had a different taste in music. My son has different taste in music. Such is life. Kids don't even want stereos anymore. That was a milestone in our lives.<br /> Buddy Guy lamented about the Blues, people can only hear it an hour or 2 a week on special programs on the radio. He won best blues album, and is there any air play? <br />Thank you for your audience, and $0.05, you can keep the change.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67389658624561262052019-02-12T08:06:21.856-08:002019-02-12T08:06:21.856-08:00I've never watched the Grammys because my inte...I've never watched the Grammys because my interests are largely confined to traditional and classical music. However, one of my friends was nominated one year in an engineering category, and so he went in person. It was the year O BROTHER, WHERE ARE THOU? was up for a bunch of awards, and out onto the stage came Ralph Stanley to sing "Oh, Death". My friend thought he was the only one in the audience who knew who he was. Sad, if true. He said Stanley was great. (I still didn't see it...)<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50768943480958212532019-02-12T07:00:19.994-08:002019-02-12T07:00:19.994-08:00To tavm:
Just FYI about Norah Jones recording an...To tavm: <br /><br />Just FYI about Norah Jones recording anything new: yes, she is, but she is in the vanguard of what is likely to be the next depressing evolution in music, the death of the album. She's decided it takes too long to put together 12 songs on a theme and record, market and promote it. So she says from now on, she plans to go into the studio when she has a few songs she wants to do and release them immediately. It's actually a step backward to the pre-album era of singles and EPs, but I guess nobody has the attention span to appreciate albums anymore. My wife is a retro jazz singer, and she's considering doing the same since it takes too much time to record an entire album and too much money to press CDs that nobody buys anymore anyway. Pat Reederhttp://www.facebook.com/hollywoodhifibooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54097693655073638032019-02-11T22:54:34.038-08:002019-02-11T22:54:34.038-08:00The second half of this comment (and the opening l...The second half of this comment (and the opening line) were completely irrelevant to the conversation and flat out rude on so many levels. Surprised it got posted. Myleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139984409445302062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32915844586463049292019-02-11T20:33:24.973-08:002019-02-11T20:33:24.973-08:00I hope I can recall this correctly, but back in th...I hope I can recall this correctly, but back in the 90s, Bette Midler was on the Larry King Show. King must have asked her about the "state of music today" or some such question, and Bette, in an almost melancholy voice, said: "I miss melody."<br /><br />Sad, but true.<br /><br />(I know we have songs - especially in country music - with melody, but I think we get her point. And that was in the 90s!)Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9851918171752791722019-02-11T19:25:51.184-08:002019-02-11T19:25:51.184-08:00You won’t get it by watching “highlights” but Alic...You won’t get it by watching “highlights” but Alicia Keys was about as good as it gets for hosting a show like that.<br /><br />For fun, you might look at the Cardi B song as performed at the Grammys, then look at the actual lyrics for the song. (OK, you don’t have to look. At the Grammys she sings she rides in his truck with some big tall heels. The lyrics posted on the Internet indicate that the actual lyric is “dick” not “truck”.)iamr4manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886388328762709050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11181393347338803152019-02-11T17:25:49.065-08:002019-02-11T17:25:49.065-08:00A response to Pat Reeder. This may be a small samp...A response to Pat Reeder. This may be a small sample size. I am in a couple of face book groups dealing with I would say 50's 60's and 70's music. No one gives their ages but I would say 99 per cent of the members of these two groups are more like my age. In their 60's and 70's. I heard about a couple of performances and looked them up on you tube. Dolly Parton was great. I didn't watch the Lady Gaga video but heard she was great. I think she is quite talented. If she is good enough for Tony Bennett that says a lot. There is still plenty of good music out there. You just have to do some searching for it.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88451728419314914312019-02-11T16:47:24.437-08:002019-02-11T16:47:24.437-08:00Hey Ken,
Some news about The Apple Pan...
https://...Hey Ken,<br />Some news about The Apple Pan...<br />https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/irving-azoff-wife-shelli-acquire-apple-pan-diner-1176041<br />Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64618079870203415382019-02-11T15:51:42.080-08:002019-02-11T15:51:42.080-08:00All is not lost, Buddy Guy won for best traditiona...All is not lost, Buddy Guy won for best traditional blues album.hollphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998196087052081810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-883704754776388352019-02-11T15:34:09.610-08:002019-02-11T15:34:09.610-08:00I only know rhe music because I have 3 teenage boy...I only know rhe music because I have 3 teenage boys and one preteen. We also have 3 Bnei Mitzvot this month so we will hear our fair share of Cardi B and old school rap for us Gen X’ers. My kids didn’t watch the Grammy’s. I don’t think they even knew about it. Nowadays the lines are blurred. You don’t hear parents complaining about today’s music because they want to seem young and hip like their kids. Not me. I’m happy being unhip.Jen from Jerseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64319367597323595952019-02-11T15:01:39.159-08:002019-02-11T15:01:39.159-08:00I hope I die before I get old....I hope I die before I get old....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77713294690983484782019-02-11T14:48:45.102-08:002019-02-11T14:48:45.102-08:00I never really got music, but it doesn't seem ...I never really got music, but it doesn't seem to have gotten any worse since the 60s when I first started noticing it. Granted, I went through the 60s no knowing who the Beatles were.Kaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34005039652445885512019-02-11T14:35:56.524-08:002019-02-11T14:35:56.524-08:00The Grammys lost me when Jethro Tull won the first...The Grammys lost me when Jethro Tull won the first year that best heavy metal band was on the ballot. Members of Metallica were stunned and the rest of the audience laughed. <br /><br />The few times I watch SNL on Saturdays, I'll catch some current artists, but I'm fortunate that the public radio station here, WXPN, has introduced me to new acts like War on Drugs (Best Rock Album winner last year) and Kasey Musgraves (Best Album and Best Country Album winner last night), along with newer artists like The Record Company, Hozier, and J.S. Ondara, and artists who've been around that I became acquainted with like Weezer, LCD Soundsystem, Drive By Truckers, and Beck.<br /><br />I'm a Boomer, so my Spotify playlist is heavy with classic rock and Motown, but I'm open to new music. Unfortunately, rap and hip hop and most of country, I just can't get into. And I've tried.<br /><br />Lastly, check out the new Sam Cooke documentary on Netflix. I knew of the singer, but didn't realize what a change agent he was becoming, to the discomfort of the music industry.MikeKPa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44261612710096500342019-02-11T13:57:16.967-08:002019-02-11T13:57:16.967-08:00I remember the Grammys being entirely pre-recorded...I remember the Grammys being entirely pre-recorded. One year, they were hosted by Rowan & Martin (that'll tell you how long ago this was), and the big deal was that the winner for best whatever wasn't going to be known until the broadcast. They'd pre-recorded acceptance speeches by all the nominees, and so there was Art Garfunkel, dressed nicely, holding a Grammy and standing alone on a small set, and doing his best to look surprised and act grateful.thirteennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59347883843919129592019-02-11T13:56:27.313-08:002019-02-11T13:56:27.313-08:00Here's the main thing I don't like in fema...Here's the main thing I don't like in female singers these days- too much scream singing. Sing it, don't scream it.thomas tuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60416243691716404842019-02-11T13:47:50.477-08:002019-02-11T13:47:50.477-08:00I hear you. I know there must be good contemporar...I hear you. I know there must be good contemporary music, and every once in a great while I do stumble across something. But more often than not, it's just someone screaming and/or swearing into a microphone.<br /><br />As Pat Reeder said above, classic rock is gaining an audience in the younger generation. And many of the artists of my day have had second careers in another category because they really could sing. And probably there's some real talent in the new faces, as well. It's just really hard to find, probably because we don't have the broader exposure. <br /><br />I don't think its just generational, either. If that were true, the old standards, Motown, classic country, etc. wouldn't even be a memory today. Those sounds survive because they have cross-generational appeal. It's good music, even if the genres are all very different from each other. McAlvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6304283976540840882019-02-11T13:32:44.129-08:002019-02-11T13:32:44.129-08:00You realize all of this could be the lingering eff...You realize all of this could be the lingering effects of your encounter with Ms. Chaka Khan. <br /><br />I feel for you, Ken. Glenn Enoreply@blogger.com