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Sound Off!2005 GRAMMY AWARD PREDICTIONS As far as predicting the Grammy winners are concerned, I clearly suck. Of all I said will win, 6 out of 20 were correct. Of all I said should win, 7 actually won. I forgot to predict that last one. I must say I was surprised that Kanye West, Mariah Carey, and Gwen Stefani were shut out of the big awards, not that I'm disappointed. I was surprised that Slipknot came out a winner, but it was cool that they accepted with their masks on. Winners are in BOLD. I clearly have no idea who Ciara is. The 48th Annual Grammy Awards will be handed out on February 8, 2006. Whether you know it or not, the winners are voted on by people in the music industry. In other words, it's not exactly the best selling album that wins, but more like the artist with the most friends (like your high school class President). As is the case every year, the one you want to win, almost never does. I'm going to take a stab at who I think will be the winners in the most popular categories. I don't claim to be an expert on this, so don't nail me on it. *Who should win *Who will win Record Of The Year We Belong Together -
Mariah Carey The Grammy's love a comeback. so look for the now stable Mariah to reel a few trophies in. Between songwriters, engineers, producers and whatnot, both Mariah and Gwen had twenty people each put their albums together. You would think with that many people, they'd have enough insiders to vote. Album Of The Year The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey What happened to Green Day? It's rare that the same artist will win best album and best record. How can U2 lose? Song Of The Year No less than ten people wrote this song. That has to account for something. U2 could sneak in there, but I doubt it. Best New Artist Ciara Also known as the "kiss of death award," since those who have one it tend to fall off the face of the Earth. I can't believe this is the best I have to choose from. I'm giving this one to Ciara because A.) Her milkshake brings me to the floor B.) Her song is the only one I know----although the "legit" critics dig Fall Out Boy. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance It's Like That - Mariah Carey Clarkson has a better shot at the American Music Awards or the Billboard
Awards I'm afraid. Raitt's going to win because she's the least logical
to win, and the Grammy's love to to that. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Don't Lie - The Black Eyed Peas Did you notice there's only one rap group here? I would say that Maroon 5 have the best shot, but that particular section was from a live album. Mr. Brightside was a poppy rock song, that's pretty catch after a while. Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals Gone Going - The Black Eyed Peas & Jack
Johnson When I first heard the Foo Fighters track, I knew that was their Grammy
bid. Not the best thing they've done though. I wonder what that Herbie
Hancock collaboration sounded like. The press has been pushing the
Gorillaz like crazy, look for them to trump Wonder. I'm sure Johnson
would just love to win this one instead of Best Male Pop Vocal. In Our Time - Burt Bacharach & Chris
Botti Les is still rocking out at 80, and I think Bacharach is right around
there too. I think Burt has the edge here though. He's more contemporary. At This Time - Burt Bacharach Bloom is Eric Johnson's best album yet. It's has a little bit of everything. Bacharach has more name recognition though. Best Pop Vocal Album Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple Isn't this the same Fiona Apple record that her label refused to put out because it sucked? Then when they put it out, it still didn't do that well. Clarkson is the only true vocalist in the bunch, but the industry has a lot of artsy people that dig Fiona. Best Traditional
Pop Vocal Album Could also be called the "old timers award," which pretty much eliminates Bublé from winning. Tony Bennett's got the track record, but Stewart's been playing up this Songbook angle to record sales & accolades (though he sounds horrible live). Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance The Clapton album was horrible, and the Young album was mediocre.
Rob Thomas isn't even in the same league as the rest of the pack. I
hate to sound crass, cruel, or rude (that's not my intention), but
Young will get the sympathy vote due to the aneurysm he suffered while
making
the
album. Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave Plant has history on his side, but System of a Down has all the critics. Best Metal Performance The Great Satan - Ministry The Grammy's tend get this one wrong (with a few exceptions), and I know they're bound to do it again. Shadows Fall had the best album out of the bunch, but Mudvayne was the only one put out on a major label. Best Rock Instrumental Performance Beat Box Guitar - Adrian Belew The Vai & Perry albums were real let downs, yet somehow Vai get nominated for every album he puts out. I bet he performs too. I didn't even know Copeland put out a new album last year. Best Rock Song There aren't many words to Best of You, and Beverly Hills isn't exactly
Shakespeare. The song structure isn't very complex either. Gotta go
with U2 because they embrace the industry more than Springsteen. X&Y
- Coldplay The Rolling Stones put out their best album in the last twenty years, but no one will care. Coldplay will inch out Young in this category, he's already going home with one. Best Alternative Music Album For some reason Franz Ferdinand is both rock and alternative. I don't think they're either, but that's just me. I have no clue who The Arcade Fire is, but is the voters do, they'll probably win. **Sound Off! is Rock-Is-Life.com's verison of Letters
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