Tuesday, December 07, 2004
JEREMY PREDICTS THE GRAMMYS...
So you don't have to.
Of course, the Grammy Awards are not that legitimate.
Two words: Jethro Tull.
However, I'm going to predict the Grammy Awards, 3 months in advance. Yup, I'm bored as hell right now.
Album of the Year
Ray Charles & Various Artists - Genius Loves Company
Green Day - American Idiot
Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Usher - Confessions
Kanye West - The College Dropout
---Green Day "American Idiot" was the best album of 2004. But since this is the Grammys, I expect Usher "Confessions" to win. After all, it was the biggest album in pop music of the year. And that's what matters to the Grammy folks.
Record of the Year
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
Ray Charles & Norah Jones - "Here We Go Again"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"
---"Yeah!", the most overplayed song of the year. Again, I'm predicting Usher here.
Song of the Year
John Mayer - "Daughters" (John Mayer, songwriter)
Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys - songwriter)
Kanye West - "Jesus Walks" (C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters)
Tim McGraw - "Live Like You Were Dying" (Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters)
Hoobastank - "The Reason" (Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters)
---Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" is a damn good song. I don't listen to a lot of country music, but I know good music when I hear it. And "Live Like You Were Dying" is a damn good song. I hope the Oscar committee gives McGraw a Supporting Actor nod for his portryal as Charlie Billingsley in "Friday Night Lights".
Best New Artist
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon 5
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
---They say that the Best New Artist award is the kiss of death. Well, here's hoping that Maroon 5 wins it, because I absolutely hate them. Next?
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Björk - "Oceania"
Sheryl Crow - "The First Cut Is The Deepest"
Norah Jones - "Sunrise"
Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For?"
Joss Stone - "You Had Me"
---There's always an upset or two every year when it comes to the Grammy Awards. So I'm predicting that 17-year old Joss Stone will take the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award. No reason other than the fact that there is an upset or two every year.
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Elvis Costello - "Let's Misbehave"
Josh Groban - "You Raise Me Up"
John Mayer - "Daughters"
Prince - "Cinnamon Girl"
Seal - "Love's Divine"
---Josh Groban wins this award even though he's going up against Elvis Costello and Prince? Well, I think he will. Keep in mind that my picks aren't about which song and/or band/singer that I like, but they're about who I think will win. In other words, I'm a realist.
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Evanescence - "My Immortal"
Hoobastank - "The Reason"
Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
No Doubt - "It's My Life"
---I still think that Hoobastank's "Daredevil" soundtrack effort "Right Before Your Eyes" could have been bigger than "The Reason". But that being said, I think Hoobastank takes home the Grammy for the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group. Who knew?
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - "Monkey To Man"
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
U2 - "Vertigo"
---You can't go wrong with any of the selections here. But I hope Green Day gets to take home at least one Grammy for their outstanding album, "American Idiot". Don't worry, U2 will get a ton of Grammy nominations next year.
Best Hard Rock Performance
Incubus - "Megalomaniac"
Metallica - "Some Kind Of Monster"
Nickelback - "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
Slipknot - "Duality"
Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
---In my opinion, Velvet Revolver's "Slither" is one of the worst tracks on "Contraband". I love Metallica, but come on, "Some Kind of Monster" has no business winning a Grammy. Nickelback? No. Slipknot? They are the new millenium version of KISS (see Stone Sour). And let's be honest here, Incubus "Megalomaniac" was the hardest rock track of the group here. What an excellent way to open up "A Crow Left of the Murder". Which reminds me, why hasn't that album been promoted more? I thought it was a damn good album.
Best Metal Performance
Cradle Of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Hatebreed - "Live For This"
Killswitch Engage - "The End Of Heartache"
Motörhead - "Whiplash"
Slipknot - "Vermilion"
---In terms of who is the best metal band of these 5 bands, it's no contest. It's Motorhead. But since this is about who had the best metal song of the year, I think it's Killswitch Engage's "The End of Heartache".
Best Rock Song
Green Day - "American Idiot"
Velvet Revolver - "Fall To Pieces"
Modest Mouse - "Float On"
The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
Vertigo - "U2"
---"Fall To Pieces" is a great song. I've loved it since the first time I played it on my stereo, which was a good 6 months ago. Sure, it can be classified as "overplayed". But at least it's a damn good song. Again, U2 will get a ton of nominations next year.
Best Rock Album
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Delivery Man
Green Day - American Idiot
Hoobastank - The Reason
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
---I'm still floored that Green Day was able to make an album like "American Idiot".
Best Alternative Music Album
Björk - Medulla
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
---PJ Harvey, critics darling.
Best Rap Solo Performance
Lloyd Banks - "On Fire"
Eminem - "Just Lose It"
Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
Twista - "Overnight Celebrity"
Kanye West - "Through The Wire"
---Eminem is the prince of rap music right now. I can't see him losing in this category.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys - "Ch-Check It Out"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
The Roots - "Don't Say Nuthin'"
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Terror Squad - "Lean Back"
---Only because the Beastie Boys have been dead to me since 1995.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton - "Why"
Christina Milian Featuring Fabolous - "Dip It Low"
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - "Slow Jamz"
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"
Kanye West & Syleena Johnson - "All Falls Down"
---Score another one for Usher.
Best Rap Song
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama"
Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
---Will Jay-Z actually stay retired?
Best Rap Album
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Jay-Z - The Black Album
LL Cool J - The Definition
Nelly- Suit
Kanye West - The College Dropout
---Hopefully Jay-Z's collaboration with Linkin Park won't show up on any Grammy lists next year.
Best Short Form Music Video
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
George Michael - "Flawless"
Steriogram - "Walkie Talkie Man"
U2 - "Vertigo"
---Yeah, I've seen Franz Ferdinand's current video for "This Fire" before...
When it was called "Take Me Out".
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I didn't go through all of the categories, because I don't give a damn about every single category on the list.
You can refer back to this post sometime in mid-February when the Grammys take place. Until then...
Of course, the Grammy Awards are not that legitimate.
Two words: Jethro Tull.
However, I'm going to predict the Grammy Awards, 3 months in advance. Yup, I'm bored as hell right now.
Album of the Year
Ray Charles & Various Artists - Genius Loves Company
Green Day - American Idiot
Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Usher - Confessions
Kanye West - The College Dropout
---Green Day "American Idiot" was the best album of 2004. But since this is the Grammys, I expect Usher "Confessions" to win. After all, it was the biggest album in pop music of the year. And that's what matters to the Grammy folks.
Record of the Year
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
Ray Charles & Norah Jones - "Here We Go Again"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"
---"Yeah!", the most overplayed song of the year. Again, I'm predicting Usher here.
Song of the Year
John Mayer - "Daughters" (John Mayer, songwriter)
Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys - songwriter)
Kanye West - "Jesus Walks" (C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters)
Tim McGraw - "Live Like You Were Dying" (Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters)
Hoobastank - "The Reason" (Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters)
---Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" is a damn good song. I don't listen to a lot of country music, but I know good music when I hear it. And "Live Like You Were Dying" is a damn good song. I hope the Oscar committee gives McGraw a Supporting Actor nod for his portryal as Charlie Billingsley in "Friday Night Lights".
Best New Artist
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon 5
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
---They say that the Best New Artist award is the kiss of death. Well, here's hoping that Maroon 5 wins it, because I absolutely hate them. Next?
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Björk - "Oceania"
Sheryl Crow - "The First Cut Is The Deepest"
Norah Jones - "Sunrise"
Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For?"
Joss Stone - "You Had Me"
---There's always an upset or two every year when it comes to the Grammy Awards. So I'm predicting that 17-year old Joss Stone will take the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award. No reason other than the fact that there is an upset or two every year.
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Elvis Costello - "Let's Misbehave"
Josh Groban - "You Raise Me Up"
John Mayer - "Daughters"
Prince - "Cinnamon Girl"
Seal - "Love's Divine"
---Josh Groban wins this award even though he's going up against Elvis Costello and Prince? Well, I think he will. Keep in mind that my picks aren't about which song and/or band/singer that I like, but they're about who I think will win. In other words, I'm a realist.
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Evanescence - "My Immortal"
Hoobastank - "The Reason"
Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
No Doubt - "It's My Life"
---I still think that Hoobastank's "Daredevil" soundtrack effort "Right Before Your Eyes" could have been bigger than "The Reason". But that being said, I think Hoobastank takes home the Grammy for the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group. Who knew?
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - "Monkey To Man"
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
U2 - "Vertigo"
---You can't go wrong with any of the selections here. But I hope Green Day gets to take home at least one Grammy for their outstanding album, "American Idiot". Don't worry, U2 will get a ton of Grammy nominations next year.
Best Hard Rock Performance
Incubus - "Megalomaniac"
Metallica - "Some Kind Of Monster"
Nickelback - "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
Slipknot - "Duality"
Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
---In my opinion, Velvet Revolver's "Slither" is one of the worst tracks on "Contraband". I love Metallica, but come on, "Some Kind of Monster" has no business winning a Grammy. Nickelback? No. Slipknot? They are the new millenium version of KISS (see Stone Sour). And let's be honest here, Incubus "Megalomaniac" was the hardest rock track of the group here. What an excellent way to open up "A Crow Left of the Murder". Which reminds me, why hasn't that album been promoted more? I thought it was a damn good album.
Best Metal Performance
Cradle Of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Hatebreed - "Live For This"
Killswitch Engage - "The End Of Heartache"
Motörhead - "Whiplash"
Slipknot - "Vermilion"
---In terms of who is the best metal band of these 5 bands, it's no contest. It's Motorhead. But since this is about who had the best metal song of the year, I think it's Killswitch Engage's "The End of Heartache".
Best Rock Song
Green Day - "American Idiot"
Velvet Revolver - "Fall To Pieces"
Modest Mouse - "Float On"
The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
Vertigo - "U2"
---"Fall To Pieces" is a great song. I've loved it since the first time I played it on my stereo, which was a good 6 months ago. Sure, it can be classified as "overplayed". But at least it's a damn good song. Again, U2 will get a ton of nominations next year.
Best Rock Album
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Delivery Man
Green Day - American Idiot
Hoobastank - The Reason
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
---I'm still floored that Green Day was able to make an album like "American Idiot".
Best Alternative Music Album
Björk - Medulla
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
---PJ Harvey, critics darling.
Best Rap Solo Performance
Lloyd Banks - "On Fire"
Eminem - "Just Lose It"
Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
Twista - "Overnight Celebrity"
Kanye West - "Through The Wire"
---Eminem is the prince of rap music right now. I can't see him losing in this category.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys - "Ch-Check It Out"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
The Roots - "Don't Say Nuthin'"
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Terror Squad - "Lean Back"
---Only because the Beastie Boys have been dead to me since 1995.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton - "Why"
Christina Milian Featuring Fabolous - "Dip It Low"
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - "Slow Jamz"
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"
Kanye West & Syleena Johnson - "All Falls Down"
---Score another one for Usher.
Best Rap Song
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama"
Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
---Will Jay-Z actually stay retired?
Best Rap Album
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Jay-Z - The Black Album
LL Cool J - The Definition
Nelly- Suit
Kanye West - The College Dropout
---Hopefully Jay-Z's collaboration with Linkin Park won't show up on any Grammy lists next year.
Best Short Form Music Video
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
George Michael - "Flawless"
Steriogram - "Walkie Talkie Man"
U2 - "Vertigo"
---Yeah, I've seen Franz Ferdinand's current video for "This Fire" before...
When it was called "Take Me Out".
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I didn't go through all of the categories, because I don't give a damn about every single category on the list.
You can refer back to this post sometime in mid-February when the Grammys take place. Until then...
