Blogcritics: Comments on The Duct Tape Grammys

Comment by James Russell

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 05:59:17 EST

Still, to come right out and say the person's microphone will be cut, as CBS exectives have? Yes, and how quick they were to deny having said it, eh. Given that nobody seems to have got cut short, CBS probably were OK with any messages that got through. I am, however, sufficiently conspiracy-minded to suspect CBS leaned on the record companies to ask their performers to reconsider expressing their political opinions, thereby saving CBS as much embarrassment as possible...

Comment by Jim Carruthers

Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:06:42 EST

Any sort of list based on the majority of points in a first past the post system will always skew to the majority. For my listing, I chose records I actually went out and bought in 2002, and am still listening to. So, while I bought the Elvis Costello album (as I have every one of his 20some odd albums), I haven't listened to it in months, so I didn't vote for it. I have such a plurality of recordings that almost all of the albums I voted for didn't make the list. I'm sure there were many obscure and awful recordings cited, but majority rules. As for the Grannies, it is compiled and voted for by the industry, so that is why Dumpy's Rusty Nuts didn't get a nod again ("Somewhere In England" is their masterpiece). And for what it's worth Critiquees was closer to the VV Pazz and Jop poll than anything else (and they have a larger statistical base and a complicated points system involving filling Christgau with malt liquor and spinning him around until he pukes. Or so I've heard).

Comment by Temple

Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:48:58 EST

I may watch just for this reason alone, though Dragnet sounds better (and that's not a cut down on Dragnet). U2 three years in a row? I think there's a lot of other music out there. And you posted the same post I was about to, sort of, on your site - namely here's the Grammys. Here's Blogcritics. See any difference? Thought so.

Comment by Jim Carruthers

Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:16:26 EST

I'm actually going to be watching "Davinci's Inquest" tonight, since I haven't watched the Grannies in, well, never. You say they have something to do with music? Regarding duct tape: I thought Red Green was behind the duct tape panic in the States. I was wrong. It is Henkel, who contributed $100,000 to the Republican Party in 2000 according to the Washington Post. I'd say that's a pretty good ROI.