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[element]

On the album, maybe... same for Month of May.

Live is a whole different beast. Long live the golden drum and motorcycle helmets

motorcycle helmets!! now you are talking!!

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

This is wrong. Lakia is the best song on Funeral!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vMjM7FKjIg

Such a fucking awesome performance. I miss the unhinged sound of Funeral. My favorites were Tunnels, Rebellion and In the Backseat (which was probably the first song to ever make me tear up).

 

[Justin]

Also it is a fact that No Cars Go is the best Arcade fire song. The last two minutes of that song are incredible. Dont even try to look it up on youtube because the only way to listen to that song is through a good set of headphones at a high volume.

 

[OneEightZero]

Their wiki has been locked. LOL

 

[Firestorm]

Tunnels is the best song on Funeral.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Tunnels is the best song on Funeral.

This is the truth here. I've spun Funeral pretty much every winter ever since '04, it's perfect for when the days start growing shorter and colder.

 

[jstevenson]

I feel lucky enough to have followed AF for some time, and to have been at their 300-capacity show in the woods in Big Sur just a few months ago and gotten to hang out and talk to all of them afterwards. So crazy to see them win. Everyone looked stunned at the upset.

 

[jstevenson]

Tunnels is the best song on Funeral.

This is fact.

EP: No Cars Go (Headlights close second)
Funeral: Tunnels
Neon Bible: Joe Simpson (Antichrist Television Blues)
Suburbs: (too early to say, though I'd argue between Suburbs, Suburban War, and We Used to Wait)

 

[Korey]

Em/Dre with the best performance of the night so far. Everything else has been mediocre

 

[cubanb]

I feel lucky enough to have followed AF for some time, and to have been at their 300-capacity show in the woods in Big Sur just a few months ago and gotten to hang out and talk to all of them afterwards. So crazy to see them win. Everyone looked stunned at the upset.

Wow , didn't know another gaffer was there. That big sur show was great. I didn't get to stay after . I drive down from Sacramento and my friend had to work the next day, so we left right away.

 

[luxarific]

So Baba Yetu won"Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)". First time video game music has ever won a grammy, I believe.

Congrats, Christopher Tin

http://www.youtube.com/19Gizmo76#p/u/9/M_GQYI9brGs

 

[Diebuster]

Just tuned in a few minutes ago. Was the Dre track off Detox? I know I didn't hear it in Recovery.

 

[Discotheque]

Em/Dre with the best performance of the night so far. Everything else has been mediocre

Cee Lo and Mick Jagger disagree. Oh and Bruno Mars was great too as was Janelle Monae.

 

[K.Sabot]

So Baba Yetu won"Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)". First time video game music has ever won a grammy, I believe.

Congrats, Christopher Tin

http://www.youtube.com/19Gizmo76#p/u/9/M_GQYI9brGs

I thought about reinstalling my Civ 4 once just so I could rip the mp3.

 

[rar]

how do they win best album for suburbs and not funeral

thats ridiculous

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

I missed Janelle's performance. What did she sing?

 

[mollipen]

I'm not sure if I've ever seen such a concentrated amount of bitterness and snobbery on GAF as there is in this thread. WOW. I swear, it's like some of these artists went around killing the beloved pets of GAF members or something.

 

[enzo_gt]

Em/Dre with the best performance of the night so far. Everything else has been mediocre

Yup, by far. Gotta tip my hat to Rihanna for the shaking though.

 

[jstevenson]

Wow , didn't know another gaffer was there. That big sur show was great. I didn't get to stay after . I drive down from Sacramento and my friend had to work the next day, so we left right away.

wow. cool. we drove up from LA. were there all day. camped nearby and drove back the next day. we saw the band a coupel times pre- and post- show.

I was right up against the stage in front of Sarah. killer show.

 

[Swag]

I missed Janelle's performance. What did she sing?

Cold War

 

[Korey]

Cee Lo and Mick Jagger disagree. Oh and Bruno Mars was great too as was Janelle Monae.

Oh yea, Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae, and Cee Lo were good too.

This Jazz section is really boring.

 

[OneEightZero]

Tunnels is the best song on Funeral.

Mmmhmm. I think it's my favorite Arcade Fire song. ^_^

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Cold War

Sheeiiit. Gonna have to hit up YouTube tomorrow.

 

[Korey]

I don't even know what's going on with this Mick Jagger performance.

 

[finowns]

I'm amazed at how lively Mick Jagger still is.

How was eminem live Jstevenson?

 

[G-Fex]

Gaga? A pod? Genius, I love you my Lady.

Hopefully she can be reborn next year.

Literally, be born out of a giant womb on stage

 

[GhaleonEB]

Just heard about Arcade Fire.

Month of May is the worst song on the album and I can't freaking believe they played it. But the album is otherwise incredible (all three of theirs are) and I'm so glad they won.

 

[Purexed]

WTF was that Dre song?!? It's not that it's bad, but it sounded like that Airplanes song, remixed. Disappointed that Detox took so long and he's leading with this POP song...

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

WTF was that Dre song?!? It's not that it's bad, but it sounded like that Airplanes song, remixed. Disappointed that Detox took so long and he's leading with this POP song...

Not quite sure how you got that.

Is Doctor even confirmed to be on Dre's album? I thought it was on a re-release of Recovery or something?

 

[jstevenson]

Just heard about Arcade Fire.

Month of May is the worst song on the album and I can't freaking believe they played it. But the album is otherwise incredible (all three of theirs are) and I'm so glad they won.

But it's their best new song live. Check out the Grammy performance or the MoM performance on Later Live:

http://www.youtube.com/arcadefiretube2#p/c/F66CAE229521EFD2/2/cUMyfPY1TRQ

 

[Purexed]

Not quite sure how you got that.

Is Doctor even confirmed to be on Dre's album? I thought it was on a re-release of Recovery or something?

There’s no way that's not a song off Detox, the album is right around the corner. I hope I'm wrong...

The Chronic is one of my favorite albums of all time, and it's great to see Dre again, but I expected something a bit harder than that shit.

 

[DominoKid]

wow that AF performance was awful. cant believe they won AOTY either, but its not like they were up against stiff competition. Grammys stay fucking up

 

[Tabris]

I downloaded (bought) 'If you don't know me by now' by Simply Red thanks to the Grammy's. That's all I got out of it.

 

[Korey]

Is Arcade Fire's album really better than Lady Gaga?

 

[ZephyrFate]

I am jubilant that a jazz artist won over fucking Justin Bieber or Drake. REPRESENT JAZZ, THE BEST GENRE OF MUSIC!

 

[element]

I got to see Arcade Fire at the KEXP Annual Yule Benefit in 2004. The event capacity is 575. It was pretty awesome. Check out photos here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyidol/sets/72157616060657424/

 

[Dabanton]

Are some people seriously saying they haven't heard of Arcade Fire?

They are a pretty well known band.

 

[finowns]

Are some people seriously saying they haven't heard of Arcade Fire?

They are a pretty well known band.

I have not.

 

[Buckethead]

There’s no way that's not a song off Detox, the album is right around the corner. I hope I'm wrong...

Especially when it's called "I Need A Doctor" and talks about Dre's son dying.

Totally on Detox.

 

[G-Fex]

Are some people seriously saying they haven't heard of Arcade Fire?

They are a pretty well known band.

Never heard of them, I'll go give them a listen then

Edit: They're okay

 

[ZephyrFate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhSCVVz5rI&feature=player_embedded#at=36

just because I want to keep talking about the fact that jazz won over teen pop and hiphop this year

I AM HAPPY

 

[big ander]

Tunnels might be my second-favorite song of AF's, but Rebellion (Lies) has to be number one.
sleeping is giving in

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Are some people seriously saying they haven't heard of Arcade Fire?

They are a pretty well known band.

To whom exactly? They're on an indie label and don't exactly have the mainstream presence of say, Greenday. Hell the average radio listener has never even heard of The Flaming Lips. I've always viewed AF as being on the same level as Wolf Parade or Animal Collective, they're well known in indie circles, but aren't accessible enough to be widely known in the mainstream.

 

[Korey]

Here is their wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_fire

 

[Purexed]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's the date ranges that music has to be released in to be considered for the Grammys this year? I'm guessing Kanye released his opus outside the qualification periods?!?

 

[Dabanton]

To whom exactly? They're on an indie label and don't exactly have the mainstream presence of say, Greenday. Hell the average radio listener has never even heard of The Flaming Lips. I've always viewed AF as being on the same level as Wolf Parade or Animal Collective, they're well known in indie circles, but aren't accessible enough to be widely known in the mainstream.

Maybe it's because i'm from the UK but Arcade Fire have been very well known over here since 2005.

I find it baffling and sad how many people are not seeking out and discovering music and this goes beyond Arcade Fire who have had plenty of exposure.

You have a world full of music besides well publicised stuff like Lady Gaga and Jay- Z and Katy Perry.

 

[OneEightZero]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's the date ranges that music has to be released in to be considered for the Grammys this year? I'm guessing Kanye released his opus outside the qualification periods?!?

The eligibility period for the 2011 Grammy Awards was September 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.

Kayne missed it by two months. ^_^

 

[enzo_gt]

Not quite sure how you got that.

Is Doctor even confirmed to be on Dre's album? I thought it was on a re-release of Recovery or something?

Yes. It's the first official single from Detox and Dre has said multiple times I Need A Doctor is an indication of what the album will be like. Kush was just a fun sounding track that will be included on the album, but Dre put it out cause he liked it even though it doesn't fit the album thematically.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

I find it baffling and sad how many people are not seeking out and discovering music

You have a world full of music besides well publicised stuff like Lady Gaga and Jay- Z and Katy Perry.

Well I live in the US, and the average person here doesn't care about anything beyond what's on the local radio station. You listen to something the least bit obscure and you're branded a hipster for some reason. It's pretty awesome really.

 

[dyls]

Holy shit the onsite reporter for CBS in LA just blew it in spectacular fashion. After about the fourth word, it becomes completely incomprehensible.

The longest seven seconds of her life.