Ohhhhh, Grammys....
I haven't really given one actual phuck about the Grammys in a very long time. I don't pine over watching them. It's never a priority. It's entertaining and all, don't get me wrong, but not much changes in the world of popular music year over year, and the most interesting awards are not televised.
Yesterday morning I awoke to the news of Megadeth winning the Best Metal Performance category for their song Dystopia. Wait, what? Who else was nominated? Wasn't Gojira? Baroness was up for the prize also, right?
For those of you who knew me at 14, this may come as a shock, I believe Baroness and Gojira got screwed. Why? Consider both bands. Both are pushing the genre to new and interesting places.
Baroness was nominated for their horribly underrated "Shock Me," a song that is melodic, fresh, heavy and yet still has a throwback feel. Baizley and Co nailed it on this track. It sounds huge, and progresses Baroness beyond their already stellar catalog.
Gojira's "Silvera" is also a palatable turn against the normal fist pump. It could be said these guys are on the edge of the current experimental phase the Metal genre seems to be flirting with. Guitar trickery turned riff badassery, this French troupe is making an impact in todays strange market.
Megadeth should have won a Grammy in 1991, when Rust In Peace was up against Metallica's cover of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy. Megadeth was still fresh and pushing Metal forward then.
Looking back at the Metal category in general, the Grammy typically goes to legacy bands. Sabbath, Ozzy, Metallica, Judas Priest, Motorhead, etc... have all won this prize. Seeing how a Metal Grammy didn't come into existence until 1989, one can easily call it a joke anyway. No Pantera? In the 1990's? Huh?
Dystopia is a good song, I'm not shitting on it. Megadeth consumed my teenage years, so I am happy for them. But, Baroness deserved the win Sunday night. Listen to Baroness. Do it now.
Nago
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