Been a champion of this album since it came out. So sublime. I am both surprised and very pleased that he won. Sometimes the basic ingredients of heartfelt writing and gorgeous melodies rule supreme. Congratulations Beck!!
Haha, world domination via ukelele, mandolin, glockenspiel! Turns out that Beck cooking up music alone with friends in his kitchen is a great recipe for a timeless Album of the Year - it rekindled my love of music, playing guitar... Thanks for the gorgeous songs Beck!! (see my channel if you're curious about this brilliant multi-instrumentalist :)
Ludwig Albums But for Album of the Year, he shouldn't have even been a nominee. Ed Sheeran sold over 3 times as many albums in the U.S. alone, and sold over 1.5 million albums in the UK. Taylor Swift sold 4 million records in the U.S. and had multiple Hot 100 #1 hits. To me, Beck isn't relevant anymore and doesn't even show up in a conversation about Album of the Year.
Derp Drew Derp Drew, that name really fits you. Your logic states that whatever is more commercial is better quality music. Well, Derp. Isn't that a stupid way of thinking.
Derp Drew So lets just nominate all the shit artists that are popular. Lets get Nicki Minaj and Iggy up for Aoty. They are in the conversation! Lets give them awards for their popularity, instead of quality (because that doesn't make any sense right)? Fuck off.
Welcome to the Grammys it is not the peoples choice awards. Every one that wins a grammy thanks the academy. The academy is a group of very professional and musically endowed and trained individuals that select the best music in a given year, and one of the reasons they are chosen is originality rather than how much music they sold or made, etc. Dare I say more.
