why the GRAMMY'S suck | Mike The Music Snob

[@Nero-ox5tw]

Cardi B won a grammy. That's enough evidence that the grammy's don't mean shit.

[@thatboydingus3353]

Like Taboo, daytona and astro world were all wayyyy better

[@AuntAlnico4]

Greta van fleet ? I like led zeppelin so I can stand them but...

[@coltonluciano6629]

@@AuntAlnico4 I like led zeppelin so I cannot stand them.

[@EsotericOccultist]

@@coltonluciano6629 Led Zeppelin are plagiarists.

[@coltonluciano6629]

EsotericOccultist what’s your point? Everyone knew that already...zeppelin 1 is nearly all covers

[@alanaatkinson551]

Cardi b winning was very disrespectful to hip hop in general. She didn't deserve to win.

[@punkuke]

How so?

[@CyanideGirl94]

Everything about almost all female rappers today is disrespectful to the Rap Queen, Ms. Lauryn Hill. There haven't really been any like her to gain mainstream popularity, sadly. She was a beautiful talent, and just one representative of many for a much better era of hip hop.

[@punkuke]

@@LORD-kg4sl What do you mean by "talk right"? Are you referring to her NYC, Dominican, and Spanish accent? Or perhaps the fact that she speaks AAVE(African American Vernacular English)? Which, for the record, is recognized as an official dialect by professional linguists, and is spoken by the overwhelming majority of people in poorer urban areas. It is mostly spoken by people of color, hence the name, but is spoken by white people in the areas as well as it's much more linked to class than race. For this reason, it's spoken by most rappers. Do you think all of them "talk wrong"? It's hardly not "talking right" when it's an actual dialect, and even considered to be an actual language by some linguists; a real example of talking incorrectly would be your comment, where you A) don't capitalize your first word, B) follow up the word "bitch" and "hoes" with the word "that," when it's meant to be "who" because you are referring to people, not objects, C) you miss an apostrophe in "can't" D) you say "talk right," which is poor grammar, E) you're missing a period. I never call people out on poor English and/or grammar because it's a terrible, rude thing that only assholes do and it's just unnecessary. I'm doing it now, however, to highlight your bias and hypocrisy. Also, how do you know her target demographic? I doubt it's been studied who has been consuming her music, let alone if they have high or low intelligence - presumably based on antiquated testing that more and more people, many of whom are in the field of education and are intelligent by these and other standards, are agreeing is incredibly biased and inaccurate. Mike is a snob, but he's not a biased asshole. I don't think he'd appreciate you being misogynistic, racist, and classist when you could be making legitimate criticisms instead.

[@LORD-kg4sl]

@@punkuke damn girl or boy whoever you are i was just saying she speaks funny😂

[@punkuke]

@@LORD-kg4sl Okay.

[@kaninesenses]

Cardi B has literally been spoon fed bars that she didn't even write and gets an award for best Rap album, Dear God, help us all

[@fert7921]

Lol ikr

[@joshuaha7661]

I was gonna say, in case Mike doesn't know. Here's another reason to hate Cardi B, she's never written a single song.. lol such a lame artist.

[@ernstvay5380]

I can feel that mike had been drinking whiskey for 5 hours before he did this video

[@conormurphy4328]

Makes you wonder how big the ice cube section of his freezer must be to supplement that alcohol.

[@Dafuro]

@@conormurphy4328 what do you mean by section?

[@reshpeck]

Yeah, but he was pacing himself

[@AttestedFire66]

@@Dafuro Section - An area or divided room typically meant to group together or separate items or things.... What are you, five?

[@Dafuro]

@@AttestedFire66 It was meant as a humorous remark to the gentleman commenting before me, implying that with all the alcohol that he seems to be drinking simply having a section of his freezer dedicated to ice wouldn't be enough. That joke went way over your head didn't it?

[@Nimabyss]

Simpsons said it best. "HEY! DON'T THROW YOUR GARBAGE DOWN HERE!"

[@officialgoogleyoutube]

Come on. The quote in its entirety is funnier.

[@fenderg1988]

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[@2120musiclover]

Exactly

[@fl00d69]

Goddamnit dude I was going to reference that.

[@crabman732]

“Here, you can have this.” -“Oh wow! An Award Statue! Th-oh, it’s a Grammy.” *tosses over balcony*

[@darainthompson3708]

I hate the Grammys

[@RacecaR08]

I am now in your debt my friend.

[@jennag3226]

Yup. It's pure politics. Notice how the Grammys got slammed last year for being sexist and all of a sudden women swept it this year. Cardi B doesn't even write her own shit and in Hip Hop, that's the MOST important aspect. Total bullshit.

[@darainthompson3708]

@@jennag3226 I have thought that aswell something to do with the whole PC culture push bs

[@jennag3226]

@@darainthompson3708 Yup...and I'm a woman and saying that.

[@DCNRS90YT]

@@darainthompson3708 PC culture is ruining everything.

[@Necropoliis]

At least there was no Maroon 5.

[@TheUltramarine762]

I don't know. Payphone caused me to grow a tumour inside me ear, literal ear cancer

[@afrobatic9094]

Maroon 5 is worse now

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

Maroon 5 was fine

[@kingkongmalunggay]

actually Maroon 5 and Cardi B's collab song was nominated. give me whisky

[@kerrybrust9920]

Word!

[@Devster41]

If the Grammys don’t want to air rock and metal awards and artists, okay fine. But what is really inexcusable is when they commemorate the dead musicians from that year and completely neglect metal and rock icons, like Vinnie Paul and the Rev.

[@buuzzsawtouchedme194]

+ Devin Vering, This is why I stick to the Kerrang Awards, and other Metal and Rock related Awards. Because the Grammy's completely ignore that Rock Music and all it's Sub-Genres don't exist. An I know this to be true, as they used to have category's that were exclusive to Rock music, such as "Best Rock Album", "Best Rock Song". P.S. As much as I hate the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame (based on the order in which certain Artist's have gone in e.g. Green Day are in and Iron Maiden aren't, What?). At least they recognise all Genre's, I'm aware it's called "Rock N' Roll" but who's Rock N' Roll these days anyway, but as the Grammy Awards, it's more of a Political thing now, an another way of making money (all those sponsors).

[@hoyola1]

I personally find it better that way. I don't have to watch the whole grammys to see one or two bands and everybody looking at them in awkward ways even though they are real musicians, not like them.

[@tricko8000]

I think they also didn't mention Chris Cornell and Dolores O'Riordan

[@tricko8000]

Or the Linkin Park guy

[@RocMegamanX]

@@tricko8000 Chester Bennington

[@MusoraMedia]

Nailed it.

[@henriktheonly3874]

The last time I remember anyone getting something they deserved at the Grammy's, was back in 2013 when Daft Punk won. My Metalhead heart has a soft-spot for Daft Punk.

[@FlyingV555]

シHenrikTheOnly シ fair

[@RAVENWRECK666]

シHenrikTheOnly シ same

[@thefilmeffect6089]

Adele winning some awards is something I didn't mind. I love metal, but she is a really damn talented singer. She puts a lot of these overproduced pop artists to shame.

[@MW-dd8vk]

I’m not going to lie imagine dragons a pretty good too

[@davidmonypeny5734]

Kacey Musgraves winning didn't suck, either. She's pretty awesome and gets no airplay at all from the sausage fest known as country radio. Plus, Brandi Carlisle is great, too, so there's that.

[@calypso6375]

I can't tell, but I'm pretty sure Mike doesn't like Cardi B?

[@shmick6079]

I’m just glad I have no idea who she is.

[@ryanduray1]

@@shmick6079 You're very lucky. I accidentally heard her "music" and became immediately suicidal.

[@小琰-j2l]

Most if us don't like her

[@elcoyotedesanluis9931]

Who is that? Never heard of her

[@itsmeagainjohn3054]

I envy you for not knowing who she is.

[@spartan003]

You know its gonna be good when Mikes gonna talk about Cardi B

[@tigerhop]

“Sad but true!”

[@raymondpenland4310]

Mike the Music Snob didn't get Best New Artist. That's the worst part of it all.

[@siddhanthbhattacharyya4206]

Ohh the blasphemy

[@davidnissim589]

The Grammys left out Vinnie Paul and Fast Eddie Clarke from their 2018 obituary list. That alone is a kick to the groin.

[@aaradicatin12]

The only band that deserved a Grammy was Trivium. They may have gotten nominated, but they deserve it all.

[@spacewinter]

I never thought about that perspective. I always simplified it as rap becoming mainstream because it had the "cool" factor everyone wanted to be a part of it. Your points make sense, especially the sex sells aspect. Even women in hip hop nowadays always rap in a hypersexualized way. It's just funny, even new country is borrowing from r&b/hip hop beats now like pop does. Snaps are in every song.

[@sirpiou8856]

i hate the grammys but i was quite happy that childish gambino won

[@Necropoliis]

I've been hearing his name a lot. Is he good?

[@sirpiou8856]

@@Necropoliis Yeah, check out the "Awaken my love!" album. it's really good. also "this is america"

[@staticbeans]

SirPiou you have trash taste sweetie. Try Bonfire and Crawl.

[@risoomirai]

This is America

[@Kiyan3100]

@@risoomirai he didn't deserve that either, he stole that from Jase Harley's this is america

[@WesleysTheory-ec4ll]

Can we also just mention that for their in memoriam they left out Vinnie Paul, Kyle Pavone, Oli Herbert, and XXXTentacion. Explain Grammys explain yourself. EDIT they also left out Eddie Clark from Motörhead and Dolores’O Ridian from the Cranberries

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

Metalhead4lifeallday 665 do you really expect the Grammys to even know half the people you mentioned? What were you expecting?

[@billnyethebdsmguy7335]

xxxtentacion doesn't even deserve to have his name spoken in the seventh circle of hell, let alone at the grammys

[@jernie9384]

Bill Nye The BDSM Guy Just because you didn't like his music doesn't mean *he's literally Hitler* or something.

[@WesleysTheory-ec4ll]

Galaxy I don’t think he was talking about music

[@justinbudach5008]

Bill Nye The BDSM Guy are you fucking serious?

[@allenmorgan6847]

This is the reason why I seek out my own music

[@ScottOctober]

Totally agree, also I wish more people knew about the loudness wars, it's hard to keep up with current mixing styles and stay true to your art form. Great video!

[@tigerhop]

Awesome point of view! Glad we have someone like you. The more voices like yours, the more the Hollywood elite will be ignored

[@carsonw5653]

I didn’t watch the Grammys and my jaw is on the floor right now at the fact that you said that Greta Van Fleet won best rock album. Edit: excuse me, I meant Greta Van Zeppelin

[@m00nju1ce]

I can smell your whiskey breath though the screen

[@conormurphy4328]

If this was in 4K you could see the heat haze being produced by that much raw alcohol

[@Kazumatempest]

Bad enough the super bowl performance was bad but here wow and you know is bad when Cardi B wins a grammy at this point anyone can win a grammy is a joke.

[@risoomirai]

-Sweet Victory- Sicko Mode

[@cokeglas]

The Grammys should be re-named the Unit Movers Award.

[@CsykKrit]

You came up in my recommended, watched the Cardi B one and agreed fully. I'm currently watching the and once you mentioned the loudness wars I was decided. I'm subscribing.

[@dreameater9225]

I appreciate your videos dude. Lol. They make life a little better.

[@dannyboytru9404]

I watched the ice in your glass melt for nine minutes and you have yet to even drink half. But knowing that youre mike the music snob you probably finished 2 bottles before hitting record haha love the vid

[@Hevvvyyy]

Hey tobias forge made an appearance so that was cool. St vincent also sounds interesting to say the least

[@sandenson]

Uh, no, St. Vincent (at least that Masseduction thing) sounds like shit

[@mathiaskjrgard5284]

Grammys are good for the publicity of the less popular artist when they they are nominated, especially in the big categories. Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves etc. Got great exposure for the album of the year. It did wonders for Arcade Fire.

[@Ac-dk9ki]

Maybe someday we will a band like Arcade Fire win a grammy again..

[@danapb]

Look, Queen never won a Grammy, Pink Floyd never won a Grammy, Led Zeppelin never won a Grammy until 2014, and David Bowie never won a Grammy for music until after he died. The Grammys are a farce and a fucking joke. Metallica knew it when Jethro Tull beat them in thee hard rock division and most of us have known it for years. I haven't watched them for almost two decades now.

[@fitzmansel3454]

I'm really pissed of things like these. Everyone can see that other artists deserve these awards and honestly i have no idea why nothing is happening to make Grammys at least a bit better. I won't mention they, sometimes, give an award to someone who died but if he was alive they wouldn't even think about it ( and that's hypocrism ) or to those who are first in charts because people make them overrated and are hyped calling them " Oooooh the queeeeen ! " ( yep, i'm watching your videos a lot :3 ) without giving specific terminologies about why they are queen or king or idk what the hell. I have no idea how you are so relaxed explaining, i just want to throw and smack everything around and outside of the window XD Omg idk how to explain what i want to explain, but you did and you always do in your videos so thank you for it :') PS: You can't imagine how many mouths i shut, in argumenets with friends etc, when i mention what you mention in your videos :3

[@jelicajeremic6831]

Love the T-Shirt 😎

[@nicoletorrance3786]

Your videos make me smile. I'm not a "metal head", but I feel like we're on the level. Keep going! ✌

[@garysanders3193]

Simple music, for simple minds.

[@davidnissim9203]

The American Music Awards just happened. Billie Eilish won best new artist... and best alt-rock artist. (yes, really). Taylor Swift won best album. Post Malone won best rap album. This is why these award shows don’t mean shit to anyone who actually cares about music.

[@superstarthomas]

This is differently one of my favorite videos done by you so far. :)

[@brightbite]

1:40 Best metalhead impression ever! lol

[@airfords1503]

I scrolled a bit through the comments, and one thing I didn't find was anyone talking about K-Pop. One of the points Mike made was about his "Michael Jackson" thing. I believe it is true to an extent. As much as I despise most of that genre, almost every single mainstream artist is a boy band. Yes, K-Pop has life and attention just because they have a bunch of pretty boys with make-up that were, in a sense, trained to be used by private media companies and to basically be an introverted teenager's wet dream, but from what I have seen, the main artists there are good at making a choreography, but lyrics are aimed at, again, introverted teenage girls. There are few of these artists that I truly believe would never use a "ghost writer", and even then, the lyrics I talk about are absolute garbage. But, they're still a boy band most of the time. I'm not trying to disprove Mike, I believe in his little theory, I just believe that it is true to an extent. Other than what I've already said, K-pop is still filled with obnoxious, unoriginal and truly boring things, and I don't say this as a metalhead, I say this as a musician. But, I'll repeat myself, just because it's the norm doesn't mean there aren't exceptions. I've done my research, some of these guys are actually talented, some using things like reggae beats and other genres to fuel their music. But who knows, maybe they aren't even the ones who wrote them.

[@TheRubyG]

Hip hop has taken over the top 40... I call it garbage, it's even an insult to hip hop

[@Thykiyo]

Mass seduction won best rock song. And what do ya know, it's *surprisingly* the most non-rock out of the other nominees. Yaaayy.

[@Joltaic]

I like St. Vincent, but Masseduction shouldn't be in that category. Still, it's the Grammys and they've done that plenty of times in the past. An infamous example of this is Jethro Tull winning over Metallica in the METAL category. Need I say more?

[@Thykiyo]

@Lucas Robinett don't have anything against St. Vincent. Didn't hate the song either. But as you said, not a rock song.

[@matteverdeentwd4966]

Eeeeh Masseduction is a Rock song. Not your typical rock song, but yeah it's a rock song.

[@matteverdeentwd4966]

Now, the track, Los Ageless from St Vincent too, is more like a synthpop song.

[@atomicpunk2360]

Thy Kiyo Thoumoung the only redeeming part of that is that the song is actually a good song. I just don’t feel like it should be considered a rock song. I wanted Mantra to win, but would’ve been okay with Jumpsuit or Rats winning too.

[@bubblegumpeach5662]

I'm soooooo envious! Your hair🥰😍

[@rollingrock2561]

The funny thing is that GVF won Best Rock Album 2018 for their 2017s EP.

[@mishonwhite7607]

Everything is not the same like 10-20 years ago, things were more real back then

[@mugenman6]

Virtually any celeb who has achieved a "star" status, music related or not, has performed atrocious and gruesome acts to get there. It's when those individuals start to crack under guilt and corruption, we find out in the news that they did in fact do those things. R.I.P. Mr. Jackson

[@citrusmixer1313]

Interesting thoughts on why hip hop replaced rock in pop music! I did some analysis of the Billboard Hot 100, and since 2010 there have only been 13 songs (out of ~580 songs) that I categorize as "rock songs" that made the top 10. The other ~567 songs were basically rap, hip hop, R&B or pure pop. (My loose and liberal definition of a "rock song" here is basically a driving electric guitar and drums in most of the song and/or an electric guitar solo. Rap-rock doesn't count, but there were only a couple of those, "Berzerk" by Eminem in 2013 and "Take What You Want From Me" by Post Malone & Ozzy Osbourne last year. Imagine Dragons and Twenty One Pilots might be rock, but their top 10 Hot 100 hits weren't rock.) I may have missed a handful of songs, and this is subjective anyway. jonas brothers - sucker (2019) dnce - cake by the ocean (2016) elle king - exs and ohs (2015) walk the moon - shut up and dance (2015) paramore - ain't it fun (2014) pink - try (2013) bruno mars - locked out of heaven (2012) neon trees - everybody talks (2012) taylor swift - red (2012) taylor swift - if this was a movie (2011) foster the people - pumped up kicks (2011) adam lambert - whataya want from me (2010) taylor swift - mine (2010)

[@leverage1976]

I'm old enough to remember when bands like "The Doobie Brothers" were winning Grammys. But even then, you had a lot more Debbie Boones &KC & Sunshine Bands getting nominated and sometimes winning Grammys, over the Led Zeppelins, Genesis's, ELO's and Peter Framptons. The Payola, coked-up A&R parties and Don Kirshner/Bill Graham/Robert Stigwood-influence in pop music, was what was driving all the nepotism, fake stars and fame over talent-formula. No idea what's driving it today. *shrugs*

[@LANGI902]

Doobie Brothers one of the greatest.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

leverage1976 The lineup of music at the Grammys show isn’t very good.

[@ANT96-x8d]

Dennis Esguerra After watching this video, is he saying that the Grammys/industries just want more commercialism over originality?

[@moonfire41]

I miss the 70s.

[@TSPH1992]

I forgot the Grammy's still existed

[@MK_thrash]

I lost faith in humanity because I can't nor do I want to admit that this pile of golden turds have talent let alone great music. this is the biggest FU in history not to just rock and metal.but to all music of the world and the smart people who live in it 🤘⚡🎸🇺🇸

[@dirtpile]

My favorite video of all time! The Grammys epitomize everything that is wrong with the industry

[@taffbrigade6429]

Vinnie Paul

[@hawaiianshirtguy_29]

RIP Vinnie and Dimebag.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@davidnissim589]

Eddie Clarke too

[@westonbavage8675]

@@davidnissim589 Philthy animal Taylor. And Lemmy

[@jakemiller270]

I am watching this at my office and that whiskey is making me want a pour. Great video as usual Mike by the way.

[@mirkecWii]

One good thing: post malone and rhcp singing dark necessities

[@RichPileofleaves]

Too bad Post Malone's guitar was muted

[@reshpeck]

@@RichPileofleaves "Too bad"? I assume you meant to say "thank God."

[@RichPileofleaves]

@@reshpeck Lmao, but it's a shame because in the YT vid they made it look like Post Malone was playing the guitar instead of Josh.

[@reshpeck]

I'm just glad Electric Messiah won best metal performance. Seriously, Symphony X has been ignored for so long, and even though that song came out in 2011, and it certainly isn't their best song, it sure is refreshing to see an actual, awesome, incredible band get their critical due. In that case, the most talented band ACTUALLY won the award!

[@STiLLiLLPRODUCTiONS]

@@reshpeck It wasn't Symphony X that won it was High on Fire.

[@sx54]

5 years later and I still watch this laughing at how great it is

[@trevorthespaghettifox]

I spent almost the entire video watching that ice melt, watering down perfectly good whiskey. Invest in some good whiskey rocks, my man. Cheers! 🥃🥃

[@annalinevanluvender1384]

"Time to make me forget that I'm alive!!!" I want that tattoo'd on me.

[@QuantumKitty]

I haven’t watched the Grammys since 2004 🤣

[@aintnuthinbutathang1646]

I hated it then too

[@ronhargrove1176]

I can’t sit down and watch any award show it’s fucking boring the Grammys, MTV awards, BET etc

[@nightmare_core_]

I'm back, Not just the day you post this but also it sucked this year. There pissed off again this year.

[@nameless473]

3:32 you can hear Mike's sanity snapping when he has to repeat "Greta Van Fleet won the Best Rock Album"

[@trevorganoe748]

Thanks for this birthday gift, Mike.

[@AsMaineTheOrijinalGeisha]

I’ve been pursuing my career since I was 14. Majored in music, and political arts and science in my mid 20s. I write my own music, have learned to play instruments, but singing, writing, and arranging is my focus... But because I won’t be controlled, or put into a box because I love all music, and can do it all, basically I’ve been training in the arts since brith... Am also a pretty good 👩‍🎨 as well... And I agree with you. I’m in my mid 30s now, and I don’t quite fit the industry’s standards, so it’s disheartening because it’s in my DNA 🧬 music, and in my bloodline. And to see someone who has out right said they don’t care about music it breaks my heart... I’ve tried everything to pursue my dreams, and have been rejected so many times in my pursuit that I’m jaded now, but it’s my passion, I live to create, and sing! I’m not going to stop because if I did I would have no purpose... Even though I’m struggling, and barely staying afloat I will not give up putting the magic back into music. SN : I love your content.

[@CookieDMonster]

Meine Namen fam they only said they were good once.... not repeat

[@silk8488]

I've never watched the grammies in my entire life. Thanks for validating my decision lmao

[@kilroyfrills3084]

Just wanna recognize the fact that Trivium got nominated.

[@sandrojovanovic3694]

Seeing Between the Buried and Me and Trivium get nominated made me so happy

[@dan_the_pathmaster7934]

Jawnboi And High on Fire won!

[@sam14murphy]

That was your best, most concise, and informative rant yet

[@7strSlnger678]

A lot of hip hop has become the butt rock of the current era

[@resp0nd]

This was such a well constructed video and i couldn't agree more with your statement.

[@conormurphy4328]

Mike: 7:39 Me: wait what was that last bit? Mike: “go and do his own thing”?

[@fistofthebrownstar]

I think I'm in love with you dude! Thank you for your thoughts.

[@Misantroph0]

Todays pop music industry is so beyond fucked. That’s why I am a metalhead.

[@jeradbergheim3773]

I love the editing in this video mike, adds a lot of character to your already likeable personality, keep up the good work!

[@midget_spinner8449]

I don’t think rock/metal or any really good music in general will reach the billboard any time soon and that’s fine cus we know that it actually takes skill/talent and that’s enough imo

[@RoadRunner217]

That shirt dude, I love it! Reminds me of the pink "DEATH METAL" shirt, with the rainbows, that Dan Avidan wears sometimes! :,D

[@heather2012d]

“It came out of the hoods” you’ve never sounded more like an awkward dad 😂 bless

[@whoman7489]

this guy’s videos are improving by time i hope he gets to the top one day he deserves it

[@jameshetfield5978]

Rip Vinnie he didn’t even get a mention at the Grammies

[@torqueRxF]

Cardi B exist : Mike : Lets kick some arse 😁

[@allenmorgan6847]

I admire for speaking your mind

[@mickjagger149]

I love your vids Mike, very articulate, great points that are well backed up always thoroughly explained and most importantly, all the content is spot fucking on!

[@Legitpenguins99]

You see the fact that it's alot easier to sell a single icon than a group in rock and metal all the time where fans obsess about the singer and ignore the rest of (the equally as important) band

[@fuggledugglegaming]

“Clearly originality is not a part of the criteria for winning a Grammy.” Case in point: 7empest

[@jonnyguitar4464]

Then again, HoF won in (sadly non-Televised) metal category, and they were arguably the least mainstream-appealing band that was nominated

[@DudeMannn]

...I rarely watch the Grammys. The following artists never got a Grammy while they were still performers....... Elvis Presley, Run DMC, Kiss, Queen, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. Madonna didn't get a Grammy until 13 years after putting hit after hit. Currently active artists that have never won a Grammy include Katy Perry, Sia, and Morrissey. Diana Ross never won either. In 2012 over 50 years after she started they decided to give her a lifetime achievement award. Now here are the suckiest worst artists that have won a Grammy........ Milli Vanilli a group that had to give back their Grammy for not even singing their songs and Fergie. Just look her up singing the national anthem. Enough said.

[@terejov]

Mj is innocent. Research your facts!

[@gmitch1978]

Thank you, Mike, got putting all my thoughts and emotions about this topic inti words.

[@deathmetalantichrist1115]

They disrespected rock so much

[@Doctor-Stoppage]

Hippo XL shall be my rap moniker! Moniker.....that's a dangerous word...😳

[@jake-6015]

Cardi B 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@powerface71]

What an cool video of ice cubes melting in a glass of Jim Beam, AMAZING!

[@lukeharrison1487]

That whiskey is looking pretty full

[@zdoggzero6595]

Luke Harrison given the subject matter I can’t blame him

[@digletttexano678]

Yes he needs it so he can keep calm

[@jasonroussel9679]

Preach, Mike, preach! Rock on!

[@TheUltramarine762]

Grammies aka The Ultimate Travesty To All Music

[@kyriwilliams4646]

Im not even a metalhead yo lol i watch this cuz of ur sarcasm and vocabulary ts is gr8 sub here

[@edgarmendez3528]

Kyri Williams you clearly need help with yours lol

[@egnato1165]

Porter Robinson (AKA Virtual Self) was nominated for Ghost Voices. Aight, the song by itself isn't that bad, it's actually more than good on its genre. But fucking Angel Voices, a masterpiece creatively speaking, won nothing and nobody talked shit about it. Also, what did he won for his album Worlds, one of the best in electronic music history? Granted, he went all the way up on Billboard, but no one talked about him. Porter is a genius, he has so much potential and creativity and keeps bringing fresh sounds to the EDM world, but people are sooo focused on generic-ass artists like Zedd, Dimitri & Like, Guetta, Alesso... Oh and fuck pop/mainstream trap music. Fuck those. And reggaeton too. They're everywhere. I'm tired of hearing the same over and over again. Fucking brain dead idiots supporting that music. What was this about again...? Oh, Grammys. Right. Yeah, don't care about those. Just like the Oscars, it's just a show with pretty people and the music we all expect to hear. Nothing special, whatsoever.

[@mvunit3]

Sigh, where do I begin (a RANT) . . . When I attended the 1st Metal exhibit at the Grammy Museum (folks, you'd be surprised who was represented, and their interactive kiosks in the overall museum actually has a Metal section with almost ALL subgenres), albeit small, about 5 years ago, was very cool and the staff who created it were all Metalheads. When I went outside around the Staple Center in downtown LA (also met dUg Pinnick of Kings X, Rob Flynn of Vio-lence/Machinehead, Brian Slagel founder of Metal Blade and said hello to Steve Vai as they were heading to the "Golden Gods of Metal Awards"), I sat to get a bite to eat, and I was talking to an older gentleman who happened to be a member of the Grammy's, who was a Jazz and Classical composer. He had said that the main reason many genres don't get represented were because of "Time constraints"; "Do you recall that the Grammy's used to be more than 3 hours long?" - my 1st thought was, I didn't care how long, but when I was younger, I naively waited to see "someone" represent Rock, and later, Metal and Progressive music that I actually cared for (I taped the Metallica/Tull fiasco on VHS as it happened - and I'm a Jethro Tull fan as well ;). But that statement basically answered many questions, and as you have pointed out Mike, all that matters is "What is POPULAR". The 2 curators of the Metal Exhibit were 2 women in their late 20's/early 30's that were Metalheads, and told me that the staff of "volunteers" were all metalheads as well. So I asked them the question everyone wants to ask; "What the fuck is up with the Metal category; 'Best Metal Performance'? Why not 'Best Metal Album', what, these people think that Metal is about Hit Singles, its about crafting ALBUMS?" - They laughed and agreed, they said its a HUGE frustration for them in many ways, but they also brought up that its the Metal Industry themselves that are also to blame. They (from photographers, engineers, artists/illustrators, producers, crew and the bands/musicians themselves. Whoever is a grammy member) don't want Metal to be homogenized, sanitized, watered down or become popular where everyone will make it stale and boring. I think they may have thought _way beyond_ what I (and everyone else) wanted; bands from the past and the new to get recognition from their peers. And most importantly (in my head), they would get more recognition in the industry, that it would cause those in the industry to clean up their act, and these bands would get exposure to more people - in turn, more albums sales, more concert tix sold, and they could make a living doing what they love. But year after year of disappointment, I had enough and gave up on the organization. But the truth is, the industry is almost destroyed, but Metal survives because of 1 factor the most . . . . US. Their "peers" were not the mainstream grammy members, but other musicians, producers, engineers (etc.) and WE the fans. Metal and Progressive Rock (and all the subgenres) thrive because of its International fanbase, the most loyal group of people to _each_ band that is out there; Classic, Obscure or new and exploding. The struggles still continue, but the stronger survive and persevere. Jazz and Blues has been on a decline (unfortunately) for the past few years, and less heard by the community that invented it. But as Mike says; Rap/Hip-hop is the dominant music heard everywhere. Its in commercials, its in stadiums, in movies/backgrounds, TV shows, where you eat, where you shop . . . its overkill, and I can not sit through it as it ruins my meal :p (if it augments other musics, it can be cool, but I never could get into the music on its own, no matter underground or pop). Its no surprise that people have championed mediocrity, took music for granted, and the acceptance of formula and the familiar has killed the radio. Even many Country performers, for the past 20-30 years sound like Pop muzak with a southern accent (as my late-father used to say). Watch these 2 documentaries why "popularity" is championed: 1. www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/ 2. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/generation-like/ I came to the conclusion that the best bands of Metal and Prog will stand on their own, the genres will always thrive and never die. Where 50 people say; "Metal has become boring", me and millions of others will always find something unusual because we LOOK for it. Metal will always be obnoxious and piss people off, even other Metalheads because it needs to "evolve". Progressive Rock/Metal will always be virtuosic, bombastic and break rules to keep it all interesting, and BOTH will "weed out the weak" as both are an _exclusive_ music . . . that EVERYONE can join in and enjoy, its "our" niche, its different than all other musics that are more known and accepted, it doesn't follow an industry standard. But our music has longevity, we don't listen to older bands and albums as nostalgia, WE listen to them because its well crafted music that stands the test of time. Note: the last bastion of "musicianship" was the category; "Best Rock Instrumental", but the Grammy's put an end to it in 2012 - See the winners and "nominee's" especially: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Instrumental_Performance So everyone can listen to their "flavor of the weak" while washing the dishes, or as background muzak to keep the pulses in their brain active, the rest of us can listen to music and lyrics with depth, music that challenges our heartbeats and brains to think on another level, to be surprised, and stop what we are doing to intensely listen to a part of a song (or its entirety) that is filling our soul with brilliance, being astounded, or wanting to make us air guitar/drum or bang our collective heads . . . and we can see them do it LIVE and actually playing real instruments with all they have learned and crafted. No matter if they are the most obscure or known bands, they push their stamina/will and craft to the maximum. "1" band in the ridiculous "Best Metal Performance" category is not going to represent each Metal fan, because there are TONS upon tons of bands out there from every shore and continent, and most of us can list 50 or more bands a year that hit us like a ton of bricks . . . not just 1 band that a grammy member randomly picked, because their son's girlfriends cousin who has listened to Metal for 2 years liked said band (and even if its a band we actually enjoy!). That's my rant and I'm sticking to it \m/. Loved your vid Mike! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKfYp2NpapyCbqs Porcupine Tree said it with much less words . . . "Hear the sound of music Drifting in the aisles Elevator Prozac Stretching on for miles The music of the future Will not entertain It's only meant to repress And neutralize your brain Soul gets squeezed out Edges get blunt Demographic Gives what you want One of the wonders of the world is going down It's going down I know It's one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares No-one cares enough Now the sound of music Comes in silver pills Engineered to suit you Building cheaper thrills The music of rebellion Makes you want to rage But it's made by millionaires Who are nearly twice your age One of the wonders of the world is going down It's going down I know It's one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares No-one cares enough" - The Sound of Muzak .

[@ketansrivastava5053]

Omg dude

[@kylesprite1877]

I legit read all of that

[@mvunit3]

@@kylesprite1877 Well . . . at-least 23 were interested and possibly got the point, within the past 2 years :p. Thanks for taking the time to read.

[@tandvard9088]

Well said

[@zenith1809]

That fucking intro was pure gold

[@adrisoundscape]

btw what they call hip-hop nowadays, I don't think it's hip hop, hip hop rn is just some trap bullshit with a fake gangbanger licking a mic with autotune.

[@zebes2694]

This rant made me feel alive

[@STiLLiLLPRODUCTiONS]

Trivium. Nuff said.

[@Ac-dk9ki]

High on Fire is a trillion times better than Trivium

[@STiLLiLLPRODUCTiONS]

@@Ac-dk9ki I would have to disagree with you but to each their own.

[@shmick6079]

Betrayer is metal af. Definitely should have won.

[@reshpeck]

@@Ac-dk9ki There was already a song called Electric Messiah, by an infinitely better metal band, and it's an infinitely better song. Go give it a listen, it came out in 2011 and the band's initials are "S X"

[@Ac-dk9ki]

@@reshpeck ahh, Symphony X. The pinnacle of horrible Power Metal bands

[@justintuffo2801]

talent whats talent the grammys say