lol @ these Arcade Fire posts.
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Topic: lol @ these Arcade Fire posts.
Posted By: jmac3
Subject: lol @ these Arcade Fire posts.
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 4:49pm
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Not going to link to all of them since the language is a bit ehhhh. Oh yeah, if you didn't know, they won Album of the year. I just laughed so hard at some of these though.     ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 5:27pm
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I'm just mad Recovery won best rap album. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 5:31pm
What was the competition? I didn't actually watch. ------------- Que pasa?
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jerseypaint wrote:Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 5:31pm
It deserved it. ------------- 
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 5:54pm
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@ The guy who said the only way you should win is if everyone has heard of you...those people are exactly what's wrong with the music world today.
That said, I've never heard an Arcade Fire song, and Grammy's are the pointless masturbation of musical egos. Sorry, but the misconception that talent comes with fame / success / awards is offensive to actual musicians.
I'm completely not surprised that Eminem won, he's one of the few actual rappers I hear about in the mainstream world as of late. Lil Wayne need not apply. Of course, I listen to very, very little rap, and most of it is either Tupac or Eminem when I do, so my opinion is fairly uninformed
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 6:11pm
LOL @ thinking Lil Wayne isn't a legitimate rapper. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 6:27pm
Rihanna should get half of that trophy, haha. I would say, at least by how it is around my area, Love The Way You Lie was his top song. Its a good song, but overplayed to an extent. I think general listeners wouldnt hear Eminem usually unless its a mix like in LTWYL. And I agree with the Arcade Fire thing. I've heard the name, but I dont know of any of their songs off the top of my head. I love how they were even surprised. The camera goes to them and they look like deer in the headlights. Same with Esperanza Spalding. Everyone was surprised by that. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 6:33pm
Oh yeah I agree with the surprise, but some of the posts were downright angry saying Lady Gaga and whoever else should have won it. I just wasn't aware that they were so unknown. To me they seem like a pretty big band, but then again I could probably list off most of what I listen to and get a "who?" reaction from many people. ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 7:56pm
| Never heard of them. Some of my friends know them, but I am not a fan of their music so I guess it figures. |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 8:01pm
He isn't. Independent rappers or bust. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 8:06pm
Just started listening to Slaine. Going to see Slaine/House of Pain/ La Coka Nostra in April woo. Getting to see Everlast ftw ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 8:08pm
Heckle Everlast into singing What It's Like a second time. 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 8:15pm
Hahaha. I want to say "PLAY WHAT IT'S LIKE" a lot. I don't know if I want to piss of a bunch of South Boston/Dorchester rap fans though. I don't think I'll have enough people with me to be too much of a douche. ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:12pm
Jay-Z deserved it. His album was way better than Recovery. Recovery had two type of songs: depressing or angry. You could swap out most of the lyrical content and plug it to any of those tracks. Production wise, choruses were pretty poor and production nothing too special. And Ems flow fell off hard. He's more choppy, and it just isn't enjoyable. Oh. And The Roots's How I Got Over. That album was just straight amazing. Em's album was third best (amongst the noms) IMO. -------------
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:19pm
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I could care less about Arcade Fire. The Bob Dylan & Avett Brothers & Mumford and Sons was awesome. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:38pm
I have NEVER understood why people hold Jay-Z in such high regard. His rapping is either terribly ordinary or "good" in such an esoteric sense that it's hard to qualify it as anything and can't be compared to anything (and therefore doesn't deserve any awards). That's just me. Reasonable people will disagree. And while Recover wasn't Eminem's best album, and its popularity can, in part at least, be attributed to him involving people like Rhianna or Lil Wayne, the rapping is certainly better than anything any mainstream artist is putting out today (and if being choppy is a problem, Jay-Z has more of a problem with that than Eminem; I can't remember the last song by Jay-Z that he didn't sound choppy, while Eminem has at least shown he can rap rhythmically). And he's added some speed to a few of his songs/verses. I really, REALLY like rap with a little speed in the syllables, even if it isn't actually that fast compared to some other rappers. -------------
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:39pm
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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:51pm
I wouldn't confuse breaking between beats as choppy. I'm talking about Ems random emphasis on words in the middle of his verses. And Jay-Z is hardly ordinary. He has one of the best flows, and has a huge lyrical range. He can throw punchlines, or tell stories; be socially conscience or cocky. Jay is also extremely consistent. The dude can make hits at will, pleasing the top 40 listener and the rap enthusiast. Em just hasn't been the same since his hiatus. -------------
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Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 10:20pm
| The Arcade Fire is great, I'm not sure it was the best album of the year since the Grammy's only has 5 nominees per category, there were much better albums out this year. And the fact that Kanye didn't walk away with an award is insane. |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 10:51pm
It's because his album was released in 2011. His single, though, was released in 2010. -------------
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Posted By: underground
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 11:17pm
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I refuse to watch something that gave Jethro Tull the best heavy metal album award over metallica
------------- I believe if life gives you lemons, you should find someone life gave vodka and have a party. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 11:28am
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I really liked Funeral. The rest of Arcade Fire's stuff is...meh. -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 11:41am
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My buddy Mat was one of the riders on stage. (the guy with the camera on his helmet. ) He had been talking about it all week, so I stayed up to watch it... Of course they went last.
Another friend Dave was also riding.
And Adam did Arcade fire's video. (you would know him as Spike Jonze). ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 12:54pm
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Yo FE, Im really happy for you, Imma let you finish but I wanna let you know that my boy Lance Armstrong is way more famous than your BMX friends. Sicne Lance is my cousin and all. ------------- 
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Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 1:06pm
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alright Kanyessok...
Mat is auctioning off the bike he rode to help with a friends massive medical bills if anyone wants a new ride.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120684846458&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120684846458&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 1:37pm
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-sigh- ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 2:11pm
Oh no, Sneaky, you're pulling a Flowers for Algernon and are de-evolving back to your former self! ------------- 
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 2:13pm
------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 2:21pm
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Admit it, if you knew someone on stage at the grammys you would say something. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 3:12pm
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 4:25pm
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LIBLE!!!! -------------
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 5:16pm
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It's one thing when you know a famous person, quite another thing for them to know you though.
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 5:26pm
How very true ------------- Que pasa?
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