The Grammy Awards Get It Right

I haven’t watched the Grammy Awards in years, mostly due to my dismissive attitude towards mainstream pop, and, though last night was no exception to that rule, I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see that my favorite album of 2010, Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs, won the prize. To top things off, I also found out that two of my favorite newer bands, The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons, played with none other than the great Bob Dylan.

So, what does this mean? Well, the narcissist in me believes that the Grammy Award voters obviously read my blog. There is no other explanation for some of their choices this year. Just check out 3 of my top 4 albums of 2010, as posted in December:

4. The Black Keys – Brothers
Winner – Best Alternative Music Album

2. Neil Young – Le Noise
Nominated for Best Rock Music Album (lost inexplicably to Muse)

1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Winner – Album of the Year

Pearl Jam’s Backspacer, my choice for best album of 2009, was also nominated in the Rock Album category.

The other album in my top 4, Kanye West’s My Dark Twisted Fantasy, missed the September 30 cutoff date for the year’s award show, but I fully expect him to be nominated for everything next year.

And, if you missed it like I did, check out this link to the video of Dylan, Mumford, and the Avetts before they take it down. You won’t be disappointed.

Thanks for reading, Grammy voters. Feel free to laud praise on my music choices any time.

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