Themidwestcowboy
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Re: Okay can someone please explain to me how...
Oh okey. It's crazy that this album won seven grammies though. As you said, one less than thriller. I bet the critics loved the fact that he was able to acomplish this feat without Michael. It was most definitely a great win but imo totally undeserved.
Innuendo actually points out something really interesting that I think we should discuss more. Something a long the lines that MJ also was a product of these institutions "popularity contests", all though many of us feel that he deserved every single one and more! We see it all the time, the IT artist. The artist that comes out with a new song/album that gets the internet buzz going that manage to reach the gatekeepers who then award them just for being the 'cool thing out right now'. and then, as is almost always the case, the artist fades into obscurity and/or gets into a public battle with its label. These big labels are just the same. They promote the hell out of a current artist that has a buzz but as soon as another new artist comes a long they desert them. And then there is ageism, sexism and racism that also control these competitions.
It was a couple of years ago I read that article and I didn't save it. I don't remember where it was, sorry.
Oh okey. It's crazy that this album won seven grammies though. As you said, one less than thriller. I bet the critics loved the fact that he was able to acomplish this feat without Michael. It was most definitely a great win but imo totally undeserved.
Innuendo actually points out something really interesting that I think we should discuss more. Something a long the lines that MJ also was a product of these institutions "popularity contests", all though many of us feel that he deserved every single one and more! We see it all the time, the IT artist. The artist that comes out with a new song/album that gets the internet buzz going that manage to reach the gatekeepers who then award them just for being the 'cool thing out right now'. and then, as is almost always the case, the artist fades into obscurity and/or gets into a public battle with its label. These big labels are just the same. They promote the hell out of a current artist that has a buzz but as soon as another new artist comes a long they desert them. And then there is ageism, sexism and racism that also control these competitions.