Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Well the Oscars have Sundance and IFC there to remind them that it isn't always the box office hits that deserve the awards, yet the music industry has nothing of the sort. Sure you can find the music if you look hard enough, but there is no way the Norah Jones song(which is a decent song) is a 5-grammy winner. Each and every passing year the Grammys seem to turn more into the Billboard music award prequels. Handing out awards to whatever is contraversial or platinum ten times over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Actually sounds like a good idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrRant Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Probably because no one will watch if there are a bunch of nobodies on stage. Grammies need network to carry them for cash -> Network need ratings to bring in the kizash-> Cash = whatever majority is listening too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eyeball Kid Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Probably because no one will watch if there are a bunch of nobodies on stage. Grammies need network to carry them for cash -> Network ->ratings to bring in the kizash-> Cash = whatever majority is listening too. That pretty much nails it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Well I didn't state that EVERY winner should be an indy rock group/group/solo/rapper etc......but it would be nice for there to be a little bit of a mix in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted March 3, 2003 I do think this is a good idea, but there are a lot of very practical reasons for why it would never work. Mr Rant mentioned the primary problem, which is that a show featuring lesser-known (or totally obscure) musicians wouldn't draw shit for ratings. Of course, if the record industry would shift gears to a more quality-oriented business strategy rather than assuming for the public that they'll only enjoy garbage, the entire problem would be solved. But that sort of solution exists solely in cloud cuckoo land, with unicorns and houses made of gingerbread. The only way that an award show like this would work is if it got major, high profile celebrity backing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrRant Report post Posted March 3, 2003 So.... how is the weather in Cloud Cuckoo Land? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eyeball Kid Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Well I didn't state that EVERY winner should be an indy rock group/group/solo/rapper etc......but it would be nice for there to be a little bit of a mix in there. It's a pipe dream, I think. Every now and then the Grammy people try to prove they're "edgy" by throwing in left-of-center artists like Beck and Radiohead--whom, in spite of their off-beat natures, have both proven to be commercially viable--in major categories, but a smaller band/act is easily lost in the crowd. There's just too many bands releasing music--the Oscars may be able to recognize smaller films, but that's due to significantly fewer "award worthy" films released in a given year than albums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted March 3, 2003 It's not as though the Cannes film festival brings the ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted March 3, 2003 Well I didn't state that EVERY winner should be an indy rock group/group/solo/rapper etc......but it would be nice for there to be a little bit of a mix in there. It's a pipe dream, I think. Every now and then the Grammy people try to prove they're "edgy" by throwing in left-of-center artists like Beck and Radiohead--whom, in spite of their off-beat natures, have both proven to be commercially viable--in major categories, but a smaller band/act is easily lost in the crowd. There's just too many bands releasing music--the Oscars may be able to recognize smaller films, but that's due to significantly fewer "award worthy" films released in a given year than albums. It's becoming increasingly irksome the way some people namedrop such bands (Beck, Radiohead, etc) to give legitimacy to their poor tastes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eyeball Kid Report post Posted March 3, 2003 It's not as though the Cannes film festival brings the ratings. Surely you jest. The latest four hour existential French film about a man's love affair with his dead uncle has been selling out megaplexes nationwide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted March 3, 2003 So.... how is the weather in Cloud Cuckoo Land? It's raining men, believe it or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted March 3, 2003 As long as you have your big mainstream draws appearing and performing, the ratings will be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest red_file Report post Posted March 3, 2003 It's not as though the Cannes film festival brings the ratings. Agreed. Outside of the Sundance channel, is the festival even shown on t.v.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted March 3, 2003 It's not as though the Cannes film festival brings the ratings. Agreed. Outside of the Sundance channel, is the festival even shown on t.v.? Yeah my point was that an Independant music awards type thing would be just as viable. I think the major stumbling blocks are that since it's so much more expensive to make a movie than it is to make an album, you get many more albums released in a given year and so it would be hard to get one's head around. The other, and probably more major problem, is that there's no one to organize it. There's no infrastructure or organization that would have the authority to, really, and anyone who wanted to organize such a thing, considering the time and investment involved, would probably find it more worthwhile to just create and promote either a local festival or a major tour of independant bands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
