ALTERNATIVE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

[oscillations.]

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
[Domino Recording]


At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips
[Warner Bros.]


St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]


Show Your Bones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[Interscope Records]


The Eraser
Thom Yorke
[XL Recordings]





Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Nausea
Beck
[Interscope Records]


Someday Baby
Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia]


Route 66
John Mayer
Track from: Cars — Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Disney]


Saving Grace
Tom Petty
Track from: Highway Companion
[American]


Lookin' For A Leader
Neil Young
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise]






Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Talk
Coldplay
Track from: X&Y
[Capitol]


How To Save A Life
The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
[Epic]


Steady, As She Goes
The Raconteurs
Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers
[V2/Third Man Records]


Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.]


The Saints Are Coming
U2 & Green Day
[Interscope Records/Warner Bros.]






Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Crazy Bitch
Buckcherry
[Eleven Seven Music]


Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
[nothing/Interscope Records]


Lonely Day
System Of A Down
Track from: Hypnotize
[American/Columbia]


Vicarious
Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]


Woman
Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]






Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Redneck
Lamb Of God
Track from: Sacrament
[Epic]


Colony Of Birchmen
Mastodon
Track from: Blood Mountain
[Reprise/Relapse Records]


Lies, Lies, Lies
Ministry
Track from: Rio Grande Blood
[13th Planet Records/Megaforce Records]


Eyes Of The Insane
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American]


30/30-150
Stone Sour
[Roadrunner Records]






Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick
Arctic Monkeys
[Domino Recording]


The Wizard Turns On...
The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
[Warner Bros.]


Black Hole Sun
Peter Frampton
[A&M Records/New Door Records]


Catsellorizon
David Gilmour
Track from: On An Island
[Columbia]


Super Colossal
Joe Satriani
Track from: Super Colossal
[Epic]






Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Chasing Cars
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)
Track from: Eyes Open
[A&M Records; Publisher: Big Life Music.]


Dani California
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]


Lookin' For A Leader
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music.]


Someday Baby
Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia; Publisher: Bob Dylan.]


When You Were Young
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
[Island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.]






Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

Try!
John Mayer Trio
[Aware/Columbia]


Highway Companion
Tom Petty
[American]


Broken Boy Soldiers
The Raconteurs
[V2/Third Man Records]


Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Warner Bros.]


Living With War
Neil Young
[Reprise]



Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

Suffer Well
Depeche Mode
Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
Track from: Playing The Angel
[Sire/Reprise/Mute]


Ooh La La
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Supernature
[Mute]


Get Together
Madonna
Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor
[Warner Bros.]


I'm With Stupid
Pet Shop Boys
Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Track from: Fundamental
[Rhino Entertainment]


Sexy Back
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Danja, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]


Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

Supernature
Goldfrapp
[Mute]


Confessions On A Dance Floor
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]


A Lively Mind
Oakenfold
[Maverick]


Fundamental
Pet Shop Boys
[Rhino Entertainment]


The Garden
Zero 7
[Atlantic]

[oscillations.]

I'm so happy with the Alternative/Dance/Electronic categories this year.

(Oakenfold's album is s**te, however; The Knife or Vitalic or Herbert should have gotten nominated, instead...or just about anyone, really).

I also don't love the Lips' new album & can think of a plethora of other albums that should be in that position (Depeche Mode, for one).

But, so so happy for Goldfrapp & Zero 7!
It's good to see those excellent acts recognized by the commitee, despite negligible US commercial appeal.

[joker]

My early choices:


Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]



Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Nausea
Beck
[Interscope Records]



Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Steady, As She Goes
The Raconteurs
Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers
[V2/Third Man Records]



Category 17

Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
[nothing/Interscope Records]

Woman
Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]

(either would be fine by me)



Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Colony Of Birchmen
Mastodon
Track from: Blood Mountain
[Reprise/Relapse Records]



Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

The Wizard Turns On...
The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
[Warner Bros.]

(only one of the five I've heard)



Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

When You Were Young
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
[Island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.]

(why not, they went 0-for-3 last year, I'll throw 'em a bone)



Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

Broken Boy Soldiers
The Raconteurs
[V2/Third Man Records]



Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

Suffer Well
Depeche Mode
Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
Track from: Playing The Angel
[Sire/Reprise/Mute]



Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

I haven't heard enough from any of these to really judge.

[oscillations.]

Okay, for me:

Alternative Album:
(so hard to choose)
YEAH YEAH YEAHS - SHOW YOUR BONES
It's an excellent album, and I'm not afraid to be subjective here - Karen O is my homegirl.
I met her in May :')

SOLO ROCK VOCAL:
BECK - NAUSEA
Even though his new album is a letdown, this track is distinctive and a cut above the rest.
(Although, I obviously wouldn't be opposed to Dylan winning here; this is based more on my favorites, for once).

ROCK PERFORMANCE:
THE RACONTEURS - STEADY, AS SHE GOES
I'd be okay with RHCP here, too. Or Coldplay. But Jack White rocks my socks, so he's my first choice.

HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
NIN - EVERYDAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME
Hands down my favorite, although not at all a hard rock song, ha.

I don't care about the Metal category.

ROCK SONG
DYLAN or RHCP

ROCK ALBUM
RACONTEURS, AGAIN

here's the most exciting two categories (for me)


BEST DANCE RECORDING
*GOLDFRAPP - OOH LA LA*
2nd choice: DEPECHE MODE
3rd choice: MADONNA

Goldfrapp is probably my favorite current act in the entire world. I almost cried when I saw they got two nominations. I'm a huge fan of Depeche Mode and Madonna, though, as well. I'd be happy with any of these three winning, but I'm hoping for GF to pull it off.

ELECTRONIC ALBUM
*GOLDFRAPP - SUPERNATURE*
SECOND CHOICE - MADGE
THIRD - ZERO 7

Another tough choice. All great albums, except for Oakenfold's, which got deplorable reviews (I seriously am shocked this even was considered, let alone nominated!)
GF & COADF are both excellent albums, and Zero 7's is damn near a masterpiece as well. So, I'll let emotion lead the way with this one...Goldfrapp should win!
I'd be okay with Goldfrapp winning one and Madge winning one. Fair enough.

I still think Scritti Politti got robbed & that Oakenfold's nomination should be revoked.

[tortuga]

I hate the Hard Rock category this year. Its always the same bands. Bands like AFI, Mars Volta, Rise Against, Chevelle, and Breaking Benjamin always get ignored. I expected to see Audioslave somewhere in there, but I'm not complaining. Where's Muse?

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

It's kinda weird having Oakenfold, Madonna and Zero 7 in the same category. I really like the Zero 7 CD and would love to see it win. One of my favourites of the year.

[oscillations.]

Oh my God, yeah, MUSE DID GET SCREWED! :o


I didn't even realize 'til now. :(

sucks.

[banet2001]

cherrycrush said:

I'm so happy with the Alternative/Dance/Electronic categories this year.

(Oakenfield's album is s**te, however; The Knife or Vitalic or Herbert should have gotten nominated, instead...or just about anyone, really).

But, so so happy for Goldfrapp & Zero 7!
It's good to see those excellent acts recognized by the commitee, despite negligible US commercial appeal.

I agree with that. I am thrilled that Goldfrapp received two nominations.

I heard the Oakenfield album was an abomination, so I avoided listening to it. Herbert's album "Scale" is terrific and I wished it received more recognition than it did. It certainly deserves a nomination.

[oscillations.]

You know what? I've become dyslexic, I truly fear it. ALL DAY LONG YESTERDAY I TYPED "OAKENFOLD" AS EITHER "OAKENFIELD" OR "OAKENFELD". What the hell?
(And then others took my idiotic lead & did the same! Sorry, everyone! )

*slaps brain*

Even Brittany Murphy couldn't save "Faster Kill Pussycat"...although that song was a guilty pleasure of mine for about a month or so. >_<

Hell, even Ratatat's Classics deserved a nomination over Oakenfold, (despite them pissing me off with their drunken, diabolical DJ set at Goldfrapp's show).

[No Brake$]

I like Tom Petty and Dylan a lot but they should not be nominated what so ever. I think Fix You should have been somewhere as well. I think Thom Yorke should take Best Album. A few I think should have been considered:

Best Alternative Album
Muse
Razorlight
Strokes

Best Solo
John Mayer- Waiting On The World To Change
Imogen Heap- Hide & Seek
Richard Ashcroft

Best Group
Coldplay- Fix You
Muse
Keane

Best Rock Song
30 Seconds To Mars- The Kill
AFI- Love Like Winter\Miss Murder

[oscillations.]

Razorlight's album was shite, in my opinion. The Strokes' album was very good, but not among the very best of the year. Kasabian made a really strong album, but they're barely a blip on the American radar map, so no surprises there. I do think Muse were woefully overlooked. Their album hasn't sold a lot, but they have a surprisingly faithful following Stateside, not to mention a growing reputuation for racking up Top 10 Modern Rock hits. Yeah, they got screwed over.

What about Cat Power and Neko Case? Totally shunned.
Shame.

Then again, there's only so deep the Grammy commitee is willing to search under the Mainstream surface. No one nominated can be classified as anything other than, at most, "sub-mainstream". It's not like Erase Errata or Love Is All were going to get nominated.

[tortuga]

Cat Power was submitted in the pop categories, so was Imogen Heap, I think.

[kinglouiexviii]

Some random thoughts:

I'm confused as to why Coldplay is still eligible for X&Y material. The album is so old.
Nothing for The Strokes? The Academy be damneeeeeeed!
Beck gets nominated for "nausea" but not for the entire album, which I think was great, WTF?
John Mayer in alternative and rock categories? Riiiiight.
I still have yet to discover what's the big deal about Gnarls Barkley. I just don't get them.
Yeah for The Raconteurs, Beck, and well...the Yeah Yeah Yeah's.

[halo19]

Meh, I just don't care much for the Arctic Monkeys. I would've ideally put Depeche Mode in their place. I do like the album by the Lips. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Thom's album; I hope either him or Gnarls gets that one. I'm nowhere as big a Raconteurs fan as the White Stripes, but I hope they get the rock song w/ group & vocal award. Either them or the Fray. Green Day & U2 are fine, but it just seems as if they've been getting too much love in recent years.
I'm not a huge metal fan, but I think they made all great choices in that category.
I like the artists on the solo vocal performances, but the vocals aren't really the highlights of any of those songs.
SOAD's entry on there is probably my least favorite of their songs. I'm rooting for "Vicarious" in that category.
I'm rooting for DM because they're my favorite group of the nominations and I don't think they'd acknowledge the only artist I prefer.
Actually, I don't think any song becomes "ineligible" after a certain point. I mean, NIN won for "Happiness in Slavery" way after it was released.

[tortuga]

halo20 said:

Actually, I don't think any song becomes "ineligible" after a certain point. I mean, NIN won for "Happiness in Slavery" way after it was released.

Its probaly because the song was featured on a compilation, soundtrack, or live album at the time. So that makes it eligible.

For example, Sarah McLachlan released her song "Possesion" in 1993 but it got a nomination in 1997 because it was in her live album she released that year.

[halo19]

Yeah, it was part of the Woodstock '94 compilation and nominated the following winter for Best Metal Performance.

Metallica's "Call of the Klutu" won for best rock instrumental, but I think it was because of its inclusion on S&M.