Because I know very little about popular music...

[abram83]

My choices for this year's Grammy Awards (in categories I care about):
My selections in BOLD.
Now with more comments!

1. Record of the Year: "Let's Get It Started," The Black Eyed Peas; "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles and Norah Jones; "American Idiot," Green Day; "Heaven," Los Lonely Boys; "Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.
-For lack of

Comments

[maverick382]

I as well hate Hoobastank. They suck. Rock on.

[abram83]

Every time I hear "The Reason" on the radio I cry a little bit inside.

Thank you much for the praise.

[jess728]

Don't count out Franz man, they're ridiculously awesome :)

[abram83]

Oh, I have not forgotten Franz Ferdinand, my friend. For perhaps the first time ever I have listened to a plurality of the songs/albums in the categories I weigh in on. When I put on Franz Ferdinand I skip around and listen to choice songs, specifically "Take Me Out" and "This Fire." When I put on Hot Fuss I listen to the whole first half. When I pop in American Idiot I listen to the entire album straight through, and then I listen to it again. "Take Me Out" is a very good song, but it is no "American Idiot," "Somebody Told Me," or even "Mr. Brightside." Also, I felt that Good News For People Who Love Bad News, while not the same sort of amazing as American Idiot, is a more solid and consistently good effort than that of Franz Ferdinand. I'd put Franz Ferdinand #2, just edging Wilco.