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I believe that the nominations for the Grammy Awards will be announced today. While I would like to believe that BWRG will be nominated for any of the major categories, in reality I don't see this happening.

However, there are a few other possible categories BWRG could be nominated for.

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Plenty Of Nuttin') and possibly Best Jazz Vocal Album being the most likely.

Your thoughts on this, if any, are appreciated.  :)

I would think a nomination would certainly be in order.  Whether it gets beyond that .......

However he is said to be up against such  heavy hitters Ennema Em and Miranda Travis Paisley.   

Just scrolled thru the entire nominations list, and....nada :(

What happened? Did the check from Disney get lost in the mail?

You are correct.

Apparently the Grammy voters were less than impressed with BWRG.

No nominations of any kind.
I guess they didn't need to release it early here in the USA after all.

The Grammys have always been a joke.  Let's not forget that they chose "Winchester Cathederal" over "Good Vibrations".  Say wha?!?

They are mostly a joke, I agree. But the added attention it would've brought BWRG  would have been a nice, deserved bonus imo

Am I right in saying that Disney had the album remixed by Al Schmitt because of his Grammy wins (even though the mix wasn't too different from Brian's original mix)?
And that the date it was released in the US was a few weeks before the Grammy deadline?

I'd love it if the Disney covers album got nominated in several categories this time next year

There are several Grammy children's music categories....  ;)

Pretty disappointed by that, actually. I think it's a great album and seemed to me that it'd be nominated for at least SOMETHING.  :-\

I'd say the lack of Grammy nominations for BWRG is proof positive that the album is above the quality of the items that have been nominated this year. I think we all agree. Let's leave it like that. I'd say Brian already got slapped in the face with his one Grammy (Best Rock Instrumental Performance on a tune with wordless vocals...YEAHHHHHHHHH).

Or losing against Ray Charles in "best vocal" or something like that..... ::)

Been a fan since June of 64. All I can say is some things never change. Hey, at least Brian and the Boys have us diehards hangin in for almost half a century  :lol

I agree with that and with the sentiments expressed about the Grammy Awards in general.

Still... I can't help feeling somewhat disappointed.

It would have been nice to see Brian get some recognition for his fine work on BWRG.

After 50 years in the biz he has just one honorary Grammy (for being a member of the Beach Boys) and one for best instrumental (Fire) to show for it.

Before we get too uptight, has anyone listened to the albums that did get nominated?

No. And...

You can't force me to listen to Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow!  ;D

I didn't know there was a Grammy for 'Artist That Made Your Mom Swoon' category. Not sure Brian qualifies!

Relevant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oXRzC0izd8

There's A Rod/Barry duet? 

I certainly hope not.

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé
The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time
Barry Manilow
Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville
Johnny Mathis
Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V
Rod Stewart
Love Is The Answer
Barbara Streisand

It always mesmerises me how un-charismatic they could be. Even Dennis doesn't shine here....

Unfortunately not at all surprising.  Sometimes the Grammys get it right, but it speaks volumes that arguably the most celebrated living American songwriter didn't win a non-honorary award until 2004 (and for an instrumental, at that).  It's even more insulting that he gets passed over in favor of a Rod Stewart or Barry Manilow album that for some reason, the record buying public continues to eat up.

Sadly, I get the feeling that Brian's next Grammy won't come until after he's passed on (hopefully not for a long time, obviously) - unfortunately, putting out an album then passing away almost assures you a win.

Thanks for sharing that link. I remember watching this presentation live back when it originally aired and being surprised at how slim Brian was. I love how Dennis can barely hold his contempt for Starland Vocal Band winning the award and I imagine Carl had his song "The Grammy" starting to percolate in the back of his mind. Brian's on-stage movements are a masterpiece of obstruction!

Man, you hear that list of nominees and it's like WOW...Boston was the only one that went anywhere.

I like how Dennis gets his own round of applause...

I think maybe it's more of a backlash against classic artists doing cover albums of oldies (Hello Rod Stewart)

But I agree the Grammy's are a joke!  Didn't the Beatles wait to get their first Grammy for "Let it Be"?

This is from the B104 Rock Report
http://b104fm.com/music-2/the-rock-report-2/

CLASSIC ARTISTS SECURE KEY GRAMMY NOMS

Plenty of classic artists held their own when the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this week — with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and the Doors‘ Robby Krieger all in the running for various awards. Jeff Beck was clearly a favorite with Academy voters, scoring noms in such categories as Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, and Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Beck’s former Yardbirds bandmate Jimmy Page feels that Beck’s influence cannot be underestimated: ["He's been instrumental in pioneering a whole blueprints that was totally unique to him for everyone else to learn from. I mean, no one's ever equaled what Jeff's done, but he's -- he really shifted the whole sound and face of the electric guitar music, y'know?"] SOUNDCUE (:16 OC: . . . guitar music y’know)

    * Paul McCartney’s live rendition of the Beatles‘ 1968 White Album classic “Helter Skelter” faces stiff competition from new songs by Eric Clapton, Neil Young, and Robert Plant in the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance category.
    * McCartney’s current live show is by far the hardest rocking set he’s played since Wings’ lone North American tour back in 1976. Rusty Anderson, who’s been McCartney’s lead guitarist since 2001, recalled how the band finally got McCartney to finally add “Helter Skelter” to the setlist: ["I was working on Paul for 'Helter Skelter' since the first time we played the Super Bowl, before we even went on tour (in 2002). I said 'Hey, y'know what would be a really rad song to play, Paul?' He said 'what?' I said 'Helter Skelter,' and he goes (imitates McCartney) 'Oh, yeah' (laughs). It took him a while to warm up to it. And we kept prodding him and prodding him and he put it in the set -- but we still hadn't rehearsed it. We said, 'Paul are we gonna rehearse 'Helter Skelter?' And finally we did it. .. and I remember playing it at rehearsal and some of the pre-show dancers started coming out and dancing and rocking to it and all of a sudden he started realizing how great it is."] SOUNDCUE (:34 OC: . . . great it is)
    * The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards airs on CBS on February 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Classic artist nominations went to:

    * Best Pop Instrumental Album
      Singularity — Robby Krieger

    * Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
      “Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
      “If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell

    * Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
      The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time — Barry Manilow
      Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville — Johnny Mathis
      Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V — Rod Stewart
      Love Is The Answer — Barbra Streisand
    * Best Rock Song
      “Angry World” — Neil Young

    * Best Rock Album
      Emotion & Commotion — Jeff Beck
      Backspacer — Pearl Jam
      Mojo — Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
      Le Noise — Neil Young
    * Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
      “Run Back To Your Side” — Eric Clapton
      “Crossroads” — John Mayer
      “Helter Skelter” — Paul McCartney
      “Silver Rider” — Robert Plant
      “Angry World” — Neil Young
    * Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
      “I Put A Spell On You” — Jeff Beck & Joss Stone

    * Best Hard Rock Performance
      “A Looking In View” — Alice In Chains
      “Let Me Hear You Scream” — Ozzy Osbourne
      “Black Rain” — Soundgarden
      “Between The Lines” — Stone Temple Pilots
      “New Fang” — Them Crooked Vultures
    * Best Rock Instrumental Performance
      “Hammerhead” — Jeff Beck
      “Black Mud” — The Black Keys
      “Do The Murray” — Los Lobos
      “Kundalini Bonfire” — Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
      “The Deathless Horsie” — Dweezil Zappa
    * Best Americana Album
      The List — Rosanne Cash
      Tin Can Trust — Los Lobos
      Country Music — Willie Nelson
      Band Of Joy — Robert Plant
      You Are Not Alone — Mavis Staples

    * Best Traditional Blues Album
      Memphis Blues — Cyndi Lauper
      Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites — Jimmie Vaughan

    * Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
      “Down In New Orleans” (From The Princess And The Frog) — Randy Newman
      “Kiss Like Your Kiss” (From True Blood) — Lucinda Williams
      “This City” (From Treme) — Steve Earle
    * Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
      Toy Story 3 — Randy Newman
    * Best Album Notes
      Big Star‘s Keep An Eye On The Sky — Robert Gordon, album notes writer
    * Best Historical Album
      The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
      Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okel & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers
      Buddy Holly – Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
      Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer
    * Best Short Form Music Video
      Ain’t No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project — Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin.
    * Best Long Form Music Video
      When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors — Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers.

"I think maybe it's more of a backlash against classic artists doing cover albums of oldies (Hello Rod Stewart)"

If that is the case, then why was Rod Stewart nominated this year for doing that very same thing?

Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Vol V....Rod Stewart

My bad LOL, didn't read the whole list.  There goes that theory :-(  Guess they didn't like the album then.

I suppose not. Maybe they weren't too keen on "Brianized' Gershwin. Or he just got overlooked. Regardless, I think it's a shame but not too suprising I guess, given their track record.