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The first half of the award ceremony came to an end in a slightly strange atmosphere. Neil Young, who was not old with a sword, was not able to set off a climax again. It seemed that everyone's enthusiasm and energy had been exhausted, which made him The atmosphere of the ceremony was slightly deserted.

At the same time, the intermission period was even more lively for the reporters. Almost everyone was discussing the performance of Glory to the Dead. They were all thinking about how to write tomorrow's news headlines and how to highlight today's news. The shock of the night, how to detonate the news this time, and more importantly, what reporting angle should they choose, and what will Grammy officials say?

Although I don't know the reason, Glory to Death did not perform the song that it was nominated for, but performed two unreleased tracks from the album "Bath in the Morning Light", and performed Nirvana's most classic "Youth Mind"; more Not to mention the chaos in the sound engineer and lighting engineer, the reporters saw it all. So they know there must be something tricky here, so how should they report it?

The short half-time adjustment time is quietly brewing a new round of storms. Perhaps, this is the most exciting part of this hurricane. The madness of the hurricane has become a thing of the past, and now they must Face the mess left by the hurricane.

After the start of the second half, the Grammys have obviously returned to order, no matter what happened just now, at least tonight's awards ceremony must end smoothly, and other things can wait.

The awards are still going on. In the rhythm and blues department, Babyface became the biggest winner. He himself won the best male rhythm and blues singer, while his disciple Donnie Brighton won the best female blues singer. Best R&B group went to Boys & Boys by Babyface, Best R&B group went to "Two Boys, Two Men" by Boys & Boys, and Best R&B Song went to "Boys & Boys" I'll be gentle with you" - this song was composed by Babyface.

It can be said that Babyface dominated the entire rhythm and blues department by himself, with a terrifying momentum. The boy-boy group that formed a fierce confrontation with Glory to Death has risen strongly on the album "Two Boys, Two Men" and has become one of the most popular groups in the United States today.

The Best Alternative Music Album award did not disappoint this year, and the Grammys did not repeat the mistake of awarding the Alternative Award to mainstream singers last year. It's just Billy Joe's acceptance speech that certainly won't make the Grammys like, "Hugo, you're my man, the man I admire the most! Glory to death!" Then Billy Joe made a rock and roll gesture , and then stepped down.

I'm just afraid that the faces of those high-level leaders are scary green at this time.

Immediately afterwards, other awards in the rock department were also announced one by one. The best female rock singer was won by Melissa Etheridge, who finally won widespread popularity after her debut six years. The female rock singer whose main style is rock is one of the few outstanding female rock singers in the history of American rock and roll, and she also publicly expressed her homosexuality at the 1992 presidential inauguration ceremony and persistently struggled with the disease after suffering from breast cancer. Fighting and becoming a role model is a rare exception in the mainstream music market.

The best rock male singer belongs to Bruce Springsteen without any suspense. He defeated the formidable competitor Neil Young and finally won the title by relying on the classic and unparalleled "Philadelphia Avenue" from the "Philadelphia Story" soundtrack.

Interestingly, the winner of the Best Rock Band was Aerosmith, a result that made many people smile playfully. Not that Aerosmith wasn't good enough, their 1993 release of "Restricted Self" is widely regarded as the last classic album of the pop metal era, the last glory of traditional rock under the onslaught of grunge.

But the problem is, it's been twenty-three months since the album "Restrict Yourself" was released in April 1993, and now the Grammys have given the award to Aerosmith - they have been in the past year It's kind of funny that there's only one best album out.

More interestingly, the other four bands that competed with Aerosmith were Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Sun and Death of Glory. Two grunge bands, two emerging rock bands - the former is the punk revival force, the latter is the representative force of new metal rock.

In the face of four major bands in the 1990s, Aerosmith, which retained the last glory of the traditional rock force, stood out and relied on the album released 23 months ago. How can this make people think less? Woolen cloth?

Just when everyone thought that this year's Grammys would end with a conservative attitude, the Grammys once again gave a surprise, and the Best Hard Rock Performance Award was finally awarded to the Sound Garden, which became the thirty-seventh Another Grammy feat: it's Grunge's first Grammy trophy!

After the first-ever Best Rock Song award was given to Glory to the Dead, Sound Garden also represented the first Grammy nomination for "The Sound of Seattle". However, if you look at the list of nominees for this award, the sense of historical significance is weakened a lot, with Alice the Prisoner, Green Sun, Pearl Jam, and Death to Glory as contenders for the Soundgarden. The Grammys simply chose between grunge and neo-rock, and they chose the former.

Is this conservative?

However, Sound Garden also won the Best Metal Rock Award, defeating two indie rock bands, Anthrax & Public. Enemy, Rollins. Band; and two heavy metal bands, McGonagall Megadeth and Pantera were the first to get their second gramophone tonight. From this perspective, it is also a breakthrough for Grammys.

There's a reason the Grammys chose the Garden of Commendations over Alice in Prisoner and Pearl Jam. Historically, Soundgarden created grunge much earlier than Nirvana. Before Kurt Cobain created Nirvana, Soundgarden had already released two grunge EPs in the underground music scene, although It was Nirvana that really sang grunge, but in terms of absolute strength, Sound Garden is definitely not inferior to Nirvana, and in terms of live performance skills, Sound Garden is slightly better.

Therefore, it is not without roots that the Sound Garden can be the beneficiary of this Grammy revolution.

From the distribution of these awards, it can be seen that Grammys really have the heart to keep up with the trend. They invited bands such as Glory to Death and Pearl Jam to the awards ceremony. They also presented awards to Glory to Death and The Voice. Garden; on the other hand, Grammys are always worried that they are too alternative, the pace of reform is too fast, and they are always trying to find a balance, which is why Aerosmith won the best rock band. , and, of course, the cancellation of the Kurt Cobain tribute, which honors the grunge veteran Voice Garden instead of the Pearl Jam that has swept the past two years.

The subsequent Best Rock Album Award, which was "unpopular" again, pushed the Grammy's ambivalence to a climax.

The best rock album award is contested by five bands. Nirvana's last classic "New York Unplugged" did not meet the deadline, missed this Grammy, and can only participate in next year's competition. One time they joined the fray was the album "Inside the Palace," which earned Nirvana two nominations, but didn't include the Best Rock Album award.

Rolling Stone's "Voodoo. Lounge" and Rolling Eyes' "Monster," Pearl Jam's "Showdown" and Soundgarden's "Superunknown, and Glory to Death" Bathing in the Morning Light", the five albums entered the final scramble.

Two old rock bands, two grunge bands, one new metal rock band, it pretty much recreates the top five nominations for Best Rock Band, just with some tweaks.

Objectively speaking, the three albums of Pearl Jam, Sound Garden and Glory to Death are obviously superior in quality. The albums of Rolling Stones and Quick Roller Eyeballs are in terms of completion, professional reputation, sales, popularity, and singing. From an angle, they are not comparable. If it is from this perspective, it is obvious that the final award should be generated among the first three bands.

But the contradictions and hesitations of the Grammys have added variables to this award. However, the Grammy's first-hand balance is very clever. Traditional rock has won four major awards in the rock department, and the best female rock singer, male singer and band are all traditional rock. The two won by Sound Garden The weight of the awards is obviously not enough, so the Grammys played a balance for the last award in the rock department.

But even with the balance, it still caused the audience to be in an uproar.

When the voice of the presenter came out from the microphone, "The 37th Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, the winner is, 'Bathing in the Morning Light', Glory to Death", the audience could clearly hear gasping A cold voice - not to mention other people, even the five members who died of glory were startled.

After finishing the performance, the members of Glory to the Dead can finally return their attention to the awards ceremony, so this time they didn't miss it. Although leading the nomination stage with eight nominations and winning the Best Rock Song Award, the members of To the Death of Glory are still like outsiders, watching the awards ceremony with ease - especially when their performances are brutal After giving the Grammys a slap in the face, they felt even more that there was no way they could win the award.

However, the accident was born. Glory to Death - Glory to Death, who had just completely torn apart his face with the Grammys, relied on the album "Bath in the Morning Light" to win the Best Rock Album Award, and while winning the second gramophone tonight, it also created a history.

On the spot, there are many surprises!