Well, it happened. Arcade Fire “Suburbs”: album of the year. Wow. Who would have thought?
And despite giving the Grammys a thrashing last week, I watched the last bit of the ceremonies, and my alibi is that I was waiting to see Arcade Fire’s performance. But I have to admit there was some curiosity as to if Arcade Fire could pull it off. And they did. And I cheered like the Spurs had just won the NBA Championship. I’m not sure exactly why. As discussed in my last blog, Grammys are a joke, yet it was exciting to see a band I’ve loved for years actually get recognized. Maybe this is a sign, or maybe it was just a one year fluke (probably the latter), but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
My favorite part is that instead of giving a lengthy, self-congratulatory speech, the band simply wanted to play another song:
The otherwise torturous Grammys were made much more tolerable thanks to Tweets by fellow artists that came up throughout the night. Here are some of their reactions:
@mountain_goatsThe Mountain Goats
Hear furious scribbling. Pretty sure cat is downstairs journaling about the Arcade Fire straight up winning a Grammy
@leftfordamian Damian Abraham (lead singer of Fucked Up)
Shout out to the good folks @arcadefire for adding a bit of credibility to the Grammy’s.
@owenpallettOwen Pallett
Damn I lost $50
@wavveswavvesWAVVES
Good. Does that mean there is actual hope for music?
@arcadefireArcade Fire
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. Thank you EVERYONE.
@mergerecordsMergeRecords
Congrats Arcade Fire!
@jonwurster Jon Wurster (drummer from Superchunk)
I’m happy for the Arcade Fire but now I’m worried Superchunk will get dropped from Merge.
@timesnewvikingTimes New Viking
THE BAND THAT INADVERTENTLY BUYS OUR CAT FOOD WAS JUST ON THE GRAMMYS!
@kanyewest: KanyeWest
Arcade fire!!!!!!!!!! There is hope!!! I feel like we all won when something like this happens! FUCKING AWESOME!
@SPINmagazineSPIN Magazine
Win Butler just casually placed a Grammy on top of his amp. Then started playing the best song he ever wrote.
@SurferBloodSurfer Blood
Okay…that fucking rules.
@ACNewmanCarl Newman
I love that Arcade Fire winning album of the year is greeted with controversy, yet no one ever questioned Starland Vocal Band’s win.
@okkervilriverOkkervil River
“Never heard of ’em!” is such a bullshit insult. It just means you’re ignorant.
And here’s a page that has compiled Tweets from ignorant douche bags who are upset about Arcade Fire’s win:
Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs 