Coldplay? Really??

If Coldplay wins another award tonight I swear I'm putting my size 10 1/2 through the plasma. Ok, let's not go that far, but c'mon. There's nobody else out there more deserving of a grammy?? Kid Rock?? The Foo?? The Raconteurs?? Radiohead?? Have the people that vote actually listened to any of these albums?

Kid Rock has steadily transformed himself from the dead and buried rap/rock mash-up, stone stone cold pimp of the nation, to arguably the best rock, southern rock, country, rap singers out there. I'm all in on Kid Rock. And the love goes way deeper than 'All Summer Long'. Fantastic album. Just go buy it and hopefully you'll understand it.

The Foo Fighters are one of the bands out there that I feel are probably more appreciated by those in the business. For Exibit A, see Dave Grohl's performance with Sir Paul McCartney. Their newest release shows a nice progression, and completely blows me away. Love it.

Jack White of White Stripes fame continues to assert himself as the Bob Dylan of our time with his 'side project' the Raconteurs. They show some amazing depth on their Sophomore release, Consolers of the Lonely. Another solid buy recommendation. You won't be disappointed.

I must admit I wasn't a huge fan of the new Radiohead release when I first heard it. To me they're an enigma wrapped inside a mystery or something like that. I may need to give it a re-listen after seeing them with the USC Marching Band tonight.

I guess where I separate my self from a lot of the pack out there is I don't expect Dave Grohl to be putting out Nirvana retreads at this this point. If he was he probably wouldn't be in the business. But let's not go too far, and that brings me back to Coldplay. Way too far off the plantation with their new release. I love an artist that takes a risk and steps out side of their mold, as long as it's good. This one- just not good. And I actually mostly enjoy their first three albums.

And yes, I did expect Sir Paul to jump out of his seat and slap Chris Martin out of his Sgt. Pepper ripoff suit with Heather Mills' leg. Now that's an award show!

Peace.....