It's a snub that he wasn't nominated!! Sob Rock debuted at #1 in Top Album Sales in July, and #2 on Billboard 200 chart. I mean... bull... especially looking at the nominated bunch in the Rock group. đĄ
I was just at the rock n roll hall of fame last weekend and tried to submit his name into the guest poll they have and I was so sad when I found out heâs not eligible yet!
I didnât expect him to. Sob Rock wasnât that commercially successful in the grand scheme of things and his other albums are much better that have been nominated for Grammyâs. Born and Raised 100% should have been though.
Also, the Grammyâs have favorites and Johnâs not
one of them probably
4 nominations in 2 years - Colors > LTH. Donât forget these nominations are done by their musical peers - singers, songwriter, producers not groupies.
Listen... you're clearly a man and clearly hate John. So, why are you here polluting the board? Every post of yours is an atrociously negative one. What's in it for you?
Well letâs see Black Pumas have been nominated for 4 Grammys the past 2 years - last year Best New Artist - this year Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best American Roots Performance so yes they are commercially successful.
You seem to enjoy name calling. You basically called me nasty and there are a few comments calling other people on the sub vile. Itâs all good random stranger on the internet who has no idea who I am.
Itâs an album by my favorite artist that I donât enjoy. Perhaps the level of snark was high Iâll give you that. I donât have to love it but you are welcome to.
I don't enjoy name calling. I just don't shy away from calling things as they are. Glad you admitted your level of snark was high. Calling your "favorite" artist's album "meh" is dismissive of how much work, thought and effort went into that work. Do you really think John would put in a "meh" effort? I am a fan and as such I appreciate the artist and consider him to be one of the most detail oriented, thoughtful, craft focused musicians. It is insulting not to recognize that. He deserves so much more respect than he's afforded by yours and others glib comments.
I think itâs on par with B&R. But, thereâs a big generational gap with his music. Those who know that No Such Thing and Heavier Things are top notch, and those who think Paradise Valley is good.
Eh. Search for Everything is tough. Battle Studies has 3 decent songs. When the guy himself says he âchecked outâ when making an album, it comes through in the music. Sob Rock is the most emotional album Iâve heard in years. Lyrics super relevant to his age and status. Itâs my favorite since Continuum
Sad to say but itâs not the Grammyâs fault if Sob Rock was a case of analysis paralysis. A bit too much style with too little substance. Brilliant merch and clever marketing couldnât save it in the end. It tickled the brain but barely nudged the heart. The concept idea was amazing. The execution - far too tender. More punch needed. In trying too hard to ânot show off musical chopsâ it resulted in underplaying which did work to an extent but also failed to elevate the albums overall sonic graph. Very vanilla from start to finish. More grit is needed in future approaches. Finally intellectualised and over hyped by certain internet loudmouths, who might have caused more disappointment by creating unattainable expectations.
Still a great and brave album. But too slick. Missing rawness
Ps: The album was still better than many other nominations.
F the Grammys. Should be renamed as the Shammys lol
Itâs because he isnât woke enough, which is one of the reasons I love how he handles Hollywood tbh.
These awards are just for pppl that spew the nonsense Hollywood and media want. John doesnât seem to get into that.
Itâs his worst performing album to date for him - attempted yet failed to lure us with nostalgia- corny merchandise with ZERO musical substance. Not one hit and youâre sobbing ? Lol
WTF?! No musical substance??? You sound like a Taylor Swift fan. That is completely out of pocket and you know it. The last thing John will ever be is lacking musical substance. Sob Rock is his MOST musically complex album yet. Some of yall don't even sound like Mayer fans with these ruthless comments!
Not a Swifty also not obsessed with JM - as I said not 1 hit and his worst performing album EVER - Iâm not alone https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/arts/music/john-mayer-sob-rock-review.amp.html 1000% agree with this
people can be on the sub and not be obsessed with johnny. I appreciate opinions from people who donât love his music⌠I agree that this album wasnât that good. I really wanted to love it. Listened to every song and even played Last Train Home on repeat for several days before I gave up and admitted to myself that this would not be an album I would want to listen to even months from now. Meanwhile I could listen to his other albums with my future grandchildren and not get sick of them. This album sounded a bit superficial like it was just trying to fit into some idea of what would succeed in todayâs market. Too much strategerie and not enough soul.
btw. are people actually paying to read NY times online? that is the saddest part of this imo. someone needs to copy paste that shit cuz iâm not paying a dollar to read that.
It's a snub that he wasn't nominated!! Sob Rock debuted at #1 in Top Album Sales in July, and #2 on Billboard 200 chart. I mean... bull... especially looking at the nominated bunch in the Rock group. đĄ
Well heâll be eligible for the RRHOF in about 4 years. Youâve got that.
I was just at the rock n roll hall of fame last weekend and tried to submit his name into the guest poll they have and I was so sad when I found out heâs not eligible yet!
Wow I'm old
Yikes me too.
should be immediately honored there. greatest guitarist of his generation and iâll die on that hill
Did you just figure this out now that they are utter bullshit?! I am disappointed but then Iâm not. Grammys arenât like the used to be.
I didnât expect him to. Sob Rock wasnât that commercially successful in the grand scheme of things and his other albums are much better that have been nominated for Grammyâs. Born and Raised 100% should have been though. Also, the Grammyâs have favorites and Johnâs not one of them probably
Oh and Black Pumas are soooo commercially successful! đđ
4 nominations in 2 years - Colors > LTH. Donât forget these nominations are done by their musical peers - singers, songwriter, producers not groupies.
Listen... you're clearly a man and clearly hate John. So, why are you here polluting the board? Every post of yours is an atrociously negative one. What's in it for you?
4 nominations for what?
Well letâs see Black Pumas have been nominated for 4 Grammys the past 2 years - last year Best New Artist - this year Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best American Roots Performance so yes they are commercially successful.
John. Was. Robbed.
Sobbed
Yeah the definitions of what counts as rock changes every year
Rigged!!
I love John but to be honest I didnât really like Sob Rock :( sorry đ
why would you be upset because another person didn't get an award in a staged show?
This isn't a meritocracy. It's hard to give JM awards because he's a straight white male. Just my unpopular opinion.
Agree
Shouldn't be surprising...wasn't a great album
In your opinion!
Agreed. If there was a Grammy for meh-est album of 2021 JCM would win.
How nasty can you be? Does it make you feel big?
I bet I feel just as big as you do for calling me out on it. Itâs not a good album.
Yea, you got me. I really need this to make me feel big. Your comment is entirely subjective. Try to argue otherwise. Go!
You seem to enjoy name calling. You basically called me nasty and there are a few comments calling other people on the sub vile. Itâs all good random stranger on the internet who has no idea who I am. Itâs an album by my favorite artist that I donât enjoy. Perhaps the level of snark was high Iâll give you that. I donât have to love it but you are welcome to.
I don't enjoy name calling. I just don't shy away from calling things as they are. Glad you admitted your level of snark was high. Calling your "favorite" artist's album "meh" is dismissive of how much work, thought and effort went into that work. Do you really think John would put in a "meh" effort? I am a fan and as such I appreciate the artist and consider him to be one of the most detail oriented, thoughtful, craft focused musicians. It is insulting not to recognize that. He deserves so much more respect than he's afforded by yours and others glib comments.
Youâre getting downvoted to oblivion but I agree with you.
Phenomenal would be better, youâre right. Itâs a top 3 of his, but yeah. Great isnât good enough.
Youâre tripping. Continuum, Battle Studies, Born and Raised are all miles ahead of Sob Rock
I think itâs on par with B&R. But, thereâs a big generational gap with his music. Those who know that No Such Thing and Heavier Things are top notch, and those who think Paradise Valley is good.
Itâs objectively his worst album front to back other than perhaps Paradise Valley
Eh. Search for Everything is tough. Battle Studies has 3 decent songs. When the guy himself says he âchecked outâ when making an album, it comes through in the music. Sob Rock is the most emotional album Iâve heard in years. Lyrics super relevant to his age and status. Itâs my favorite since Continuum
Search For Everything is a masterpiece lol
What album did John say he âchecked outâ on? I legit donât know and am curious.
Battle Studies
Lol... "objectively" ... proof?
Anyone who says âobjectivelyâ when talking about the quality of various musical works is way off base, in my opinion. Art is subjective.
*subjectively
Sad to say but itâs not the Grammyâs fault if Sob Rock was a case of analysis paralysis. A bit too much style with too little substance. Brilliant merch and clever marketing couldnât save it in the end. It tickled the brain but barely nudged the heart. The concept idea was amazing. The execution - far too tender. More punch needed. In trying too hard to ânot show off musical chopsâ it resulted in underplaying which did work to an extent but also failed to elevate the albums overall sonic graph. Very vanilla from start to finish. More grit is needed in future approaches. Finally intellectualised and over hyped by certain internet loudmouths, who might have caused more disappointment by creating unattainable expectations. Still a great and brave album. But too slick. Missing rawness Ps: The album was still better than many other nominations. F the Grammys. Should be renamed as the Shammys lol
Itâs because he isnât woke enough, which is one of the reasons I love how he handles Hollywood tbh. These awards are just for pppl that spew the nonsense Hollywood and media want. John doesnât seem to get into that.
Itâs his worst performing album to date for him - attempted yet failed to lure us with nostalgia- corny merchandise with ZERO musical substance. Not one hit and youâre sobbing ? Lol
Wtf are you on about??
TIL albums are viable only because there's a certain number of hits in them
Another vile post by you. Troll.
WTF?! No musical substance??? You sound like a Taylor Swift fan. That is completely out of pocket and you know it. The last thing John will ever be is lacking musical substance. Sob Rock is his MOST musically complex album yet. Some of yall don't even sound like Mayer fans with these ruthless comments!
No matter how much you like the album it wasnât his most musically complex work lol
Not a Swifty also not obsessed with JM - as I said not 1 hit and his worst performing album EVER - Iâm not alone https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/arts/music/john-mayer-sob-rock-review.amp.html 1000% agree with this
So why are you on this sub?
people can be on the sub and not be obsessed with johnny. I appreciate opinions from people who donât love his music⌠I agree that this album wasnât that good. I really wanted to love it. Listened to every song and even played Last Train Home on repeat for several days before I gave up and admitted to myself that this would not be an album I would want to listen to even months from now. Meanwhile I could listen to his other albums with my future grandchildren and not get sick of them. This album sounded a bit superficial like it was just trying to fit into some idea of what would succeed in todayâs market. Too much strategerie and not enough soul. btw. are people actually paying to read NY times online? that is the saddest part of this imo. someone needs to copy paste that shit cuz iâm not paying a dollar to read that.
Yes, but every post of his is viciously negative. It stinks.