Some of the omissions are in the Rock and Country categories.
ROCK
EVANESCENCE- how can the Academy commit the grave mistake of ignoring Amy Lee's soaring, timeless vocals and by extension the collective punch of her ensemble for EVANESCENCE, a band that chose to prefer quality than sheer volume and came up with two knockouts in WASTED ON YOU and USE MY VOICE?
Both ideally deserve a Best Rock Performance/ Rock Song but since they are veterans in the field now by the Academy's twisted logic, they were shown the door. Both songs stay true to the alchemy of composition and vocals central to Evanescence's classic sound and the urgency and empowerment of a post Trump world rampant on USE MY VOICE needed to be recognized.
THE WHO - the timeless band's eponymous album can remind avid fans of their greatest hits with songs like DETOUR, BALL AND CHAIN, BREAK THE NEWS, ROCKING IN RAGE and STREET SONG. Which is why a Best Rock Album nomination was to be on the horizon.
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND by MUMFORD AND SONS- Another energetic ROCK PERFORMANCE contender that was not considered in the final list.
LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN by ROLLING STONES- I mean this was vintage Stones to a t and fit perfectly with our current circumstances lyrically so a ROCK PERFORMANCE/ ROCK SONG nod would have been nice and fair.
RETROGRADE by PEARL JAM- this was melodically superior and with its emphasis on a better world order and tribute to Greta Thunberg, it was ripe for a ROCK PERFORMANCE/ROCK SONG approval. The lyrics were absorbingly effective.
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