We're a week away from the Grammys. If you had a vote for the five nominees for Album of The Year Grammy, which one would get your vote?

Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists

American Idiot - Green Day

The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys

Confessions - Usher

College Dropout - Kanye West

I kindly ask that no one posts any "I hate ________" messages. If you don't like any of them, don't post. I'm just interested in seeing the popular choice among SO members, thanks.

I would have to say that the award will go to Ray Charles however I do believe Alicia had the strongest album of the year. Usher's was very good but not as consistent as Alicia's. I'm sure Green Day's album is good but I haven;t heard it.

I'm going for The Diary of Alicia Keys. :)

I do believe Alicia had the strongest album of the year. Usher's was very good but not as consistent as Alicia's.

I'm shocked. I would've thought no one would top Usher for you.

I'm shocked. I would've thought no one would top Usher for you.


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Yeah what happened??? I will go on and pick Usher. Although I'm not going to watch. Who do you think the surprise guest will be??? Jaime Foxx again? :lol: :lol:

I'm shocked. I would've thought no one would top Usher for you.

:lol: Usher's still my baby hahaha but I just gotta go w/ Alicia on this one she always goes the extra mile to make sure everything is perfect...Usher had some mediocre songs on his album (ie. Can U Handle It) and the end was weak. It doesn't matter anywahy cause neither of them is gonna win.

I Choose Usher....

Forget my tastes- (I don't really like any of these albums), but going by how the grammy people tend to vote I would say Green Day is going to win. RAy Charles' album wasn't given good reviews and I don't know if the fact that he died in the same year that an Oscar movie about him came out is enouigh for him to win. He'll probably win in other fields like pop album and gospel performance and I guess pop collab but I think Green Day is going to win best album. Kaynye West might only win in rap, Usher and Alicia will win a lot of r&b prizes the way Beyonce and Luther did last year.

I go for Green Day, for a number of reasons. The r&b fans are split 4 ways, so it shouldn't be too hard for the rock fans to give it to Green Day (similarly to how Celine Dion won "Album of the year" several years ago because rock fans were evenly split between Beck and Smashing Pumpkins, even tho both albums are deemed far superior to Falling Into You), plus from the looks of it, rock music is on the verge of making a comeback after being marginilized the last few years (even MTV-2 has apologized for playing too much hip hop and not enough rock the past 2-3 years) and Green Day winning could definately add fuel to that.

And above that, "American Idiot" is getting raves I really haven't seen any rock albums receive since Radiohead's "OK Computer", but unlike Radiohead, GD actually has more than a cult fanbase and even top 40 radio which shuns most rock will play them.

I dont like any of them

I dont like any of them

For those who missed it in the first post:


I kindly ask that no one posts any "I hate ________" messages. If you don't like any of them, don't post. I'm just interested in seeing the popular choice among SO members, thanks.

I dont like any of them

Umm, didn't you read the post or do you fancy yourself clever?

Green Day.

I dont like any of them

you mean raven wasn't nominated????
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I mean seriously when the thread was started it was in bold print not to post those kinds of messages

one thing I'd like to know is...

I haven't heard any of the albums (tho I wanna get around to hearing American Idiot), what is it about Kanye's album that attracts the reviews it has? Critics who hate rap music are giving his cd raves. I understood why they loved Outkast and Lauryn Hill so much, but from the singles I heard, Kanye didn't seem that standoutish to me. For those who've heard it, what is it about his album that really wins over people who don't even like hip hop music?

one thing I'd like to know is...

I haven't heard any of the albums (tho I wanna get around to hearing American Idiot), what is it about Kanye's album that attracts the reviews it has? Critics who hate rap music are giving his cd raves. I understood why they loved Outkast and Lauryn Hill so much, but from the singles I heard, Kanye didn't seem that standoutish to me. For those who've heard it, what is it about his album that really wins over people who don't even like hip hop music?

theres alot of variety on Kanye's albumand theres just an all around unique element to it...you'd really have to hear it to kno what i mean.

Alicia Keys

Green Day definitely

In case anyone's intrested. Here's the list of the Album Of the Year winners from 1958 to 2003.

YR TITLE ARTIST
1958 The Music From Peter Gunn Henry Mancini
1959 Come Dance With Me Frank Sinatra
1960 Button Down Mind Bob Newhart
1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
1962 The First Family First Family
1963 The Barbra Streisand Album Barbra Streisand
1964 Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto
1965 September of My Years Frank Sinatra
1966 A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra
1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
1968 By the Time I Get to Phoenix Glen Campbell
1969 Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood Sweat & Tears
1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
1971 Tapestry Carole King
1972 The Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison and friends
1973 Innervisions Stevie Wonder
1974 Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder
1975 Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon
1976 Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder
1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac
1978 Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Bee Gees
1979 52nd Street Billy Joel
1980 Christopher Cross Christopher Cross
1981 Double Fantasy John Lennon
1982 Toto IV Toto
1983 Thriller Michael Jackson
1984 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie
1985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins
1986 Graceland Paul Simon
1987 The Joshua Tree U2
1988 Faith George Michael
1989 Nick of Time Bonnie Raitt
1990 Back on the Block Quincy Jones
1991 Unforgettable Natalie Cole
1992 Unplugged Eric Clapton
1993 The Bodyguard (soundtrack) Whitney Houston
1994 MTV Unplugged Tony Bennett
1995 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
1996 Falling Into You Celine Dion
1997 Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan
1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
1999 Supernatural Santana
2000 Two Against Nature Steely Dan
2001 O Brother Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) Various Artists - Soundtrack
2002 Come Away With Me Norah Jones
2003 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast

I hope Green Day wins. The other artists and albums make me want to commit suicide.

american idiot.

I hope Green Day wins. The other artists and albums make me want to commit suicide.
exactly.

Green Day or Ray Charles