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Jagger Schools Grammy Youngsters

Flash is no substitute for substance, which is why Mick Jagger, Muse, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and a couple of Country Music acts made almost every Pop, Rap, HipHop and other kind of act look like clowns, impostures or worse during the Grammy awards Sunday (2-13).  The annual industry schmooze fest was as bloated as ever with acts whose music takes a distant back seat to spectacle.  Mick Jagger put them all to shame with a tribute to Solomon Burke with more energy and musical credibility than almost all the acts less than 1/2 his age could muster during their appearances,  Bob Dylan croaked his way through a version of Maggie's Farm that should convince the last of his fans that it's time for him to stop desecrating his songs by attempting to do them live.
Neil Young finally picked-up his first Grammy with a nod for Best Rock Song going to Angry World from his Le Noise album.  Nice to see him recognized about three decades and at least a dozen better songs late. Muse beat out Neil, Jeff Beck, Pearl Jam and Tom Petty for Best Rock Album honors. Jeff Beck picked-up Best Rock Instrumental Performance for Hammerhead off his Emotions & Commotion album.  Iron Maiden scored Best Metal Performance for The Final FrontierThem Crooked Vultures took home the Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy for the song New Fang, while Paul McCartney earned a nod for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for his live version of Helter Skelter off his album recorded live at Citi Field in New York.

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