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JI & 400 - 2018 Grammy Nominations

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:14 pm
by zoid
Best Americana Album
-The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Best American Roots Song
-If We Were Vampires
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)



Cumberland Gap was also nominated for Best American Roots Song but it's the David Rawlings & Gillian Welch song (good tune BTW).

Re: JI & 400 - 2018 Grammy Nominations

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:10 pm
by Clams
zoid wrote: Cumberland Gap was also nominated for Best American Roots Song but it's the David Rawlings & Gillian Welch song (good tune BTW).
They definitely nominated the better Cumberland Gap

Re: JI & 400 - 2018 Grammy Nominations

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:23 am
by lotusamerica
Clams wrote:
zoid wrote: Cumberland Gap was also nominated for Best American Roots Song but it's the David Rawlings & Gillian Welch song (good tune BTW).
They definitely nominated the better Cumberland Gap
Rolling Stone compared JI's version to Decoration Day and Go It Alone. No and no.

Cumberland Gap is "Good" with bad lyrics.

Re: JI & 400 - 2018 Grammy Nominations

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:56 am
by Iowan
lotusamerica wrote:
Clams wrote:
zoid wrote: Cumberland Gap was also nominated for Best American Roots Song but it's the David Rawlings & Gillian Welch song (good tune BTW).
They definitely nominated the better Cumberland Gap
Rolling Stone compared JI's version to Decoration Day and Go It Alone. No and no.

Cumberland Gap is "Good" with bad lyrics.
"Good" is way better.

Re: JI & 400 - 2018 Grammy Nominations

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:11 pm
by lotusamerica
Iowan wrote:
lotusamerica wrote:
Clams wrote: They definitely nominated the better Cumberland Gap
Rolling Stone compared JI's version to Decoration Day and Go It Alone. No and no.

Cumberland Gap is "Good" with bad lyrics.
"Good" is way better.
Agreed, especially the lyrics. I just meant the sound and tempo of the song.