I had no idea it aired last night until I heard someone talking about it on the radio this morning on the way to work. Guessing viewer turnout was a record low.
Everyone always talks about that one, but YYZ lost Best Instrumental to a Police song that was so bad that Sting actually buried the master tape and tried to set it on fire (he also refused to play on the record). It was so bad that Stewart Copeland only played on it because he couldn't get Andy Summers to drum himself. YYZ isn't even the best Rush instrumental (La Villa Strangiato), but sweet Jesus are the Grammys fucking trash.
Best Metal album 1988: Jethro Tull. That's it
Everyone always talks about that one, but YYZ lost Best Instrumental to a Police song that was so bad that Sting actually buried the master tape and tried to set it on fire (he also refused to play on the record). It was so bad that Stewart Copeland only played on it because he couldn't get Andy Summers to drum himself. YYZ isn't even the best Rush instrumental (La Villa Strangiato), but sweet Jesus are the Grammys fucking trash.