U2, Wilco sweep Grammys

Two of my favorite bands, U2 and Wilco, won Grammy awards last night in every category for which they were nominated. Having been twice in the past for their collaborations with Billy Bragg on never finished Woody Guthrie songs, Wilco brought home their first two Grammys. They won for Best Alternative Music Album for their "A ghost is born" album. Past winners in this category have been R.E.M., Tom Waits, Radiohead, Beck, Nirvana and even U2(for "Zooropa"?!)! They also won Best Recording Package along with their art directors Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel. I guess people like the "egg!"


U2 won three Grammys bringing their all time total to a phenomenal 17 (tied for 8th overall with Alison Krauss & Ray Charles)! They won in the Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal, Best Rock Song (songwriters award) and Best Short Form Music Video categories, all for their single "Vertigo." Their album "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" was not released in time to be eligible for this year's Grammys. U2 also gave a bitter sweet performance of "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own" which Bono dedicated to his late father. You can see video of their performance on this web site. It was a great night of music, well except for that abysmal group performance of the Beetle's "Across the Universe."