A British viewer has delivered a forceful critique of a music prize decision despite being unfamiliar with both the winning record and most of the alternatives.
The commenter says the judging panel has lost touch with ordinary listeners, by which he means him and a friend who still prefers an album released during their first office jobs.
He rejects the winner as overrated, a conclusion reached after hearing several seconds of a performance while looking for the remote.
When invited to identify a stronger candidate, he nominated a band outside the eligibility period and then argued that eligibility periods were part of the problem.
His complaint has attracted support from people who say awards do not matter and have spent the morning explaining why this one matters enormously.
A follow-up post will argue that music used to be about songs, before listing several songs that were promoted through similarly elaborate awards campaigns.
The viewer is not opposed to new artists. He simply believes they should wait until he has become nostalgic about them.
He has promised to boycott next year’s ceremony unless it returns to making the decisions he would have made without watching it.
