Episode 399 - Grammy 'Best New Artist' Winners Of The 70s Worst To First w/Shannon Hurley & Diane Stroud

Summary: Although they have made 'some' strides in recent years, the Grammy Academy has always been suspect in gauging the best music of any given year. From rock to disco to punk to new wave, the 1970s were arguably the best decade in the history of popular music, and yet so many artists and bands that currently reside in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, or are held as the best of all time in the court of public opinion just didn't get the love they deserved from the Grammys in their heyday. This is especially apparent when you find out who the Academy chose to represent "Best New Artist" back in that musically amazing decade. To highlight when they got it ridiculously wrong, and occasionally right, ATTT has procured the services of Pals O' The Pod Shannon Hurley and Diane Stroud to take a side-eyed glance at the list of bands and artists that won "Best New Artist" at the Grammys throughout the 70s. We were tasked with ranking these artists from Worst To First, as we sometimes like to do around here. Ben, Shannon and Diane take apart the list and put it back together in the proper WTF order, and you will have your mind blown when you find out who the winners were, who the other nominees were and what else got snubbed in that particular year. It's an eye-opening and hopefully highly entertaining lesson. Stream this playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4odlYmaHkuEPXhKcWeNLbI?si=dOEFMC-GQbSrX1V8QklofQ Check out Diane's episode of Pop Culture Worst To First - Parks & Recreation Characters https://www.mixcloud.com/beneisen/pcwtf-episode-10-parks-and-recreation-characters-worst-to-first-wadam-sears-diane-stroud/ Check out Shannon's episode of Pop Culture Worst To First - Breakfast Cereal Mascots https://www.mixcloud.com/beneisen/pcwtf-episode-8-breakfast-cereal-mascots-worst-to-first-wshannon-hurley-joe-lavelle-kate-bundy/