Wolfmother Win Grammy For Best Hard Rock Performance

In a ceremony held before the broadcast of the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, Wolfmother picked up an award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Their song, "Woman," beat out tunes by Buckcherry, Tool, System Of A Down, and Nine Inch Nails.

In a pre-show ceremony where stars prefer the red carpet over the pre-show awards, Wolfmother raced up go get their award.

Video clip :

Watch video: Wolfmother Accepts Grammy

"Thank you very much. We're blown away. This doesn't happen very often at all to in Australia any band. So, I'm going to go right to the speech because I was sitting there in the hotel and I thought about, 'Maybe we could win? What would happen?' So, I just want to thank my parents, Mike and No, and my brother Christian. They came over for this. My brother got me started on guitar when I was a kid. We just got together in Sydney, three guys and tried to write some songs. Here we are in LA. We made the record here down at the Beverly Laurel, and here we are two years later with this. It's amazing."

Backstage after getting their Grammy, the band said they're now part of Hollywood royalty.

Watch video: Wolfmother Talks Grammy Win Backstage

"It's funny. Like, you do have ideas that it's sounding good and maybe the gigs will get bigger and things will happen, but like a Grammy that's the last thing that was on my mind. I thought that was something that was reserved for the permanent residents of Bel Aire. Well here we are. Maybe we should move there? With this (points to Grammy statue) just rock up to the entrance and be like, 'Dudes! Check it! Give me a house!'"

The Grammy is Wolfmother's first. The Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Performance went to Slayer, who edged out performances by Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Ministry, and Stone Sour.

Comments

[Mikke]

thats bullshit. System of a Down and TOol deserved the award ten times more

[wabusy3]

I disagreee, woman is a great upbeat track that blows the sock out of the other nominees. It's refreshing and something we haven't heard in a while. Tool's song was good but soad doesn't even come close.

[Xcrimson_ghostX]

wolfmother is good but i dont think they even deserve to be put under hard rock, let alone win a grammy for it. tool deserved this one.

[Shorrock]

wolfmothers album is a quailty debut, every track is killer

[Jaguar17]

More proof that these things are rigged.

[lateraluspiral]

Wolfmother are absolutely terrible. Pretty much every other nominee was more worthy

[dayzofdesire]

My god...that's why all this is a waste of time to even watch. 8 to the 13 awards for rock vs rap...this shit comes out and beats out system ... much less tool. Both who happen to be 100% better than wolfmother.

And slayer beats out lamb of god? Please. Lamb of god stole the show on that tour, and put on the best show period.

Grammys are a waste of time, and i'm not sad in the least bit that I didn't watch them.

[Ferrarone]

pearl jam anyone?

[kaptink]

Xcrimson_ghostX wrote:

wolfmother is good but i dont think they even deserve to be put under hard rock, let alone win a grammy for it. tool deserved this one.

Its the Grammys Blink 182 are hard rock to them.

[Spankey]

Mastodon should have won the grammy for metal, blood mountain is Amazing! But I'm happy they lost to Slayer, which Christ Illusion kicked ass also. And wolfmother deserved this, the only band to come close to wolfmother would be Tool.

[J Dub]

I'm so glad I won tickets to see Wolfmother in Vancouver. I've heard such great things about their live shows (even as far as hearing them being touted as the best live band). So I'm really looking forward to see them.

[Serrana]

Their live show is great. I saw them in this little club in DC before they were very big. I was right up front, right in the middle of the front row, so anytime Andrew would do a solo he would be like a few feet away from me. It was an awesome concert. And then I saw them at Virgin Fest and they were great too, not as personal, but they can pull off big shows also.

[electric7]

this is a joke. NIN and Tool are a million times more experienced and actually better than wolfmother could hope to be. i mean, come on, the only reason wolfmother won is because they're mainstream.

[BMann19]

It really doesn't mean anything to win a grammy because it is a total pop and rap award show. Talentless *******s getting awards for shit they dont even write. I was happy to see the Chili Peppers win and I do like Wolfmother. But the grammys suck.

[Powerhouse]

I don't even understand why that SOAD song was nominated. Its like the Grammy voters said:


"That Wolfmother song is going to win for sure, but we only have three other nominees. We need a fourth one. Dude! People like System of a Down! Lets nominate....oh I don't know.....Lonely Day! Yeah!"

[Sean-Man]

i think some of the people on ug are too band attached, so what wolfmother won. just cause tool or soad didn't win doesnt mean we need to say how unoriginal wolfmother is. make way for new stuff fresh music is what i say.

[not_dead_enough]

I'm an Aussie and i'm pretty sick of Wolfmother, in this country they are shoved down our throats every second. I personally don't really like them, and wished they hadn't won the grammy. I also happen to think Tool are one of the most overrated bands on the planet, and I really don't like SOAD, so I guess I wish it went to NiN.

Given Megadeth, Metallica, Machine Head and Marilyn Manson all releasing new material this year, let's hope one of them gets the grammy in 2008.

checked.

[wabusy3]

Xcrimson_ghostX wrote:

wolfmother is good but i dont think they even deserve to be put under hard rock, let alone win a grammy for it. tool deserved this one.

Why wouldn't they be hard rock? When I think of hard rock these days wolfmother is one of the first bands that pops in my head. They are more hard rock than tool, soad and nin if you ask me. I like the irony of people who say that wolfmother isn't hard rock and then the next minute they say they are zeppelin copycats. Led Zeppelin was hard rock! Heck zeppelin defined hard rock and they are the best hard rock band of all time. So if people say that wolmother isn't hard rock then they shouldn't have a right to compare them to zeppelin.

[wabusy3]

Also people are saying that wolfmother was overplayed and shoved down people throats, but NIN, tool and soad weren't? Come on. When certain bands get nominated for grammys then that means that they were all probably overplayed. Would you rather have them give the grammy to some shit band that no one has heard of? IDK

[zer0monkey]

this is why I don't like the grammys. They have a horrible distinction of genres. I like Wolfmother and all but they are far from what I consider "Hard Rock"

[zer0monkey]

Spankey wrote:

Mastodon should have won the grammy for metal, blood mountain is Amazing! But I'm happy they lost to Slayer, which Christ Illusion kicked ass also. And wolfmother deserved this, the only band to come close to wolfmother would be Tool.

mastodon, not theres a band that deserved the award
that CD is beyond amazing

[wabusy3]

zer0monkey wrote:

this is why I don't like the grammys. They have a horrible distinction of genres. I like Wolfmother and all but they are far from what I consider "Hard Rock"

If wolfmother isn't hard rock then what are they? Western Tribal Jug Blowing disco Polka?
like come on, seriously

[ledzep1991]

WOOOHOO

[[I Buy Peace]]

The grammys suck anyway. The Metal Hammer awards are way better, or even the Kerrang awards. the more hot girls and drunk metalheads the better i say

[noahray]

let me be the first to say, wolfmother is just a passing fad that we won't have to listen to for more than a few years, while tool, system, and NIN have all left their mark on the music industry, which is much more important than winning an award that has nothing to do with talent but populatiry. sure they are popular now, but wait until coyotefather debuts in 2007.

[noahray]

excuse me, popularity

[Aussie Ghost]

Xcrimson_ghostX wrote:
wolfmother is good but i dont think they even deserve to be put under hard rock, let alone win a grammy for it. tool deserved this one.

I don't believe Tool deserved it any more than wolfmother. System of a down and Nine Inch nails (lets be honest) didn't really have their best foot forward as their nomination.

Wolfmother deserve to be hard rock a lot more than Tool does. I actually think its wrong to have Tool in the hard rock category simply because they reflect so many different genres in their music. You could give a reason to stick them under about 5 different banners. Wolfmother in my opinion, can't be put legitimately under any other banner than hard rock.

[DaveDaThrasha]

so... since i really dont give a rat's ass about award shows, an there seems to be an uproar over this whole "ZOMGOSH WOLFMOTHER WON" thing... what songs by the othe respective artsists did wolfmother beat out?

[sexy-man]

Mikke :
thats bullshit. System of a Down and TOol deserved the award ten times more
POSTED: 02/12/2007 - 09:46 am / quote |
wabusy3 :


I disagreee, woman is a great upbeat track that blows the sock out of the other nominees. It's refreshing and something we haven't heard in a while. Tool's song was good but soad doesn't even come close.
POSTED: 02/12/2007 - 11:17 am / quote |

too bad none of the mentioned bands are hard rock, distorted riffs and speed and lol "unique" vocals doesnt make you hard rock anymore than wearing pink makes you metal

[clincher09]

bullshit, this was Nine Inch Nails' award

[EMT911]

Slayer won for best Metal? Wow. Probably since they took the anti-war stance; artists love that crap.

[sexy-man]

slayer did? how lame, ooh ooh i tune to drop B and speed pick and play 2 or 3 chromatic licks on my low B im must be good

[Paroxysm]

Grammy = bull.

[R0CKER1220]

I'm in shock at how Wolfmother beat Tool. . .I don't even consider Wolfmother to be hard rock. Meh. . .what can ya do?

[scarfacesuit]

Mikke wrote:

thats bullshit. System of a Down and TOol deserved the award ten times more

if you're gonna complain about who won, why not try voting next time? i highly doubt that anyone on here knew, or even cared that the grammy's were held recently.

[Lukeisonfire]

It should of been tool because they had the better song and they are the best band on the planet! They should be treated with awards! And mastodon should of gotton that! The song is so original compared to slayer who is a very good band that just put out not that impressive of a song. Still awards tell nothing about how good a band is.

[InFlames1990]

I agree with most people on here that Tool should have won. SOAD's song is kind of weak and mellow compared to the rest of their Hypnotize album, which is a very good album. NIN are good, I would've taken them 2nd if Tool didn't win. Wolfmother is one of the most generic bands I think I've ever heard. When I first heard Woman, I could've sworn it was a lost Led Zeppelin song. So that's that, Vicarious should've won the award, but oh well, we don't need an awards show telling us which artists are good and which aren't. That's my opinion. To each their own musical taste. Mine happens to be Tool

[The7thStone]

Wolfomther deserved it...this is coming from hardcore fane of TOOL and S.O.A.D. But "Woman" wasnt the best song in their album. I would've have gone with "Dimension" or "Minds Eye"

[jonnieb123]

wolfmother! i love you!

[metalhead_99801]

sexy-man wrote:

slayer did? how lame, ooh ooh i tune to drop B and speed pick and play 2 or 3 chromatic licks on my low B im must be good

actually, most of slayer's songs are in standard tuning, dipshit. but i still think Lamb of God should have taken the grammy. old bands like slayer just aren't really comparable to today's bands. two totally different catagories.

[rightturn]

Wolfmother is hard rock IMO, but I really don't think they're that great. I was pulling for Mastodon in the metal performance category, but I do think they could have been nominated for a better song (i.e. Capillarian Crest or The Wolf is Loose).

[rkbmsdmf]

SOAD is horrible!!! Tool should have won IMO. But it doesnt bother me that Wolfmother won. But then again it was their debut album, they should have waited to see if they can pull it off again, where tool has been proving it for years!!! SOAD is just horrible!!! Def the worst performance ive ever seen at Ozzfest!!

[gunner_011]

wolfmother are a great band... so shutup and listen to something positive for a change... these guys are way better than you will ever be...ever

[SlashNX]

Wolfmother deserve it! The award was based on 1 chosen song! And Women is a classic hard rock song!
Lets face it, whoever one you guys would still be bashing the winner cos its not "cool" to like the winner!

[catchtherainbow]

a wonder how Audioslave isnt nominated! but yeah Wolfmother deserved the award..they're great...but I'm kinda sad that TOOL lost...I mean,they just lost because they aren't popular enough...and I thought Grammys were about the quality of music compared to those fake ass MTV awards =( Congrats to Wolfmother though,love them!

[teenrocker]

I wouldn't mind Wolfmother if their singer didn't have such a high-pitched annoying voice. However...

THEY ARE NOT """HARD""" ROCK!!!!!


Slayer rule.

[rkbmsdmf]

teenrocker wrote:

I wouldn't mind Wolfmother if their singer didn't have such a high-pitched annoying voice. However...

yes they are.

THEY ARE NOT """HARD""" ROCK!!!!!


Slayer rule.

[rkbmsdmf]

teenrocker wrote:

I wouldn't mind Wolfmother if their singer didn't have such a high-pitched annoying voice. However...


THEY ARE NOT """HARD""" ROCK!!!!!


Slayer rule.

yes they are.

[pizzabox]

wolfmother are a 70's imitation band and thats all they will ever be.

[beeboshain]

Backstage after getting their Grammy, the band said they're now part of Hollywood royalty?
along with paris hilton not music royalty

[primusucks]

there is no possible way wolfmother deserved this

[Judas_rising]

I heard Woman....IMO it sounds like crap...understandable that SOAD and Tool are Metal and not Hard Rock...but they're STILL MUCH better than them.....Hell....even The Darkness kick Wolfmother's ass.....

[wabusy3]

catchtherainbow wrote:

a wonder how Audioslave isnt nominated! but yeah Wolfmother deserved the award..they're great...but I'm kinda sad that TOOL lost...I mean,they just lost because they aren't popular enough...and I thought Grammys were about the quality of music compared to those fake ass MTV awards =( Congrats to Wolfmother though,love them!

Revelations was a good song by audioslave, but if you mean that original fire should of been nominated, then i just gotta say that that song absolutely sucks, as much as i love audioslave, original fire was one of the biggest piece of crap rock track i heard in a while

[kbr]

wolfmother wins hard rock award?? seriously??? who in the hell even considers them in that category?? their music is pop rock at best.

tool is one of the greatest bands ever, and they get denied. im sure they could give two shits about it, but still doesnt make since. how about a live hard rock performance category, ive seen both tool and soad, and i guarantee they blow wolfmother off the map hands down. no way they can create as much energy.
slipknot should write a song called grammys = shit.

[Max.]

Wolfmother aren't hard rock, and yes, they do sort of rip off old bands, but the do it well and slightly tongue-in-cheek (unlike Jet). They may be popular but you can't complain about that. They're a good band and better than alot out there

[TOMMYB22]

so what i doesnt matter if bands have a similar style wolfmother sounds like led zeppelin and tool sounds like sh*t