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...everyone shares that compunction, and there is no system of checks to make sure, for example, that Itzhak Perlman isn't putting his mark beside Motley Crue's Kickstart My Heart. "I don't like the idea of having the freedom to vote in areas outside your expertise," says Ken Barnes of the trade publication Radio & Records. The system seems to give the advantage to more widely publicized, commercially accepted acts. "If you don't sell, you don't have a chance at winning," says rock critic Dave Marsh. "But if you do sell, it doesn't guarantee winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Wrong with the Grammys | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

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