How are these decided, really? Obviously, I'm talking specifically about categories near and dear to all of us, Best Surround Sound Album and Best Immersive Audio Album. Now, I haven't heard the albums that won for this year (or, most of the albums that have won in previous years, strangely), but I just can't understand how someone like Steven Wilson hasn't won this award yet. In fact, he's been nominated five times, but only for his own albums. Most likely, they don't allow for remixes of old albums to be nominated. And yet (and I am open to being corrected, since I haven't heard these albums), I am skeptical that the surround mix for Alicia Keys' latest album was better than The Future Bites, or that the Soundtrack for the American Soldier by the US Army Field Band is more immersive.
Anyways, a bit of a rant, but wondering what you all think. Note that this isn't exclusive to Steven Wilson; I'm not sure I've heard any of the albums that have won since the inception of these categories, and haven't seen them discussed in these forums.
Anyways, a bit of a rant, but wondering what you all think. Note that this isn't exclusive to Steven Wilson; I'm not sure I've heard any of the albums that have won since the inception of these categories, and haven't seen them discussed in these forums.