Wot - no mercury prize winner thread?
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I really like the Elbow album. A great deal. But that doesn't make it any less boring a winner. Do we accept that the folk, jazz etc entries will never ever win?
Having said that, there were more good albums in this list, and more I own, than any year i can think of.
I really like the Elbow album. A great deal. But that doesn't make it any less boring a winner. Do we accept that the folk, jazz etc entries will never ever win?
Having said that, there were more good albums in this list, and more I own, than any year i can think of.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
I agree - I think Elbow are great and like the album but I'm only really chuffed for them because they're such triers and seem like lovely blokes.
I don't think a folk/jazz band are ever going to win at this rate. TBH I can only think of 3 bands outside the indie spectrum that have ever won (M People
/Roni Size/Ms Dynamite). Bit of a shame really 
cliche guevara
Well-Known Member
I don't disagree, they've got some great tunes and have worked for minimal reward or recognition, but fuck me, shouldn't something exciting be winning?
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hiraethified
I would have been just as happy if Rachel Unthank had won, but you'd be hard pushed to call her music 'exciting' too.
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hiraethified
Maybe to you it is, but I doubt if most people would describe her sound or the decision to choose her as "exciting" - and that's not a criticism of the quality of her music.
cliche guevara
Well-Known Member
Well, maybe not massively exciting dynamically, but Elbow seem far too "middle of the road". I don't want to argue the choice really, because Elbow really do deserve it, but it was tiresomely predictable.
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hiraethified
Does the Mercury Prize ever really shake anything up?
No. Which is precisely my bloody point.
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hiraethified
OK. Let me reword it: Does WINNING the Mercury Prize ever really shake anything up?
cliche guevara
Well-Known Member
I'm sure it used to. Maybe I was just young and impressionable.
well not in earth-shaking terms, but I wasn't aware that was the point. But in terms of the MERCURY prize, a folk act for example winning would at least make an interesting change
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
M.I.A. Arular. Where was it? Stunningly good set of tunes.
Should have been Burial otherwise imo. But M.I.A. was the real alternative Mercury winner still i reckon
Should have been Burial otherwise imo. But M.I.A. was the real alternative Mercury winner still i reckon
M.I.A. Arular. Where was it? Stunningly good set of tunes.
Should have been Burial otherwise imo. But M.I.A. was the real alternative Mercury winner still i reckon
Arular was nominated, back in 05
pk
drink flounce rinse repeat
Elbow deserved the win.
Unthank ... meh.
The Silly Sisters fulfilled their criteria long ago, and better.
This one's for Firky.
Their best tune was "The Barring Of The Door", but there's still a wealth of Silly Sisters stuff out there. And they sing together properly too.
If you like that kind of thing. I know oor Saam 100% percent does.
Where the fuck is he these days anyway?
Anyway, this un's for Saam.
Agincourt Carol/La Route au Beziers
Unthank ... meh.
The Silly Sisters fulfilled their criteria long ago, and better.
This one's for Firky.
Their best tune was "The Barring Of The Door", but there's still a wealth of Silly Sisters stuff out there. And they sing together properly too.
If you like that kind of thing. I know oor Saam 100% percent does.
Where the fuck is he these days anyway?
Anyway, this un's for Saam.
Agincourt Carol/La Route au Beziers
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
I can't remember another act that looked so pleased to win it. They were overwhelmed and gushing so was happy for them.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I honestly didn't even know the Mercury prize was going on at the moment.
ajk
that's a shame
