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Choice Music Prize - Irish Album of the Year 2009 (1 Viewer)
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i dunno. do we just have a ward ceremonies just cos the brits and yanks have them?? or did music award ceremonies actually begin on tara hill... i can see their relevance in proficiency / reproducing music, there's a skill in that where you can hear someone's ability to reproduce music, and therefor judge it somewhat. with these things its more a case of 'who's been circle jerking the uk/american scene best this year (granted sometimes talented people get through the net now and then). personally i'd like the awards to be more transparent and coherent. like 'best david byrne hoodwinking - bell x 1', 'best movie tie in marketing/marketa stunt - swell season', 'best american sounding song etc', 'most compliant second album' 'least listenable singer songwriter'... anyways, if anyone's got a 6 pack i'll burn you ears on the subject any night.
what about 'the golden pricks'
i award a golden prick to bell x 1 for 'best david byrne hoodwinking'
can ah git a golden prick smiley mods??
what about 'the golden pricks'
i award a golden prick to bell x 1 for 'best david byrne hoodwinking'
can ah git a golden prick smiley mods??
Unclealo
Uncle Alo
Winner gets the most thumps
Theseus Mock
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ha, thumpies! who'd be the MC? we'd need a culturally relevant blogger or radio presenter. Anyone know if Michelle Doherty is free?
Julie Feeney
What prize could we offer? I don't think including thumped in the name is a good idea. Brand thumped alienates a lot of people. 
How about we do an alternative awards for best Irish album of the last 10 years and give all the money raised to help in Haiti?
How about we do an alternative awards for best Irish album of the last 10 years and give all the money raised to help in Haiti?
aoboa gets the buzz kill award.
Adrian Crowley's album is excellent
he needs to win both awards
he needs to win both awards
BonsaiSuperstar
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what street in Dublin do we all hang out on?
No one told me!
No one told me!
in one respect the award concept is silly (this work is better than that work according to ten random people etc) but on a practical level it can generate/revive interest in an album/artist.
2009 was a really good year for Irish artists, particularly underground artists being creative and working with small budgets. it was a very positive aspect of a fairly depressing year for this country. it would be nice to celebrate that fact and give those records that extra bit of attention.
2009 was a really good year for Irish artists, particularly underground artists being creative and working with small budgets. it was a very positive aspect of a fairly depressing year for this country. it would be nice to celebrate that fact and give those records that extra bit of attention.
I think that's what Ann Post was saying in that big long post of his.
We could have a favourite Irish albums of the year thread. Each person could pick five to ten albums each, with no overall winner.
psycho
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Yep serious lack of electronic albums included but it's always been the way when it comes to these type of awards. Sure I still can't believe they picked RSAG last year..
10,000 Euro prize that would keep my label going for 5 years! Ah well back to the slog..
10,000 Euro prize that would keep my label going for 5 years! Ah well back to the slog..
Yeah that Nobel Prize For Literature is a joke all right.
warcam
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I've never held much truck with awards for music. It's like those "Battle of the Bands" yokes.
Competitions are for sports.
A review of the year type of event might be a runner though in terms of showcasing acts that have done some mighty work.
I am fully aware of the contradiction here, but at least you're not giving out medals on an ad hoc basis to a "winner".
Competitions are for sports.
A review of the year type of event might be a runner though in terms of showcasing acts that have done some mighty work.
I am fully aware of the contradiction here, but at least you're not giving out medals on an ad hoc basis to a "winner".
BonsaiSuperstar
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as has been mentioned before in the thread - Altar of Plagues should have been nominated. They have had an unbelievable year and produced a fantastic album.
Unknown Convict
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no beautiful unit?!
Alan Latchley
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Foggy, does Whelans award an 'album of the year' the same way the Roisín Dubh does?
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