Mercury Music Prize (1 Viewer)

[Unicron]

yea i dunno, i suppose there has been a dearth of really good British music lately.but they always go on about how eclectic the shortlist is and they never have any rock.like proper rockin.would've liked to have seen Giddy Motors or someone get a nod.

what's the criteria again? you have to be from Britain or Ireland, do you have to be signed to a major aswell or something?

No, not a major I don't think. You have to pay an entry fee to be considered.

 

[cunt]

what's the criteria again? you have to be from Britain or Ireland, do you have to be signed to a major aswell or something?

Yeah, what's the deal with that? Is it explicitly Great Britain & Ireland or are they conveniently forgetting about the achievements of Michael Collins, Aidan Quinn & the baddie from Die Hard in 1922. Maybe we want them to forget. I sense a change in the air regarding Irish attitude towards the brits. We want plantations!!!

Fionn Regan, an Irish singer-songwriter who's not a cock. He should win and be made knight.

 

[evil bandit]

who do you thinks missing there?

The Hours album Narcasist Road should definitley be up there as should Jarvis Cockers debut Jarvis. They would be my (English) musical highlights of last year.

 

[MDR]

Not sure about the Jarvis album. I saw him on the south bank show and the songs from it were quite embarrassing.

 

[sweetoblivion]

'c***s are still running the world'
rack off.

 

[Mitchum]

I'm surprised the Burial album didn't get on that list.

Leafcutter John perhaps deserved a nomination.

 

[Franco]

is burial last year?

and maybe because he's anonymous, that would have fucked it up for them.

patrick wolf should have gotten a nod.

 

[Mitchum]

I'm not too sure what the closing date is for submissions for the 2007 Mercury Prize but most of the albums on the list were released in 2006.

Patrick Wolf?
I have to wave a perfumed handkerchief in front of my face even passing by a rack of his cds.
;-)

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

2008 nominations:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7519204.stm

 

[rettucs]

who won last year?

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

• Adele - 19
• British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
• Burial - Untrue
• Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
• Estelle - Shine
• Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
• Neon Neon - Stainless Style
• Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep In The North Sea
• Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
• Radiohead - In Rainbows
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
• The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

i've only heard one of these albums, i hope the judges take that into account.

 

[Unicron]

who won last year?

Klaxons. I'm don't know if that means that this is a year an obvious choice wins it or n obtuse one.

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

it's been a while since they had a token classical nomination, when are they gonna get rid of the token jazz one?

 

[hermie]

Surprised by no Portishead.

 

[Wheels]

why does anyone care about this?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

What does Jo Whiley think?

 

[Wheels]

What will everyone drink?

 

[Vinnie]

Ive got a tenner on each of The Crowded House, DJ Beethoven and the Salman Rushdie Nose Flute Jazz Orchestra. But to be honest as long as the winner is middle class I'll be pretty happy.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Ive got a tenner on each of The Crowded House, DJ Beethoven and the Salman Rushdie Nose Flute Jazz Orchestra. But to be honest as long as the winner is middle class I'll be pretty happy.

miss out on that nomination again vinnie?

 

[Vinnie]

miss out on that nomination again vinnie?

Miss out on that nomination again Vinnie?