 MERCURY AWARDS 2008, M-People still not on the comeback trail |
 Jul 22 2008, 12:37 PM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG"  Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740  |
Well here they are (that time already?). This year's nominations. Any thoughts.
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 |
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Sep 10 2008, 08:32 AM
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You do scribble Group: Senior Members Posts: 14,968 Joined: 7-October 04 From: East Member No.: 2,423 |
I like the Elbow album (well, the majority of it), but it isn't all that innovative or different (but then, neither was the rest of the list), which I always thought the Mercurys tried to celebrate. Discuss.
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Sep 10 2008, 08:46 AM
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Death of The Party Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,893 Joined: 5-January 06 Member No.: 4,801 |
QUOTE (Jessopjessopjessop @ Sep 10 2008, 09:32 AM) I like the Elbow album (well, the majority of it), but it isn't all that innovative or different (but then, neither was the rest of the list), which I always thought the Mercurys tried to celebrate. Discuss.  The music industry is terrified, with this it is unlikely any will take risks with new acts & therefore reducing the number of new & interesting acts appearing on the ordinary Joe's radar, it also reduces the number of actual recording opportunities for bands. Couple that with the Mercury Music prize being televised means it would demand ratings & has to interest the ordinary Joe (who will only be aware of whats being plugged or groomed to soon be plugged in his/her general direction) leading to the lack of any great innovative acts on show. That's what I reckon anyway. edit: although Grommed sounds like a fantastic word, it is Groomed which helps the sentence make any sense. This post has been edited by Rua: Sep 10 2008, 08:48 AM |
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Sostie MERCURY AWARDS 2008 Jul 22 2008, 12:37 PM
baking lol how did M-People ever win this? it was over Bl... Jul 22 2008, 12:46 PM
Shack Elbow's album is pretty good, although similar... Jul 22 2008, 12:52 PM Svein The only one on there with any interest for me is ... Jul 22 2008, 01:01 PM Omniscia Alison Kraus is a fine musician, and what more nee... Jul 22 2008, 01:10 PM Svein QUOTE (Omniscia @ Jul 22 2008, 02:10 PM)Aliso... Jul 22 2008, 03:03 PM Hobbes makes me realise how little I keep up these days. Jul 22 2008, 03:10 PM melzilla QUOTE (Hobbes @ Jul 22 2008, 04:10 PM)makes m... Jul 22 2008, 05:20 PM Starscream`s Ghost QUOTE (melzilla @ Jul 22 2008, 06:20 PM)Just ... Jul 22 2008, 10:08 PM maian QUOTE (Sostie @ Jul 22 2008, 01:37 PM)Well he... Jul 22 2008, 04:24 PM logger It's all just a lot of noise... Jul 22 2008, 10:08 PM Ade I've got to say it's not an especially ins... Jul 25 2008, 08:52 AM Rua Neon Neon are good. Jul 25 2008, 09:16 AM Wife Of Rolex I reckon Elbow.
No reason. It's just came to ... Jul 25 2008, 07:37 PM Nonus Aequilibrium QUOTE (Wife Of Rolex @ Jul 25 2008, 08:37 PM)... Jul 25 2008, 11:50 PM Wife Of Rolex QUOTE (Nonus Aequilibrium @ Jul 26 2008, 12:5... Jul 26 2008, 06:13 PM maian So, Elbow won, which is fine by me as it's a f... Sep 9 2008, 09:29 PM Wife Of Rolex Told ye. Sep 9 2008, 09:38 PM maian I took part in a music quiz earlier tonight and na... Sep 9 2008, 09:40 PM Sostie QUOTE (Jessopjessopjessop @ Sep 10 2008, 09:3... Sep 10 2008, 09:36 AM logger I want to be grommed. Sep 10 2008, 12:30 PM |
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