Who do you want to win the Mercury Music Prize?

[Albion Edd]

I'm hoping its Laura Marling

 

[Skaville]

Bloody Elbow? God they bore me.

 

[Albion Edd]

Elbow have won it

 

[Skaville]

Fatties often win it

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

Wanted BSP to win, but it sounded like a pretty good list this year. The Elbow one sounded pretty good, I may well check it out.

 

[Wozza]

Woohoo! Go Elbow! Well deserved.

Can't wait to see them again next month (sixth time this year).

 

[blue'n'white]

Apart from "In Rainbows" which i don't really like (like the vast majority of Radiohead's stuff I have to say) I have only heard snippets of the Plant/Krauss album which is pretty good but not groundbreaking.
The only album which I have got on that list is "Untrue" by Burial which is absolutely amazing. I read a review at the turn of the year which raved about it so much that i went and bought the album unheard. It is astounding stuff. there's clips of it on "Youtube" and various other sites but they only give little excerpts and it really needs to be heard in full.

 

[Skaville]

The only album which I have got on that list is "Untrue" by Burial which is absolutely amazing. I read a review at the turn of the year which raved about it so much that i went and bought the album unheard. It is astounding stuff. there's clips of it on "Youtube" and various other sites but they only give little excerpts and it really needs to be heard in full.

Cheers. I'm going to buy it tomorrow.

 

[tinx]

elbow definitely the correct decision. Brilliant album. Brilliant band.

 

[1066familyman]

Radio 3's brilliant Late Junction programme is playing tracks from the mercury prize contenders tonight.

Track from Burial on this minute..

 

[Lord Large]

All this prize shows is the proper lack of groundbreaking music being generated in this country at the moment.

I don't think we have had an important record for years...probably dating back to The Street debut of the early Super Furry Animals stuff.

Decent music? Of course there has been some. Truly groundbreaking new music? Not nearly enough - and certainly not The Arctic f***ing Monkeys...

 

[1066familyman]

Late Junction - BBC Radio 3 - tues,weds,thurs 11.15pm - 1am

Simply the best music programme on proper radio, and has been for years

No, IMHO about it, this is FACT !

 

[1066familyman]

All this prize shows is the proper lack of groundbreaking music being generated in this country at the moment.

I don't think we have had an important record for years...probably dating back to The Street debut of the early Super Furry Animals stuff.

Decent music? Of course there has been some. Truly groundbreaking new music? Not nearly enough - and certainly not The Arctic f***ing Monkeys...

Do yourself a favour and start listening to Late Junction regular.

 

[1066familyman]

2 tracks from Laura Marling on now.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Congrats to Elbow. A fantastic album.

 

[kevo]

Not denying the Elbow album is good, but isn't the whole idea of this to reward something that is groundbreaking - otherwise it's just the bloody Brits. If they're going to award it to another 'indie' white guitar band, at least they could have given it to an innovative and interesting one like BSP. Elbow= boring, safe and predictable.

 

[7:18]

British Sea Power