930 Forums

=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: markie on July 22, 2003, 11:09:00 am

Title: Mercury Music Prize
Post by: markie on July 22, 2003, 11:09:00 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1003734,00.html (http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1003734,00.html)
 
 Is it really that time again? Where did that year go?

Title: Re: Mercury Music Prize
Post by: redsock on July 22, 2003, 11:44:00 am

Wow, who are half of these folks...usually have at least heard of most of the nominess.

Title: Re: Mercury Music Prize
Post by: Bags on July 22, 2003, 11:55:00 am

I just saw a video for The Darkness last night, and it was *awful* -- plus the entire opening riff is ripped right out of "Sister Havana" -- Urge Overkill should sue.
 
 Thought on any of the other contenders?  (I also know only about half.)

Title: Re: Mercury Music Prize
Post by: poorlulu on July 22, 2003, 01:25:00 pm

they all sound like crap to me........
 Martina Topley-Bird sounds like she should have big knockers though..............

Title: Re: Mercury Music Prize
Post by: walkman on July 22, 2003, 01:37:00 pm

Radiohead deserve it, by quite a bit.  Coldplay are pretty background music, but hardly the auteurs of the best album of the year (yeesh!)  And most of the rest are just OK.  Dizzee Rascal is a pretty interesting UK garage MC, although the praise being heaped upon him is a bit ridiculous for an 18 year old with only one record.