Mercury prize

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  1. Ipp

    Ippon Member

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    http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/
    None of the selection have really rocked my boat .....
    I've only bought one of the Albums - a signed copy of Field Music... plus two of Richard Hawleys "single club collection" ...... I might give the Alt-J and Django Django a visit though ...
    Thoughts?
     
    Ippon, Sep 13, 2012
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  2. Loko the Tyke

    Loko the Tyke Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Mercury Prize seems to always tend to go a lesser known act anyway, but I'd tip Alt J to win it
     
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    Alt-j are good, off to see them in Leeds in October
     
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    Jay Well-Known Member

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    I genuinely haven't a clue who any of those are

    Pass me the pipe and slippers
     
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    Re: I genuinely haven't a clue who any of those are

    Follow the fu@@@g link
     
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    Love Richard Hawley's album, seeing him in Leeds in a couple of weeks. plus his session with the Philharmonic is mega.

    Quite like Ben Howard and Lianne La Havas but that's about it. never listened to Alt J so I'll turn mi Lighthouse Family CD off nar and give em a whirl.
     
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    I did

    I know how to work the internet I just have no idea who any of those artists are or what they sing/play.
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    I don't have any interest in the types of bands or artists who get nominated for this award.
     
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    Really like Ben Howard's album as well as The Maccabees who are great live. Just started listening to Django Django recently.
     
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    Re: I did

    You're not on your own Jay, not heard of anything in this thread.

    Edit - except Lighthouse Family, I did actually have one of their albums, 1st one.
     
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    Re: I did

    I haven't heard of any of them either.
     
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    So why contribute to the thread?
     
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    Why not?
     
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    Last word in your op - "thoughts?"

    They are my thoughts.
     
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    Can take or leave majority of the nominees. Like the Django Django and Hawley records though.
     
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    ark104 (v2) Well-Known Member

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    There's been some stunning winners in the past. Still love Hour of the Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy, and I am a Bird Now by Antony and The Johnsons is my second favourite album of all time
     
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    Me neither

    Except Plan B cos he's in The Sweeney and so was on the 'Wittertainment' podcast.

    I'm a musical dinosaur now. "All this new stuff is just noise" etc.
     
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