benni Advanced Member Posts:947  
| 7/18/2006 12:01 PM |
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Not overly impressed with the choices myself, with the exception of maybe Artic Monkeys(purely on a success level), Guillemots and Thom Yorke….. Anybody know anything about Sway?
edit - just checked on google - Dizzee Rascal type thang apparently
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Unicron Veteran Member Posts:1696
| 7/18/2006 12:03 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
no irish act again - u wonder how they can call it a british and irish list. but thats why the choice award was so successful this year
What Irish album was good enough to get nominated?
Is it due a mainstream winner this year? Antony is wonderful and all as well as not really being all that out there, but it caused a fair few ripples when he won it last year. |
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 7/18/2006 12:09 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
no irish act again - u wonder how they can call it a british and irish list. but thats why the choice award was so successful this year
my money is on Editors though i also think Hot Chip's album is a good one.
Is it just me, or has that Editors album been around for an age ? |
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theysayitwontlast New Member Posts:7
| 7/18/2006 12:12 PM |
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Editors album released end of July 2005, one of the best UK albums of the last five years.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 7/18/2006 12:12 PM |
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Yea im pretty sure it JUST about makes it - I bought it not long after they played Spring Budrising 2005 supporting The Departure. I think a few of the singles were already out and have been re-released again over the last while since the album came out.
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comet Basic Member Posts:485
| 7/18/2006 12:22 PM |
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well if Arctic Monkeys don't get it and they continue their line of thought in picking the winner my money would be on Guillemots.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 7/18/2006 12:28 PM |
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Originally posted by comet
well if Arctic Monkeys don't get it and they continue their line of thought in picking the winner my money would be on Guillemots.
its a great album that |
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 7/18/2006 1:00 PM |
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nomiations:
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Editors - The Back Room
Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Hot Chip - The Warning
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
Zoe Rahman - Melting Pot
Lou Rhodes - Beloved One
Scritti Politti - White Bread, Black Beer
Sway - This Is My Demo
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 7/18/2006 1:06 PM |
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not the bestest of lists tbh.
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GarretBasic Member Posts:244
| 7/18/2006 9:16 PM |
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Guillemots probably, that said i havent heard it yet, its in the post
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| 7/18/2006 10:42 PM |
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Its all a bland really IMO.. Nobody there really deserves such an accolade. Not saying I dont like any of them... I quite like alot of those records, but nothing thats really gonna stick the test of t
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 7/19/2006 8:05 AM |
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Why have some journalists been complaining about the fact the 'Irish have been ignored' as in this morning's Metro paper? Erm, that might have something to do with fact that no decent Irish albums have been released in the past year or so!!!(I don't know what Julie Feeney album is like). 'Oh, us poor Irish we've been ignored by the Brits'. They're under no obligation to include Irish artists anyway. Get over it.
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 7/19/2006 8:31 AM |
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Originally posted by Antistar
Why have some journalists been complaining about the fact the 'Irish have been ignored' as in this morning's Metro paper? Erm, that might have something to do with fact that no decent Irish albums have been released in the past year or so!!!(I don't know what Julie Feeney album is like). 'Oh, us poor Irish we've been ignored by the Brits'. They're under no obligation to include Irish artists anyway. Get over it.
the reason is probably because the Mercury hype themselves as Best British & Irish album but they've only ever included 2 or 3 irish acts in over 12 years. thats why the Choice thing was set up and was such a success. still, given the poor state of this year's list, i'm surprised The Walls or Pugwash didnt end up on it  |
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| 7/19/2006 10:52 AM |
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Agreed Pilchard, and while there hasn't been too many impressive Irish albums over the last 12 months, Pugwash's 'Jollity' certainly would stand up against all of those on the shortlist, it's a little masterpiece!
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Protein biscuitBasic Member Posts:364
| 7/19/2006 10:55 AM |
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Glad to see Richard Hawley in there.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 7/19/2006 11:03 AM |
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I want to Muse to win after listening to the album again a million times last night. GENIUS.
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strollerAdvanced Member Posts:576
| 7/19/2006 12:13 PM |
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Originally posted by Una
I want to Muse to win after listening to the album again a million times last night. GENIUS.
They'd hardly give it to a novelty act now would they? |
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 7/19/2006 12:18 PM |
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Anyone heard these ones: Lou Rhodes, Sway, Scritti Politti, Zoe Rahman?
Decent?
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 7/19/2006 12:24 PM |
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Zoe Rahman is the obligatory jazz album.
Scritti Politti ... 70s Punk band, turned 80s Pop band, turned 90s hermit.
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 7/19/2006 12:28 PM |
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i know who the guys are. just wondering if the albums are any good.
gnome sayin?
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