Mercury Prize

Nice write up on the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7607483.stm

me and el are soooooooooo happy!!!! they really deserve it too

I haven't been around here for a while, but what a time to come back! Wonderful news, yay, congratulations to Elbow!
Sorry to repeat myself (I've just said this on the announcements thread ) but hey it's such good news what's the harm in celebrating twice! (and one for last night: )

ChrissieInFL wrote:

YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!

And about friggin' time too, may I say....

Three cheers and a raised glass (or two) from the other side of the pond for the boys - they deserve it and I am THRILLED!! Woooooo hooooooo!!!!!

Hey Chrissie,
Nice to have you back!

MagicalTrevor wrote:

Nice write up on the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7607483.stm

From that article "the portly Garvey"... awww

Im just so pleased but as I said before I hate music being competitive, there was some great music and musicians in the Mercury line up and the work that went into thier music will have taken over thier lives and its good they are aknowledged.
for music thats a great deal more than X factor production line crap. Well Done Elbow again

I'm so happy for the lads!!! Great exposure Maybe this is the first step of getting a Scandinavian tour on the way?? They got articles in two of the biggest newspapers here in Norway today so that's good, got totally shocked when I saw the lads picture, wicked!!!! Hopefully someone over here will book them asap!!!

There was much shouting and clapping in our flat last night! I really didn't expect them to win, but the more I think about how much effort was put into making the album the more pleased I am for the elboys that they got this.

Sarah wanted me to add this (by the way, once we get broadband in the flat we will stop posting as a collective, I promise!)

"FUCK YEAH!"

Haha, did you see the Asian guy's face when the judges said, "Yeah, we've been thinking them from the start..." After his, "If burial doesn't win, it's because he didn't turn up." rant it cracked me up somewhat anyway YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

So glad that they finally got some recognition

Woooohoooo!!!! Congrats lads!!!

Finally, some recognition. FINALLY! Well done lads, congrats

A BIG--- WELL DONE!!!! and just to see the obvious delight of the band showed why I love 'em.

I can't believe Elbow won... amazing! I'm so happy for them.

Yes indeed congratulations.

I was so pleased that Elbow won - and so was the crowd at the awards ceremony, judging by the cheers and celebrations I could hear and see on the tele.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/elbow-grease-why-this-years-mercury-prize-pleased-the-fans-but-not-the-record-companies-925390.html

Hopefully a link to an article in The Independent

Great article even if the photo is appauling!

thanks for the link good article

Sarah wrote:

I've always seen the mercury as an up and coming award, as brilliant it is that they are being recognised, hang on... As brilliant as it is the the tallent of 5 extraordinary guys is being recognised, i think the prize would be better off going to a newer band.
Just not adele.

I'm signed on as al, there is no smilie to show eating one's words so has this Never have i been so happy for a bunch of blokes i'd never met! Well done to them... it was very odd hearing them in HMV though!!!

A very belated YAY and well done to the Elboys! Just got back off our holidays so catching up with the very good news. Bloody 'ell, who'd have thought the Mercury panel would have given it to the most deserving nominee for once? Being a cynical sod in an earlier post I owe 'em a pound now, or at least a pitcher of well-deserved Cuba Libres

The latter.

Nice article in today's Grauniad:
Clicky here

Thanks for posting that and nice to read Guys opinion of Simon Cowell's contribution to humanity

brilliant article..... thankyou!!!!!!

Thanks Mrs W!
Brilliant article and once again it shows just what a great bunch they are.

'You lot are better at music than Stephen Hawking is at science.' I sat there sobbing for 10 minutes.
How true is that???!!!!

Thanks a lot for that article!!! It's propably the best I've read!