Mercury Music Prize 2009

(Mimes a 'street' handshake).....Speech Debelle, well........heard a song earlier and it was just 'alright'. Still, gotta be better than bloody Florence and Her Rusty Machine, the voice of cats being strangled.

My Bury Vest wrote:

(Mimes a 'street' handshake).....Speech Debelle, well........heard a song earlier and it was just 'alright'. Still, gotta be better than bloody Florence and Her Rusty Machine, the voice of cats being strangled.

Aye. Can't be doing with Florence either. She can't sing; she just shouts out of tune.

I'm not a follower of grime, but I like it when the Mercury judges occasionally go all wilful and wrongfoot the pundits by giving the prize to someone who isn't just a flavour-of-the-month darling of the music press. Florence's fixed "smile" was hilariously unconvincing.

I'm still naffed off that Leisure Society weren't nominated

I really love friendly fires, so here's hoping

Grant wrote:

I really love friendly fires, so here's hoping

Grant, your fingers-crossed stance regarding the Friendly Fires seems to suggest that you are unaware that the winner was announced on Tuesday. Did you miss it?

My Bury Vest wrote:

(Mimes a 'street' handshake).....Speech Debelle, well........heard a song earlier and it was just 'alright'.

It's a really good album. Not as good as The Invisible though!

Have to be honest and say i haven't heard any of the tracks at all, although will endeavour to have a listen.
Gets back to the diversity of the Mercury awards, and perhaps why i was so shocked that our Boys won last year. (much deserved of course !)

I suppose it is in the spirit of Mercury Prizes to give some publicity + money to lesser known bands but this years is a real disappointment.

What do the judges look for?

Does that type of music have a wide audience now or in the future.

WOBLEwoble wrote:

Does that type of music have a wide audience now or in the future.

Hip-hop? I can only imagine you've not listened to the radio in the past 20 years?

Misspelt Yoof wrote:

WOBLEwoble wrote:

Does that type of music have a wide audience now or in the future.

Hip-hop? I can only imagine you've not listened to the radio in the past 20 years?

Its listening to the radio that made me say that comment. + I took in the comments made by some on the night of the awards. Hip-hop has changed over the past 10 years. Her style i feel is dated. [b]

It has an audience - I just questioned how wide an audience.

As far as I am aware, the decision on who wins the prize has nothing to do with how wide the audience is for their music.

WOBLEwoble wrote:

Her style i feel is dated.

But then again, your pick for the award was Kasabian.

The jazz and soul elements of her album may sound old-fashioned (or 'dated'), but fused with her wonderful rap style makes for a beautiful, fresh sounding album.

Splitting topic, as it's now 2010!

http://elbow.heavenforum.org/other-bands-f4/mercury-music-prize-2010-t1095.htm