lepeep Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 But I do agree with you about the marketing thing' date=' rarely do the Mercury panel ever pick the album that I ([b']or the general publicit seems) rate as the best British album of the best 6 monthsfit? if that is the case, the arctic monkies will sweep it! (sadly)...I think it's a fair spectrum, but obviously missing some of what I'd consider amazing british music. (Jamie Lidell, Jehst, Mathew Herbert .... etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Lou(ise) Rhodes is the vocalist from Lamb - I believe the album is a bit "folktronica" (bad genre name...)I bought it, and it's "nice"...something I'd put on when my mum and dad come round for tea!...no where near as good as lamb's first lp (nothing like it, obviously).The Eraser is a grower, I wasn't too sure of it to start with, but the more it crops up on random, I seem to hear more in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 no' date=' it's music for people who haven't quite tipped into "complete musical snob" yet.dry your eyes you whinging twat and go wank on a wire.[/quote']Charming. I prefer the term connoisseur myself. "...the artists selected for the shortlist have in the past been prevailingly from major record labels, which has irked many independent record label owners and artists. The exclusion of independent artistes has purportedly been on the grounds of lack of sales, however the same might be said of many of the major label artists who have made the shortlist. A notorious example of this was Helicopter Girl, whose 2000 album How To Steal The World reportedly sold fewer than 1,000 copies." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 A notorious example of this was Helicopter Girl' date=' whose 2000 album How To Steal The World reportedly sold fewer than 1,000 copies."[/quote']I recently sold my copy of that on Amazon cos it's crap, originally bought it second hand after hearing good things. Which were misleading.The nominations confuse me, how can albums by Thom Yorke and Muse which are only just out have had time to sink in quality wise as much as the ones released ages ago? I mean I like both those albums but the selection criteria puzzles me..... ?( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I haven't even touched Thom Yorke yet.Sorry, that comment just conjures up soooo many images..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Charming. I prefer the term connoisseur myself. "...the artists selected for the shortlist have in the past been prevailingly from major record labels' date=' which has irked many independent record label owners and artists. The exclusion of independent artistes has purportedly been on the grounds of lack of sales[/quote']I assume you're aware that at least five of the artists on the list are on indie labels, infact Lou Rhodes released her album on her own label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I've only heard the thom yorke album from the shortlist. I bought Hot Chip a couple of days ago but haven't got round to listening to it yet.I really like the eraser and I like it more and more with each listen. I think it's a bit misleading to compare it to Kid A as it is really quite different.I find it quite funny that people stil lsay that Radiohead ditched the guitars when they made Kid A, there's guitar on most of the tracks on Kid A and Amnesiac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Yeah' date=' i thought so. It seemed to be very chilled. I'd need to give it a few more repeat listens to exactly how good it is, but at worst it is good [/quote']I've still not heard any of it. Guess I should then. Personally I love 'Kid A'. It's not exactly easy listening but "Everything In Its Right Place" and "Idioteque" especially are ace:love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamax Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Arctic Monkeys - 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not'Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas' Editors - 'In The Back Room'Guillemots - 'Through The Windowpane'Richard Hawley - 'Coles Corner'Hot Chip - 'The Warning'Muse - 'Black Holes & Revelations'Zoe Rahman - 'Melting Pot'Lou Rhodes - 'Beloved One'Scritti Politti - 'White Bread Black Beer' Sway - 'This Is My Demo'Thom Yorke - 'The Eraser'the selection criteria seems to be decent* albums with VERY dodgy album titles*excludes Hot Chip who are this years Helicopter Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Although I don't really agree, I think the Arctic Monkeys will get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyS Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 hot chip deserve it, they are fucking decent.oh and i hope artic monkeys don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Although I don't really agree' date=' I think the Arctic Monkeys will get it.[/quote']It's not always the most popular band that gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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