The shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2009 has been announced - more details and some background to the artists here. A good selection this year IMHO.
Who would get your vote?
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Who would get your vote?
Poll to follow...
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18Bat For Lashes - "Two Suns"0.00%0Florence and the Machine - "Lungs"22.22%4Friendly Fires - "Friendly Fires"5.56%1Glasvegas - "Glasvegas"16.67%3The Horrors - "Primary Colours"0.00%0The Invisible - "The Invisible"0.00%0Kasabian - "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"5.56%1La Roux - "La Roux"0.00%0Led Bib - "Sensible Shoes"0.00%0Lisa Hannigan - "Sea Sew"11.11%2Speech Debelle - "Speech Therapy"0.00%0Sweet Billy Pilgrim - "Twice Born Men"0.00%0Andyw - "Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 on the Chutney Spoons"38.89%7The poll is expired.
Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket? -
Glasvegas by a country mile.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek
That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay
Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - Cyberghoul -
I like Kasabian but I like the Hannigan girl too - she was very good on the Damien Rice album...Bazza gets caught
Socrates - "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
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I didn't recoginze any of them. No ABBA, BoneyM, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, The Guess Who amongst them. I feel so old and out of touch.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
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I was quite excited about Glasvegas, bought album and tickets... got bored of them very quickly.Originally posted by snaw View Post
Friendly Fires for me but I must admit I haven’t heard half of the artists on the list.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Not me, still listening.Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
Though guess their songs resonate with me particularly because they're singing about a world I grew up in and recognise, maybe not so much for other people.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek
That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay
Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - CyberghoulComment
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Fantastic AndyW option!My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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I can appreciate what you're saying as they do have some poignant lyrics but being a Somerset lad the Wurzels have more resonance with me.Originally posted by snaw View Post
Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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