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love, blood, life Join Date: Feb 2002
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Mercury Music Prize 2005
The nominations for this year’s NATIONWIDE MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE have been revealed this morning (July 19).
__________________At a small ceremony in London the 12 albums that will battle it out for this year’s prize were announced by Jools Holland. The nominations are: Bloc Party – 'Silent Alarm' Hard-Fi –'Stars Of CCTV' Kaiser Chiefs – 'Employment' MIA – 'Arular' The Magic Numbers – 'The Magic Numbers' Coldplay – 'XandY' The Go! Team – 'Thunder, Lightning Strike' Antony And The Johnsons – 'I Am A Bird Now' KT Tunstall – 'Eye To The Telescope' Maximo Park – 'A Certain Trigger' Seth Lakeman – 'Kitty Jay' Polar Bear – 'Held On The Tips Of Fingers' The overall winner of the £20,000 prize will be announced on September 6. Immediately the Kaiser Chiefs have been installed as 4/1 favourites, however the band showed a distinct lack of confidence by only putting a £2 bet on themselves. "The Kaiser Chiefs went into the Ladbrokes in Trafalgar Square this morning and backed themselves to win with £2 at odds of 4/1. If they win it will return £10," revealed Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush. Elsewhere in the odds Bloc Party are second favourites at 5/1, with the Magic Numbers and Coldplayclose behind, while Antony and The Johnsons and The Go! Team seem a good outside bet at 12/1. ------------------------------------------------- Source: NME.COM |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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i got a feelin bloc party will win
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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If I had my druthers, M.I.A. would win. I'd say hers is the most innovative and fresh album of the lot that I've heard this year. People should check her out.
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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i'm not trying to be a hater, really i'm not.
but i am STUNNED that coldplay is on this list. *crosses fingers for bloc party or the go! team* **will check out MIA based on HG's recommendation** |
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Blue Meth Addict
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I have to say, I'm probably the least impressed with this list than I am any of the last few years lists (at least off of the top of my memory).
That being said, I'd also want MIA or Bloc Party. |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Magic Numbers.
![]() The Mercury nominations will always be a disappointment after 2001's list, though. |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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I'm quite shocked with Coldplay's appearance as well. I don't know what sort of reviews X&Y got in UK, but the ones I've read here were polite rather than ecstatic.
Go Kaisers! |
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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![]() Her style of music is not for everybody, but if you're open to it, it's incredibly smart and fun. I believe her album is on sale EVERYWHERE! and you could pick it up cheap and give it a whirl. If you do, let us know what you think! ![]() |
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Bloc Party!
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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Polar Bear
__________________I don't know them but they have a cute name |
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