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markie

Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Mercury Music Prize July 22, 2003 at 03:09 PM UTC #

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1003734,00.html

Is it really that time again? Where did that year go?

redsock

Joined: February 20, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC

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Re: Mercury Music Prize July 22, 2003 at 03:44 PM UTC #

Wow, who are half of these folks…usually have at least heard of most of the nominess.

bags

Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC

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Re: Mercury Music Prize July 22, 2003 at 03:55 PM UTC #

I just saw a video for The Darkness last night, and it was *awful* – plus the entire opening riff is ripped right out of "Sister Havana" – Urge Overkill should sue.

Thought on any of the other contenders? (I also know only about half.)

poorlulu

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Re: Mercury Music Prize July 22, 2003 at 05:25 PM UTC #

they all sound like crap to me……..
Martina Topley-Bird sounds like she should have big knockers though…………..

walkman

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Re: Mercury Music Prize July 22, 2003 at 05:37 PM UTC #

Radiohead deserve it, by quite a bit. Coldplay are pretty background music, but hardly the auteurs of the best album of the year (yeesh!) And most of the rest are just OK. Dizzee Rascal is a pretty interesting UK garage MC, although the praise being heaped upon him is a bit ridiculous for an 18 year old with only one record.