That happened in 2007. M People walked it, followed by Gomez.
WORSTEST ALBUM TO WIN MERCURY MUSICS PRIZE!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 13:05 (twelve years ago) link
i just can't with people who think pulp are better than m people
― i asked for "HALF" a glass of wine, because i am TEMPERENT (lex pretend), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
can't what?
Have Sex / a pint / dance / what?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
I have had a pint with Lex so it can't be that.
― Science, you guys. Science. (DL), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
Hey, me too.. and then we went to a rave, so...
― Yo wait a minute man, you better think about the world (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
portishead my arse.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
Portisarse - Bummy
― Yo wait a minute man, you better think about the world (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 09:31 (twelve years ago) link
fuck this shit
― gospodin simmel, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
I am more confused by Badly Drawn Boy coming in 5th; regardless of how I feel about them, the top 4 albums have enough recognizable support around here to make their placings a given but I thought everyone detested BDB
― the tax avocado (DJP), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
(ftr I think the correct album won)
I don't. (detest I mean, I also think the right album won)...
I dunno, BDB... The album is great, but he seemed to have a very steep 'run out of ideas' curve.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
.. also, he seemed to have a very strong 'irritation' factor, one small thing going wrong could cause a mighty strop on-stage. That tends to upset people, and rightly so.
Every one talked about Elliot Smith being 'better', but the one CD I got of his, ummm... Nice enough, but didn't really win me over.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
'Once Around The Block' is a fantastic song. At the time it made me buy BDB's album, which was a huge disappointment. Apart from that song, which to this day is great.
― 'Main Shop of Love' Gigolo (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
i love a lot of BDB songs, esp from HOTB and the about a boy soundtrack. and one or two from the next one. after that he became entirely unlistenable. some of the most grating shit i've made myself listen to.
― witchho (zachlyon), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
voted xx just over dummy. similar albums in some ways - they both feel real modern. products of their times perhaps - dummy is all 90s bombast (i remember really liking "roads" at first, which quickly faded) while xx is pretty subdued and cautious. fwiw i find third and xx super super similar, and at times i wonder if third is the superior album to dummy. def still feeling my xx pick, and real surprised dummy stomped it so hard
― fennel cartwright, Thursday, 22 September 2011 00:44 (twelve years ago) link
"Bombast"? Dummy? "Bombast"?
― Science, you guys. Science. (DL), Thursday, 22 September 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
"roads" is basically THE most melodramatic song ever
a lot of dummy is pretty chill but there are still some srsly emo lyrics there
― fennel cartwright, Thursday, 22 September 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
Missed this poll, but echo 'the right album won'
― Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 22 September 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
the snore album snored
― Dios mio! This kid is FUN to hit! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 September 2011 07:08 (twelve years ago) link
Aren't all these albums, by definition, overplayed though? And if that's the case, any winner could be accused of being a boring choice?
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Friday, 23 September 2011 08:18 (twelve years ago) link
yeah exackly this is why lists, polls, awards, and shit that wins lists polls and awards sucks and is wank
― Dios mio! This kid is FUN to hit! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 September 2011 08:20 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think anyone could accuse Speech Debelle's album of being overplayed.
― Science, you guys. Science. (DL), Friday, 23 September 2011 08:27 (twelve years ago) link
Poor Speech Debelle
― the tax avocado (DJP), Friday, 23 September 2011 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
Speech Impediment Debelle
― Dios mio! This kid is FUN to hit! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 September 2011 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
When she won, did peopl eyell out "Speech! Speech! Speech! " ?
That would explain her length of award acceptance.
― Mark G, Friday, 23 September 2011 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
Speech Débile
― Yo wait a minute man, you better think about the world (dog latin), Friday, 23 September 2011 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
@campbellclaret Alastair Campbell met Speech Debelle at a Labour/arts do last night. Really nice, and she didn't laugh when I showed her the song I wrote about Elvis5 minutes ago via web
― lex pretend, Friday, 23 September 2011 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
Never before have I seen so much irrelevence in one tweet.
― Matt DC, Friday, 23 September 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
would love to hear that tbh
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Friday, 23 September 2011 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
He later had a discussion about Avatar and vuvuzelas with Hull City manager Phil Brown.
― Matt DC, Friday, 23 September 2011 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
See, i have no idea if you're joking about that or not
― pandemic, Friday, 23 September 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link