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deathcookie

Somewhere Only we Moan

Sep 07, 2004 23:56

azureskies has pretty much the same thoughts about the Mercury Music Prize as me. At least it wasn't won by Keane, who are probably sitting at home drinking lambrusco and wondering whether wearing Dior Homme and eyeliner would increase their popularity. Yeah, I know the Curse of the Mercuries exists, but it's not like Keane deserve £20,000. Apparantly, ' ( Read more... )

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azureskies September 7 2004, 16:26:17 UTC

Didn't M People actually win the bastard thing in '94? That was one of those "Let's not give it to the obvious Britpop candidate" years (when "Parklife" should quite clearly have won it by a country mile).

The only truly brilliant winners of it have been Suede, Pulp and Badly Drawn Boy. The Primal Scream, Portishead and Polly Jane Harvey albums that won weren't half bad either. But there's been some shite in there too. Miss Fucking Dynamitee-eee? Sod off.

Yup azureskies September 8 2004, 01:42:42 UTC

M People did, but then the Mercury awarded it to the pretty dire Nitin Sawntey album in the late 90s and Gomex as well.

And don't diss Take That - in hindsight, how good are most of their songs???

Re: Yup deathcookie September 8 2004, 01:54:11 UTC

Gomex? Is that like the musical equivalent of GoreTex? Or a typo, probably.

Take That might have a few catchy singles, but that was it. Although they were streets ahead of Boyzone at the time.

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deathcookie September 8 2004, 14:50:05 UTC

Suede were deservedly winners in 1993, and then went on to release 'Dog Man Star'. Definitely a band who beat the curse of the Mercuries, although they did arguably decline later.

And yes, M People did win. I wonder what they're doing now? They don't even pop up on '50 Best Dancefloor Fillers' on VH1 like many mid-1990s popstars do. (Suggs? Mike Flowers? The lead singer from Bablylon Zoo? I'm talking to you.)

blackgarden September 8 2004, 01:29:48 UTC

Apparantly, 'Somewhere Only We Know' is being used in the US for a Victoria's Secret commercial. Insert rude comment about Keane being pants here.

That's Keane? Ew. I didn't know it was them, just that the song really irritated me.

deathcookie September 8 2004, 02:00:58 UTC

If a contemporary song you hear irritates you and has a piano in it, there's a 78% chance it's by Keane. Or Thirteen Senses, described by lazy journalists as 'the New Keane'. (As Coldplay were the new Travis, and Keane were the new Coldplay. We're doomed.)

blackgarden September 8 2004, 14:14:48 UTC

Isn't it a little soon for a new Keane?

Coldplay doesn't really sound like Travis, though lazy journalists don't take that into consideration. Travis are clearly the new Wings -- guilty pleasure music, but not something you'd really get into and love. Fran Healy clearly went to the McCartney School of Lyric Writing.

deathcookie September 8 2004, 14:23:28 UTC

No, Coldplay don't sound like Travis beyond the weak vocals and slightly monotonous tunes; I was just pointing out that lazy journalists love finding comparisons between bands as they feel the next best thing should be analogous to the last big thing.

Fran Healy is to McCartney School of Lyric Writing as to Tim Wheeler is to the 'I need to include a mention of summer in every song' movement.

Um, I've been drinking. Lots. Not sure if I'm making much sense here.