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Elbow: 'Mercury win is best thing that's ever happened to us'

Guy Garvey overawed by Mercury Music Prize victory

Tue 09 Sep, 2008

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Nonsense...Elbow shouldn’t have been given that award...the albums ok but it sounds like many others and there are far more innovative albums on that Mercury shortlist. The Mercury prize has less to do with great, new and exciting music each year and more to do with the panel making a choice that no one could have possibly predicted. It wouldnt surprise me if next year they pick another 12 albums and then announce there is no winner or an album that wasn’t on the fking list.... oh the shock it all. What a load of tripe.

Wed 10 Sep, 2008

Nonsense...Elbow shouldn’t have been given that award...the albums ok but it sounds like many others and there are far more innovative albums on that Mercury shortlist. The Mercury prize has less to do with great, new and exciting music each year and more to do with the panel making a choice that no one could have possibly predicted. It wouldnt surprise me if next year they pick another 12 albums and then announce there is no winner or an album that wasn’t on the fking list.... oh the shock it all. What a load of tripe.

Wed 10 Sep, 2008

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