tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post5605718224012797692..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: If there had been a Mercury Music Prize in 1971, this would have been the shortlistDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-84739492934845246682012-11-11T22:32:54.258+00:002012-11-11T22:32:54.258+00:00And if there had been one for 1969?
Abbey Road
Le...And if there had been one for 1969?<br /><br />Abbey Road<br />Let It Bleed<br />Arthur<br />In the Court of the Crimson King<br />Family Entertainment<br />Liege & Lief<br />Mike Westbrook's Marching Song<br />An Old Raincoat<br />Howard Riley's Angle<br />Moondance<br />Alone Together<br />Changing Horses<br />Unhalfbricking<br />Vintage Violence<br />Songs for a Tailor<br /><br /><br />Better perhaps?Dave Heasmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711280312725701746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-27302595595521351702012-11-02T13:41:54.422+00:002012-11-02T13:41:54.422+00:00Not that Ram's isn't good, but I've ne...Not that Ram's isn't good, but I've never heard it on the radio. Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-41735228689731367622012-11-01T23:52:37.391+00:002012-11-01T23:52:37.391+00:00McCartney's 'Wild Life' was also relea...McCartney's 'Wild Life' was also released in 1971 and just as good as Ram IMHO.CHRONICLEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468313583264596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-65234495105287807692012-11-01T21:24:43.197+00:002012-11-01T21:24:43.197+00:00Just shows how wrong you can be.Just shows how wrong you can be.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-25652866643811311422012-11-01T20:37:44.706+00:002012-11-01T20:37:44.706+00:00Ram? Don't think so.Ram? Don't think so.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-74628305117549019792012-11-01T15:34:49.869+00:002012-11-01T15:34:49.869+00:00What a cracking list! Could it be though that back...What a cracking list! Could it be though that back then there was only one route to getting your music out there, whereas nowadays some bands self-publish their music on the net, thus reducing the numbers who make it via the old record company way (presumably only these are entered for the Mercury prize?)phil5https://www.blogger.com/profile/15393353266959207870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-47649213762978513252012-11-01T11:53:01.378+00:002012-11-01T11:53:01.378+00:00Astonishing list from 1971. I must adopt Danny ba...Astonishing list from 1971. I must adopt Danny baker's philosophy of only exploring 'old' stuff, instead of keep switching on BBC6Music all the time...Rob Hadgrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257836780611488927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-35142133677277091172012-11-01T11:07:26.360+00:002012-11-01T11:07:26.360+00:00Aha, but the Mercury is a prize for British music,...Aha, but the Mercury is a prize for British music, so I'm not sure if the American funk and soul scene would've got much of a look-in!<br /><br />How were British bands/musicians reacting to Gaye/Mayfield/Wonder/Sly etc? Was there any good British soul and funk?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786064811782894990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-58786102952363532962012-11-01T11:01:05.419+00:002012-11-01T11:01:05.419+00:00In answer to your first questions, the mainstream ...In answer to your first questions, the mainstream was so rich they would have had very little need to step outside it. If you want to know what was going on "outside white rock music", have a look at my Spotify list where you'll find records by Marvin Gaye, Sly, Al Green and others, all of which resound down the years every bit as much as the ones in my Mercury list.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-15166859912320628502012-11-01T10:48:56.369+00:002012-11-01T10:48:56.369+00:00...but if the Mercury Prize shortlisting committee......but if the Mercury Prize shortlisting committee used the same eclectic/slightly tokenistic (delete as cynicism dictates) approach in 1971, wouldn't there also need to be a (then) unknown folky like Nick Drake (Bryter Layter was a late 1970 release, I'm reliably informed, so might've qualified?), a jazzer, a pop act, and a modern classical act?<br /><br />As a 30-year-old, I don't even pretend to have the depth of knowledge of 1971 that I suspect you do, but I'd love to know what was going out outside of white rock music in that year of such brilliant white rock music...Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786064811782894990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-42447579502202022392012-11-01T10:38:37.197+00:002012-11-01T10:38:37.197+00:00I know I'm in the minority but I find the noti...I know I'm in the minority but I find the notion of giving prizes for artistic endeavours inequitable, wrongheaded, and just plan daft.<br /><br />How <i>could</i> anyone measure the Floyd's ambitious, promising but terribly patchy Meddle against Bolan's hard-rocking apogee? And which of them has the more lasting legacy? And why would anyone try?<br /><br />Besides, making a good record (or book, or painting) is its own reward - both artistically and financially.<br /><br />This morning 6 Music was carrying a story on people betting on the Mercury result. <i>Betting</i>. <br /><br />You can all enjoy your Oranges, your Costas and your Mercurys (Mercuries?) if you want. <br /><br />They're not for me.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.com