Comments on: Choice Music Prize predictions

By: mumblin deaf ro

mumblin deaf ro — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:16:42 +0000

Is it too late to predict that Super Extra Bonus Party will win?

By: Cormac-out-of-Stoat

Cormac-out-of-Stoat — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:23:07 +0000

as sinead pointed out above, julie feeeney’s debut album was self-released

Hehe.
It wasn’t a criticism, Jim, just a general observation of human behaviour. It’s only natural for a judge to have albums they’ve heard about more often during the year foremost in their minds, so I’d expect smaller releases to have less chance of winning – that doesn’t mean they’ll never win, as we saw with JF, but more well-known records will have more tickets in the lottery, so to speak

By: Mr J

Mr J — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:23:00 +0000

In the words of Stephen Shannon on John Hegarty’s Myspace page, “where is that guiding liiiieeeaayooooaiii?” is what I wanna know.

Surely “Guiding Light” should be in the running too.
How I forgot to include that in my list of best Irish albums of ‘07 I’ll bleedin never know?!

If Paddy Casey gets a nomination I will not only shoot myself but I’ll take out some of the judges too SO BE WARNED ha ha!!

By: flynnduism

flynnduism — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:31:39 +0000

“Julie Feeney came out of nowhere and her album was self-financed and self-released.”

I stand corrected!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:23:41 +0000

it’d be nice to see Nina Hynes Really really do there too…

By: Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:56:06 +0000

though I suppose the smaller the release the less chance it has of getting noticed by the judges

not so cormac. as sinead pointed out above, julie feeeney’s debut album was self-released (she didn’t even have a conventional distribution deal – she sold the album at gigs and initially sold them herself on a sale-or-return basis into the shops) and self-promoted yet it was nominated and it went on to win.

By: Cormac-out-of-Stoat

Cormac-out-of-Stoat — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:36:19 +0000

Cormac – that has always been the case from the very start of the Choice Music Prize. the judges could pick any album, even if it was just for sale at a gig or available as a download.
Oh! I didn’t realise that … it’s a good idea I think, though I suppose the smaller the release the less chance it has of getting noticed by the judges.

And never mind Si Schroeder, nice fella though he is, it’s Jinx Lennon who should have won it last year. Don’t think he was even on the shortlist though

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:47:55 +0000

[quote post="968"]Each year the prize seems to go to established and respected songwriters, rather than innovative new music (like Si Schroeder last year).[/quote]
Its only been going two years?!??!
still, awful pity si schroeder didn’t get it last year….

By: Niall

Niall — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:34:14 +0000

[quote post="968"]I’d pretty much agree with your selection Niall. I think Future Kings of Spain might get on there. Would a soundtrack make it? (I’m thinking of Once)[/quote]

When I sat down to come up with a list there seemed to be 5 or 6 certainties (first 5 above) with the other 5 being variable (as it will depend on the judges).

I was also considering FKOS, Damien Dempsey, Dave Geraghty, Jenny Lindfors and A Lazarus Soul but I felt they didn’t get enough attention. I probably forgot some major label release that is off my radar also.

We will see tomorrow!

By: Sinead

Sinead — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:27:38 +0000

“Each year the prize seems to go to established and respected songwriters”

Julie Feeney came out of nowhere and her album was self-financed and self-released.

By: flynnduism

flynnduism — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:23:41 +0000

Each year the prize seems to go to established and respected songwriters, rather than innovative new music (like Si Schroeder last year).

I hope a new band gets it this year and sheds more of a media spotlight on some of the great music coming out of ireland at the mo

By: Sinead

Sinead — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:55:32 +0000

I’d pretty much agree with your selection Niall. I think Future Kings of Spain might get on there. Would a soundtrack make it? (I’m thinking of Once)

By: Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:15:04 +0000

Cormac – that has always been the case from the very start of the Choice Music Prize. the judges could pick any album, even if it was just for sale at a gig or available as a download.

By: Cormac-out-of-Stoat

Cormac-out-of-Stoat — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:56:59 +0000

Didn’t they change the rules this year to allow records released only at gigs? I think we can hope for a few real obscurities, like Ro’s album. Must call Paddy Power and see if they’re taking bets before the shortlist comes out