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Q Awards: winners

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? by Mike Diver
Words: Mike Diver
Posted: 05 Oct '04, 13:38
As simple as the headline suggests:

Best new act: Razorlight
Best producer: Mick Jones (for 'The Libertines')
Best live act: Muse
Best video: Franz Ferdinand (for 'Take Me Out')
Q Merit Award: Shane McGowan
Best single: Jamelia (for 'See It In A Boy's Eyes')
Q Innovation and Sound Award: Human League
Q Inspiration Award: Pet Shop Boys
Best Album: Keane (Hopes and Fears)
Best Act in the World Today: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Q Classic Songwriter award: Sir Elton John, a.k.a. 'Pottymouth'
Q Icon Award: U2
Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Roxy Music

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Q Awards: winners

I think these results sum up Q...bland, predictable and about 3 years out of date.
stun | 5 Oct '04, 13:57 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Three years, 10 years, some cases 15-25years, who's counting?
sean | 5 Oct '04, 14:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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james_delve | 5 Oct '04, 14:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

I'm glad Muse won.
Psyche | 5 Oct '04, 14:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I may be grossly misinformed BUT what has Shane McGowan done, apart from services to the Dental Industry, to deserve an award of Merit?
Psyche | 5 Oct '04, 14:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Was'nt this like 3 weeks ago? good journalism mike, almost as good as the reading and leeds review which was 3 weeks after it, sort yourself out DiS
brodieman_11 | 5 Oct '04, 14:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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This took place yesterday lunch time actually. And it was probably an afterthought, so all credit to DiS for giving it the 'on the ball' credit it doesn't deserve. 'See It In a Boy's Eyes' best single?! It's not even Jamelia's best fucking single!
bamos | 5 Oct '04, 14:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Mick Jones winning best producer is like Pete Doherty winning an award for good attendance.
It's a good album but it isn't very well produced.
GFontaine | 5 Oct '04, 14:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Mick Jones winning best producer is an atrocity. I'm not kidding. I couldn't give a crap about the others, they're what you expect, but the one lot of awards that actually attempts to do something to honour producers and who do they give the bloody award to? A "name" who just happened to have his name on the year's biggest controversy. And with so many deserving producers out there as well! Aagggh!
Smileadelic | 5 Oct '04, 15:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

Who decides this?
Is it the Q readers?

IF so, it's hardly surprising.

Anyone who can afford to spend £4 on a glossy mag full of Bono and Chris Martinalikes and still bother to vote must be a bit silly no?
SoulofNathan | 5 Oct '04, 15:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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If the Chilis really are the best band in the world today then armegeddon can't come soon enough.

As for Roxy Music, I used to quite like them but since Ferry's son turned out to be one of those total cunts from the bloodsports-for-me-and-fuck-the-rest-of-you alliance I can't bring myself to listen to them anymore.

Hmmm. May start a thread on this...
Durutti | 5 Oct '04, 15:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

nice for muse
the rest = pants
beautiful-freak | 5 Oct '04, 15:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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appaling in every way. i literally cannot comprehend how keane won best album. even if, at a stretch, you could say it's not UTTERLY shit it's still clearly an atrocity; it just isn't good music.
since-last-summer | 5 Oct '04, 15:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Which muppet chose Mick Jones as best producer? The Lib's album sounds terrible (and the music doesn't help either).
-Mark- | 5 Oct '04, 16:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Just who did The Pet Shop Boys inspire?
SoulofNathan | 5 Oct '04, 17:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Jamelia? What the fuck has she done apart from a couple of lame singles?
Psyche | 5 Oct '04, 17:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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What the hell have The Human League EVER been innovative in? You can tell when people like Duran Duran and The Human League get achievement awards they're starting to run low on people to nominate.
Effloresce_Sean | 5 Oct '04, 18:19 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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What are you lot on about? Mick Jones a bad producer because he made the libertines album sound rickety and raw? I suppose Martin Hannett is a shit producer as well? Wankers
brodieman_11 | 5 Oct '04, 18:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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No, just sounds like he taped them playing live, It's not bad, but it's nowhere near as good as the 'absolution' production whatever you say. And Hannet's production was minimal, agreed, but Unknown Pleasures sounds waaaaaay better than Jones' half arsed libertines effort....

And keane and radorlight? Kasabian'll win something next year, jeeeeesus.
Kid_A | 5 Oct '04, 18:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Best Live - Muse - YES
Best album - Keane - YES..... um... and then it just gets SHIT!
RHCP? What's that all about?
Elton John? Don't get me started
Jamelia? Let's start praying!
Keaneshaped | 5 Oct '04, 21:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Think about it... why on earth would JAMELIA get the seal of approval from a mag like Q?

I'll give you a clue. He also wrote a little song called 'Gravity' recently.
dale | 8 Oct '04, 14:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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ah yes..... good point
Keaneshaped | 8 Oct '04, 15:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Hannet is one of the greatest producers of all time. "Closer" is a milestone in the recording of popular music. It's one of the greatest statements of studio-craft as true art ever laid to tape. How on earth you can compare Mick Jones' slight, untextured, unimaginative, devoid-of-atmosphere, ten-a-penny pub-band demo job to Hannet's oppressive, alien beauty is utterly beyond me.
Smileadelic | 5 Oct '04, 23:20 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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That's what they said about hannet when his stuff came out. pub band? go back to your keane albums.
brodieman_11 | 6 Oct '04, 20:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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"That's what they said about hannet when his stuff came out"

No, they didn't. They didn't say that at all. If you're gonna continue to namedrop, at least have some idea what you're talking about.
Sterling_Hayden | 7 Oct '04, 11:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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There was a few magazines that said closer wasn't well produced, because it was so dark and soulless so you can fuck off, Mick Jones will be known as a great producer in a couple of years time you will see
brodieman_11 | 8 Oct '04, 13:57 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I liked him best when he was just 'Mick Jones, The Clash' and not 'Mick Jones, sometime producer of fairly lame rock bands'.
I like The Clash.
Oh yessir I do indeed.
Mike_Diver | 8 Oct '04, 14:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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yeah you come as someone like that. Ever seen the apparent 'rockin roll' guy in the film "bring it on" wearing a clash T-shirt? you.
brodieman_11 | 10 Oct '04, 18:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Hannet is one of the greatest producers of all time. "Closer" is a milestone in the recording of popular music. It's one of the greatest statements of studio-craft as true art ever laid to tape. How on earth you can compare Mick Jones' slight, untextured, unimaginative, devoid-of-atmosphere, ten-a-penny pub-band demo job to Hannet's oppressive, alien beauty is utterly beyond me.
Smileadelic | 5 Oct '04, 23:24 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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this is why im getting really fed up about Q....so bland so boring nothing innovative about the bands they cover - all really predictable!
But muse and razorlight are fantastic!
undercoverangel | 5 Oct '04, 18:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

and actually...the libertines album is ace but really best producer?? parts of the album dont sound as if they've had much production at all? Even if this is intentional it sounds awful in places...so he may actually be a fantastic producer, but should never have won it for the libertines album (which i love)...a classic case of voters going for style over substance i think!!
undercoverangel | 5 Oct '04, 18:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

This month in Q:

THE 50 BIGGEST BANDS EVER!

The term self-parody springs to mind...
loveless | 5 Oct '04, 19:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

I saw that issue of Q advertised in The Big Issue earlier today, actually. It's also got U2 praised to ridiculous degree again.

The phrase "deja vu" comes to mind.
Effloresce_Sean | 5 Oct '04, 20:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

Good to see Q pushing the envelope.
No safe choices there then...
Teepee_uk | 6 Oct '04, 16:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I still stick in there and buy Q mag, probably cos the Wire never seems to be on the shelves, but I dont think I will bother any more, its such a bunch of corporate wank.

But then I wonder why DiS dont ever mention the Notwist, possibly one of the most innovative bands around at the mo?
squirrel | 8 Oct '04, 09:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Q Awards: winners

I still stick in there and buy Q mag, probably cos the Wire never seems to be on the shelves, but I dont think I will bother any more, its such a bunch of corporate wank.

But then I wonder why DiS dont ever mention the Notwist, possibly one of the most innovative bands around at the mo?
squirrel | 8 Oct '04, 13:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Because it's DiS, If it's a good innovative band your after, it's probally not here, they are too busy talking about "Do me up the arse" (do me bad things)
brodieman_11 | 8 Oct '04, 13:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i look into the ground and mumble 'jamelia?why?'
sleaze_rock_bitch | 8 Oct '04, 23:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Because Q lost the plot long ago.

Christmas 2001. I remember it well...

My friends were distraught because the same week, Q abruptly pulled Turn by Travis off theie music channel.

You don't forget a thing like that.
WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG | 9 Oct '04, 13:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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So how am I supposed to make a Human League sound-a-like band without people thinking I read Q?

And the Petshop Boys? My music career is already dead!
keiths_tele | 10 Oct '04, 15:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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