Elbow types? FFS! The next thing out of your keyboard will be “you people.” You mean it’s odd that the world’s not breathlessly hanging on every one of your self-important prissy remarks? You’re right. Very odd. Very, very odd that.

Watch as we all click that “Follow Commenter” button so we never again miss your “brilliantly illuminating and life-changing” commentary.

Oh, and that the whole, parting shot, last word, ultimatlely meaningless chart thing above (sad that, music for you, is nothing more than a popularity contest), all I can say is that again you’ve (likely deliberately) missed the point, but then, I’m not surprised.

Not one to see the forest for the trees, are ya?

Two notes: One, I’m not a Burial fan, I just thought (like the oddsmakers) that he/they/it/whatever would win. Two, it’s somewhat odd that none of you Elbow types came out of the woodwork when I made my earlier somewhat petulant statement, but now that they’ve won an award of some perceived importance, here you all are! Huzzah!

If it makes you feel better, I’m sorry I don’t share the same enthusiasm that propelled Elbow all the way to number 109 on the charts. I’m sure they’re going to be just as big as Radiohead (or whatever reference you prefer) before I know it.

Simply stated: your pissy blurb holds no water, you wrote, and I’m paraphrasing when I write this, that “no one on this side of the Atlantic cares” about Elbow. Already a few, I’ll assume, stateside Elbow fans have, above, corrected the patent ignorance of your statement; all I did was use concrete examples of sold-out shows to debunk the “no one” bullshit you were/are peddling.

Nowhere did I or anyone else, “use [their sold-out shows] as an example of their overall success Stateside, or their quality” – I, and others, used various examples to show that you’re full of it on the “no one” tip. But then you’re probably still coming to terms with having the unimaginable idea of “giving an award to Elbow” come to fruition.

Although this is back ‘n’ forth is kinda fun. See, I deliberately mentioned that Elbow’s recent Stateside jaunt was a “club” tour b/c there was a part of me that thought it’d invite a rebuttal from you as irrelevant and/or ignorant as your original post. But another little part of me that audaciously hoped, “He wouldn’t… He can’t be…”

But then, well, there you are.

Anyhow, I think if you spent a small amount of time thinking about it, you’d agree that any vaguely popular British act can sell out club dates in NY, LA and SF. Travis sell out the Gibson Amphitheatre in LA, but I wouldn’t use that as an example of their overall success Stateside, or their quality.

As for “…no one on this side of the ocean seem[ing] to feel much passion for” – Elbow sold-out four of the nine stateside gigs of their recent club tour to the passionless inhabitants of NYC, DC, SF and LA.

Burial was ok, the Adele record was really nice, but she needs time…