I brought up the topic of Antony and The Johnsons and it wasn't met with an awful lot of enthusiasm...

gava: "Not that good, can't understand have (half) of what the bloke is saying. Tune is ok at the start tho."

Has anybody had a change of heart since their Mercury Music Prize triumph?

I understand it's not everyones cup of tea but the album really is just beautiful, and you should all endeavour to grab a listen. Or at the very least visit the following link to listen to some of the samples.

http://www.brainwashed.com/antony/

Fistful of Love and Hope There's Someone are brilliant.

I expect the majority to slate what they'll hear, but I would also expect the majority to agree that Antony's voice really is something special.

Edited at 12:45 Wed 7/09/05 (BST)