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« Thread started on: Jan 12^th, 2013, 9:06pm »

I discovered this band by going through some stuff by my good friend Ned sent me . Anyway this band Elbow came through Ned's disc that stuck in my brain. The vocalist and harmonies are fantastic and it a band that is also a hit in prog archives too, web site site DPRP as well !..

What a great band!

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« Reply #1 on: Jan 12^th, 2013, 9:59pm »

I don't think you will get too much argument about that here.

Tamed lamia on the original forum 'Talking Shop' used to rave about them. I didn't pay attention for years.

I love them now, have all their stuff. Also one of the best live bands I've seen, so much heart.

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« Reply #2 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 04:50am »

I own their third, fourth and fifth albums, and they are all gloriously good. cool

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« Reply #3 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 05:22am »

Yes - I like Elbow! - Hope to see them live one day!!

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« Reply #4 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 07:13am »

On one hand, I love a lot of Elbow's stuff... some of their songs are among my very favorites. On the other hand, they seem to produce an inordinate amount of music that is so dreary and depressing that I just want to run out into traffic. wink

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« Reply #5 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 10:27am »

on Jan 13^th, 2013, 04:50am, NoSonofVine wrote:

I own their third, fourth and fifth albums, and they are all gloriously good. cool

Did not know they had that many!....

Have 2 that Nedflanders posted to me!... grin

So far enjoying the music!.......

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« Reply #6 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 10:55am »

Not into them myself. There are lots more young bands that I prefer. Still, each to their own.

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« Reply #7 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 4:49pm »

Cast of Thousands I'm not that crazy about.

Dusty I don't find them depressing at all, but I wouldn't play them to get me going physically like a workout or something. grin

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« Reply #8 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 4:54pm »

on Jan 13^th, 2013, 4:49pm, Lily wrote:

Cast of Thousands I'm not that crazy about.

Dusty I don't find them depressing at all, but I wouldn't play them to get me going physically like a workout or something. grin

I like the Seldom Seen Kid, live at the BBC.. He has a great voice. It is also on Utube for viewing the whole concert.

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« Reply #10 on: Jan 13^th, 2013, 6:38pm »

on Jan 13^th, 2013, 4:49pm, Lily wrote:

Dusty I don't find them depressing at all, but I wouldn't play them to get me going physically like a workout or something. grin

I just bought this (on eBay wink

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Wiki says: The reviews for the album were mostly positive, with many reviewers commenting on the overall downbeat nature of the songs. NME noted that "there is a strain of nocturnal lethargy that seems to run through Elbow's flipsides... it's odd that its somnolent air actually renders it slightly one-note... But there's nothing wrong with a gentle head massage after a hard night."

So after two listenings, it seems to me to be one snoozefest after another. "Nocturnal lethargy" indeed! I'll give it some more plays.

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« Reply #11 on: Jan 14^th, 2013, 02:53am »

I just don't get Elbow, I've tried listening to the albums, I've even seen 'em live... nothing seems to happen undecided

I don't get all the raving about them.

Nevermind, I'm sure it's just me!

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« Reply #12 on: Jan 14^th, 2013, 06:52am »

on Jan 14^th, 2013, 02:53am, The Cosmic Lawnmower wrote:

I just don't get Elbow, I've tried listening to the albums, I've even seen 'em live... nothing seems to happen undecided

I don't get all the raving about them.

Nevermind, I'm sure it's just me!

You are not the first person I've heard say this. (Who has good taste in music)

I guess when they do hit that part of you, that part that they do to me and other fans I know, it can feel just as personal and deep as the G stuff. I heard a reviewer once say that their music hit his 'heart bone'. I could relate to that.

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« Reply #13 on: Jan 14^th, 2013, 08:57am »

This is one of those rare bands that I got into before they even got signed.

I used to gig regularly in manchester and these boys were always playing at the Roadhouse.

All of their albums have merits but for me, none quite capture the gritty beauty of the debut, Asleep In The Back. Newborn and Scattered Black & Whites are particularly Genesis inspired!

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« Reply #14 on: Jan 14^th, 2013, 10:44am »

on Jan 14^th, 2013, 02:53am, The Cosmic Lawnmower wrote:

I just don't get Elbow, I've tried listening to the albums, I've even seen 'em live... nothing seems to happen undecided

I don't get all the raving about them.

Nevermind, I'm sure it's just me!

No, it's not just you! I think how music feels for us is down to our personalities, and we're all different. Embrace it!

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