While some top bands struggle to have 5 decent songs on one album Elbow is one of those bands that I've come across as randomly as I think it can get. Here's the story, I worked at a Broadcast Music Production department for a few months and part of my job was pretty much cleaning house because they had a wicked mess to put in in fun terms. It was really a disaster area. So I took about 3,000 cd's alphabetized them, put them in categories and drafted a search system to make it easier for the people in the department to find what they were looking for.
Ok so what's the point? Well there were quite a few repeats in cd's and I was given authorization to pretty much bag them and get them out of there because no one needed them.... hehehehehehehehehheeheheheheheheheheh....
Among the 100 or so cd's I acquired was Elbow's second album, Cast of Thousands.... there then began my love for this brit band that lord knows why they aren't even more successful. What do they sound like? Check out the videos because I'm not going to get into any comparison with a band that continually amazes me and mainly because to me, they definitely have their own sound. People focus on the lead singers voice but honestly, the entire band produce an ethereal wall of sound that you can't help but love to swim in. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, grab a drink and when you're done, tell a friend about any of their four albums including the recently released Seldom Seen Kid. Your welcome.
Joker
Fugitive Motel- from Cast of Thousands
Powder Blue - Asleep in the Back
Asleep in the Back - Asleep in the Back
3 comments:
Elbow are an awesome band, much underrated here in the UK as well. Leaders of the Free World, their third record, is my personal favorite.
Funny thing is that I think depending on your daily mood you can pick a fav album, what's silly is that all four are just as solid. Thanks for the comment and hey, doing my best to promote a great band in the western hemisphere. It's not much, but it's the least I can do for the good tunes.
Cheers
hey joker...you have good taste in music!!! They are the BEST band no one knows...absolutely stunned that they are not bigger then they are....Forget myself just has top 40 written all over it...keep boosting them and eventually people will catch on to these guys and their back catalogue will explode making them millions...well at least enough for a brand new car.
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