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To follow what alot of reviewers have written, they are a under rated band. You can utube them and listen to one day like this with the BBC orchestra pure magic. Great album.
I decided to take a chance on the rest of the music; I have not been disappointed. I found this group and their music. One of PBS World's promos features a piece of one of these songs from the CD. I have found that some of the vocalizations is reminiscent of Sting, and recommend this CD to any who like this sort of music. Check it out.
Kudos to keyboardist/producer Craig Potter who has crafted a number of very natural and beautiful sounds, particularly from the keyboards and strings. And they seem to get better each time, even after about 20 listenings.
I've had it for a month and I can't stop playing it (very atypical for me). There are so many things to like.
The Seldom Seen Kid is my first Elbow record, but it won't be the last. Six of the songs would get my highest rating, and all of them are interesting.
The songwriting is vastly original, both musically and lyrically. No two songs sound the same or like anything else.
The players are all excellent and I just love the understated delivery Garvey gives vocally. Finally, The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver is the most epic 5:15 song I've ever heard.Enjoy.
I'm a new Elbow convert. Love this album. There's so much depth of the instrumentation and vocals.
Quite simply, stumbling upon Elbow has been an ear-opening experience. I think what has really excited me is that Elbow favorably evokes memories of the long-lost English band Family, and after seeing a few videos, I think Gus Garvey and Roger Chapman are kindred spirits. I heard that the band characterized itself as a prog band with the solos--interesting and pretty much on the level from what I have heard on "Seldom Seen Kid." Texture and understated energy swell through the songs, and the lyrics are both puzzling and dazzling compared with the dross and cliché-ridden themes of a great deal of music. After several complete listens, I find myself wishing for a fewer strings in spots and a bit of stretching out in others (in other words, solos), but those are minor points. The approach to music also reminds me of Family as Elbow seems willing to dig a bit deeper to hone their sound without resorting to imitation or repetition. It looks like I am going to have to expand the "E" section in my CD collection over the next few months.
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