the_escapist Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 loving the new record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Famous Old Painter Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Amazing... absolutely amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 :bomb: One more day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Amazing... absolutely amazing... Thief! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPsy Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 People are loving it, eh? To be fair, I've only had one listen, I'll give it another listen tomorrow. I do love the Birds and the Album version of Neat Little Rows. And Lippy Kids is still spine tingling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Open Arms video http://www.nme.com/nme-video/elbow/813429430001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I think open Arms is my least fave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 It's an odd choice for sure, certainly wouldn't be my first pick as the next single off the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ll1am7 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I am really into the Birds right now...this album is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Album hasn't shipped in yet, supposed to come during the week sometime. That download button's starting to look mighty friendly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Come to the dark side, Will. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ll1am7 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 hooray! two Will's posting in the elbow thread! aha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Come to the dark side, Will. :mellow: :bomb: So tempting hooray! two Will's posting in the elbow thread! aha :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shesawsparks Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Album hasn't shipped in yet, supposed to come during the week sometime. That download button's starting to look mighty friendly... Yeah i'm tempted too atm. Play.com shipped my album on Friday so i was hoping it would be here by now but it isn't. :( Hurry up with my CD postie! :bomb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Yeah i'm tempted too atm. Play.com shipped my album on Friday so i was hoping it would be here by now but it isn't. :( Hurry up with my CD postie! :bomb: That's why I never pre-order from Play.com, as they hardly ever come on time for release day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shesawsparks Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 That's why I never pre-order from Play.com, as they hardly ever come on time for release day. Actually, i find play.com are usually very good at getting pre-orders out in time for release day. In fact, i've often had stuff i've pre-ordered from them arrive a few days before the release day. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 It's an odd choice for sure, certainly wouldn't be my first pick as the next single off the album. Not a single, like Lippy Kids, it's live at Blueprint Studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Elbow Build a Rocket Boys! 7/10 Listening to the Bury music poineers' latest album is very much like watching a rather large rocket go off. The levels of anticipation since previous efforts has increased to a point where only spectacular will do. After a stuttering start, and one or two false flashes of the epic, along comes the boom, the lights and the delivery before the starry night sky shows itself amid a slow but enjoyably twinkly fizzing out. After The Seldom Seen Kid's unexpected success, Guy Garvey resists the temptation to go for radio-friendly melancholy a la Coldplay and instead immerses the listener in a road trip around northern love spots. First we get 'The Birds', a lengthy, slow-building electronic ode to nature before the well-observed 'Lippy Kids' brings us a nostalgic take on youth. "Lippy kids on the corner again/Stealing booze and down long hungry kisses/Do they know those days are golden?" sings Garvey over a soaring backing to produce the second best song on the album. After the meandering 'With Love' - or is that 'Luv'? - lead single 'Neat Little Rows' arrives with its love letter to northern terraced streets and a rather neat piano riff. Almost makes you wish you could echo Garvey's wishes, to "lay my bones in cobbled stones" like an ode to the Hovis ads of old. The wonderfully-titled 'Jesus is a Rochdale Girl' brings us some acoustic respite before the album's middle section - an odd assortment of instrumental shuffles ('High Ideals') and lengthy intros which emerge into bloom ('The Night Will Always Win' and 'The River') - precede the launch. Though it will no doubt be lapped-up by fans and radio bosses as this year's 'One Day Like This', 'Open Arms' aims far higher, shooting towards epic with its Halle choir backing and booming chorus; easily the best thing on the record. Like the aftermath of the excitement, "Dear Friends" brings us a sweet, soft ending which, as the strains of the dying brass fade away, conjures images of said rocket fizzing out to a satisfying end. Not the masterpiece some hoped for, others expected, Build a Rocket Boys! shows a band in full flow, refusing to fall for a flutter and much like Mr Sinatra, doing things their way. The results are, for the most part, worth the wait. http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/3418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 One day like this shits on that song. What a crap review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ll1am7 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 One Day Like This is going to be the song that defines Elbow, they can try and replicate it but anything will come up short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Actually, I feel Elbow is the kind of band that has no song that really defines them. Another review, posted at Elbow Room Only. http://louderthanwar.com/featured/elbow-build-a-rocket-boys-a-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 It's taken about 6 listens but this albums is starting to come together, very good work! Highlights for me: The River, Neat Little Rows, Dear Friends, The Night Will Always Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ll1am7 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I am still loving The Birds, and I think Lippy Kids is beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunForTheHills Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 'Dear Friends' is probably the best song on there. It has an understated, atmospheric quality that reminds me of Asleep In The Back. There's something about this album that doesn't quite hit the spot, but I can't seem to identify what is. I like most of the songs, but I don't love them. Maybe it's because some them are just overlong and repetitive and don't sound all that inspired. And 'Open Arms' seems to be an attempt at a Snow Patrol song. It all sounds sounds nice, but I think their last album had more substance. I'll need to give it more listens before I can rate it alongside their other albums though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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