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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 5033197190129 Format: Import Label: Phantom Sound & Vision Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Phantom Sound & Vision Release Date: May 13, 2008 Studio: Phantom Sound & Vision Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Asleep in the Back, Elbow's frighteningly competent debut album, presents 11 tracks of rain-sodden misery blown up into the breed of gracefully elegiac fatalism that once formed the essence of, say, Joy Division. Elbow's foggy psychedelic swirl and sewer-deep dub bass lines might recall the prog-rock indulgences of Radiohead, but their grievances are unmistakably aired from the far end of a welfare line. "Any Day Now" veritably fidgets with small-town frustration, with lead singer Guy Garvey (a man with the voice of an angel and the face of a brickie) repeatedly hissing a mantra of desperation: "Any day now / How's about getting out of this place / Anyways?" Should we take it as a given that Elbow will break out of this rut of depression and despair? Asleep in the Back is good enough to suggest so, while also suggesting that fate can be awfully cruel. --Louis Pattison Album Description: Debut release by melancholy Bury indie band. Their acousticsong structures and lush production work have drawn comparisons with Doves and Radiohead. Features songs from the 'New Born' and 'Any Day Now' EPs and the top 40 single 'Red'. Album Details: OK, it is the next big thing for 2001. Sounding like something in the middle of Coldplay and Dave Matthews, Elbow's debut is one of the most anticipated discs of the year. Understated in musical beauty and lyrically powerful, their releases up to this point have been the lead-in to the big bang ... this CD. Watch the groundswell peak quickly. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - ExcellentExcellent...very melancholy and moody...there isn't an uptempo song on here, but a great listen from start to finish. Newborn is the strongest song, but I love how the album closes. Rating:  - Elbow's songs reverberateElbow is wrongly compared to Radiohead. Guy Garvey's baritone doesn't sound at all like Thom Yorke's weak squeaky voice. Radiohead is typically a English band that can make it big in America, whereas Elbow probably will not. Which makes Elbow an amazingly more interesting band. They're really great, no less than 6 songs from "Asleep" being downright awesome. "Any day", "Bitten", "Scattered" are dark and melancholy, "Newborn" and "Red" worth humming to and "Coming Second" downright rocks. This ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic Debut!!I keep hearing Elbow lumped in with Coldplay, Travis, Radiohead and I don't understand why. Elbow sound absolutely nothing like Travis and have little to do with Radiohead. I loved Coldplay's "Parachutes", but I think "Asleep" is even better. "Any Day Now" is a phenomenal opening track. Other favs are "Powder Blue" and the beautiful, "Newborn". Nicest love song I've heard in a while. Definitely more than a touch of Peter Gabriel in that voice. Rating: - ...and snoring, just a littleFrom the early singles and peel sessions, it was pretty clear Elbow were promising something special - not just the majestic locked-in chant of 'Any Day Now' and the painfully fragile death-ballad "Powder Blue", but here (at last) were a band who were capable of good songs, stylistic breadth and cared deeply about the sound of the records they produced. (Talk Talk are the first comparison that came to mind) The album finally arrived, showing this to be true; their strength and their weakness. ... Read More Rating: - Excellent in-your-face debutElbow is one of the most promising new British bands of 2001. One might call their debut album `Asleep In The Back' a depressing one. I call it a beautiful melodic piece of art. Kick-off track, and funky single `Any Day Now' proves this. And true, a phew songs here are quite depressing (in the most positive way possible), like `Bitten By The Tailfly' and `Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)', but most of the songs here are very strong and well composed. Best one here is current single `Newborn'. I prefer the album ... Read More |
