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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 5033197218120 Format: Import Label: V2 Manufacturer: V2 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: V2 Release Date: August 18, 2003 Studio: V2 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Most bands, when they want more attention, pump up the volume. Not Elbow. The Manchester quintet's second full-length is quieter than their debut, Asleep At the Back, luring listeners into its clutches with weird sonic details: the twinkling electronics that open "Ribcage;" stuttering guitar feedback on "Not A Job." Equally seductive are singer Guy Garvey's vocals, full of hushed gravity as he mutters thumbnail sketches of characters ranging from nasty buggers ("I've Got Your Number") to his band mates ("Snooks"). Underlying all the subtle touches are some deceptively catchy tunes: the clap-along shuffle of "Buttons & Zips;" a love song from the other side of the world ("Fugitive Motel"), and another that spins as slowly as a lonely satellite ("Switching Off"). Thousands also includes cameos from members of Doves and Alfie, and, on the final bars of the swelling "Grace Under Pressure," a Glastonbury festival audience--the second time through, you'll probably join in, too. --Kurt B. Reighley Album Description: Second album from Bury indie band Elbow and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut 'Asleep In The Back', which was released in 2001. A brooding melancholic indie rock band, who have drawn comparisons to Radiohead and who's influences range from Jeff Buckley through to Peter Gabriel. Includes the lead single 'Fallen Angel'. V2. Album Details: "cast of Thousands" was Demoed at a Friend's House in Western Scotland and Recorded by the Band and Long Term Production Collaborator, Ben Hillier (Blur, Clinic, Clearlake) at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool. Final Mixing Took Place at the Dairy in Brixton. Elbow were One of the Brightest Discoveries of 2001, their First Single, "Newborn", Gaining a Single of the Week from Both the Nme and the Independent Alongside Ranking in Many Paper's End of Year Charts for that Year. Their Debut LP, "Asleep in the Back" was a Mercury Nominated Release and the Band Found Themselves also Nominated for Best New British Band at the Brits in 2002. Average Rating:
 Rating: - a terrific castNo sophomore slump for Elbow. Gracefully, they expand their repertoire without repeating themselves, defining new terrain on this follow-up to Asleep in the Back. This was the first album of theirs I discovered, and it won me over immediately. It holds together as an album (although it becomes a bit drossy down the stretch, just as its predecessor did), and the songs are strong in their own right. It is rather murkily mixed, but this adds to the charm and impact of the album, whether it's the forlorn ... Read More Rating:  - Great Elbow CDAlthough this is not the CD I wanted with a particular song on it, it still is a laid back, groovy sounding CD. I also recommend Asleep in the Back. Rating: - I've got your number...I bought this a while back, and just found it buried in my iTunes. The guy at the record store said it is Radiohead without the paranoia. I thought that was funny. It's good stuff. Mellow, interesting tunes. It grew on me the more I listened to it. Rating:  - Great songs, but as a whole it's weakThe CD is worth the price for Ribcage, Fugitive Motel and Not a Job. However, the rest of the songs sound like they were thrown together at the last minute: like filler songs...the songs are not as strong as they are on Asleep in the Back and Leaders of the Free World. Rating: - Elbow defines what british rock should be...Maybe one of the most brilliant british groups today!! Elbow defines what british rock should be...listen very carefully the third track ("Fugitive Motel") so beautifully crafted, full of passion and melancholic tenderness. Next we have "Snooks (Progress Report) bringing a fabulous intricate bass rhythm and a scary chorus in despair, also we cannot forget the harmonium-like melody of "Switching off"... Come on, these fellows are thousand times better than Coldplay or Starsailor, but unfortunetely they ... Read More |
