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Bury, Greater Manchester, England (1990 – present)
Elbow are an alternative rock band which formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, England in 1990 while at sixth-form college. The band consists of Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Mark Potter (guitar, vocals), Pete Turner (bass), Craig Potter (keyboards) and Richard Jupp (drums).
Over the band’s 19 year career they have released four studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the UK.
The band are named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word “elbow” is the most sensuous word in the English language, not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it.
They began specialising in “chilled funk”, but changed the direction of their music after unanimously deciding they were “shit”. The new songs got notice from both Island Records and Universal, but after signing with both the band was dropped before anything was released.
After all this trouble, the band released two critically acclaimed EP’s on the independent Ugly Man Record label which caught the attention of V2 Records, who released their début Asleep In The Back. The album was a surprise moderate success, gaining substantial critical acclaim and ultimately a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. The single
newborn also received attention after being banned by Radio 1 for the lyric, “I’ll be the corpse in your bathtub.”
Word of mouth began to work in Elbow’s favour in the following year, and their 2003 effort Cast Of Thousands, which sonically followed much the same path (though with added optimism) entered the UK Charts at number 7 to critical acclaim. The lead singleFallen Angel charted at number 19.
Over the band’s 19 year career they have released four studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the UK.
The band are named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word “elbow” is the most sensuous word in the English language, not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it.
They began specialising in “chilled funk”, but changed the direction of their music after unanimously deciding they were “shit”. The new songs got notice from both Island Records and Universal, but after signing with both the band was dropped before anything was released.
After all this trouble, the band released two critically acclaimed EP’s on the independent Ugly Man Record label which caught the attention of V2 Records, who released their début Asleep In The Back. The album was a surprise moderate success, gaining substantial critical acclaim and ultimately a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. The single
newborn also received attention after being banned by Radio 1 for the lyric, “I’ll be the corpse in your bathtub.”Word of mouth began to work in Elbow’s favour in the following year, and their 2003 effort Cast Of Thousands, which sonically followed much the same path (though with added optimism) entered the UK Charts at number 7 to critical acclaim. The lead single
Fallen Angel charted at number 19.
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The Seldom Seen Kid
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Leaders Of The Free World
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Asleep In The Back
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A Cast Of Thousands
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An Audience With the Pope
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The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
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The Fix
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Some Riot
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Forget Myself
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Leaders Of The Free World
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Station Approach
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Shoutbox
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damnruckus wrote:
Their latest album is really good
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boozec wrote:
Best band ever(true story).
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hanny1987 wrote:
I love them so hard.
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RedStoneRose wrote:
Very good band
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AlexanderHilly wrote:
Yes i'll certainly be watching that tonight. Already can't wait for the next Elbow album.
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RPGHeroine wrote:
Elbow South Bank Show special tomorrow on ITV 1 10.45pm
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
glitchshit, I understand that, but the magnitude is this deluxe reissue is usually reserved for more widely recognized "classics," or for anniversary commemorations. I'm just surprised that Asleep in the Back is getting this treatment, not that I'm objecting to it. I just think it would be fair to give Cast of Thousands equal attention.
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manontamminga wrote:
muziek waar ik verliefd op ben geworden , heerlijk dit.
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chocolatemamba wrote:
♥
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BlackSabbath86 wrote:
Live at the Astoria FTW.
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teamcooperuk wrote:
I wouldn't usually buy Deluxe Editions but the live material and Noisebox EP make it worthwhile.
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glitchshit wrote:
hotterthanjuly, I'm sure it has something to do with their new record label wanting their entire catalogue to be paid attention to instead of only TSSK. Pop artists release multiple deluxe editions, even if the actual album is only 1-2 years old.
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stephen_laurie wrote:
any day now
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sixtwelve818 wrote:
Friend of ours <3
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evilurges wrote:
My favourite pic is the now the default yessssss. MAKE SURE IT STAYS THERE.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Yes, glitchshit, I understand that, but the album has only been around for 8 years. Albums that have been around for decades don't get that sort of deluxe reissue treatment.
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Ynarmousiest wrote:
Made me want to make love listening to "I've got your number".
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glitchshit wrote:
the reason why they're releasing a deluxe version of aitb is due to the fact that they never did release any bonus material with it back in '01. cot and lotfw both have a ltd. edition 'deluxe' version, as they were once sold with a dvd of the music videos made by collective soup. this is more like them giving a chance for newer fans to catch up, as there is a very small chance people who were attracted to the band through tssk have been able to listen to the noisebox ep, etc. that's my take on it.
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craigowills wrote:
They are a must see live act in terms of sound quality.
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derpdedoo wrote:
lovely
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'Asleep In The Back' Deluxe Edition - Out Today
2 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/elbowmusic
Elbow finally re-release their much loved debut album 'Asleep In The Back' in a brand new deluxe edition.Featuring two CDs of music and a DVD documenting this very special time in the life of the band. …
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