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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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One Day Like This
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The Bones of You
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Weather To Fly
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Mirrorball
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An Audience With the Pope
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Starlings
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The Fix
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Friend of Ours
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The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
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Some Riot
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Forget Myself
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Station Approach
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Leaders Of The Free World
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Fugitive Motel
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Shoutbox
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duduspy wrote:
i can't stop listening to grounds for divorce.
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music-is-living wrote:
thoose are my private fuck, MY PRIVATE FUCK ONLY!!
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Polistaman wrote:
yeah, seldom seen kid is quite good, but i found myself listening to songs from asleep in the back most frequently.
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amusedtodeath wrote:
Red at 16...Powder Blue at 18? Travesty, i say :P Still, with the deluxe edition i hope it gets more people listening to exactly how *good* AITB is.
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RPGHeroine wrote:
All their albums are amazing. I think its probably that the Seldom Seen Kid is a little more consistent and got more recognition in the media. Although I agree Newborn and for me Scattered Black And Whites should be top ten. At least Fugitive motel is hanging on in there.
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OllieMonaghan wrote:
It's weird how you can see from these charts that alot of people only have Seldom Seen Kid, and although it's a great album, both Asleep In The Back and Cast Of Thousands are so much better. Also, why isn't Newborn top song ?!
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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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'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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