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The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Starlings | 5:05 | 123,609 | ||
| 2 |
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The Bones Of You | 4:49 | 136,130 | ||
| 3 |
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Mirrorball | 5:50 | 129,891 | ||
| 4 |
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Grounds For Divorce | 3:39 | 221,569 | ||
| 5 |
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An Audience With The Pope | 4:27 | 118,015 | ||
| 6 |
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Weather To Fly | 4:29 | 148,644 | ||
| 7 |
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The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver | 5:15 | 105,719 | ||
| 8 |
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The Fix | 4:27 | 113,092 | ||
| 9 |
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Some Riot | 5:23 | 102,827 | ||
| 10 |
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One Day Like This | 6:34 | 194,768 | ||
| 11 |
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Friend Of Ours | 4:38 | 113,829 |
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About this album
The Seldom Seen Kid is the fourth studio album by the indie rock band Elbow. It was released by Fiction Records on March 17, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and was released by Geffen Records on April 22, 2008 in the United States.
The album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, and is the first Elbow album to be entirely self-produced, mixed and recorded without any outside help. The bulk of the record was written and performed by the band, besides a guest appearance from singer-songwriter Richard Hawley who contributes to guest vocals, lead guitar and co-songwriting onThe Fix.
The title of the album is taken from a lyric in the first single,Grounds For Divorce. It also is a nickname, given by Guy Garvey’s father, for Bryan Glancy, a fellow Mancunian musician and friend of the band who died suddenly in 2006. The closing track, Friend Of Ours and the liner notes of the album are dedicated in his memory.
The album won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize.
The album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, and is the first Elbow album to be entirely self-produced, mixed and recorded without any outside help. The bulk of the record was written and performed by the band, besides a guest appearance from singer-songwriter Richard Hawley who contributes to guest vocals, lead guitar and co-songwriting on
The Fix.
The title of the album is taken from a lyric in the first single,
Grounds For Divorce. It also is a nickname, given by Guy Garvey’s father, for Bryan Glancy, a fellow Mancunian musician and friend of the band who died suddenly in 2006. The closing track, Friend Of Ours and the liner notes of the album are dedicated in his memory. The album won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize.
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PossetTom wrote:
Get the live at abbey road edition of this and prepare to be stunned..
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PinballWizard55 wrote:
"plastic music for the masses" - Not...THE MASSES!
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dangs12 wrote:
wow! is an excellent album
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pizzake wrote:
this album is pefect, too bad i got over it :( i can't help but skipping cos i kinda fed myself up with it :s
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TPPembabulous wrote:
Awesome album (except the first track - what's with the claxon?!). 'The loneliness of a tower crane driver' is currently my fav song of all time. Mirrorball has also key-noted itself into my life in a major major way. And the rest are just wicked in their own right. Can't recommend this album highly enough really.
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kaftoskaitsiou wrote:
SOLID album!!
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jarppiduplessis wrote:
ok, and 'friends of ours' that's amazing.
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jarppiduplessis wrote:
especially, 'the loneliness of a tower crane driver' - love that song!
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jarppiduplessis wrote:
i agree, possibly their best so far
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a2Sa wrote:
I love this album because it's the only one I can play a thousand times in a row (and I most definitely do) and not hear a single complaint from whoever is with me, now matter what their musical tastes are.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Completely agree, spinthegrin.
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Jibberd wrote:
The Charts are not a judge on what is good in the music scene, it is usually full of manufactured pop rubbish that has been aimed at teenage girls because they will go out and buy rubbish! This is an amazing album and Elbow are fully deserving of their Mercury Prize. :)
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spinthegrin wrote:
"What a ridiculously underrated album. Where is the hype for these guys?" I trust this displays a dry sense of humour? Mercury Music Winners and THE band of 2009... f you mean chart success then f#ck it - the charts only consist of plastic music for the masses. Elbow are EXACTLY where they should be.
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ChesterCream wrote:
Wonderful band. The piano middle eight (if that's the right terminology!) on 'Mirrorball' swept me away somewhere when I first heard it, and I still haven't come back yet.
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greatnecker wrote:
What a ridiculously underrated album. Where is the hype for these guys?
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pizzake wrote:
I love this album! Every song is so beautiful and special.^^ But someone needs to fix that tracklist.. -_-''
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boozec wrote:
Best album ever!
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bad_flucker wrote:
Impresionante. Fantástico. Maravilloso.
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rnlDoodle wrote:
Authentic music. Cannot stop to hear "Grounds for Divorce"...
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stealth909 wrote:
Album of the year? Can't wait to see them at V Festival. "Grounds for Divorce" & "Mirrorball" are my fave tracks.
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