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build a rocket boys! by Elbow

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 The Birds 8:04 46,242
2 lippy kids 6:06 49,428
3 With Love 4:13 42,086
4 Neat Little Rows 5:40 40,294
5 Jesus Is a Rochdale Girl 3:18 39,800
6 The Night Will Always Win 4:25 36,415
7 High Ideals 5:40 34,293
8 The River 2:51 33,384
9 Open Arms 4:54 37,511
10 The Birds (reprise) 1:32 29,838
11 Dear Friends 5:01 31,066
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Fiction / Cooperative Music USA / Downtown Records (2011) Released: 8 Mar 2011 11 tracks (51:44)
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  • tallinspace

    my AOTY

    December 2011

  • eyespyhifi

    Great album! calb16 is right as per the Guardian article. Mr. Garvey said lower case is where it's at ;-)

    November 2011

  • BrenoTrivelatto

    Yeah, time to get rid of those lowercased tags. It wasn't fun.

    August 2011

  • fncyclps

    OMG it's elbow, not Elbow... can't you see it? :p These lowercased tags are so ridiculous...

    August 2011

  • Xemper

    Nominated for the Mercury Prize!

    July 2011

  • Picodran

    the tags. please. they make me crazy! D:

    July 2011

  • Bowen72

    They seem to be channeling the Beta Band on this album - and that is in no way a criticism!!

    July 2011

  • Orso88

    fix the tag caps pleeease!

    June 2011

  • kaftoskaitsiou

    R.Good effort!

    April 2011

  • josfox

    @calb16 Think Guy's maybe taking the piss a bit, there.

    April 2011

  • calb16

    @celticshk because that's how the tracks are on the album sleeve. As Guy says here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/23/elbow-announce-new-album) - "Elbow's fifth album will be called build a rocket boys! – "lowercase, with an exclamation mark," Garvey said. "Very important, that.""

    March 2011

  • topjim

    Once again. Sheer class. Good job 'boys'

    March 2011

  • celticshk

    Why do the song names become all lowercase? FAIL!

    March 2011

  • MShmakov

    each new album show new face of them/ brilliant

    March 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    A fabulous album. Brilliantly produced with songs equal parts anthemic and intimate, and Guy's lyrics are eloquent as ever. Elbow are 5 for 5.

    March 2011

  • SteveGeek

    OK ...I've listened to the whole album 4 or 5 times now and it is most definitely a grower. My fav tracks: Lippy Kids "..i never perfected the simian stroll...do they know those days are golden...", a delicate little song. Understated like the band. Also Dear Friends "....you are the stars I navigate home by...". Turn up the volume / bass at 3:03...possibly the best song ever by Elbow...IMHO.

    March 2011

  • Beat_C

    melinda, you make it sound like they are the epitome of dadrock, LOL.

    March 2011

  • MelindaM12

    The reason I love Elbow is that every album is a surprise. I've been a long time fan of elbow and I really like the fact that this album is full of tiny delicate keys, bass and strings lines/melodies that acturally make a huge impact on a song as a whole. The production of this album is fantastic, every instrument and key change is considered. Again shows what an incedible bunch of musicians Elbow are. Guy's voice and lyrics as ever are mature and beautiful.

    March 2011

  • Jearoon

    A much more understated album than TSSK, more akin to their first two. I'm not so sure as many songs from this album would feature in my 'favourite Elbow songs' list as their last, but it's still a great listen, and possibly flows better as a whole. And Guy's lyrics are as brilliantly poetic as usual. :)

    March 2011

  • Maupertus

    Although I like Seldom Seen Kid a lot, I love the fact that Elbow has gone 'back' at least for one album to the intimacy that I felt when I bought Asleep in the Back in 2001. It's better, a more consistent album, even then Cast Of Thousands, my former favorite.

    March 2011
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