Seldom Seen Kid, The - Elbow

...new Elbow Album - The Seldom Seen Kid== Elbow are one of those bands that seem to have been around for years, plodding along churning out an album every couple of years, achieving critical acclaim from seemingly everyone yet their sales seem modest and the term 'cult' has never been more apparent. I have personally been a fan of the band since their first album 'Asleep in the back' but must admit that despite owning all their material I have found ...
...of strength. So would 'The Seldom seen kid' change my mind? Known for their evocative lyrics and working class like style Elbow have been around since the late 90s and this, 'The Seldom Seen Kid' is their forth long player and having peaked at #5 in the recent album charts its their highest chart position to date. Dedicated and based in many placed to close friend Brian Glancy (The seldom seen kid) this album is arguably the Manchester five pieces ...

dtait07 01.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Seldom Seen Kid, The - Elbow

Elbow is one of Britain's best bands. The times discribed it like that. I strongly agree. I got this cd from my friend as chrismas gift of 2008. My friend told me, many people talked aobut Elbow today, I suppose you would like it too. He' s right. I really LOVE Elbow. Not only the music, also the songs that when you hear you would never forget. I like the vocals Guy Garvey.He's a great genius. This CD has 11 singles. My favorite three ones are ...
...The name of cd is from the single song Grounds for divorce. By the way, this cd was a winner of Nationwide mercury prize of 2008, album of the year. I think they really deserved the title. It would be my favorite collection and I will keep my eyes open on theri new CD . I think in near future Elbow would reach a higher lever of their carrer. At last Elbow would be one of the greatest rock groups in history around the world. ...

happysh2009 01.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Seldom Seen Kid, The - Elbow

This was a eagerly awaited album for me i expected perfection from elbow on this album and i think i got more than i expected. this album is bliss, i think everyone could love this album if you have heard of elbow or not, every song has real meaning very rare in bands at the moment, its pure perfection. i could never choose a favorite song on this album because they are so unique in every way but one day like this is marvelous. i have fallen in love ...
...good 2 year ago, i just been to see then the other week and they where amazing. the song 'the fix' is really good on this album too, all about fixing a horse race, Guy Garvey sings this song with Richard Hawley believe it or not and its excellent. the only thing wrong with this album is that its addictive and you can get enough of it. I have only owned this album for 2 weeks now and i have must have listened to it over 20 times, its a very 'moreish' ...

liam0o0o0 13.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Seldom Seen Kid, The - Elbow