Now, I'll admit off the bat I'm not a very trivial person when it comes to musical knowledge. I don't really care about genres, sub-genres, dates and such but rather focus that zing into pure listening. But still, my first thought? Fantastic idea! I'm all for educational purposes. Hell, I'm even pro-mixtape. And I do believe she called me a 'guru' on the subject, which inherently tickled the ego of this audiohead and lead me to agree. And, you know, there's always Google, Wikipedia and such to draw upon and give the illusion I might know something. Ok, so it might be a field trip for yours truly also.
Then I started thinking. Everyone knows Metallica, right? So maybe I should focus on some of the lesser-known groups that are out there. Not necessarily at grassroots, but with the bar being set to "Metallica" I think I'll be safe regarding the volume of bands. Enough being said, let's start with Elbow.
They're a relatively new addition to my collection. When I first heard of them it was through my former colleague, and a present dear friend, in the June of 2011, just weeks before he was set to go see them at Ruisrock, a rock festival where they have so far made their only appearance on Finnish soil. This story ends up with me agreeing to drive him and his friend to the concert and back without actually going to see the show. And although their alcohol-fueled Chewbacca-impressions on a 24-hour roadside gas station at 4 o'clock in the morning have nothing to do with it, it is a story I regret to this day. Buy the ticket to see the show, ok people? Always buy the ticket.
Hailing from Manchester England, Elbow play easily identifiable alternative rock. Their songs are usually slow tempo in the style of Radiohead, with much emphasis given to keyboards and percussion. Singer Guy Garvey manages to produce a dreamlike sound that is very much to my liking. The music asks much from it's listener: they hardly produce party music. But I've discovered that the more you give them, the more they give back.
Now, some of you looking at the discography listed below might already find where the author of this blog took his name from. Even more so, I challenge you to get a hold of the track listing on that album and find even more similarities.
Discography:
Asleep in the Back (2001)
Cast of Thousands (2003)
Leaders of the Free World (2005)
The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)
Build a Rocket Boys! (2011)
Dead in the Boot (compilation) (2012)
elbow that i listened to while blogging. [via Spotify]
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