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Elbow — Station Approach
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joelbb
Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 20:12
 
What Emo pissoir did these pap-meisters crawl out of?  This sucks so hard it's creating a vortex and spawning little whirlwinds on my desk.

ColdBear
(France)
Posted: Feb 17, 2013 - 10:39
 
 
They are atheists in USA ? Seen from Europe, it seems very unlikely ! 
Glad you are so, hope you are numerous !
spaceman wrote:
I'm rating this "Godlike" and I want to write "Thank God for bands like Elbow"... but I'm an atheist. I guess I need a new vocabulary. Anyway, this band is divine.

 



AndyJ
(Oregon)
Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 11:49
 
BusinessGypsy;

The Road has no memory, except the one you brought with you.

The dream of "Someplace you belong, where people care about you" is a romantic definition of "family"

"Where they have to take you in"... In real life, very few people actually care about you.  Whenever one gets that romantic feeling, leave your money at home... then you will find out -exactly- who cares, who remembers, and why... Growing up is hard work... Perhaps that's why so many prefer to avoid it. 

  
      

  Businessgypsy wrote:
 Marley wrote:
... It's about coming back to the place you belong, where the people you care about and who care about you are...
Nice post, Marley. Not having anything resembling a root, the image is just theory for me - but very pleasant nonetheless. I imagine Portland is about as close as I get to a spiritual home, but sometimes it's hard to take the reality disconnect that's so pervasive there.

The road, on the other hand, is always forgiving and full of wonder.

 


jersey_birdman
Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 11:35
 
Great song, great band and even better live....

{#Clap} 

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 09:05
 
love this.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 28, 2011 - 06:37
 
 Marley wrote:
... It's about coming back to the place you belong, where the people you care about and who care about you are...
Nice post, Marley. Not having anything resembling a root, the image is just theory for me - but very pleasant nonetheless. I imagine Portland is about as close as I get to a spiritual home, but sometimes it's hard to take the reality disconnect that's so pervasive there.

The road, on the other hand, is always forgiving and full of wonder.


Dave_Mack
(Still hangin' in the Twilight Zone)
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 17:04
 
Just changed my rating from 8 to 10.  I love the building in this song.  Just fantastic. Love it and the associations that go with it.


floydoftherocks
(Frisco)
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 09:13
 
 spaceman wrote:
I'm rating this "Godlike" and I want to write "Thank God for bands like Elbow"... but I'm an atheist. I guess I need a new vocabulary. Anyway, this band is divine.

 
second.


spaceman
(Vienna, Austria)
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 16:02
 
I'm rating this "Godlike" and I want to write "Thank God for bands like Elbow"... but I'm an atheist. I guess I need a new vocabulary. Anyway, this band is divine.


floydoftherocks
(Frisco)
Posted: Jan 22, 2011 - 10:16
 
 raga wrote:

Just arrived the extended version, I suggest you also the 3 disc version of Asleep in the Back


 
whoa - i had no idea it existed!!

thx for the heads up.. i actually own the reg version of asleep in the back & will definitely be getting the 3 disc version!

elbow in my mind is a cross between radiohead and seal.


raga
(Italy - Como)
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 01:00
 
 bachbeet wrote:
I really like what I've heard from this group.  I went to Amazon and think I'll get Seldom Seen Kid.
 

Just arrived the extended version, I suggest you also the 3 disc version of Asleep in the Back



a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Apr 11, 2010 - 13:36
 
wind up beetle

mread
(W117°12.138' N32°53.742')
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 23:08
 
 woozurbuddy wrote:
Think of them as a tribute band.
 
I don't get this.  Tribute to whom?  Or to what?  Elbow has a very original sound, perhaps not on a song-by-song basis, but certainly considering their work as a whole.


bachbeet
Posted: Feb 07, 2010 - 10:40
 
I really like what I've heard from this group.  I went to Amazon and think I'll get Seldom Seen Kid.

Marley
(Portland, Or)
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 15:20
 
 lmic wrote:
A song for true lovers of cities, conflating eroticism and architecture. I love it.

You little sod, I love your eyes...
Be everything to me tonight...
<...>
I need to be in a town
Where they know what I like and don't like...
 
Actually, the line is

I need to be in a town
Where they know what I'm like and don't mind.

Guy wrote this about taking the train back to Manchester after being gone on tour for a long time. It's about coming back to the place you belong, where the people you care about and who care about you are, after being away..

But coming home I feel like I
Designed the buildings I walk by



lattalo
(Beartooths)
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 15:19
 
More Elbow please!

Whirlpool
(Nowhere Important)
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 15:18
 
Saw them live a few years back. They really know how to put on a great show.

glassbuteo
(home)
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 15:14
 
{#Dance}

Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 05:58
 
 leathepea wrote:
Really like this band, nice mellow creative sound. Makes me want to burn one and draw....
 

Stupid random testing =(

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 05:57
 
New Elbow (to me).  Nice.

lmic
(Limpid Drivel of the Best Kind)
Posted: Oct 04, 2009 - 16:36
 
A song for true lovers of cities, conflating eroticism and architecture. I love it.

You little sod, I love your eyes...
Be everything to me tonight...
<...>
I need to be in a town
Where they know what I like and don't like...

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 04:41
 
 Marley wrote:
This time in exactly 3 weeks I will be standing before them at the Wiltern Theater in LA. I can't wait!!
 
Lucky You! {#Yes}

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Aug 02, 2009 - 15:57
 
jonahboo wrote:
MORE LIKE ARMPIT{#Tongue}

Ha Ha!!


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Aug 02, 2009 - 15:56
 
Marley wrote:
This time in exactly 3 weeks I will be standing before them at the Wiltern Theater in LA. I can't wait!!

My condolences.


Marley
(Portland, Or)
Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 22:12
 
This time in exactly 3 weeks I will be standing before them at the Wiltern Theater in LA. I can't wait!!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Apr 29, 2009 - 10:21
 
I hear a bit of the Beatles in this one. Nice indeed.

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 10:51
 
 CaptainPicard wrote:

Had the same feeling first time I heard Elbow. Thought is was Mr. Gabriel himself. No matter: Elbow is great.

 

That they are....

Sorcha
(Providence, Rhode Island)
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 10:51
 
Yep — Peter Gabriel should sue.

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 10:51
 
I guess Knee Cap was taken.

jonahboo
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 10:50
 
MORE LIKE ARMPIT{#Tongue}

ryuujin23
(North of the purple sage)
Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 09:07
 
"Peter Gabrielesque"
 

Just what I was thinking. There is a remarkable vocal similarity. Worthy of further exploration.

Exene
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 09:07
 
Holy crap, I think I'm in love. Wow.

leathepea
(Hickory, NC)
Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 09:05
 
Really like this band, nice mellow creative sound. Makes me want to burn one and draw....

CaptainPicard
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Dec 24, 2008 - 04:20
 
 rez wrote:
Great to hear Elbow on RP. This is one of their best tracks IMHO. Always thought Guy sounded like Peter Gabriel (which is what got me listening to them in the first place).
 
Had the same feeling first time I heard Elbow. Thought is was Mr. Gabriel himself. No matter: Elbow is great.


michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON Canada)
Posted: Nov 22, 2008 - 14:07
 
 goldberry wrote:
Wow. Just discovered this band. Amazing.....
Quite good. Yes.
  True, that.



matk
Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 00:16
 
Checked the tour schedule and ... guess what ... just missed a gig in a nearby city.

What a shame {#Frustrated}

daedalus
(over your hill)
Posted: Sep 14, 2008 - 21:06
 
After years of relative obscurity, Elbow last month won 'Best Band' in the Mercury Awards - Britain's biggest music awards ceremony.
Well done to RP for spotting their talent before everyone else...! {#Clap}

rez
Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 20:28
 
Great to hear Elbow on RP. This is one of their best tracks IMHO. Always thought Guy sounded like Peter Gabriel (which is what got me listening to them in the first place).

Darkmatter
(Kyoto, imperial capital of old)
Posted: Jul 19, 2008 - 04:48
 
lmic wrote:

Yes! A musical onomotopoeia - the swaying, full-bodied drone of a commuter train... Evokes riding the LIRR into NYC!


After moving to Japan, I know exactly what feeling you are hinting at. Riding the rush hour Keihan to Osaka can be an experience indeed...
goldberry
(Somewhere between Seattle and Vegas)
Posted: Jun 17, 2008 - 15:57
 
Wow. Just discovered this band. Amazing.....
Quite good. Yes.
paloeguevo
(Venezuelan in Villahermosa, Mexico)
Posted: Jun 17, 2008 - 15:55
 
"I need to be in the town where they know what I'm like and don't mind"
Anyone that has lived somewhere else than home has to love this song
Laptopdog
(Overcrowded, Overpriced & Overrated Los Angeles)
Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 17:27
 
This song makes me want to financially support Radio Paradise (that, and a shot at a trip to Costa Rica).

Seriously, love this song, and I think I'm gonna love the band. Thanks, RP!


garthwb
(Emerald Isle)
Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 04:11
 
Love Elbow! Thanks RP!
ronniegirl
(Middle of New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 09, 2008 - 16:39
 
veloceleste wrote:
When the chanting segment segued into the industrial drums, I wet my pants.


Yup, GREAT buildup.
apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Feb 12, 2008 - 18:23
 
EssexTex wrote:
Did he just sing "You little sod I love yer arse"?


I think it's "You little sod, I love your eyes". I think a good northern lad would say "bum".

EssexTex
(Texas bound)
Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 05:26
 
Did he just sing "You little sod I love yer arse"?
the_om
(Indianapolis, IN)
Posted: Jan 06, 2008 - 18:29
 
veloceleste wrote:
When the chanting segment segued into the industrial drums, I wet my pants.





When you wet your pants I started chanting.
Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Dec 27, 2007 - 13:05
 
One of the most underrated bands in the world. Phenomenal live too.


veloceleste
(Periphery)
Posted: Dec 06, 2007 - 09:09
 
When the chanting segment segued into the industrial drums, I wet my pants.
greyfin10
(Orlando)
Posted: Oct 31, 2007 - 20:49
 
EssexTex wrote:
Peter Gabriel..esk....but without the tribal drums


Weird thing is, I've had an Elbow album for a couple of years now and listened to it extensively, but until I read this, I never heard a Peter Gabriel comparison. But NOW I do. Strange. Obviously his voice alone.

Edit: I went back and listened to a few other songs. He normally has a warble effect going on that is absent in this song. I blame that ;)