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What often makes the best bands such an attractive proposition is the fact that they usually have a total disregard for what's going on around them. Listening to Idlewild's 100 Broken Windows is like hearing the thoughts of four people who have chosen to seal themselves off from the outside world, with only a treasured collection of American underground rock records and indie films for company. The roaring, insistent guitars of "Idea Track" are challenged by Idlewild's insistence on combining accessible vocals with growling, while "Little Discourage" is pure film noir claustrophobia. That's not to say they don't have their lighter moods. "Mistake Pageant" is an inspiring exercise in pop with brains, just like REM used to make. 100 Broken Windows is an assured and largely faultless follow up to Hope Is Important, and a big step from a band that continues to grow. --Emma Johnston
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IDLEWILD 100 Broken Windows (2000 UK 12-track CD album including Little Discourage & Actually Its Darkness picture sleeve FOODCD32)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the first to the last, there isn't one song that i dislike on ths album. There is definitely more thinking and less shouting done on this album. When the shouting occurs, it's in small bursts such as "Idea Track", but the thinking is present in the more harmonic numbers such as "Quiet Crown" and "Bronze Medal", ideally the closing tracks from the album. The highlights are definitely live favourite "A Little Discourage" and "These Wooden Ideas" but then the sheer simplicity of "I Don't Have The Map" and "Roseability" prove that the most basic ideas still herald success. Dealing with such themes as loss and lack of possession, Idlewild have created a non idyllic atmosphere where sometimes failure is acceptable. Winning the bronze medal isn't so bad they say, but this has to deserve an outright gold.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By "max7207"
Format:Audio CD
It is difficult to know where to start when reviewing this album. It is an amazing acheivement. As someone who played in a heavy guitar band for a few years, I am in awe at the quality of '100 Broken Windows'. It is energetic yet comforting, distorted yet melodic. The beautifully crafted songs are mostly played using the same guitar sound, and the production is such to keep a raw intensity to the music. This inheriently gives a 'samey' feel to most tracks, but in a good way. In my mind it emotes similar feelings to The Smiths' fist album, with songs working together to create something more than just individual tracks. There is an almost tangible atmosphere to this album, it is a grim yet affirming view of life. Lyrically, much is enigmatic. I think the lyrics will mean very different things to different people. Overall, this band has risen to be my favourite at moment, and even when I find something new that takes its place in my record player, this album (the first Idlewild record I heard), will always be near the top of the CD pile.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This album is a refreshing change from all the Nu metal stuff around at the moment, if you claim to be a rock fan then you will love this album, no question. Automatically catchy songs such as 'Actually its darkness' and 'These wooden ideas' and then songs with really intelligent lyrics that make you think such as 'roseability' which ponders the theories of Gertrude Stien. My favorite track has to be 'I don't have the map' completly brilliant from start to finish with an excellent guitar hook. The last track is the only slow song,called 'The bronze medal', Tear jerking stuff about failing featuring the line 'nothing but determination, to come in third'. Idlewild are in a league of their own, i cannot think of a band to compare them to, this is great orignal stuff, check it out, all anyone needs is a little discourage.
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100 Broken Windows: Idlewild - Idlewild have no problems with that...
I started listening to Idlewild because I love Roddy Woomble's solo music, his gorgeous brand of modern celtic folk, and I wanted to explore his back catalogue. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Victor
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Idlewild's Best?
I've been an Idlewild fan since the late 90s and have all their albums through to Make Another World, with the exception of Warnings/Promises. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Keith M
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A Scotish Feeder
They remine me of Feeder when they first stated which isn't a bad thing, but I feel Idlewild have a bit more rawness and energy. Read more
Published on 16 May 2010 by Stephen
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Idlewild - brilliant!
We bought this album prior to seeing the band live and I was very pleasantly surprised - they're an excellent band and this album is great - particularly, Rosability! Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by S. Clark
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A Flawless Album
Very rarely in life will you hear an album with no filler 'tracks'. There are none on this album. It changes moods at will, from aggressive, to epic, to subtle, to progressive. Read more
Published on 26 July 2007 by Gertrude Stein
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Why can't you be more cynical?
Whereas Captain and Hope Is Important were satisfactory approximations of the rough-edged feel of Idlewild's live shows (Loud, distorted guitars? Check. Screamed vocals? Read more
Published on 5 July 2003 by knowledeayton
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THERE IS NO ROSEABILITY!
It was Roseability that made me buy this album, and it proved to be the stongest track on the disc, not that it massively outclasses the rest of the album. Read more
Published on 23 May 2003 by Mr X
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a must buy album for people that love a little difference
I have found with a lot of these reviews that people give all or nothing. example 1-5 stars and little in between. This album as a whole is amazing and will draw you in. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2001 by su8072_98@yahoo.com
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fantastic 2nd full album
This is a cracking album. To start with there is plenty of variety on the album. There are great rock tracks like little discourage,roseability and idea track but there are also... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001 by tctowndrow@hotmail.com
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Marvelous
Wow! what a Cd! At last a punk band with intelligence, who think of something worthwhile to say within their lyrics.... Read more
Published on 1 May 2001
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