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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. any day now | |||
| 2. red | |||
| 3. little beast | |||
| 4. powder blue | |||
| 5. bitten by the tail fly | |||
| 6. asleep in the back | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Powder Blue | |||
| 2. Red | |||
| 3. Theme From Munroe Kelly | |||
| 4. Can't Stop | |||
| 5. Bitten By The Tail Fly | |||
| 6. Coming Second | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Any Day Now | |||
| 2. Red | |||
| 3. Little Beast | |||
| 4. Powder Blue | |||
| 5. Bitten By The Tail Fly | |||
| 6. Asleep In The Back | |||
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Disc one of this three-CD set is that original album: nothing added, nothing taken away. It still sounds as perfectly morose, as wonderfully sorrowful yet soaring of chorus and stirring of emotion, as it did upon its initial release (nine-out-of-10 reviews in the NME don’t grow on trees, you know – it really is worth shelling out for, this). The singles – Red, the elegiac-of-tone Newborn and the understated grandeur of the title track – take the listener back, their appearances clearing misted-over memories and triggering the welling of forgotten feelings.
What’s impressive, listening again, is just how strong the material surrounding these selected-to-stand-alone tracks is – Don’t Mix Your Drinks is a sinister warning delivered in hushed tones, conveying a real threat that circumstances could soon spiral out of all control, and Coming Second’s barroom stomp can be heard as a precursor to the excellent Grounds for Divorce, from Elbow’s Mercury-winning The Seldom Seen Kid. The quality control levels are steady throughout.
Disc two features four tracks from the Bury band’s self-released Noisebox EP – lucky you if you’ve a CDR copy of the 1998 original, surely worth more than a few bob. Powder Blue, Can’t Stop and Red were later polished for Asleep in the Back, but their rawer forms are no less affecting for their rough edges; indeed, the version of Powder Blue is arguably better for all its crackle and hum. Live material comprises the rest of what’s on offer: a selection of songs from a 2001 appearance at London’s (now closed) Astoria, featuring Noisebox number George Lassoes the Moon, and three acoustic tracks from a Steve Lamacq session of the same year. The stripped-back take of Don’t Mix… is suffocatingly intimate.
Extra value for money comes in the form of a DVD, featuring the album's official videos and more. Considering everything included in the package, this really is an essential purchase for anyone yet to call this album their own. --Mike Diver
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Guy Garvey has such a wonderful voice, able to whisper and scream lyrics in the same song, and give the feeling as if he really means it. Seeing them recently perform live, it is physically difficult not to break down in tears to some of the songs, such is the emotion which is poured into each and every number.
I bought this album on the day if its original release, and have followed Elbow since, but personally do not think they matched this until last years' release, in terms of the range of emotions portrayed through their music. They are not a one trick pony though - whilst many of the songs are dark, the music is not always soft; Elbow are able to make a noise to match the best of them, and it is an album which warrants being played from start to end turned up very loud.
This is a welcome re-release, and thank you Amazon for managing to get it to me a week prior to official release (!), as it means I have been able to listen to it time and time again, now with the addition of the Noisebox EP, together with live tracks and a Session recorded for Radio 1 and the excellent DVD containing Videos from the songs. The early comparisons with Radiohead are a little bizarre; I would not class them as similar, however Joy Division influences are obvious, particularly in lyrical content (not so much in the music), but maybe that's just the Manchester influence. At the time, comparisons were drawn to both Badly Drawn Boy and Doves. The latter is probably the most similar, particularly on their début album.
A dark album, full of the frustrations of life which effect us all at some point, and even though Guy is singing from his heart, the songs have a strange resonance with me. I find this wonderful listening, and would probably rate above the Seldom Seen Kid in my list of favourite albums of all time.
The bonus material, while not essential, is a most intriguing listen too.
Scattered Black and Whites - one the best tracks by Guy. It evokes so many memories.
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