MiniReview: Elbow's "Leaders of the Free World" + Afternote

[cyrano]

What if Snow Patrol were selling matches on a snowy cobblestone street in London, only nobody bought any and they lit all their matches one by one trying to keep from freezing to death, and the next morning Peter Gabriel came along and found the body, took it home, and built a sad little shrine?

You should be in the mood for a melancholy album before you start this, but it's not just Sad Bastard Music. It's well done, and I put the whole damn thing into iTunes. I think "The Everthere" was the standout track, if you're going to check the samples at Amazon.

Three wags, says Coyote.



Also? I have often been disparaging of overblown flashy pop. However, I finally picked up an ELO album and listened to it. I am often the second or third to admit when I'm wrong, and I liked some of these cuts. Maybe I'm selling out in my old age, but if it can happen to Billy Joel then it can happen to me.

Comments

[tersa.livejournal.com]

It doesn't make me want to go out and take a listen, but your metaphor for the music amused me. :D

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

And, in my opinion, that's exactly what a review should do--tell the reader if it's something she wants to pick up or not. (: If I get to be clever in the process, then that's gravy.