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Elbow Forget Myself

Elbow: Forget Myself

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? by Gareth Dobson
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 29/08/2005
  • Label: V2
It must be great being in Elbow. No pressure, no hype no hipster overload: just a remit to make constantly sparkling torch-pop behemoth songs. And this, their first single from their third LP ‘Leaders Of The Free World’ is definitely one of those.

Over insistent clattering percussion, surgical guitars and Beatles-esque harmonies, singer Guy Garvey documents the fun of a weekend night out in town, bouncers and all.

It’s hymnal, it’s elegiac, it’s hypnotic, it’s refined chest-beating, it’s simply more of the same excellence from Elbow. Hurrah!

  • Elbow 8 / 10
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Elbow - Forget Myself

hurrah, indeed! i can't wait for the album.
carrotrope | 2 Sep '05, 00:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Elbow - Forget Myself

One of the best things at Reading this year. Surprised me as I've never been hugely into them.
Jesus_Quintana | 2 Sep '05, 01:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

Great song this.
Edb1 | 2 Sep '05, 14:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

Elbow rule.
Damian | 2 Sep '05, 18:57 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

Fantastic song. B-Sides are fairly good too, though not up to the "Fallen Angel" ones. High hopes about this here coming album.
brusma | 2 Sep '05, 23:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Elbow - Forget Myself

McGreggor is fantastic! No idea why they only put it on the 7".
iainf | 3 Sep '05, 12:47 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

"Elbow rule."

I will second that. Great album as well, possible top five for 2005 and I can't wait to buy it. BTW, the U.S. is getting this around the same time as the UK. Yeah! V2 has always had a six month wait between releases.
BeeOK | 4 Sep '05, 10:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

brilliant love this, miles better at miserable northern prog indie than the doves.
godisinthetvbill | 6 Sep '05, 01:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

Excellent single, and the album's bloody awesome too. Better than the last one, and on a par with Asleep in the Back.
Browno | 6 Sep '05, 01:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Elbow - Forget Myself

Excellent track, pick of the good album for me
rapscalion-jones | 23 Sep '05, 15:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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