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Elbow is an alternative rock band which formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, England in 1990 while at sixth-
formcollege.Theband consists of Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Mark Potter (guitar, vocals), Pete Turner (bass), Craig
Potter(keyboards)andRichard Jupp (drums). They have released five studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the
UK.
The band is named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word “elbow”
isthemostsensuous word in the English language, not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it. Elbow began
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Elbow is an alternative rock band which formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, England in 1990 while at sixth-
formcollege.Theband consists of Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Mark Potter (guitar, vocals), Pete Turner (bass), Craig
Potter(keyboards)andRichard Jupp (drums). They have released five studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the
UK.
The band is named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word “elbow”
isthemostsensuous word in the English language, not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it. Elbow began
specializingin“chilledfunk”, but changed the direction of its music after unanimously deciding that they were “shit.” The new
songswerenoticedfrom both Island Records and Universal, but the band was dropped before anything was released after it
signedwithbothlabels. The band then released two critically acclaimed EP’s on the independent Ugly Man Record label
whichcaughttheattention of V2 Records.
V2 released Elbow’s debut album: “Asleep In The Back.” The album was a surprisignly moderate
success,gainingsubstantialcritical acclaim and, ultimately, a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. The single
“Newborn”receivedattentionafter being banned by Radio 1 for the lyric, “I’ll be the corpse in your bathtub.” Word of mouth
then beganto workin Elbow’sfavor. Its 2003 album, “Cast Of Thousands,” entered the UK Charts at #7 to critical acclaim. The
leadsingle,“Fallen Angel,”charted at #19.
Elbow released its third album in 2005: “Leaders Of The Free World.” Despite a continued lack of commercialnotice,“LeadersOf
The Free World” charted at #12, with its lead single, “Forget Myself” achieving #22 in the charts.
Thatautumn,Elbowheadlined the first of two sell-out tours. March 17, 2008, saw the release of Elbow’s fourth album,
entitled“TheSeldom SeenKid.” Released through Fiction, it entered the UK album chart at #5, and went on to win the
2008MercuryMusic Award. “TheFix,” features guest vocals and lead guitar by Richard Hawley. April 2009 saw the release of
TheSeldomSeen Kid Live atAbbey Road, recorded with The BBC Concert Orchestra and Chantage. This album, recorded in
StudioOneof the world famousAbbey Road Studios on Saturday, January 17, 2008, is a complete run-through of the
Mercurywinningalbum. It features theband, a 52-piece orchestra, and a 20-member choir.
The band’s fifth and most recent album 'Build a Rocket Boys!' was released on March 14, 2011. « hide |
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