Idlewild (lyrics, lead singer, blues, funk, rock)

tiaw · 12-18-2004, 09:27 PM

since this board is dominated mainly by americans i'm saying that you should all check idlewild out. they are about to release their fourth full length album. they are scottish. check out "the remote part" if you can or failing that, "hope is important" or "100 broken windows"

they are also unbelievable live.. been my favourite band for ages..

anyone else heard them?

Sweet Jane · 12-18-2004, 10:11 PM

Yes, ditto. There are so many amazing Scottish bands. Not that I'm biased at all....

Jonah · 12-19-2004, 10:59 AM

I was recommended by a friend to check them out a few years ago. I think I have a few songs of theirs......they're not too bad. I haven't listened to them thoroughly yet.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-21-2004, 07:28 PM

If you`re going to get Americans listening to British music why chose one of the most boring one dimentional bands to come out of Britain in the last 10 years?

Sweet Jane · 12-22-2004, 10:47 AM

What's boring about them? Always, at the least, decent music, decent lyrics, very good live... Can't say fairer than that for consistency.

Pray, tell which British bands not known so well in America you would have picked?

In fact, answering my own question, I'm gonna go for Delgados, Sons and Daughters, Belle and Sebastian, Smog, Camera Obscura and Arab Strap. The Smiths on the off-chance they aren't so well known, but I assume they must be.

franscar · 12-22-2004, 12:56 PM

Idlewild's lead singer once asked my then girlfriend if she wanted to go backstage after a show. Apparently he had really, really bad teeth. She said no.

Good band, I like them.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-22-2004, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Jane

What's boring about them? Always, at the least, decent music, decent lyrics, very good live... Can't say fairer than that for consistency.

Pray, tell which British bands not known so well in America you would have picked?

In fact, answering my own question, I'm gonna go for Delgados, Sons and Daughters, Belle and Sebastian, Smog, Camera Obscura and Arab Strap. The Smiths on the off-chance they aren't so well known, but I assume they must be.

Well to be honest i`d probably say half that list you gave too , although i`d probably throw in some non rock stuff like David Holmes , Massive Attack & Aphex Twin too.

Whats wrong with them ? Well to me they`re just your average run of the mill rock band with nothing to stand apart from the millions of others that clog up the music industry.

Sweet Jane · 12-28-2004, 02:22 PM

Aphex Twin, good choice. Who's David Holmes?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-28-2004, 03:12 PM

He`s an Irish DJ who mixes a lot of obscure 60s & 70s soul , funk & blues.

He also has a band called the Free Association.

If you want to check him out get the albums Bow Down To The Exit Signs (Which features cameos from the likes of Jon Spencer, Bobby Gillespie & Martina Topley Bird) , Come Get It I Got It (Which is a mix CD of his favourite soul , funk & blues stuff) & there`s also The Free Association which is all original material written by him & his band.

12-18-2004, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
tiaw Groupie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: belfast, northern ireland Posts: 16	Idlewild since this board is dominated mainly by americans i'm saying that you should all check idlewild out. they are about to release their fourth full length album. they are scottish. check out "the remote part" if you can or failing that, "hope is important" or "100 broken windows" they are also unbelievable live.. been my favourite band for ages.. anyone else heard them?

12-19-2004, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jonah My real name is Renee. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 191	I was recommended by a friend to check them out a few years ago. I think I have a few songs of theirs......they're not too bad. I haven't listened to them thoroughly yet. __________________ "If we take our strength- to market, to trade for their ugly beauty-Watch us grow up to war."

12-18-2004, 10:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	Yes, ditto. There are so many amazing Scottish bands. Not that I'm biased at all....

12-21-2004, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	If you`re going to get Americans listening to British music why chose one of the most boring one dimentional bands to come out of Britain in the last 10 years?

12-22-2004, 10:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	What's boring about them? Always, at the least, decent music, decent lyrics, very good live... Can't say fairer than that for consistency. Pray, tell which British bands not known so well in America you would have picked? In fact, answering my own question, I'm gonna go for Delgados, Sons and Daughters, Belle and Sebastian, Smog, Camera Obscura and Arab Strap. The Smiths on the off-chance they aren't so well known, but I assume they must be.

12-22-2004, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
franscar Honky Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 665	Idlewild's lead singer once asked my then girlfriend if she wanted to go backstage after a show. Apparently he had really, really bad teeth. She said no. Good band, I like them.

12-28-2004, 02:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	Aphex Twin, good choice. Who's David Holmes?

12-28-2004, 03:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	He`s an Irish DJ who mixes a lot of obscure 60s & 70s soul , funk & blues. He also has a band called the Free Association. If you want to check him out get the albums Bow Down To The Exit Signs (Which features cameos from the likes of Jon Spencer, Bobby Gillespie & Martina Topley Bird) , Come Get It I Got It (Which is a mix CD of his favourite soul , funk & blues stuff) & there`s also The Free Association which is all original material written by him & his band.