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Leaders of the Free World
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0638812727527
Label: V2 Records
Manufacturer: V2 Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: V2 Records
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Studio: V2 Records
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Editorial Review:
Elbow returns with their 3rd release. Delivering another stunning album of gorgeously epic songs.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Bloody solid...
We Yanks may have invented rock & roll, but the Brits have taken it to truly astonishing places. Elbow, like many other English bands, creates beautifully atmospheric songs with clever hooks, walls of sound and sparse arrangements, all the while doing so with such poise and sincerity. Guy Garvey's throaty, effortless vocals and visual lyrics add a depth to which other bands of comparable musical aplomb can only aspire.
I've only recently stumpled upon Elbow, but am endlessly glad ... Read More
Rating: - Leaders of the Free World
One of the first songs I ever heard by Elbow was the excellent "Forget Myself". To me, the song sounded a bit like Doves, perhaps cause Guy Garvey sounds a bit like Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin. And though Elbow gets various comparisons to Coldplay, Doves, Peter Gabriel and even Radiohead, I will say that Elbow is definitely their own band, and bring something fresh and new to this genre of music. As far as this album, I think its terrific. Pretty much every song is good, some of them being just brilliant. ... Read More
Rating:  - They keep getting better!
And what more can you ask from any band but this? This album has a wonderful acoustic sense about it. Full, lush production. And Guy Garvey's voice has never sounded better (for those of you still unsure, imagine Peter Gabriel meets Seal... but put to more acoustic fair). Lyrically this is as strong as anything they've ever done. If I was to direct any critisism it would be that the final 4 songs are on the slower side with the best of the bunch "My Very Best" amongst them. However, this doesn't make for a ... Read More
Rating: - good, most accessible, but not their best
Elbow's third album is a grower. It is better produced than its predecessor, Cast of Thousands, which was wonderful but rather murky. Leaders of the Free World is not Elbow's best or most defining work, or their most consistent, but it is probably their most accessible.
The record is largely a collection of ballads, bookended by the slow builds of Station Approach and Great Expectations (Puncture Repair, the final number, is a cute coda "about friendship," according to lead singer Guy Garvey); ... Read More
Rating: - Better than the debut!
Although I loved the debut album, this 3rd album is even better. Very solid melodies, arrangements, and lyrics throughout!
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