Travelled from Australia to watch Elbow live for the second time - my absolute favourite band! The most beautiful emotions hearing their unique sound and Guy’s voice 🥰🥰🥰
I don't feel that Elbow can be catagorized as a 'rock band.' Their music is far deeper. Their songs are an expression of pure emotions. Their music weaves, and soares, and captivates. Their songs are complex, the arrangements inventive and unexpected. It's not that I always like the choices of instrumentation, but the overall impact is to evoke emtions of hope, loss, longing, and pure joy. Speaking as a musician myself, I understand and appreciate the use of modes, harmonies, etc. I also see how much painstaking attention to detail has been involved in the composition and arrangements of each song. In short, Elbow are exceptional, standing far above the numerous mundane and predictable groups which are also main acts at fesivals and concert halls. The word 'originality' can be overused - but in the case of the music of Elbow, it is absolutely the case. And for me, there's another word which has to be spoken - inspiration. The music of Elbow is inspired, and inspiring.
