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musicfanpearlmusicfanpearl Posts: 210
edited September 2008 in Other Music
Got to be one of the best unknown bands out there. This is also one of Eddie's and Mike's favorite band. Love the song the remote part, so powerful. Any other fans on here?
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  • jambayleafjambayleaf Posts: 646
    Love them. Got some acoustic stuff of them that is really good. Newest cd, Make An other World, is really good.
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    They were unknown to me until the 2003 tour, and now they are one of my favorites. There's an awesome studio acoustic version of Love Steals Us From Lonlieness that I had on my old iPod, but now I can't find it.

    From what I hear, Roddy is putting out another solo album next year. That's good news.
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Saw them eons ago at my local student union bar. Around the time 100 broken windows was released. I thought they were amazing. Most of the stuff since then I have found to be pretty mediocre.
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Definately one of my favs...knew of them and had their albums well before the 2003 tour. Make A New World is such a great new album
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  • dylanpjdylanpj Posts: 21
    To me the most underated band ever, great singer, great melodies, I have seen them live 5 times and they have never dissapoint me
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  • QuixoticelixerQuixoticelixer Posts: 31
    dylanpj wrote:
    To me the most underated band ever, great singer, great melodies, I have seen them live 5 times and they have never dissapoint me

    same here....only ive seen them just 3 times
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    The only thing I see weird is the fact that Roddy likes to sound like Yoda sometime..

    you can steal what you love
    you can love what you steal


    oh wise scottish jedi "D
    Shows:
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    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    One of my top five favorite bands. Own all the albums. Need to come back to the states!
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  • Sexy2aFaultSexy2aFault Posts: 388
    100 broken windows is classic, Did not find their latter stuff memorable. I liked the song "You held the World in your Arms", but other than that, the songs just were not as good as "Mistake Pagaent", "Discourage", "Idea Track" and that Gertrude Stein song. Classic stuff.
  • musicfanpearlmusicfanpearl Posts: 210
    I thought their last album was a masterpiece. Short, but it had some classic songs on them. I suggest everyone get their live dvd.
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    I love Idlewild!!! but at the same time find myself slightly frustrated by them. 100 Broken Windows and The Remote Part were absolute classic albums to me, but they haven't managed to follow it up with anything that will push them into the public eye (last 2 albums were never going to bring any new listeners in). I'm a tad bit worried that the best of and B side album releases were a last ditch attempt by the record label, really hope they keep their heads above water without getting dropped. There are a lot of british indie bands that had their 15 minutes of fame in 00-03 before kicking the bucket, and I don't want Idlewild to be one of them!
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    warnings / promises is fantastic. the glorious el capitan.
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  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,698
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    100 broken windows is classic, Did not find their latter stuff memorable. I liked the song "You held the World in your Arms", but other than that, the songs just were not as good as "Mistake Pagaent", "Discourage", "Idea Track" and that Gertrude Stein song. Classic stuff.

    "Mistake Pageant" is a great song. I agree "100 Broken Windows" is the best album I have of theirs (I only have 100 Broken, Make Another World, and A Distant History (rarities and B-sides).)

    itsevobaby, good call on el capitan. Great song.

    I'd like to respectfully disagree with fowls about them not having anything on later albums, here I'm only talking about "Make Another World". I think there are definitely some songs on that album that could have put them in the public eye. "Once in Your Life" could defintely be played on the radio and "If it takes you home" kicks all kinds of ass. Just my two cents.
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  • musicfanpearlmusicfanpearl Posts: 210
    Once in your life may be one of the best songs they have ever written. Love the guitar solo. Am I the only one who gets chills when I hear the remote part.... especially when the drums start kicking in and the other 2 guitars. Simply amazing.
  • QuixoticelixerQuixoticelixer Posts: 31
    musicfanpearl wrote:
    Once in your life may be one of the best songs they have ever written. Love the guitar solo. Am I the only one who gets chills when I hear the remote part.... especially when the drums start kicking in and the other 2 guitars. Simply amazing.

    once in your life may be one of the best songs of all time
    ...when a truant finds home....
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    maybe they will grow on me :)
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