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Idlewild Album: “100 Broken Windows”
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100 Broken Windows |
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Release Date:2000-05-09
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:724352543953
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Review - AMG :
Four Scots who first made name in their native U.K. in the late '90s with their punk-laden debut, Hope Is Important, scale back a bit on their sophomore effort, 100 Broken Windows. Idlewild have grown up and mold traditional song structure with classic Victorian lyrical imagery. They aren't shy about playing into their influences either. When it's supposed to be fashionable to enjoy artists such as Westlife and Atomic Kitten, Idlewild still hark at what it's like to grow up in the working class. It's neither glossy nor spectacular. It's rough-edged in spots but also tightly woven. 100 Broken Windows illustrates what these four men love about music, specifically their passion for Nirvana and R.E.M. Frontman Roddy Woomble is lyrically quick-witted, and his hazy, splintering vocals ache on tracks such as "Little Discourage" and "I Don't Have the Map." Melodies are muddled, but these tracks exude the similar pain and desire found in late-'80s/early-'90s punk rock. Idlewild were just kids then but were obviously affected by the sounds of Sonic Youth, the Pixies, and Fugazi. "Roseability" (a nice tribute to poet Gertrude Stein) and "Actually It's Darkness" infinitely find a calmer Idlewild, and such three-chord tracks are tightly polished with energy not present in most modern rock artists currently spawning fast-paced rap-rock. Idlewild's spunk is raw, a nice maturation from the early days of angst-ridden anthems made for no one who was listening. 100 Broken Windows moves past such exertion and identifies life's transition into being an adult. Roddy Woomble likes to keep that hidden, however. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music GuideReview - Yahoo! Music - Rob O'Connor :
With six years behind them, you'd think they'd shake the R.E.M. influence. But it just may be that singer Roddy Woomble can't help it. Nothing short of adenoid surgery will alter the Stipe affliction. He sings like him. He mumbles like him. Lucky for Woomble, he doesn't look like him. Now, of course, Stipe and his friendly tribe would kill at this point to write songs as vibrantly alive as "I Don't Have The Map" and "These Wooden Ideas," tunes that surge with ensemble vocals, thick, crunchy organ, ringing, chiming guitars, supple rhythms and genuine enthusiasm . Why this album could be the best R.E.M. album R.E.M. never made and--more than likely--better than any album R.E.M. ever make again. Now where this Scottish group can take it remains to be seen. But when the '80s indy rock revival begins (can't be long), these guys go to the head of the class immediately. In the meantime, groove to the retro...and stay away from those Chesterfield Kings records or else!Review - :
Four Scots who first made name in their native U.K. in the late '90s with their {\punk}-laden debut, {^Hope Is Important}, scale back a bit on their sophomore effort, {^100 Broken Windows}. {$Idlewild} have grown up and mold traditional song structure with classic Victorian lyrical imagery. They aren't shy about playing into their influences either. When it's supposed to be fashionable to enjoy artists such as {$Westlife} and {$Atomic Kitten}, {$Idlewild} still hark at what it's like to grow up in the working class. It's neither glossy nor spectacular. It's rough-edged in spots but also tightly woven. {^100 Broken Windows} illustrates what these four men love about music, specifically their passion for {$Nirvana} and {$R.E.M.} Frontman {$Roddy Woomble} is lyrically quick-witted, and his hazy, splintering vocals ache on tracks such as {&"Little Discourage"} and {&"I Don't Have the Map."} Melodies are muddled, but these tracks exude the similar pain and desire found in late-'80s/early-'90s {\punk rock}. {$Idlewild} were just kids then but were obviously affected by the sounds of {$Sonic Youth}, {$the Pixies}, and {$Fugazi}. {&"Roseability"} (a nice tribute to poet {%Gertrude Stein}) and {&"Actually It's Darkness"} infinitely find a calmer {$Idlewild}, and such three-chord tracks are tightly polished with energy not present in most modern {\rock} artists currently spawning fast-paced {\rap-rock}. {$Idlewild}'s spunk is raw, a nice maturation from the early days of angst-ridden anthems made for no one who was listening. {^100 Broken Windows} moves past such exertion and identifies life's transition into being an adult. {$Roddy Woomble} likes to keep that hidden, however. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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