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Hope is not lost for the truly talented: Elbow

By on 2012/12/04

 

What an amazing Sunday evening I had watching Elbow performing at the O2 Arena in London. And I have to admit that even now, I don’t know much about the band, and honestly, don’t mind at all. In the era of the talent shows and the viral internet success, it’s refreshing and empowering to come across a band of musicians that sell records and move people for Just what they do best: music. JUST FOR THE MUSIC.

Elbow mustn’t had it easy, with a sound that is not for the mass/commercial market as are not their image (certain age band front man Guy Garvey looks like a Banker CEO out on an after work karaoke night, with his tieless unbuttonned shirt over his suit trousers). And for those reasons I even admire them more. Plus obviously they sound fantastic, with… Knowing well  how to engage with the audience.

Definitely Elbow give us that sense of hope for those who don’t fit/don’t wish to fit within the trends and through the filter of the prefabricated and moulded model of stardom that come out of the xfactors and youtube sensations of our time. And I enjoy these social phenomenons as well but, don’t you think they lack some sort of magic that the artists that worked their way up on their own have?

Elbow at the O2 Arena Sunday 2nd December 2012

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