not to "get" the group ELBOW at all?

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I just don't understand what the big deal ith them is, and why they are so lauded. Just sounds like tired old dad rock by numbers to me.

YANBU. They just look old and sound boring to me.

god me too...my Dh loves them, I just dont get it at all especially that song with the loud blasts of discordant strings

yanbu!

dull dull dull....god they have been going forever and I thought they were dull even when they were new. Now they've been trotting out the same old pap for the last bazillion years they sound even more stale...

oh my god, that song of theirs is on everything, yet is so boring i still can't remember what its called or how it goes!

really like them,great live too

YANBU, They're very dull musically. But I am a King Crimson fan so I'd disregard my opinion if I were you.

They are not Coldplay, Keane or Razorlight, and therefore seem amazing by comparison.
And I'm a Sunn O))) fan so you you shouldn't disregard my opinion ;)

Sunn O))), never heard their music, but by the description of them they make the mighty Crim sound like Take That!

Well, they aren't much like Elbow certainly ;)

I am so glad to find this thread. I have been forced to listen to these shitehawks all christmas (DH is a fan) and I also don't get it. I ALSO think it is tired, dull and middle of the road. Yaaaaay - I'm not the only one!

I like Elbow.

But no: YANBU. We can't all like the same thing.

I give Elbow a resounding 'Ok'.

I like Elbow. Great lyrics, with some world-class love songs. I don't get the "dad rock" thing, though. I always thought "dad rock" was Queen, Quo, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton etc and Elbow aren't like them.

meh

I like the song from the olympics. And some other ones too.

YABVU
beautiful lyrics (audience with the pope is my favourite) and a corking live band
far far removed from Dad Rock.

They are pretty boring (haven't they been around for about 20 years..?)

Nice to see a King Crimson fan on MN...thought I was the only one left in the world...

First noticed them due to the fab bit of music used in the 'Devil's Whore'. I now like to play that same track ('Grounds for Divorce') extremely loudly while driving in the car. (DD rolls her eyes and begs for The Saturdays instead.)

Very very clever lyrics. Makes me smile with the wordplay.

And I'm a sucker for loud guitars.
Don't care if it is 'dad rock'.

big anthemic sounding music is often popular. Coldplay, SNow Patrol, they're all a little like that aren't they

J'adore Guy Garvey. Especially when he bought me a pint.....

yes pointy they are....seems they all change their ways so they all sound the same so then everyone likes them....