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Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra: The Seldom Seen Kid - Live at Abbey Road
5.3 / 10• 2009• 54m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
On Saturday 17th January 2009 at the world famous Abbey Road studios in London, Elbow performed the entirety of their Mercury Music Prize winning album The Seldom Seen Kid with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Chantage, the winners of Radio 3's Choir Of The Year competition. The band played new and exclusive versions of the songs from the album in order and were joined by Richard Hawley for The Fix. The Seldom Seen Kid is a welcome return from the band, driven by a thunderous riff that reminds listeners of Elbow's love of the heavy as well as the delicate. Produced by keyboard player, Craig Potter, the album is the follow up to 2005's universally acclaimed Leaders Of The Free World. The big themes of love and loss become the central focus of an album that sees Elbow, a band universally recognized for their musical ability and innovation, stretch their sonic template further than ever before.
Cast & Crew
Guy Garvey
Vocals
LeadCP
Craig Potter
Keyboards
MP
Mark Potter
Guitar
PT
Pete Turner
Bass
RJ
Richard Jupp
Drums
MD
Mike Dixon
Conductor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Helen Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra: The Seldom Seen Kid - Live at Abbey Road is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
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