Idlewild / Remote Part – CD

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Author: Idlewild

Format: Enhanced

Release Date: 25-03-2003

Details: Product descriptionIdlewild ~ Remote PartAmazon.caHaving spent the majority of their career languishing in alternative rock’s second division despite churning out superior guitar pop, Idlewild presentThe Remote Part as their bid for wider acclaim. « You Held the World in Your Arms » displays the kind of grand gestures that have previously eluded the Scottish four-piece and the anthemic « American English » is bigger still. REM remain an obvious role model for Roddy Woomble and team, with songs like « (I Am) What I Am Not » and « Tell Me 10 Words » recallingDocument’s similar shift in gear. Alas, Woomble is sometimes a little too in thrall to Michael Stipe’s obtuse wordplay. He hides behind lines like « Losing isn’t learning to be lost, it’s learning to know when you’re lost » when he should, by his own admission, « Sing a song about himself, not some invisible woman. » Minor gripes aside,The Remote Part buzzes with ambition, energy, and intelligence.–Ian Watson

UPC: 724358188103

EAN: 0724358188103

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New