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    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Posted By: Designol
    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 451 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 156 Mb | Time: 00:59:55
    DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 4:3 (720x480) VBR | AC3 2.0, 192 kbps | 02:34:15 | ~ 7.6 Gb
    Alternative/Indie Rock | Label: Parlophone | # 50999 5 06427 2 4 | Scans included

    2007 compilation from the Scottish Alternative rockers led by the oddly-named (but enormously talented) Roddy Woomble. A complete career overview, from the Noise-Punk of their debut album Hope Is Important to the softer, Alt-Rock sound of Warnings/Promises, this album is a fine introduction to the band's sound. Includes the tracks 'When I Argue I See Shapes', 'Little Discourage' and 'American English'. A limited edition version of the album was released which included a DVD. The DVD featured a documentary on the band, a live concert recorded in Aberdeen during 2007's Make Another World tour, and all the band's promotional videos.

    Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997-2007 serves as a concise retrospective of Scottish indie rockers Idlewild, making it a good introduction for those unfamiliar with the group. The disc includes a number of Idlewild's singles, including "You Held the World in Your Arms" and "American English," and cuts from their major albums (as can be expected from a greatest-hits collection). The songs on the collection are mixed rather than listed chronologically; while it may be difficult to chart the band's evolution on Scottish Fiction, the album more than makes up for this by offering a well-rounded guide to Idlewild's amiable yet bittersweet sound. This collection is also a worthwhile investment for those who are somewhere in the middle – familiar with Idlewild's sound but unsure about where to start – as Scottish Fiction doesn't draw too heavily on any one album from the band's discography. Dedicated fans, however, may be disappointed in Scottish Fiction's no frills approach. [There are no new tracks, alternative takes, or live versions on the disc, so those looking for a more intimate portrait of the band may do well to purchase the special edition, bonus DVD collection; the DVD half of the set features documentary and live footage, as well as promotional videos and a photo gallery.]

    Review by Katherine Fulton, Allmusic.com

    Fans of the Scottish band won't find anything new here, but this is a fantastic introduction to a quietly productive and underrated group.

    Some bands are built for the "best of" compilation, and when I reviewed Idlewild's Make Another World album in early 2007, I suggested that the Scotland band was among them. Now we have Scottish Fiction– highlights from the band's first decade. If you're a longtime fan of Idlewild it's not a necessary purchase– there's no new material, nor even any of their rare early singles (the special edition comes with a bonus DVD that completists will undoubtedly want). But if you're new to them, this is a great introduction and a fantastic disc, drawing substantially from each of their albums. For others, this is a convenient one-stop for all the Idlewild you'll ever need.

    The song choices are mostly obvious, with just a few surprises, and by and large the selections make sense. I'd have taken "I'm Happy to Be Here Tonight" off their 1998 debut Hope Is Important rather than the mundane "I'm a Message", but otherwise this truly is their best stuff. It's sequenced for flow, but chronology isn't terribly important when you're compiling a band like Idlewild– their sound varied a bit over the years, but not to the point where there are any jarring transitions.

    The biggest differences occur between their first and second albums. Hope Is Important captured a would-be punk band before it realized it was better suited to playing brainy pop-rock. Vocalist Roddy Woomble sounds nasal and thin on their earliest material, and "When I Argue I See Shapes" works mostly because of its tunefulness, a quality they'd soon go on to more fully embrace. By the time of their second album, 2000's 100 Broken Windows, Woomble had found his voice, building memorable songs out of references to Gertrude Stein and made-up words like "Roseability" or "discourage" used as a noun. Though the band abandoned thrashy three-chord punk, they became more muscular. "Roseability", in particular, has a very strong rhythm track, juxtaposed with a light vocal melody and some excellent harmonies.

    2002's The Remote Part is justly the most represented album on the disc, with five tracks. I'm a little surprised by the inclusion of "In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction", but the keyboard-led "You Held the World in Your Arms" is undeniable, a punchy surge that still sounds vital. And then there's "American English", perhaps their most sublime track and an effortless anthem with drummer Colin Newton's strange march beat heightening the sense of upward motion. Woomble's assertion to whoever he's talking to, "You've contracted American dreams," is an interesting and subtle assertion that perhaps the American Dream is more akin to a virus than something to aspire to.

    The band's two most recent albums haven't been quite as good as The Remote Part, but they've had their moments. "Love Steals Us From Loneliness", from 2005's Warnings/Promises, finds the band poking fun at their own poetic pretensions on the chorus: "You said something stupid like 'love steals us from loneliness'/ Happy birthday/ Are you lonely yet?" That album's "I Understand It" is among their most ambitious moments, with big choral vocals, a bit of an electronic hitch in the rhythm track and generally big production. Make a New World only gets a couple of representatives including "No Emotion", a great flirtation with dance-punk and that album's clear standout. Idlewild have yet to make an album without at least a bit of filler, and on these newer records there's more of it than ever before. As such, this compilation is a fine entry point to their catalog, and a good way to gage whether you want to go any deeper.

    Review by Joe Tangari, Pitchfork.com

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition



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    01. You Held The World In Your Arms 3:23
    02. No Emotion 3:05
    03. Roaseability 3:40
    04. When I Argue I See Shapes 4:25
    05. Love Steals Us From Loneliness 3:14
    06. American English 4:35
    07. These Wooden Ideas 3:54
    08. El Capitan 3:57
    09. A Modern Way Of Letting Go 2:25
    10. Let Me Sleep (Next To The Mirror) 3:23
    11. I'm A Message 2:31
    12. In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction 3:50
    13. I Understand It 3:21
    14. Little Discourage 3:11
    15. As If I Hadn't Slept 3:37
    16. Live In A Hiding Place 3:16
    17. Make Another World 4:08


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    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition


    DVD Content:

    Live At Aberdeen Music Hall (19/03/07)+
    Documentary Interlude Footage From 1997 - 2007

    01. Roseability
    02. You Held The World In Your Arms
    03. No Emotion
    04. Love Steals Us From Loneliness
    05. American English
    06. I'm Happy To Be Here Tonight
    07. A Modern Way Of Letting Go
    08. Future Works
    09. Little Discourage
    10. Satan Polaroid
    11. Not Just Sometimes But Always
    12. El Capitan
    13. When I Argue I See Shapes
    14. In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction

    Promo Videos +
    Audio Commentary From Roddy Woomble

    01. A Film For The Future
    02. Everyone Says You're So Fragile
    03. I'm A Message
    04. When I Argue I See Shapes
    05. Actually It's Darkness
    06. Little Discourage
    07. These Wooden Ideas
    08. Roseability
    09. You Held The World In Your Arms
    10. American English
    11. Live In A Hiding Place
    12. A Modern Way Of Letting Go
    13. Love Steals Us From Loneliness
    14. I Understand It
    15. El Capitan
    16. No Emotion
    17. A Ghost In The Arcade

    Extras

    Everything (As It Moves) (Live At Aberdeen)
    Quiet Crown (Acoustic Instore, London 2002)
    When I Argue I See Shapes (Acoustic Instore, Boston 2003)
    Glasgow Barrowland Web Promo
    The Making Of Warning/Promises
    If It Takes You Home (Studio Version)
    Make Another World EPK
    Photo Gallery




    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

    Idlewild - Scottish Fiction: Best Of 1997-2007 (2007) CD + DVD Limited Edition

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