Hope Is Important - Idlewild Reviews

Idlewild happen to be one of my most favoured bands as theyre are very talented and also very entertaining at the same time! They were first properly recognised in 98 after people became aware of their chaotic live shows and the group signed to record label Food. This was when they released their first major label dabut - Hope Is Important. ...

"Hope is important" is the second album release from Edinburgh four piece band Idlewild. You may not be familiar with them but in my opinion they are the best thing to come out of Scotland since...Sean Connery! Idlewild are Roddy Woomble (vocals), Rod Jones (guitar), Bob Fairfoull (bass) and Colin Newton (drums). Their first release ...

Every person who is under 30, likes punky music and hates manufactured bands should purchase this album. Even though tha band themselves regularly diss it and feel that they have moved on, i think it has to be my favourite album ever. Don't be scared off with the manic first track 'you've lost your way' this album is a very ...

I recently picked up a copy of Idlewild's 'When I argue I see Shapes' in a bargain bin. Yes in a bargain bin. Although to be fair it would have been more apt if this particular record store was called 'Boybands R Us'. In any case, at £1.99,it was a bargain. When I argue I see shapes is not easily put into a ...

If you were to go by the early soundings on 'Hope Is Important' you could be confused into thinking that a diet of hard rock awaits. That's because 'You've Lost Your Way' is thrash metal with incoherent screeching vocals producing an aural meltdown. No wonder Idlewild regularly retreat to offshore islands to conduct their ...

If you thought punk was dead, no, if you thought that the Americans had taken over the patents on how to be a true punk rocker, then think again. Scotland's Idlewild are here to take back the crown! The band's debut album (not including their mini-album 'Captain') is a pure sonic blast of catchy and punky riffs, snarling ...

Although it hasn't lost the raw feel of it's predecessor, the mini album 'Captain', the punky feel of 'Hope Is Important' is filled with melodies. Songs like the outstanding singles 'When I Argue I See Shapes' and 'Everyone Says You're So Fragile' have catchy, sing-a-long choruses which you can see the ...