All the music goes directly into the mixer, and the band listens on headphones.
Bryan got the gig, but out of professional courtesy, the band still listened to the remaining drummers over the next few days.
The band listened to and voted on each track, and whittled the material down to about 27 pieces of music.
This is a amazing band so give them a chance and listen to da music!
Elbow the band to listen to when your sick of trying to prove how cool/cutting edge/modern/real/gritty/underground you are.
The band requires large amounts of empathy and listening from its musicians.
The band listened to previous recordings of the material and decided to re-do it all in four weeks, in September 1999.
While the album was mixed, the band was on tour in Brazil and listened to the finished tracks over the phone.
The song has been noted at various points to be a reflection of the music the band was listening to around the time.
Bruce Springsteen was also an influence, as the band were listening to his work at the time of recording the album.