The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
by Elbow

The Take Off And Landing Of Everything by Elbow
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-03-10
Overall rank: 2,634th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 179 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of the 2010s (433rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,634th)

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Elbow bestography

The Take Off And Landing Of Everything is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Elbow on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elbow is The Seldom Seen Kid which is ranked number 552 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,122.

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The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
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The Take Off And Landing Of Everything rankings

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Overall rank: 2,634th | 2010s rank: 433rd | 2014 rank: 46th

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72/100 (from 179 votes)
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From 01/25/2022 19:56 | #280079
Another beautiful Elbow album. The songs are on average much longer than their other records, but they are well worth it. My highlights are My Sad Captains, Colour Fields, The Take Off and Landing of Everything and Fly Boy Blue/Lunette (amazing live - the second half of the song is just beautiful).
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From 06/10/2021 22:26 | #270530
Great album for when your mind wants to drift. It just takes you along for the ride. One thing I've found with Elbow is that when in the mood it's total perfection. If not, not so much. I guess that can be said for most bands though. 'The Blue World' & 'The Take Off and Landing of Everything' being best tracks.
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From 07/09/2016 14:50 | #170951
Similar to, build a rocket boys, in the fact that it is lovely and competent, but again no surprises. Elbow need a leftfield turn on their next record. Still a good album though.
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From 04/17/2016 10:49 | #163993
Not as instant as "Seldom Seen Kid" or parts of "Build A Rocket, Boys", but give it time.
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From 02/01/2015 09:23 | #133522
Je suis un fan de ce groupe. Cette nouvelle production est au sommet et je ne me lasse pas de son écoute.
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From 12/17/2014 21:06 | #129580
Stunning album. First Elbow I've purchased on vinyl, and worth every cent. Garvie as a lyric writer is just fantastic. This band is streets ahead of Arcade Fire. Have you actually read their lyrics? Utter junk.
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From 07/17/2014 08:54 | #116930
A fabulous album - both lyrically and musically a real pleasure. Real Life (Angel) is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
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From 04/22/2014 00:27 | #109715
A re-examination and coming of age.....
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From 03/13/2014 10:59 | #106143
Its a bit steady, they haven't particularly developed. Its not a bad album, but its not setting my world alight. Maybe needs a few more listens.
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