Embrace

[Craphouserat]

Anyone else on here a fan of this lot?

The O/H and I went on our first date to see them years ago at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. Seen them again since then and just bought tickets for Dundee in Feb - genuinely cannot wait !!

Listening just now to some of their stuff - some great old songs. Gravity and All you Good Good people are probably my favs.

[Marvindodgers]

I wasn't aware that Embrace were back. I've always had a bit of a love/hate feel about them. My problem with them is the singer. They have great, soaraway anthem type songs, but his voice is just so weak that it just never quite works. I seem to remember seeing them on a live tv show (might have been Later) and the guitarist quite often took over the vocals in the chorus.

[Craphouserat]

Marvindodgers said:

I wasn't aware that Embrace were back. I've always had a bit of a love/hate feel about them. My problem with them is the singer. They have great, soaraway anthem type songs, but his voice is just so weak that it just never quite works. I seem to remember seeing them on a live tv show (might have been Later) and the guitarist quite often took over the vocals in the chorus.

Agree with that - has a good voice for the balled's - think I have a soft spot for them because of the first date thing. But genuinely enjoyed it both times we've went to see them. Like you I thought they were long gone.....guess they must be skint !!

[conkerman]

Couple of good tracks but unremittingly dull.

[JohnStitch]

I used to love Embrace. Agree that the singer is better suited to certain songs, but they had some amazing songs particularly Fireworks on their first album. Their B-sides were particularly good to. Plus the cover version of Eminem's "how come" which was particularly good.

Saw them at Brixton back in 1998 and was an excellent gig

Edited by JohnStitch on Friday 17th January 14:50

[TonyHetherington]

I have the drumstick that played Come Back To What You Know from about '09, Leas Cliff dover.

Seen them a few times - rather enjoy!

[djglover]

They attempted a comeback around the middle of the last decade, I remember seeing them at an XFM gig where the libertines and such like were playing. They were rubbish. I can't imagine much has changed.

[gazza285]

They are from my home town, but the most excitement they gave me was when the 24 track broke down in the local studio and I went to fix it. Nicked a couple of T-shirts for cleaning my bike with.

[Justin Cyder]

Saw them at the Junction in Cambridge in the 90's, Danny whassisname got into a row with someone who shouted 'Tapes' at them.

Thing about Embrace is they made decent ballads & crap fast songs. Everything they did points at this divide.

[Hub]

They are still around? They disappeared about 8 or 9 years ago! I have the opposite view that the anthems tracks like All You Good Good People, One Big Family and Ashes are their better ones, and the ballads tedious and made worse by the vocals!

[gbbird]

I remember Embrace from my younger days. They did some very good songs indeed, and i still dust off The Good Will Out every now and then.

[rufusruffcutt]

New album out on the 28th of April after a 7 year lay-off.

[escargot]

Just rediscovered 'come back to what you know'. Brilliant tune.