Hope Is Important
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| Hope is important | ||
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| CD Album, Cassette & 12" Vinyl by Idlewild | ||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | |
| Recorded | Feb 8-Feb 12, & April 5-April 17, 1998 at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire and June 9-June 22, 1998 at Westland Studios, Dublin. | |
| Genre | rock | |
| Length | 35 min 48 sec | |
| Record label | food records | |
| Producer | Paul Tipler | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/index.html) | 2 1/2 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Attanqjklojta) |
| NME | 8 out of 10 | Link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Attanqjklojta) |
| Q | 3 stars out of 5 | November 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=118343&resource=118343&fixture_artist=142942) |
| Pitchfork | 6 stars out of 10 | Link (http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/i/idlewild/hope-is-important.shtml) |
| Idlewild Chronology | ||
| Captain (album) (1998) | Hope is important (1998) | 100 broken windows (2000) |
Hope is important released 1998 (see 1998 in music) is the second album by Scottish band Idlewild.
From it, the singles 'A Film for the Future' (charting at No.53), 'Everyone Says You're So Fragile' (47), 'I'm a Message' (41) and 'When I Argue I See Shapes' (19) were all released, their success encouraging album sales and helping to establish Idlewild as a key part of the post-Britpop British indie scene.
Track Listing
- "You've Lost Your Way" - 1:30
- "Film for the Future" - 3:28
- "Paint Nothing" - 3:12
- "When I Argue I See Shapes" - 4:26
- "4 People Do Good" - 2:00
- "I'm Happy to Be Here Tonight" - 3:11
- "Everyone Says You're So Fragile" - 2:18
- "I'm a Message" - 2:28
- "You Don't Have the Heart" - 2:08
- "Close the Door" - 2:20
- "Safe and Sound" - 3:15
- "Low Light" - 5:32