Craig Potter Appreciation Thread

He is The Magician . I really love watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFIG4ctXEmY

After watching the live clip of Jesus is a Rochdale Girl (posted by Mr_K on another thread), I feel compelled to reiterate: ALL HAIL CRAIG!!!

Yep, well done Craig.
It's lovely. It really is...

I totally agree - one of the most original and delightful pieces of piano I have ever heard. You're a total star Craig!!!!!!!!

Puts me in mind very much of Scattered Black and Whites...very nice

Elbow Rejects Cox

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z9l7l

Listen from about 2h16

NeonChoir wrote:

WHOA. Craig has really slimmed down. That is amazing.

as radcliffe says, he's half the man he was... would hardly have recognised him at the gig last night in newcastle... seems taller and lot more younger as well... <cough> sorry for the man love...

How can I not post something here after meeting the man himself! I used to think I couldn't possibly appreciate Craig more than I did already. I was wrong. So, soooooo wrong! Even after a huge gig and a very long night, he was really amazing to take some time out for me and I really do appreciate it! Craig. Is. DA MAN!!!

I knew I'd find you on this thread Chrissie!! I absolutely agree - what a star and total gent!

Well, it's all been said already, but yes; Top Bloke!

Can't believe that tomorrow, I'll be off to appreciate Craig in concert for the third time this year - holy cheese, I never would've imagined I'd get so lucky! *preparing to initiate full-on Craig appreciation mode*

I appreciated Craig ENORMOUSLY in Atlanta this week! I particularly appreciated Starlings. It was a really great show - and, though it goes without saying, I'll say it anyway: Craig is DA MAN!

ChrissieInFL wrote:

... though it goes without saying, I'll say it anyway: Craig is DA MAN!

Couldn't put it better myself, Chrissie! (No, really I can't)

A Craig fan =)
That's cool, sadly and mostly, basic people only see the singer (and that a true thing, just check how many people are following Guy and how many follow Craig on Twitter, the difference is huge ) but a singer without the rest of the band is nothing special. He's just a singer. Piano adds so much emotions in songs ! I love Craig's part too, in a lot of songs, especially in some riots (I also like the violin version but piano is more touching) he made me enjoy piano and keys so much that I bought a keyboard and started learning !

He also looks like a nice guy, from what I see on Twitter for exemple he seems to answer quite often to fans, contrary to some others who never answers. But well, I really can understand, Guy for exemple receives way too many messages...

I have huge respect for Craig! I love his piano work, it is beautiful stuff! But more so I respect him for his production skills on Seldom Seen Kid. I am a Sound Technology student so he is a big inspiration to me as an aspiring producer!

I loved watching some of the videos he is in showing how they created some of the sounds on the album. I love the fact that Craig used some real unorthodox recording methods and techniques which had great effect! I'm a firm believer that recording a track should never have a set process, and Craig has proved this is true.

Overall I find his production style is wonderfully "human". It really gives the album the feeling of being right there listening to them play, as apposed to heavily manufactured and edited sounds that some bands are exposed to nowadays. =)

Open arms wrote:

A Craig fan =)
That's cool, sadly and mostly, basic people only see the singer (and that a true thing, just check how many people are following Guy and how many follow Craig on Twitter, the difference is huge ) but a singer without the rest of the band is nothing special. He's just a singer.

You're right. I thought about tweeting Guy he should make advertisings to follow Craig and Jupp! It's strange, I don't get it either. I follow and write all three of them. *LOL* If they want or not.

Although I'm admittetly a Guy girl... Btw. He's not just a singer - he's also the lyricist.
But I get your point. All five members together make Elbow what they are - the greatest band.
It's the same with U2. Bono on his own - noone would care - as a band, yes.

So we need all of them including Craig with his amacing taste for music!!!!!!!!

He's not just a great musician and producer, he also posts some very funny tweets! I also appreciate him even more since he replied to one of my tweets yesterday!

suered wrote:

He's not just a great musician and producer, he also posts some very funny tweets! I also appreciate him even more since he replied to one of my tweets yesterday!

Yes indeed.

Happy birthday!!!!

Aaah I didn't know...Just checked his Twitter and saw his tweet about his birthday...Happy birthday to dear Craig!!!

Anyone know in which year he was born?

Happy Birthday Craig!

Well, sagittarius is a great zodiac sign (being one myself *cough* )

Ahh...I forgot Craigs Birthday!!
Sorry Craigie, lots of good wishes and lots of beautiful song ideas to share with the Elboys...

and btw. I am not sure if I said it here before but Craig was my second fave Elboy even when he was still that quiet rotund chap...on that Leaders DVD he was such a lovely comedian who made me laugh again and again with his funny face expressions...

TamedLamia wrote:

on that Leaders DVD he was such a lovely comedian who made me laugh again and again with his funny face expressions...

Yes he was such a cutie back then.
An Elbow fan did this screen cap and I think Craig looks really lovely here.

Happy belated birthday Craig!! Hope the coming year is just as amazing as this past year surely was