Come on haters. Lay off. Interpol is one of those bands that you either LOVE or you Hate/Listen to casually but diss every once and awhile.I love every Interpol album, how could you not? It seems like they design songs with one thing in mind: how good the song will sound. This may be an obvious goal when writing music, but how come so many "indie" bands have songs that don't have epic build ups/catchy hooks/mysteroius yet emotional lyrics/ and a bassist with a moustache? Seroiusly, this album rules! First song..amazing..gotta love when Sam goes crazy on those ?two? snare drums. No I In Threesome does this thing with the guitars and bass that makes it seem like you are in a cave of amazing emotional sound..complete with incredible echoes from carlos's bass, the lyrics always make me smile too. The Scale is so awesome, its super slow for Interpol yet super powerful. I love the way the guiats sound...i'm guessing its Paul who is doing those sparse chords while Dan is shredding it up with that sick riff. The drumming on The Scale is awesome..so are the lyrics. Interpol makes really empowering music, their music and lyrics work together to make you feel like you are experiencing an incredibly intense moment in a relationship. Interpol would never sing something like "I'm so happy you love me", instead they make it epic and more romantic, "Through the storms and the light, baby you've stood by my side/ and life is wine". The single off of the album is actually my least favorite track. Mammoth is sweet. Pace is the trick is AWESOME..one of my new favorite Interpol songs. It puts you in the zone right away and the end is really cool with just the guitar and Sam on the drums. Another reviewer mentioned how cool Who Do You Think? is, and i can't agree more. That bassline! Wow! Wrecking ball is just so epic..what more can you say? Don't....Wait...
and then the closing track just destroys you with that "i'm the last man alive on earth who knows how to love" guitar line from Dan that somehow transforms into "We are the best band alive and Carlos probably came up with that awesome sound...we THINK he is using a xylophone but who cares!"
Don't...Wait...
Buy Our Love To Admire..the title says it all. Interpol...one of the best.
June 23, 2008it took a while for interpol to grow on me. i would have give the album 3 stars after the first listen, but this album just keeps getting better and better with each listen. i'd give it more than 5 stars by now if i could
June 10, 2008It's great! Even when Indie music is starting to sound pretty standard, these guys just seem to stand out still.
May 7, 2008 This CD is like meeting a beautiful woman and finding out she's your sister. The fist song, Pioneer to the falls, is one of their best. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD simply does not live up to the first song's standard. I hope this is not a trend with Interpol. Each new album is not as good as the one it replaced. I once called this group a revelation. After this CD, I'm not so sure.
April 26, 2008 |  | A return to form for Interpol |  |
Interpol's big, well known release was "Antics" and while good, it was definitely a radio album--12 separate tracks never really feeling like it fit together. With "Our Love to Admire", Interpol has returned to what it established with "Turn on the Bright Lights". "Our Love to Admire" is a very strong album that gets back to the concept album side of things without worrying about how it will play on the radio. If you liked "Turn on the Bright Lights" you'll definitely enjoy this!
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