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Our Love to Admire
Not every band would kick off their third album with a slow, six-minute trudge
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characterised by descending guitar lines, mournful melodica, and a frontman that sounds not so much suicidal as already decaying. Interpol, however, have never been shy of b...
Our Love to Admire
Not every band would kick off their third album with a slow, six-minute trudge
... more
characterised by descending guitar lines, mournful melodica, and a frontman that sounds not so much suicidal as already decaying. Interpol, however, have never been shy of b...
Our Love to Admire
Not every band would kick off their third album with a slow, six-minute trudge
... more
characterised by descending guitar lines, mournful melodica, and a frontman that sounds not so much suicidal as already decaying. Interpol, however, have never been shy of basking in melancholy, and Our Love to Admire is an album that just exults in it. Newly bolstered by funereal keyboards, Our Love to Admire feels full and rich where previous Interpol albums sometimes felt gaunt and bony. The old themes remain, however: emptiness, dislocation, and a rather caddish attitude to romance, as encapsulated on "No I in Threesome" or the pounding, sarcastic "The Heinrich Maneuver", a sour kiss-off to an ex-lover that sees frontman Paul Banks asking "How are things on the West Coast?/ I hear you're moving real fine" atop taut, stabbing bass. Further in, the band experiments with some more sprawling, elaborate song structures. The excellent "Mammoth" locks into a driving groove that'! s most uncharacteristic for Interpol, Daniel Kessler trying out riff after riff like he's dressing for some important social occasion, while the climactic "The Lighthouse" is a bare wisp of ambient guitar that might be the band's stateliest, grandest moment to date. -- Louis Pattison
Our Love to Admire
Not every band would kick off their third album with a slow, six-minute trudge
... more
characterised by descending guitar lines, mournful melodica, and a frontman that sounds not so much suicidal as already decaying. Interpol, however, have never been shy of basking in melancholy, and Our Love to Admire is an album that just exults in it. Newly bolstered by funereal keyboards, Our Love to Admire feels full and rich where previous Interpol albums sometimes felt gaunt and bony. The old themes remain, however: emptiness, dislocation, and a rather caddish attitude to romance, as encapsulated on "No I in Threesome" or the pounding, sarcastic "The Heinrich Maneuver", a sour kiss-off to an ex-lover that sees frontman Paul Banks asking "How are things on the West Coast?/ I hear you're moving real fine" atop taut, stabbing bass. Further in, the band experiments with some more sprawling, elaborate song structures. The excellent "Mammoth" locks into a driving groove that'! s most uncharacteristic for Interpol, Daniel Kessler trying out riff after riff like he's dressing for some important social occasion, while the climactic "The Lighthouse" is a bare wisp of ambient guitar that might be the band's stateliest, grandest moment to date. -- Louis Pattison
Album Notes: Interpol: Carlos D., Daniel Kessler, Paul Banks , Samuel Fogarino.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (p.91) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE is their version of R.E.M.'s FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION....[A] solid, understated third album that digs in..."
Advantages: The powerful, heartfelt sounds of 'Rest My Chemistry' and 'Mammouth' Disadvantages: 'Heinrich Maneuver' fails to successfully represent the masterpiece that is 'Our Love To Admire'
...'OurLove To Admire', Interpol's highly awaited third album progresses from the subdued, melancholic tones of 'Turn on the Bright Lights' to a noticeably mainstream-pleasing array of catchy anthems and alluring melodies. This is a band who have matured and developed their sound over the years unlike so many who have regurgitated the same monotonous material over time and time again.
Tracks such as 'The Heinrich Maneuver' and 'All Fired Up' clearly reveal that the band want to attract a new audience with the fast pace and pounding guitars whilst the atmospheric 'Pioneer to the Falls' reassures hardcore fans that the ghostly harmonies and evocative tensions are still present.
The stand out track on the album has to be the magnificent 'Rest My Chemistry' which begins with an eerie synth intro and quickly explodes into slow, melodic...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: Great follow up album! Exceeded expectations Disadvantages: Not enough songs! We want more interpol!
..." There is something about the way the leads voice and the music mix together to form such an amazing sound in all their songs. This is the song which really sold this second album for Interpol.
"Narc" is also a great tune. I love the way it opens with the strong guitar riffs, and then slowly moving faster towards the powerful, emotive chorus, with the of she most moving Interpol lyrics on the album "She found a lonely sound, she keep on waiting for time..." For some reason, I also especially love the end to this song. It is so original and just goes so well, you'll see what I mean.
"Take You On A Cruise" is another great song, like the opener, slightly more slow and melodic, but speeds up into a great chorus.
"Slow hands" is another of my favourites on the album. It is probably the fastest track on the album, and really has the power to make you tap...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: unnoffensive, catchy, melodic, Disadvantages: samey sounding, one dimensional, pretentious
...Interpol have established themselves quickly and unashamedly. Having pieced themselves together from a mutual love of fashion and aesthetics I find their music transparent and directly rips off a great deal of great old stuff - from new order era. Matador is, however a great label, and they would not sign a band that didn't cutt it. Live, interpol are a whole other story to on record. The sameyness of the tracks on record is overshadowed by live performance and they are definitely worth seeing. I find it a shame, however, that they should get presidence over another of matadors similar bands seachange, who have more potential for growth as they are far more versatile, interesting, intelligent and all round great to know. In general i shall try not to let my bitterness for the bland nature of popular music today influence too heavily my...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
somewhat helpful 10.08.2005
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