Reviews (page 5 of 14)
Love the disco influence, and New York I love you is a certified twee classic imo
Interesting album. I didn't know what to make of it. Was it electric, punk, alternative, or what. Very listenable and enjoyable.
Listened to this while sitting in traffic, lowkey just pissed me off more
Some ok songs but bad overall. A lot of songs were close to being good but either had bad vocals or bad sound effects
Only ever listened to This Is Happening in full and that one’s great. I was surprised by how skippable a lot of this album was :/-
Feeling torn on this one. Does it remind me of Talking Heads? Kraftwerk? Or is it just millennial coworker music? Gunna give it a 3 because I'm not sure.
I love this album.
Really good not something i would usually listen to but it didn't disappoint! New york i love but your bringing me down is peak!! Gives early 2000s preteen show soundtrack in the best way and makes me want to dance!!
this was that kind of music genre that I listed to in 2020. Not my vibe now, but all it gave me house breakdance vibes
I LOVE THIS
= the Beatles Some of this is so good. Some of it is so boring and bad.
An American band in its early stages of electronic music
New York is probably one of the best closers I've heard.
4.2/5 Stars Top Songs: Someone Great, Us v Them, Get Innocuous!
I enjoy electronic rock and listen to it from time to time. While this album hits those notes I just couldn't get in to it. There wasn't anything that pulled me in or made me want to stay and listen more or again. I can't exactly say why since I don't dislike it in any way. It just didn't hit for me.
All My Friends is one of the greatest songs of all time, so the rest of the album really just needs to be replacement level. But it goes beyond that - North American Scum, Someone Great, New York I Love You are all fantastic and the rest are solid electronic.
Ok electronic dance/atmospheric music. I there there is some Talking Heads influence. Fine but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.
I really never understood the hype around LCD Soundsystem and I still don't. I did not think this album was very good. While the mix between rock and dance music is ambitious, Primal Scream and other groups have done a much better job of this. For instance,"Time to Get Away" sounded liked a Talking Heads knockoff. Also, I didn't like his voice or the reptitiveness of many of these songs. I have no problem with a 7 minute song, but there should be a reason for that length and I didn't feel that these were justified. Positively, I did find "New York I Love You, but You're Freaking Me Out" to be a pretty epic album closer. Althoguh kind of whiny abotu how NYC has changed over time, the lyrics were itneresting and the guitar and piano parts at the end were great.
2, boring, just a bunch of repetitive beats.
LCD Soundsystem is the exception to my general dislike of the electronic genre. While there is repetition, the songs are distinct and individual and interesting. Plus, I love James Murphy's voice. Watch the Tapes is my favorite.
More electronic than I was expecting. Some of the grooves are really good. Overall, it’s a good album. 3.5/5 Might listen again
i fuck with this
A pretty inventive and experimental dance rock album, which I enjoyed more after a few listens.
Dance away the pain.
I do own this, but apart from the big tracks I don't remember much. The first 3 tracks are actually kind of weak. Someone great and all my friends are brilliant. Like it less now, than I did before which is kind of rare. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 43/171(24%) Will I get. Already have
Terrible
Good
Está bien. Interesante
Lot of fun
6/10
The instrumentals are weird, and the vocals are lame.
It’s cool that James Murphy became a famous musician at such an advanced age, but this just isn’t good. I even had high expectation from "New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down." I hate all of this weird electronica stuff, song’s still amazing though.
Some of the more repetitive electronic songs aren’t for me, but All My Friends and NY I Love You are proper classics.
I hate spotify. Only using it becouse I want to listen to diffrent album every day and plus I don't have anything to listen on. I am think of bying an ipod or burning cd.
Bangers
I love All My Friends, so I was very pleased to find some of these tracks are around that level for me. Very close to a 5 star.
Good album. Interesting dance music, with a singing and attitude style that, in a way, makes it sound punky. The weak points on this album are definitely the long songs, because there are long instrumental sections that have one single repetitive beat, that they get tiresome. All in all, a solid 3.5/5
fifa kinda vibe in whole album, opening song gave a very bad first impression, but then fifa sentiment made it better
Overall Rating 2.83/5 (5.67/10). Solid album. Probably won't listen to it again.
Garbage
Not great. There were some parts that were pretty good, but there was a lot of weird, repetitive, or boring parts. Admittedly, I’ve never liked experimental music, so take this as you will.
Nahh
As the quality of both the sound system and copies of the music increase over the years I’m still spotting little new elements in this album. One of my all time favourites.
A modern classic. Almost 20 years old is still modern right?
Top tier
Solid album. 4 stars
Love Love Love 5*
3,5. Interesting and original
i loved itttt!!! it was really fun and i enjoyed most of the songs 😛.
The album had some great beats.
Lyssnar regelbundet på denna platta, så om man utgår från ”skulle jag vilja lyssna på detta igen” som bas för sig betygsättning så är det ju en självklar 5a för mig. Himla många låtar som är så feta! Tänkte nämna mina favoriter först, men då nämner jag ju halva albumet så kanske skippar. Det blir 5 discokulor från mig.
perfect
Possibly even worse, can this guy even sing?
LCD soundsystem will forever be life changing. Already heard a couple songs from this album but never fully listened. My faves still manage to stay those songs I had heard before: all my friends and someone great
I really liked how experimental this album was
A bit repetitive but funky and a good listen. I liked some songs much better than others. Loved that vibes and genres change throughout the whole album
What a variety of feels housed in a single album! I have never listened to this band before, so my initial listen felt a little jarring. The album really grew on me though. It was a great blend of electronic and indie and it was perfectly experiemental.
Sound Of Silver, Talk To Me 1001 Albums Generator 198 (1/5/2025) One of my biggest blindspots, given the type of music I tend to enjoy, is LCD Soundsystem. I've been aware of them as alternative dance/indie darlings, but have never knowingly listened to them. Oddly, I did have New York, I Love You liked on Spotify, but I don't know when I had listened to it. Anyway, this album is fucking awesome. The first three songs are all really strange and are way more on the "electronica" side of indietronica. Get Innocuous! kind of sounds like a lost David Bowie recording, but North American Scum reassures that we are, in fact, listening to an American band. After these opening three, the album really starts to fall into place with three beautifully building songs. Someone Great is probably my favorite song on the album; the synth work here and the heavily sidechained pads build into a beautiful tapestry. All My Friends is also amazing and is the most popular song on the album. This (along with the closing track) lean much more on the "indie" side of indietronica. Us V Them grew on me throughout its runtime on first listen and by the second listen, I was really into it. It is such a slow burn, but it's so good and totally justifies its length. The final three songs close out the album in a really strange way. Watch The Tapes is the only song that I don't really like, and Sound Of Silver is one that I didn't like on my first listen, but by the second time around, I was chanting the refrain along with it. New York, I Love You is a really slow, somber end to an album that has a lot of energy, but it is quite a beautiful song. Sound Of Silver did not disappoint at all and is one of my favorite albums I have found as a result of this challenge. 4.5/5, rounded up to a 5. Favs: Get Innocuous! Someone Great All My Friends Least Fav: Watch The Tapes
Interesting album
Naaah. not for me. A bit too samey all the way through. Whiny. punk pop guitars and droning or faux-rapping, semi-tuneful vocals. Not my thing.
Been a fan of this since 2009
I really like "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" but hadn't heard anything else on this album, most of which was quite different. It was okay, but a lot of it was a bit repetitive, and all of the tracks were too long.
183/1001 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ I always have a hot/cold relationship with this band and therefore don't listen to them all that often. This is definitely my preferred album of theirs and always pick up something new with each listen.
This album is strange to me, very catchy and produced greatly with lots of fun sounds, and this really odd air around the whole thing. Maybe that's just how I always feel with LCD Soundsystem, but I tend to really like them. The closing track is beautiful but I much prefer with the Miles Davis duet which went viral on youtube years ago
Really had to push through my tolerance for repetitive music to listen to this album. Some of the songs had decent beats though. The vocals on others were kind of grating. Not my cup of tea.
#49 Takes itself too seriously. Used all the sound samples that were available, huh?
This album starts kinda rough. "Get Innocuous!" kicks this off like a full Daft Punk-esque electronic album, before "Time to Get Away" settles into a slightly airier EDM-meets-00's-indie-rock sound. Despite the insistence that this is a whole band, most of the album sounds like one guy(James Murphy) using computers in place of actual studio musicians. The artist bio (+pictures) on Spotify also give a strong impression that this is a solo project and you really have to dig deeper to realize that's not true. That impression makes songs like "North American Scum", "All My Friends" and "Us V Them" feel kinda aspirational... Who is "us"/"we"? What friends? All that aside, this is a solid record with a unique combination of danceable electronic music and indie rock that feels purpose built for the zeitgeist in 2007. This feels like one of those acts that will have another album on the list, so I won't spoil that experience by listening ahead in their discography (I don't care that much).
The only song I liked on here was “ North American scum”, other than that - Nothing…..
The best LCD Soundsystem album
this was excellent
Get Innocuous! - 4/10: The beat is okay, but I wouldn't listen to it again. Time to Get Away - 6/10: I like the beat and it's pretty catchy. North American Scum - 7/10: I really like the beat and drums on this song. Someone Great - 5/10: I like the vocals. All My Friends - 7/10: I like the beat, drums, and vocals. Us vs Them - 5/10: I like the beat. Watch the Tapes - 6/10: I like the beat and it's pretty catchy. Sound of Silver - 5/10: Just kind of strange, didn't really enjoy it. New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down - 5/10: I like the pick-up (idk what to call it) toward the end of the song and the guitar. Not a fan of the vocals. Overall Score: 50/90 Overall Rating: 6/10 - I have never heard of or listened to LCD Soundsystem before, and while the album wasn't terrible, it's definitely not my favorite. I'm not a huge fan of the punk genre, but the album isn't the worst. I probably won't listen to it again, though.
I've never listened to LCD before, I assumed it was of a completely different genre. In this album I hear an amalgamation of some of my favourite artists, past and present. I hear Talking heads to Pavement, to Geese, Alex G and a ton of others. I can see how this was a foundational album to the hipster/indie 2010s wave that came during shortly after. My Highlights were: Someone Great and New York, I Love You (this made it onto my greatest songs of all time playlist)
This record is celebrated for perfecting the dance-punk genre by balancing cynical, intellectual humor with genuine emotional vulnerability and infectious grooves. James Murphy dedicated the album to New York City, crafting a sonic landscape that pays heavy tribute to his heroes like David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Talking Heads. The centerpiece track, "All My Friends," builds a relentless, repetitive piano riff into a euphoric crescendo, widely considered one of the defining anthems of the 2000s about aging and friendship. "Someone Great" stands out as a profound electronic meditation on grief and loss, stripping away the band's signature irony for a stark, minimalist production style.
funky beats, good vibe
we love easy listening. probably very influential at the time bc its solid but nothing too crazy, like i'm taking it for granted in 2025. there are today the sounds holds up, sounds like goths listened to it in the late 80s. also i swear there are tracks here that sound like they're straight from another green wrld.
It was ok I guess, but too repetitive. It got me all bored.
Middle of the road indie
It was ok, a few songs I quite liked but the rest was nothing spectacular
A good groove to this, enjoyable driving album
Not really my vibe i felt like the songs were too long and the lyrics to repetitive but I vibed to some songs
Gran album de rock alternativo mezclando electrónica, dance, punk… a tener en cuenta y en cada colección privada
Good sounds, but very repetitive and very little dynamics. Feels tedious to me.
Fine. Nothing stood out except the last song for me. Otherwise just pleasant noise.
On vinyl
Not enough stars for this one.
I wish this band had a different front man, or, better put, a different lyricist. "Someone Great" was a banger for me for a long time. That's a 5 even if the lyrics aren't perfect.
? nicht meins !
Nein.
I was dating the quintessential "indie" girl my Jr year of college and this album was the official theme of these dance parties she would drag me to. Never really could get i to LCD but have a ton of crazy memories ties to it.
Eh, this was fine but kind of boring. Very repetitive.
Highly enjoyable, each track offers something different
Hated the first track, but the rest of the album was pretty decent. Fun album.
Great! Usually not my speed but I’ve always like a few of LCD’s tracks.
AMAAAAZING
This is why I am doing this challenge: to hear albums and artists that I have never heard before and exposing myself to those hidden talents. Wow, this album really spoke to me and I had not an inkling of knowledge about LCD Soundsystem. It really is up to par with the other 5 star albums that I have reviewed on here.
There’s something in this album that makes me wistful, or maybe that’s because I just wrote this after the last track. Can’t remember much else of it.
This was a very interesting album but it's not my style at all. I really appreciate the experimental and sticky melodies, but the lyrics are very repetitive and the songs are pretty long. However I don't think it's a bad album at all, it definitely makes you wanna dance, but I probably wouldn't listen again.
alright. never heard of this.
Did not really give this much of a rating when I first listened, but it's grown on me steadily. Probably his best album and I can listen to it almost anytime. Favorite Songs: Get Innocuous!, Us v Them
Synth repeating. Is this EDM? Who made the list of "is this like?" I hear Bono and Bowie influences: and then even, can't believe I am saying this, Prince like vocals on the first track Get Innocuous! Us V Them did NOT, I repeat, did NOT need more cowbell ffs. Sound of Silver lyrics- the same 29 words repeat repeat ad nauseum for 7 min 7 sec. New York, I Love You wins the album for me because the synth beat is wonderfully missing on this track. Listened before? N Saved some tracks? Y Favorite track? New York, I Love You ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved some tracks.
The beats got me moving, but I don't love the vocals and it's way too repetitive. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.
holy shit this was crazy watch the tapes and sound of silver were my favourite i’ve never heard music like this before made me want to dance
Fun, maybe 4.5+? Good music to do something productive to. Would listen to more
I really liked this! It feels like a little Mountain Goats like, and had a song about North America I loved
Did somebody get a Casio keyboard for Christmas? A couple of the later tracks are alright but this is mostly irritating.
Aika hauskaa kolketta, kappaleet hieman liian pitkiä..
#214/1001. I’m Losing my edge, but I was there! I was the first to play LCD Soundsystem to the art school students here on the Arctic Circle in 2005. I was there as a computer virus as they released this album on MySpace in 2007! I remixed My Friends for the President of Finland's secret party on new year's eve 2008, and then later a new remix at the prime minister's infamous summer party (sorry Sanna, shouldn't have posted those photos to IG). I'm losing my edge, couldn't do the 45h 33min run anymore, non-stop. I've been losing my edge, since I still play LCD SS. Or am I? DJ's always know the best dance-punk-electronic-rock music. This is my musical history in one album mixed up to make you all dance. I was there!
I enjoy the consistent rythym. I did like the buildup in the beginning and started enjoying the album. Then Someone Great started playing and I felt as if someone was trying to electro-stimulate my brain in a nurocognitive laboratory (aka unpleasant and a tiny bit painful). Overall I enjoyed the Talking Headness of the album but I guess I prefer to stick to Byrne.
nice
This album takes a little while to get going IMHO, but ends in really good shape. Maybe North American Scum is the point at which they move from 'good but unremarkable dance-adjacent indie band' to 'Oh my god it's LCD Soundsystem'. Certainly once you're into Someone Great and All My Friends, you're all the way up, the windows are open and you're loving life. A strong four.
I love this album. It’s one of the millennial classics if you ask me. But I am extremely biased — this album came out the year I went to college. I felt so mature listening to “Someone Great” after years of being into emo and screamo. “All My Friends” introduced us to the nostalgia that our generation would embrace and hold tight. “Sound of Silver” gave me a hook to sing so I could distinguish myself from the teenagers. I dunno, I think all the beats are great. The songs are fun and wistful and mean something. Must-listen #267.
I listened to this after I listened to their other album on the list about 400 albums ago. Upbeat and enjoyable. I don't think this will be in my rotation anytime soon but it was a solid album for today.
Did not like at all
This album was always on repeat at my parent’s house growing up.
Not for me
Damn good album
12/16/25. Fun revisit, still holds up really well. Enjoy the danceable vibe, with an all time classic for the last song to close it out. Would recommend this to anyone.
Very much noise music obviously Is it impressive? Yes, but not for everyday listening EXCEPT THE LAST SONG APPARENTLY Best = New York Skip = All my friends
epic
top 3 in disordine: North American Scum Sound of Silver NY, i love you but you’re bringing me down (camera della emma riadattata a studio, luce grigia molto vigontina, sto per andare da forniture ufficio)
over and over and over again.......
A band I have always wrestled over, there are times when they are fun and engrossing and other times they are incredibly derivative and annoying. This album walks that tightrope and has some highs like All My Friends but then gets more workmanlike and boring on Watch the Tapes and the title track towards the end of the album.
Long. Like 6-1/2 minute per song average long. But not a good 6-1/2 minutes.
I listened to this song with an ear infection, so I might be judging too harshly. This is just wrong. The dance beat for an apparent rock album just doesn't fit and doesn't sound good. I didn't like this.
I like that this isn't just electronica, but also has many of the elements I love about rock. This did go on for a little bit longer than I would've preferred, but a couple of these songs were good enough to make me forget how long they are.
Absolute banger. I'm partial to post-punk but undoubtedly LCD Soundsystem are one of, if not, the best. The songs themselves feel incredibly stripped back yet still full of energy. Top pick: North American Scum.
LOVE THIS ALBUM
- tää on ollut saletisti super cool bändi parhaimmillaan - hauska huomata miten oman aikaisetkin coolit jutut ajan myötä muuttuu ei niin cooleiksi, tällä hetkellä kuunnellessa tuntuu että tämä ei ole kestänyt aikaa niin hyvin, mielenkiintosta nähä miten tätä arvostetaan vielä toisen kahenkymmenen vuoden päästä
Interesting, but not up my alley. 2/10
Well, I got bored of the 2-minute-long intro to the first song—too repetitive. Time To Get Away was catchy—it had me moving (albeit awkwardly). You could even say I *liked* it. North American Scum—okay, this is catchy too. The line “but in the end we make the same mistakes again” is quite timely. The next few songs got a bit repetitive to me—but they made for good house-cleaning tunes.
I've grown up listening to LCD sound system a bunch, and our local radio KEXP plays them allll the time, so it was fun to hear more of their songs. It's great for studying :] 7/10
Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem – 3.2/5 Good music with nice vibes and a cool groove throughout. I think this was my first time hearing it, and overall it was an enjoyable listen.
High 4.
This album has elements of Talking Heads, which I like. But there are lots of electro/dance elements that I don’t. A rare rounding up from 2.5*.
If I were forced to listen to dance music I might listen to this: raw, garage-style.
3.5* If I wanted to listen to dance music all the time, I think it would be 4+ stars. But since I don't, I think I'll round down. Enjoyable, enough, though.
Älskar Someone Great så mkt. En av dom finaste
Ett album med ett av mina cirka femtio favoritband jag alltid återkommer till. Mycket bra musik att få saker gjort till. Finner en trygghet i och älskar repetitionen, både text och musik. Riktigt bra val av avslutningslåt också! Ett måste för ett riktigt bra album. Fuck it, blir en femma!
Roskilde 2016, take me back! Banger efter banger. Ibland får varje instrument maximalt med space, ibland flyter allt ihop. Som lök på murphy-laxen är ju många av texterna kul! Until you remember the feelings of a real live emotional teenager!
Hatar ej. Mycket är till och med direkt fräckt. Rak 3a. Hade dansat.
Kul, lekfullt, bra stämning, men tycker sången drar ner lite.
Lär ju ha varit typ 2007 när ebis med kompanjon Bert3000 stod på skolgården och hetsade "ååååh Dino Mike, du måste nog riktigt lyssna på LCD Sound system. Det är sååå bra". Gillade det inte då, gillar det inte nu. Besviken x2. Kan ändå förstå att folk hyllar, vilket räddar betyget en aning. Har också lärt mig att nordamerika och mer specifikt new york är keffsoft.
NEJ FAR OCH FLYG! BLÄ!
yes! rakt upp i
Ah det är väl rätt gött, helt ok. Kanske. Kanske borde lyssnat nån gång till. Men jag är ingen maskin
Love some of the songs on here. Not the full album though. It is a bit funky at times.
Not for me. Would AI do this . Yes. Do you need to.listen to it? No. Another album convincing ne to give low scores
LCD Soundsystem is maybe one of my favourite bands ever. i assume we have all listened to this album, or at least all of these songs, therefore i have no other comments than "PERFECTION". if i could give this a 6 i would.
Sound of Silver... more like Sound of Gold 'cause this album is so freakin' good. The double meaning of the album title: Silver, meaning second best and Silver, meaning greys (aka becoming old) describes the themes of the album really well. Some tracks ("All My Friends", "Sound of Silver", "Someone Great") tackle nostalgia and wishing to go back to simpler times, while others ("Us v Them", "NYILYBYBMD") tackle the feeling of always being in competition and not feeling good enough. The album starts off with "Get Innocuous!", which builds in such a lovely way, slowly adding instruments over time, until the piano enters in and the main groove settles in. Whilst being an incredible and really danceable electronic track, its lyrics also paint a picture of artist burnout, only having one chance to make it, and having to compromise your true self for the public eye. "North American Scum" (to my ears) is a satire that pokes fun at extremely prideful North Americans who believe there's no better place, and are ignorant of what is happening in the rest of the world. I guess this rings true now more than ever because of you-know-who. It's then followed up by "Someone Great," which shows a completely different mood. This is where the album takes a more nostalgic/reminiscent side, and James Murphy is caught wishing he could go back to better times, and be with his “someone great” once more. He tries to move forward, but no one else really compares. This song also sets the stage amazingly for the absolutely incredible track that follows it. "All My Friends." I could literally write an entire review on this song alone. This is one of those songs (at least for me) that you'll listen to on a whim years and years further on into your life, and instantly get transported back to the time you first heard it. The way it builds throughout the entire song and captures that feeling of nostalgia and recounting memories is just perfect. I absolutely love the chorus lyrics, ("You spent the first five years trying to get with the plan / And the next five years trying to be with your friends again / Oh, you're talking forty-five turns just as fast as you can / Yeah, I know it gets tired, but it's better when we pretend"), which paint a picture of someone conflicted between feeling like they're "running out of time" in their journey through life (trying to "get with the plan" that society sets out for us in our lives), but also wanting to stay back and "be with their friends" just one more time. As someone going to college next year, and is uncertain as to what their life is going to be like, this rings true for me. Maybe I don't wanna grow up just yet. "Us v Them" continues the feelings of competition heard in the first bits of the album. Constantly having to be in competition with everything over and over and over again, while trying to "make it big," I feel, can get quite exhausting. It can instil feelings of not being good enough that may drive someone into a state of pessimism ("Cloud, block out the sun / Over me, Over me"). The repetitive nature of the instrumental paint this picture of constantly being at arms: being in a war between Us... and Them... Over and Over again. If "All My Friends" is a set of rose-tinted glasses, "Sound of Silver" rips them right off. It describes the dangers of nostalgia and suggests that one can glorify their past too much, only taking into consideration the good parts, while leaving out the bad parts entirely, which can lead to them to losing focus of their current life and the future they have ahead of them. Also, this song probably has my favourite instrumentals on the entire album. Finally, we arrive at the closing track: "New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down." This track takes all the uncertainty, opposing views, and indecision present earlier in the album and releases it in a final wave of catharsis. My interpretation is this: one can be optimistic about their future life (represented by New York in the song), but the uncertainty and mess that is life can lead to them being dragged down, making them feel like they're not suitable for a life as glamorous and incredible as New York provides. The way this song builds and explodes too is absolutely incredible as well: it backs up the lyrics perfectly - if someone worries and gets caught up in their future and all the different possibilities their life could take, they could go from slightly pessimistic to being in a full-blown state of chaos. However, at the end, the piano and band comes back with a slightly optimistic melody, reminding us that things always have their way of working out in the end. And maybe the real New York was the friends we made along the way. Fav: All My Friends, NYILYBYBMD, Someone Great, Get Innocuous! Dislikes: none :P
Liebs
All my friends + someone great ❤️
Another one where i knew the name of the group but couldn’t name a single track. I liked it, but wouldn’t seek it out.
heute nicht...c
8/10 - solid album, great sound and some bangers
It was alright.
White Americans shouldn't be allowed to make dance music. This is a travesty
I do love me some Sound of Silver. Amazing album that features some of Murphy's best lyricism (IMO) and a number of my favorite individual LCD Soundsystem tracks: North American Scum, Someone Great, Watch the Tapes, and New York I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down. The album opens with Get Innocuous, which builds steadily out of the gate on top of a shuffling "80s" sounding synth that propels forward supported vocally by long-time collaborator Nancy Whang (recommend if you enjoy LCD Soundsystem to give her other side project The Juan MacLean a listen). Time to Get Away ascends from the basement vibes of Get Innocuous flips into a dancy/funky number featuring some stanky synth lines. North American Scum is an uber-catchy synth-rock jam that plays to the same template as Daft Punk is Playing at My House and is filled with a self-deprecating humor throughout (New York's the greatest if you get someone to pay the rent). Someone Great is a highlight of the album. A slow somber reflection on the death of a loved one. I never knew it was about the death his therapist, but the lyrics make much more sense grounded in that context. Such a beautiful song of loss that, while somber in the tone of the synths, plays as a bright reflection with the twinkling bells. Always felt like All My Friends sounds something like the sun rising after Someone Great. I've always found Watch the Tapes to be one of the catchiest songs on here. Such a fun little track with a stupid, but catchy chorus. New York, I Love You is out of character with the rest of the album, but makes for a fantastic closer. A simple piano ballad where he reflects on his love/hate relationship with the city of New York. Love the swelling climax and coda to close out. I've spent a lot of time with this album and it only gets better with repeated listens. Easy 5.
Someone Great and All My Friends is an incredible one two punch. Get Innocuous is also a jam. I was certainly boogieing to this album for the first half. There is definitely punk influence in this album, especially in the back half with the lyricism and repetition. Definitely trended down toward the end, but I gave it a relisten immediately after and was reminded on how strong the first 5 songs are.
I have learned after our two LCD Soundsystem albums that I really f'in like LCD Soundsystem. Just the quirkiness and awesome sounds instrumentals and electronics scratch every single itch of what I love with music. Was way too involved in work and just vibing out so hard with the music that I was not paying attention to any of the song titles to call any out that I like in particular, but I will be relistening to this album again maybe later today. Being a brand new album to me, this was a 5 from the very jump and it never looked back.
Every song on this is damn good and easy to dance to. Probably LCD's magnum opus and just has all killer no filler. Easy 5 in my book. Wrote more but it got deleted. Either way I'm going to listen to This is Happening now
1. Really vibing with this song. It was mostly instrumental but this one fucks. I was bopping and grooving around my bedroom. 2. I kinda forgot this one already. 3. WE ARE NORTH AMERICAN SCUM. 4. Scratched my ears somehow. Nice. 5. To be fair, I wasn’t really paying attention to this one, sorry. 6. Definitely a bop. I liked bobbing my head to this one. 7. I liked the lyrics and vibe of this one! 8. Okay! I’m listening to the last two songs with one earbud in which may be affecting my experience and this one is a bit underwhelming as the title song. 9. Obviously the stand out song on the album. This is the only song I ever knew from LCD Soundsystem before hearing the album and, I’ll be honest, it does feel a bit out of place on this album. Overall, some of the songs fit well together sonically (from my limited understanding of music) but mostly they seem kind of disjointed to me. I did like it overall and it’s very fun to vibe to, but it just didn’t do it for me as a whole. I may try and listen to it again at another time. 6.5/10.
Another album where I went "Yessss" when it popped up. "Someone Great" is one of the danciest depressing songs out there, and "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" and "All My Friends" are amazing as well. Also found I enjoyed "Get Innocuous!" and "Watch The Tapes"
Blew me away. I had pretty low expectations but this was actually a very enjoyable listen.
I thought i'd hate this, the mainstream electro, dance rock of the early 2000s didn't do a lot for me! It wasn't as bad as feared though, even catchy in moments, but there wasn't enough here for me to want to revisit it.
Svängigt, groovy, catchy, svårt att inte stampa takten medan man lyssnar. Helvete va vissa låtar är liksom perfekta blandningen av disco och indie. Glad överraskning!
Dancy, funky, so 2010’s, I can’t believe I missed this album before?
pretty good stuff, one of the better examples of an indie rock/electronica fusion thing
Albums like this are why I enjoy doing the list. First time hearing it. Absolutely loved it. The ingredients review at the top is a perfect summary. I need not add to it. Instead I've poured a crispy cold Stella Artois, it's 103°F here in Western Australia. I'll enjoy my beer and burn my English Pommy skin as I sit out in the yard and let this album wash over me again, whilst also forgetting about The Ashes 🏏
p914. 2007. 1 star. Hideous hybrid of Heaven 17 and The Human League, but without the talent or the songs. And nobody needs multiple tedious 7+ minute tracks this millennium.
Great
It took me a while to get into this album but the style did grow on me throughout. I'm not usually a fan of the repetition that can come with electronic groups - but I'll admit there were a few tracks at the end that grabbed me like Us V Them, Watch the Tapes, and a great final track in New York, I Love You.
OLED is better, but this is still pretty good
it was decent but I was toning in and out. the constant swishing sound in 'someone great' triggered my sensory issues so that was a skip. I liked the songs 'North American scum' and 'New York I love you but you're bringing me down'.
LCD Soundsystem is a playlist band. If one of their songs come up in a playlist its fun and find but I never actively seek them out. 6/10
Apart from a few songs, not for me.
I'm a big fan of the point where indie/alternative meets dance music - even Radiohead fans want to dance, right? New wave in the 70s, the baggie/Madchester scene in the late 80s, and whatever the scene in the mid 2000s was called (the NME tried to coin the phrase "New Rave", but I don't think it ever caught on, or included LCD Soundsystem). Of those mid 2000s bands, LCD Soundsystem was the most consistent, and has aged best. To my ears this still sounds great today, and it's my favorite of their 3 albums (although I love them all).
This is a great record. It produced a couple of hits but I think there's more to it than that... the band had a really great sound for this record, and the songwriting was on point. I'm a fan.
Boring
Zzzzz it’s a mystery why this vapid shit ever got the reputation it has.
Interesting sound I know this is something I could listen to, but it would take a little more time with this album and a few more listens. It’s a three right out of the box though.
A few catchy tunes, but all a bit too smug and self-satisfied for me to enjoy it.
This is such a hypnotic album. I found myself drifting between tracks, not really paying too much attention as one track ended and another begins. It's all so hypnotic. All My Friends is clearly a banger. There's a cult like feeling to the whole album, with mantras sucking you in. Rather joyous.
I really like Someone Great, the rest I really don't vibe with
Did not listen to this album.
A lotta bangers on this one
Good one.
Oh man, huge blank spot for me, I was very much in the music listening mode in 2007 but LCD Soundsystem completely missed me. Maybe I was too old? I had a kid already. Not exactly a clubber Anyway this is not bad, but it's just something I don't get, like it's just build after build after build? I can see how it would be enjoyed by others, but it just washes right over me.
Always have enjoyed various bits of LCDS's work, but enjoyed this album in its entirety more than anticipated.
BOMB. was excited to listen to this bc i know shreeya listens to lcd soundsystem and this did not disappoint. i love the mix between rock and electronic music. feel like this is exactly what ive been looking for (although admittedly feel this way about lots of albums on this list). so cool and surprisingly diverse?? favs may be the first two tracks, i like the theatrical quality to the opening track and the second one is just so fun.
2 out of 5 Not all that bad. Some songs were pretty good.
I am trying my best to appreciate this. I do have a couple of standouts that could be redeeming qualities but I have far too many gripes for them to be significant. Here's how it goes: Looped tracks like DJ music minus the bombastic raving, sometimes dull irritating sounds and sometimes squeaky glitch sounds. Sometimes becomes a nursery rhyme and sometimes trying to emulate the 80s vibe. Even pop music feels just bland, this feels annoying to listen to.
Interesting. Probably wouldn't listen to it again except for second cut entitled It's Time to Get Away From You which I have added to my play list for quick acesss. Too repetitive.
I don’t know if ‘annoying instrumentation’ is a bug or a feature here but I’m finding it grating. Looking at you, bells on “Us V Them” Sound & lyric repetition is also fatiguing to me here. Many of these tracks could be half their recorded length. Hearing the same sentence literally 20 times in a row feels like… lazy lyrics? I know I’m glass half full here, it’s just the vibe I get.
okay
First time listening to this group. Enjoyed it!
Really cool album. Some great tracks on here. Some of the songs are a little repetitive, but over all pretty good
Sweet grooves and witty lyrics it's just a fun dance punk album. Also weird how the popheads didn't embrace them but the rock crowd did
Interesting. Makes you want to move, but gets a little repetitive. Good though for electronic dance music.
I didn’t pay any attention to this when it came out, and, gosh, I missed out. James Murphy’s vocals are idiosyncratic and, well, fun. The songs, which are as much disco and, erm, Arcade Fire as they are electronica, are dang fun, too. I especially like “Time to Get Away.”
It's electronic, it's a bit rough and ready, it's got some attitude. Everything I could ask for, really.
LCD Soundsystem feels like the stereotypical Pitchfork band to me. Pretty fun indie music that Pitchfork seems to think literally changed the world. Going in with that expectation made them seem underwhelming, but over time I’ve grown to like them more. I still don’t think LCD Soundsystem is that groundbreaking or anything, but they make some pretty dang good music
Funky...love this. Can listen to this in any situation
Yeah I really like this album. All my friends is the standout track. Exhilarating
A couple tracks had funky catchy grooves, but I lost interest. Not my bag.
Repetitive until it's boring, not my jam.
Все хиты. Единственный альбом, из которого я скидывал песни своей психологу. Лучшая песня - Someone Great.
There were some earworms, but they were a bit annoying. Highlights were North American Scum and New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down.
It was alright. Not my genre I suppose, thought I do enjoy other tracks from them (e.g. Daft Punk Is Playing at My House). I mostly just remember being irritated by some sound choices, but its all otherwise passable.
Pretty cool
Every song sounds the same Soundsystem. Repetitive sixteenth-notes Soundsystem. There are some exciting moments on this record but I still find it dull.
This is up my alley for sure. Didn't really listen to a lot of LCD Soundsystem at the time outside of North American Scum and All My Friends, and now I'm wondering why. Never got round to it I guess
Solid 4, good energy, would have liked a bigger ending/final track but solid stuff
Eminently listenable as background music, and wholly forgettable. It's strange to see an album from 2007 rank so highly as the pop-punk/alt-rock movement was already declining in popularity. It's fine, and the themes/lyrics are less cringe to an older listener than some of their earlier contemporaries, but as a result, the songs are too clean and white-washed to have any of the soul and earnestness that its predecessors had. Maybe it says a lot that I tabbed back over to check the name of an absolute banger...and it was the randomizer kicking with a Modest Mouse song after the album had ended.
All songs make a more or less slow start with a few interesting instrumental transitions. A few songs you can actually listen to for those 5+ minutes of length and bop your head to. The overall tone of the songs does not vary very much. Not bad, but not outstanding.
This feels like it belongs on the soundtrack of a Gran Turismo or Burnout or something, which is great for me because I loved those soundtracks. This isn't entirely my normal genre but I definitely enjoyed myself (though I can see how some aspects of it might be very grating to others, or even to me on a different day). I can definitely see the disco influence in this pretty much from the get-go. I feel like they'd have been well served by doing what disco artists used to do - trimming 2-3 minutes out of the album versions of their tracks and then releasing the full things for DJs to use. The repetition doesn't do too much for me and there's not enough variation in the repeats to really keep my interest. Also, somebody please steal their cowbell.
I actually really enjoyed this! I love small progression things like these where the artists keep layering beats on top of each other, until it cumulates into the finish. To me, this is perfect background music while I'm doing tasks that require me to be slightly, but not completely focused. Admittedly, I wouldn't want to listen to this all the time, but definitely something I'll throw on while doing basketball statistics or boring paperwork. Favorite songs were Get Innocuous!, Somone Great and Sound of Silver.
I was not familiar with this band before listening to the album. They have an unique sound, that mixes electronica with rock melodies. Vocals distract me from the music and electronic music is often just background noise to me so it's a mixed experience. In the end, nothing in the album really hooked me in.
Somehow never got round to trying LCDS before. Not a huge fan of the dance rock style generally, but I can see they're good at it. Most of the songs should have been half as long to be honest, and the piano on All My Friends actively gave me a headache. North American Scum was my top track, I think. Overall a fine enough album, but I won't be putting it on again.
I love this album, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. It was one of the first albums I discovered via the internet, so it's probably safe to say it had a big influence on the person I am today. It's fun, it's charming, and at times, it's even touching. I dare anyone who's ever suffered the loss of a younger family member not to be affected while listening to Someone Great. Sound of Silver is a great album to passively chill to, but even more rewarding to really engage with as well. LCD Soundsystem are masters of slowly building tension before gradually deflating it, all while making you want to get up and move at the same time. It's been around 15 years since I first fell in love with this album, and I've only come to appreciate it more as I approach the age James Murphy was when he wrote these songs, and his experiences become more relatable. All My Friends in particular hits me harder than ever now, for reasons I imagine most 30+ people should be able to empathize with. Their aforementioned skill at creating those moments of build-up and release is most evident there, with that final repeated refrain managing to send chills down my spine every time. I really lament the fact that I never got to attend one of their shows before I became effectively priced out of them by the insane ticket prices they're able to demand. All these songs would be incredible to experience as a crowd. Maybe someday, I guess. Favourite tracks: All My Friends, Someone Great, Get Innocuous!
I had their newest album and I liked it much more than I liked this one. This felt more functional... as in the purpose of this is to dance. Which I'm sure it's great at, but I'm not currently dancing, and it's not a hobby that I have (maybe I should). But, I didn't love it as an album of music to listen to.
It has a moments, but I don’t think I care for this band onto the next one!
Heard it before. It's quite alright but I guess it probably hit harder back in 2007. I'm just wondering why there are 3 whole meh songs on this album that have more streams than my favourite one (North American Scum) 3/5
Begin is heel sterk en fun. Op de helft wordt het wel heel repetitief en aan het einde werd ik er boos van.
Actually really jammed out with this! Really liked North American Scum
I was introduced to LCD Soundsystem through the Noah Baumbach film White Noise and ever since, they've figured into my playlists. Very unique use of sound...I love the weird, unexpected lyrics that are dancy while also furthering an existential crisis. It's also not that deep.
I thought it was OK. No melodies really jumped out at me, nor was I ever deeply immersed into the music. But it was enjoyable. The most popular track "Someone Great," I found pretty annoying and repetitive.
6/10 I thought I would like this more than I do. 11-24-2025
Ik heb wel eens dat ik zo'n electronisch album (al is dit dat niet helemaal) aanzet tijdens het werk en dat er dan een verrassende 5 sterren uit rollen, maar dat is deze keer helaas niet het geval. Het album pakt me niet, neemt me niet genoeg mee. Ik heb wel een zwak voor van die Spinvis-achtige lui die zo'n album voor 90-95% solo (liefst nog vanuit hun eigen rommelige huis) in elkaar flansen. Het was even afwachten of het nog zou gaan irriteren of dat het vooral bij meh-gevoelens zou blijven om te bepalen of het een 2 of 3 wordt. Ik maak er 3 sterren van. Toch leuk om een keer gehoord te hebben.
Okay-ish record. I do like this band but they feel redundant after a while
Listening notes made it sound like it would be righ tup my motorik strasse... but it was really boring. Timing is everything I guess.
Like it. Favourite track is Get Innocuous 3/5
Saw them in NYC, favorite song from this album: Someone great!
Solsbury Hill goes hard
2,3/5
One of the greatest indie-electronic songs of all time, two or three decent jangly tunes, the rest irritating, bland and forgettable.
North American Scum alone would've gotten it 3 stars
9/10
catchy. synth. rock. electric. groovy.
It was pretty average for me. Not bad but not exceptional either. I liked the opening track though.
There are two, maybe three thoughts in my head. I have heard This is Happening in full, Daft Punk Is Playing in My House(Fifa 06 throwback) and Time To Get Away, but even after loving the third band's album I never seeked to hear more about them, a mistake, this album is very good. My second thought is why is the reunion album (American Dream) in the list instead of the debut or This Is Happening? Third one, I love when the guitars stay on one chord just jamming it in one place and everything else moves around that hanging chord.
easily sound of gold if you ask me
Brill album, they were great live!
I get it, I suppose. It's good for a party. It's catchy It's danceable. That's all.
Enjoyed this much more than I expected. Everybody loves to clown on James Murphy but the songs are good, even if they usually overstay their welcome. Someone Great and All My Friends are my personal standouts but honorable mentions for North American Scum and Us V Them, which were surprise hitters for me. Really enjoyed.
North America Scum was a stand out for me, but I didn't really care for this album.
I mean I love the first 3 albums, but I guess if I had to pick one to be on here, sure it can be Sound of Silver.
Kind of an indie/alt rock lofi sound. Has some funk rhythms too. Great album. Every song is engaging. My favorites are Get Innocuous, Tome to Get Away, North American Scum, Someone Great, All My Friends, New York I Love You.
OH BROTHER, HOW MANY LCD ALBUMS MUST I SUFFER THROUGH??? I don’t like this kind of music. I made it through though. Please no more LCD. Thanks. 🙂↕️
For some reason I thought LCD Soundsystem and Fontaines DC were the same band. When I thought about it for more than 4 seconds I realised I was wrong, but that took me until track 5 Anyway. I liked this! Think I'd only heard NYILY before. A solid 4/5 Songs added to playlist: - Time to Get Away - Someone Great - All My Friends - New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
All my friends is incredible
Surprisingly a great album. I wasn't expecting much after the first song, but it got into some really nice grooves later on, and the lyrics were also really solid.
highs are high and the lows are low
It has a couple of cool grooves. Made me think of Talking Heads sometimes. Absolutely didn't like "All My Friends", the same background chords for 8min was a bit much. It was alright.
The first impression with the first song didn't convince me, but as the album progressed, I really started to like it. A great listen and overall enjoyed it quite a bit. I can tell we're getting to more modern stuff because this is very close to the kind of thing I listen to.
I liked my experience with the album. Had a lot of fun listening to Us V. Them and Watch the Tapes. Overall I wouldn't seek this out again but I can't say I would turn it off if someone else put it on.
This sounds so timeless
Bit middle of the road but two good songs, #5 and #9
Favoriten Time to get away All my Friends New York, I love you but youre bringing me down
The variety and versatility of each track is incredible so dancy and deep at points
Super groovy but gets repetitive. I love this type of irreverent house music.
A gift from Gen X to millennials. We love you.
I actually really enjoyed this album. Not usually a fan of electronic music, but this was really good. My favorite was North American Scum. So good!
not particularly a favorite of mine. I liked north american scum, but everything else was kinda eh for me
Dug this more than I anticipated.
not my type of record all my friends is nice song good as work background music you can get focused on
decent Album
Excellent album. Love how experimental they are.
Das Album hat mir ganz gut gefallen. Einige Sounds erinnerten mich an 'Kraftwerk', auch wenn deren Musik aus einem völlig anderem Genre kommt. Nach einem Tag ist mir aber nicht viel von dem Album im Gedächtnis gebleiben. Vielleicht höre ich mir das noch mal an. 3/5
It was OK, unsure how much I truly enjoyed it. Harmless but not particularly thrilling. 3.5 stars.
Always heard the name, but never heard the music. This album was a lot of fun! Groovy, funky, energetic, and chill all at the same time. Easily a 4/5 for me.
Rating: 2.6 I have had my experience of this album ruined by already having listened to This is Happening before in my life. That album just makes this album feel like a tech demo in comparison.
This album for me is an essence of good quality mid 2000s music. Some of the songs reminded me of Franz Ferdinand. Too bad I didn't discover them earlier, I would listen a lot to them in my teens. I really enjoyed a night stroll around the city with this album in my headphones.
De esas bandas por las que me registré a esto. Nunca escuchada, siempre nombrada. Disco genial. Danspunk, electrónica, todo. 8/10
This was/is not my NYC. I was going to hardcore shows in the basement of the Charleston, 538 Johnson, etc at the time. I may contain multitudes but these two things are too diametrically opposed to be reconciled. Started out promisingly enough because Get Innocuous has a cool groove.
Not for me
This is too harsh but it’s just like they took the gorillaz and the killers and copied all the build up moments but took out all of the hype/release of those songs. A lot of aimless electronic music which can be cool but I don’t think it means to be aimless. This real life emotional teenager song threw the whole thing down a rating, terrible song.
Kind of mellow for dance punk. Mostly enjoyable to listen to but nothing stood out.
It’s an aging man’s dream fully realized, and you can dance to it…
No thank you.
Fine, it sounds like a weird mix of rock and 90s synth pop and I'm not vibing with it.
Had never listened to an LCD Soundsystem album in its entirety, but I've loved "North American Scum" for years, so I figured I would enjoy this. Definitely the first of many spins.
Um zur Ruhe zu kommen? Maybe
Unique sound and a couple standouts, but many songs drag on too long.
"All My Friends" is a decent enough song, but not really above a 3 here for this album so far
Electronic dance Someone great All my friend's
Nope
Trying really hard to be a updated talking heads. I wanted to like it but it gets repetitive and annoying
Loved it … any album that makes me dance while cooking tea = 4 stars 🪩😍
A little too techno-y
It's like these guys made songs 8x as long as a normal song with 25% of a great song idea. I appreciate the concepts on this album, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Actually, cut these down to like 3.5 minutes, and a lot of my gripes go away leaving basically only my "overly repetitive" complaint ⭐⭐⭐, I guess? I feel like that's too high and 2 is too low
this album is kind of a trip to listen to in full because it’s mostly well-structured and fun electronic dance songs with pretty silly self-indulgent lyrics, plus a few very grand and emotionally resonant opuses (opii?) that still manage to stop me in my tracks and make me tear up no matter how many times i’ve heard them. i think pitchfork was probably right to name ‘all my friends’ as the second-best song of the 2000s. the repetitive nature of electronica is much more compelling when it is layered with interesting lyrics. which is not to say that every single song on this album has interesting lyrics. but those ones are fun anyway. yeah you got me james murphy. fav tracks: all my friends; new york i love you…; someone great; watch the tapes
This feels like the kind of stuff I want to dance to, while at the same time can recognize is actually very well made and a bit deeper than the average mindless dance music. It feels like a party until the end when the party catches up with you in “New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down”. I like how dynamic it is in that sense. Fav tracks: North American Scum; Someone Great; New York, I Love You…
If you don't love this album are you even a millennial? These songs are encoded the DNA of everyone who went to college between 2007 and 2015 probably. Perfection.
Forgot how great this album is - upbeat, varied, unusual enough to not be too mainstream but not too weird. Gave me the energy I needed to get back into my working day!
The long intro of the opening track made me think this was going to be a straightforward EDM album, so it was surprising to hear those pulsing electronic sounds paired with an off-key, almost vulnerable voice. The repetition in later tracks—both musically and lyrically—feels excessive, but Someone Great and All My Friends point toward something deeper: a sense of loss and longing for times and people gone. Sound of Silver builds on that emotion—cowbell and all—while the closing track, New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down, starts as satire and ends as a moving search for belonging and meaning.
I’d rather be listening to just about anything else, to be honest. Ear pollution.
3/5 Like a couple of songs, mostly misses, and the songs are long. Very modular. I like the drums a lot throughout the project.
Cool ig
Una alegria que me recuerden su existencia
Doesn't sound very good at all.