Reviews (page 7 of 14)
I first heard of LCD Soundsystem from the This Is Happening album, so I dived into the older stuff after really enjoying that album. This album is good, but I don't think it's as good as This Is Happening. 2.86/5 stars = 3 stars. Good tunes: North American Scum Someone Great All My Friends
Certified Banger 5/5
LCD Soundsystem is another group whose name I've heard yet never listened to their music until now. They were formed in the early 2000s by frontman James Murphy, who operated his independent label, DFA Records. They seem to be labeled as a dance-punk revival band with notes of electronica, and their second album, Sound of Silver, sounds emblematic of that description in a manner that blew me away. This album is fully entrenched in its influences. From the opening "Get Innocuous!" that builds over what sounded like a sample flip from Kraftwerk's "The Robots", the band was able to conjure hypnotically tight electronic grooves amidst the driving guitar riffs, accented percussion with an extra helping of cowbell, and James's off-kilter delivery, at times paired with Nancy Whang's softer vocals. Throughout this album, I kept hearing elements borrowed from the likes of the previously mentioned Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Talking Heads. Considering I liked all of those acts, I was onboard for this sound. Juxtaposing the grooves are the spare yet intense lyrics focused on the melancholy of getting older, becoming disillusioned as loved ones pass away, and what was once great can turn sour over time. From the hipster's contemplation on "Get Innocuous!", to the stereotypes lived in on "North American Scum", to the heartfelt tribute likely to James's therapist Dr. George Kamen on "Someone Great", and the self-destructive behavior observed on "Watch the Tapes", there's a degree of disenfranchisement and dry wit that James captured. These sentiments culminate in two poignant closing numbers - the title track, which in its five-phrase refrain summarizes the emotional turmoil faced when confronting nostalgia, and the bombastic "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" about James's love-hate relationship with his hometown as it had went through major overhauls in image and operation under then-billionare-mayor Michael Bloomberg. They all tie in to the notion of a past that can't be easily captured again. Sound of Silver was an excellent album that got me moving, yet at the same time got me reflecting with its striking lyrics. This is the kind of sound I can come back to.
Always heard of the band, never actually heard them. They are cooler than I imagined in my head. Doesn't set the world alight, but cool. Favourite tracks: Get Innocuous!, Time to Get Away, North American Scum, New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down.
This may be the most early 2000s album I’ve ever heard. It’s like Talking Heads without the charisma or talent.
All my friends es como Frand Ferdinand... Pero el resto es como mas misterioso. Mi favo es New York I love you but you're bringing me down.
Could have been shorter.
Inoffensive background music. Doesn't make you feel anything
Solid. Sound of Silver is the Song
Kuunneltava. Jopa jamitti vähän
Vähän oli taas erikoista ”rokkia”
It’s not bad! It’s not like cooking a steak that you need to know when to turn off the stove. This album is like cooking chicken. It has to be 100% cooked. And the deliciousness depends on how you season and marinate it. So the repetitiveness makes sense. Chicken has to be fully cooked! The album is flavourful, lots of different instruments. Vocals are tasteful too. Everything is there because of their artistic choice.
High energy music for sure. Not quite sure how to listen to it without my mind racing from espresso. I think I get the appeal but I could also live without it
I only knew ‘Someone Great’ when heading into this album, but at most I thought that it was a decent song. Everything else just seemed to wash past me, where I was wondering exactly what I had just listened to. I don’t really get the LCD Soundsyatem hype, and this album didn’t do much to push me closer to an understanding
This isn’t typically my style of music, but for some reason I really got into the vibe for a while. I’m surprised this is classified as “rock” (feels more like modern funk). Some of the songs did drag on for far too long and by the end of the album I found my mind drifting away again, but it was very nice while it lasted.
Really liked this album. Although would not recommend it for driving home on on long car ride being slightly tired because there’s a number of songs in the middle section that play the same notes the whole song and can really lull u to sleep.
Some great grooves that were a lot of fun, but the repetitiveness of the lyrics over an hour really takes away from the rating. I would potentially rate this higher if there was less singing.
This is a personal one for me. When I first started the 1001 list I got a Miles Davis album as my first one. I expected that for some music history. The second album I got was this one. I had never listened to LCD Soundsystem before, but I absolutely fell in love with this album. The driving beat has me entranced throughout. The first song had me worried about the vocals but then they immediately change for the next. This whole album is a masterclass in pushing a song right to the limit of being too repetitive, but changing it right before it gets annoying. The three song combo of "North American Scum", "Someone Great", and "All My Friends" is one of my favorite music experiences of all time. "North American Scum" is a funny group song. It up beat and light hearted. "Someone Great" does the best job I've ever seen of properly describing grief. When you lose someone it feels like you're whole is crashing down, but everyone else is just going about their day. Don't they know that nothing will ever be the same again? "All My Friends" brings the mood back up. It's a song about growing up and seeing less of your friends over time, but it's still the best thing when you do. I love this album, and it's definitely my most listened to one I've discovered on this list. This album is the reason that we have this 1001 album music group.
LCD has such a cool and unique sound.
4.25
I'm a bit unsure how I feel about LCD Soundsystem, they've got some good songs, but there isn't a lot of variation in the music. When I first listened to this album, I found the repetition in the music of the first two tracks quite hard work, only starting to enjoy myself from North American Scum onwards. On a second listen, while walking the dog, the repetition wasn't so jarring. It became more enjoyable as a background for doing something else. There's definitely better indie electronica from the noughties, Hot Chip being the most notable example. Nothing on this album compares to music on The Warning or One Life Stand, but I found myself liking it nonetheless.
Beep boop boop bop
Probably their best album
This is it! This is why I started the journey through these 1001 albums. To find gems like this. For some reason this absolute masterpiece has been under my radar up until now. Amazing, original, thrilling listen.
Album is smoke, from to to bottom.
Equal parts interesting and irritating.
Meh La voz del tío no me gusta y las canciones me parecen completamente sin más, ni siquiera lo acabé
No pude ni acabarlo. No me gusta la voz ni el ruido de fondo, demasiado experimental
Excellent album, the compositions are outstanding and Murphy nails an precise balance between ambitious experimentation and catchiness. He writes complex songs that spawn several minutes, passing through different motifs and ideas. It flows very well and is very cohesive, yet every track has its own distinctive sound and idea. The songwriting is also great, it feels personal but also relatable. The singing is maybe the least noteworthy, as it's obvious he isn't a super gifted singer, but he delivers well in all the songs. The backing vocals are good too. "Get Innocuous!" is excellent, I loved "Someone Great" too, it felt very personal. "Us v Them" and "Watch the Tapes" are very good too, super energetic and catchy. This record felt like a 9, but I'll leave it at 4 stars for now just because I'm not 100% convinced to give it 5.
Shrug
The 21st century version of “Remain in Light”. Futuristic in its production and deeply inspired in its lyrics, this is a near masterpiece that will be on my rotation for a while. 4.5/5
6/10
Derivative electronic sounds. Reminiscent of Bowie’s Berlin years.
I did not expect Sound of Silver on this list. Not that its not good, but their first album is probably way more influential as a modernized Devo electronica/art rock sound. This album still has some of that, but loses some of the charm for more indie rock sound which is probably more generally approachable. Loved the unique synths and bass used throughout. Album could use a radio cut version where each track is 3-5min instead of averaging at 7min as I feel like the unique sounds are better in bursts. - mitona
Not a fan of LCD Soundsytem. Tried listening to this lp, but couldn’t get thru it
I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests. I should like this. It ticks every box of my interests.
Someone great is one of the best songs ever written
Eerste nummer en de intro erger ik mij al aan. Duurt ook veel te lang. Dit wordt weer een interessant album dus. 2e nummer een stuk beter gelukkig. Dit is plots onverwachts viben. En dan in het 3e nummer wordt er een poging gedaan om te zingen. Doe dat nou niet jongen. Tandjes, zonde. Deuntje is prima. Het is opzich allemaal best oke, maar zn nummers duren echt allemaal net ff te lang. En het is ook niet zo dat er nou een hoop twists in zitten.. Nee, album had potentie maar is het hm, mede ook echt omdat de nummers echt veeeeel te lang zijn, voor mij niet. 2 reten FAV: All my friends
Cool arrangements, if a little monotone and repetitive at times. Easy to put on in the background.
I was obsessed with this album for a time and then forgot about it. Funny how it found me again. Gotta say, not sure what I saw in this one.
Fun as hell even though it’s repetitive, and definitely shines a light on a sound a lot of people really wanna hear
So great. Love the energy but also the questions of meaning and existence.
Folks, I am not a dancer. I am a nerd through and through, not blessed with rhythm, and to add to that I listened to this album while on a two-hour drive. As such, I am not the type of person and was not in the situation to enjoy this type of music. It was okay--as with most dance music, it overstays its welcome fairly frequently (Us V Them could so easily be far shorter and would be a lot better for it; I feel like the repetition of "over and over again" just had to be self-aware), but the beats were catchy and distinct from song to song. "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" is quite a good song, and coincidentally the least dancy on the album. Overall, it isn't quite my thing, but there's a whole lot worse out there.
This is one of my favourite albums of all all time so I chuckled as it came up as my first of this project. Maybe it’s meant to be. Fave songs: someone great, NYILY, get innocuous. Honorable mention to all my friends as it was the first LCD soundsystem I heard & fell in love with a few summers ago. Just brilliant
I liked it better than I thought I would.
I feel like I checked out this album from the public library on CD around the time it came out. The back half of the album got a little more Hives than I wanted. The bass player should be paid double what they are making now. Great stuff, fun, was happy to hear the 1975 connection on All My Friends.
I didn’t hate it as much as the last LCD Soundsystem I got on here. Some parts were pretty good and catchy, overall though still not my jam.
not my first listen but IS my first full-through listen, have seen LCD soundsystem perform songs from this album several times.
Loved "North American Scum". The sound of LCD Soundsystem is definitely adjacent to Talking Heads.
el. Rock, 2007 -> 2
Proberen de draad weer op te pakken, wat een stuk gemakkelijker gaat als je ziet wat er allemaal te wachten staat. ''Sound of Silver'' is een goeie kickstart. Dit tweede album ziet de band iets meer richting de 'dance' in hun toegeëigende genre dance-punk bewegen. En alhoewel die techno/house groove soms iets iets te lang is voor een setting achter een bureau, gebeurd er op deze plaat ook in de minder attractieve nummers altijd wel iets wat ze de moeite waard maken. Toch wel een grandioze plaat dit, en mogelijk hun beste complete studioalbum. 'Someone Great', 'New York....', en 'All My Friends' horen bij LCD's top 5 songs, en die laatste ook zeker bij de beste rocknummers van deze eeuw. 8,5/10 Highlights: North American Scum Someone Great All My Friends New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Magnum Opus van James Murphy. Op Sound of Silver had hij het recept juist. Ook al is Dance Yrself Clean is mijn ogen het nummer waar al het goede van LCD samenkomt, is Sound of Silver de plaat. Someone Great en All My Friends zijn spannend, enerverend en ook op fesitvalsweides enorme bangers. Bij All My Friends gaat het dan alleen om die laatste paar zinnen. Maar dan ben je al zo volgestopt en sta je op ontploffen, dat de ontlading des te groter is. En dan de plaat afsluiten met New York I Love Your laat zien dat Murphy niet voor één gat te vangen is. 8,5/10 Highlights Someone Great All My Friends
Electro and rock with vocals that are rock. Very unique sound and well crafted
Incredible production and fully realised ideas make this a must listen.
Thisbis myb4th album, and aftee almost 150 albums I am rating it. Well, happy I took this time tbh because I needed Talking Heads fresh in my ear to pick the refefences. The album is ok, I get that it's experimental but apart from "New York, I love You" and "North American Scum" , I got bored by the eletronic sounds and the repetition. Also, Harry Styles kinda reminded me I needed to listen to this album because "aperture" is a total ripp off frm the band and this era. I see the impact clearly now of tthe band, but still kinda meh for me. 3/5
Bee loves them so much
dang hitting all the high notes lately. Perfect indie electronic/rock album.
6/10
This is really good, I’ve heard LCD but never really sat down and listened to a whole album. I’ll check out more of their stuff
I had no idea how good this is, and now I feel stupid.
eigentlich nicht so gut aber letstes lied fand ich schon cool. Das New york i love you but your are bringing me down
perhaps i was unfair in writing LCD Soundsystem off for all these years.
Bel sound elettro, troppo altalenante per i miei gusti però.
Offensively repetitive and dull. This is mind numbing levels of repetition; similar to Chinese Water Torture, for me. All My Friends is an absolute Banger tho Best Song: All My Friends Rating: 3.5/10 (Irritating) Stars: 2/5
Possibly my latent frame of mind and that I'm feeling a bit under the weather, but this was anxiety inducing.
Enjoyed it for sure. They don't all hit, but there are enough that do. Fav track: North American Scum
lots of the reviews saying this is repetitive need to chill out. this is good fun music!
Tremendous. I dare you to keep from moving to the amazing beats on this record.
Liked it a lot more then I remember
I do not like the average LCD Soundsytem song. I find it repetitive, and annoying. Once I got stuck listening to "Yr city is a sucker" with no ability to change the song and it was possibly the worst thing I had ever heard. "New York I love you but you're bringing me down" is good
I liked this album better than I thought I would.
Much, much better than I expected from the electronica genre label. More of a fusion with alt-rock, and I thought it was pretty enjoyable.
Some good stuff here but every song is just a little too long.
Good tunes thx
Loved it 10/10
Not really my vibe either. Much more grungy than my go to’s. Some of the sound was enjoyable, but the vocals leaned into discordance pretty often (shocking given that album cover, huh?). I’m just not a big discordance guy yet. Though this 1001 album thing is making me appreciate the extremely broad range of what people like, and I find that cool. LCD Soundsystem gets a 2.
Howdy James Murphy just wanted to say thanks for bringing these bouncy, crunchy ear worms to the party. I listened to this album a couple of times over now since popping up. Currently making a playlist centered around it, for butt shaking. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gS489vz9ZXdfTBhHh4ePq?si=4f6ce47cdb434c33
I'm always sad that I was never hip enough to LCD at their peak. I would have played daft punk at my house, at my house, with friends...LCD is the ultimate house party music. It sounds like being 23 to me, and I love it.
Didn’t even finish. Not my cup o’ tea at all.
I'm unsure how I felt about this album. I mainly just listened to it as I sat at my computer as it didn't particularly grab me. But I did vibe with a few songs, but I don't think this album as a whole will get a lot of replays from me.
Good, fun, energetic mix of electronic music and rock.
I didn't think anyone could be more boring than Fatboy Slim.
It was...okay. It reminded me of a lot of other bands, and also of late-80s video games. Probably won't listen again if I'm honest, but not rushing to turn it off either.
I like the vibes, very funky Fav song - North American Scum 3/5
Man, idk if it's because I was in a bad mood when I heard this, or if it's truly boring, but nothing about this really grabbed me. I sort of just tuned out. Would I revisit this: no
So good. I love individual songs, but I haven't taken the time to really listen to this whole album on repeat. Head bobbing track after track. Feels very New York in my 20s.
I've never loved any other LCD Soundsystem albums I've heard, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Not typically my jam, but this was pretty good. 3.9
While this album ended up going in a slightly more alt-rock direction than I thought it was heading from the opening track, it is still ostensibly a dance album. And dance is something I don't really do. I've always thought it would be far more interesting to make music like this than it is to actually listen to it, and so it often tends to hold my attention on that basis only - I kind of zone out thinking about the creative process and where the samples might have come from etc. From the brazen use of Kraftwerk on the opening track right through to the post-Strokes vocal treatment and Talking Heads-esque rhythmic choices, this album wears its influences well and truly on its sleeve. Nowhere near as deep as you get the impression it hopes it is, it's fairly repetitive, simplistic and crass, but well executed nonetheless. Lacking a bit of soul throughout really. One of numerous albums I've encountered which have left me scratching my head as to why precisely they made this list.
RADIO BROKER
Not too bad
Amazing album
The songs are so repetitive and annoying that they almost become addictive but maybe that was the plan. 3 stars or C-.
All criticisms are valid. Nonetheless when he gets it right, examples on this album being "Someone Great" and "All My Friends", I find it hypnotic and cathartic. Full body exorcism of emotional turmoil.
Kind of monotonous. Maybe all the songs just need to be shorter? I really can't listen to them without hearing all their influences (I was getting a lot of Spoon today) but I'm sure they'd sound better to fresher ears.
It's aight, a bit boring at times. Like the sound is good after a while it all mashes together
Highlights Get Innocuous Watch the Tapes New York I Love You, but You're Bringing Me Down
5/10 Best: All My Friends and New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
An almost perfect album. He really did create a genre and I’m grateful for it. Electronic or indie. Whatever it is, it’s so enjoyable.
I went out on a walk this morning when this came on my playlist. This type of music is not exactly one I listen to, but went ahead and listened to it. It was percussive, repetitive. Few vocals. It came to the point where I couldn't stand it. Some people keep talking about the bass, but to be honest, I have heard better bass lines from other genres. New York, I love you , but you're bringing me down, was a song I liked. The others should have been more thought out. I will give this a 2. Nothing more, nothing less.
Never understood the popularity of this band. Not bad, not good.
I’ve listened to a little LCD Soundsystem before but never quite clicked with them. While the entirety of this album didn’t blow me away the album was pretty solid with All My Friends, Watch The Tapes, and New York, I love You but You’re Bringing Me Down, being true standouts.
Very early 2000s sonically. Voice is annoying. Too many noises for the sake of noises
Didn't know what to expect going into this - it was a nice mix of sounds throughout. Some parts I didn't like as much, but I found there to be something that would quickly follow to make the experience not as bad.
Original, propulsive
This is an amazing album, there is no way I could say enough about it. I remember the first time hearing this shortly after it was released, easily on of my all-time favorite albums.
This album was fundamental to me at one point to pretty much getting into dancier rock and enjoying this era of music (mid to late 00s punky dance rock), and while this album is great and has some of the best songs ever (Someone Great and New York I Love You) I do think that over time I stopped being as in love with this album (and LCD's music generally), mainly because of how the length of some of the songs would sometimes prevent me from ever wanting to go back, right now I kept thinking these songs would get so much out of getting trimmed by a minute or two. Yeah dance music operates in long songs and all but I think North American Scum didn't need to do the chorus 2 more times for it to get more grating, I don't have as many gripes with the other songs but I still feel like Time to Get Away, All My Friends and the title track didn't need to go on for that long, they are great songs still though and really so is the entire album. I don't love it like I used to but I think over time with more listens I will be able to get a better sense of the things that click so much with me and what doesn't
Sound of 2007
Very cool album!
#599. There's so many examples of a one hit wonders wrong album on here that it's surely intentional at this point. This is just repetitive and kinda boring, honestly. 2/5: meh.
Some good music
What a fun album! Brings me back to college and our summer in Boston. A few bangers on here that I could listen to on repeat!
Mediocre indie electronic. Multiple songs that had me check the time left halfway through. The good parts were obscured by repetition until it was dead. Was it influenced by a lot of the greats, sure. Has it influenced more modern bands I enjoy, sure. But I won't be revisiting this album.
Recognize a couple songs, quite enjoyed it overall.
It went from mediocre to straight-up annoying
Excellent
Watch the Tapes and you’ll see how it’s Time to Get Away and listen to this album.
4.5/5. And that’s how it starts… One of the highlights of the indie sleaze era, so millennial it hits me with all the existential dread.
3 stars
First listen
Pretty good album for the background. Not much to say on this one
We are North American Scum! Pretty cool album, mixed with lots of fun sounds and beats. Pretty good
Much love for LCD Soundsystem. Ive enjoyed this album for a long time. I love the droney instrumentals, and Nancy Whangs erratic keyboard playing. This album shows a lot of love for New York. This came out at towards the end of a hot streak for the NY indie scene, The Strokes, and Interpol to name a few of their legendary contemporaries.
It's a vibe. A good vibe. But a repetitive vibe.
Great to revisit this after listening so many times in college. -Someone Great -All My Friends -Us V Them -Sound of Silver
Loved this, really got me pumped. Been really enjoying the dance music this project has been giving me the last few days. Made me feel like I was at a rave, brought so much euphoria
This was pretty sick felt inspired by the electronic stuff from Radiohead
okay i see u there ;p WAAIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIIIIIITTTT THIS ALBUM IS INSANE new york i love you had me BAWLING same with sound of silver that ATE EASY 5 STARs (my first 5 star ever and 100% deserved) Not often i listen to an album fresh and fall in love... usually takes a couple times damn
dance punk is always my thing
I don't like electronic music that much, but these guys always struck a chord with me. A lot of long songs on this album, not a good sign. This feels like the spiritual successor to Blondie in some ways. Get Innocuous! is a good start although I hate titles with punctuation in them. I have always liked the lyrics, there's a combination or earnestness and silliness that's appealing. North American Scum is a perfect example. Someone Great is their best song, not just on this album, but in their repertoire. It's crazy to think they made a great dance song about losing someone. The driving piano on All My Friends should be annoying but it works perfectly. I really like this album. Title track is the first real miss. The lyrics remind me of the Tiny Rick episode of Rick and Morty. New York I Love You is a bit of a downer and a major tonal shift. I'm not sure how I feel about it.
Interesting sound, never heard of this band, so it was a fun listen, but not my fav
The epitome of "ok." Safe, boring album.
like I’m 7
Good record, really liked the sound. Somewhere between the strokes and daft punk. Energizing, and a total vibe.
Eh
This is another one that I'd call "fun"- I think making fun music is something LCD really excels at. It seems like their songs always take a while to get to the payoff, but somehow it doesn't feel like it's as long as it is, and you don't mind the wait because it's a fun ride. The tracks on Sound of Silver pretty much all were in that mold. In particular, the grooves were good and the music experience was enjoyable. The lyrics and vocals are probably the least attractive part of the mix on most of the songs, but they serve their purpose well. If you consider them as instruments instead of the lead focus of the composition, they work a lot better. The album flowed, even though each song had a fairly distinct feel. It did start to get a bit tedious toward the end for me, though, and I felt like it should've been a bit shorter. All considered, there's just nothing really here to make it great. Most of the songs are good, though a few fell below that. It probably would've been better overall if there was one fewer song on it. North American Scum and All My Friends were the best tracks on the album to me, but they still weren't better than pretty good. Definitely not strong enough to carry the rest of the album higher. It's solid, but not more than that. Overall: 3.25/5
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely a fun and catchy album, but feels like it has a lot more to it than just danceable vibes.
Not heard this in nearly two decades and it's still an absolute blast. All MY Friends is one of the tunes of the 00s.
It was good but I didn’t feel a lot of the songs, felt a bit generic.
10 minute tracks that feel like they go on for 30 minutes...
It had its moments. I didn't need to be lectured about gentrification, though.
I had this one when it was new. Super fun beats all the way through.
3 stars I’m not beholden to this album for nostalgia reasons. While this was the kind of music I listened to at the time I did not listen to it until years later. It’s good, with some solid tracks. But the tracks are a bit overlong and not all of them have as much replay value. Still a mostly great listen.
To me, Murphy's LCD is a beautiful collage of influences expanding on a meandering feeling of meaningless and nihilisim found prevalent the indie sleaze era. Especially noticable was this tendency in the Gen Xers navigating this movement such as James Murphy. Armed with the wisdom of being old enough to have accumulated a thousand influences, scars from lost battles, and the understanding this will likely not end all that well, he had one life lesson that he knew for certain: sometimes you have to turn it up, pop the champagne, and say fuck it. NOTES: Especially well written is this album's encapsulation of the abstract feeling of losing someone we love in "Someone Great". There are some tendencies I could do without in the Murphy cannon such as the over the top melodrama of "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down", a song with more potential endings than words in the title, but honestly that's what makes him who he is. He's an indulgent hot mess who, like his track record shows, tries to quit but just can't bring himself to commit to an exit. I hope he's made peace with being the last one to leave the party because he's accidentally become the life of a lot of them.
I think I’m in love. I wish there were more than 5 stars to give. Genuine perfection.
There's something about this album that's never quite clicked with me. I do like it, but it just doesn't resonate with me like some of their other work.
Some of these were ass. A few were funky and cool. New yoke I love you was neat and us v them was pretty actually good. Some sounds reminded me of the paper Mario sound track. Lots of weird sounds.
Someone said, "The best single LCD Soundsystem studio album for sure". Oh dear. Life is too short for this unimaginative nonsense. 1/5.
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I like LCD Soundsystem, but I don't think I've heard a consistent album from them yet. Having said that, I do like a lot of their individual songs. Liked Songs Added: North American Scum Someone Great New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
That was a lot of fun! The only regret I have is listening to it at like 1am right before I go to sleep because I'm amped lol. Super fun with the loops it does suck you right in. At some points throughout where I was like "okay, I'm hearing way too much of the same thing," something new and exciting happens. Some standouts included "All My Friends", "Someone Great", and "North American Scum". Maybe at some point I'll try again when it's not so late at night.
No me pareció buena manera de conocer esta banda, pero tampoco terrible. Alguna que otra cosa rica, nada más. Nota: 2.7
Love this album. James Murphy and LCD aren't for everyone but those who dig it it is an awesome record. Great listen for cleaning the house, getting ready for a night out, just wanting to dance around the kitchen like an idiot.
Fun, funky, quirky, cool.
Sometimes it got too repetitive, but I like the vibe and the style.
Confirmed what I already knew, my least favourite of the dance punk revival scene. Too much EDM not enough of the other elements makes it boring and repetitive.
Toe tapper, head banger, body groover are just a couple of words to describe this album. Every track in this album hits and I didn't find any that disappointed. Favourite Track(s): Get Innocuous, Time to Get Away, Sound of Silver Least Favourite Track(s): Watch the Tapes
Ett väldigt fint album. Tyckte han var lite knasig innan men detta är så bra uttryckt
I liked LCD Soundsystem. Then the kid who recommended them nonstop turned out to be a pedophile. I can't really listen to them anymore. Sorry, LCD Soundsystem; it's not your fault.
top songs: all my friends, new york, someone great, watch the tapes the album is such a journey but it dragged a little in the middle
North American Scum is the standout track - however “Someone great”, “All my friends” make for some good background ambience. “New York, I love you But you’re bringing me down” is a wonderful sentiment.
I wasn't vibing with this at work, but I played it a second time as I headed home. It started raining and was getting cloudy, and because of it, I was vibing with the music. Maybe it had something to do with the mood, how certain music sounds better depending on your environment.
Ever heard a record that makes being middle-aged sound like a sneaky badge of honor? LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver walks that line. It splashes glossy disco melodies and brittle punk-funk all over James Murphy’s world-weary ruminations, but somehow keeps them toe-tapping. The album’s production is a riot of shiny contrasts – chugging analog synths and slab-handed drum machines collide with guitars and honky-tonk piano – polished enough to soundtrack your next after-hours party, but warm enough to still feel lived-in. Murphy’s vocals drift between deadpan monotone and falsetto yelp, serving lines that shuffle between existential dread and one-liners. There’s biting wit in tracks like “North American Scum” (a manic punk-parade of political ennui) and genuine ache in “Someone Great” (an elegy disguised as a cathartic rave-out). “All My Friends” stands out as that eight-minute mantra of monotony and minor-chord drama – think Joy Division churning out disco – an anthem for realizing you’ve graduated from scruffy kid to sleep-deprived adult. By the last track, it feels less like a party mix and more like a carefully staged memory. The result? A record that seems meticulously manicured – you can practically see the studio walls decked in reflective tin foil – yet somehow lived-in, like your favorite sweat-stained club T-shirt reissued on vinyl. Nearly two decades on, Sound of Silver still outlasts its contemporaries. Its blend of retro throwbacks and deadpan sincerity basically dared every future band: mix your vintage synths with some self-awareness and see what happens. Today it’s the kind of record that smug hipsters name-drop to prove they were ahead of the curve – and honestly, who’s going to argue? In short, Sound of Silver is basically gospel for the disillusioned dancefloor – granting permission to age so long as the disco ball’s still spinning. Heck, it’s cocky enough to admit that blasting this album might make you as insufferably cool as it pretends to be.
Typisk britisk, ikke helt min kopp te. Grei bakgrunnsstøy, ikke mer.
Second half shines brighter
This one was a lot of fun! For me, this kind of music is that you play during a setup like a car ride at the late evening when you have an hour or more to get to your destination (not driving through a city). I don't think I will ever play the whole album while at home, but on a ride like that, definitely! The repetitive parts last a looot more than I would like or enjoy, but still, a really fun album.
I WOULDN'T TRADE ONE STUPID DECISION FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE!
Chill, not too bad musicianship is alr
Ton of fun songs, sound of silver has been stuck in my head for days.
My millennial heart can't not give this a 5
Not really a fan of this one. Has some great hooks like on All My Friends and Get Innocuous, but I think there's a lot of fat that could have been cut. Really feels like the album was a clean 40 minutes but the artist felt he wanted it longer. Favourite track: Get Innocuous!
Whoa this takes me back to university days. Strong nostalgia trip. Love this album
Had never really listened to LCD Soundsystem so interesting to have the chance. One song - Someone Great - I loved, the rest didn't really do it for me, but I can sort of see the appeal. More accessible than Daft Punk.
i didn’t love this album overall but the last song was super good
Someone great is one of the most powerful songs ever made they should send it to space
I have to be in a really specific mood to listen to this one.
Very much enjoyed this, not what I expected at all. Reminds me of Cake
Écoute une fois sans trop faire attention mais plutôt tranquille et diversifié
I can understand if you have a nostalgic love of this album because you were young and partying a lot when it came out. My favorite Outkast album is like that for me (it is not on the list and should be as it is a lot better than the two that are) but I don't have that attachment to LCD Soundsystem. This is pretty blah to me and only the final song and "North American Scum" stand out. 2.25/5
Never got into LCD and was intrigued. I liked it a bit is the best I can say.
I enjoyed this, but it didn't captivate me. I kept finding myself in the other room doing something else by track 6. I'm going to see them live soon. Hopefully I'll stay more focussed on them then.
Cheap Casio B52:s.
Favorite Track: Get Innocuous!
This might not be too bad without the vocals.
Hyviä juttuja! En ehkä solistin esiintymisestä kauheesti tykkänny kaikessa, mut instrut sen verran hyviä että kehtaa tälle nelosen antaa. 4/5
Crap
4/5
War das Musik oder ein Soundtest?
Some songs are too repetitive I like the last song and the 2nd song
Im incredibly biased on this review. I’m a huge LCD Soundsystem fan. This is probably my second favorite of their albums. But to be fair I’ll start with all the criticisms I could see. The first and biggest is that the music tends to be fairly long and repetitive but that’s just sort of the nature of dance music in general, and make no mistake, this is a band that (as far as I know) invented the dance-punk genre. So yes the album as a whole is pretty repetitive, and maybe somebody out there doesn’t like cool synth shit. Idk, I honestly can’t find anything else to complain about this album is fucking awesome. If you like punk music and you are interested in something that’s totally different and entirely honest and true to itself, listen to any LCD Soundsytem album (preferably this one, this is happening, or debut self titled, you can’t go wrong).
Album 760 of 1089 LCD Soundsystem -Sound of Silver (2007) Rating : 3/ 5 Genre bending. From New Wave to Disco...a little dance-punk...a little electronic. Probably the highest rating I've give to an album that is partially described as electronica. Good lyrics, well produced, good writing. Glad to have ran across this one.
No notes. Mad I didn’t listen to this sooner, but happy to know it exists now :)
You can't help but bob your head throughout most of this entire album. Because they somehow managed to make me enjoy EDM I'm bumping it up a bit. ~ 5 Stars
This one is hard to rank. Ive always been on the fence about LCD Soundsystem- they do a lot that I want to enjoy and definitely have a unique spund/style, but I find a lot of their songs to be long & repetitive. Overall- I liked some parts. Probably a 2.5 - 3 / 5
Album de indie rock et d'électronique, très cool, l'album rend nostalgique des années fin 2000, d'un temps plus simple, bref c'est super
Great album A little bit of a relic for the indie sleaze days but still great
Some songs are longer than necessary, but other than that it was pretty good
I liked this better than I'd anticipated, but it's not really my taste. There are some decent songs on it and a handful I didn't care for at all. I first heard album closer "New York..." last year when English Teacher covered it, and they're not crazy different but I'm content to stick with their version. I also recognized a few times where other bands have been inspired by this and borrowed from it, so clearly it's made an impact that makes it worth checking out. I doubt I'll sit through it again, but not mad this project brought me to it.
I have a love hate relationship with this band. People love them too much. They're good but I hate how pretentious they are. It is fun at a party sometimes. All My Friends was my anthem in college though.
Meh. I found it very mediocre? There was not complexity or depth, rather very standard electro disco. The first song was ok, felt more towards synthapop but still, nothing remarkable.
It seems like a playlist, didn't find an artistic idea, but a mashup of different band songs in a single album
The opening track started off interesting. I liked the instrumentals but as soon as the vocals started, I wasn’t sure if this album would be my thing. The next two tracks were not it for me. Then I got to Someone Great and All My Friends. I was shocked by how much I liked these two. This gave me hope for the rest of the album but unfortunately none of the other tracks stood out to me. I found them either boring and repetitive or just straight up bad. 2 stars though for Someone Great and All My Friends
The main purpose of this album is to make the listener dance, and I'd be damned if I didn't. Almost every song offer some element that make your body move, that being catchy melodies ir very present grooves. I said almost because the last song feels more like a rock tune that a dance banger. I also have the feeling that the lyrics maybe hiding some deep message, but english is not my mother-tongue and, most of the time, ir I couldn't understand what he was saying ir I was too focused in the instruments.
Didn’t really get on with this one to be honest, a bit boring!
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I was never into his music when it first came out. After reading some reviews before listening, people complained about the same song over and over. I didn't feel that way at all. Us V Them stood out. 3.5/5
Some bangers but a bit samey after a while.
Nunca oí de esta banda, y mi experiencia de hoy casi me transforma en un autista metronomista, multi instrumental, estuve encerrado en ese mundo, con una sonrisa idiota. No necesito ninguna droga para disfrutar esta música.
Perfect record. I wish I could've lived my twenties when rent was affordable. LCD Soundsystem sounds like the swan song of that
"Dance punk revival" was a childish mistake. The broader period of "indie bands with synths" was a mistake. House remix b-sides of alt-rock songs was a mistake. The big, brash sound of electro-house makes me feel nothing, except regret at how much of a tasteless time the early 2000s were. Thankfully, some talent manages transcend all its murky shittiness. This album has irritating, shrill vocals, annoyingly saccharine funk grooves, unsubtle "big beat" drums, and a perpetually cartoonish positivity. But man it's good. It's not "so bad it's good" or like guiltily/ironically good - it's just really fuckin good. 4*
Pure electronic goodness
Some interesting songs and beats, but others really don't help. Like "Someone Great" and the New York Song, 3/5
96/1089 - Not horrible but not a fan of the voice.
fun silly disco inspo rock music from the 2000's!! what more could you want from music haha
Great start and ending in the album, just fairly groovy indie music that was a lot of fun. The middle of the album felt fairly repetitive with the first bit, but the album picked up with New York. Get Innocuous was an excellent opening track. Not the greatest fan of his voice tho.
THE electronic album of the indie sleese era.
Which genre is this? Am I wrong to ask? First it sounds like the fish song with a weird name but at the end I suddenly get an indie album? It's alright, nevertheless nothing mindblowing idk why it's on this list I reckon there's better out there
not.bad
Never really listened to these guys. Great album.
A little repetitive at times, but otherwise pretty nice. Standout tracks: Someone Great, All My Friends, New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
Sounds like the kind of music I’d pretend to like to try and get a boyfriend in college.
Interesting. I've heard LCD Sound System before. A bit trippy here and there. I like it but don't love it at times.
First track very talking heads
3.5/5 I appreciate and enjoy this album. New York, I love You but You’re Bringing Me Down is phenomenal.
LCD soundsystem sounds to me like if you asked David Byrne to make roses and mimosas. Idk it didn’t tickle my brain as much as I hoped but I did like the album. Favorite tracks - New York I love you, someone great
The album is full of creative grooves and playful production that shows real artistry. However, as the album progresses, some of these grooves overstay their welcome. What begins as fresh and engaging starts to feel repetitive, with a few songs dragging out longer than needed. Still, there’s enough single tracks for me to appreciate.
Like Matt Johnson and The The, James Murphy is a one-man band genius.
Meh
My personal favorite. A think it’s a great “start” to the LCD Soundsystem discography.
This is one of those super catchy, fun, upbeat sounding albums that actually goes way deeper as you listen on and pay attention to whats being put forth, lyrically and musically. For being "dance/punk/electronica/rock/whatever" its certainly not shoehorning itself into any one genre, and it has a lot of fun instruments and sounds and lyrics and does a good job of being pretty varied in its sound (track to track, some of the tracks themselves might put people off who dont want to listen to some repetitiveness for 5 - 9 minutes, but for me it was interesting sounding enough to not care). "Get Innocuous!" is a great opening track that slowly builds and the album doesn't really let up until the last track (until that picks up too!). The catchy synth on "Someone Great" flowing into the frantic piano in "All My Friends" really caught me as a great moment. Standouts were "Someone Great" - the synth is fantastic and the lyrics are heavy - "All My Friends," and "Sound of Silver" - just sounds so unique, I loved the synth throughout. I think I've found a new favorite with Sound of Silver. I could see myself putting this on in the background or to chill to, or to jam along to again and again. My only criticism if I had to have one is that "Us V Them" goes on a little too long. Small nitpick though since its a good jam. I really want to dig into more LCD Soundsystem. This album is freaking amazing and gets a pretty easy 5 stars after my first listen through.
No. Any music I can make on my computer doesn’t deserve a listen. At least I didn’t pay for this.
the last two songs are awful
magical works, lcd soundsystem are one of a kind, All My Friends and Someone Great are hypnotizing
Sounds like the guy from cake. Short skirt and long jacket. One good song in the middle there that I hadn’t heard that I really did like, but the rest of it like the cake singer
Groovy. This is my kind of music, but there wasn't as much lyric complexity as I would like. All My Friends and Watch the Tapes got added to one of my playlists
I don’t get it. The best song still really needs that YouTube duet with Miles Davis (look it up) to be better. Ah well.
This band has a handful of songs I like. On this record it's only the opener and the closer for me.
I was taken in by the hype for LCD in the mid 2000s, but quickly jumped off. Now firmly a fan. Really liked this album.
Bangers class
Didn't like it at all. The instrumental were ok and sometimes good bur the lyrics were lazy and uninteresting.
Groovy, good walking downtown music, early 2000s nostalgia vibes
It was fine.
Not bad! Repetitive, sure, but not unpleasantly so. It's undeniably systemic sound, and I can't explain why it definitely sounds like silver and absolutely not gold.
This was better than expected. It's a 3.5 for me. Worths a second listen if I'm ever in the mood of some semi-funky EM
This is NOT what I expected. I've never heard anything from LCD Soundsystem before and after few seconds and snippets I didn't feel good about it, I expected something obnoxious and not very enjoyable. And well, it had some very goofy parts but it was super fun AND THEN... And then the final track came. This closer blew me away, like literally this song is so good, it's one of my favorite songs right now, I can't stop listening to it on repeat. It's perfect. And of course the rest of the album is also very great and I will be coming back to it a lot probably. Really really pleasant surprise.
There's been a handful of albums so far with a similar vibe to this one. I think they're fine in a vacuum, but in real life they just don't really draw out any sort of emotion for me.
didnt give it an honest chance, but this is music for people who love cocaine
Has some interesting grooves and sounds, but can get fairly repetitive. The vocals also don’t do it for me overall.
Sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit
The best of the rest. Forever on my mind ;-) 10 STARS!!!
Not my thing
While not my favorite album from these guys, really solid offering here.
Listened through twice and on second listen id say it was pushing, but just falling short of 4 stars, let's call this one 3.5 stars.
Overall great, a few songs are slightly unremarkable
Genuinely uncomfortable to listen to.
This is still important and relevant music.
Dosta užas, nisam mogla ni cijeli album poslušati. 1/5, 2/10
3.75
2.5
8/10 groovy, fun
Maybe a bit melodic with nothing that interesting to note
Grew to enjoy this in some replays , it’s a unique enough sound and the electric works hands out
This was another first for me, as I'd never listened to anything by the LCD Soundsystem prior to this album, but I've been hearing about this artist for years. Initially, I wasn't too sure this was going to be up my alley, however, I found myself warming up to the sound by track 3 (North American Scum), which was definitely a pleasant surprise. As a longtime The 1975 fan, I was also surprised by All My Friends and the similarities to the opening track on BFIAFL, as well as lyrical similarities to their track Sex. Even though I this isn't the type of music I can see myself listening to on a regular basis, I will definitely be revisiting some of these tracks.
Ok, Dimery; that's quite enough EDM-esque albums. Every time one of these comes up, I feel like the name of the book should be "1001 Albums You'll Hear and Wish You Were Dead." This album isn't exactly Daft Punk or Skrillex; there's a bit of a rock edge to it that makes it slightly more palatable. There's enough techno influence, though, to make it suck.
Heavy electronica to start with and I was thinking I did not like it at all. But as the album progressed some songs were a bit more listenable.
2.5 stars. was a bit weird but i liked it
Amazing “being young in the city music”. Impressive how iconic this still is, no skips, every song so fun and memorable and totemic! I still love this thing so much, it was an emotional listen tbh!
Pretty untouchable. Seems like it could theoretically become kinda corny with age but hasn't yet!
Best non joanna newsom album of the 2000s?
Good, cool drum sound
Should listen again on road trip. Sounds British, made by one guy in a tinfoil hat.
Turns out I really like lcd soundsystem. Really pleasent to listen to. Fresh sounding.
зачем делать 8минутные песни, в которых вообще нет развития? одна мелодия просто дрочится. ебанутые ?
get innocuous- the spelling of that word in obnoxious. like this song. 4 time to get away- 4 north american scum- 🙋. thats me. 3 someone great- 5 all my friends- 4 us v them- 3 or 4 watch the tapes- 3 sound of silver- oh jesus. the instrumental isnt that bad actually. 4 new york, i love you but youre bringing me down- 4
1001 ALBUMS- # 23 Lowest Common Denominator Soundsystem! My judging didn't even have 'Sound of Silver' making the podium with a Bronze! I went in with an open mind on this one as LCD Soundsystem has never captivated my interest (beyond Daft Punk is Playing at My House), sadly what I heard here did very little to convert me. Beyond the endless repetition of the dance beats, which I could look past in this genre of music if produced tastefully, however there was just nothing in this tripe songwriting that was remotely interesting. Unimaginative compositions, disposable lyrics, imitative of far more creatively talented groups (Can, Daft Punk, Delta 5, Gang of Four, Liquid Liquid, Talking Heads and even Franz Ferdinand ) with piss poor vocal delivery. Now I'm not a hater, only call it like I hear it…sorry James Murphy, legions of hipster followers can be very wrong. 🎧 Only Redeemable Track: New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down 🖼️ Album Artwork: Nailed the silver theme 🤣 Researching this ‘band’ only grew my disdain for Mr. Murphy, a wannabe musician who once proclaimed “the world doesn’t need anymore music” and who also faked the group’s break-up in order to generate buzz for concert ticket sales. Why oh why is this on the 1001 list??? The even bigger question is how are there two LCD albums on it 😐 Hit the Thumbs Up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)
This might be my favorite LCD Soundsystem album. It feels like a perfect transitional album. It still has the silliness and energy of their first album but it’s showing signs of where’s they’ll go on the next one. There’s not a bad track on here. I was going to give it 4 stars because I didn’t think I liked the closer. But honestly, everything works so well on here, I think it’s a 5.
I discovered LCD Soundsystem a few years back, so I was already familiar with most of the songs on this album. Unfortunately, I have probably blocked a few of them from my mind, there's a handful that I just don't care for such as "North American Scum" or "Sound of Silver." But what I do like, I love. "Someone Great" found me at the right time of my life, and along with "All My Friends" and "Get Innocuous" was on repeat constantly throughout the COVID pandemic. This was a tough rating to decide, but I think the great outweighs the less good: 4.5/5 stars.
Viel schräge Sound, ein paar melodische Lichtblicke. Insgesamt eher schwach. 2/5
Not my favorite band, lots of lengthy songs with too much build up and waiting. I think that they are best as background music, ie not the focus. Had at least one of my favorite songs by them on it though.
so good. yay.
Weird start. Has alot of repetition. 'Someone great' probably best song. Interesting mix of electronic music and rock. Decently fun. Semi cringe lyrics 😅 Last song is like a song from the Muppets
лютейший плюс вайб, мне зашло, 4/5, максимальная оценка только для сумерек
Transcending listening experience. I can't put into words so will just say 5/5. Please just listen to it. "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" is one of the most beautiful, incredible and overall one of the greatest songs ever made.
He was the star of every club night in 2005-2009. New York, I Love You is one of the top songs of all time.
Eh
Production is really nice. Songwriting, vocals, and lyrics are fine. “Get Innocuous!” is too long and annoying. “Time to Get Away” is just too annoying. “North American Scum” is alright, it’s fine, but not for me. I enjoyed “Someone Great” and “All My Friends” was a lot of phun. “Us v Them” is too long and annoying. “Watch the Tapes” and “Sound of Silver” are annoying, if not, forgettable. “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” is pretty good. I like that one. 3/5
I want to run fast now
This album reminds me of when you take too much acid and then finger blast your ex to try and get her back only to sober up and realize you've been fondling your switchboard for the past few hours. Unfortunately, he hit the g-spot here. Stacy, if you're reading this please come back.
Not great, but it shares some traits with songs from OhLand and Two Door Cinema club, which are both good. However, I'm here to rate THIS album. Which is a 2/5.
Awesome album. The synth beats are phenomenal. Best experienced with headphones. Favorite picks: "Someone Great", "All My Friends"
Scum into Someone Great into All My Friends is an incredible track run. I came to this album in my 20s and it spoke to everything I was feeling.
Overall it was okay. New York, I love you was pretty great and I think All My Friends is an all-timer of a song but other than that, they were just some solid dance music
Pretty good album.
eh, a little too repetitive
Already one of my favorite albums, though I kinda missed it when it first came out, it doesn't take much to get me to listen to this one again. All My Friends is one of my top, all-time songs..
I don’t like all of the songs, but the ones I do like I like a lot
Perfectly listenable, but it becomes repetitive real fast. I’ve no problem with making tracks 7 minutes long, but at least make them interesting.
Have never listened to this album before and still it is so nostalgic
Got stronger as it went along
Indie-dance-pop. It’s pretty good, but not anything special.
Annoyingly repetitive