american dream

"american dream" is a classic "......but the portions are so big!" album for me. Listening to this record is like going to a restaurant and they bring you something truly delicious but it can feed like 8 people and you try to finish it off but you just can't. And in the end you leave feeling bloated and completely unsatisfied. I like a lot of the music here. It's great. But they all seem to follow the same formula, have the same drum track, and last five minutes too long. It's fine. THREE STARS

It's an interesting sounding band but it's not my favorite style. It reminds me mostly of CHVRCHES but is a mish mash also with 80's inspired synth. It's not my favorite but I can get why others like it.

It's alright, but why not the first album instead?

It was ok but too long at one hour 22 mins

I really liked their first couple of albums but this is new to me. I always liked their sound but never really loved any of the full albums. When it's good, it's excellent, but it also has some runs that are a bit more generic and forgettable. I don't see myself coming back to it regularly but if it's on, I'll enjoy it again.

This was good as the previous one, also 3.5, but one of them in the replay list is enough

Good but I much prefer Sound of Silver

Could stand to listen more. Surprising amount lyric depth which is why I say a relisten is needed

Did not enjoy listening to this. Just some weird uninteresting music imo.

This album starts off with one of my favorite LCD Soundsystem songs, and then progresses through a somewhat moody fusion of modern indie rock and vintage electronica. I've said before that I appreciate a long song, and this album delivers that in spades. I find it cool how a lot of the tracks shift between danceable beats and more atmospheric portions. Overall, a great album. Favorite track(s): "oh baby," "call the police," "how do you sleep?"

rien qu'au titre je savais #sacheuse voilà ya que des rageux sur ce site par contre 2017 ?? ça aurait été encore plus peak quelques années plus tôt (absolument pas spécialiste de la musique btw)

Already have a few songs from this album on my liked songs playlist.

I do like the album, but it just sounds “overbaked” compared to previous LCD albums. Highlights for me are “Change Your Mind” (The LCD sounding like the Talking Heads comparison is REAL strong here). “How Do You Sleep” has a great beat and sounds much darker their usual sound in a good way. “American Dream” sounds like some sort of prom slow dance but I like it.

LCD is one of the modern greats. I don't think you'll appreciate this album unless you're familiar with their other work, Sound of silver for example, but I enjoyed it. I've seen them play some of this live, and it holds up fantastically. American dream and oh baby are personal faves. 3.5

Tedious. Why is it so long? I quite like the early stuff but this is inessential and overlong. Makes me doubt the quality and decision making of the list compiler. Worst one yet.

If someone played this for me, I would enjoy it, but I wouldn't be running out to buy a copy. Good but not great.

Enjoyed. Reminded me a bunch of 2017 when I went to see them

Plodding, synthey, Alt pop

the impression I powerfully received is a record full of songs 3 times longer than they need to be, desperately trying to build out "repetition and references" as a theme to conceal that there are only 2 or 3 original ideas hanging around

In 2016 at the reunion gig for LCD Soundsystem, over 5 years after they had finished up, we felt very much like James Murphy in the song “Losing My Edge”. We were HUGE fans of LCD Soundsystem since almost the beginning. We'd seen them live so many times, that we'd lost count. We'd seen them at small venues like Tripod and festivals like The Electric Picnic so many times, going all the way back to 2005, that we'd taken it for granted. At the reunion gig in 2016, again at The Electric Picnic, we were surrounded by a much younger crowd. We were feeling our years catching up on us for the first time. People were talking about what they'd heard about the early gigs, or the farewell concert back in 2010. They had heard about it. But we were there. LCD Soundsystem were such a big part of our youth, that it was a genuinely emotional moment seeing them reunite after all those years. Especially when “New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down” ended the main set. So to hear that not only was this a reunion tour, but that they were also releasing a new album, was seriously exciting. “This Is Happening” was a worthy follower of the amazing “Sound of Silver”, so we were dying to see what James Murphy would come out with next. This is a more subdued LCD than in those previous albums. Their debut album had some amazing moments, but it felt like Murphy was trying everything to find his sound. The two absolute masterpieces that followed-up, saw him find and perfect that sound. “Sound of Silver” was much more self-assured, and “This Is Happening” had him fully comfortable behind the wheel of the LCD ice cream truck. For all of the energy that makes up those two albums, this definitely felt like a calmer version of the band. It had been a full 10 years since “Sound of Silver”, and 7 since “This is Happening”. The same sound that defined LCD Soundsystem was here, but with a more mellow and reflective side to it. I’ve always said that LCD Soundsystem are like the lovechild of Talking Heads and The B-52s. The Talking Heads comparisons are still especially relevant here too, in songs like “change yr mind” with its incredible guitar tones acting as both texture and percussion. It might be a calmer affair than previous outings, but it's never dull. Songs like “how do you sleep?” go hard and absolutely kick off. James Murphy might not be known for his voice, but when he needs to, he can really bring impact to a song with his vocals. “American Dream” is not “This Is Happening” and it’s definitely not “Sound of Silver”. If I’m honest, when I go to listen to LCD Soundsystem, this album isn’t what I’d go to put on. I’m going to them for the energy of those previous two albums. But I’ve definitely not given this album enough credit, as it has a lot to offer. And it’s the calmer, ballad-esque songs where it shines most. “oh baby” is the opener, and the best example of this more mature side of their sound. It’s a slow-burner, but an absolutely gorgeous song. We’ve gone on to see LCD Soundsystem a number of times since that reunion gig back in 2016. They’re just as good as back in 2005, and just like the collection of music on “American Dream”, they haven’t lost their edge, they’ve just grown into their sound.

I love some LCD but somehow hadn't listened to this album in full before. I didn't really care for the song tonite when I first heard it and the gap they had been away didn't really feel long enough to get me hyped for their comeback material, which is a shame because this is pretty good and their legacy seems pretty secure to me. Favourite tracks oh baby and call the police.

not too bad. could grow on me 3.5/5

Not a fan. Boring

what a cool album. I have been listening to this for about a week on and off. A great mélange of electronic and "rock". 4.2*

This is definitely not the easiest LCD Soundsystem album to listen to but it's arguably their greatest accomplishment. If I remember correctly, James Murphy had briefly been working with Bowie during the final years of his life. Bowie's death inspired Murphy to reform LCD Soundsystem and create a more fearless album than their previous works. Which probably explains why it dives deeper into a dark post punk sound than their previous work. It's probably more alienating to the average listener, with only a handful of dancier songs to keep them going. It's probably more introspective and maybe even a little more depressing than what came before (not that Murphy's lyrics were ever that cheery to begin with). I have to admit that I like some songs more than others but I have a soft spot for this band and probably always will. As mentioned in a previous review, LCD Soundsystem aren't necessary better than the sum of their influences, but they're more than enough.

I don't know why I am always so surprised when indie rock albums use synthesizers and other modern electronic instruments. The album is okay, but definitely drags on a bit and becomes a little boring. I enjoyed their earlier album more. 2.5/5 Won't listen again

Lots of synth noises that all sounded the same to me.

Uncle Sam is playing at my house. At my house.

Yes

Great band, bit lengthy

2,5 Not the best, naar ook niet zo erg dat je het moet afzetten

2,5

3.8 Must admit, I was wrong about this one. When this appeared today I was a bit taken aback, as someone who used to be obsessed with LCD I always thought this was their worst album. I don't think it helped that I thought This is Happening was too pretentious (their early days pretentiousness before he was big I actually liked strangely), and the Long Goodbye footage took the mick (are we meant to believe the cameraman was waiting all night next to his bed ready for him to wake up and get dressed?). Then this came out and it felt like more of the same. I then saw them live at Ally Pally and it was slightly disappointing, no crowd interaction, which enforced my pretentiousness gripe and I completely switched off them. Listening back to this album 10 years later has been an interesting experience. There's a lot more on this that now makes sense - the homage to Bowie is very clear, and very well done. But even more - Emotional Haircut which I used to hate sounds quite Sonic Youth'ish in a way. The latter half of How Do You Sleep is fantastic, whereaa I always dismissed it for having a too pretentious opener. The bonus track, now quite enjoyable, quite Four Tet/Floating Points esque. So overall, I was wrong, still has pretentious tendancies but no more than the first two, which I still think are incredible albums. Maybe this has exorcised my LCD demon and I can now go back and start enjoying them again. Thank you 1,001.

Bopped along a couple times but didn’t grab me enough to make it feel special. Neutral 3.

Arguably one of the best bands of the 21st century. This is really a pleasure of a listen.

Courtney: exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to discover here. Craig: really smooth vibes. Sounds like David Byrne

LCD Soundsystem's blend of electronica-meets-acoustic instruments isn't typically my preferred cup of tea, but this album is groovy as all hell. Hypnotic at times, even. The band isn't redefining their sound or anything, but the music is super danceable and has some fun layers to it.

This was always the album I skipped when I go back & play through their albums. Hadn't listened to it in a really long time... But now that I've seen them live a few times, a lot of these tracks stand out as being more familiar & I enjoyed it much more. Biased 5 since I like the band lol

As a fan of rock and electronica, I thought I was going to enjoy this more than I did. The vocals were hit or miss, I wasn’t feeling the spoken word type parts. And the music wasn’t as catchy or laid back as I thought. Nothing stood out to me here.

I enjoy LCD Soundsystem's minimalism, but I have yet to find a whole album of theirs that I like. Liked Songs Added: Oh Baby Tonight Call The Police Emotional Haircut

Тру ЛСД музыка, даже на фон не очень зашло

Not my cup of tea, way to chill.

Not for me. Oh baby, change yr mind, and Tonite were the only ones I somewhat enjoyed.

2/19/26 - Listened during work. Have mixed feelings on it. This would be a perfect 3.5 in my book as I could see myself putting it on again if I was in the right mood but I wasn't blown away by it. I do not round up though so will remain a 3. Top Song - Call the Police

This was clearly the era of the synthesizer and the drum machine. It gets boring after a while.

Zuurstokmuziek, altijd leuk. Een geslaagde combi van electronica en vaagheid, met af en toe een vleugje U2 ertussen. De kunst bij dit soort ongein is om het niet teveel merkbaar in herhaling te laten vallen. Dat lukt wonderwel, met zangstem en koebel en al. Dan hou je het wel 68 minuten vol.

De grote hit Daft Punk van LCD Soundsystem stond op het eerste album. Dat selecteert het boek dus niet. En dat is natuurlijk...helemaal terecht. Natuurlijk, de hit is een echte earcatcher. En er stonden verder wat geinige dingen op. Maar het zou uiteindelijk als geheel een vergeetbare 3 krijgen. Het volgende album was al wat sterker, iets meer volwassen. Dat kreeg hier van mij een 3. Wellicht net iets te zuur, maar het was het eerste album dat ik kreeg, dus mijn meetmethode moest nog geijkt worden. Daarna ben ik de band uit het oor verloren. Dus ik word wat verrast door een album van deze band dat ik niet ken. Dan blijkt dat de volwassenheid zich heeft doorgezet. We luisteren ineens, ondanks de rariteiten, naar een samenhangend en gebalanceerd geheel. Voor de andere genoemde albums leken ze hun inspiratie uit allerlei verschillende hoeken vandaan te halen. De ene keer komt een digitale punk-plaat voorbij, dan weer een nummer met een hiphop-beat. Hierdoor werden de albums als geheel soms wat los zand. De inspiraties uit het verleden lijken nu aangevuld te worden met inspiratie van mede-dance-/elektronica artiesten. Dat zijn artiesten die meer gewend zijn te zoeken naar verbinding in de muziek. Zo hoor je bijvoorbeeld in 'other voices' een doorgaande Groove Armada beat, die het soms flink schurende geluid flink besuikerd. De combinaties maken het regelmatig erg intrigerende muziek. Maar voor de inmiddels geijkte meetmethode: kan ik het ook twee keer luisteren? Anders krijgt het in principe geen 4 sterren. Ja hoor, met extra luisterplezier zelfs. Hoezo eigenlijk 3 of 4 sterren? Bam! 5 sterren!

Na het lezen van de review van een van de zure broeders, heb ik dit album even wat langer laten liggen om een (tweede) keer te kunnen luisteren. Ik ben dan toch wel extra benieuwd, want ik ben nooit zo onder de indruk geweest van LCD soundsystem. Het geheel van elektronische synths en andere bliepjes samen met de stem en de bombastische beat, doet me iets denken aan White Lies. Die gooien er nog meer bombast en dikke gitaren tegenaan, waar dit album van LCD meer de kant van Arcade Fire en the Cure op lijkt te gaan, en zelfs iets van Talking Heads. Maar ze weten wel die bezwerende beats en modderige synths om te zetten in sfeer. En doseren het goed, het geheel is in balans. Er komt op het juiste moment elke keer wat afwisseling door er een bak gitaren bij te zetten, zodat je niet per se een synth-overkill krijgt. Ik moet zeggen dat dit zo'n album is, dat wel degelijk beter wordt als je het vaker luistert. Het neemt je mee in de donkere bombastische sfeer, om je daarna weer op te beuren met wat vrolijkere beats. Zure broeder Eric durfde het aan om er de volle score voor te geven. Misschien dat ik het daarvoor nog een aantal keer moet luisteren, maar voor nu geef ik een sfeervolle 4 sterren.

The description on Spotify (Andy Kellman & Tim Sendra) states that LCD Soundsystem exists "at the point of a Venn diagram where the loose grooves of disco bump up against the wiry spikiness of post-punk." That perfectly sums up my conflicted feelings about this album. The lyrics made an impression but the post-punk, techno did not.

I listened to Sound of Silver for the first time recently and fell in love with it. Their sound is different from what I usually listen to but it's addicting and unique. That being said, I didn’t resonate with this album as much and I felt some of the songs lingered for too long, but it still has a lot of what I liked. A couple of their songs reminded me of Talking Heads.

Boring

It was very good. Enjoy there techno vibes.

Hmmmm hmm hmm hmm hmm revisit later

Ugh more torture from lcd soundsystem.

yuck!!

Ziemlich elektrisch, ein etwas monotoner Rhythmus. Nichts, was mich vom Hocker gehauen hat. 2/5

3.5⭐️/5 02.15.2026

Petite vibe U2 mais plus électronique, sympa

Oui ! C’est cool, c’est varié, rock progressif, la voix est chouette ! Je connaissais déjà le groupe mais je ne connaissais pas cet album

C'était intéressant, rien que pour l'originalité et l'électro je mets 4

Electronic but interesting

really fun

The problem with this is how bloated it is and how badly this guy wants to be a modern day David Byrne. At times it even feels like no one has told him the lyrics to this album are weak.

Ugh no

This is one of those that sounds monotone and subpar until you listen a time or two. At first I thought it was too slow for dance music, but too electronica for sitting around listening. Giving it another shot or two and it blooms a bit. There are a bunch of cool flairs and fills and experimental bits that make the effort rewarding. I also though the writing was juvenile or, I don't know, matter of fact about the things the guy was doing. But even that gets better. Not life-changing or inspiring, but some good glimpses into the human condition. One severe knock on it for me though is the repetition. I can't stand it when someone just repeats a lyric a few times. Once you've said the same line 5 times in a row, I'm skipping your song. They do that bit much. I now find this interesting enough to check out some of the band's other works. Still, this is a 3 for me. I don't know that it really brought anything New to music or influenced future bands.

Meh

Even steven gode greier

There are some songs on here that I loved so much. Some others that are more mid, but generally a great vibey dancey mood.

Feels like an album that should be deep and experimental but misses the mark. It isnt that bad to listen to but its to safe to be experimental and to experimatal to be great.

Very interesting daring album. I've heard of LCD soundsystem before, but this definitely makes me want to listen to more of them

A pretty fun album, a bit on the long side, and didn't really catch me, still remained pretty enjoyable overall.

Honestly, the front half of this album is easily 5 stars. Which was a real pleasant surprise. But I really could have done without the 20-minute instrumental-only closers.

?? weiss nicht. c

A head bopping album! Elements of faithless, the killers, fresh electronica that doesn’t go too hard and clubby. Great opening track, very different feel with other voices. I used to - verrrry cool, then the guitar comes in and wraps it all up like a rotating burrito. Change yr mind - funky outta nowhere! Naaaasty bass. How do you sleep? Mike oldfield helps, I think I hear some tubular bells in the background. Ready for war. Amazing track that builds and builds! Tonite more upbeat, disco beats, cool vocals. Little too one pace and one dimensional for me. Call the police - arcade fire, Radiohead, cool track. Title track: fire as well. Loved the outro track, put me into a calming trance. Great way to finish, great album! 4/5. Best song for me was how do you sleep?

favorite: Emotional Haircut

A great listen from front to back. It may not be their best work, but the mix of upbeat tracks and slower, more reflective moments keeps things engaging throughout. The balance between energy and mood works really well, making it a consistently enjoyable album with plenty to appreciate.

The album started off slow, but picks up on the later tracks. The beats were really cool and engaging, although I didn't care much for the vocals; they were definitely trolling with the 8+ minute songs at the end, though.

There are certainly some duds on this album, and it walks the line between being cool and pretentious at times. But it's still a solid 9/10 for me. I listened to it 3 times to decide, and liked it more every time. It feels really cohesive without getting too boring, as long as you're into long-ish ambient synth instrumentals. The lyrics are cool too.

i have listened to this before. i think their previous album is closer to *straight masterpiece* but i still have a lot of love for this one. the dance songs are very dancey, the sad songs are very sad, the vibey songs are very vibey. the worst thing i can say about it is it's a little self-indulgent (long synthy art pieces, ending with 6 minutes of twinkly space sounds and piano. also i might still think "emotional haircut" is stupid). lyrics generally aren't the biggest thing to me on an album but i'm fond of a whole lot of lines here. favorite song is the title track "american dream", i think the lyrics on top of the waltzy rhythm just get me emotional. soft 5

Rating: 7/10 Certainly a bit of a controversial choice for the essential album list, since even among the LCD Soundsystem fanbase it's divisive. Probably due to a mixture of being a reunion album that arrived so soon after their hiatus, and that it still couldn't possibly live up to their "final" album This Is Happening and their mega epic sendoff with their "final" live show/live album at MSG. And it's true, it can't really live up to the band's pre-hiatus output, but now about a decade removed from that reunion and new album drama I will say this album american dream still has some pretty good stuff. In my opinion, the highs are not really up there to the best moments of Sound of Silver and This Is Happening, and the sonic palette shifts from bouncy and rhythmic electronic punk stylings to moodier, darker pieces. It's basically like James Murphy's electronic worship of post-punk music at its least dancey. I definitely don't think I ever gave this album much of a fair shot. But I would still call it all around 'consistently pretty good' at worst, with my highlights being Oh Baby and the title track.

Took 2 listens to "get it" but yeah it's interesting and pretty cool. I'm not cultured enough to dig into it and start loving the subtleties, but after 2 listens I do enjoy it and wouldn't mind listening to more of their stuff 6.5/10

People love these guys, and while I can imagine why I’ve never been one of them…

One of my favorite albums of all time

Favorite songs: oh baby, i used to, tonite, call the police, american dream

After 5 songs, I really don't want to listen to the rest of this 68 minute album, but it's got 3 written all over it. It's enjoyable but would never put it on.

I really love this album. I know it's a bit popular to hate on this record and even a bit popular to hate on LCD Soundsystem since they "rip off" so many other artists. For me they're kind of the culmination of a lot of different genres and artists that I love like Bowie, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Can, and Talking Heads. This album has a nostalgic and modern feel simultaneously. I love the dance punk feeling and I love that they lean into krautrock so much like in how do you sleep? As much as I love this album, I do wonder if it belongs on this list since there isn't anything particularly special or revolutionary about this one.

I love this album. Obviously, as a millennial, I have an undying allegiance towards LCD Soundsystem, whether I listen to them on a regular basis or not. Is nostalgia clouding my judgement? Maybe. Does it fucking matter? No. Nostalgia aside, I think its hard for any human on earth not to find something likable in this album. My love affair with this band started somewhere at the beginning. I probably heard them first after Sound of Silver came out. I think Brett McCarty introduced them to me. It was the punk adjacent, part nihilism / part optimism of James Murphy that drew me in. It reminded me of similar local acts at the time (Seve. vs. Evan), but waaay more New York. Way more punk, but in a scene where punk was kind of smirked upon. That's what clicked for me. Its impossible to not draw connections to David Byrne, but this is to a new audience and has a different voice. Musically, I love the experimental elements. I love the danciness of it all. I love the contrast and conflict in his voice and lyrics. This band has always been a vibe to me, I need to be in the right mood. But when I'm ready for it, it hits hard.

it was long

A lot of fun this one

I just can’t vibe with them as much as I try. Sadness, truly.

Worst one, still big murph though

Like it. First listen....instant Stranger Things vibes going on. Love the 80s sheen to it. Right up my street.

Really need to spend more time on this band. I like what I’ve heard. Just need to hear more and give them more time.

Twas good.

Ill give them a 4 here This is good its still a 7. But Sound of Silver and This is Happening blow this one out of the water

There is something poetic about Sound of Silver (2007) being the other LCD Soundsystem record on this list given American Dream is the comeback / return and the reflection / statement 10 years later. And while this is post-peak, just like the subject of its title, there's some sweet left in the bittersweet even when the victories turn into defeat.

Think this needs a second listen cos I lost momentum halfway through. Love the first song!! okay so after a second listen... I appreciate this but I dont LOVE it right now. Comparing it to Turnstile's Never Enough + Bjork's Debut (two most recent listens) it has come up short. Maybe it's the punkiness?? would probs be better live

Not the best representation of LCD Soundsystem that I've encountered, but not bad by any stretch. Sounds well produced but none of the tracks really hooked me.

Overall Rating - 2.75/5 (5.50/10). Not bad, but not great, either.

Not my vibe, it’s alright. 2 stars

I think if LCD had been around when I was in my 20s, I would’ve been very into them. They tick a lot of boxes for me. Their arrival, success (and hype) kind of passed me by because my music discovery focus was elsewhere at the time. I have their first 3 albums which I enjoy plenty, and this has been a very strong listen today so it will eventually join my collection from its place on my wish list. The thing is if they had joined my conscience at a different time in my life, I might have actually been waiting at the record shop door on release day. As it is, their albums are a good listen, but I can’t imagine getting passionate about them like I can with say The Fall or Primal Scream or Beck.

Reminds me of Kris ❤️✨

I have probably heard a few songs by them, but I'm not super familiar. But ya, this sounded good.

What a quietly beautiful beginning to an album.

Huge fan of Sound of Silver and loved getting to listen to american dream today. LCD Soundsystem making bangers per usual I suppose.

This was good just not for me.

Loved this. Such a rich tapestry of genres, all done to perfection

Decent, don’t like it as much as sounds of silver 3 stars for me

Moments of genius followed by many more moments of meh. Really wish I could have liked this more. Mid.

Techno rock which has flashes of potential at times, such as "I used to", which gives flashes of U2. Yet it suffers from repetitiveness and a sense of listlessness.

4.2

I know and love this artist/band, and this album. They also continue to be a joyous live act, who I saw most recently in summer 2025. So it’s hard for me to be objective. If I try, I’d probably say this is a four star album from a five star act. The best songs - oh baby, call the police and black screen - are stellar. The others are merely very good. As ever, James Murphy laces his music with references to his own musical favourites. Just as examples, oh baby is a variation on Suicide’s Dream Baby Dream, and I can pick up traces of Echo and the Bunnymen’s The Killing Moon in the long runout to black screen. I love that stuff.

I ended up listening to this over about 3 days which isn't good for remembering and good/bad points! Overall it was an interesting and listenable album. I detected elements of Talking Heads, Pink Floyd and U2, but not to the point of copying them exactly so I don't know the elements were just in my imagination or real. The album was good enough that I'll try listening to some of their other albums.

I can dig it

Sounds like a lot of 80s bands (mostly Depeche Mode).

LCD are great, though this isn’t my fave of theirs, but still some great grooves on here. A couple songs felt a wee bit long but this world quite well as background music because of it

Mostly recalls better albums (which should come as no surprise to anyone who's heard "losing my edge"). Normally that means a distillation and evolution of a sound, but this is more of a flattening, a greying-out. So it's not bad, but whatever it brings to the table seems like less than what's come before. The chasm between the attempt and sticking the landing mean this one gets dinged.

Long and weird. There’s some good stuff here, particularly change yr mind, but ultimately I was ready to be done with it by the end

Maybe 3.5/5. It could grow on me with re-listens.

Something's missing. Despite how acclaimed this band is (and I do love what songs I've heard off of their self-titled and Sound of Silver), there really wasn't much to sink my teeth into on this album. How Do You Sleep? and to a lesser extent Tonite were pretty good, but otherwise this just washed over me. It felt derivative of, rather than inspired by, a host of earlier new wave artists such as Talking Heads and Devo. 6/10.

This was like an homage to all the post-punk new wave 80s bullshit this album list has made me listen to. It’s for some people out there, but not for me.

Is it derivative, or paying homage to 70s-80s New Wave bands? Either way, to me these guys took the best parts of those inspirations and made a cohesive album of straight bangers. Looove the synths they use. And I considered myself an LCD Soundsystem hater before this! Standouts: oh baby • i used to • change yr mind • how do you sleep? • call the police • american dream

Normally I would give this a 3 but it disappointed me so much I had to take one star away. This is your big comeback album? You go on hiatus for 7 years and you release an album where you are riffing off of popular 80s bands? He does Talking Heads multiple times, New Order, The Cure, U2 and The Smiths at least. Pretty sad that almost a decade after you throw in the towel you'd come back with an album that just sounds like other people. Gross.

Solid album in which I enjoyed the consistent industrial sound. Short of 5 stars as it drops off at the end

I found this too samey. I didn’t hate it, but not my favorite album of theirs by a long shot.

Solid album. Dragged on a bit in the second half. Standout songs: Oh baby Change yer mind Call the police

Headphones album for sure. I did a listen on speakers and didn't get much. How do you sleep on headphones really started to go somewhere. Emotional haircut is a misstep.

LCD Soundsystem historically managed to avoid me. They are one of the groups that I'd probably like to check out more when this is all over. Very listenable on the car stereo driving around today, but much better on headphones. Some of the tracks could have been cut down. A cohesive album that can put you in a trance.

Had potential but blew it.

Fine. Not great not bad.

I hadn’t heard this before, and it’s not something I would’ve thought I’d like. I’m not really into electronica. But it sounds like something from 1984! And it’s damn good! Moody, beat-heavy, quirky (especially in the vocals). These are some of my favorite things! Wow.

Decent.

"Oh Baby" was, for lack of any other words, electrifying. This may be in part to the music video too, but the electronic sounds provided the perfect emotional beats to match the ballad-like vocals. Really amazing way to begin an album, once you get past the tension of the first minute of the song. Unfortunately, so much of what is built in the first track falls flat with "Other Voices". The flat tone of the singer doesn't do enough to distract from the incredibly repetitive bass. Even the introduction of the second singer, Nancy, couldn't save this for me. Despite this, I cannot deny the track has the potential to grow on me, elements of what I like are there in some capacity. The almost The Cure like tone of "I Used To" and a more musical display of the lyrics (as opposed to the spoken delivery of the last track) elevates this one for me; makes me wonder if this will be an album of hits followed by misses. So far correct, with "change yr mind" largely forgettable and "How do you Sleep?" killing it with the sinister synth beats. Predictably, I "Tonite" didn't land with me. Murphy's talking delivery of lyrics just never works for me, he has a voice that's perfect for actual singing, so it feels like potential is always lost. The didactic delivery of the lyrics, mixed with the delivery creates for something that reminds me of something Morrissey would sneer about. Actually, I really didn't like this track. "Call the Police" sounds like a more traditional indie rock track, with Murphy taking a return to actual song. By this point, I am very aware of the pattern of like/dislike and trying to remain objective, just so that this narrative doesn't confirm itself for that reason only. The beginning of "American Dream" feels like it could have been lifted straight from the cutting room floor of The Cure's Disintegration; At this point, there is no denying the influence the band has had on LCD Soundsystem. Similarly, it holds a dreamy quality to the vocals and a fuzziness to the guitars. I loved "Black Screen" but, unfortunately, am powerless to properly explain why. The melancholic vibe, the use of keyboard and basic drum beats. It makes for an eery sort of beauty which doesn't mind taking it's time to unfold. Overall, I did enjoy this album, even if it was incredibly hit and miss in nature. There is enough here for me to want to look further into LCD Soundsystem, for sure.

Banger, but not their best

Tolles Album. Tolle Band.

Ging gut runter!

I listened to the first song and thought "Why do people compare LCD Soundsystem to Talking Heads? They actually sound good." Then I heard the rest of the album. The instrumentals here are better at least.

LCD Soundsystem's disco-punk fusion sound is so unique and makes for some great music. A decent album with my favorites being "oh baby", "tonite", and "call the police" which are all new to me amongs the other random LCD singles that have permeated my consciousness over the years

fine album, don’t get why people hate it that much all i’ve seen are bad reviews it’s not my favourite album ever but it’s not horrible sometimes the songs FELT really long, like idc if a song is long as long as it doesn’t feel long and some songs here felt like they went on forever

Some tracks were pretty fun, but at some point it stopped being fun and started dragging on.

Decent

A middle-aged indie existential crisis set to impeccable beats. Somehow both deeply tired and annoyingly great, like your coolest friend complaining about their knees.

Very good album. Love this band!

high 3 for now, might have to revisit this cause i couldnt focus properly

Definitely LCD Soundsystems worst album. Even the good songs are kind of dull

Again a bit of a weird one

Long and boring songs, but a few interesting sounds here and there.

Album #1000 for me today - I've been waiting for this for so long. It's an album I haven't known before. Good soundscapes, electronica and it reminds me of Beach House, then it's more post-punk/new wave, a bit like Talking Heads and Joy Division. It sounds more complex than it is, actually the songs are very simple. The atmosphere is calming and nice. I wanted to round it up to 4 stars, but it's a 3.5 star album at first listen and will stick to 3 star for now.

First time listening to this album. Dudes think they're Talking Heads. But they're not. Each song is just one note looped for 5 minutes and nothing else happens. Jesus. And there are three 9+ minutes long songs on this album. Genuinely why did it get so much critical acclaim upon release? 1/5

LCD sound systems attempted to channel the sound of the 80s while making it somehow more electronic. There are a handful of just straight up rock songs so idk a bit confusing - I feel like they’re trying to hit a bunch of genres and are… missing

noise

5.8 out of 10

Like it, not sure if it’s the album I would have put on the list.

Sold but not as good as their other albums

Some good cuts in here

I thought the album was okay. What I didn't understand was why the songs had to go on and on for so long. Really? Why does a song have to be more than 9 minutes or in one case longer than 12 minutes long? It just makes the songs themselves, the music and the lyrics, repetitive and boring.

Big fan of lcd soundstages, I went to see them tour when they were supporting this album That being said, not my fave. Some songs are good (tonite, oh baby and the title track) but everything else I’m not too thrilled about, especially compared to their older stuff. Still a good album

The beats were excellent, but needed the lyrics and singing as they were just background beats. The singing seemed as though it was trying to achieve a discordant sound purposefully, which it succeeded, but I was not a fan of the result.

Not a vibe

Great album! This was a hell of a comeback album!

Bad. Too bad. Totally forgetable songs, superficial and weak album but could not expect anything different from them. It is hard to understand why this album made the list. Really bad.

'Oh Baby' is a great start to the album but I feel like it was kind of downhill from there. I've never been a fan of James Murphy's talk-singing thing, and most of these songs are just soooo loooong. I haven't listened to LCD Soundsystem's earlier albums in a long time, but I remember them being a lot more fun; maybe I'm misremembering though.

Synthpop I didn't really care about. It's not bad, though. Interesting to say the least.

Thoroughly enjoyed! i used to and change yr mind particularly. It could have finished at emotional haircut but last two long ones were also very good. pulse (v.1) smells like a hippy dippy Glasto tent at 3am.

Grand. Best listened too live, stood in a field at 1AM too out of your mind Stand out - emotional haircut, i used to, change yr mind

Fair enough. Few stand out tracks but far too long. Found the repetition of everything a bit tiresome after an hour. Sound of Sulver is better.

Not got int lcd Heard one or two songs. But this album was good I enjoyed it Definitely gonna give them more of a go

Enjoyed this more than the other 2 albums of theirs I’ve listened to. Last track drags big time though.

Track 1 was a good opener but it reminded me of another band. I don't know. I feel as though I've heard it before. Track 2 was OK. I am up to Track 3 and wondering what exactly made this essential listening before I die.. 'how do you sleep' (track 5) makes me feel as though I'm falling through an endless disco in slow motion. Honestly it just gives me a hankering for some Pulp and a cup of tea. call the police (track 7) is only intensifying this feeling. I would have been very happy if black screen (track 10) had been the last track. pulse (track 11) sounds like the Nokia ringtone drunkenly yapping away at a party. Look, this album made me feel things. Mostly a strong desire to be listening to any of the albums that inspired it. But this is good. Right?

Best: Oh baby I don't see anything special about this album, I would be more impressed if it came out in the 80s but otherwise it doesn't seem remarkable. Some of the sounds capes it creates are enjoyable but its lacking any particularly impactful songs. Rating as a 2, not a 1, because it's listenable and we'll produced

Best: Oh baby Immediately I am pleasantly surprised with this album as I was briefly obsessed with the opening track “oh baby” but had never listened to the rest of the album. Ohmygod I was so wrong :( To me this album captured the generic sound of the 80s without capturing any of the soul or passion in the music, at points it sounded like copies of other songs with different lyrics. So many of the songs felt so repetitive and long, black screen in particular dragged so much for me. The lyrics across this album are pretty terrible and having listened to the entire thing I’m a bit embarrassed to admit I enjoy oh baby lol.

Like Talking Heads grandkids. Album Art 1/5

Penultimate track is spectacular. Now that the only good thing is out of the way, oh boy. I thought I liked synths, this album made me loathe them. I thought I hated David Byrne and U2, this album affirmed it. I thought that in no way some really good rocking instrumentals could be ruined by someone yapping or badly singing over them, but yet again this album proved it can be done. Fuck off, and never again. Great music on occasion though, so it would feel wrong to give it a 1.

Love LCD Sound system but this is nowhere near the quality of Sound of Silver.

OK. 2/5

Excellent choice for old years day!

Oh babyyyyy

Pretty fucking good.

Well, I liked it. It does go long at times, but still works while playing in Photoshop..

Fast paced electronica rock with a steady bass line and high tech sound effects. LCD Soundsystem has lost their luster since Sound of Silver. American Dream is no where near as good. Got a decent twofer with Call The Police and Emotional Haircut, the rest of the tracks ran long (even during an elliptical workout.) The album is not a nightmare, comes in at (2.3*s) Maybe they just ran out of ideas…

Not LCD's best album but still good. The band's reunion certainly helped boost this record to the top of the charts but being 1001 list worthy is a bit of a stretch. Hard to find something by the band I don't like though as their system of sounds are right up my alley. Electro-dance beats mixed into a jam session with an airy lead singing poignant lyrics is a recipe for success in my musical cook book. Probably would have been a little better trimmed down from a 5 course dinner to just an entree with a few sides. The American Dream may be dead but this record still lives on at 2.84 stars.

Not quite as strong as Sound of Silver, but still another solid entry from LCD Soundsystem. Another batch of good tunes, a couple of which I added to my liked songs. The back end slows it down a little too much and I can see why the bonus track didn't make the cut on the original release as there's not much there. This album didn't resonate as much as the prior entry but I still enjoyed the listen. The talent and creativity is clearly on display at various times and seeing that the band only has 4 albums it's clear I need to check the other ones out. It's a shame I wasn't more familiar with LCD Soundsystem prior to running through this list as I feel I've been missing out. 3.21 stars

I see the year 2017 for an album on this list and immediately get nervous because, while I'm far less of a music snob than I used to be, there's not a great deal of music post-2008 that I truly appreciate. However, LCD Soundsystem's 'American Dream' is a rare surprise. The first track, 'Oh Baby', is rather forgettable, but then 'Other Voices' rolls in next with such an infectious groove that owes plenty to Talking Heads. All of a sudden, I'm realising there's plenty more to this album than meets the eye on it's basic, minimalist cover. Then the process repeats. 'I Used To' is another relatively forgettable tune (with cringey falsetto), before 'Change Yr Mind' literally changes my mind again, bringing back that Talking Heads-esque shuffle beat and Fripp-esque guitar. Listening to 'American Dream' is starting to feel like watching Star Trek movies: every even-numbered creation is good while the odd-numbered creations leave a bit to be desired. But then you get to the synth-heavy 'How Do You Sleep' where, for 9 minutes, the song pounds along without any real payoff, and the Star Trek cycle more or less continues until the end of the album. So, in conclusion, this could've been a great EP if you nixed the forgettable odd-numbered songs and kept the even-numbered bangers. Best songs: Other Voices, Change Yr Mind, Tonite, Call the Police, Emotional Haircut

Interesting very, beats are calm yet give a modern vibe, very intriguing, not my type thing though

Electronic. Sounds a bit like the cure

All the songs sound the same - and I don't care for this industrial styled electronic sounding looped drum machinery nonsense.

After burning out on the first few LCD Soundsystem albums in 2007 I've rarely returned to them, and never bothered with this one - my loss! The best part of the band is the movement between and combination of high energy dance stuff and the ecstatic tender slow jams. The synth sounds are amazing, the dense layers of instrumentation that builds the songs are gorgeous, the vocals are simple, direct and super effective and setting the emotional tenor. Reminds me of some of the best bits of the cure (the lush arrangements to sink into) and the talking heads (the infectious polyrhythms).

Een soort New Wave maar dan minder oud. Daardoor zijn we niet meer beperkt tot de lengte van een cassettebandje en mogen we er maarliefst 68 minuten van genieten. Ik gaf (vrij recent nog) al eens een 3 hiervoor want uiteraard is dit niet de enige LCD Soundsystem in de lijst. Daardoor ga ik nu wel iets strenger zijn en ik zet deze op een twee. Ik ben ook maar een mens. Ik vind het wel knap gemaakt, maar ik luister er vandaag in ieder geval niet super graag naar.

Low effort album cover is appropriate

Incessantly boring. The David Byrne comparisons are interesting. There’s an undeniable similarity in the song construction. I don’t particularly enjoy listening to Talking Heads, but if you listen to this back to back with, say Stop Making Sense, it reveals the lifelessness that I find inherent in (or at lease ubiquitous in) electronic music. Similar rhythms and structures - and the humans’ grooves expand and contract and glow and morph while the machines just drone on and on and on like a ticker tape or a monitor showing a word processor with a stuck key on the keyboard.

Some funky and catchy vibes

3.0 - Ok

Sometimes a homage comes off poorly. This album feels like a corporate approved plagiarism of a New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Talkimg Heads synth vibe that it just fails to rise to the level of its influences. I like 8-bit video game soundtracks but not when it passes for influential disco electro pop. 2⭐️

Great band name. If this was 1001 band names you must rate before you die then it would be 5 stars. I know the name but cant name a song off the top of my head. Track 1 is nice in a twin peaksy, edm type moody joy divisionish way. Might struggle if its the whole album. Track 2 a bit more funky. Are they edm punk romantic new wave? If so i could be here for it. I mean i could just listen to Talking Heads but this has edm as well! Track 3 back to moody bleep bloop. But its no more bleep bloop than The Foals and i like them. I can like this too. I wonder if live they are a guy with a synth, drum machine, same guy as vocalist. I dont think id like that as much as the foals live but similar build in this track, emotive, well put together. I think ultimately i’d get into this, if i was off my tits i bet i’d even stand feet planted and sway like a whacky arm flailing inflatable tube man. There is a punk sensibility to this i quite like. A continuation of PIL. Yeah i quite lile this. Its got enough grunt not to be morose and gloomy amd there’s aome nice build and layers in the compositions.

I really like some of this, but some of it really misses for me. A good listen though.

Dusty. Dry. Derivative. Ideas that have been done to death. Sound assets that were feeling overplayed by the second LCD Soundsystem album. This isn't a horrible album by any means, but nobody has to listen to this before you die.

This is alright background music, but not something i really wanna listen to. However, some of the songs do remind me of David Bowie's Berlin trilogy.

It has some okay moments, lots of them even, but in general my reaction was something like "c'mon, do something cool..." and they never did

Another day, another LCD Soundsystem album that makes me think they were the ones that made that old youtube theme song but then I remember that it was called 09 Sound System Dreamscape

listened while cleaning my room, fye album, lcd soundsystem W, actual rating 4.4 some songs r just a little drawn out for me

pretty good yeah this white boy has some groove

This was up and down for me. Some tracks I liked, some not so much. Overall, it was better than I expected at the start. Low 3.

loved it more than “this is happening”, but it had “dance yrself clean”

Riktigt bra andra halvan, lite för trevande första halva. Black Screen är toppen, man ska lyssna fokuserat medan man typ lägger pussel :)

sometimes he reminds me of Brandon Flowers/ the Killers, sometimes he sounds like David Byrne, & he always sounds quite urgent. Although I love tracks 2 and 7, most of it is just too electronic for me, not enough melody. But I do dig LCD, the good tracks are great!

A couple of really interesting tracks. Call the Police is the stand out. I’d come back to this.

This is like making a tie-dye shirt. It starts with the calmness of colors dripping into a bucket of water, along with the methodical wrapping of twine around the shirt. The drops begin to take up space, expanding ever so slowly. The energy intensifies as the bright white shirt is slowly lowered into the water, absorbing bright, chaotic colors in a wild pattern. The negative space defines the bursts once it's ultimately fully unraveled. As it hangs to dry, the pattern is hypnotic.

Like an alternative history of the 80s. Fripp/Eno, Eno, Can, Kraftwerk, Berlin era Simple Minds (pre pre Breakfast Club) and Depeche Mode. They're all here. As always. But the influences form a composite sound that ends up sounding like none other than LCD Soundsystem. Sounds and songs delivered with energy. Better than most but I have to assume there are at least two other LCD albums on the list - no?

I liked it a lot. The last song was not my cup of tea tho

Cool record. Love it when there are layers and layers of percussion. There are some awesome bass and lead saw sounds too. I'm not crazy for that too cool indie singing style, but it does kind of fit in lcd soundsystem somehow

I loved the first LCD Soundsystem album. This one seemed like James Murphy had been hanging out with David Byrne and ended up making a shitty Talking Heads record. So disappointing and I can't believe it made this list.....

It was ok

I wasn’t really into this. The song “American dream” reminded me of a song from the killers though. But yeah, nothing specific , just wasn’t feeling it.

I don’t dislike it, just felt like listening to a generic brand.

oh baby 2017 united states Dance-punk revival/ dance-rock/ electronic rock/ electronica/ art rock/ alternative dance

2 out of 5. Not enough going on and not for me.

Started off fine, ran entirely too long. Mostly “meh.”

This isn't my first album for LCD Soundsystem, in fact it's my fourth so I generally knew what I was expecting, or at least I was until I saw 2017. That is surprisingly recent and pass his "hot" period. So I went in with a vague sense of direction and not much else, but that I'd like it much like I do their other projects. I was met with a strange album, spacey and atmospheric and yet made to dance to. A weird but not impossible blend and I think ultimately the actual music presented is not at all bad, but for electronica in 2017 it feels unjustified in even existing. Songs like "tonite" sound aged on release and I'm not even sure if this album was released 37 years ago these sounds would be seen with much kinder eyes because they feel immensely generic. In listening to this album (about 4 times in the past day) to pin down my feelings I note there are two versions, one that is 10 songs and one that is 11 and the cut 11th song named pulse(v.1) sounds hilariously like terraria music. This is a good thing though I think that's actually a fairly fresh and timeless sound y'know outside that games soundtrack. But that does raise a different question, even on the 10 song version this album is 68 minutes! I am no stranger to long songs and albums within justification but this album does not justify or even warrant this length. "how do you sleep" is about 3 minutes too long and the entirety of black screen feel like it doesn't do enough to be there. Also the fact it took me four listens to actively decide if I liked or disliked something is not a good sign. This is genuinely getting my lowest rating for a few reasons. 2017 is, as I said on another album recently, pretty recent and so the deeper influence of this album will be hard to fully see but even then I can look very closely at the genres it released in and you know what else came out in 2017? Melodrama and Big Fish Theory, and that's JUST in electronic genres or adjacent. Also, there are only two LCD albums on this list and while Sound of Silver absolutely justifies it's place and I will sing its praises eventually, I would swap this album with "This Is Happening" in a heart beat and even the self titled on most days. Both those albums have similar (or even further) issues in length but sound a whole lot better. I genuinely like LCD Soundsystem and thing some of their work is insanely good but this? This isn't just underwhelming, it's disappointing. Best songs: call the police, pulse(v.1) Worst songs: tonite, black screen Rank compared to everything else so far: 25/25 (below Dub Housing)

This album opens with a 80s feel about it, and then moves into bowiesque type rock and settles on 2000's alt rock at the end, almost like they are tipping their hat to their influences (the video for tonite kind of confirmed this). other Voices sounds like they listened to Talking Heads and decided to try something similar, but did it quite badly. I am not 100% sure how to take this album. I quite enjoyed listening to it, but it still didn't make me want to leap up and go and find all their albums and listen to them. There were a few notable songs in among some pretty average songs. The album relies on a catchy beat with some nostalgic riffs. I gave the previous album by them a 4, but I don't think this is quite there. Ultimately it is borrowed music and not unique or new. 3.5 stars

Ass

I feel like, individually all the ideas on this record are fantastic. My only issue is that they tend to be dragged out for minutes on end in a slow build up, with no changes (no choruses, bridges, etc). I want the music to change up, give me a hook or something, and it just refuses to do so. So what I'm left with is a 9 minute long song that has the same beat/vibe that just keeps getting stuff added to it. And it ends up dragging for me.

Surprisingly good.

A couple of tracks reminded of OMD but beyond that wasn’t particularly taken by this

Great album by a band I really like. They've got a unique sound and attitude.

Big fan of LCD Soundsystem. Although this album goes on for too long. After a while, it just sounds like studio navel-gazing.

Weirdly I just relistened to This is Happening yesterday. Giving this one 4 stars because TIH is superior but this one’s still great

Enjoyed it. Interesting to go from Kid A to this. This is the type of electronic rock blend I can get into.

I loooove long songs on an album…usually. This one, while not outwardly bad, just seemed to drag on forever, with not much novelty or excitement to keep my attention.

I don't know how to feel. 3.

An homage to post-punk while capturing none of the energy or emotions of the movement. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5

There are lots of sounds and pieces of LCD-SS that I really like, just when all put together into a song, it always misses the mark for me

Two stars, my star system is one star some redeeming qualities, two stars more interesting things happening appreciate it, but it’s not for me, three stars a really good album, four stars great album, five stars one of the best albums

LCD Soundsystem is overrated.

3+

They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe in it...and...how do you sleep again? Just listen to this boring album for over an hour. Favorite Track: how do you sleep?

More turgid tripe from Robert Dimery's Turd Buffet™

No he entrado mucho en el disco.

electr. Pop, 2017 -> 2

not their best record, but I still enjoyed it enough

Oh Baby is my favorite LCD Soundsytem song and is probably in my top 100. The rest of the album feels quite flat by comparison and all fairly forgettable.

American Dream I’m not always that into complaining about the list, but I think this is a bit of an odd inclusion. LCD Soundsystem are a favourite band of mine, and I think this is a fine album, but it’s the weakest of their 4 proper albums, and if there are going to be two LCD Soundsystem albums on the list then the debut album, or for me, This Is Happening are more deserving of a place. Anyhow, like I say I do like this album, but I haven’t listened in a while, and it’s notable how much of a Berlin era Bowie inspired album this is. They’ve always had a significant amount of Bowie influence, but mixed in with a diverse range of other artists, and I think this probably suffers in comparison to their other albums from that focus on Bowier, especially combined with the slightly dour, downbeat feel it has. Obviously the last track, Black Screen is a direct homage, but I’m sure Bowie’s death, combined with the sense of aging and tiredness, and a similar tempo to a lot of the songs gives it that slightly burnt out feel (as does the slightly unnecessary length of most of the songs) Still, they are a great band even if it’s not their strongest record and there are some excellent songs - Oh Baby, Other Voices, the Uber-Bowie Change Yr Mind, Tonite, Call the Police, Emotional Haircut and the moodily great Black Screen. And the songs outside that, even if they aren’t as strong are still very good art-rock-dance tracks, and the whole record does have a great sound. I think this just about gets to a 4, it's too well made with too much quality to go below that, but it’s definitely not their best album. 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮 Playlist submission: Tonite

The Wikipedia listed equipment played on this album is absolutely orgasmic - Rolands, Yamahas, Moogs, Korgs, ARPs etc - all with cool names like the ARP Odyssey or the Korg Trident II. I assume it's the analogue synths that gives the warm and imperfect tone that drips with nostalgia. As well as alignment with Stranger Things, the Drive soundtrack came to mind, especially on the lovely title track. Detached melancholy. Loneliness. Resignation. And other words. 'oh baby' and 'american dream' are the two solo-penned tracks by Murphy, and to my ears the most moving. Astride those, 'tonite' and the other dance numbers sound a little flat and frivolous, without the layers of the better tracks. Even 'black screen' a downbeat close to the album, feels too detached and simplified for my liking. I liked the general aesthetic but much prefer the more ambient numbers compared with the more DIY-sounding repetitive dance beats. Give me sinister chord changes, give me shimmering synth. They hot the spot a few times, but overall underwhelming.

I knew I was going to despise this one based on how I felt about the last one we did, and this certainly lived up to that - fucking horrible. Why does every song have less than one idea in it and yet lasts for 15 mins?

Solid album

LOVE LOVE!!! 5*

Good, but more atmospheric than bangers e.g. American Dream sounds like an 80s soundtrack song.

I was expecting club music. It is dance, and electronic, but it's got a lot more variety and melody than I expected. Similar to Talking Heads sometimes, and Gorgio Moroder sometimes. Just the kind of dance I enjoy. Emotional Haircut is so crazy innovative. Yeah, this one's a keeper. 4.5/5

groovy

I enjoyed it, not nearly as tight if an album as SOS, but still good nonetheless. 3.5/5

What stuck to me mostly with this album was how weak - and frankly boring - this sounded. The album was released in 2017, but it sounds like it could've been released sometime during the 70s or 80s, and I don't mean that in a good way. I didn't even have to google the band to understand that the whole crew is getting quite old. The singing was subpar and annoying. The songs were very long, for no benefit at all. And so was the album. Usually bands with some electronics to it pique my interest, but this was not my cup of tea at all.

LCD Soundsystem is probably peak 10s indie hipster. If you ever wondered what real music hipsters listened to, then this is it. This is quite late on the LCD Soundsystem timeline, it has gotten more clear dreamie vibes than their earlier stuff. I think it works quite well, some I disco, some electronia som indie-pop. I can’t really say much about it, it’s a sound that was popular at the time, if you like this type of music I guess you will like this. I think it’s ok but it’s not that memorable, it’s a bit to hipster for me somehow. Mid 3.

★★★½

NYC compatible

Terrific vibes! Really want to play this on speakers. "how do you sleep?" has an absolute banger of a synth.

Just when everyone thought LCD Soundsystem was over they came back in 2017 with american dream and off the bat you can tell this is not on the same page as their first 3 albums. Something about the music here isn't as special or intriguing as the original trilogy with the electronics often switching from the main focus to the background all the time over this album and it feel more like a rock album with electronics then an electronic album from LCD. There are some really high highs then they are some good lows but it's always jumping around like a kid on a trampoline. I hate to say it but black screen was such a hollow ending to such a phenominal band, it really left a sour taste in my mouth as I could never imagine the band making a song like this to close out what will probably be their final project ever. american dream is more then just disappointing it's not in character at all and that's why it is so frustrating. I wish I liked this more but this is not the LCD Soundsystem I knew when I first started getting into their music.

'You're still a pushover / For passionate people.' This is good pop music, a fusion of therapeutic landscapes and Talking-Heads quirkiness. Opening w/ a legitimately consoling track - 'Oh, sugar / Give into me / You're just having a bad dream / Of ringing alarms'; 'Lean into me / There's always a side door / Into the dark' - the band then steadily reaches into their bag of percussive dreams and makes a record that's at once soothing and hard-nosed. James Murphy is a real artist in that he sounds like no one b/c he sounds like everyone: in other words, tho LCD has clear soundalikes, they possess a magnitude that can only imply a deep musical entrenchment. It would take too long to get to the bottom of their influences - a good thing.

LCD Soundsystem is a band I should adore on paper. And when they land a hit, they absolutely nail it; those tracks feel alive, immediate, and unmistakably theirs. But the deeper cuts on american dream drift into that trademark LCD sprawl, and that’s where they tend to lose me. I get why people fall hard for this band—their love of the craft is undeniable—but something in the longer, more repetitive grooves just doesn’t quite click for me. The highs are excellent; the rest feels like it’s aimed at someone with a slightly different dial than mine.

will hated this one. i thought it was fine but i like sound of silver better

This was nice but didn’t really move the needle

If the talking heads had really expensive synthesizers

Not my favorite of their albums but they always blow the doors off live

I like this album but it's not amazing... curious if this made it over Sound of Silver or even This Is Happening, two far better albums

Who else but a sound engineer in a basement to usher in the age of paranoid android music? My ears are ringing and tbh, worth it ✅✅✅✅ oh baby ✅✅ call the police ✅✅✅✅ american dream

This is a fun one! But not the most fun one. Still a good listen.

A lovely dream; a full body massage

still don’t get the artwork here. glad they got back together though, saw them again the other night - good band.

Some great production but unfortunately a bit too samey and combined with middling vocals, I’m not in love with it.

Is it over yet? Boring.

Talking Heads but boring

I remember listening to this album when it came out and even thought to myself, “This is a really good album!”, but never came back for some reason. His first several albums sound like an artist finding himself. This album sounds like an artist who knows themselves and this is their passion project. I didn’t realize how much Bowie influence I heard in this. I actually listened to the song Tonite and Bowie’s Fashion back to back just to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. I’m gonna make it easy and say I didn’t like this song Pulse. The rest I thought we were great particularly the song How do you Sleep. This time I made a note to come back to this one and give it a listen for a fifth time…

Random thoughts: * Surprised to see this album on 1001. But I also see they do have Sound of Silver which is the LCD album I would have chosen too. * absolutely love the first song Oh Baby. There is another song that has a similar slowish vibe too, maybe American Dream. That sound works best on this album. * I enjoyed the album but few if the songs remained with me. This album seems like it is more notable because LCD came out of “retirement” for this album.

One of this band's great talents has been to take a minimal groove and make it work for long stretches of a song, layering shifting and moving elements on top of it and keeping it engaging throughout. ("All My Friends" from their second album is perhaps the best example of this, making the barest of chord progressions into a thoroughly engrossing song.) That minimalist approach has it pitfalls though, and on *American Dream*, the band flubs it on a grand scale - on these songs the grooves are so basic and the basslines so generic that the songs are static to the point of being nearly lifeless. The first half of the album is a slog through dull, dreary songs that have little to offer, and frankly LCD head honcho James Murphy sounds like he's in a bad mood. Only on track 6 ("Tonite") does some light enter the proceedings but this too sports a first-draft bassline that Murphy didn't bother to try to improve upon. "Call The Police" has some energy but sounds like little more than a Psychedelic Furs b-side. After that it's back to the slog with the tedious waltz of the title track followed by two more repetitive-and-no-fun jams to close out the record. Coming after two untouchable five-star studio albums, *American Dream* is a real bummer.

As an American, my dream is to not get another album by this group. I was letting the album play in the background, then I got distracted and started playing something else entirely, forgetting the album was even going. Says volumes. Eventually picked a song later in the album to continue from and was left wishing I had just left the album stopped. Not as bad as the previous album I got of theirs, but still meh

Better than I thought it'd be. Definitely sounds a little dated for an album that came out in 2017, but I still enjoyed it.

Not terrible but didn’t need to be this long

Lot of repetitive electronic parts. Not very amusing

There’s really not much to say about this one. It is 21st century techno that somehow sounds like it came from the 90s, but without any of the charm that made 90s electronic music fun.

Fun. Sounded a lot like talking heads but less annoying.

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reminds me of talking heads I like the story telling type of lyrics black screen has cool NIN vibes

Had a lot of good songs

An interesting but ultimately futile attempt at reviving New Wave long past its expiration date. They're certainly competent, but they try so hard to sound like an 80s band that it sometimes becomes a bit laughable. It's also needlessly long and overbloated ; I enjoyed about half the album, then it turned into a chore. The last song felt endless. 4/10

I remember listening quite a lot of their first album back in 2005 and getting bored a fter a while. I feel the same on this one. Yet I applaud the attitude.

A surprising album where you can feel many diverse influences that ultimately blend together quite well. It made me want to follow this LCD soundsystem band to get to know them better.

Typically one of those bands whose name I know really well, but whose music I actually don’t know at all. The first tracks from their debut album scared me off a bit, so I gave in and tried this latest one, and here it’s airy, pretty post-punk, with a touch of dream pop. Once again, it works quite well, though the instrumental side could have been stronger, with more obvious buildups. Still, it’s pleasant to listen to, perfect as background music or while commuting … until the last few, more dance-oriented tracks, which really aren’t my cup of tea. Their atmospherical side is worth exploring further.

Not his strongest work

This is a very weird inclusion, because its not a bad album, but it is just a lesser version of the other 2 big LCD albums. It follows a very similar recipe and I think pretty much all the tracks are decently ok, but it just lacks some real standout moments. Fave Tracks: oh baby, tonite 3.7/5

Eternal Love!

Когда-то я не понимал эту группу от слова совсем, а теперь каждый раз, когда они играют, я чувствую себя героем инди-фильма молодого актера-турнед-режиссера, который все очень хвалят, хотя не совсем понятно, за что. Лучшая песня - oh baby.

H: this is how you do long songs well. The songs were progressive and interesting to listen to. Right off the bat this album started off strong and was a joy to listen to until the end. 8/10 H fav song: tonite Z: this album feels trapped right between nostalgic and present. The lead singer’s vocals (very Bono-esque) layer nicely on the driving synthesizer and drum work. The energy tails off a bit 2/3 into the album, but it was still enough to keep me engaged. 7/10 Z fav song: how do you sleep?

heard this before (along with the rest of LCD Soundsystem's discography) Oh Baby - 5/5 Other Voices - 4/5 I Used To - 4/5 Change Yr Mind - 3/5 How Do You Sleep? - 5/5 Tonite - 5/5 Call the Police - 4/5 American Dream - 3/5 Emotional Haircut - 3/5 Black Screen - 3/5 Average score: 3.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's probably considered the weakest of their releases, and it's the album i come back to the least. that being said, it's still a pretty good listen imho. i just don't think most of the tracks hit as hard as their previous work. How Do You Sleep and Tonite are the tracks that stand out among the rest for me, as they're most reminiscent of what i love from the group's other albums. Oh Baby is a decent opening track as well. all tracks after Call the Police are pretty weak i'm afraid i think this just barely earns a 3.5 or 4-star rating in my book

Enjoyed this one. Was a bit surprised by its inclusion - with This Is Happening being a much more well known album for them. Started strong, ended strong. There were a few songs in the middle that didn't do it for me, but nothing so bad that it killed the album.

I enjoy LCD Soundsystem, but I feel they came about 30 years to late. This band would have thrived in the 80s!

Vibes: 2/5 Instruments: 1/5 Production: 2/5 Emotional Value: 0/5 Storytelling: 3/5 Stand Outs: other voices, call the police Overall Rating: 1.6

Entirely unremarkable.

cool stuff. never had the chance to check them out but liked it much more than i expected to.

Not a good album, I understand its electronic, but the beats sound very samey like a 5 second clip that is repeated until the end. The lyrics are just there for the sake of it too. Complete one and done, I dont even see this as an album that does its job well at all, at a party? Who would spin anything from here.

Good sounds. Not my usual style but i vibed with it for a bit.

Background electronic music. Nothing stood out.