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Track Listings
| 1. Pioneer to The Falls |
| 2. No I In Threesome |
| 3. The Scale |
| 4. The Heinrich Maneuver (Album Version) |
| 5. Mammoth |
| 6. Pace Is The Trick |
| 7. All Fired Up |
| 8. Rest My Chemistry |
| 9. Who Do You Think |
| 10. Wrecking Ball |
| 11. The Lighthouse |
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Not every band would kick off their third album with a slow, six-minute trudge characterised by descending guitar lines, mournful melodica, and a frontman that sounds not so much suicidal as already decaying. Interpol, however, have never been shy of basking in melancholy, and Our Love to Admire is an album that just exults in it. Newly bolstered by funereal keyboards, Our Love to Admire feels full and rich where previous Interpol albums sometimes felt gaunt and bony. The old themes remain, however: emptiness, dislocation, and a rather caddish attitude to romance, as encapsulated on "No I in Threesome" or the pounding, sarcastic "The Heinrich Maneuver", a sour kiss-off to an ex-lover that sees frontman Paul Banks asking "How are things on the West Coast?/ I hear you’re moving real fine" atop taut, stabbing bass. Further in, the band experiments with some more sprawling, elaborate song structures. The excellent "Mammoth" locks into a driving groove that’! s most uncharacteristic for Interpol, Daniel Kessler trying out riff after riff like he’s dressing for some important social occasion, while the climactic "The Lighthouse" is a bare wisp of ambient guitar that might be the band’s stateliest, grandest moment to date. -- Louis Pattison
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1. Pioneer To The Falls 2. No I In Threesome 3. Scale 4. Heinrich Maneuver 5. Mammoth 6. Pace Is The Trick 7. All Fired Up 8. Rest My Chemistry 9. Who Do You Think 10. Wrecking Ball 11. Lighthouse
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By G. Jolliffe
Format:Audio CD
You will not find Interpol straying far from what they know on this, their third LP. Musically, the band have developed very little. Bar the introduction of Keyboards into the mix, there is very little to distinguish the sound of album number three from Antics or Turn on the Bright Lights. It remains minimalist alternative Indie, with a slightly greater emphasis on the lead guitar.
Where the band have progressed is in song and album structure. Each track is a thoroughly enjoyable listen: eleven emotionally charged tracks, each leading from the last with fluidity and grace. Each instrument is now less obvious among the mix, facilitating a more professional, and grander sound (evident no more so than on epic album opener "Pioneer to the Falls"). The album succeeds as one piece of work, and as a collection of tracks, and has nailed the formula for what is required to make an album great.
Our Love to Admire is arguably the band's greatest work to date - the album features practically no filler. It is a thoroughly enjoyable listen throughout, and is definitely one of the finds of 2007.
Where the band have progressed is in song and album structure. Each track is a thoroughly enjoyable listen: eleven emotionally charged tracks, each leading from the last with fluidity and grace. Each instrument is now less obvious among the mix, facilitating a more professional, and grander sound (evident no more so than on epic album opener "Pioneer to the Falls"). The album succeeds as one piece of work, and as a collection of tracks, and has nailed the formula for what is required to make an album great.
Our Love to Admire is arguably the band's greatest work to date - the album features practically no filler. It is a thoroughly enjoyable listen throughout, and is definitely one of the finds of 2007.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the brilliance of their previous two albums it was hard to envisage Interpol topping what had come before . It was also difficult to envisage the band doing anything radically different and so it proves . They may now be on a major label and that shows with cleaner production( courtesy of Rich Coster) and a more effusive array of instrumentation , but this is music that doesn't much deviate from the Interpol that we all know and love ....except in one respect. Their music has always contained levels of density and complexity rivalled by very few others , indeed that's maybe one of the reasons we all like them ,but Our Love To Admire is so impenetrable it takes real concerted effort to come to terms with . It's worth it in the end but it is very hard work.
There is little indication of this with the opening chiming chords of "Pioneer To The Falls", the most accessible track on the album . The tiny plinking piano notes give way to the usual phalanx of keyboards and guitars that build and build like something very big being built. After that it took quite a few listens , obvious single The Heinrich Maneuver apart-the one song to approximate the imperative urgency of many of the song on Antics- to sink in and for the songs to make sense.
The music is by turns dramatic, tense , muscular , foreboding , grandiose , even a little pretentious but it's never less than exigent and fascinating . Paul Banks continues his renaissance as a man who might just be ready to concede that life does have some fun to offer after all. "Today my heart swings " he cries on "The Heinrich Maneuver" or on "No I In Threesome" he muses on "Giving something new a try". "Mammoth" is well named -a monumental assault of pounding percussion and massively spiteful guitars.... Read more ›
There is little indication of this with the opening chiming chords of "Pioneer To The Falls", the most accessible track on the album . The tiny plinking piano notes give way to the usual phalanx of keyboards and guitars that build and build like something very big being built. After that it took quite a few listens , obvious single The Heinrich Maneuver apart-the one song to approximate the imperative urgency of many of the song on Antics- to sink in and for the songs to make sense.
The music is by turns dramatic, tense , muscular , foreboding , grandiose , even a little pretentious but it's never less than exigent and fascinating . Paul Banks continues his renaissance as a man who might just be ready to concede that life does have some fun to offer after all. "Today my heart swings " he cries on "The Heinrich Maneuver" or on "No I In Threesome" he muses on "Giving something new a try". "Mammoth" is well named -a monumental assault of pounding percussion and massively spiteful guitars.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By voltyvic
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I know everyone says Antics is the best Interpol album but I still think OLTA is brilliant. I purchased this for the DVD primarily which is definitely worth it if you're an interpol fan like me but otherwise just stick with the audio cd and watch the vids on youtube.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By giovanni
Format:Audio CD
A band with a cool attitude and a distinctive dark side , Interpol have three albums already under their belts and a loyal fanbase which follows them everywhere . Their merits as a group include a strong song-writting in which every guitar strike seems to have been destined to count and ofcourse frontman Paul Bank , a guy sounds like Satan singing about sensitivities.
Not so long ago , there was a moment where Interpol were a must according to every decent music magazine out there ...and rightly so . I have yet to buy an album as complete and powerful as their 2004 offering " Antics ". Their latest release " Our Love To Admire " has more in common with the muscular rock of that album than the quiet doom of their debut " Turn on the bright lights " . Undeniably , this doesn't see them exploring new ground but still , once again , there are many great tunes to cherish like first cd-single " The Heinrich Maneuver " , " No I In A Threesome " and ( my personal favourite ) " Pace Is The Trick " .
Now , the hype surrounding this one might be substancially less than before but this is just how the industry works . Every couple of years a set of bands wins praise and press attention . They are the future of rock music , the new messiahs of pop and rock ...until their next release when they will be denied by everyone who embraced them in the first place , for no particular reason . In 2001 it was the Strokes , in 2003 the White Stripes and in 2004 it was Coldplay ( curiously enough with the worst of their four offerings ) who were gonna save modern music from it's decay . Then again , does rock need to be saved ? It this a competition of some sort ? The answer is NO .... Read more ›
Not so long ago , there was a moment where Interpol were a must according to every decent music magazine out there ...and rightly so . I have yet to buy an album as complete and powerful as their 2004 offering " Antics ". Their latest release " Our Love To Admire " has more in common with the muscular rock of that album than the quiet doom of their debut " Turn on the bright lights " . Undeniably , this doesn't see them exploring new ground but still , once again , there are many great tunes to cherish like first cd-single " The Heinrich Maneuver " , " No I In A Threesome " and ( my personal favourite ) " Pace Is The Trick " .
Now , the hype surrounding this one might be substancially less than before but this is just how the industry works . Every couple of years a set of bands wins praise and press attention . They are the future of rock music , the new messiahs of pop and rock ...until their next release when they will be denied by everyone who embraced them in the first place , for no particular reason . In 2001 it was the Strokes , in 2003 the White Stripes and in 2004 it was Coldplay ( curiously enough with the worst of their four offerings ) who were gonna save modern music from it's decay . Then again , does rock need to be saved ? It this a competition of some sort ? The answer is NO .... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i just discovered this band a few months ago. Having listened to all three of their albums I feel their latest is the most polished and best.
Standout tracks - Rest my Chemistry, Pace is the Trick and Mamouth are fantastic. The rest are all growers and really gel the album unlike their first album and to a smaller extent Antics. In the similar vein as one of my current favourite bands, the Editors they come a very close second, and edge towards the mainstream of band like the Killers. Give it a listen!
Standout tracks - Rest my Chemistry, Pace is the Trick and Mamouth are fantastic. The rest are all growers and really gel the album unlike their first album and to a smaller extent Antics. In the similar vein as one of my current favourite bands, the Editors they come a very close second, and edge towards the mainstream of band like the Killers. Give it a listen!
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Awesome - a must have for all Interpol fans!
Third and best album, except for Turn On The Bright Lights which was the first album, so techically this review doesn't make sense.
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Timothy Hill
3.0 out of 5 stars
Our Love To Admire/Interpol
Interpol's third offering is a bit of a disappointment.Gone is the sharp,fast-paced guitar songs of the brillant Turn On The Bright Lights and Antics. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2008 by diarmuid hickey
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Keep listening
Having touted Interpol as my favourite band ever, after a couple of listens to this album, I was disappointed that it all sounded the same. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2008 by K. Hallam
2.0 out of 5 stars
As good an album as their first?
Please. There are two very good songs on this record (I'll leave it up to you to decide which they are), but the rest sound like a band grinding out to spec, with passion and... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2008 by H. R. Purser
5.0 out of 5 stars
New Yorks Finest
The third album by Interpol is their finest (or most polished) to date. It may take a few listens but it's all there. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2007 by Mr. David J. Wright
4.0 out of 5 stars
no one could top 'turn on the bright lights', but im happier with...
okay. so interpol are my favorite band. i listened to their debut album three or four times a day for probably a year. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by Mr. J. H. Shaw
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interpol?
Heinrich Maneuver - my favorite song. This band is the heart of the teenage depression in New York.
Doesn't sound like it! Read more
Doesn't sound like it! Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2007 by Nina Hall
1.0 out of 5 stars
No good song in threesome
A very poor and bland effort by this once great band.
Check out Editors's latest effort instead.
Check out Editors's latest effort instead.
Published on 8 Aug 2007 by Melvmeister
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