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The second album from New York uberproducer James Murphy's LCD Soundsystem project is every bit as smart, funky, and literate as its predecessor. Party-starting dance music indebted to the driving percussion of early-'80s New York acts like Liquid Liquid and ESG, the pneumatic thud of house music, and the arch, modernist pop of Brian Eno or David Bowie circa Heroes. If you don't know the reference points, it really doesn't matter: "Someone Great" is the sort of delightful, dazed disco to rank amongst Ladytron or Goldfrapp's best, surfing a six-minute wave of woozy keyboards, acid blips and tapped xylophone, while "Us Vs Them" is a combative punk-dance march built from aggressive cowbells and splinters of funk guitar. But the clued-in will get an additional kick, both from James Murphy's hipster humour ("Take me off your mailing list," he wheezes, on the weary "New York I Love You") and the myriad reference points wired into the machinery of each song: see the tongue-in-cheek 'North American Scum', the sound of Fatboy Slim's 'The Rockefeller Skank' rewired by industrial terrorists Throbbing Gristle. Making music 'intelligent' so often kills its rump-shaking appeal, but Sound Of Silver does its thinking on the dancefloor. --Louis Pattison
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Original EMI Records 2007 release of these 9 tracks
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm usually one for reading reviews rather than writing. I typically cast a cynical eye over most new releases ... which are mainly repetitive and degenerate reworkings of music from far back ... be it 80's 70's or 60's.
However, like most people reading this - you must have some appreciation of LCD Soundsystem. I could only *hope* that Sound of Silver would match the first album .... but I was wrong! It's better! The opener "Get Innocuous" ... kicks off sounding exactly like "losing my edge" ... but about 30 seconds in starts to lift and re-interpret Kraftwerk's "The Robots". I know I'm onto something good here! Nine tracks. No fillers. This just doesn't happen any more! Give James Murphy a medal. Album of the year ... I just can't see anyone topping this.
However, like most people reading this - you must have some appreciation of LCD Soundsystem. I could only *hope* that Sound of Silver would match the first album .... but I was wrong! It's better! The opener "Get Innocuous" ... kicks off sounding exactly like "losing my edge" ... but about 30 seconds in starts to lift and re-interpret Kraftwerk's "The Robots". I know I'm onto something good here! Nine tracks. No fillers. This just doesn't happen any more! Give James Murphy a medal. Album of the year ... I just can't see anyone topping this.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
My word, I love Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem. It's a funky little beast, awash with pulsating electronic beats and riddims and some of the exhilarating numbers make one want to dance a little (in the kitchen) and even whoop occasionally. It certainly is a marvellous long player. The closest comparisons I can contemplate are Power, Corruption and Lies by New Order for its electronic splendid splendour and Talking Heads' Remain in Light for the strutting and fascinating rhythmic resonance that permeates the whole effort. I salute this recording and effortlessly recommend it to all hepcats.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By E. JONES
Format:Audio CD
I was so excited about this album after loving his first double album. I have to say however that after buying it, I do feel a bit disappointed. Yes, there is plenty on here to like, but there simply isn't the rawness of the songs like Yeah Yeah Yeah and Daft Punk. There's a definite Brian Eno sound to Sounds of Silver and an almost minimalist approach to some of the tracks so I do believe it deserves the four stars, but when compared with the first album, it's just not quite there.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Not for me
From reading the other reviews posted I clearly must be a dinosaur.
I bought the CD to listen to a different genre of music but reality kicked in once I put it into my... Read more
I bought the CD to listen to a different genre of music but reality kicked in once I put it into my... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Terrence W. Allan
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sound Of 2007
... not exactly designed for hit singles, LCD Soundsystem gave us a weighty release with a short number of long songs that straddled the gap between man and machine with a... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2009 by Mr. M. A. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just perfect
This album has been on my ipod for over two years without a break. Whether tracks appear on random or I play the entire album through it works every single time. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by Mr. M. L. Hawes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Go buy now!
Cheap album and better than their debut. Go buy now loads of catchy electro choonage to keep you entertain for weeks!
Published on 21 Oct 2009 by Kian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Just discovered this album and I love it. Someone mentioned consistency and I can't see a poor track in the album. My advice is buy it and enjoy. Highly recommended.
Published on 23 Feb 2009 by Mr. Ben Parer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Over and over again....
What an opener - listen to 'Get Innocuous' as loud as you can! And the album keeps the standard up throughout - 'Us v them' being another pinnacle. A classic.
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Mr Boxplayer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anthems For A New America
The Wolf first heard this album playing in a clothing
store in Canterbury - One of those places where
the sales personnel all have very serious haircuts
and those... Read more
store in Canterbury - One of those places where
the sales personnel all have very serious haircuts
and those... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2008 by The Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars
complete
brilliant piece of work. intelligent, inventive and musical. it is rare to find albums without some weak tracks but this is one of them. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2008 by donald holiday
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good album but a bit tiring after a while
I listened to this album for a few weeks and thought it was very good. Then i became kind of bored with it. It's like an instant fix but it doesn't have much longevity. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by James Twain
5.0 out of 5 stars
New York Dance Music
LCD Soundsystem return with an excellent follow up to their brilliant self titled debut album. There are no 'awkward second album' moments, no obligation to deliver something... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by R. Mullaney
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