I think Interpol....

LittlePuppetBoy · 06.12.2006, 06:56 PM

...sound a bit more like Sonic Youth than they do Joy Division.

This thought came to me when I was listening to Schizophrenia one day. when it got to the part after Thurston ends his vocals, I immediatly thought of Interpol, and that Schizophrenia is something they could have covered easily.

Am I crazy, or has anyone else thought this?

nomadicfollower · 06.12.2006, 07:49 PM

I don't like Interpol.

m^a(t)h · 06.12.2006, 08:02 PM

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umjammer atomsk · 06.12.2006, 08:04 PM

I really liked them three years ago but now... meh.

khchris(original) · 06.12.2006, 08:22 PM

I think they are overrated. Have never found anything the least bit interesting in their music. But that's just me.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.12.2006, 09:38 PM

I like their first album but I find their second album to be full of suck. I wouldn't go out of my way to see them if they came to Pittsburgh.

Pax Americana · 06.13.2006, 01:19 AM

I like em, but they're kinda boring live. They sound good... just kinda boring.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.13.2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pax Americana

I like em, but they're kinda boring live. They sound good... just kinda boring.

That is how I feel about most new indie bands.

nicfit · 06.13.2006, 02:08 AM

ha ha,it's funny how nobody actually answered LittlePuppetBoy's question...
in my opinion,they sound more like joy division than sy,but surely some of the guitar work is recognizable as a sort of "post punk/no wave" thing that sometimes becomes more "romantic/shoegazing" like in NYC...those kinds of sounds were born in the period sy started being a proper band,so i guess there's a resemblance with some guitar lines etc.etc. ....i messed up my thoughts,i hope you get what i meant.

fishmonkey · 06.13.2006, 06:19 AM

interpol's first album, Turn on the Bright Lights, is fuckin amazing and when it came out a few years ago i though they were like Jesus comin again or some shite, but imagine my disgusted little head when the released Antics, which i think is a pile of arse.

there is no denying the singer sounds like Ian Curtis in some songs, but i do take onboard what your saying also, they do have a little Youth sound to em too.

Toilet & Bowels · 06.13.2006, 06:22 AM

i think they sound more like mogwai or godspeed than they do SY. but mostly they just sound like joy division!

porkmarras · 06.13.2006, 06:29 AM

And they dress like Joy Division........in 2006!Duh!

DemonBox · 06.13.2006, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras

And they dress like Joy Division........in 2006!Duh!

Haha. yeah Copycat Division

screamingskull · 06.13.2006, 09:52 AM

i love interpol, but i don't see any connection between them and sonic youth musically. they don't sound alike at all to me.
i went to see interpol in 2004 and i hve had ringing in my left ear ever since, they are the loudest band i have ever seen.

Everyneurotic · 06.13.2006, 09:59 AM

i say interpol doesn't sound like joy division or sonic youth.

to me, they just sound like crap. period.

Trasher02 · 06.13.2006, 10:54 AM

I love interpol.
Well I used to i'm kinda sick of them now...

Savage Clone · 06.13.2006, 11:18 AM

Am I the only one who thinks the guy sounds like the singer from the Chameleons far more than he sounds like Ian Curtis?
He's a dead ringer for the Chameleons guy.

LittlePuppetBoy · 06.13.2006, 01:08 PM

at first (after actually listening to Joy Division) I thought they sounded like JD, but after listening to their Closer stuff, I don't see similarities anymore. JD were a lot more expiremental

PAULYBEE2656 · 06.13.2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

i think they sound more like mogwai or godspeed than they do SY. but mostly they just sound like joy division!

sorry, we are talking bout the same interpol. one- they dont sound like joy division, just cuz pauls vocals are that deep baritone whine, and two- mogwai and godspeed??????????? ok whatever about mogwai. how in gods name can interpol sound like godspeed??????

i like interpol. bright lights is a great indie pop album
antics is a lot weaker and im sure the next one will be even weaker still. dilution of talent is prevelent in the indie kidz hall of fame

Danny Himself · 06.13.2006, 02:21 PM

'NYC' has a lot of EVOL-like drones.

06.12.2006, 06:56 PM	#1
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	...sound a bit more like Sonic Youth than they do Joy Division. This thought came to me when I was listening to Schizophrenia one day. when it got to the part after Thurston ends his vocals, I immediatly thought of Interpol, and that Schizophrenia is something they could have covered easily. Am I crazy, or has anyone else thought this?
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nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I don't like Interpol.
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m^a(t)h expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,204	" "
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umjammer atomsk the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 889	I really liked them three years ago but now... meh. __________________
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khchris(original) 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 708	I think they are overrated. Have never found anything the least bit interesting in their music. But that's just me.
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I like their first album but I find their second album to be full of suck. I wouldn't go out of my way to see them if they came to Pittsburgh.
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Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	I like em, but they're kinda boring live. They sound good... just kinda boring.
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	ha ha,it's funny how nobody actually answered LittlePuppetBoy's question... in my opinion,they sound more like joy division than sy,but surely some of the guitar work is recognizable as a sort of "post punk/no wave" thing that sometimes becomes more "romantic/shoegazing" like in NYC...those kinds of sounds were born in the period sy started being a proper band,so i guess there's a resemblance with some guitar lines etc.etc. ....i messed up my thoughts,i hope you get what i meant. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	interpol's first album, Turn on the Bright Lights, is fuckin amazing and when it came out a few years ago i though they were like Jesus comin again or some shite, but imagine my disgusted little head when the released Antics, which i think is a pile of arse. there is no denying the singer sounds like Ian Curtis in some songs, but i do take onboard what your saying also, they do have a little Youth sound to em too. __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	i think they sound more like mogwai or godspeed than they do SY. but mostly they just sound like joy division!
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porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	And they dress like Joy Division........in 2006!Duh! __________________
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	i love interpol, but i don't see any connection between them and sonic youth musically. they don't sound alike at all to me. i went to see interpol in 2004 and i hve had ringing in my left ear ever since, they are the loudest band i have ever seen.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i say interpol doesn't sound like joy division or sonic youth. to me, they just sound like crap. period. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	I love interpol. Well I used to i'm kinda sick of them now... __________________ 666
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Am I the only one who thinks the guy sounds like the singer from the Chameleons far more than he sounds like Ian Curtis? He's a dead ringer for the Chameleons guy.
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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	at first (after actually listening to Joy Division) I thought they sounded like JD, but after listening to their Closer stuff, I don't see similarities anymore. JD were a lot more expiremental
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Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	'NYC' has a lot of EVOL-like drones.
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