Full Version: New LCD Soundsystem Album---May 18
this song is absolutely retarded, and it's going to catch like wildfire. you watch.
QUOTE (C.I. @ Mar 25 2010, 08:53 PM) 
this song is absolutely retarded, and it's going to catch like wildfire. you watch.
oh no question...
it's gonna be the song of the summer for hipsters
I kind of liked the last minute of Drunk Girls, but yeah, I couldn't be more let down.
QUOTE (solace @ Mar 25 2010, 10:05 PM)
QUOTE (C.I. @ Mar 25 2010, 08:53 PM)
this song is absolutely retarded, and it's going to catch like wildfire. you watch.
oh no question...
it's gonna be the song of the summer for hipsters
and everyone else. I'm having a hard time envisioning not hearing this blast from every frat house on campus pretty soon.
cloying shit right here.
sad really.
also don't let montana hear this. ever. never ever...
I foresee a lot of laughing smileys when Montana gets around to listening to this.
Not their best but I can see it growing on me. Reminds me a bit of "Boys Keep Swinging".
Reminds me of "White Light/White Heat" except it sucks.
It's a TOTAL riff on WL/WH.
A very silly song. What happened to this band?
A very silly song. What happened to this band?
"North American Scum":Sound of Silver::"Drunk Girls":UNTITLED 3RD LP
I mean, obviously. Good tune. Smarmy as hell and full of pep.
I mean, obviously. Good tune. Smarmy as hell and full of pep.
i like it
QUOTE (pigfuck @ Mar 26 2010, 12:13 AM)
"North American Scum":Sound of Silver::"Drunk Girls":UNTITLED 3RD LP
I mean, obviously. Good tune. Smarmy as hell and full of pep.
I mean, obviously. Good tune. Smarmy as hell and full of pep.
I was coming in here to post something about "North American Scum." Which is also a goofy song with kind of stupid lyrics. And was the first single from the last album.
North American Scum is leagues ahead of Drunk Girls.
Guys... this is LCD Soundsystem we're talking about. Before "All My Friends" was proclaimed the anthem of our generation due to its ability to tug at the heartstrings of poorly dressed disillusioned white 20somethings all across the United States, James Murphy was known for writing what were more or less excellently produced novelty songs. Remember those days?
Anyway, I kind of like it.
Anyway, I kind of like it.
QUOTE (Liffey @ Mar 26 2010, 12:59 AM)
North American Scum is leagues ahead of Drunk Girls.
exactly.
i'm fine with a goofy/fun single, but this song for me is just a bit too one dimensional (and i still think the backing vocals are annoying... they remind me of something off Licensed to Ill)
Extremely smarmy, jokey lyrics set to an overly blatant homage to a Velvet Underground song, it's like a parody of LCD Soundsystem that Montana would record. I know James Murphy can be a bit silly but this song crosses the line into novelty. At this rate, the next album he releases will be preceded by a joke single called "All Preppies Must Die!" based around the melody from a Talking Heads song with lyrics that constantly namedrop Brian Eno.
yeah this song sounds pretty awesome actually. i don't know why murphy would consider retiring after this i think he's getting better. he's definitely making strides as a vocalist. this sounds nothing like the vu to me. the call and response flow is pretty damn close to white light white heats but musically it's hardly simliar. im hearing more glam like roxy music and cars/devo new wave with murphy's lyrical persona on top. and how can you not love the last minute of this?
QUOTE (Gluehead @ Mar 26 2010, 05:34 PM)
At this rate, the next album he releases will be preceded by a joke single called "All Preppies Must Die!" based around the melody from a Talking Heads song with lyrics that constantly namedrop Brian Eno.
That'd be MGMT's Congratulations.
QUOTE (Shackleton's Great Adventure @ Mar 26 2010, 03:28 AM)
yeah this song sounds pretty awesome actually. i don't know why murphy would consider retiring after this i think he's getting better.
I never took it as that he was retiring, but rather just putting the LCD Soundsystem name to bed.
QUOTE (Tim @ Mar 25 2010, 09:45 PM)
I foresee a lot of laughing smileys when Montana gets around to listening to this.
hahah....when I listened to it all I saw was Will Ferel doing some indie parody.
this song is horrible. It's "Shots" for... well, people who like "Shots." Frat rock. It's not coincidence this is being released at Spring Break.
It sounds like "Jump Into The Fire"
QUOTE (Mitchell @ Mar 26 2010, 07:36 AM)
It sounds like "Jump Into The Fire"
Pretty much everything he makes does, no? However, he has no Herbie Flowers, certainly.
song sounds better this morning than it did yesterday, but i'm still not the biggest fan of it.
it's that incessant 'drunk girls' that just isn't clicking for me.
maybe one day it will. for now, though, nope.
i do like the chorus.
according to a few people who have heard the full album, 'Drunk Girls' is easily one of the albums worst songs.
but here's an interesting track by track review:
http://thequietus.com/articles/03969-lcd-s...-track-by-track
but here's an interesting track by track review:
http://thequietus.com/articles/03969-lcd-s...-track-by-track
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If 2005's LCD Soundsystem was a set of great tracks that didn't quite know what they were doing together, on 2007’s Sound of Silver their cute tics were superseded by irresistible emotional depth, sharper songwriting and compulsive rhythm; the near-universal praise spoke for itself. So what next, when you’ve nothing left to prove? Prove it again, differently. Usually when a band tells you their latest, yet-to-be-aired effort is “the best album we’ve ever made” it’s code for “we’ve lost it completely, but at that mega-volume playback in the expensive studio it felt like we’d got away with it”. This isn’t one of those records. The third, still-untitled LCD Soundsystem album contains a run of heavyweight hits that compress the best elements of their previous work, topped and tailed by some intriguing slow-burners. Parts of it sound misshapen or half-baked on a first spin; but after a few listens, it may take medical intervention to stop you playing it daily. It's great, but not quite gold.
outside of the 'powpowpow' beginning that track sounds good too. it seems like he's integrating his singing more fluidly into the songs. and the "emotional depth" angle of sound of silver is overstated, there's only 3 songs on there that could be considered to have emotional depth. something like "drunk girls" is more representative of his style.
overstated maybe, but Someone Great & All My Friends were easily the 2 best songs on the record for me, and a big part of the reason i went from only liking 2-3 songs on the proper disc of the S/T (the 2nd disc was just the singles that proceeded the LP, which many were great mind you), to liking all but 2-3 songs on Sound of Silver.
at least stuff like North American Scum or Daft Punk is clever/humorous to me, i don't find the lyrics to 'Drink Girls' too much of either unfortunately, maybe i'm just old.
at least stuff like North American Scum or Daft Punk is clever/humorous to me, i don't find the lyrics to 'Drink Girls' too much of either unfortunately, maybe i'm just old.
QUOTE (solace @ Mar 26 2010, 10:17 AM)
overstated maybe, but Someone Great & All My Friends were easily the 2 best songs on the record for me, and a big part of the reason i went from only liking 2-3 songs on the proper disc of the S/T (the 2nd disc was just the singles that proceeded the LP, which many were great mind you), to liking all but 2-3 songs on Sound of Silver.
at least stuff like North American Scum or Daft Punk is clever/humorous to me, i don't find the lyrics to 'Drink Girls' too much of either unfortunately, maybe i'm just old.
at least stuff like North American Scum or Daft Punk is clever/humorous to me, i don't find the lyrics to 'Drink Girls' too much of either unfortunately, maybe i'm just old.
i don't think this song is as deadpan sarcastic as daft punk. clearly hes having fun with the subject but there's sincerity to the lyrics here too, even the humor. and his delivery is so giddy and contagious, i think it's one of his best vocals... likin this song a lot.
maybe so, it just doesn't appeal to me is all. as it's been stated above, i'm sure the song will be huge this summer. it seems destined for an episode of Jersey Shore.
btw, Pow Pow is actually the single
btw, Pow Pow is actually the single
drunk girls is growing on me and pow pow gets better after the first pow's. similar to yeah. i think pow has potential and drunk girls could be great live like NA Scum and Daft Punk. either way cant wait to see them in brussels.
QUOTE (Pavement Ist Rad @ Mar 26 2010, 01:00 AM)
Guys... this is LCD Soundsystem we're talking about. Before "All My Friends" was proclaimed the anthem of our generation due to its ability to tug at the heartstrings of poorly dressed disillusioned white 20somethings all across the United States, James Murphy was known for writing what were more or less excellently produced novelty songs. Remember those days?
Yeah. Weird the word "parody" is getting thrown around when the serious LCD songs are the odd ones.
Not that I'm in love with this.
Wow. I really liked "Sound of Silver" but this is just horrible.
It's certainly not the next "All My Friends," but then again that's probably a good thing.
I like it. It's fun.
I like it. It's fun.
yeah i don't get the hate if you were a fan of his previous works. this is at least as good as north american scum.
great song. fun, funny, catchy, super-smart ending.
QUOTE (Gluehead @ Mar 26 2010, 02:34 AM)
Extremely smarmy, jokey lyrics set to an overly blatant homage to a Velvet Underground song, it's like a parody of LCD Soundsystem that Montana would record.
What a Rube Goldberg way of saying "this sounds like an LCD Soundsystem song".
I like it. I like it much more than "North American Scum".
Yeah, this song is nowhere near as bad as people were saying yesterday. I dig it. I mean, I'm assuming the entire album isn't filled with songs in the same vein as "Drunk Girls." If that's the case I figure this tune will fit nicely in the scope of a full album of LCD songs---some of which I'm sure resemble "All My Friends" more than this.
its OK, i like it less than NAS, which i actually liked a lot (even more than all my friends, gasp!, not as much as someone great though). my main problem w/ it is that the hook sounds way too like something from license to kill as solace said. LTK is great, but there's something weird about that kind coming from a 45 year old dude ala james murphy and not 19 year old punk ass beastie boys.
QUOTE (Hans Christian Anderson @ Mar 26 2010, 09:01 PM)
its OK, i like it less than NAS, which i actually liked a lot (even more than all my friends, gasp!, not as much as someone great though). my main problem w/ it is that the hook sounds way too like something from license to kill as solace said. LTK is great, but there's something weird about that kind coming from a 45 year old dude ala james murphy and not 19 year old punk ass beastie boys.
the album is called "license to ill".
Haha. This song doesn't sound like Beastie Boys. And even if it did, who cares.
Why are you assholes even talking about this band?
Are you guys aware that Erykah Badu's new album leaked? Or that Congratulations leaked?
Are you guys aware that Erykah Badu's new album leaked? Or that Congratulations leaked?
QUOTE (kenneld @ Mar 26 2010, 09:19 PM)
QUOTE (Hans Christian Anderson @ Mar 26 2010, 09:01 PM)
its OK, i like it less than NAS, which i actually liked a lot (even more than all my friends, gasp!, not as much as someone great though). my main problem w/ it is that the hook sounds way too like something from license to kill as solace said. LTK is great, but there's something weird about that kind coming from a 45 year old dude ala james murphy and not 19 year old punk ass beastie boys.
the album is called "license to ill".
No it's not.
Undecided on this but at the very least, it's catchy as fuck.
I thought "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" was dumb the first time I heard it, so, what would I know.
I thought "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" was dumb the first time I heard it, so, what would I know.
QUOTE (Pavement Ist Rad @ Mar 26 2010, 10:34 PM)
QUOTE (kenneld @ Mar 26 2010, 09:19 PM)
QUOTE (Hans Christian Anderson @ Mar 26 2010, 09:01 PM)
its OK, i like it less than NAS, which i actually liked a lot (even more than all my friends, gasp!, not as much as someone great though). my main problem w/ it is that the hook sounds way too like something from license to kill as solace said. LTK is great, but there's something weird about that kind coming from a 45 year old dude ala james murphy and not 19 year old punk ass beastie boys.
the album is called "license to ill".
No it's not.
i left off the "d" just as a test for other people. you passed.
QUOTE (August West @ Mar 26 2010, 03:40 PM)
Wow. I really liked "Sound of Silver" but this is just horrible.
more i listen to Drunk Girls im thinking more Watch the Tapes meets North American Scum
QUOTE (WP64 @ Mar 27 2010, 02:29 AM)
Why are you assholes even talking about this band?
Are you guys aware that Erykah Badu's new album leaked? Or that Congratulations leaked?
Are you guys aware that Erykah Badu's new album leaked? Or that Congratulations leaked?
I don't give a shit about either of those.
I've NEVER understood this band and based on this single, their appeal will continue to mystify me.
QUOTE (lostbikes @ Mar 26 2010, 10:51 PM)
QUOTE (August West @ Mar 26 2010, 03:40 PM)
Wow. I really liked "Sound of Silver" but this is just horrible.
When is the last time you heard Sound of Silver? You do know it sounds an awful lot like this new track.....
QUOTE (Sickpup @ Mar 27 2010, 07:55 AM)
I've NEVER understood this band and based on this single, their appeal will continue to mystify me.
I can certainly understand why some people like the band, because they make dumb novelty party songs, but, yeah, that critics think he's doing something special is mystifying.
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