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| 4.0 excellent | teoferrazzi | March 3rd 11 | unjustly panned by critics, it is solid and it rewards repeated listens.
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| 4.5 superb | kisskss | September 28th 10 | Interpol is a damn fine album. The sound is more brightly polished and busily layered than on previous outings, and though this means the individual songs are not immediately pop-catchy, they are all the more haunting. The album has a vicious thematic cohesiveness that is enthralling in a minor, off beat way which is distinctively Interpol's. Here Banks seems to take a bit of a vocal/lyrical back seat in allowing Interpol's sonic atmosphere to emerge of it's own necessity and navigate it's own new developments. This choice seems all-the-more to free his voice to explore an unfaltering dynamic range. This album rewards those willing to go deep.
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| 4.0 excellent | WaVeS | October 16th 10 | I don't see why this is getting poor reviews. Sounds complete. Great album to listen all the way through.
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| 3.5 great | ginandjesus | December 11th 10 | This turned off a lot of fans, but I think it stands on its own and deserves more than to be cast in the light of previous albums.
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| 0.0 | duckpride82 | December 28th 10 | Interpol may not have any key tracks, and it does all sound very similar, but lets be honest, the album could have been much worse. Interpol will likely never release another Turn On the Bright Lights but by no means does that make them terrible.
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| 2.0 poor | 2ool | January 28th 21 | lights is amazing, rest is mostly blandness interspersed with cool moments here and there. weak.
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| 3.3 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | October 17th 19 | Hey I quite liked that one. Sure, there are no standouts and the overall sound does not variate that much, but it's a very solid record overall.
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| 2.5 average | olisz | June 11th 19 | This album has some moments of creativity, but mostly does not satisfy. You still gotta give Interpol credit for trying to change up their sound, though, and on some tracks here it works well, like for example on Summer Well. What also stands out in many tracks here are the experimental drumming rhythms. Still, the album is one of their weakest.
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| 5.0 classic | MisterMujah | February 22nd 19 | This is the most ambitious Interpol album. It tells the story of a breakup, from the gorgeous maximalism of Memory Serves to the desperation of Try It On. It goes from hope and longing to negotiation to ugliness to denial to pleading to threatening to resigned. The middle of the album gets particularly interesting, with Interpol experimenting with moments that struck me with the thought, "This is their Dark Side. This is their Smile."rThis is not your standard Interpol album. Set your expectations aside and give this a fair listen. I'm still stunned at how many people don't like this because it's not TOTBL.
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| 4.0 excellent | Earl55551 | January 16th 19 | I have discovered Interpol more than a year ago, but I had never given this album a chance because of the overwhelmingly negative (and vocal) opinions. So I finally decided to give it a try about a month ago... and honestly, I do not see what the hassle is about. Is it different to their previous work? Yes, certainly. Is it more 'atmospheric', with songs that may take a minute or two to start developing? Definitely. Is that a bad thing? Hell no. I feel like this is a first 'concept album' (or as close as Interpol can get to it; Marauder takes the second place) and if you listen to it in its entirety, it works really well. The way the songs are structured and placed makes them even more enjoyable, and the climax feels much more grandiose - think 'Lights', with the simple yet haunting guitar riff repeating throughout the entire song, accompanied by the somewhat distant and dreamy vocals of Paul Banks, and other instruments joining as the song progresses, ending with a wonderful drum pattern. I understand that people may not be fans of the 'quieter'/synth-y sound (think Always Malaise) but I really believe that if they gave this album a chance, it would grow on them. Not to mention that Success is one of the best things Interpol have released, hands down
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| 0.0 | Albus | January 7th 11 | This is an album made by Interpol. The only problem with this album that it sucks.
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| 2.5 average | Tool1 | February 26th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Spag | March 23rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Risodo | November 26th 22 |
| 3.0 good | gdask | September 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | eon9020 | July 24th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DType | May 28th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Merv | August 18th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | Zeuzo | May 21st 21 |
| 2.5 average | Roidv | February 10th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Skiiddz | October 5th 20 |
| 3.0 good | heck | September 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | luetin | June 18th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | ian b | May 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | chwe | April 17th 20 |
| 3.0 good | degina | February 29th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Halfoun | December 4th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Irving EMERITUS | November 26th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | Mcginnjw | September 23rd 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | faed6 | August 6th 19 |
| 2.5 average | kleggi | April 9th 19 |
| 2.5 average | JS98 | March 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | March 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bras42 | December 30th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Basara | November 3rd 18 |
| 2.5 average | dunnope | September 21st 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Juca89 | September 6th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | wg98 | August 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Luxx | August 24th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
| 3.0 good | AAHN | July 19th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Gueero | July 6th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Juanpa | June 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | prana37 | September 3rd 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | YayoG1 | September 1st 17 |
| 2.5 average | tlatla | August 25th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | qwe3 | August 20th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Judith | August 9th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Jan555 | July 5th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | PaabL | June 17th 17 |
| 3.5 great | bSmith | March 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 17th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Nights | October 30th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jade | September 20th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Divaman | September 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | artyzmu | July 13th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Simon K. STAFF | March 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | bobby72 | February 18th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | BHAR | January 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Keating | December 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chester1 | November 10th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | XiuXiu | September 25th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | Afrofox | September 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | elry2k | September 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pako | July 10th 15 |
| 2.5 average | boab92 | June 22nd 15 |
| 3.0 good | swoen | May 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krimea | December 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Crimea | December 8th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | TurntUp | October 15th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | dxc | September 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | popking | September 16th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Filling | September 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Emmur3 | September 14th 14 |
| 2.5 average | behappy | September 11th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Matski | September 2nd 14 |
| 2.5 average | djunior | August 31st 14 |
| 3.0 good | oahmed | August 27th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | decazz | August 13th 14 |
| 2.5 average | kenneh | August 5th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Thotch | August 5th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | trap | July 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Roman | April 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | February 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | P94 | January 14th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Skoj | December 20th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Branty | November 22nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | Snowden | September 26th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Karmik | July 24th 13 |
| 3.5 great | MF79 | July 15th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Viales | April 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faraudo | April 11th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | mursu | March 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Lobber | February 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | forklift | December 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | foxxxy | October 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | cjo | September 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | June 10th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Vragec | March 31st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Tokamak | March 14th 12 |
| 3.0 good | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | fev | August 3rd 11 |
| 2.0 poor | roofi | July 20th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Rowdy | May 26th 11 |
| 2.5 average | 8AD | May 25th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | jwal93 | April 23rd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Magus | March 16th 11 |
| 3.0 good | bmsmcr | March 16th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | inca829 | March 1st 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Clash | February 19th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Rudy K. EMERITUS | February 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chris7 | February 14th 11 |
| 2.5 average | JohnSGB | February 10th 11 |
| 2.5 average | iPim | February 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hacknet | January 31st 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Mikesn EMERITUS | January 7th 11 |
| 3.5 great | MrAlec | January 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | MrD | January 1st 11 |
| 2.5 average | cubbzor | December 27th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Antics | December 13th 10 |
| 3.5 great | BertFF | November 30th 10 |
| 3.0 good | matt4 | November 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | mdub662 | November 21st 10 |
| 3.0 good | Zoop | November 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | zacxriot | November 11th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Iai EMERITUS | October 22nd 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Centre | October 21st 10 |
| 2.5 average | chumong | October 16th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jips | October 4th 10 |
| 3.0 good | annieJ | October 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | DrTchock | September 28th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Inveigh | September 22nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | antism | September 19th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | mullo | September 19th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Curse. | September 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Leyland | September 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Sblang | September 18th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Dwap | September 17th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | arlowf | September 14th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Hep Kat | September 14th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Dan H. EMERITUS | September 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | adiq51 | September 13th 10 |
| 3.5 great | feav233 | September 12th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Photon | September 11th 10 |
| 3.5 great | JWT155 | September 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Basman | September 8th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ti0n | September 7th 10 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | September 2nd 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Skyler | August 27th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | August 17th 10 |
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