Interpol - Antics
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Artist: InterpolBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Model: 00744861061625
Music Label: Matador Records
Soundtracks:
- Next Exit
- Evil
- Narc
- Take You On a Cruise
- Slow Hands
- Not Even Jail
- Public Pervert
- C'Mere
- Length Of Love
- A Time To Be So Small
Music reviews of Antics
Music Review: I liked them when they were called Joy Division
Rating: 1 Stars
After hearing about Interpol ad nauseum, I decided to purchase this album. I must say, I couldn't have been more let down. First, I should mention that Joy Division were my favorite band in high school. I've moved on to discover much more visceral music (art rock, European avant-progressive rock, independent rock, modern orchestral compositions), but Joy Division weren't bad for living in a small town and being in high school. I didn't have access to more visceral music or culture until I attended college in an urban environment.
Their popular single, "Slow Hands" is a complete rip off of Joy Division's most popular song, "Love Will Tear Us Apart". The drums are the same, the guitar strumming is the same, and the singer even makes a contrived effort to sound like the late Ian Curtis. The only differences are the lyrics and a transposition of the notes, enough to be legally considered original, but artistically speaking, this music is highly derivative.
Most fans of Interpol won't realize this, because they are too young to have heard Joy Division. The band denies any knowledge of this seminal band, which I find hard to believe. Even professional record reviewers and journalists point out the obvious resemblance to Joy Division. They're even attired in formal wear, like Joy Division. This cannot be coincidence... the same look and the same sound as such a unique, one of a kind band. In the late 80's, due to the success of Factory Records and New Order, Joy Divison finally received airplay on the radio and MTV. I find it hard to believe they accidentally ripped off such a stylistically unique band as Joy Division. Nonetheless, their singer contends that he just heard them several months ago? Someone who is obviously into "alternative" music, in his 30's, and he's never heard a note, eh? Unfortunately, many of their fans are gullible enough to believe this, or just don't care.
The thing one must realize is that they aren't aping Joy Division, per se, but they imitate one popular Joy Division song and pass it off as a musical career. Joy Division at least had the good sense to write songs with some degree of variance.
The songs on this album all sound the same. There is no diversity in "composition". Furthermore, they use the least amount of compositional parameters possible. There is no use of dissonance, polyrhythms, counterpoint, time/tempo changes, or unconventional time signatures. There is nothing here but repetitive 8th note strumming patterns, 4/4 time signatures, and major key signatures. They've taken one song written by a band that had a tragic ending, and made a career out of it. With their slick suits and NYC G.Q. looks, they've managed to convince enough people that they are artists. After all, they look as though they work in art galleries in the Village. This music is not art. It is a craft.
The most disappointing thing is to hear accolades of Interpol in the independent media. Tape Op recently featured an expose on Interpol's recording sessions. This band is not an independent rock band. They are dependent rock:
- They depend on fans that are not knowledgeable about the originators of this music.
- They depend on their pseudo-independent label, Matador.
- They depend on MTV, ABC, "alternative" radio and the mainstream media at large for publicity.
- They depend on their looks to make uninteresting music appeal to a mostly teenage audience.
I have no problem if this band was marketed as some mainstream "alternative" pretty boy band. Unfortunately, this is one of the many mainstream bands that operate under the guise of independent rock, so they can be effective in both mainstream and indie markets. This band is not an independent rock band, but they try to pawn off some sort of indie rock pedigree.
This album is very disappointing and indicative of the homogeneity of media due to vertical and horizontal integration by media conglomerates. They are the product of the system that discourages innovation, because the industry needs to make money from as many "Pearl Jam", or in this case 80's doom and gloom punk bands, as possible. They fit nicely into the schema of 80's retro revival, like Rooney and The Strokes. I didn't enjoy the 80's the first time around. Do we really need to repeat this? Can't music progress beyond aping music that is "n" decades old? Unfortunately, most of the fans of this music enable this to happen by purchasing these media products. They purchase these products because this is what is promoted. It's the proverbial snake eating it's own tail.
As potential customers, I would like to inform you that there is nothing innovative, creative, or artistic about this album. Interpol are craftsman, and not artists. If you happen to enjoy their homogeneous sound, that's a matter of opinion. However, Interpol are devoid of artistic merit. I don't expect every band to be into dadaism or futurism. That too would be boring. Interpol don't offer anything intellectual and artistic, but their marketing and accolades in the independent and mainstream media would indicate otherwise.
Save your money and explore true independent rock. Buy a Joy Division album instead of this. Support originators and not poseurs.
Description of Antics
The follow-up to their mega-successful debut is no less brooding and intense, but charged with flashes of color and romance. "Antics" infuses Interpol's dark musical landscapes with new optimism.Alternative Rock CDs
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