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dhodo said:
Am I insane or do the incredibly common comparisons between Interpol and Joy Division make absolutely no sense? People keep saying Paul has a deep voice and I don't even really hear that most of the time.

Sure post punk has always been a very broad genre which encompasses rather different sounding bands, but Interpol sounds so much more like contemporary early 00s Indie Rock bands than any conventional post punk that I'm a fan of that I am always left puzzled by how many "Interpol is a JD cover band" comments I've seen.

Honestly think it has decreased the amount I would enjoy the album because I go into it thinking I would love some post punk and end up confused.

Edit: Ok, look, if the whole album sounded like Stella Was A Diver, it would make more sense, but to me that song seems like an outlier.
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Always found this a bit lazy. But I also remember that it popped into my head when I first heard the album way back when.
 
NewsFedora said:
How much store credit do you get if you swap your main sub?
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I'm going with swap for credit as well and curious to know. Last time, it was something like $45 credit, but I think it depends on your plan and what the monthly cost is of your plan.
 
dhodo said:
Am I insane or do the incredibly common comparisons between Interpol and Joy Division make absolutely no sense? People keep saying Paul has a deep voice and I don't even really hear that most of the time.

Sure post punk has always been a very broad genre which encompasses rather different sounding bands, but Interpol sounds so much more like contemporary early 00s Indie Rock bands than any conventional post punk that I'm a fan of that I am always left puzzled by how many "Interpol is a JD cover band" comments I've seen.

Honestly think it has decreased the amount I would enjoy the album because I go into it thinking I would love some post punk and end up confused.

Edit: Ok, look, if the whole album sounded like Stella Was A Diver, it would make more sense, but to me that song seems like an outlier.
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This is a good point. I think if all you’ve heard is “PDA” and “Disorder” that might be a lazy comp but beyond that I completely agree. Interpol was definitely influenced by Joy Division but their is a lot of others stuff in there too. Lots of times these comparison make Interpol sound like they’re a glorified JD cover band but that is definitely not the case.
 
MikeH said:
I'm going with swap for credit as well and curious to know. Last time, it was something like $45 credit, but I think it depends on your plan and what the monthly cost is of your plan.
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Back when I was under the old grandfathered pricing plan it was something like $27 which obviously wasn't worth it. But if it's something like $40 then yeah, I'll just take the credit and grab what I want through add-ons.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
Whats the verdict on the Sigur Ros ROTM pressing? I might rejoin with that since ATCQ is out again.
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It's pretty solid in my experience.. Didn't need any replacements. But in terms of fidelity it's similar to Spiritualized, it's a bit of a wall of sound. It's better than Ladies and Gentlemen but it's not dissimilar. Great package though. Nice textured jacket.
 
Mather said:
It's pretty solid in my experience.. Didn't need any replacements. But in terms of fidelity it's similar to Spiritualized, it's a bit of a wall of sound. It's better than Ladies and Gentlemen but it's not dissimilar. Great package though. Nice textured jacket.
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Damn, did not need to hear this.

Edit: jumped back in with Sigur Ros and added Classics as an add on, which I swapped for Interpol.
 
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Does anyone know if this pressing of the interpol album sounds good? Debating between this and the vmp
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This is a good point. I think if all you’ve heard is “PDA” and “Disorder” that might be a lazy comp but beyond that I completely agree. Interpol was definitely influenced by Joy Division but their is a lot of others stuff in there too. Lots of times these comparison make Interpol sound like they’re a glorified JD cover band but that is definitely not the case.
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PDA was playing the other day and for some reason I just couldn't place the song right away and kept thinking it was The Tragically Hip even though I knew that was wrong. There are some serious Gord Downie inflections in the delivery of that song.
 
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