- Audio CD (Oct 21 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Umvd Labels
- ASIN: B0000C83MI
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Olio |
| 2. Heaven |
| 3. Open Up Your Heart |
| 4. I Need Your Love |
| 5. The Coming Of Spring |
| 6. House Of Jealous Lovers |
| 7. Echoes |
| 8. Killing |
| 9. Sister Saviour |
| 10. Love Is All |
| 11. Infatuation |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Prior to Echoes, all that most music fans really knew about the Rapture was that they were a band adored by music snobs and the fashion set, and it was pretty much impossible to find records by them that didn't sound like they'd been recorded in a biscuit-tin. But silence, doubters: with Echoes, these tousle-haired Brooklynites have made one of the defining records of 2003. Drawing on everything from British post-punk, early Chicago house and the shrill post-grunge sound of the mid-1990s Seattle underground, Echoes can loosely be divided into three parts: the scalpel-sharp guitar work-outs ("Heaven", "Echoes"), the booty-shaking, room-quaking dancefloor fillers ("House of Jealous Lovers", "Sister Saviour") and the bare, "Perfect Day"-style torch-songs ("Open Up Your Heart", "Love Is All"). Mind you, that's not to say Echoes lacks moments of individual majesty, as the frazzled tears-on-the-dancefloor acid shimmer of "Olio" proudly attests.
Frontman Luke Jenner's cut-glass caterwaul--pitched somewhere maddeningly between the Cure's Robert Smith and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain--is on the perpetual drift between sadness, anger and euphoria. Yet the whole of Echoes flows like a dream, segueing from track to track like the best mix-tape you never owned. Believe it: not only have the Rapture rehabilitated the humble cowbell, they've crafted one of the most inventive and successful dance-rock crossovers since Primal Scream's Screamadelica. --Louis Pattison
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Dire que le deuxième opus de The Rapture était attendu relève d'un doux euphémisme. Surtout depuis la reprise en main du groupe par le binôme DFA, fer de lance du disco-post-punk new-yorkais… Surtout depuis le coup de maître de l'inusable single "House Of Jealous Lovers" et de son remix par Morgan Geist. L'écoute d'Echoes confirme ce que l'on était en droit d'attendre de l'album : un son sec et artisanal, un vaste spectre d'ambiances (plus ou moins rock, plus ou moins électroniques) et le rapatriement de nombreuses influences : Gang of Four, PIL, Joy Division ou encore Cure pour les intonations de la voix de Luke Jenner. On retrouve ici quelques dignes descendants de "House Of Jealous Lovers", explorant la même mutation funk-punk : "The Coming Of Spring ", "Echoes"… Mais la surprise viendra plutôt de la ballade "Open Up Your Heart", de la disco digitale et rachitique de "Olio" ou de l'electro de "Killing", titre assuré de faire fureur dans les "block-parties" ! new-yorkaises. À la fois attachant et désincarné, fantomatique et direct, Echoes donne l'impression que The Rapture n'a pas encore trouvé sa voie. C'est bien là le charme du groupe. --Fabrice Privé
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4.0 out of 5 stars
"Echoes",
By "spiderland88" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)
There are many so-called "dancepunk" bands lately, but nothing like this one we have here. The Raptures relys heavily on synth and creates trance sound with old school punk. The combination may sound a bit wacky, yet it works. You might have some hard time controlling your body when you listen to the 4th track, "I need your love".
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thr Rapture Rocks,
By "dfaruolo" (Staten island, new york United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)
The first time I was lucky enough to hear The Rapture, I was driving in my car, flipping threw radio stations. I had to pull over to write the name of the band down. This band has put together a sound that is so rocking, high eneregy, and with a beat that you have to move to. I am so happy to report that this album is just as good as, if not better than "out of the races". It still has the sound that I fell in love with, but it is not a repeat performance. It goes in new directions without loosing original fans. I think if more people got to hear them, they would take off. It is a shame that we are forced to hear such crap when great music is out there. I must also mention that they really rock live, and they sound amazing, his voice is incredible. I love it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
spikey chrsitmas gave me a donut for father's day,
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This review is from: Echoes (Audio CD)
Most of the reviews are dead-on. A retro mixture of various post-punk dance, new wave, electronica, and classic rock influences. as far as the classic rock goes, I also thought of LOu Reed (on "Open Up Your Heart"), The Who and Queen (on the anthemic rock of "LOve Is All"), and THe Carpenters (on "Infatuation"), in addition to DAvid Bowie. Speaking of Bowie, the drumbeat on "Open..." sounds exactly like the one off his song "Five Years". But ofcourse, the real star of the show is their dance songs, which vear from ferocious and dirty post-punk influenced("Jealous LOvers", "Echoes", etc.) to primiarily electronica-influenced ("Olio", "I Need Your Love"). Although I liked it, it's not my favorite kind of music, my main forte is stuff that strives into new and previously uncharted territory (see Sonic Youth, Unwound, John Zorn, etc.). But, as said, on a rating of how good the music is, this is extremely well-done. A little retro never hurt anyone. Also as well, Pitchfork rated this best album of the year, which I disagree with. And in any case, they're hipocrates. They praise this album, which is obviously retro in many ways, yet give THe Mars Volta--another extremely well-done retro album, this time a fusion of punk and 70's prog rock--a very low score and base it on rather blatant and frankly "who gives a ****" reasons. As Mr. Jason Chaney said, be honest nad not so pretentious for once. But I guess it can be said that a band that takes itself so seriously with convoluted song structures and Burroughs-imitating lyrics, is already pretentious. ah, who cares....tomato, tomato (incase yr. wondering, one of those tomatoes should be in italics) In any case, their both good albums, and both Rapture and Mars Volta put on amazing shows.
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