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Universal acclaim- based on 141 Ratings
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Positive: 116 out of 141
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Mixed: 10 out of 141
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Negative: 15 out of 141
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Feb 22, 2019While much of your enjoyment of Electric Lady Sessions will depend on your enjoyment of American Dream, that material does benefit from the more in-the-moment sound here.
FAV TRACKS: (WE DON'T NEED THIS) FASCIST GROOVE THANG, EMOTIONAL HAIRCUT, I WANT YOUR LOVE, TONITE, CALL THE POLICE
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Oct 5, 2017This is an excellent debut of minimalist perfection with interesting lyrics and a dope dance beat incorporating the best elements of dance punk from the 80s on.
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Mar 1, 2011LCD Soundsystem is a great album. Each track sounds great. It's a mix between punk to electro to funk to just down-right rock. It's a perfect blend of all those genre's. "Yeah (Crass Version)" is the standout track. All In All, LCD Soundsystem is not as good as Sound Of Silver, but it's a good early stuff by one of the best indie bands out there. B+
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Feb 21, 2011Stretching over 2 discs and containing a solid 100 minutes of music, you can expect a few shortfalls, especially considering that it's a debut. What makes LCD Soundsystem's self-titled debut so special thought that it doesn't tread the middle ground - it goes for excellent or bust, and mostly succeeds.
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MarkJMay 11, 2007Even better than the first album, every song is worth of a single release
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bobrMay 5, 2007daft punk is playing at my house... my house! woot
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EduardoOApr 1, 2007This is the testament (and beginning) of the Murphy's era. James will be remembered for his take on Dance/Rock as anybody else has done it. Get it, listen and be part of history.
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TaniaRDec 19, 2006this is a great album i love lisening to it
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SamHSep 24, 2006Premier Punk-funk that is simply too much fun to ignore. There's more than a little nostalgia with referfences to New Order, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, and many, many more.
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AprilCMay 26, 2006Tribulations is simply the best dance track I have ever heard. It is the reason I bought this stellar album, and I just knew the rest would kick! It does! BUY THIS ALBUM. It is unique, clever, catchy, and ROCKS!
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IanMay 16, 2006This album still sounds strong a year down the line.
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SeanP.Apr 4, 2006It isnt perfect, like absolute classics out there, but man, the best songs are really, really great. And it contains the best electronica single of last year: "Yeah". I could listen to that song (all 9 minutes of it) all day for a week.
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EmilyBFeb 9, 2006The second disc easily catapaults this record from a tribute to James Murphy's favorite bands to something much more interesting.
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GaryM.Feb 1, 2006I wish I were as cool as their music. I'd be beating girls off with a stick. Seriously.
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KevBJan 12, 2006Quality album. Fresh & Funky. Saw them live last year and they blew the house down, and that was on a Sunday morning after 2 days of utter maddness. Takes some band to get a crowd going like that.
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RosalynTJan 11, 2006I like the free flow thinking
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beezJan 2, 2006i hate wasting money on crap. the vocalist totally ripped off the fall's marc e smith and the rest of them sound like the rapture. total rubbish!!!
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KJDec 21, 2005
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stephSep 29, 2005this album rocks. especially beat connection... there's such a strong rythm and the whole album just keeps you rocking....
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derrekjSep 24, 2005
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ScottE.Sep 14, 2005
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AlexAug 30, 2005I've tried so hard to work out why this appeals to so many critics. Maybe you like second-rate minimalist house-pop. I can't work out how someone can listen to 2 CDs of this stuff when I can't bear a whole song
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RobbiePAug 24, 2005quirky, funky, bass driven party music for those who turned their backs on trance long ago looking for something edgier.
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jpJul 10, 2005james murphy is a true visionary. he marries the old with the new, taking influences and creating something truly original. he's not trying to be cool, i think that's why some people don't get it.
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KoolKeithJul 8, 2005This album rules. For me it's the best in 2005 until. Best tracks are "Tribulations" and "Yeah (Crass)".
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KimPJun 10, 2005this band is absolutely horrible.
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WayneBMay 21, 2005Knowing I was taking a gamble on this when I made the purchase and man did I lose my shirt. Way over-hyped...Doubt it would even appeal to fans of Peaches (though maybe to M.I.A. devotees) Only a bright moment or two on Disc 2. OK, off to trade mine for some store credit!
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JoshuaMMay 16, 2005This is essentially an over-simplified daft punk with one dudes boring voice all over it. For reasons that are still not clear to me, critics and DJs love it. If you're into ultra-basic electronic pop, you might like it, but otherwise stear clear!
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johnkApr 13, 2005more of the same from the pitchfork dance lovers crowd. didnt do to much for me. sad the extra disk was actually way better than the album. i am the disco infultrator for sure! ha
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jarrydApr 4, 2005This album is excellent. Great songs with plenty of variety. worth buyin as well double cd
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KonstantinLApr 1, 2005Beat Connection is great, however.... Many of the tracks on this album are virtually note for note rip offs of songs by Krautrock groups like Can, Neu! and inparticular Cluster. Hearing such blatant musical thieft takes alot of the sheen off what is basically a decent album.
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JorisApr 1, 2005Overrrated. This is just a hype. There are much better albums out there. Only a few ok songs, the tracks are too long and not definitely not original. Why do reviewers hype an album like this and give gems like The Music's " Welcome to the north" or the truly outstanding "Worlds Apart" from AndYouWillKnowUsByTheTrailOfDead bad reviews?? I'll never understand...
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ivoMar 26, 2005sad!
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PhilPhilMar 20, 2005Good, not a classic, feels.....like you should be liking it a lot more than you are. Another overrated, overhyped dance album pumped up by hipsters who are just begging indie kids to break out into synth inspired dance moves. But definetly worth a listen, there are highlights, just dont expect it to change your life, as the indie press would have you believe it does.
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MathieuRMar 17, 2005One gets the feeling Murphy's sound might get old pretty quickly, but right now, as last year, his music is just plain fun. You'll shake your waist and feel clever about it.
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PaulPaulMar 14, 2005It sounds cool, but it doesn't feel like sex, u know?
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KAMar 11, 2005over-hyped. Yea its hip, but is wayyyy self-consciously hip . Take a pass.
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joeykMar 10, 2005There's no doubt this is good stuff, and hopefully it will find its way into many ears.
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ericfMar 5, 2005it's real music. it pays you back for your effort. not much does that.
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MichaelKMar 3, 2005"Daft Punk" is one of the funnest tracks in years and definitely the album's highlight, but the rest is quite good, too, ranging from slow and druggy to post-punk and trashy, with some Talking Heads motifs thrown in for good measure. Some might find this album inconsistent, but I happen to like every style explored here, so, for me, it's just wonderuflly eclectic.
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Decepticon_PomMar 2, 2005Sheer scope is the order of the day. Rekon this is one dance album that won't lose its sheen 12 or 24 months from now but will actually get better with age.
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EdwardEMar 2, 2005I don't understand the hype. Sure it's an okay mashing of dance beats & angular guitars, but... It's also highly repetitive.
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MCFeb 22, 2005Utter Crap, overhyped.......barely music
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[Anonymous]Feb 21, 2005I don't really listen to electronica at all - and usually I think of it as disposable candy - but this cd is actually pretty good!
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alandFeb 20, 2005
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ManuelAFeb 18, 2005Exciting sound, the right influences in the right moment -but making music which will survive.
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ChrisCFeb 17, 2005There are some really good things about this album. The band has a really good musical sense of what they're trying to accomplish, but the music is just really lacking in emotion, and that keeps it from being an A album.
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davidwFeb 16, 2005Some great tracks (daft punk playing at my house, tribulations) but also plenty of filler (thrills, on repeat, disco infiltrator) Alos, nothing is in the same league as Yeah or Losing My Edge. Overall a dissapointment... The only dancepunk producer who seems to be able to produce a consistant album is Maurice Fulton (from Mu)
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Awards & Rankings
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LCD Soundsystem is mostly too afraid to be balls-out fun, but too unambitious to make for a really rewarding artistic experience. Essentially, it sits awkwardly in a no-man’s land between artistry and actual dancing fun, like guess-what-demographic.
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Built on a repetitious platform of bass, drums and guitar, what starts off as a genuinely thrilling journey tends to conclude in a cul-de-sac.
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A disparate yet cohesive collection of songs.