God yes! What a cd. Can't stop playing it. All great tracks but especially All My Friends, Someone Great, Sound of Silver and Us V Them. The best dance cd so far & probably all year

Another amazing album from LCD, "North American Scum" and "All My Friends" are stand outs, "Sound of Silver", not so much. Thankfully it's only one track that's less focused than the rest, and even said track has more to it than most. Buy Sound of Silve.

A fantastic album. Grows with every listen. Definite Joy Division/New Order influences in some of the songs. Even better than his brilliant first album. Good live too!

This one is as good as the debut which means its ace. Also 'All my friends' is the song of the year.

I don't get the hype at all.

point being? you shake your money maker, therefore you are. point taken.

How does this get such a high rating??? Completely boring except for track 4 which I admit is pretty cool. Seems like these boring electronic-type albums always get so much backing automatically from these music snobs. I don't care about the artist's previous albums or how good of a style mixture it is. The music itself is what concerns me, and it's actually pretty crappy.

Immediately accessible and, with the clumsy title track the only exception, unskippable from start to finish.

If you are looking for something different in the electronic sound, LCD Soundsystem are one of the best things going in that type of music. This is one of the best albumes in 2007. Sound of Silver is not a pop song albume though. Its one these albumes thats a little bite on the arty side but, this secound albume shows that they nkow what they are doing.

This album was a big disappointment. Both CDs of the last album were utter gold, but this Album only holds a mere 2 tracks that I enjoy. Even Murphy's jokes suck on this venture, the best joke on the album featured in the title track "Sound of Silver" is used as the only lyrics in the whole 4+ minute song, I got sick of the most witty thing on the album, less than a minute into the song. The only thing I am really impressed with on this album is "North American Scum" which is, in my opinion, Murphy's best song to date. Just not enough innovation and improvement to Murphy's sound for me to like it.… Expand

This album is awesome as his debut -- James Murphy kicks ass. Very mature sound, buy it, love it!

Best album of the year, so far, by a long way! Stunning and just gets better each listen. Recommended tracks - All My Friends, New York I Love You, North American Scum

Rediculously good. I think it has taken my album of the year already. Murphy comes back even stronger than before and brings emotion to the table with some killer dance tracks.

Ditto on the best album of the year so far, this is the first album in quite a while that has literally (to use a completely overused phrase) blown me away. Stand out track: all my friend, played it at least a dozen times in a row. Haven't done that since I was a teenager (many moons ago)

This is one of the few albums I have ever felt guilty about downloading illegally. But to be honest, I can't imagine what the three months of my life would have been like without it. With this album, Murphy has surpassed many of his peers musically and lyrically. A masterpiece.

Seriously, this is a peach of an album, in all respects. Buy it NOW.

I totally loved his debut. This is all I could have hoped for from a follow-up, and then some. Now, i can't say, with a clear conscience, that this is the best of the year, because i'm a huge fan of Arcade Fire's latest. At worst, then, this is merely tied with Neon Bible as my favorite record of 2007. It will be extremely hard for anyone to rival these two albums for the rest of the year. I'll be more than happy to listen to the attempts. This will potentially be a great year of music then.… Expand

The best CD (dance or whatever) in a long LONG time! Was great the first time I heard it, but now, it pure magic! All my friends sounds like a mix of U2's Streets have no name and a Stroke's track. But the resulting track is a masterpiece. Sheer genius.

commercial, likeable, danceable. "all my firends" sounds like a new order cover i'm afraid. all in all, not too impressive, in my view.

I dont get it! Its the sound of silver all right, but not like the sparkling shiney kind, rather the corrosion-dulled kind. decent songs, yes. anything more than that? no! wheres the variety and the interesting elements that were in the first CD and the 45 min running track? also, how can this CD get such high ratings when 'Someone Great' is nothing but a cut and paste from a section of the 45 minute track with vocals added? I already bought that track, and its better than this whole album. anyone disappointed by this album, buy the 45 minute track, its fabulous! ignore the associations with nike, its probably LCD's best recording to date.… Expand

It will be tough to top this for album of the year, and we're only 3 months into 2007. So many cool elements on Sound of Silver. 'Someone Great' is such an emotive song. Sound of Silver is much tighter than the self-titled disc.

perfect. just i t.

wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! "a 'failed hipster from suburban nj' dj saved my life last night". to paraquat, ehh, paraphrase B. Franklin: "...proof God exists and wants us to be happy". cowbells and spinal pulse. 9:30 club, get ready for a party.

what i imagine heyday studio 54 was - to be coked out of your mind spinning in glittering infinity. however this is drug-less buzz stuff that will infect your reality in a really harmless way. spear point hypnotics.

Exceptional Album to say the least, definitely captures the sub-c via the elaborate series of layers and rock fusion

The album lacks anything resembling hooks or melody. Each song sounds like it was an outake from either "Pieces of the People we Know" by The Raptrue or "The Understanding" by Royksopp.

Amazing. I thought nothing would beat Neon Bible for album of the year -- I was easily proven wrong with this album.

Really nothing special. I don't understand this fuss over this album. It simply doesn't MOVE me

Way better than the Panda Bear album.

Songs are very repetitive, lyrics are just awful. The beats aren't catchy. I am wondering exactly how this is dance music, it's got no pulse!

awful..most droning boring unoriginal record ive heard this year..'north american scum' the single totally rips off funk soul brother by fat boy slim..punctuated with terribly naive unitelligent lyrics, would have liked to have seen the reaction had it repeated the line 'north iraqi scum' instead!..cant say enough bad things about this record!

The first half of this album is pretty good, esp. North American Scum-All My Friends, the rest is really boring filler. Us V Them could qualify as one of the worst songs of the year: 8.5 minutes, half of which is just the same lyric over and over. Overall, most of the album just sounds like generic background music from a mid-80's dance-show. True, there are some great songs, but there is nothing original or unique about it whatsoever.… Expand

you know, it really gets tiring hearing about how people just can't get past the album's supposed "lack of melody". if all you want out of a record is catchy melodies, go listen to a fall out boy album or something. this record easily surpasses every record released so far this year (yes, even your dearly beloved Neon Bible). it's remarkable how james murphy can take such an eclectic set of songs and manage to make it all cohere to create a mature and all-around excellent record. if you like to listen to any sort of dance music at all, buy this album immediately and let it grow on you. you won't regret it.… Expand

Outstanding. More rewarding the more you listen to it.

I haven't heard an album which deserves a 10 yet this year, but this one comes pretty damn close. James Murphy's brainchild is getting better with each new attempt. In this offering we have an opponent for Andrew Bird's Armchair Apocrypha for Album of the Quarter. The song All My Friends is easily the best song to be put out so far this year; it sounds like Supertramp on amphetamines. Like all great dance music, this offering will get you off of your apathetic ass, out of your basement, and in to the bright lights. The only glitch is his occasional use of some lines which have already been penned. That wince-inducing writing aside, his beats are novel, crisp, and incredibly infectious.… Expand

one of the coolest albums i own... we are North American scuuuum~

This is really, really, really good. Tracks 3-6 is one of the best stretches of music I've heard in a long, long while.

I love this CD even more than their last release. "North American Scum" and "All My Friends" are two of the best songs of the year so far. A great release by a great band.

While this is not a bad album, I feel that it is very overrated

Best album of the year thus far. It would have been a brilliant album if it wasn't for "All my friends." I don't get why people like that song. It's nowhere close to being as good as the rest of the album. Very Dancey, very stimulating album. Thumbs up!

I honestly don't know what people see in this "band." I don't know how they can actually consider this music. It's just...you know...noise. A bad noise too.

It took a long time for this album to grow on me. At first it sounded like the last album, only minus much of the wit that made the last one so enjoyable. But over the last year I have continued to listen to it over and over and I have realized what a great achievement it is. It is a truly adult album in a genre focused primarily on youth. As a 30 something year old, who spent a lot of time partying in my 20s, "All My Friends" is a poignant reconciliation and in a time when Americans are despised around the world "North American Scum" is an uplifting anthem. I love it.… Expand

LCD's frontman James Murphy once gain proves himslef an excpeional talent with another eclectic and completely absorbing album.The song "All My Friends" is easily the best thing he has created yet, and he has done alot of amazing things.

This is 2x better than their first CD and I mean IT IS 2X BETTER! This could be one of best albums i have ever heard!

Outstanding album, no less. James Murphy makes music which is impossible to categorise; pigeonhole into the usual 'is it dance? is it punk? is it indie?' deadly dull discussions. I assumed his debut album was a one off, never to be equalled, and certainly not bettered. And how wrong I was! All of the tracks are brilliant, apart from New York I Love You, which is just good. Best album of 2007 so far! Buy it or steal it now!… Expand

this time i'll have to agree with alternative press: merely ok.

truly a great album. hands down the best album i've heard this years. solid dance music top to bottom, tracks 1-9. i don't really know how that alternative press critic can call it souless. i would argue the contrary.

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A total audio experience. The more you play it the better it gets. With the exception of the title track every tune deserves top marks. Transfers to the 'live' experience brilliantly. Mr Murphy keeps the connection between indie/rock and electo going

Lord have mercy. Best album of the year by far (so far). Amazing on every level, you must hear this and play it for all whom you love. Repeatedly.

this album sucks!

Are you all deaf? To compare this with "Neon Bible" is ludicrous. LCD Soundsystem WERE genius. They are now merely adequate.

I don't know. I'm not sure I get the fuss. I loved the last album (and the singles comp is a classic) but this seems a bit of retread.

It's being said to death, but this is the first album to really catch my attention this year. I'm glad that James Murphy is singing more and I'm surprised that more people aren't citing the obvious Eno influence because of it (tell me that the debut's "Great Release" doesn't remind you of "Here Come the Warm Jets"). I've really enjoyed releases by Deerhoof, Of Montreal, Menomena, and Peter Bjorn & John this year, but this is the first album that I think deserves to be called great, and yes, I've heard Neon Bible.… Expand

A great record! Kicking off with the infectiously repetitive Get Innocuous, catchy beats and original wailings make up the best parts of this album, the beautiful New York... slowing things down to a superb ending. Standout tracks are Us V Them and Someone Great, with North American Scum offering short sharp punk-dance. Time To Get Away is nearly as good as Daft Punk Is Playing At My House, some mean achievement! Murphy's hugely entertaining yelps carry hints of Prince, as he shows magnificent lyrical ability over quality backdrop. Take my word for it- buy this album!!!… Expand

This guy obviously has talent. It's just a shame the stuff he writes is so repetitive. It would be a lot better if he mixed it up a little more. Usually by about 2 minutes into the song I'm going crazy from hearing the same note 10000 times.

I don't get it. What's all the fuss about this album? A couple of good tracks and the rest is experimental noise. I won't mention how the lyrics are lame, and the singing conveys a sense of stale corn flakes. Oh, I just did. I am just dumbfounded by such high marks since I was never blown away or even impressed by one track. I hope the world ends soon, cause I am surrounded by zombies.… Expand

Again Murphy has created an amalgam of sound invoking every one from Brian Eno ( I agree with the previous nod to "Here come the warm Jets"), Talking Heads ( under the influence of Eno ca "Remain in Light") to Gang of Four (I'm serious!). this outing is not as immediatley likeable as the debut, but is definitely worth the effort. Certainly a very strong candidate for album of the year (although the aforementioned Eno album as well as "Another Greeen World" and "Before and After Science" trod the same ground at least 30 years ago).… Expand

I don't get this record. It's kind of boring. I've liked LCD Soundsystem in the past, but this doesn't really do it for me. It's not New Order, without the voice and the fabulous bass line. And the rip-offs (Kraftwerk in the first song, etc.) are ... well, they don't really help. They awaken a desire without fulfilling it. A good sample or quote adds value (Beastie Boys used to be great at this, Danger Mouse still is), but this just takes me nowhere. As another person said, Panda Bear walks all over this in its incredible studio work.… Expand

this is so the sound of 2/3 years ago man i cant believe it!! feckin cowbells and drawn out intstrumental bits with funky bassline. SNOOZE! love the single, first tracks good and the title track. All My Friends is a downright rip off of Smog/New Order simultaneously but very noticeably, but then James Murphy has always been a bit shameless like that. for certain, the most overrated thing this year. id have to question how much music people listen to in getting very excited about this..… Expand

fuck. yes. favorite release of the year thus far.

Is Murphy at his peek? I hope not... I want something even better. I'm not complaining... this album is already perfect, I just want him to create his masterpiece. James will be remembered for his take on Dance/Rock as anybody else has done it. Get it, listen and be part of history.

Not really anything special. The critics were looking for the next big thing but I'm afraid this just isn't all that engaging.

I liked his first album and LOVE this one. My Friends, North American Scum, Someone Great, Get Innocuous... all A+ songs. A guy at work heard me listening to it and demanded the disc and so I gave it to him.

Superb diverse album... hard to find a favourite.. North American Scum and Someone great are .. well.. Great! But so too is New York, I Love You.. something totally different. Stop reading this basically and just listen and enjoy. James Murphy rocks..!

Not better than his debut but it's an awesome record.

Best Album of the Year....Justin you're an idiot. This sounds NOTHINg like Pieces...

I just can't help but love the musick that LCD Soundsystem puts out, even if it's not my favourite type of musick. Basic instincts tell me I cannot ignore it! This is the best overall album I've heard all year! Luv "New York I Love You..." and about 6 others. While some songs are immediate, the album is mostly a grower.

I've enjoyed listening to the sound of silver. I think what's missing for me is much of the background noise that accompanied so much of their prior release (think Tribulations) or outright hooks (think Disco Infiltrator). Murphy polished off his singing a bit and took a newer direction - but sometimes that doesn't always spell complete success.

There are some great tunes on here, it is beginning to wear a little thin now though on repeated listening.

This is by far one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. At first I hated the genre due to its repeatedness but then my brother played one of their songs and I wanted their album ever since and so I did buy and it was the best album I bought. Its chorus in every song is very catchy in someway somehow wherever you are it will suddenly get stuck in your head and frankly its a very good thing. The tracks Get Innocuous! and Time to Get Away are created by such genious its amazing. Its strange that a 16 year old kid would be into this stuff but I'm proof here. Definately one of the most catchiest album this year!… Expand

I agree when I heard "north american scum", I thought it was a total rip off of Fat Boy Slims "Funk Soul Brother". I thought it was a very weak single and way too radio friendly. And then I heard the album and it was very tame and just bland. And then when you read interviews with James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem, you see how he not only enjoys making very corporate friendly music and dreams of being on Billboard. It's no wonder you are dealing with a guy who produces Justin Timberlake and even once produced Britney Spears. The album did not do as well as they hoped it would do. The single failed and the album failed. LCD Soundsystem lost whatever cool audience they had and respect they had when James Murphy sold out for the money. If I wanted to listen to cool corporate music, I would rather listen to Daft Punk. At least they make corporate music with masks on.… Expand

Daft PUnk is playing at my house.

I liked the first album, like many other bands, nothing new here, same old tired beats. Every Track sounds exacly the same with minor tempo changes.

This refuses to be just dance music. The last track is amazing. Definitely one of the best in 2007.

A great album. Not a weak track. Cool stuff.

The first half of the album is superb but I think it drops off a bit toward the end. Agreeing with everyone about someone great and all my friends, great stuff. I also thought all my friends sounded like a U2 track, cheers sanjeev it does sound a lot like streets have no name.

"Sound of Silver", in it's use of absolutely stunning beats, rhythms, fusion of music, and values, immediately reminded me of one of the best album's of the 80's, Talking Head's "Remain In Light". It's pure originality and effectiveness in sound makes it the most accessible best album of 2007 so far. If you are even slightly attracted to beat and rhythm, you will be pleased by "Sound of Silver".… Expand

I hated it when I first heard it, it keeps growing on me though. One thing thats tough to argue is how good he is at writing words, the lyrics in someone great are superb.

HEAT

Too bad for !!! but the prize for the best dance album of the year is already taken

Takes the best aspects of his debut and betters them, James Murphy has created a true masterpiece. 'Someone Great' is the highlight. Poignant and danceable.

"Someone Great" and "All My Friends" take LCD's sound to new heights. Every track met or exceeded my lofty expectations for it (handily besting its s/t predecessor when taken as whole albums). A lot of fun, and at times, deeply affecting.

James Murphy stepped up his songwriting, album of the year by far.

See: Cokemaching Glow.

This is a really bad disco album full of pretension. Thumbs down.

Pretty boring and annoying to listen to.

Doesn't touch Panda Bear's Person Pitch.

Probably the best dance-rock album since New Order's "Technique". arguably better

this album is even better than smoking drugs

I love LCD Soundsystem but this cd is completely overrated. The repitition may be planned but it gets on my nerves. North American Scum = great. A few others = good. Majority = lackluster.

LCD Soundsystem is a lot of fun and maybe I'm splitting hairs here but there is something about James Murphy that really annoys me. I think its his arrogance attempted to be masked as feigned, tongue-in-cheek arrogance for the benefit of those who tend to believe things like The Fall's Brix Smith wasn't a genuine person. Huh? (yeah, i know) Plus, unlike the last record there isn't a 'Disco Infiltrator' or another run of the 'Losing My Edge' single brilliant enough to make you overlook Murphy's ticks. He's annoying. In quest for irony for me Murphy ends up just weighing the whole project down, despite the album's occasional & small victories.… Expand

This album is truely amazing. Its one of those great albums far and few in between that once you hear it, the rest of your collection just seems to suck for awhile. I can't stop listening to this, its really infectious. I'm amazed at how much theyve matured their sound from their previous album. Just give this a straight listen when you buy it, and youll see what the fuss is about. Everything flows beautifully. My favorite track on here is deffinately the title track, "Sound of Silver". Just an amazing, deep funk bassline, wierd but dreamy bell sounds or something, catchy as hell vocal loop, dark mysterious, original. Just check it out. Its amazing.… Expand

listen, bunghole haters, i've seen / done it all. up to & inc. se asia where the price of life itself is cheaper than you can imagine unless you've been there or to baghdad iraq, this is the shit. miss out & you've missed the landmark. green tracers got nutin' on this shit.

i'm bored by people who hate on this. it's actuall incredibly good, and refreshing.

good stuff in here, songs like new york i love you...makes me feel as sad as lou reeds, perfect day

Man, what the hell was I thinking when I made this album?

LCD Soundsystem mixed the dance genre with indie amazingly.