LCD Soundsystem
by LCD Soundsystem
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 141 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 141
  3. Negative: 15 out of 141

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  1. EdwardE
    Mar 2, 2005
    5
    I don't understand the hype. Sure it's an okay mashing of dance beats & angular guitars, but... It's also highly repetitive.
  2. KonstantinL
    Apr 1, 2005
    6
    Beat 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.
  3. davidw
    Feb 16, 2005
    6
    Some 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)
  4. johnk
    Apr 13, 2005
    4
    more 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
  5. spenceryang8
    Feb 22, 2019
    6
    While 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

    LEAST FAV TRACK: OH BABY

Awards & Rankings

13
#13 Best Album of 2005
79
#79 Most Discussed Album of 2005
4
#4 Most Shared Album of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. cokemachineglow
    58
    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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  2. Dot Music
    60
    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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  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    A disparate yet cohesive collection of songs.
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