Customer Reviews
Our Love to Admire 
2008-08-18
I became interested in Interpol when I heard Evil on the radio ... and I became hooked. I bought Antics and loved it, so when this album came out, I bought it instantly.
I do not know too much about music. I tend to like a song and then buy the cd (which seems to happen very rarely). I like the dark, yet humorous sound of this album. It is one of the few cds I can listen to repeatedly without ever tiring of it. The first 3 songs are my favorite, but Wrecking Ball and The Lighthouse are a great way to end the cd. It is an interesting sound with thoughtful lyrics, yet a little dark. And that is exactly what I want.
Interpol has never disappointed me ... and I doubt they ever will. Highly reccomend.
Cold charm for the masses 
2008-08-14
A band with a cool attitude and a distinctive dark side , Interpol have three albums already under their belts and a loyal fanbase which follows them everywhere . Their merits as a group include a strong song-writting in which every guitar strike seems to have been destined to count and ofcourse frontman Paul Bank , a guy sounds like Satan singing about sensitivities.
Not so long ago , there was a moment where Interpol were a must according to every decent music magazine out there ...and rightly so . I have yet to buy an album as complete and powerful as their 2004 offering " Antics ". Their latest release " Our Love To Admire " has more in common with the muscular rock of that album than the quiet doom of their debut " Turn on the bright lights " . Undeniably , this doesn't see them exploring new ground but still , once again , there are many great tunes to cherish like first cd-single " The Heinrich Maneuver " , " No I In A Threesome " and ( my personal favourite ) " Pace Is The Trick " .
Now , the hype surrounding this one might be substancially less than before but this is just how the industry works . Every couple of years a set of bands wins praise and press attention . They are the future of rock music , the new messiahs of pop and rock ...until their next release when they will be denied by everyone who embraced them in the first place , for no particular reason . In 2001 it was the Strokes , in 2003 the White Stripes and in 2004 it was Coldplay ( curiously enough with the worst of their four offerings ) who were gonna save modern music from it's decay . Then again , does rock need to be saved ? It this a competition of some sort ? The answer is NO . With that in mind , Interpol can still write first-class rock and this should be more than enough for everyone who likes good music .
They did it again! 2008-08-13
They did it again, those fabulous men of Interpol!
I could not resist on not owning this album, they are one of my favorite indie male bands.......Love it!
holding down the fort, and then some 2008-08-04
they're into it. there are subtleties here that can't be faked. besides the obvious minor key drone synchopated influences, fans of this may also like less known acts such as the german shepherds, minimal man, rick kaley and the menacing mutants, friction, cat party, lost sounds, and new collapse.
The Best Band Out 2008-06-23
Come on haters. Lay off. Interpol is one of those bands that you either LOVE or you Hate/Listen to casually but diss every once and awhile.I love every Interpol album, how could you not? It seems like they design songs with one thing in mind: how good the song will sound. This may be an obvious goal when writing music, but how come so many "indie" bands have songs that don't have epic build ups/catchy hooks/mysteroius yet emotional lyrics/ and a bassist with a moustache? Seroiusly, this album rules! First song..amazing..gotta love when Sam goes crazy on those ?two? snare drums. No I In Threesome does this thing with the guitars and bass that makes it seem like you are in a cave of amazing emotional sound..complete with incredible echoes from carlos's bass, the lyrics always make me smile too. The Scale is so awesome, its super slow for Interpol yet super powerful. I love the way the guiats sound...i'm guessing its Paul who is doing those sparse chords while Dan is shredding it up with that sick riff. The drumming on The Scale is awesome..so are the lyrics. Interpol makes really empowering music, their music and lyrics work together to make you feel like you are experiencing an incredibly intense moment in a relationship. Interpol would never sing something like "I'm so happy you love me", instead they make it epic and more romantic, "Through the storms and the light, baby you've stood by my side/ and life is wine". The single off of the album is actually my least favorite track. Mammoth is sweet. Pace is the trick is AWESOME..one of my new favorite Interpol songs. It puts you in the zone right away and the end is really cool with just the guitar and Sam on the drums. Another reviewer mentioned how cool Who Do You Think? is, and i can't agree more. That bassline! Wow! Wrecking ball is just so epic..what more can you say? Don't....Wait...
and then the closing track just destroys you with that "i'm the last man alive on earth who knows how to love" guitar line from Dan that somehow transforms into "We are the best band alive and Carlos probably came up with that awesome sound...we THINK he is using a xylophone but who cares!"
Don't...Wait...
Buy Our Love To Admire..the title says it all. Interpol...one of the best.
great album!! 2008-06-10
Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakably Interpol and undeniably new. The witty and perverse "No I In Threesome" is an upbeat ode to shaking up a staid relationship propelled by Carlos D's peerless bass melody while the tenderly observant "Pace Is the Trick" proves that the band are still the masters of the dramatic – check the painful pause right before the sinfully satisfying return of Sam's thundering drums and Daniel's ringing lead guitar. The band's impressively seductive evolution is obvious all over the record, but never more so than on tracks like "Mammoth," "Who Do You Think" and on the album's lyrical centerpiece, the ghostly "Rest My Chemistry." While Daniel is understandably proud of the song he cautions against reading too much autobiography into its lyrics. "We always leave the interpretation to the listener," he says. "I mean, you shouldn't watch a movie for the first time listening to the director's commentary!" Our Love to Admire closes with "The Lighthouse," a funereal dirge that is among the most unexpected and memorable songs ever recorded by the band. Almost entirely percussion-free, the song is constructed around Daniel's mournful guitar and Paul's sparten lyrics. Not only is it one of their finest moments to date, it provides the album's most goose-bump inducing moment, the very same reflex shivers that make Interpol live shows such an exhilarating experience. As the very last song the band recorded for the album it was, they say, the hardest to play. The hypnotic guitar part was played on a 50-year-old guitar that had toxins on the strings, providing Daniel with a blistering and painful sensation in his fingers. The band weren't even sure the track would make it out of the studio, but once they heard Paul's remarkable vocals they were floored. The song – and the album – doesn’t so much end as it bleeds to a close with a long, echoey coda filled with feedback and strings. A fittingly dramatic end to a stunning and emotional journey. Interpol is back, every bit as good as before but charged with a new spirit, a new direction, a new label and, most of all, a new confidence.
LOVE IT 2008-05-07
It's great! Even when Indie music is starting to sound pretty standard, these guys just seem to stand out still.
Disapointment 
2008-04-26
This CD is like meeting a beautiful woman and finding out she's your sister. The fist song, Pioneer to the falls, is one of their best. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD simply does not live up to the first song's standard. I hope this is not a trend with Interpol. Each new album is not as good as the one it replaced. I once called this group a revelation. After this CD, I'm not so sure.
A return to form for Interpol 2008-03-12
Interpol's big, well known release was "Antics" and while good, it was definitely a radio album--12 separate tracks never really feeling like it fit together. With "Our Love to Admire", Interpol has returned to what it established with "Turn on the Bright Lights". "Our Love to Admire" is a very strong album that gets back to the concept album side of things without worrying about how it will play on the radio. If you liked "Turn on the Bright Lights" you'll definitely enjoy this!
Feels like a third album... in a bad way 
2008-02-14
Okay, most of you liked the first two albums, like I did. The third one feels like it knows it's number three, both living off the success of the sounds they've established and at the same time trying to be a little unconventional in creating new material. The main problem I have is with the lack of creativity displayed on this album- the lead guitar is still driving many of the songs but they're really not showing us anything new. They're rehashed and they're less memorable. Specifically, listen to the opening of "Pace is the Trick" and then listen to "Pioneer To the Falls." Some of the notes actually line up, and listening to track 6 my brain just hears track 1. Additionally, it is convenient that the vocals sound so robotically unemotional at times, because it allows the vocalist to drum around boringly without detaching from their theme. This brings me to probably my biggest complaint- there are several songs where the chorus is simply the same line repeated over and over again. Of course this is effective in many memorable songs, but when you do it this many times in an album you have to wonder if the creative juices weren't flowing. "Mammoth" in particular kills me, listening to the line "spare me the suspense" over and over again. "All Fired Up" does it too, as does "Rest My Chemistry." In other songs as well, he'll fill verse with a repeated line, which to me frustrates the dialogue of the lyrics.
It seems to me Interpol has exhausted their gimmick and it's apparent on a lot of these tracks, but there is a reason I gave it three stars. There are shining moments like the opener, Heinrich Manuever, and The Scale. Barring the lyrics, I could find reasons to love Rest my Chemistry as well.
