The Rapture (1)

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* Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Universal
* ASIN: B0000C83MI
* Average Customer Review: based on 100 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,194 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Olio Listen Listen
2. Heaven Listen Listen
3. Open Up Your Heart Listen Listen
4. I Need Your Love Listen Listen
5. The Coming Of Spring Listen Listen
6. House Of Jealous Lovers Listen Listen
7. Echoes Listen Listen
8. Killing Listen Listen
9. Sister Savior Listen Listen
10. Love Is All Listen Listen
11. Infatuation Listen Listen
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Owing Much to Gang of Four, the Cure, David Bowie and P.i.l., The Rapture Are One Retro Band that Even a Jaded Postpunker Can Learn to Love. Here is the Stuff with which So Many have Waited for So Long to Hear. Though They Clearly Do Live Sampling (Could They Be Any More Blatant Than the Drum Beat on "Open Up Your Heart"?), It's Easy to Forgive Here Because There is So Much Meat on These Bones and it is Served Well Done. Give it a Listen, You Won't Regret It!
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
phantasmagoria, October 22, 2003
Reviewer: M. Fantino "Disco-Punk Evangelist!" (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews
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You can't go wrong with The Rapture. Of the disco-punk movement, they and Radio 4 are at the top of the heap.

This has been a highly anticipated album. Little leaks of songs have been released here and there for the last several months. DFA had put out a number of fantastic 12" singles that I have been able to snatch up while I was waiting and the Yes New York compilation contains the glorious new vamped-up version of Olio.

Is it any real coincidence that both Blondie and Siouxsie had songs called (The) Rapture? You can hear elements of both that New York disco that Blondie was doing and that spaced out goth that Siouxsie was sculpting back in the day. But, if you can stomach a few more references, what really stands out to me with this album in particular and their two earlier ones is the following scenario: What if Robert Smith stepped up and volunteered his vocals to Joy Division after Ian Curtis ceased to be? Imagine that cusp, where New Order split off and continued with the anxiety Joy Division had but cloaked in a soothing atmosphear of early electronica. I know it's a lot to consider, but I can hear all of that and Robert Smith circa Faith ...

All that said, it is unfair for me, just a fan, to heap all of this mystique onto a band like The Rapture. If nothing else, Echoes proves that this band is responsible for it's own dynamics.

Now onto the tracks (or, a few of the ones I like best):

Olio has grown tremendously since The Rapture's first album. Listen to both and after a while you will gravitate to this one.

The Coming Of Spring has the familiar "get yourself together" that they used on Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks. The rest of the song is completely different though.

House Of Jealous Lovers seems to be their hit, though I can't quite say it is better than, say Olio, or Killing. Great cow-bell though.

Killing is the best song on the album and probably one of the best songs ever made. Of the disco-punk movement, I'd say it is the best. If you don't know anything about The Rapture, buy this album just for this song alone. It's that good.

Infatuation is haunting, melancholy and will stay with you in your head for the rest of the day.

Echoes as an album is built up of contrasts, the band seem to be able to do lots of different musical styles but the most interesting thing about it is it blends together so nicely. You hardly notice when one style changes to another.

I buy albums all the time but this one is the best I have picked up in several months.

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Pathetic Cure knock off, January 11, 2006
Reviewer: Daniel O. Stiles "mac user" (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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It sounds like a lost Cure album. Which is gret, if thats what you're looking for. But if you want fresh and original music leave this one alone. Actually, leave the whole dance-punk scene alone. The Rapture, The Faint, The Bravery, and the list goes on... they all sound like knock offs of The Cure, Joy Division, Gang of Four, etc. I'm not saying influenced, I'm saying direct rip off.… (altro)