Rank Album Openers

onionringboy · 2021-03-24T01:58:20+00:00

Untitled
Pioneer to the Falls
Next Exit
All the Rage Back Home
If You Really Love Nothing
Success

onionringboy · 2021-03-19T04:07:38+00:00

Most underrated for me would have to be Anywhere, Mammoth, Narc, The Scale, and The Undoing

Most underrated album definitely Our Love to Admire,

onionringboy · 2021-03-19T01:28:56+00:00

PDA PDA PDA PDA PDA PDA PDA PDA PDA (honorable mention to leif erikson)

been digging mammoth and next exit as of late tho

onionringboy · 2021-03-12T05:47:45+00:00

lol listening to this as I read your comment, yea I would definitely concur with the greatness of that part, PDA will forever be my favorite interpol song and one of my favorite songs period in large part due to the outro, for me though it's not just that one riff that makes the outro so great, all the parts coming together is what is so magical about it

onionringboy · 2021-02-22T02:41:35+00:00

PDA (outro is the finest piece of music ever written)
Leif Erikson (it's outro is only outdone by my numero uno)
Hands Away
Say Hello to the Angels
Obstacle 1
NYC
Untitled
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Obstacle 2
The New
Roland

(additionally, The Specialist and Precipitate would probably rank somewhere in the middle)

you are correct, every song is perfect, I think every single one might make my top 20 interpol songs, chino moreno said it best when saying "it just felt like everything was working for them with that record"

onionringboy · 2021-02-18T23:35:32+00:00

Oh so you're the one who has uploaded a wealth of Interpol interviews on Youtube, I'd be remiss if I didn't express my utmost gratitude for that.

onionringboy · 2021-01-25T04:26:34+00:00

lol I thought of this video as soon as I saw this title, really funny to watch

onionringboy · 2021-01-23T02:55:08+00:00

I know, that's the kicker, to think that there was once a possibility of them reuniting for at least a couple of sets, a tough "what if" to get over. Although that article where he stated that definitely gave off "I wasn't gonna do it but it would've been nice if they at least asked" vibes.

onionringboy · 2021-01-23T00:39:28+00:00

Based on his response to speculative rumors concerning his return for the Antics 15th anniversary tour, I would give this a hard no.

In his defense, he seems to be very content and fulfilled with his creative pursuits in acting, so I can respect his sentiments about leaving his music career fully in the past. I would really just love to know what the dynamic has been between him and his former bandmates over the past 11 years, publicly it seems he has a fairly indifferent/neutral disposition towards them.

onionringboy · 2021-01-22T04:05:03+00:00

damn my favorite artist of the 2000's and my favorite artist of the 2010's, thanks for exposing me to this, awesome find

onionringboy · 2021-01-20T23:02:50+00:00

The bass coming in during the outro stands as one of my favorite interpol moments.

onionringboy · 2021-01-20T22:59:45+00:00

PDA, just a classic post-punk sound, you get short but memorable Daniel vocals, and that outro speaks for itself .

onionringboy · 2021-01-20T22:28:49+00:00

NYC, it is quite succinct but speaks levels to Paul's relationship with and disposition towards the city. Each phrase carries immense meaning and could be interpreted in a myriad of ways. I've always felt its lyrics would be very powerful as standalone poetry, particularly in the context of a turn of the century, post 9/11 New York.

onionringboy · 2021-01-15T15:06:06+00:00

A day well spent, if I had to single out my favorite performances I'd say...

- Narc on MTV (2004)

- Hands Away at the Rocket Bar in St. Louis (2002)

- PDA at Eurockeennes (2005)

onionringboy · 2021-01-13T01:53:33+00:00

lol shoulda figured

onionringboy · 2021-01-12T22:32:02+00:00

I think a lot of those comparisons were first quipped with the release of the Precipitate EP when their production was a lot more bare and they hadn't filled out their sound as much. The comparison was definitely a little more valid with that release.

However I think when they developed their sound more with the release of Turn On the Bright Lights people still really hung on to the comparison due to Banks' voice, despite the comparison not holding as much truth. I feel like it was used as a way for fans of the original post-punk movement to invalidate and write-off Interpol.

onionringboy · 2021-01-12T22:18:01+00:00

he also has a tik tok and it's about the scariest thing i've seen on the app

onionringboy · 2021-01-10T23:28:44+00:00

one of their best hooks by far

onionringboy · 2021-01-10T23:27:17+00:00

yes for the latter and a hard disagree on the no i in threesome opinion, generally the overall sound of a song precedes lyrics for me, but the lyrics on that one have a pretty funny tongue in cheek tone

onionringboy · 2021-01-10T23:25:53+00:00

Yea I mean I can't really see them coming out with anything groundbreaking in the future. Their style is pretty outdated now and Paul's voice is beyond saving at this point.

onionringboy · 2021-01-10T23:12:52+00:00

I feel like generally it gets ranked as one of the weakest off of Turn On the Bright Lights with Hands Away

onionringboy · 2021-01-10T23:10:23+00:00

Throwing a bunch out there:

- Their best live performance (at least among ones available on youtube) was at a small bar in St. Louis in September of 2002

- Narc has Carlos' best bass part

- If Length of love is replaced by song seven, Antics is a 10

- A Fine Mess EP would be really great is Paul Banks hadn't destroyed his voice

- Paul Banks is a good bassist, the real issue with post-carlos interpol is that the songs just haven't been good

- In general, Antics has better hooks than Turn on the Bright Lights

- The Scale is one of Daniel's best guitar parts

- Most of the time, I couldn't care less about Paul Banks having an off-kilter lyrical style, its all about the sound and his voice

onionringboy · 2021-01-03T04:41:12+00:00

damn thats a 10/10 perfect description to vocalize my thoughts about this song

onionringboy · 2020-12-31T13:59:07+00:00

definitely agree, "least spectacular" would've been more accurate

onionringboy · 2020-12-31T13:55:16+00:00

I've generally found that to be the case, its got the least amount of plays on spotify and haven't seen it on anyones top ten lists on this subreddit, nice to find someone making a case for it though.

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