If you're so inclined, it's easy to play spot-the-influence with the Rapture, one of the best of New York City's neo-punk-funk crop. Of the disco-punk movement, they and Radio 4 are at the top of the heap. Maybe you will join us someplace along the way again. Yes, like everyone says, they sound a lot like The Gang of Four, and many of those post-punkers from the late 70s and early 80s. This album certainly has some flaws, though fewer than it gets charged with. Maybe, just maybe, it deserves top 10, but definantly no higher. Olio Lyrics. Yesterday, after having been available on file-trading networks since June, Echoes finally saw official release in the UK (the U.S. is being made to wait until the end of next month), and it's no exaggeration to say it's been met with about 20% of the anticipation it would have, and should have, garnered-- if only it had come out on time. 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. My vinyl very clean no obvious scratches or anything. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Fuck, was that a dream? Mattie Safer, the band's long time bassist and vocalist, also left the band permanently in 2009. One of the seminal albums of the early 00's NYC garage/dance-punk revival. So there we have it: an overrated album with the best 15 minutes of 2003 sandwiched between 30 minutes of "meh." And yeah, I'm a music snob who at least thinks that I understand that these people are trying to create ART, not get played on MTV. however, headphones on and its a completely different beast. Line: 24 Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. In the interim we played Australia once a year for five years because that song was a big hit there. Ordinary people know it. Keep your comments focused on the release. I bought this CD mainly because Pitchforkmedia.com, which I read as my Bible, ranked it #1 of 2003. however, headphones on and its a completely different beast. I just purchased "Echoes" a while back and I'll be the first to admit that some of the songs took a while to grow on me. The Rapture is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1998. One of the greatest things about the way this record sounds is how the DFA production team has coated it in their trademark style, pitting a gritty lo-fi aesthetic against the most state-of-the-art equipment the 1980s had to offer-- which is where it differs from the dancefloor stereotype, whose overt glossiness has remained the industry standard for decades. On that note I should end this review, I'm starting to sound like I'm writing a travel guide. Line: 479 to primiarily electronica-influenced ("Olio", "I Need Your Love"). Quite an ambitious change from "mirror" or "Out of the races", but it works; for me. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The Rapture (NYC band, since 1998) 3.65: 5:20: 2: Heaven. Good thing it works for him stylistically, striking as totally unhinged and wildeyed, as if he can't sit still at a mike with all that rhythm whizzing past him. <p>If you're so inclined, it's easy to play spot-the-influence with the Rapture, one of the best of New York City's neo-punk-funk crop. They were forerunners of the post-punk revival during the early 2000s, as they mixed their early post-punk sound with electronic and dance elements. The singer's voice is hard to get used to for some, I bet, but for me, it creates an urgent raw power that compliments the aggressive beats. The band currently consists of Luke Jenner (lead vocals, guitar), Vito Roccoforte (drums, percussion), and Gabriel Andruzzi (keyboards, bass, saxophone, percussion). They ARE written by morons. House Of Jealous Lovers seems to be their hit, though I can't quite say it is better than, say Olio, or Killing. In case you haven't caught up, this isn't the way to start off an album. Listen backing track. The tracks go well together to create an album, instead of a bunch of singles tossed together. It was a weird, energized, positive and simultaneously shitty time. Tonebridge. Alright, YeahUh Huh" is the official anthem for, "The Sound" was featured in the video game, "How Deep Is Your Love?" Capo: no capo. Released 2003. What is On "Echoes", NYC's The Rapture combine punk and electronica to create a great album that is much easier to listen to than is to categorize. Echoes ~ Release by The Rapture (see all versions of this release, 4 available) Overview; Disc IDs (5) Cover Art (19) Aliases; Tags; Details; . Now onto the tracks (or, a few of the ones I like best): Olio has grown tremendously since The Rapture's first album. Don't use this space to complain about the average rating, chart position, genre voting, others' reviews or ratings, or errors on the page. The Rapture - Echoes (Live) - YouTube 0:00 / 3:26 The Rapture - Echoes (Live) 452,447 views Feb 5, 2008 2.5K Dislike Share Save Vertov 817 subscribers The Rapture live at Trabendo,. After a short hiatus, the band signed with DFA again and released In the Grace of Your Love in 2011. I have this idea that you can teach people techniques, but you cant teach them taste. Echoes ~ Release by The Rapture (see all versions of this release, 4 available) Overview; Disc IDs (5) Cover Art (0) Aliases; Tags; Details; . We went to therapy, we talked it out, its still a little weird, but I couldnt do it if I didnt feel like it was gonna be some kinda personal progress. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Like millions of bands before them, the Rapture leaves a trail of its musical inspirations, but this isn't 1981, and ECHOES is very much of its own time. You cant change your taste, really; you can hone it, but you like what you like. He has been called "one of the top two electronic guitarists of all time" by Allmusic, while reviewer John Diliberto wrote in Billboard magazine that Pearce is "one of the best" guitarists to follow the solo electric guitarist concept. The Rapture - Echoes (2003, CD) - Discogs Release [r204038] Copy Release Code Edit Release All Versions of this Release Recently Edited Add to Collection Add to Wantlist Marketplace 61 For Sale from $1.04 Buy CD Sell CD Statistics Have: 1013 Want: 72 Avg Rating:3.92 / 5 Ratings: 102 Last Sold:Jun 8, 2022 Lowest:$1.00 Median:$2.29 Highest:$18.01 If you see them. Little leaks of songs have been released here and there for the last several months. It was released on September 8, 2003, by DFA and Output in the UK, and on October 21, 2003, by DFA, Vertigo, and Universal in the U.S. The Rapture: 5:04: 7: Echoes: The Rapture: 3:17: 8: Killing: The Rapture: 3:37: 9: Sister Saviour: The Rapture: 3:46: 10: Love Is All: The Rapture: 4:15: 11: Infatuation: The Rapture: 5:01: External Links Discogs iTunes Spotify . A retro mixture of various post-punk dance, new wave, electronica, and classic rock influences. There is no need to get too elaborate because the rhythm provides plenty to like. Choose and determine which version of Echoes chords and tabs by The Rapture you can play. I buy albums all the time but this one is the best I have picked up in several months. Jeff Pearce is an Indiana-based ambient/new age musician. 101k members in the VinylCollectors community. In 2006 he said, "There were five people in the band before Matt in the space of just over a year. The Rapture are a New York indie rock band, sometimes referred to as The Disco Strokes. The band released their second studio album, Pieces of the People We Love, in 2006 under Universal Records and Vertigo Records, featuring production from Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, and Ewan Pearson. There's none of the semantic musings or semi-didacticism of the post-punk era, but in its place lies a beguiling anxiety characterised by singer Luke Jenner's rich catalogue of yelps and shrieks, redolent of Tom Verlaine . Safer and Jenner's harmonized choruses became part of the signature sound of the band, featuring on several of the bands more well known songs. Speaking of Bowie, the drumbeat on "Open" sounds exactly like the one off his song "Five Years". It is very ear friendly though. Now, I'm impressed, I think it's a great album. After leaving The Rapture, Mattie Safer spent a year and a half working on new music, then sending it out to various friends including Paul Epworth, who encouraged Safer to "stop worrying about trying to be cool." on the Internet. Kup teraz: THE RAPTURE Echoes CD za 11,90 z i odbierz w miecie Pozna. 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. 2003 DFA Records, under exclusive license to Mercury Records Limited 2003 Mercury Records Limited 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. Versions Filter by Labels & Companies 21 versions Add to Wantlist Recommendations The Strokes New Order Interpol The Flaming Lips The Streets Primal Scream The White Stripes LCD Soundsystem The Rapture - Echoes (Lyrics) 3:12 Echoes is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band the Rapture. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi, who is also Safer's cousin,[6] joined the band full-time after the record was completed to help tour. Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2004. 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