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Free Music Review: Editors are hands down #1 on my "2006 list of new bands to hear"
Hit: 5 Stars
They sound like they've been around for years. Songs are solid and unique with my personal favorites being "Munich" and "Camera". People are constantly comparing them to Interpol which seemingly discredits their talent because they are ANYTHING but a blantant rip-off of an already prominent band! Very talented band that does 80s Brit-Rock right.Free Music Review: Amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
First of all, I am really over 13 but I did not want to register. Ok, on to buisness. This album is great. I first heard Munic on iTunes and I bought it. Great first album and I hope to see more of these guys.
Darth McWord
Free Music Review: Great compared today's music cesspool(s).
Hit: 4 Stars
3.99 stars
What happens when you add main ingredients of Echo & Bunnymen with the likes of Interpol (toss in a small amount of Depeche Mode's Violator album)?
You get "Editors."
Anyone who likes either of the two mentioned band, there's a high probability you'll like this band. (Yes, Joy Division is part of the equation too, but to a lesser extent to my ears at least).
From a personal standpoint, Interpol's Turn On The Bright Light's album is easily and by an incredibly long measure my all time favorite album. I'm truly flawed by its cohesion.
The reason I state this in a review for Editors Back Room is obvious, I'm just following suit with everyone else as critics, both professional and amateur.
I start out by giving Editors a 5 star ranking and then I carefully analyze reasons to take points or stars away. Here are those reasons for detracting:
-repetitive nature in too many and too many parts of the songs, too many follow a fairly strictured approach.
-repetitive nature in my favorite instrument, drums. I feel that drums driving a song with a slight infusion of chaos can really turn a great song into a masterpiece. These are some great songs, but no masterpieces.
-lyrics while great in many spots, also have too many weakpoints. Ex: "Bullets" repetitive chorus "you don't need this disease" (and music).
-simplicity, the double edged sword. In many spots the deceptive simplicity of Editors music is great, but it does also rear an ugly head and turn me off a bit at times in many of the songs. Ex: the first minute + of "Open Your Arms"
-inconsistent intensity. Self explanatory. Ex: "All Sparks" is the standout track based on intensity, followed quickly by somewhat stale sounding Depeche Mode wannabe
-*-End Detractions-*-
-*-Begin Praise-*-
-"Fall" is the best song Echo & Bunnymen never made.
-All the faster and more uptempo songs (Munich, Blood, Bullets, Lights, and others) are very suitable for listening to with friends. (More so than Interpol, Echo&Bunnymen, and Joy Division's. Other nu-wave or post-punk or whatever you want to call it music I find doesn't translate well to listen to in the presence of others)
-Guys, your girlfriend will probably like Editors more than Interpol or Echo or JoyD. I'm told by all females that I've had sample Editors that Tom Smith has an incredibly sexy voice that is very pleasing to the female ears. I would say this to add to it: Tom Smith's has a greater default intensity in his voice that is lacking in the overly mentioned other bands. However, I feel that Paul Banks's vocals are better when tries, as Banks can reach levels of superiority that Smith can't.
Overall, I want to give this a higher rating, I really do, because it really is great sounding, well produced, and really falls into my style with the deep thumping bass lines, twangy chimey sharp mesmerizing guitars, simplistic drums with tons of good cymbal work, and intense vocals. I just can't based on what's already been done and the detractions (most importantly repetitiveness) named above.
Very highly recommended if you've managed to get yourself to this page. Compared to what I feel today is a very very small selection of good music to choose from, this is outstanding.
Free Music Review: solid debut.
Hit: 4 Stars
'editors?' fortunately what editors (no article 'the') lack in a quality band name, they more than make up for on their debut album.
one of the few bands to actually produce something worthwhile in this whole questionable 'nu wave revival,' editors pack a lot more emotional wallop than nu-wave wannabes like the bravery and the killers. and editors, unlike the bravery and the killers, actually understand what it means to write a decent song. while a lot of the songs do sound reasonably similar, none of the songs come off sounding repetitive. the album is full of great basslines, jackhammer drumming, and kaleidascopic guitars.
tom's vocals are deceptively sincere and heartfelt, in a mortician sort of way. that's not to say, however, that he can't carry a melody, because he sure can--insert comparisons to paul banks, ian mcculloch and yes, ian curtis, here.
vocal queue's aside, editors really know how to write a top notch tune. 'munich' (the best track on the album, in my opinion) is a corker -- swirling guitars, deadpan (but sincere)vocals, soaring chorus and the great line 'with one hand you calm me, with one hand i'm still' and another great line 'people are fragile things you should know by now, be careful what you put them through.' it's one of the year's top singles and should get the band noticed on this side of the pond. *should* being the proverbial operative word.
'back room' is a promising debut and hopefully a sign of things to come: great vocals and lyrics, infectious hooks, solid musicianship. like most decent bands coming out of the UK, editors will, unfortunately, most likely go unnoticed outside snobby indie music circles. but when tom pronounces an edict like 'you'll speak when your spoken to' on 'munich,' one gets the feeling editors will tell YOU when to listen.
Free Music Review: A Brilliant Debut
Hit: 4 Stars
I'd probably give this release 4 1/2 but it won't allow you to do that so anyway...I'll go ahead and get this out of the way at the beginning, Editors do sound very much like Interpol. But are they better? Well their debut, The Back Room, does hint at great things to come and it too is amazing especially for a debut. Editors' best moments are the harder ones (like "Munich") which I think is one makes them and Interpol very different. Editors with practically every song, seem to be more concerned about the more instumental aspects of their songs, whereas Interpol are all about the arrangements. Lyrically both are pretty even, and I think that in comparison to Interpol's debut Turn On The Bright Lights, The Back Room is pretty even on strength. In my opinion Interpol's strongest song is "Not Even Jail" and there's nothing as strong as it on The Back Room. Really when it comes down to both bands it's going to depend on the mood you're in when deciding which to listen to. If you're in the mood for songs that are simply excellent in jam sessions and clarity, I'd recommend Editors. But if you're in the mood for something a little more atmospheric, then both of Interpol's releases are what you should be listening to. Interpol's second release Antics, I personally believe is slightly stronger than the Editors debut, but really who's to say that if Editors matched Interpol's debut, they couldn't meet their second release the same way. Either way Editor's The Back Room is a brilliant album, with each song being equally strong to one another and if you're a fan of Interpol, there's no way you wouldn't love this album.