Live EP

Interpol (Author)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B00117FPNS
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,165 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

6 songs live. 1 Pioneer to the Falls 2 Obstacle 1 3 No I in Threesome 4 The Heinrich Maneuver 5 Mammoth 6 Rest My Chemistry

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Drab......, January 2, 2008

By	Troy Greer (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those of you who have seen Interpol live, you know what kind of show they can put on. Dark, moody, rockin, and usually pulling equally from their releases. But this Live Ep is none of these things. First the mood comes off as flat, much of this is due to the mixing. The backbone of drums and bass that really defines much of the bands sound are pushed to the back of the mix (except for the cymbals) and the vocals and somewhat mundane guitar lines are pulled to the front, just creating a wash of blah.
My second point is about the mood of the Ep. When you listen to Interpol, either live or on cd, you get wrapped up in the mood of the music and how it all eats away at your insides from song to song. They didn't balance the highs and lows of the band well on this cd. Choosing to showcase their new album instead of pulling some of their best live tracks out (i.e. "NYC", "C'Mere"). I do applaud their inclusion of "Obstacle 1", but even that song sounds out of tune and flat.
I would say that is Ep is a skip for even the biggest of Interpol fans. Poor mixing, and poor over all example of what a great live show this band puts on.