Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks [EP]

The Rapture | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B00005IAHO
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,292 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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THE RAPTURE Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks (2003 UK 6-track CD EP picture sleeve)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Intermittently awesome, February 6, 2004

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Elliott Brown (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks (Audio CD)

The Rapture is kind of an exciting band. The terms "dance punk" and "disco punk" get thrown around a lot when people describe them. Those descriptions are apt in the right context.

The music on "out of the races and onto the tracks" is built around snarling garage guitar, screaming vocals, jumpy bass, and fast treble-y drums. The disco label undoubtedly refers to Matty Safer's upbeat bass work, and is most evident on the catchy, passionate title track. If you're the kind of person that'll buy a CD for one song, give track one a listen, then place your order.

If you're a little more discerning or budget conscious, you might want to be wary of the rest of the album. "Modern Romance" and "Caravan" combine obnoxious punk with early psychedelic influences more along the lines of Iron Butterfly and Ten Years After than Studio 54 denizens. "The Pop Song" offers a noise-pop build-up that disintegrates into falsetto misery.

The Rapture is a little hard to listen to but also promising. I wouldn't say that they're an incredibly original band (compare track one with Gang of Four's "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time"), but with their melange of influences, they do some things no other band is doing. Worth a listen, but probably not a purchase for most music listeners.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Release, June 7, 2001

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Ryan Brown (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks (Audio CD)

This new release by the Rapture is some of the best stuff I have ever heard by them, in my opinion there is only one weak song and even still it is not a song I skip over when listening to the CD. If you ever get the chance see these guys live; they are amazing. Much better than they are on any recording. This recording though does a good job a capturing the energy they have in a live proformance. The Vocals are screamier than they have been on previous releases. This is an excellent record, This band is definitly in a league of their own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars disco punk!, October 21, 2002

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kuga (Bavaria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks (Audio CD)

if you liked gang of four, get this one. also check out radio 4 and stuff by the DFA!