Pieces of the People We Love

The Rapture | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000HKCRW2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,793 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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The Rapture wasn't the first band to revisit the clanky dance-punk sounds of bands like P.I.L. and Gang of Four. But with its DFA-produced debut, 2003's Echoes, and the accompanying underground hit, "House of Jealous Lovers," the Brooklyn quartet proved itself to be the most worthy. On its follow-up, the group makes a dramatic left turn with a new crew of producers (Ewan Pearson and Paul Epworth, plus a pair of tracks recorded with Danger Mouse of Gorillaz and Gnarlz Barkley fame) and a more sophisticated sound that yields pop gems like "Whoo! Alright Yeah… Uh Huh" and "The Devil." Reassuringly, the saxophones, cowbells and singer Luke Jenner's unintelligible yelps are still present, as is all the manic energy that goes along with it. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description

Three years after the release of their much-lauded debut, 'Echoes', New York four-piece The Rapture return with a new album, Pieces of the People We Love. Produced by Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Futureheads) and Ewan Pearson (mixer for Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode and Gwen Stefani). this record is the sound of a band more focused, having too much fun and without a thought to any hipster pre-conceptions that might be held of them. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Whole New Level For The Rapture, January 28, 2007

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Stephen Williams (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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The Rapture's latest release "Pieces of the People We Love" is unobjectionably one of the danciest albums of 2006. What makes this release so great is that Luke Jenner really went the extra mile to show every bit of his sassy and surprisingly rangy voice. The music is more refined and has much better sound quality, coinciding no doubt with their growing popularity. So while the album's completion took much longer than expected, it was well worth the wait. This CD is all about making anyone who hears have the unshakable urge to get up and dance. It delivers on its intent with funky bass riffs, incredible vocals, great dance beats and more cowbell then you will ever know what to do with. This album is worth every penny of your money; you will be not be disappointed. Lookout for tracks 1,3,4 and 6; they are some of the Rapture's best work to date.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They've gone and done gone did it., January 9, 2007

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B. Saghy "SagaciousB" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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They're gonna make you smile. I really enjoy this CD. It is incredibly fun and has great dance beats for the first half of the album. Then it calms down. It is probably a great CD to play at a party form its climax to when people start to wind down and leave.

Throw this CD in and you'll probably find it hard not to move some part of your body to the music. Great disco beats, catchy lyrics which can either be really deep or really asinine, I'm not quite sure, Led-Zeplin style vocals at times, mellow at others. These guys rock. Wind it up now!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent record, October 6, 2006

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m1nd (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pieces of the People We Love (Audio CD)

i was driving home from work, listening to my local college radio station, and i heard "get myself into it" ... i was awkened from deep thought and was wondering what i was listening to... the "sound" reminded me of NYC 1981 ... but i wasn't sure ... i heard the dj announce the name of the band, i bought the cd the following day, and i can't wait to see this band perform live ... you might not like every track on this cd, but to this listener's ears, the majority of tracks are well worth the purchase price ... can't wait to get ahold of their first record...