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Joy Division and Interpol ("Gasp, not again," you exclaim.)

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octozombie:

--- Quote from: Merkava on 01 Oct 2006, 09:44 ---Interpol maybe has the aesthetic, but they are very, very different than JD. On TOTBL, they were explosive, lush, and emotional. JD conveyed emotion, but they were more minimalist; they focused on creating a rough, harsh sound. When I listen to both bands, they seem like they're trying to evoke a similar reaction from the listener, but are going about it in different ways.

JD and Interpol, to me, are like two sides of a coin.

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That's exactly what I believe.

E. Spaceman:
I enjoy both Interpol and Joy Division, I prefer New Order to both  bands though.

oscard:
What really makes Interpol for me is the drumming. Im a percussionist myself, so I lean more towards the drum work excluding certain bands. Ive been fortunate enough to see Interpol live, and I can say their drummer is amazing. I prefer TOTBL, for mainly this reason. I can definetly see the influence from Joy Division, but the difference is like comparing most Post-Rock bands.

Merkava:
Oh man, the drum work on TOTBL is fantastic. Actually, now that you bring up Post-Rock, I see a lot more of that influence in Interpol than Post-Punk, at least on TOTBL. Antics was pretty dissapointing with all the focus on simple grooves, but when they let their music breath...wow. 

Kid Modernist:

--- Quote from: jcknbl on 30 Sep 2006, 23:30 ---I second the vocal and aesthetic comparisons. Its possible that the "less minimal" descriptor (which I agree with) and the cleaned up, less punk sound, is mostly a result of different production techniques. I've never seen Interpol live but I can definitely imagine them sounding more like Joy Division outside the studio. Can someone confirm?
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I saw Interpol at the Curiousa Festival in 2004 and they sound remarkably similar to the way they sound on the album. I was kind of disappointed by that...

I am an okay fan of Interpol (I like TOTBL a lot and I recently discovered that Antics isn't bad at all) but a large fan of Joy Division.

I definitely think they are inspired by, but I don't cotton to people saying they are ripping them off. Maybe the whole scene at the time and a few years after..

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