Mikel contemplates Antics
Now, I realize some of you out there in radioland might tolerate this band, or
even like them. Despite this, the fact is that even though the album's title contains
a mere two syllables, the album itself manages to create an almost infinite void
of suckiness escapable only by listening to "Scooter + Jinx" by Sonic
Youth 11 times.
The album's opener, "Next Exit", is an obvious throwback to Book
of Dreams era Steve Miller, with none of the charm or flare that such hits
as "Jungle Love" contained. The song almost sounds as though Interpol
took "Jet Air Liner", Mountain Dew Livewire, and some sauerkraut, and
just threw it all in a blender. The song does sound as bad as it tastes. I know
this because I possess a machine that allows me to taste music. "Not Even
Jail", the much publicized sequel to the critically lambasted and downright
godawful "PDA", is more of the same. Talk of copious amounts of living
room furniture is again the order of the day, and singer Daniel Kessler's vocals
have fought with far too many dragons to be of any importance in this day and
age.
The rest of the album is the entirety of the "Garfield" movie soundtrack,
which was great but didn't need to be reissued here. It's a disappointment that
a band once able to suck on their own has turned to plagiarism, but hey, that's
life in the fast line.
In conclusion, Interpol sucks. Phish sucks. Flaming Lips suck. Wilco sucks. Ryan
Adams sucks. And most of all, Pat Sajak kicks ass.
Remember kids: next time you're going to start a band, think of Interpol. They
should serve as a model of what not to be.
quoth Argyle Papillon.
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