Editors

Sinfonia

After re-hearing some hype from an acquaintance recently, my curiosity has been piqued.

All I can say from my own cursory engagement with the band is that they sound like an inferior Interpol, and their version of REM's "Orange Crush" was tautologically similar.

So, good people of A&I, is it worth it?

kieran26

i think they're a good band with some great songs such as the end has a start' but i'm of the same opinion as you, a poor mans interpol.

LUPE

Comparing them to Interpol is very lazy, their only real similarity is that both singers have distinct deep voices.
Editors' first two albums were first class, but I was a little bit disappointed by the third one. They should be judged on their own merits, not in comparison to Interpol. Two great bands, Editors better live though. Just.

Gillington

After a couple of years of just liking Editors,they are now probaly my favourite band.Before I had seen either Editors or Interpol live I compared the two but since seeing both of them live thats what won it for me and now I wouldnt compare the two at all,except for what LUPE says,both singers have deep voices.

The Back Room and an End has a Start are very good in my opinion and still hold up but I wasn't as impressed with In This Light and on This Evening but am awaiting the day when it finally wins me over!

And whats en Editors thread without my favourite song

deeks

Gillington wrote: »

After a couple of years of just liking Editors,they are now probaly my favourite band.Before I had seen either Editors or Interpol live I compared the two but since seeing both of them live thats what won it for me and now I wouldnt compare the two at all,except for what LUPE says,both singers have deep voices.

The Back Room and an End has a Start are very good in my opinion and still hold up but I wasn't as impressed with In This Light and on This Evening but am awaiting the day when it finally wins me over!

And whats en Editors thread without my favourite song

Never a huge Editors fan. Have all the albums and like them rather than loving them.

Have to agree about "Escape the Nest" though. Comfortably my favourite Editors song.

redondo25

See they are playing Marley Park with Bell x1 in August. Potential to be a decent summers evening.

osnola ibax

Agree, a poor mans Interpol, and I do think the comparison is very apt. The influences have to be similar. New Order, The Cure, Joy Division, Jane's Addiction, Depeche Mode etc etc. Interpol music is of a far higher quality.

Sútalún

osnola ivax wrote: »

Agree, a poor mans Interpol, and I do think the comparison is very apt. The influences have to be similar. New Order, The Cure, Joy Division, Jane's Addiction, Depeche Mode etc etc. Interpol music is of a far higher quality.

Try seeing them live, I've seen both three times and Editors are very very impressive. Dare I say it, they outshone Interpol at Oxegen in 2008. Both are very solid bands I think, who've put out some questionable material.

omerin

They're not a poor man's anything, good band with some very good songs. Loved their first album.

take everything

Really like The End Has A Start.
Just like his voice and the guitars.

Miguel_Sanchez

They are very polite young men.

That's the best thing I can say about them.

Gillington

Sútalún wrote: »

Try seeing them live, I've seen both three times and Editors are very very impressive. Dare I say it, they outshone Interpol at Oxegen in 2008. Both are very solid bands I think, who've put out some questionable material.

Agree,Editors are quality live and get the crowd goin properly.Even though I'll be going to Marlay Park,I'd rather see them back in the Olympia soon

Curve Music

Headlining INDIEPENDENCE this year folks.

Re-Tuned

Munich is a class song, loved their 1st album

Steff

Maybe it's because I play drums myself, but I prefer them to Interpol because I feel the drumming is much more interesting. I think they should indeed be judged separately though. And if the last album is anything to go by, they're gonna end up a lot more electronic in the future. Not too sure how to feel about that...

Stompbox

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

They are very polite young men.

That's the best thing I can say about them.

Beyond these guys and Wild Beasts, the UK's alternative music scene sure is producing a lotta bands well versed in social etiquette, eh?

Miguel_Sanchez

Sweet wrote: »

Beyond these guys and Wild Beasts, the UK's alternative music scene sure is producing a lotta bands well versed in social etiquette, eh?

It's true! They're all really polite. Friendly Fires too.

Raised proper I'd wager.

gustavo

Racing Rats or Munich would be my favourite of theirs. Very good band

Couldn't give a **** if they are nice / cúnts or where they went to school etc

A V A

"a poor mans interpol" ,most ridiculous statement !!! some people like interpol and editors cause of the same baritone vocal style etc and some its marmite for them , they they are both very similiar, to just compare editors to interpol is stupid what about interpol to editors??? im an editors fan, i dont like interpol!!

KeanSeenan

A V A wrote: »

"a poor mans interpol" ,most ridiculous statement !!! some people like interpol and editors cause of the same baritone vocal style etc and some its marmite for them , they they are both very similiar, to just compare editors to interpol is stupid what about interpol to editors??? im an editors fan, i dont like interpol!!

Well, when one band has been around longer and the second band is very much influenced by that band it's the only logical way of seeing things.
I remember reading somewhere that they sound like Joy Division if they never bothered listening to them and just listened to Interpol instead.

A V A

yea but they were around that long ,enough for editors to sound like them , joy division i can understand , i do think they do sound like joy division ,joy division are my favorite band and i look up to them and editors do sound like them,

JerryHandbag

Poor mans Interpol? Nope, if anything its the other way round. I'm a big fan of Interpol, but Editors are better IMO. They've changed their sound in 3 albums far more than Interpol have managed in 4.