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LCD Soundsystem is one of the most important and influential indie bands of the 21st century. Their meteoric rise to popularity, in despite of James Murphy's own self-doubt and battle with relevance, was a sight to behold. However, after blessing the world with hits like Daft Punk is Playing At My House, Someone Great, Losing My Edge, All My Friends, Dance Yrself Clean, etc...it was that same battle with relevance that sent the band into a premature exit. And then a reemergence. And then kind of another exit? It's hard to tell. What's a legacy? Does it matter? Again, kinda hard to tell.
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I started listening to LCD last year so I hold a different perspective. To me, LCD breaking up doesnāt weigh over the music. I understand why itās a big deal but, as you put it, I never went through the goodbye so itās never factored in to my LCD experience
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Personally the breakup + reformation thing hasn't really bothered me at all, I'm just glad that such a great band is still around having fun and making music. I saw them live last year and it was phenomenal, so they're clearly still enjoying performing their old tracks. And New Body Rhumba I thought was their best new song in years
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We like Murphy because he is human. Heās flawed. he genuinely wanted to end it when he did, he probably believed a lot of the things he said leading up to the āendā of the band.. he really didnāt want to keep getting bigger and bigger, he wanted to cut the legs from underneath his own success and then he did... but then life went on and he realized he couldnāt stop making music and he didnāt want to stop working with the band that had meant so much to him, (people who are some of his best friends btw) so now heās doing it on his own terms and while theyāre well respected, theyāre not as huge *(in certain ways, theyāre still a very well known band) as they would have been had they kept going, which is what he wanted and ultimately why he stopped the band in the first place. To not become a band whose identity he couldnāt relate to. (He probably realized as years went on that this was unavoidable to an extent). And so he sold out MSG in the processā¦ so what ? Would we not all have cashed in on an opportunity like that if we could have? Especially if we had truly convinced ourselves that it would be the last big show weād do ? The people who are taking this personally either arenāt listening to what Murphy has said about it or think it was all some huge ploy, but hereās my question for people who believe that: would he not have made waay more money by now then the money he made those couple years leading up to the breakup had he done what we wanted him to do ? (Release another album every few years, toured bigger and bigger etc) ? He canāt help wanting to keep going and anyone whose really a fan of his understands that and understands that it was never something we were meant to take personally. Also, if any of us had David Bowie telling us to get back to playing music, I think weād all get back on the saddle š
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This is my favorite band of all time. Last thing I cared about was how their ālegacyā was impacted when they announced they were coming back. All that mattered was we were getting more amazing music
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Genuinely one of my favourite bands of all time. Many people were disappointed when they reunited in 2017 as they saw it as an almost transparent sell-out move, but that allowed me to finally see them live in my country, Argentina.
They were supposed to play at the local edition of Lollapalooza, but heavy rain forced then to cancel that gig and they only played at the smallest venue imagineable for an international band. It was genuinely the best show I've ever been at, extremely tight and at the same time really emotional. The ground was SHAKING when the Dance Yrself Clean beat dropped.
They might have sold out, but I'll be eternally grateful to them for doing it.
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I think the Shawn Michaels comparison is kinda unfair. LCD still have it now, I saw them live last year and they were still as good as ever. American Dream as a comeback album was also, imo while not their best album, still a breath of fresh air for their discography and an 8/10. While the NFT fest stuff sucked, I can't also feel like they just played them for a shit ton of money knowing the deal. I understand though why other LCD fans feel let down by the band coming back at all - for me I guess it's just a case of wanting more of a good thing.
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7:53 James Murphy is ~my age. And I think you're being incredibly, unfairly hard on him and the band - especially after you so poignantly point out at 4:00 that one of the core themes of LCD Soundsystem is life, aging and change - and you're allowed to decide that you really liked what you were doing, and you miss it, and you want to do more of it - especially when you're working on Blackstar and David-freaking-Bowie encourages you to change your mind and go make more music.
The slap in the face here isn't that James Murphy & Co. came back and made more music... The slap in the face is that your take here is an unspoken judgement from a point of view that every decision a human being makes absolutely must be a permanent one, and...you're holding a human being doing human being stuff against them here. Right after pointing out how life is about change That's certainly a weird angle to be taking here.
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LCD always had some of the craziest "builders" for me. The ways songs like All my Friends, Someone Great, or Dance yrself Clean progress and evolve without losing the key elements of the song is so sick to me. Reminds me of a house song that has a foundational beat but continously adds layers and texture as the song goes on. But you can always hear that foundation.
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i just loved lcd soundsystem growing up. didn't even know they broke up. honestly just glad they are still around and making music
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Well all I can say is that their first 3 albums are very good and that's all I care for
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Fantastic video! Murphy's story is inspiring in a way. Making art is complex mentally
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Honestly, I only know LCD as the band black dresses hates, so this is cool to know more about the nft fest band
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This might be an unpopular opinion, but Iāve never understood artists who āquit while theyāre aheadā not because theyāve lost enjoyment in the craft or ran out of things they want to do, but out of some fear that thereās a some strict time limit where what they create matters and anything they do after that is a shameful crime. I feel like a more practical solution would be to take more time to create more meaningful work than to just quit full turkey.
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I need to see dance yrself clean live before I die
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Can't say I've ever seen a video essay about LCD. Thank you! One of my favorite bands :) As someone who joined the LCD party WITH American Dream, I love that album to death, especially how do you sleep.
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this is how i felt when kevin abstract kept announcing that the next album would be the band's last album
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i LOVE that they're still performing and hope they work on another album
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Sorry for double commenting, but it's so funny that you think we need to hold our contempt as we watch a video essayist compare something to pro wrestling. ALL VIDEO ESSAYS COMPARE THEIR THING TO PRO-WRESTING!!
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I have to say I love your channel lost it for a while and just started to listening a lot of LCD and always looked for a video like this since they are so good but nobody talks about them today. I was happy to see this video when I found your channel again!
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@mokat
1 year ago
daft punk never left their house š
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