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Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by the American rock band Interpol, released in August 2002. The album was recorded in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, and was co-produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones. It was released on August 19, 2002 in the United Kingdom and August 20 in the United States, through independent record label Matador Records. Upon release, the record peaked at number 101 on the UK Albums Chart. It reached number 158 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, as well as spending 73 weeks in the Billboard Independent Albums, peaking at number five.
"PDA", "NYC", "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels" were the singles from Turn On the Bright Lights, and a video was shot for each with the exception of "Say Hello to the Angels".
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 29, 2011 for shipments of 500,000 copies.
A remastered version of the album was released in 2012 to commemorate its tenth anniversary. It featured additional material including demo recordings of several tracks, the bonus songs previously available on international releases and a DVD of live performances and music videos.
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My review of Interpol's debut album from 2002 "Turn On The Bright Lights". It's a very dark album that reminds me of a city at night. Very textured guitars and strong bass riffs and drumming. A great standard to compare other records to. 8/10
El LP debut de la banda de NYC que discutiblmente en mejor que sus conteporaneos donde ellos lanzan el movimiento del post punk revivial, una obra maestra sin duda. 10/10 1.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Materia-Alterna/179867588720734 2.Twitter:https://twitter.com/materiaalterna 3.Email:materiaalterna@gmail.com
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It's a lot like falling, taking that first step onto the street The whole night before you, spreading out like a techno colored dream So take this city into your arms and hold it like a kiss Don't it feel like flying, darlin', what could be better than this? Turn up the bright lights Light up the world tonight Shine like a star, shine above and sail away Turn up the bright lights On a Paris morning Long before the sun would dare to rise Walking on the river, reflecting diamonds in your eyes So take this city and catch your breath and listen to her song Cause she moves like music, darlin', but in a moment she'll be gone Turn up the bright lights Light up the world tonight Shine like a star, shine above and sail away Turn on the mystery, there's no other place to be ...
Shot at the band's first-ever LA show. Pre-order "Turn On The Bright Lights: The Tenth Anniversary Edition" - http://interpolnyc.com/ Limited-edition deluxe 2 CD or LP + DVD set includes: The original Turn On The Bright Lights album, remastered 17 bonus tracks including: • The First Demo (1998), including"Get The Girls/Song 5" • The Second Demo (1999), including "Precipitate" and the original versions of "Song Seven" and "A Time To Be So Small" • The Third Demo (2001), never before released, including alternate takes of "Stella," "NYC" and "Leif Erikson" and an early version of "Gavilan/Cubed" • The B-sides "Specialist" and "Interlude" • The 2002 Peel Session Video footage: • Mercury Lounge show from May 2000 featuring Sam Fogarino's first performance with the band • Troubadour show...
It's a barrage of violence, sickness and shame
You struggle for your living and you're paying with pain
I read of the poor, and the women and the victims to blame
For the collapse of the country again and again
They're checking all the people
In all their holes
Whips and lashes and cuts back
To double standards, backhanders
It's a grey desolate country
But we're glorious again
He's peeling his banana while roasting your nuts
You've got to get your gums around his plums
He's going to modify your attitude
And customize your crawl
With the muck he prints
He's got to us all
Peoria
I met her in Peoria
250 lbs. of flabby harlot woman flesh
Is wobbling around the hotel room, farting
Mucus is dripping from her pig-hole nostrils into her mouth
Nah, streaming
Steaming, streaming great green rivulet
Her tounge makes sure no leftover chunks go astray, miss their mark
Mom I mean buisness
Put your finger on the button
Yeah, will do
Just let me finish this page
I said (hog call)
Sticky, sticky, sticky, sticky, sticky
Tounge's feeling dry, swollen up like a pocket full of lint inclusive
Know what I mean
Know what I mean
Know what I mean
Failing that, the falling fat
Crack another six pack and get on with the job at hand
Many hands make light work
But makes palms broth
Fists flying and slipping into hole after hole after hole after heat
Hey, she buys cayenneby the quart
Filled up to the elbow bone, fried up to the joint
Filed at the shin, skin hanging off in sheets and shards
You do this shit for a living
Those grimey, greasy pores exuding their slimy mixture of filth and puss
In little white whorled pustules
Every time she smiles that yellow, shit-eating grin
That shit-eating grin