The Editors albums
	Band Members:                    Chris Urbanowicz - Guitar                                                 Russel Letch - Bass                                                 Ed Lay- Drums                                                 Tom Smith - Vocals, Guitar Best Albums: The Back Room Biggest Influences: R.E.M., Interpol, Echo and the Bunnymen                                                         2006                                                         The Back Room -  7/8       People get a lot of negative criticism for sounding like people before them, people that sound like "Ian Curtis of Joy Division" especially. I mean, to what degree can a person help what their voice sounds like? There are two male parts to a voice: Bass or Tenor. You can't change what you are, though to some degree yes, you can help what you sound like. I'm not gonna ramble too much more about this band's influences, because that is the focus of too many reviews. The Back Room is an R.E.M. inspired pop album form start to finish. Sure it is loaded with gloomy lyrics and 80's goth atmosphere, but at its core each song on here is very easily structured. What makes the album great are the actual songs and melodies, which on an album this accessible is all you got. The Editors have a natch for writing enjoyable music though, just listen to "Blood", "Fingers in the Factories" (which brings to mind the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of N.Y.C. in the early 1900's for some reason to me...), "Fall", "Distance", and "Bullets", which are five of the best pop songs written in the 00's so far. The songs are so predictable sounding though, and I think that is why many people hate this record: it sounds so easy, why didn't I think of that?!? But hey, like all great pop music, what sounds easy is totally not, and this record is great because the music is moving, touching, and uplifting.       The are some drawbacks I would like to talk about, but not too long. Why the predictable drum beats and cheesy electro pop sounds? Some of these lyrics do not make sense, which is ok, but some sound so moronic it is distracting. Examples: "You'll speak when your spoken to", "All sparks will burn out in the end", "You don't need this disease". Then again, there are so many examples of GREAT lyrics on here that it more than outrules the bad and to list them would take an hour, which I ain't gonna do. "Lights and "Munich" are two very overrated songs by the way, and not a correct representation of how the rest of how good the album is. Other examples of influences include The Minutemen ("Open Your Arms") and of course, Interpol. I don't think it is to early to say this band was influenced by Interpol really, because Interpol's debut came out in 2002. But they have the opposite approach to music, because they are very pop oriented, kind of like the Nirvana of 2000's revival goth pop music. Ha, just couldn't resist that sentence, sorry! So in all, great debut form this English band that shows a contrast to what many bands of the day are doing, by incorporating great ideas in simple pop songs. - Trevor e.y. 1.lights- 3 2.munich- 3 3.blood- 4 4.fall- 4 5.all sparks- 4 6.camera- 2 7.fingers in the factories- 4 8.bullets- 4 9.someone says- 2 10.open your arms- 4 11.distance- 4                                                             2007                                                             An End has a Start -  2/8     This is such a horrid record. It is everything the first album is not - bland, emotionless, and a sell out. This sounds like a bid for popularity more than anything. The first song is a great example: the song starts off strong but the chorus simply ruins it! A couple of songs stand out, "The Weight of the World" and "Escape the Nest", but that is not enough to carry an entire record. The debut had pop songs that were interesting but repetitive, but this is 80% boring and repetitive. I don't know what to say but avoid at all costs, The Editors have created a major sophomore slump. - Trevor e.y. 1.smokers outside the hospital doors- 1 2.an end has a start- 1 3.the weight of the world- 3 4.bones- 2 5.when anger shows- 1 6.the racing rats- 2 7.push your heads towards the air- 1 8.escape the nest- 3 9.spiders- 1 10.well worn hand- 1