Author Topic: The new Arcade Fire tracks (Read 4299 times)

My biggest problem with Neon Bible was with its lyrics, because overtly political messages are always corny. I did prefer the retooled No Cars Go over the original though.

Ninja · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2010, 01:05:50 PM »

The Suburbs is great. Month of May is enjoyable too but not as good as I might expect from AF.

Funeral was amazing, and I love Neon Bible too although yeah, I tend to skip more tracks on that one now.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2010, 01:17:07 PM »

I think he needs to level up his purple prose skills before he can land a job at Pitchfork

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2010, 01:57:27 PM »

Wait you like Arcade Fire but you find Radiohead love baffling?

What the fuck. Arcade Fire is awful music for smug white people. Try listening to a Talking Heads record once in a while.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:02:02 PM »

I don't think it gets much whiter than Thom Yorke

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:23:02 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on May 27, 2010, 02:01:10 PM

Context, Corny, context. I love one Arcade Fire album. Pitchfork has jerked it to every single Radiohead record, even Hail to the Thief, which nobody liked. When Mojovonio said "do no wrong," that is what I'm talking about.

I liked Hail to the Thief.

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on May 27, 2010, 02:01:10 PM

Also I cut my teeth on my dad's Talking Head records.

Then why are you cool with third-rate Talking Heads ripoffs?

Quote from: OptimoPeach on May 27, 2010, 02:02:02 PM

I don't think it gets much whiter than Thom Yorke

brob · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:24:12 PM »

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:29:03 PM »

I wonder if Flying Lotus is black enough for Optimo.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:37:37 PM »

Ill talk about this more when I get home *(I'm on my phone) but the Neon Bible hate is actually more confusing than its love if you ask me. Funeral, while fantastic, doesn't resonate with me as much as Neon Bible did when it came out. And I'm baffled, I LOVE Intervention. I really don't think there's such a huge gap in between the two albums as you guys think.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:47:15 PM »

White as FUCK

Anyway, if we're gonna turn this into a pissing contest, Radiohead is great, but Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief are both pretty weak. And Funeral > Neon Bible, but I don't loathe Neon Bible or anything

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:57:40 PM »

Ha I initially missed the slash and thought you were giving him 10 cravat-wearing Himumus, and I was like whoa

Barry Egan · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:58:38 PM »

how can you even draw a line in the sand between Arcade Fire and Radiohead? They're both extremely pretentious white bands aimed toward and admired by the same set of white pretentious music listeners.

The Bore

TEEEPO · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2010, 02:59:45 PM »

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TEEEPO · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:03:09 PM »

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:19:08 PM »

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Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:38:01 PM »

Arcade Fire sucks.

Radiohead is awesome.

Thom Yorke is, in the words of Minor Threat, guilty of being white

Thom Yorke worked with Burial (ALSO white) and Flying Lotus (NOT white)

Arcade Fire worked with David Byrne

and I hope he got paid very well

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:41:44 PM »

Sure. I win.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:46:27 PM »

Quote from: Saint Cornelius on May 27, 2010, 03:41:44 PM

Sure. I win.

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spoiler (click to show/hide)

I like this remix better than any original song from the album

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TEEEPO · « **Reply #24 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:51:12 PM »

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TEEEPO · « **Reply #25 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:51:54 PM »

are all the xx remixes this good?

TEEEPO · « **Reply #26 on:** May 27, 2010, 03:59:25 PM »

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TEEEPO · « **Reply #27 on:** May 27, 2010, 04:08:40 PM »

that song made my day

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #28 on:** May 27, 2010, 04:18:22 PM »

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29 on:** May 27, 2010, 04:31:34 PM »

Funeral is amazing start to finish; it's a consistent album that feels like an album should feel. Neon Bible has some great tracks, but it also has some tracks I simply don't care for. The title track is kinda eh, it's alright but I've only listened to it a few times. I like the second part of Black Wave/Bad Vibrations; the first part, with the chick singing, is just grating. Then there are amazing songs like Windowsill, Antichrist Television Blues, Keep The Car Running, and My Body is a Cage.

with that said, I've gotta cleanse the whiteness of this post
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Barry Egan · « **Reply #30 on:** May 27, 2010, 04:32:45 PM »

Sorry, your post is still vanilla white.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #31 on:** May 27, 2010, 04:58:04 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 27, 2010, 04:31:34 PM

Windowsill, Antichrist Television Blues, Keep The Car Running, and My Body is a Cage.

jesus how pretentious

TEEEPO · « **Reply #32 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:00:47 PM »

[youtube=560,345]pZ9KfKx8PmM[/youtube]

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #33 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:04:20 PM »

Quote from: Saint Cornelius on May 27, 2010, 04:58:04 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 27, 2010, 04:31:34 PM
Windowsill, Antichrist Television Blues, Keep The Car Running, and My Body is a Cage.

jesus how pretentious

Robo · « **Reply #34 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:15:47 PM »

Titling a song is pretentious. Not titling a song is pretentious. Whatcha gonna do?

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #35 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:16:50 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 27, 2010, 05:04:20 PM

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"I'ma get at chu doggie!"

Quote from: RoboJ on May 27, 2010, 05:15:47 PM

Titling a song is pretentious. Not titling a song is pretentious. Whatcha gonna do?

Bitch about it on the internets?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #36 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:30:29 PM »

I like the second part of Black Wave/Bad Vibrations; the first part, with the chick singing, is just grating.
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I've always wished it was separated into two tracks.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #37 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:34:04 PM »

Agreed 100%. Her part is horrible, while the lead singer's is great imo and fits well with the overall tone/sound of the album.

Not ragging on the chick, I just don't like that contribution; really like Haiti and especially In The Backseat from Funeral

Robo · « **Reply #38 on:** May 27, 2010, 05:39:42 PM »

Without her half, Win Butler's half wouldn't work nearly as well as it does. That track is all in the transition.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #39 on:** August 17, 2010, 05:07:08 PM »

Resurrected for the new album!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #40 on:** August 17, 2010, 05:08:14 PM »

I saw them play for about 400 people back in 2004. Gonna be weird seeing them at the freaking Key Arena here in Seattle.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #41 on:** August 17, 2010, 05:56:34 PM »

12,000 seat venues are just impersonal, that's all.

Still gonna be awesome to see them again.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #42 on:** August 17, 2010, 07:16:12 PM »

Quote from: The Business on August 17, 2010, 06:22:06 PM

Wanted to talk about how cool he was 6 years ago.

I didn't bump it. :-P

Tickets go on sale Friday, woohoo!

Trent Dole · « **Reply #43 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:55:05 PM »

Thom & co have a few decent albums, AF have nothing.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #44 on:** August 18, 2010, 12:14:18 AM »

Great album. I'd love to see them live, although I'd be the only black guy in the place. Might get laid - do hipster chicks dig black guys?

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #45 on:** August 18, 2010, 12:24:13 AM »

Sure, just make sure you wear thick glasses and dress like lebron

billyofcourse · « **Reply #46 on:** August 18, 2010, 12:28:58 AM »

this new album is phenomenal. Seriously.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #47 on:** August 18, 2010, 01:59:32 AM »

I really, really like it.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #48 on:** August 18, 2010, 03:29:20 AM »

Definitely a grower. Initially I was disappointed. Perhaps all bands/artists who release a nigh classic debut album are forever cursed with high expectations/future disappointments, and Arcade Fire falls directly in that category. The Suburbs is not better than Funeral, but it's a pretty consistent album considering it's length and I'd put it ahead of Neon Bible.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #49 on:** August 18, 2010, 03:58:25 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 18, 2010, 03:29:20 AM

Definitely a grower. Initially I was disappointed. Perhaps all bands/artists who release a nigh classic debut album are forever cursed with high expectations/future disappointments, and Arcade Fire falls directly in that category. The Suburbs is not better than Funeral, but it's a pretty consistent album considering it's length and I'd put it ahead of Neon Bible.

This is probably where I'd put it, although I really need to go back and listen to Funeral again for a better comparison. I still really like the album

Bumped because the album is out now.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #50 on:** August 18, 2010, 03:58:56 PM »

$208 for 4 tickets. Yeouch.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #51 on:** August 18, 2010, 04:06:17 PM »

Closest place they are playing to me is St. Louis. I hate when bands like this get big. They just don't get big enough to play anywhere near me. Fuck, not even Cincinnati?

TEEEPO · « **Reply #52 on:** August 18, 2010, 06:30:01 PM »

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TEEEPO · « **Reply #53 on:** August 18, 2010, 06:33:07 PM »

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billyofcourse · « **Reply #54 on:** August 18, 2010, 09:39:51 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on August 18, 2010, 06:33:07 PM

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slowdive? Awesome.

Himu · « **Reply #55 on:** August 20, 2010, 03:30:26 PM »

awesome album

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2010, 05:20:45 PM »

Still not sure if it's good or bad at how much I can relate to The Suburbs.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2010, 05:37:19 PM »

Neon Bible hate :'(

I will forever defend that album. The Suburbs is good, but obnoxiously long and way too same-y throughout.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #58 on:** August 20, 2010, 05:46:37 PM »

Suburbs is infinitely better than Neon Bible

it's not Funeral but it's definitely good enough to make me think Arcade Fire might have a career, as opposed to an album

billyofcourse · « **Reply #59 on:** August 21, 2010, 01:09:58 AM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on May 27, 2010, 03:51:12 PM

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also amazing.

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Author Topic: The new Arcade Fire tracks (Read 4299 times)

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