Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
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Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
For anyone who like me (and David Bowie and various here) thought Funeral was an utterly fabulous debut LP, Neon Bible, out a month today, is a mouth-watering prospect.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neon-Bible-Limi ... F8&s=music
Hear (Antichrist Television Blues) here, plus a couple of others, and some live versions:
http://hype.non-standard.net/search/arcade/1/
Sounding good.
Wishing I'd got to London to witness this:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/s ... 33,00.html
Guns of Brixton cover sounds amazing.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neon-Bible-Limi ... F8&s=music
Hear (Antichrist Television Blues) here, plus a couple of others, and some live versions:
http://hype.non-standard.net/search/arcade/1/
Sounding good.
Wishing I'd got to London to witness this:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/s ... 33,00.html
Guns of Brixton cover sounds amazing.
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That's what the Observer said. They also commented on the irony of playing an organ on stage when there was a real one at the other end of the hall.
Sadly nothing on Dime from the residency. Would love to hear the Guns of Brixton.
There is a Montreal show from Jan 20 on there:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=131172
Sadly nothing on Dime from the residency. Would love to hear the Guns of Brixton.
There is a Montreal show from Jan 20 on there:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=131172
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You may not believe it but for some unfathomable reasons I’d had this strange misconception of Arcade Fire being yet another undeservedly hyped-up indie band. I may have even heard a song which I thought was not really my cup of tea (or maybe I was drunk, I can't remember). As a result I didn’t even bother to listen to Funeral.
A couple of days ago, I had a chance to get hold of a copy of Neon Bible, and I’m amazed how great it is. Instead of angular, noisy, distinctly indie sound which I expected (don’t ask me why), I found an album full of intense, very emotional songs (at times on the edge of being frantic), sometimes epic, sometimes dark, most of them lavishly arranged and very very melodic.
Too many highlights to mention all of them, but Intervention with its dense wall of organs, drums and intense vocal is sheer brilliance.
Two other instant faves are Antichrist Television Blues (which has a bit of Springsteen feel to me) and No Cars Go, which sounds like Jordan-era Prefab Sprout gone mad. Awesome !
Now time to finally listen to Funeral.......
A couple of days ago, I had a chance to get hold of a copy of Neon Bible, and I’m amazed how great it is. Instead of angular, noisy, distinctly indie sound which I expected (don’t ask me why), I found an album full of intense, very emotional songs (at times on the edge of being frantic), sometimes epic, sometimes dark, most of them lavishly arranged and very very melodic.
Too many highlights to mention all of them, but Intervention with its dense wall of organs, drums and intense vocal is sheer brilliance.
Two other instant faves are Antichrist Television Blues (which has a bit of Springsteen feel to me) and No Cars Go, which sounds like Jordan-era Prefab Sprout gone mad. Awesome !
Now time to finally listen to Funeral.......
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Which is?Chrille wrote:There's only one song I don't think I will ever grow to like.
For some reason I have a blind spot with the song titles. I know all the songs fairly well, but often can't remember which is e.g. Haiti or Laika. This wouldn't normally happen to me, it's only this LP. Normally once a song is distinct and lodged in my head, the title is too. Not so here.
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Crap crap crap.
Had a 10 am appt. so had to try to get tix by phone rather than internet. I got 2 seats and entered all my info through to exp date on my credit card (about 20' phone time in all) after which, the system hung up on me. I couldn't try again or I'd have been late(r) for my appointment, and when I checked afterwards, the show was entirely sold out.
Fuck fuck fuck.
Had a 10 am appt. so had to try to get tix by phone rather than internet. I got 2 seats and entered all my info through to exp date on my credit card (about 20' phone time in all) after which, the system hung up on me. I couldn't try again or I'd have been late(r) for my appointment, and when I checked afterwards, the show was entirely sold out.
Fuck fuck fuck.
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There's a live show floating around http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2007/02/18 ... -new-york/
I like a couple of things I've heard by Arcade Fire (not that show, haven't heard it) but when I read this coming from a band it makes me not want to bother with them:
http://scatterolight.blogspot.com/
"arcade fire criticize u2, oasis, stones ...
win butler says "i don't know if u2 started it, or the stones or oasis but a lot of bands think in terms of: 'i'm going to be the biggest band in the world. fuck all those bands who've got no ambition'. i think that's a total crock of shit.
"there's nothing less interesting to me than the idea of marketing the fuck out of something so people are forced to like it. some bands are just manipulating people to buy music. that's how 90 per cent of the record industry works! it's basically the same as selling a fucking toaster or a cruise package."
I like a couple of things I've heard by Arcade Fire (not that show, haven't heard it) but when I read this coming from a band it makes me not want to bother with them:
http://scatterolight.blogspot.com/
"arcade fire criticize u2, oasis, stones ...
win butler says "i don't know if u2 started it, or the stones or oasis but a lot of bands think in terms of: 'i'm going to be the biggest band in the world. fuck all those bands who've got no ambition'. i think that's a total crock of shit.
"there's nothing less interesting to me than the idea of marketing the fuck out of something so people are forced to like it. some bands are just manipulating people to buy music. that's how 90 per cent of the record industry works! it's basically the same as selling a fucking toaster or a cruise package."
I think they make a good point though. Because The Stones, Oasis and especially U2 already act like they're the greatest band ever, they are not as inspired. They feel there's no room to grow, so they just put it on autopilot when they make a new record. It's always the bands who see room to grow that end up putting out better music. It's a big part of why Exile On Main Street is way better than A Bigger Bang and why Achtung Baby is way better than Atomic Bomb.
As for Arcade Fire's music, I thought their first album was okay.. didn't really do it for me. But I was very impressed by their SNL performance on Saturday.
As for Arcade Fire's music, I thought their first album was okay.. didn't really do it for me. But I was very impressed by their SNL performance on Saturday.
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Not the most articulate or interesting quotes, but hardly offensive or even annoying really. Don't most young musicians say similarly insipid things? Sounds like standard-issue anti-market stuff to me; I've read stupider versions closer to home...
In any case I couldn't give a shit. Funeral is genius and their self-titled EP was damn good as well.
PS, just found this. It's not very recent but it's still interesting:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/f ... rcade_Fire
In any case I couldn't give a shit. Funeral is genius and their self-titled EP was damn good as well.
PS, just found this. It's not very recent but it's still interesting:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/f ... rcade_Fire
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It's funny cos I've had one of their recent NY shows on CD for a week plus with pretty well all the new LP played on it, but am resisting listening to it as a week from now I'll have the real thing to listen to. Will be more exciting to get to know the songs a bit first. To keep me going, I heard the new single on the radio today. Another song (after Headlights Like Diamonds and No Cars Go) with a driving theme, Keep The Motor running or the like. Sounded great. Very Echo and the Bunnymen, especially vocally.
The U2 thing is funny as they've done a lot to help plug AF by coming onstage to Wake Up throughout last tour. Edge said he can't hear it now without wanting to throw up! It must have been fantastic - such a dramatic and over the top piece to come out to.
The U2 thing is funny as they've done a lot to help plug AF by coming onstage to Wake Up throughout last tour. Edge said he can't hear it now without wanting to throw up! It must have been fantastic - such a dramatic and over the top piece to come out to.
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Not sure I could agree with your postulations there, Blue. But the thing that bothered me most was that he was just talking out of his arse, putting words in those bands' mouths. If The Stones, U2 or Oasis ever said anything like "fuck all those bands who've no ambition" they would have been crucified and deserved it, and they wouldn't ever be allowed to forget it. And no-one can "force" anyone to like or buy music with marketing, what a jerk.BlueChair wrote:I think they make a good point though. Because The Stones, Oasis and especially U2 already act like they're the greatest band ever, they are not as inspired. They feel there's no room to grow, so they just put it on autopilot when they make a new record. It's always the bands who see room to grow that end up putting out better music. It's a big part of why Exile On Main Street is way better than A Bigger Bang and why Achtung Baby is way better than Atomic Bomb.
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Whew! I just forced myself to watch 3-4 clips on youtube of this band, I just don't get it . . . at all. Embarassing and hard to watch.
If I could go back 23 years, yank myself out of my high school orchestra class, add a couple more of my goofy friends, force myself to compose something stylish yet edgy in 5 minutes or less . . . and get everyone to improvise and play along with my made-up tune and ask that each tries to outdo each other with strange on-stage antics . . . this might be close to what we would sound and look like. With a weeks practice we would probably even be a helluva lot better, but not much.
If I could go back 23 years, yank myself out of my high school orchestra class, add a couple more of my goofy friends, force myself to compose something stylish yet edgy in 5 minutes or less . . . and get everyone to improvise and play along with my made-up tune and ask that each tries to outdo each other with strange on-stage antics . . . this might be close to what we would sound and look like. With a weeks practice we would probably even be a helluva lot better, but not much.
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