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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Vanilla Gorilla on 09 Feb 2007, 05:59
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wow. so i got their album funeral at the recommendation/suggestion of this site, and i must say i'm pleasantly surprised and impressed. definitely a great album. any other recommendations people?
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Someone make a joke about this guy being three years too late so that I don't have to?
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I think you just did anyway, Kid.
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sorry that im not up to date and cool and hip like you guys, but could you just answer the damn question?
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Well, they have a new album coming out so you'll probably want to investigate that.
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i apologize. i had no idea the internet was taken so seriously. i have never posted on a forum and was unaware that there was a search function. i will no longer post unless i have lots of stuff to say. let us never speak of this again.
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I love it when new people get something wrong, are informed of it, and then do a nice passive-aggressive 'well I guess I don't know anything and I'll never post ever again EVER.'
Good times.
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I'm still waiting for the one who delivers on the promise.
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when did i say i wasnt ever gonna post again? ill keep posting, i was just totally oblivious to the fact there was a search on here. i think its funny how you cats are so nit picky about something so trivial as an internet forum. but to each his own. maybe one day i will learn the ways of this strange intraweb culture.
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on a side note, i checked out that wikipedia thing and that site is bad assery! it seems they have almost everything on there. thanks for pointing me in the right direction oil tanker tommy.
and the whole thing about bulding the house...you think i know how to build a house? i couldnt even find the damn search button. but thank you for being more respectful in your demeanor. i will do my best to "fit in".
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dont worry, nobody hurt my feelings
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Is this your first time on the internet dude? How the hell in this day and age could wikipedia be new to you?
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well not the first, but ive never owned a computer, and i still dont. i just got a job in a call center and we have the internets. so, i mean, kinda. hence, my retardation. im from a family you could refer to as "dirt poor"
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Kieff a lot of Internet folk take for granted that there are people in North America who don't even have access to running water and electricity.
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I can assure you that my asshattery was only ever meant in a joshing fashion.
I can be a dick, but this was me deliberately being a jokey dick, rather than subconsciously being one.
Just pay attention and you'll slot in nicely.
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we had running water and electricity but no tv or internet
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well not the first, but ive never owned a computer, and i still dont. i just got a job in a call center and we have the internets. so, i mean, kinda. hence, my retardation. im from a family you could refer to as "dirt poor"
Damn, and here I was hoping that I finally got to meet Ric Romero.
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Far be it for me to stay on topic... but if you like the Arcade Fire you should probably look into bands such as Broken Social Scene and Neutral Milk Hotel.
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Far be it for me to stay on topic... but if you like the Arcade Fire you should probably look into bands such as Broken Social Scene and Neutral Milk Hotel.
You're doing it wrong.
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Some advice, Mr. Gorilla, don't talk to hipsters.
Some more advice, if you like Arcade Fire, listen to Wolf Parade.
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Some advice, Mr. Gorilla, don't talk to hipsters.
I trust you're not implying that we are hipsters?
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Because clearly we are fatsters.
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Wait, I thought we were japesters?
DAMMIT SOMEONE HAS TO MEMO ME ABOUT THESE THINGS.
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Some advice, Mr. Gorilla, don't talk to hipsters.
I trust you're not implying that we are hipsters?
No one thinks they're a hipster. But some people are. It could be your grandma, the girl next door, or even YOU.
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(http://jeroenr.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/internets.jpg)
I feel terrible for using this.
Also, if you like The Arcade Fire, I'd recommend checking out The Decemberists, Modest Mouse and The New Pornographers to start off with.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/lococow/1135318400796.jpg)
Not a single band that people have reccomended so far sound anything like Arcade Fire.
Really, honestly? If you like the Arcade Fire, go listen to The Talking Heads, or even solo David Byrne. He did it way better.
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R... really, Kieff?
Well, they have a new album coming out so you'll probably want to investigate that.
I figured that if any band sounds like The Arcade Fire it would be, you know, The Arcade Fire.
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No one thinks they're a hipster. But some people are. It could be your grandma, the girl next door, or even YOU.
Oh my God, I look at myself totally differently, thank you for changing my life.
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ohhh I like this thread(I think thats the word)- It seems all it takes for some hilarious replies to come into existence is for me to say something really obvios with a small spelling mistake and a reference to a band most people on the forum already know.... here goes...
Hey I no this is kind of off the topic, but if you like a The Arcade Fire you should listen to this band called Radiohead- they are really gud and its hard to tell waat the lyrics are so when you go to their concerts you wont need to listen to them enough to know the lerics and pretend you have liked them since the beginning! If you are interested there is a computer program called limewire that allows you to "download" musci as it were.
YES!!!!!
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You and I just got AIDs is what happened.
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See. About 1 post in, it was made clear that this thread need not exist as it already does elsewhere. Please, let this thread rest in peace.
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Can you catch AIDS from kissing the computer monitor cause otherwise I'm in some big trouble!
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R... really, Kieff?
Well, they have a new album coming out so you'll probably want to investigate that.
I figured that if any band sounds like The Arcade Fire it would be, you know, The Arcade Fire.
You shut up.
[jerk.
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Can you catch AIDS from kissing the computer monitor cause otherwise I'm in some big trouble!
No, you get it from touching yourself at night.
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God Damn it! In that case I must have turbo aids. Its like Aids only faster and more reliable.
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Can you catch AIDS from kissing the computer monitor cause otherwise I'm in some big trouble!
No, you get it from touching yourself at night.
Original humour > regurgitated Family Guy.
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What just happened?
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wow. so i got their album funeral at the recommendation/suggestion of this site, and i must say i'm pleasantly surprised and impressed. definitely a great album. any other recommendations people?
[img width= height=]http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s39/pilsner_photo/AK034_400px.jpg[/img]
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all this started simply because someone asked for some direction as to what music he would like if he likes Arcade Fire. Can't people just answer the question? And if you don't like the question don't answer it. If you havn't got something good to say don't say anything at all.
Bloody hell.
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thanks for the suggestions everybody...er most peoples i suppose. i will definitely check those bands out, except for goblin cock, because im pretty sure thats out of the uh genre. and as far as talking heads goes, ive got everything theyve ever done, but thanks anyway. will i get in trouble for not capitalizing my words as well?
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all this started simply because someone asked for some direction as to what music he would like if he likes Arcade Fire. Can't people just answer the question? And if you don't like the question don't answer it. If you havn't got something good to say don't say anything at all.
Bloody hell.
Go post somewhere else if you can't handle people being critical. I think there's a forum here (http://www.disneychannel.com) that might fit you better.
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As far as bands which you might enjoy if you like The Arcade Fire, you could give Bell Orchestre a try. They are a band composed of members of the Arcade Fire, however, their music is all entirely instrumental and rather different from the music The Arcade Fire make. Wolf Parade are another option, as they share some similarities, though those are more to do with mood and emotion as apposed to the actualy sound. Some members of Wolf Parade did play on Funeral though.
I also think Broken Social Scene isn't all that far from The Arcade Fire sonically, though it really depends on which song you listen to.
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So uh guys, just for the record, when a question comes up and someone asks listeners rather than an arcanely-regulated online encyclopedia for similar artists to a band, the policy is to act like an utter dick? Is everyone here aware that when you try and revive a very old topic angry red lettering comes up at you and says "Seriously unless you have something huge to add to this topic just start a new one?" Also to double-check everyone is aware that humans percieve time in a linear fashion and therefore it's somewhat likely that new bands and albums have come out since The Arcade Fire's last release, right?
I guess what I'm trying to say is "Good thread, everyone. We certainly won't look like unwelcoming assholes this way."
Everyone who actually tried to give this guy some suggestions, good work.
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Ok now I feel kind of bad for going off topic, some people seem to take it personally and to heart. Personally if someone enjoyed Arcade Fire I would recommend Sigur Ros or The Decembirists[sic]. Man -I saw Sigur Ros in concert during the summer and it was so cool... it was sort of bad that it was at a festivel in a tent just before the Chilli Peppers played as the last act of the weekend so there were tonnes of people trying to sing along to their own version of the words and noises, though I will admit I was slightly drunk and quite likely guilty of it myself...god dammit... I am so self hating!! :-P
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I wouldn't have recommended Sigur Ros based on Arcade Fire. But I would recommend them just generally. Dammit, now I gotta listen to them.
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As far as bands which you might enjoy if you like The Arcade Fire, you could give Bell Orchestre a try. They are a band composed of members of the Arcade Fire, however, their music is all entirely instrumental and rather different from the music The Arcade Fire make.
i know for a fact that many people who like the arcade fire really don't get the bell orchestra. i personally think they're rather good but like you said it's a totally different style of music. unless they have a more eclectic musical taste it's not all that likely that bell orchestra will be too appealing to the average *arcade fire* fan.
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fixed. sorry.
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Yeah, I really hate it when bands I like sound like themselves.
EDIT: TheFuriousWombat's edit made my post useless. He'd originally said "the average bell orchestra fan," not "*arcade fire* fan."
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Ahhh.. the irony, I just want to to absorb it!
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just announced a few days ago!!
Arcade Fire:
02-13 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-14 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-15 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-16 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-17 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
03-05 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
03-06 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
03-08 Manchester, England - Apollo *
03-09 Manchester, England - Apollo *
03-11 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
03-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
03-14 London, England - Brixton Academy *
03-15 London, England - Brixton Academy *
03-16 London, England - Brixton Academy #
03-17 London, England - Brixton Academy #
03-19 Paris, France - Olympia #
03-20 Paris, France - Olympia #
03-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Circus #
03-24 Oslo, Norway - Centrum Scene #
03-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega #
03-27 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof #
03-28 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle #
03-31 Lyon, France - Transbordeur #
04-01 Cologne, Germany - E-Live Music Hall #
04-02 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg #
04-04 Brussels, Belgium - Halles de Schaerbeek #
04-05 Lille, France - L'Aeronef #
04-26 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Atlanta, GA - Civic Center
05-02 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05-04 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
05-05 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
05-07 New York, NY - TBA
05-08 New York, NY - TBA
05-09 New York, NY - TBA
05-10 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05-12 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-13 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-16 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-20 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-27 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
06-01 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-02 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-22-24 Pilton, England - Glastonbury
four shows near me. if tickets aren't too expensive i'm going to at least two. yay!
based on various videos/recordings these guys seem amazing live.
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damn, nowhere in CO. too bad i dont live in philly anymore.
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WHEN ARE YOU GONNA DAMN WELL COME TO AUSTRALIA, ARCADE FIRE.
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They're great live.
Would be nice if they would do a decent-sized tour of North America though. And look at that tour: it'll be at least six months before that happens, let alone an Aussie jaunt. Sorry, Inlander. On the plus side I hear you can get cheaper flights from Australia to the U.S. if you book early.
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I have to say, I'm rather disappointed by the poor amount of Canadian tour dates, I was really hoping they'd swing through here over the next while. I could go down to Portland if I really wanted to, but that seems a bit much work.
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The more I look at this schedule, the more it irritates the hell out of me. Seriously, guys. The Odeon was sold out last time. You're guaranteed a crowd. Do a proper tour.
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Exactly. They sold out the Forum when they came to Vancouver, and I have no doubts that they could sell out a three night run there if they wanted to, or even do a bigger venue if need be. I'm hoping they'll do a proper summer tour, but chances are I'll be stuck working at a summer camp for that, which will interefer a tad with being in the city.
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I got a ticket to see them in the Olymipa in Ireland. I was 5th in queue with 4 friends. 2 ticket limit and by the time I reached counter all that was left was 2nd day seating, and it cost a 62Euro- which is a shit lot for a gig- I know about supply and demand, but it still seems like they are exploiting fans, especially in Ireland where big-decent band gig dates are no where near as frequent as America or Britain. If only I had my own private jet....
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62 Euros?! That's obscene. I can't think of another word for it. I mean, I thought it was bad when Belle & Sebastian came to Australia last year and the tickets were A$70-something, but . . . Gees, Arcade Fire, you just lost quite a lot of respect from me.
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Does the ticket pricing actually fall directly upon the band though? Does it not have something to do with the people who do the booking, own the venue, things of that nature?
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Ticket prices are determined via augury and hepatomancy once a year during the Lupercalia.
It is true.
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I guess with eight people in a band your tour expenses go up considerably.
I saw Broken Social Scene last year for around A$50.
Does the ticket pricing actually fall directly upon the band though? Does it not have something to do with the people who do the booking, own the venue, things of that nature?
The band can do something about it if they want: witness Pearl Jam's stance on ticket prices for their gigs some years ago.
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Can you catch AIDS from kissing the computer monitor cause otherwise I'm in some big trouble!
No, you get it from touching yourself at night.
Original humour > regurgitated Family Guy.
I don't watch Family Guy.
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Then you've struck fool's gold.
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Hm. Last time I saw them the ticket prices were only thirty bucks.
I guess trans-Atlantic travel is a lot pricier than it used to be.
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They were $25 (Canadian) when I saw them, if I recall correctly.
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That's even more frustrating, then.
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They were $25 (Canadian) when I saw them, if I recall correctly.
Yeah I think that's how much it was.
Wonderful show.
I'm here to tell everyone that if you like this band even a little bit you have got to see them live. It's a wonderful experience. Completely changed my opinion of them.
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Well they are really good but if I have to put forward a hundred dollars to see them, I'm not going. For thirty dollars less I can see Black Sabbath fronted by Dio, with Megadeth opening, and I can't afford that.
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I would never pay $100 for anything...ever.
Even cars.
As it turns out their new album is good!
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I really like the new album. More than Funeral even. I think. Not sure how well it'll all translate live in comparison to the first album, but on record, I've found it a much better listen, at least in the moods I've been in lately. "My Body Is A Cage" may be my favourite Arcade Fire song.
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I don't know, man. Acid Mothers Temple are from Japan, so it can't be cheap for them to tour in America, but they're playing small venues and the place I'm planning on seeing them, the show is only $10.
When Broken Social Scene played here a few months ago, tickets were $20 American, and they have like, nine thousand people in the band.
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Im pretty miffed alright... the price could also be because Ticketmaster have acomplete monopoly on ticket sales for even mildely poular bands in Ireland- they literally ride you purple
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the most i've ever paid for a show was $50 to see sigur ros at the theater at madison square garden. i'm still not sure if it was truly worth it even if it was a wonderful show. i'm hoping the arcade fire shows around here aren't over 30 but based on what you guys have been saying i'm pretty worried they will be. to agree with zerodrone, it can't be a distance thing. when i saw mono (also from japan) the tickets were $15 i think. and they're playing in Philly in may and the show's only $10. who ever is responsible for high arcade fire ticket prices has earned my scorn and indignation. unless it's the arcade fire. i like them too much to be mad at them.
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I think alot of the things to do with ticket pricing ect are to do with the record company and tour managers, the band just plays and everyone else sorts it all out.
At least thats what I think, from what I learned about the music industry at college.
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Noyce, they're playing Brixton!
I'm also (hopefully) seeing Muse at Bestival this year. Yay!
But I love Tunnels *hums*
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Tunnels is great but Power Out is far better. And they sadly don't often play it live. They haven't played it once on the current tour if memory serves me correctly. I'm just hoping they'll play it at one of the shows I'm going to. In fact, I'm going to listen to that song right now.
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The most I paid for a concert ever that wasn't a festival was REM with Radiohead opening in '95 and it was only $30 and we were like six rows from the stage in a giant amphitheater. I think the lawn seats were only like $20.
Feel free to be jealous of me for seeing Radiohead before OK Computer broke now.
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No one's recommended Islands? I've only ever heard them live, and only once as an opener for Metric, but I'm fairly sure they'd be agreeable to an Arcade Fire fan. Architecture in Helsinki, though they have a fairly different 'sound' there are funny similarities in their song writing, and when I listen to The Arcade Fire, I find myself wanting to listen to Architecture in Helsinki later.
You could try last fm (http://www.last.fm) for similar artists, but that system isn't exactly perfect. You will at least find some good sounding stuff, and if you look a little farther into the lists you may find something you like more.
Ticket prices are gross, but they can charge them, and big venues cost lots of money, if only due to the fact that whoever owns those massive concert halls can make more money off of someone who is willing to gouge. When you get big, that's the way it is. I doubt I'll ever see them live again unless it's a decent price and/or an awesome venue.
Have I told my story of that one festival two years ago that I like to talk about a lot? The time when, after a day of amazing bands I won't list, they came out and did a spectacular set, rocked out to an insane degree, with me close enough to the stage to actually hear the helmets the dude was bashing on. And then at 11:00 when the law said they had to shut down, they started playing "Wake Up", then one by one, hopped off of the stage, instruments in hand, and marched all around the park in a dozen different interweaving chains of concert-goers, chanting the recurring 'ohhhs' over and over.
Brilliant. Though I do talk about that weekend far too much, even two years later.
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I don't really think there's that many similarities in sound between Islands and the Arcade Fire, though both put on an incredible live show and make rather excellent music. Still, well worth checking Islands out.
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I can't put my finger on anything that ties Islands to the Arcade Fire, but they're also of the Montreal music scene, so there are some similarities. You might also like Kill the Lights, another band that's spent some serious time in Montreal. I think I can hear that the same scene had influences on the Arcade Fire and Kill the Lights, but I may be reading too much into the sounds. I did think they were from Montreal when I first heard them, so there may be something there.
P.S. After looking at audioscrobbler, I am pleased to notice that I am one of the top three listeners of Kill the Lights, and the person who has listened to the most Kill the Lights has just listened to a bunch of Arcade Fire.