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Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: enon on 20 Jan 2005, 19:05
I like them.

What do you guys think?
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: swordskill on 20 Jan 2005, 20:10
god I love the arcade fire. I love bands that give you those good chills down your spine. only a few have, polyphonic spree, godspeed you black emperor, arcade fire to name a few.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Deformagraphy on 20 Jan 2005, 20:48
Nope, don't like 'em.
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Post by: nothingwitty on 20 Jan 2005, 20:48
You didn't have an OMG FUCKING AMAZING LOL!!11!!!11one1!  option...
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Post by: CammyKnoxville on 20 Jan 2005, 20:54
they float my boat
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Post by: Phrozen on 20 Jan 2005, 23:16
I listened to some samples and frankly, the guy's voice grates upon my ears like a cheese grater upon a cancer.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: rynne on 21 Jan 2005, 05:33
They are a fine group of young men and woman.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Korlin on 21 Jan 2005, 06:25
At first meh was the result, but now it's like ZOMG. Or something.

Anyway, they are the core of my current aural input recently, and I'm praying they'll do a UK tour when their record is finally unleashed in February. PLEASE!
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Tinjessla on 21 Jan 2005, 08:43
I listened to a few samples too, but loved what i heard. My plan is to live like crap for a week, so i can afford to buy the album. I don't need nutrients!
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: aekastar on 22 Jan 2005, 02:53
I say 'yes' though at first I wasn't as thrilled with the whole thing -- I just was thrilled with like 5 songs.. soon enough the whole album was listenable though!

The s/t album is rather good, too.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: siatefelici on 22 Jan 2005, 10:20
I had the pleasure of seeing The Arcade Fire last night.  They were absolutely amazing. They were so energetic, it was great. Unfortunately I was feeling quite horrible and probably didn't enjoy it as much as I would have had I been feeling better.
Set list:
Wake up
Laika
No Cars
Headlights
French Song
Power Out
Rebellion
7 Kettles
Born On A Train
Crown of Love
Neighborhood
(a talking heads cover, not on the set list i got, and i can't remember the name)
Haiti
Backseat


The opener, Final Fantasy, was GREAT. It was just one guy and a violin that he would play and record as he played and then loop it and play over it and sing. He was really really enjoyable and really creative. I have never heard so many different sounds made from a violin. He also played violin with The Arcade Fire.


....so i guess you can tell my vote is yes... amazing.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: coldcut on 22 Jan 2005, 12:45
I really like one song at a time.  If I listen to more than one or two in a row, I start getting a little sleepy.  Might just be it's going to take me a little time to warm up to them.  A lot of good bands are like that.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: swordskill on 22 Jan 2005, 14:53
most people seem to like the Arcade fire like 40000thousandtimes more if they saw them live.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: siatefelici on 22 Jan 2005, 21:42
yeah, un annee sans lumiere was right, i was just in a hurry and was  copying exactly what they had on the set list.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: arkturus on 22 Jan 2005, 22:40
Quote from: swordskill
most people seem to like the Arcade fire like 40000thousandtimes more if they saw them live.


True. I was rawkin' out hardxcore and their songs basically bring a tear to my eye every time I listen. Except No Cars Go, which is completely underwhelming since I heard it live before hearing the studio version.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: El Opium on 22 Jan 2005, 23:41
I thought the arcade fire were just another crew of acclaimed canadian indie pop poseurs till I saw them live, bloody amazing. So I say yes.
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Post by: AbsolootGeek on 23 Jan 2005, 00:19
i most definitely voted yes.  out of the new albums that i heard in 2004 (which isn't really very many), the arcade fire was my favorite.  sometimes i find it hard to do other things while listening to some of the songs because i can get so absorbed in them.  i'm desperately trying to find tickets to they're upcoming show in philadelphia so i can see them live and bask in their unbelievable awesomeness.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: SeanBateman on 23 Jan 2005, 09:03
They're pretty fucking bomb. I'm just a little bummed they got so big so fast, because now I'm never gonna get to see them live. Their show at the Troubador has been sold out for like 2 months already.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Stifled Dreams on 23 Jan 2005, 11:48
I'm going to an Arcade Fire show! I'm so excited, I've been dying to see 'em live.  Like SeanBateman said, though, tickets were hard to come by.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Dany on 24 Jan 2005, 14:23
I love them !
One of my biggest 2004 surprises.
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Post by: Stefu on 24 Jan 2005, 14:38
They do quite forthrightly rock my pocket rocket.
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Post by: muffy on 24 Jan 2005, 14:41
That's such a good description...
I haven't heard anything by them yet, which is upsetting, as I heard good things about them.  Plus, they nearly got signed to Saddle Creek, so there's automatic respect...
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: SECProto on 25 Jan 2005, 17:36
I like funeral quite a lot, their self title, not so much.
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Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 26 Jan 2005, 07:24
I have heard Wake Up, which I liked, will defiently check up on them..
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Spencer on 26 Jan 2005, 09:35
They remind me a lot of The Flaming Lips.

I hate the flaming lips.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: kilconey on 26 Jan 2005, 09:46
considering i have downloaded only one song...in any case, i didn't like that song at all.  the one called laika?  didn't do much for me.  but i'd listen to other songs to see what else they've got, they intrigue me a bit.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Slow Hands on 26 Jan 2005, 20:40
I like them... I think Power Out is probably the best on teh new CD.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Benu on 27 Jan 2005, 15:20
I like Headlights look like diamonds on their self titled.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Spirit Stereo on 27 Jan 2005, 17:14
Quote from: nothingwitty
You didn't have an OMG FUCKING AMAZING LOL!!11!!!11one1!  option...


i'm shocked anyone said no.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Hoborg on 27 Jan 2005, 17:42
Quote from: swordskill
most people seem to like the Arcade fire like 40000thousandtimes more if they saw them live.


True. I saw them open for the unicorns before they released "Funeral", and I thought they were absofuckinglouty amazing. So I downloaded their album (the s/t one i think) and then thought hey, this isnt even that great. They're all about the stage energy.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: frodo_moss on 31 Jan 2005, 08:54
its not faiiir!
i live in the UK! i had a hard enough time getting a hold of the album let alone see them live!
anybody willing to lend me a plane ticket?!
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: KharBevNor on 31 Jan 2005, 11:06
Don't really like them tbh.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: wheriend_ndyubgn on 31 Jan 2005, 13:35
Quote from: enon
I like them.

What do you guys think?


orgasmic.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Styrix on 31 Jan 2005, 22:34
I just saw them live tonight.  OMG!  Hoody-freakin' hoo!  I'm still comin down off it.  MY GF surprised me with tickets, being that i didn't even know they were coming into town.  They're live show is something that must be experienced.  And for now, they're still cheap-tickets!

I ran into them first a couple months ago, saw them in QC and on the cover of CMJ NMM Magazine, grabbed their album, and now I need to see them again.  They played some new stuff, which was good, of course, and had some breakages, and some feedback loops.  And of course, yeah, the helmets and the antics and the incredible singing!

I can't wait for more material to come out.

The first opener, Final Fantasy, is basically one of the violinists from the Arcade Fire doing tricked out kickin on his strings.  He records/loops himself live, so he's got himself fresh recorded 3 or 4 times over, and hitting all the pedals, the timing.... oooh.  And when AF's drummer joined him for his last song, I was then truly primed for main act.

I can't remember the name of the second act, though, but it reminded me of a cross between Tom Waits, Medeski Martin and Wood, and my friends and I screaming in a garage.  It rocked too, though not much of the audience was into it.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: madame psychosis on 07 Feb 2005, 00:14
Quote from: frodo_moss
its not faiiir!
i live in the UK! i had a hard enough time getting a hold of the album let alone see them live!
anybody willing to lend me a plane ticket?!


well lucky you, they are playing london in march, the first show is sold out but there's another show on the 17th

i am seeing the arcade fire in paris, life will never be the same after that
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: mAlice aforeThought on 07 Feb 2005, 00:25
do i like who?
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: AnonymousPosterChild on 07 Feb 2005, 00:27
Quote from: swordskill
god I love the arcade fire. I love bands that give you those good chills down your spine. only a few have, polyphonic spree, godspeed you black emperor, arcade fire to name a few.


Glad to see I'm not the only one who listens to polyphonic spree.

As for the Arcade Fire, I recently listented to some of their stuff on recommendation and have to say I loved it.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: nihilist on 07 Feb 2005, 07:31
Can't say I care for them.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Burninated Peasant on 07 Feb 2005, 12:01
I saw them on their recent performance on Conan O'Brien. That was my first exposure to them, and I thought they were pretty good. I can't really form a valid opinion on the band without hearung more of their stuff, but my first impression was pretty darn good. I wasn't particularly fond of the vocals, though... I thought they might be better as a purely instrumental band.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: edgar on 07 Feb 2005, 13:10
Quote from: nothingwitty
You didn't have an OMG FUCKING AMAZING LOL!!11!!!11one1!  option...


probably because shit like that isnt funny anymore ;]

i dunno, i think theyre overrated. theyre ok, though.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: muffy on 12 Feb 2005, 14:21
I had to rejuvenate this thread, as I got sent the album last week, and it's utterly addictive...they really are fantastic, I think it's the way they recreate that really unsettling, harrowing feeling the way interpol or (whisper it - muse) do...
I need to see this band live.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: FfaMat on 12 Feb 2005, 15:02
i very much enjoy them.
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Post by: Cadete on 13 Feb 2005, 10:35
It's on my to-buy list, but haven't heard them much. If/When I buy them I'll post my opinion.
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Post by: victor_smithe on 13 Feb 2005, 14:17
they are extremely fun live!
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Post by: Oerdin on 13 Feb 2005, 16:41
I bought The Arcade Fire CD after Jeph recommended it in his musical picks section and I loved it.  I liked it so much I have tickets to see them in April when when they'll be playing at Coachilla.
Title: The Arcade Fire
Post by: signature on 13 Feb 2005, 19:12
i like them but the singer bugs me. so does the whole naivete of "funeral" (omg some of our relatives died it was monumental lets sing about it)
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Felix_ on 24 Oct 2006, 14:10
I bought The Arcade Fire CD after Jeph recommended it in his musical picks section and I loved it.  I liked it so much I have tickets to see them in April when when they'll be playing at Coachilla.

About 4 months ago I looked at Jeph's picks and I picked up "Funeral" because I had heard praise from others as well and I fell absolutely in love with it. I spin it constantly.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Thrillho on 24 Oct 2006, 18:36
Felix, what the fuck are you doing? Is there a reason you are bumping year-old threads?
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Valrus on 24 Oct 2006, 19:29
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Amirite?
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: schimmy on 24 Oct 2006, 20:26
Yeah, I've never understood that on forums. You can't start a new thread if the topic's already been covered, but you can't res old threads.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 24 Oct 2006, 21:02
Anyways.

Isn't this band due for a new CD?  It's been at least 17 years.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Slick on 24 Oct 2006, 21:33
I was under the impression that they were on a break. I'm pretty sure they're all doing separate things and getting away from the run-away famous behemoth they were.
I had a more informative post written but it devolved into a cynical commentary on society so I deleted it.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 24 Oct 2006, 21:43
That's too bad (not being able to read your commentary, that is).

I hadn't heard that, though.  Thanks for the clue-in.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Kyros on 24 Oct 2006, 22:01
I've actually read a few things on Pitchfork about how their in the recording process.  Definatley going to be hard to follow up an album like Funeral.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Slick on 24 Oct 2006, 23:46
Have you heard the stuff before funeral? Really lo-fi, and not nearly as awesome, by and by.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: kablaaamo on 24 Oct 2006, 23:49
I mildly prefer the stuff before Funeral. Granted, the vocals got a lot better over time but on the whole I am slightly more partial to the old.

....and....I had heard rumours that their new album is supposed to be ready by May-ish next year. I cannot remember where I read that but I'll do some internetz digging and report back.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Felix_ on 25 Oct 2006, 02:59
The way I see it, if I'm going to  make a thread about one single band and/or a recent record, I might as well check and see if the band already has a thread not only so I can read it and maybe learn something from what others had to say, but so the convo will have some semblance of a foundation already existing, and so as to not clutter the forum with yet another thread about X band.

That said, The Arcade Fire are great. :) I listened to "Funeral" and their EP again last night. Brilliant stuff. I think my fave track is "Wake Up".
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: muffy on 25 Oct 2006, 03:23
It was kind of nice to see this one re-bumped, as I thought by now everyone had got sick of them and were looking for a replacement, because talking about them's not, y'know, cool anymore.

But then I remembered that not everyone feels like that what they're saying is being edited by an innate scenester of doom in their head.

I think that what I'm trying to say is that I like the way people here talk about what they like, not what they think they should.

 I think I'm struggling a tad on the making sense front today.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Felix_ on 25 Oct 2006, 03:25
It was kind of nice to see this one re-bumped, as I thought by now everyone had got sick of them and were looking for a replacement, because talking about them's not, y'know, cool anymore.

But then I remembered that not everyone feels like that what they're saying is being edited by an innate scenester of doom in their head.

I think that what I'm trying to say is that I like the way people here talk about what they like, not what they think they should.

 I think I'm struggling a tad on the making sense front today.


That makes perfect sense to me.

I'm somewhat outside of every musical genre, I'm not really part of any 'scene' or really caring what is hip, cool, or what people are talking about basically.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: muffy on 25 Oct 2006, 03:29
^ Hold onto that!

Exposure to scenester ways of thinking is something that happens gradually, without your awareness and then BAM! You find yourself hunting out only the most obscure bands and accusing every band of selling out if they sell more than 100 copies of a limited edition coloured vinyl.

Cherish your innocence, for it is a rare and valuable thing...
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Thrillho on 25 Oct 2006, 03:50
I mildly prefer the stuff before Funeral. Granted, the vocals got a lot better over time but on the whole I am slightly more partial to the old.


You mean they were worse before?

And Funeral was only released on a major label last year, I think, so they don't really need to bring another one out until next year.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Mikendher on 25 Oct 2006, 04:45
I've heard from sources that they are currently working on a new album, and it will be ready sometime in 2007.

I'm very excited.
Title: Re: The Arcade Fire
Post by: Felix_ on 25 Oct 2006, 05:04
^ Hold onto that!

Exposure to scenester ways of thinking is something that happens gradually, without your awareness and then BAM! You find yourself hunting out only the most obscure bands and accusing every band of selling out if they sell more than 100 copies of a limited edition coloured vinyl.

Cherish your innocence, for it is a rare and valuable thing...

Haha...I see what you're saying. I've always held onto that 'innocence' though I suppose, even though I've always been surrounded by scenester's and elitists, and have even been accused of being one myself from time to time. For example, I'm not the type of metal fan that would go on eBay and buy a limited Mutiilation record or something for 100 dollars, or something equally silly. I listen to plenty of obscure bands and artists ranging virtually over the entirety of the musical spectrum, but I've always been happy when the bands I listen to garner some semblance of success usually and I've never accused them of 'selling out'. Well, not all of them at least.

;)