Author Topic: Arcade Fire Thread (Read 32426 times)

Lolzeez · « **Reply #210 on:** October 24, 2013, 08:58:27 PM »

I'm really disappointed actually. Maybe it could be because I'm not a big fan I'm not a fan of LCD Soundsystem...

adace · « **Reply #211 on:** October 24, 2013, 09:18:19 PM »

Decent album, but it's definitely a step down from The Suburbs. I actually like the musical direction they're going in, but most of the songs should have been pared down and made more interesting.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #212 on:** October 24, 2013, 10:14:54 PM »

Yeah it probably wont even make my top 50 of the year...

PuffyPat · « **Reply #213 on:** November 08, 2013, 09:07:44 AM »

I don't know what y'all are on, cause this record is great. It's in my top 10 for the year.

Zantera · « **Reply #214 on:** November 08, 2013, 12:43:26 PM »

It's pretty bad.

KevShmev · « **Reply #215 on:** November 08, 2013, 12:51:43 PM »

I like it, but I don't know if I love it. I definitely wish it was mixed a bit better. Their CDs already suffer from too much compression, and now it was produced by a guy who cranked the bass and drums way up, to where some of the melodies are drowned out in the mix. Again though, I like this CD, as almost every song is good, and several are really good or great (Afterlife, Joan of Arc and It's Never Over), but this is probably my least favorite of their four so far, which is no shame considering how much I love the other three.

Heretic · « **Reply #216 on:** November 08, 2013, 01:08:14 PM »

I really like it. It's not among their best work, but there are some excellent parts to every song.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #217 on:** November 08, 2013, 01:26:21 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on November 08, 2013, 12:43:26 PM

It's pretty bad.

Agreed. Afterlife is the only song I'll listen to couple years later.

Outcrier · « **Reply #218 on:** November 08, 2013, 01:36:12 PM »

Didn't liked it very much too, i only like 3 songs (Reflektor, We Exist, Porno).

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #219 on:** November 08, 2013, 04:22:20 PM »

It's pretty good. I prefer it to The Suburbs.

Outcrier · « **Reply #220 on:** November 08, 2013, 05:24:29 PM »

My ranking would be:

1 - The Suburbs

2 - Neon Bible

3 - Funeral

4 - Reflektor $:-\$

Favorite songs (not in order):

Tunnels
Black Wave, Bad Vibrations
Suburban War
Rebellion (Lies)
No Cars Go
Ocean of Noise
The Suburbs
Month Of May
Intervention
Crown Of Love

Zantera · « **Reply #221 on:** November 08, 2013, 05:45:00 PM »

Funeral is by far their best imo, great album.

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #222 on:** November 08, 2013, 05:55:58 PM »

1. Funeral
2. Neon Bible
3. Reflektor
4. The Suburbs

Each one is pretty far ahead of the previous.

PuffyPat · « **Reply #223 on:** November 08, 2013, 06:05:18 PM »

1. Neon Bible
2. The Suburbs
3. Reflektor
4. Funeral

Lolzeez · « **Reply #224 on:** November 09, 2013, 02:36:55 AM »

1.Funeral
2.The Suburbs
3.Holy Bible
4.Reflektor

Outcrier · « **Reply #225 on:** November 09, 2013, 02:07:06 PM »

Neon Bible sounds more cool

KevShmev · « **Reply #226 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:09:33 AM »

U.S. concert dates are out. Got our tickets for the St. Louis at the pre-sale this morning.

Also, they are asking fans to wear formal attire or a costume to their shows. Not mandatory, but you know a lot of fans will. Should make for interesting-looking crowds.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #227 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:15:40 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on November 21, 2013, 11:09:33 AM

U.S. concert dates are out. Got our tickets for the St. Louis at the pre-sale this morning.

Also, they are asking fans to wear formal attire or a costume to their shows. Not mandatory, but you know a lot of fans will. Should make for interesting-looking crowds.

I hate to go here, but yeah, that's like the definition of hipster.

KevShmev · « **Reply #228 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:38:23 AM »

Well, I don't know what it means to be hipster, nor do I really care

, so okay.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #229 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:44:14 AM »

From wiki:

Quote

To the hipster, Bird was a living justification of their philosophy. The hipster is an underground man. He is to the Second World War what the dadaist was to the first. He is amoral, anarchistic, gentle, and overcivilized to the point of decadence. He is always ten steps ahead of the game because of his awareness, an example of which might be meeting a girl and rejecting her, because he knows they will date, hold hands, kiss, neck, pet, fornicate, perhaps marry, divorce—so why start the whole thing? He knows the hypocrisy of bureaucracy, the hatred implicit in religions—so what values are left for him?—except to go through life avoiding pain, keep his emotions in check, and after that, "be cool," and look for kicks. He is looking for something that transcends all this bullshit and finds it in jazz.

Obviously people use "hipster" to describe all kinds of modern attempts kids make to be cool and different and to be ahead of the trends, so whatever. I don't mean it in a bad way, I'm just messing. Come on, though. Formal wear at a rock concert? That's kinda like, when Yes told everyone they had to sit during "Tales" and wouldn't let people in the venue between songs

Anyway, if I remotely enjoyed Reflector as much as their other albums, I might go, even in formal wear. But I'm not gonna go because they'll probably play a lot of that material. And the concert is on a Monday night. Ouch.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #230 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:46:29 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on November 21, 2013, 11:44:14 AM

Hipster
noun

a jet or current of liquid, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, directed into a bodily part or cavity for medical or hygienic reasons

I keed, i keed...

KevShmev · « **Reply #231 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:49:12 AM »

I don't like Reflektor as much as their other albums either, but I do like it, and I do think most of the songs will be great fun live. And they'll still play plenty of the greats from the first three albums.

And did Yes really do that??

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #232 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:51:53 AM »

I am curious, I've heard this band's name a number of times and thought "Well, it's an original sounding name and it isn't really a BAD band name", and I had heard about this whole "dress up" requirement on Fark recently, so I'm curious what these guys sound like. Is there any other well know band that one would say they're similar to?

KevShmev · « **Reply #233 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:56:01 AM »

I can't think of any. They have a quirky, fun style that is very unique and very much their own.

Just go to YT and listen to Rebellion (Lies), Tunnels, Sprawl II, Intervention, Keep the Car Running, Power Out and Wake Up, and then report back.

KevShmev · « **Reply #234 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:59:58 AM »

The awesomeness of this song can never be overstated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuSbELCNloc

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #235 on:** November 21, 2013, 12:56:17 PM »

Okay, so despite my notorious musical preferences, I AM capable of being open minded. None of that was by far the worst things I've ever heard. I don't think I would even resort to calling it bad. I definitely wouldn't run out to buy any of it, but if there was nothing else to listen to, I certainly wouldn't get irritable over it. Rebellion, Sprawl, and Power Out were preferable to me. Some of it's a little too electronic-sounding for my tastes. These guys have some pretty complicated instrumentation, and not necessarily in a bad way. Reding their wiki page, it appears that several members can play everything under the sun, which is pretty cool. I don't think this band is for me, but I'm glad to have had some representative samples of their stuff to check out.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #236 on:** November 21, 2013, 12:58:48 PM »

Welcome to Arcade Fire!

I like them, but yeah, they are kinda boring, albeit in their own very unique and interesting way.

ThatOneGuy2112 · « **Reply #237 on:** August 31, 2014, 02:53:41 PM »

Revive the thread? Revive the thread.

I'm not sure why, but I've been liking The Suburbs more and more than I remember and it's gotten to the point where I think I prefer it to Funeral.

There were rankings further back here so...

1. The Suburbs/Funeral
3. Neon Bible
4. Reflektor

Mainly cause I'm not sure how to feel about that.

Funeral's always been an all-time classic for me.

Zantera · « **Reply #238 on:** August 31, 2014, 03:07:58 PM »

Sadly I think this is one of those bands I will never "get". I watched the movie Her and LOVED the soundtrack, but all of their studioalbums have left me with a "its good but not amazing" feeling. Too bad.

ThatOneGuy2112 · « **Reply #239 on:** August 31, 2014, 05:24:50 PM »

I get that feel with Neon Bible, and the only one I'd consider subpar would be Reflektor. Funeral and The Suburbs are two albums I can't not love.

PuffyPat · « **Reply #240 on:** September 02, 2014, 12:01:00 AM »

Reflektor is a lot of things, but sub-par is definitely is NOT one of them.

Zantera · « **Reply #241 on:** September 02, 2014, 02:14:24 AM »

Quote from: PuffyPat on September 02, 2014, 12:01:00 AM

Reflektor is a lot of things, but sub-par is definitely is NOT one of them.

I thought it was pretty mediocre when I listened to it, but again, I'm not really the target audience so.

KevShmev · « **Reply #242 on:** September 02, 2014, 08:29:50 AM »

I like Reflektor, but since the initial phase of listening to it a lot after it first came out, I've barely revisited it. Again, it's good, but the first three are all a lot better.

1000ml · « **Reply #243 on:** September 02, 2014, 10:46:38 AM »

As I see it, the problem is the concept of this album being "two records" and "different worlds," as Win has stated. First, I find this concept - well - sort of pretentious, especially considering the whole album is only 75 minutes. That aside, though, and being only a minor squabble, I don't think this concept executed well for those of us who purchased digital copies. Something about playing the album from start to finish makes it sound long, drawn out, bi-polar and in need of editing. There's a lot of great music on the album...it's just not presented as cohesively as the other albums, I think.

KevShmev · « **Reply #244 on:** September 02, 2014, 11:59:14 AM »

I think I said this already earlier in the thread, but the biggest problem with this record is the mixing of it. The low end is too in your face, most notably the bass and drums. I get that they wanted to emphasize the dance beats and grooves and whatnot, given the vibe they were going for, but instead of finding a good balance, the low end is too loud most of the time, often drowning out the melodies to the point where you have to strain to hear them. A song like Supersymmetry...man, if the whole album had that organic, lush feel, it would have benefited greatly.

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