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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: KevShmev on June 24, 2017, 06:51:45 PM
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New thread with the new album coming out.
First song released two weeks ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC30BYR3CUk
Second song released last week, a sort of disco pop anti-suicide anthem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzwicesJQ7E&t=196s
Love both songs, especially Creature Comfort, which is a great accomplishment lyrically.
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This will probably results in more crickets :lol :lol :lol - where did the Arcade Fire fans go?? - but the new album is now out.
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I wouldn't call myself a big fan, but Funeral is a really good album.
Not sure I'm gonna give a listen to the new album, I heard it's pretty bad.
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Out of curiosity, where did you hear that?
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https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arcade-fire/everything-now/ (https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arcade-fire/everything-now/)
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The album just came out today and it already has 945 ratings? Sounds like people had knee jerk rating issues. ;) :lol
Early on, there are definitely some clunker songs on it, but the first three songs they released from it (Everything Now, Creature Comfort and Signs of Life) are all dynamite, and some of the songs near the end are pretty nice.
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A while back I was crashing at my cousin's in California and we're watching a video compilation of all the bands playing Coachella that year. Their live clip was outstanding. They were really tearing it up on stage. When I got home I looked them up and couldn't find a single song I didn't think was awful. Even other performances of whatever song I had seen left me lacking. I figured "eh, strange," and immediately relegated them to the 1 moment wonder category.
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They played the Garden in Boston last year. I heard the commercial on the radio and thought, who the F is Arcade Fire?
I literally had never heard of them, and here they are playing arenas.
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A while back I was crashing at my cousin's in California and we're watching a video compilation of all the bands playing Coachella that year. Their live clip was outstanding. They were really tearing it up on stage. When I got home I looked them up and couldn't find a single song I didn't think was awful. Even other performances of whatever song I had seen left me lacking. I figured "eh, strange," and immediately relegated them to the 1 moment wonder category.
:lol :lol I can sorta see that. Their albums rarely "sound" great. As much as I love Funeral, their debut, it doesn't sound great. The previous record, Reflektor, sounded atrocious (bass cranked too high, muddy, etc.).
They played the Garden in Boston last year. I heard the commercial on the radio and thought, who the F is Arcade Fire?
I literally had never heard of them, and here they are playing arenas.
I rarely run into anyone who has heard of them. It's a weird thing. :lol :lol
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The album just came out today and it already has 945 ratings? Sounds like people had knee jerk rating issues. ;) :lol
Early on, there are definitely some clunker songs on it, but the first three songs they released from it (Everything Now, Creature Comfort and Signs of Life) are all dynamite, and some of the songs near the end are pretty nice.
The album leaked a while ago I think.
Alright I'm gonna listen to those 3 songs.
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Cool.
I will admit that I am a bit stunned at how bland some of the deep tracks are on it. There are countless albums where the deep tracks kick the shit out of the singles. This album seems to be a rare case of "singles great, deep cuts not."
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Those 3 songs remind me of ABBA and Bowie. Not bad.
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Cool.
I will admit that I am a bit stunned at how bland some of the deep tracks are on it. There are countless albums where the deep tracks kick the shit out of the singles. This album seems to be a rare case of "singles great, deep cuts not."
That's sounds akin to the comments I was seeing on various reviews.
I've only heard the title track and it really sounded like Bowie to me. Need to give the album a proper spin. Doesn't seem to be a middle-ground for people though. The only opinions I've seen seem to either be "fantastic album, one of AF's best" and "this is the worst thing they've ever done, absolute garbage" so I'm intrigued. :lol
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I think I'm not going to bother with the new album" unless I go to see them on this tour, in which case you get a copy of the CD with your ticket.
i'm very fond of The Suburbs, though I haven't listened to it in quite some time.
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Put Your Money On Me is the other standout song for me so far, along with those three, NoseofNicko. I love that tune already (even if that keyboard rhythm totally rips off Depeche Mode's Policy of Truth :lol).
It's a bizarre album. Some songs are so good, and then some are so not good. :lol
i'm very fond of The Suburbs, though I haven't listened to it in quite some time.
I still like that album quite a bit (not as much as the first two), although they could have whacked a handful of songs and made it much more concise.