Arcade Fire

[EmmaLouiseSmyth]

I bought the album today. It's actually the first cd I have bought new in years :uhoh: I couldn't have not bought it, it just looked so gorgeous

[harrisonrules]

Your opinion!

 

I agree that It's Never Over is one of the best songs this year.

 

I like it! Awful Sound and Supersymmetry remain my favorites.

[The Final Track]

This is a good record.

[Ouch]

I really love it so far. Is the hidden track a reverse of one of the existing tracks or what does it sounds like when un-reversed?

[harrisonrules]

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[harrisonrules]

porno is becoming one of my favorites. so so good!

[aschall]

Anyone else think the second disc is significantly better?

[aschall]

This is a good record.

 

Can you please elaborate? I'm interested in what you have to say about it.

[harrisonrules]

agreed the second disc is a lot lot better. most of the bad tracks are on the first disc. example we exist flashbulb eyes you already know and joan of arc. all of which didnt need to be on this album.

[aschall]

agreed the second disc is a lot lot better. most of the bad tracks are on the first disc. example we exist flashbulb eyes you already know and joan of arc. all of which didnt need to be on this album.

 

I kind of dig flashbulb eyes actually. The lyrics are.... weak, considering there barely is any. But I do like the instrumental.

[harrisonrules]

i liked the live performance. the studio version sucked badly.

[aschall]

At least its only 2:42! Imagine if it was another 6 minute song!

 

But, I mean, I prefer Flashbulb Eyes to Rococo for example.

[heresjohnny]

Here comes the night time 1 and 2 is amazing. HCTNT 2 is the equivalent to the first sprawl off the suburbs and I loved that sone as well. You already know and Joan of arc are my least favorite. No idea where to rank it yet for sure but right now would probably go:

 

Funeral

Reflektor

Suburbs

Neon bible

 

Never could get into neon bible.i seem like the only one so take my rankings with a grain of salt lol

[harrisonrules]

neon bible's their worst album. never liked it, ever.

[Alien Radio]

I really love it so far. Is the hidden track a reverse of one of the existing tracks or what does it sounds like when un-reversed?

 

It's basically the whole first disc reversed. A reflection of the first disc. Still, I don't see a point of it and it's the only track that I skip.

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[heresjohnny]

Ok it's never over is pretty awesome.ive already listened to this album like 6 times. Wish supersymmetry built up to something besides noise at the end but it works

[busybeeburns]

Arcade Fire, alias 'The Reflektors', to play Blackpool show in November

 

Arcade Fire, alias 'The Reflektors', to play Blackpool show in November

 

Blackpool Empress Ballroom gig is set to take place on November 27

 

 

[aschall]

neon bible's their worst album. never liked it, ever.

 

I completely disagree. I've always thought Neon Bible and Funeral are both outstanding, and that The Suburbs doesn't quite equate in comparison. :\

[Prince Myshkin]

I completely disagree. I've always thought Neon Bible and Funeral are both outstanding, and that The Suburbs doesn't quite equate in comparison. :\

 

Funeral is perfect, Neon Bible is very good, The Suburbs is poor and the new one is decent.

 

The above sentence is fact and not subjective.

[Captain Crieff]

I really like The Suburbs though :\

[Prince Myshkin]

I really like The Suburbs though :\

 

You're wrong. You don't :kiss:

[Nikola]

I don't see the point in rating their albums + it's hard because they're all good. Every one of them was my favorite at some point. First it was Neon Bible, then Funeral, then The Suburbs and now Reflektor. I'm not saying The Suburbs is as good as Funeral but at least it's normal and not so tragic as the first two. If you reduce it to 10-11 songs it's fine.

 

Also I don't really get the Flashbulb Eyes hate. Sure the lyrics are dumb but the song is F.U.N! :D It's an extension of HCTNT. Oh and I don't hate You Already Know anymore. I still think it doesn't belong on this record but I won't be skipping it in the future. It's... charming. I think that the whole album is by The Reflektors and that song is ironically by Arcade Fire. :thinking:

[Nikola]

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [Haitian] Carnival. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in Port au Prince, and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have electricity so everyone is just racing to get home before dark." The first of the two tracks references missionaries, in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about God. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."

[Nikola]

Anyone else think the second disc is significantly better?

Yes in the sense that the only thing I don't like about it is the chorus to Awful Sound (it's kinda cheesy). But the first 4 songs on the first disc ("carnival") are awesome. The beggining and the end of the album are perfect, the middle is kinda iffy (Normal Person and Joan Of Arc are great tho).

[Ms Magpie]

I'm d/l-ing the files at the moment and I'll write a review as I listen to the tracks. In the mean time, I'll go read your reviews. :cheesy: