October 29, 201312 yr The album is great and I'm loving it. The only thing that I still can't understand until now is the inclusion of the hidden track. But overall it's a pretty album with fresh sound and danceable beat. Worth the wait :)
October 29, 201312 yr Does it really matter that you understand it? Why does silence or ambience need a justification? Personally I'm lukewarm on the album. Musically I'm just bored by it, but I'll probs give it one more chance.
October 29, 201312 yr I thought the hidden track was meant to go between Side 1 and Side 2. That's they way it was ordered in the album preview that the band play officially on YouTube last week after the album leaked.
October 29, 201312 yr No, it's just a reflektion. I don't see any of the pretentiousness Jack Bauer is speaking of. Just listen to the album and see for yourself. I wouldn't say pretentiousness, i just think it's a very punk rock attitude towards things. Like "Who cares what you guys want we're gonna do what we like and what we think is fun".
October 29, 201312 yr logo looks like this. They're playing on rooftops now. :bigcry: Reflektor is #1 on iTunes everywhere. :bigcry:
October 29, 201312 yr I have to sleep but if someone wants to watch it the LA rooftop gig starts in less than 2h and you can watch it here if it works for you. http://www.musicexperiment.com/ Chris Martin's probably there fangirling/dying of envy. :D
October 30, 201312 yr I wouldn't say pretentiousness, i just think it's a very punk rock attitude towards things. Like "Who cares what you guys want we're gonna do what we like and what we think is fun". Punk rock is one of the most limited genres though so that's an unfair comparison.
October 30, 201312 yr Punk rock is one of the most limited genres though so that's an unfair comparison. I don't even know what you mean by that. Who cares though, reflektor is amazing either way.
October 30, 201312 yr My top 3 tracks for Reflektor: 1.Here Comes the Night Time 2.Reflektor 3.It's Never Over (Oh Orpheus)
October 30, 201312 yr I don't even know what you mean by that. Who cares though, reflektor is amazing either way. As in there is virtually no experimentation in punk rock (unless you're talking about some sub-strand of it) so it's unfair to compare a band who might actually be trying new things regardless of critical acclaim and what everybody wants (though I doubt that point in itself anyway). And the spirit of that genre (or at least the part you are referring to) only really mattered in its origins when it was new. Now everybody is aware of it. That's not to say it is devoid of meaning, but going punk rock is hardly sticking it to anybody anymore.
October 30, 201312 yr I've made a wallpaper using one of the images in the Reflektor booklet: Reflektor Wallpaper by [email protected], on Flickr
October 30, 201312 yr [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwWK8uyoHdg[/ame] [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5cWbYeBKSY[/ame]
October 30, 201312 yr Haha, i can't keep watching them play the same songs over and over. This is overkill. I'll just stick to the album.
October 30, 201312 yr After listening to Reflektor like 5 times I can say that it's one of their best albums! (better than The Suburbs, in my opinion). My top 5: 1. Afterlife 2. Normal Person 3. It's Never Over (Oh Orpheus) 4. Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice) 5. Joan Of Arc Wooh, I love Arcade Fire! :D
October 30, 201312 yr I greatly dislike this album. It reeks of a band trying too hard. Don't Arcade Fire always try really hard?
October 30, 201312 yr Don't Arcade Fire always try really hard? Well that explains why I generally dislike Arcade Fire.
October 30, 201312 yr I've made another wallpaper using the album art of Reflektor. Here it is: Reflektor Wallpaper 2 by [email protected], on Flickr
October 31, 201312 yr Well that explains why I generally dislike Arcade Fire. Fair enough. Reflektor, ironically, is the album where Arcade Fire takes themselves the least seriously. imo
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