:facepalm:

 

facepalm as much as you want, I truly believe that Coldplay deserve more love than Arcade Fire.

facepalm as much as you want, I truly believe that Coldplay deserve more love than Arcade Fire.

 

I guess Coldplay has catchier melodies.

To me though, what makes Arcade Fire awesome is the sheer size of the group. They don't need backing tracks, they play just about every instrument...

Oh, and The Suburbs is one of the few albums that have absolutely no weak tracks, and that's saying something considering it's 16 tracks long.

 

But don't get me wrong, I love Coldplay :lol:

I guess Coldplay has catchier melodies.

To me though, what makes Arcade Fire awesome is the sheer size of the group. They don't need backing tracks, they play just about every instrument...

Oh, and The Suburbs is one of the few albums that have absolutely no weak tracks, and that's saying something considering it's 16 tracks long.

 

But don't get me wrong, I love Coldplay :lol:

 

see, to me that is what is astonishing - with all these instruments they don't wake a single emotion in me, and i am a pretty emotional person myself, especially when it comes to music (not an emo bitch though :lol: ) - i do respect their musicianship but when it comes to the approach, nada for me.

 

I love Coldplay too :laugh3:

I guess Coldplay has catchier melodies.

To me though, what makes Arcade Fire awesome is the sheer size of the group. They don't need backing tracks, they play just about every instrument...

Oh, and The Suburbs is one of the few albums that have absolutely no weak tracks, and that's saying something considering it's 16 tracks long.

 

But don't get me wrong, I love Coldplay :lol:

 

In my honest opinion, Arcade Fire is a very good band but I can't understand the hype around The Suburbs, because I enjoyed the first two albums much more than the actual. But thats a matter of taste...

Hmm Funeral is my favourite album...mainly because I haven't listened to the others in their entirety LOL. :embarrassed:

 

But if you think Arcade Fire doesn't awaken any emotions for you, then something's wrong. Very wrong. Go listen again, or perhaps listen to live performances. I like Coldplay more, but Arcade Fire is a brilliant group too.

 

On the original topic....YEP....everyone tries to make these comparisons but they're fairly meaningless in the end.

In my honest opinion, Arcade Fire is a very good band but I can't understand the hype around The Suburbs, because I enjoyed the first two albums much more than the actual. But thats a matter of taste...

 

I really don't get the negativity towards The Suburbs. I think it's a brilliant album and is a far better album than Neon Bible. I can never get enough of Sprawl II! That's probably my favourite song by them.

 

That said Win Butler's voice is good (that said I think Regine sings my two favourite songs by them :dazzled: ) but I do much prefer Chris Martin's over his.

facepalm as much as you want, I truly believe that Coldplay deserve more love than Arcade Fire.

 

Well good for you

 

but again :facepalm:

 

I really don't get the negativity towards The Suburbs. I think it's a brilliant album and is a far better album than Neon Bible. I can never get enough of Sprawl II! That's probably my favourite song by them.

 

That said Win Butler's voice is good (that said I think Regine sings my two favourite songs by them :dazzled: ) but I do much prefer Chris Martin's over his.

 

I think The Suburbs is their weakest album but I think it's still pretty good (maybe a bit too long).

 

And Sprawl II :dazzled:

 

I like Win's voice better but I enjoy both bands. What I really like AF is how they mix all their instruments and make beautiful sounds, some songs are so emotional and the lyrics are great... and they're amazing live.

 

I think Coldplay is becoming more and more superficial these days and that's what I really hate about them (If you hear Amsterdam and then it was a wa wa wa wa waterfall it's like WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THEM :bigcry: :P)

I think The Suburbs is their weakest album but I think it's still pretty good (maybe a bit too long).

 

And Sprawl II :dazzled:

 

I like Win's voice better but I enjoy both bands. What I really like AF is how they mix all their instruments and make beautiful sounds, some songs are so emotional and the lyrics are great... and they're amazing live.

 

I think Coldplay is becoming more and more superficial these days and that's what I really hate about them (If you hear Amsterdam and then it was a wa wa wa wa waterfall it's like WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THEM :bigcry: :P)

 

I agree with all of this.

 

Although I think that Funeral > The Suburbs > Neon Bible

 

:nod:

Funeral > A Rush of Blood to the Head > The Suburbs > Parachutes > Neon Bible > X&Y > Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

 

:):):)

Hmm Funeral is my favourite album...mainly because I haven't listened to the others in their entirety LOL. :embarrassed:

 

But if you think Arcade Fire doesn't awaken any emotions for you, then something's wrong. Very wrong. Go listen again, or perhaps listen to live performances. I like Coldplay more, but Arcade Fire is a brilliant group too.

 

On the original topic....YEP....everyone tries to make these comparisons but they're fairly meaningless in the end.

 

nothing is wrong or very wrong with me , dude, I just don't like them. That's all. I heard them live, and I don't like their music,it seems very generic and chaotic at the same time, it's very forgetable to me, and that's it. Like their songs have no memorable structures, hooks etc. This coming from someone who always gives a chance to music which is not "on the first listen" - I have gone through their music a couple of times and still find it dull. Respect to the fans and the band of course, just really really dislike the music. So I expect that people who like Arcade Fire respect my opinion too. Thanks

Funeral > A Rush of Blood to the Head > The Suburbs > Parachutes > Neon Bible > X&Y > Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

 

:):):)

 

:thumbsup:

nothing is wrong or very wrong with me , dude, I just don't like them. That's all. I heard them live, and I don't like their music,it seems very generic and chaotic at the same time, it's very forgetable to me, and that's it. Like their songs have no memorable structures, hooks etc. This coming from someone who always gives a chance to music which is not "on the first listen" - I have gone through their music a couple of times and still find it dull. Respect to the fans and the band of course, just really really dislike the music. So I expect that people who like Arcade Fire respect my opinion too. Thanks

 

Ah sorry I realize my sarcasm came off a bit disrespectful. Don't worry about it, I see what you're getting at. I suppose that's the tradeoff for being a large group though. I used to think the same thing about certain Radiohead songs actually. :embarrassed:

Ah sorry I realize my sarcasm came off a bit disrespectful. Don't worry about it, I see what you're getting at. I suppose that's the tradeoff for being a large group though. I used to think the same thing about certain Radiohead songs actually. :embarrassed:

 

Yeah, exactly, some Radiohead songs that people adore are just average to me, and vice versa. Never really got Airbag for example...

:cool:

I have the hunch the song aiko will be similar to arcade fire's neighborhood 2

 

Laika is like my favorite Arcade Fire song. :cool:

Funeral >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Suburbs > Neon Bible

 

That said:

 

Neon Bible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X&Y

Funeral >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Suburbs > Neon Bible

 

That said:

 

Neon Bible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X&Y

 

i love Neon Bible, every album they've released is pure genius

How can you put Neon Bible anywhere other than a step down or equal to Funeral's magic? The Suburbs was mediocre.

I love Neon Bible. Maybe even more than Funeral.

My favorite band is Coldplay but I LOVE The Suburbs. About the HLH thing, yes I can see a inspiration there, not from a specific song but from the style. Although Bruce Springsteen sound is more similar.

They do Arcade Fire better than Arcade Fire themselves.

It doesn't surprise me that HLH has an Arcade Fire feel to it, Coldplay have been listening to The Suburbs quite a bit lately from what I've heard, and Arcade Fire is apparantly one of their favorites

The producer of Arcade Fire worked on Mylo Xyloto and Chris is a big fan so I guess AF inspired Charlie Brown. I read on a review that CB is the trackl Arcade Fire would never achieve.

I can hear a lot of Arcade Fire on Hurts Like Heaven (specially Ready To Start), but not on CB, that's just so Classic Coldplay...

I remember there was a thread in the AF forum making fun of coldplay and Chris Martin :lol:

 

What Arcade Fire forum? :cheesy:

 

 

 

I kind of see the similarities between HLH and AF, but not with CB. :nice: