Strawberry Swinger Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 :facepalm: facepalm as much as you want, I truly believe that Coldplay deserve more love than Arcade Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hux90 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalomania Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corkus Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Funeral > A Rush of Blood to the Head > The Suburbs > Parachutes > Neon Bible > X&Y > Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends :):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplay3277 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartroc Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 :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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartroc Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Funeral >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Suburbs > Neon Bible That said: Neon Bible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X&Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplay3277 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Funeral >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Suburbs > Neon Bible That said: Neon Bible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X&Y i love Neon Bible, every album they've released is pure genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admnistramation Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 How can you put Neon Bible anywhere other than a step down or equal to Funeral's magic? The Suburbs was mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I love Neon Bible. Maybe even more than Funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 They do Arcade Fire better than Arcade Fire themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvaderXyl42 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki_m14 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebeo Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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