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FUCK YES.

Got my Friday night ticket for Arcade Fire and my Grinderman ticket. :rockon:

It was a close call for the AF ticket. First, it took Ticketbastard a few minutes to change the screen from the American Express presale to the KROQ presale, so while they did that, I got my Grinderman ticket.

Then, once they got their shit together, I went for a cheap seat. It took TB a few minutes to tell me they didn't have any for me. So I went back in for any price, and BAM got me an orchestra seat. I have no idea where my seat actually is, but I don't care.


But, the slimy fucks charged me FOUR DOLLARS for standard mail. And they wonder why no one likes them.
 
Granted, most tickets are sent first class or priority, their margin is still fairly obvious. Trying to make money off of a shipping service with posted rates is terrible business.
 
martha said:
FUCK YES.

Got my Friday night ticket for Arcade Fire and my Grinderman ticket. :rockon:

It was a close call for the AF ticket. First, it took Ticketbastard a few minutes to change the screen from the American Express presale to the KROQ presale, so while they did that, I got my Grinderman ticket.

Then, once they got their shit together, I went for a cheap seat. It took TB a few minutes to tell me they didn't have any for me. So I went back in for any price, and BAM got me an orchestra seat. I have no idea where my seat actually is, but I don't care.


But, the slimy fucks charged me FOUR DOLLARS for standard mail. And they wonder why no one likes them.
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I've started using will call when they start charging me for standard mail.
Happy you were able to buy a ticket.
 
martha said:
FUCK YES.

Got my Friday night ticket for Arcade Fire and my Grinderman ticket. :rockon:

It was a close call for the AF ticket. First, it took Ticketbastard a few minutes to change the screen from the American Express presale to the KROQ presale, so while they did that, I got my Grinderman ticket.

Then, once they got their shit together, I went for a cheap seat. It took TB a few minutes to tell me they didn't have any for me. So I went back in for any price, and BAM got me an orchestra seat. I have no idea where my seat actually is, but I don't care.


But, the slimy fucks charged me FOUR DOLLARS for standard mail. And they wonder why no one likes them.
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Congrats on snagging the tickets, Martha.
 
I'm finally catching up on The Suburbs since it came out while I was traveling and I hadn't had a chance to even listen to it when I saw AF at MSG. I absolutely hated it on the first listen and forced myself to keep listening to it in the car. Suddenly I kind of love it.

"Empty Room" has already easily become one of my favorite AF songs. "Sprawl II" is pretty much an instant classic. And though there are some fillers, I don't actually hate anything except for "Month of May" which I skip every time. Even the dreadful "Rococo" has beautiful music and I remember liking it when I heard it live. Some songs start out meh but then there's a catchy chorus or something. I think someone else said just about every song has something to like and I tend to agree. I don't want to listen to "Month of May" in my car but it's great live.

The suburbs as a topic for a record is completely uninteresting to me. But after the shattering disappointment of the first couple of listens, I'm amazed how quickly this record grew on me. I loved every song I heard at the show when I didn't even know the new songs yet and so it all translates well live, too.
 
Month of May is my least favorite as well, Joyful. I don't care for the lyrics, and the "attempt at punk" just seems gutless and painful. Sadly, it's the one song from the album my local independent station ever wants to play.

I like pretty much everything else though, and even Month of May seems to fit/work in context of the album.
 
I loveth Surburban War, one of my favs. Followed by Modern Man, Sprawl I and II, Ready to Start and Half Light I. (The Suburbs and Rococo a little less but still worth listening and are definitely better live IMO).
 
You kids. "Month of May" is my favorite tune on the album along with "Half Light II."

Also worth mentioning: I suddenly really like "Wasted Hours," leaving "Dark Blue" and "Rococo" as the album's only turds, the former of which isn't particularly offensive.
 
Imperor said:
Also worth mentioning: I suddenly really like "Wasted Hours," leaving "Dark Blue" and "Rococo" as the album's only turds, the former of which isn't particularly offensive.
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These are my least favorites, along with Month of May.

I have not seen nearly enough love for Empty Room in this thread and I must say, I understand it not. It's too short, yes, but I can't seem to get through the whole record without stopping to listen to it 6 times before moving on.

Half Light II is another instant classic.

All I know is, I would move mountains beyond mountains to catch a Denver show should they decide to schedule one (especially if the Dalton attends which would give me a stalking opportunity and possible photographic evidence of his existence).
 
u2popmofo said:
Month of May is my least favorite as well, Joyful. I don't care for the lyrics, and the "attempt at punk" just seems gutless and painful.
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Yes, this. Precisely how I feel about it.

But it rocks live so all is forgiven.
 
My favourites are Half Light 1, Modern Man and We Used To Wait. Only song I don't like is City With No Children.
 
Based on my exuberant comments about scoring my ticket yesterday, my boss decided to order Funeral and The Suburbs on a whim.

I'm very curious to hear what she thinks. I did turn her on to Florence & The Machine and have been trying to get her interested in a whole bunch of stuff, so we'll see. I know there were a few AF tracks on a big disc of MP3s I burned for her.
 
I'm also a fan of Rococo and Month Of May. It's a good rocking tune between the slower stuff.
 
Month Of May is fantastic. I liked it on its own when I first heard it, but absolutely love it in the context of the album. And the segue into Wasted Hours is perfect.

As for Empty Room, I mentioned that as a favorite previously, and love how it goes with City With No Children.
 
I'd have to say my favorites are Sprawl II, We Used To Wait, Empty Room, and Ready To Start. But I love nearly every song on this album, with Deep Blue as the only exception.
 
Ready To Start is easily my favorite on the record, along with the epic Sprawl II and lilting title track.

Now you're knocking at my door
Saying please come out against the night
But I would rather be alone
Than pretend I feel alright

I would rather be wrong
Than live in the shadows of your song
My mind is open wide
And now I'm ready to start

It's the I Will fucking Survive of Arcade Fire. And it doesn't have to strictly be about relationships either: there's definitely a theme of "fuck the system, I'm going to live my own life and not bend over for this" that could apply to the workplace also. If there's anything I've learned about this band by this point, it's that they're awesome at taking dreary circumstances and overcoming them, to majestic results. :heart:

(So many easy Lance's mom jokes in the above paragraph, as is her way.)
 
I'm a fan of Rococo too.

I'm surprised at the lack of love for Suburban War. Probably my favourite
 
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