Arcade Fire 2: Arcade Harder

[cobl04]

it's actually the high pitched vocals that i dislike... i do like the lyrics, just not the vocals.

...this. I don't dislike Sprawl II at all, but the vocals prevent me from calling it one of the best songs of 2010.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

On that particular song, or just Regine's vocals in general?

Eh... I will go with this song more than others, but add that I prefer when she's singing backup over lead.

 

[corianderstem]

I actually agree with you on that point, but somehow Sprawl II is the exception. Just a great song.

 

[u2popmofo]

I just drove home through a blizzard that had a knocked the power out, and sang "Power Out" while I drove. Well, I sang the three or four lines I could remember and then stopped.

 

[lazarus]

If you were stuck in traffic, you could have sung No Cars Go!!

AMIRITE??

 

[u2popmofo]

I laika the sound of that!

 

[lazarus]

If you happened to see Lance's Mom as you were driving you could have segued right into In The Backseat.

 

[martha]

boom-tish

 

[LemonMelon]

If you happened to see Lance's Mom as you were driving you could have segued right into In The Backseat.

And got some Bad Vibrations going.

 

[LyricalDrug]

For me:

1. Funeral
2. Neon Bible
3. The Suburbs

All, however, are superb albums. I'll say this: We Used to Wait and Sprawl II might be the two best songs of 2010.

Agreed to all. I thought Arcade Fire missed a big opportunity at the Grammys by not playing Sprawl II live. In a setting like that, you have to break out your best song.

 

[BoMac]

YouTube - ARCADE FIRE HIPSTER ATTACK

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Terrible.

If you're going to go to those lengths to make a joke, be informed. Bieber wasn't nominated for Album of the Year.

 

[corianderstem]

Although in principle, I do agree with GAF on their factual error.

 

[BoMac]

That's what I thought!

 

[cobl04]

I laughed the first time he got punched. Didn't see it coming.

And I think mentioning Bieber even though he wasn't nominated was part of the joke.

 

[BoMac]

And I think mentioning Bieber even though he wasn't nominated was part of the joke.

That's probably true, too, because if you look at that Tumblr site, half the posts were incredulous about Bieber's loss.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

And I think mentioning Bieber even though he wasn't nominated was part of the joke.

Maybe. I still think the video is pretty lame. That's just me, though.

 

[80sU2isBest]

I first heard Arcade Fire when someone sent me the link to the We Used To Wait interactive video. I love it.

Just this week, I bought The Suburbs for $5 on Amazon download. My faves are We Used To Wait, Modern Man and Month Of May. The songs I like best have ELO quality to them, like ELO Meets U2 or something.

 

[Lost in Sound]

MAY-04 The Woodlands, TX

 

[martha]

Fucking Coachella.

 

[Imperor]

Awesome, I get to pretend to like them in person on May 3. I had a feeling that appearance at Jazzfest would mean Texas dates.

 

[u2popmofo]

If you go to Dallas to see them play with Okk Riv, I will be jealous.

I'm excited they're actually coming to my city of residence. I was in Cobbler's filthy country the last time they came through and had to give my tickets up.

 

[Imperor]

Suppose I could since it falls on a weekend, but it'd be so much easier to just stay put and see them with EITS. I'll be seeing THE OKK! several times during SXSW anyway. Explanibrag.

 

[cobl04]

Explanibrag.

Nice.

Looks like the "world tour" does not include Australia. Pricks.

 

[corianderstem]

They're not coming back up to the PNW. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[u2popmofo]

For anyone who didn't understand the earlier misleading link:

Arcade Fire:

04-09 Broomfield, CO - 1st Bank Center ^
04-11 Orem, UT - The UCCU Center ^
04-13 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre ^
04-14 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel ^
04-16 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-18 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Convention Center
04-20 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Amphitheatre *
04-22 Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion *
04-24 Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion *
04-25 Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion *
04-27 Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River State Park *
04-28 Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
04-30 Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion #
05-03 Austin, TX - The Backyard %
05-04 The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion %
05-06 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
06-09-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-17 Scheesel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-18 Neuhausen, Germany - Southside Festival
06-21 Zagreb, Croatia - T Mobile InMusic Festival
06-22 Burgenland, Austria - Festivalgelände Wiesen
06-26 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rock-A-Field Festival
06-30 London, England - Hyde Park
07-02 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-03 Belfort, France - Les Eurockeenes
07-05 Milan, Italy - Milano Jazzin' Festival
07-07 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
07-09 Lucca, Italy - Lucca Summer Festival
07-15 Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival
07-17 Bennicassim, Spain - Benicassim Festival
07-30 Moncton, New Brunswick - Magnetic Hill @
08-31 Manchester, England - MEN Arena
09-01 Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Castle

^ with Local Natives
* with the National
# with Okkevil River
% with Explosions in the Sky
@ with U2

 

[lazarus]

They're not coming back up to the PNW. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Looks like the PNW got PWNED.

 

[Dalton]

I'm going to the Denver show and one of the Chicago shows. With who? With the National. Yea.

 

[u2popmofo]

Very cool, Dalton

All the openers / double bills are stellar, I'm excited to see Local Natives.

 

[bollox]

Wow, they know how to pick openers. Still hoping they add east coast dates, but they covered it pretty well last year; nice to see flyover country get some love.