Arcade Fire

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This will have to grow on me. Not sure about it on my first listen but it might be good.
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Mike wrote:This will have to grow on me. Not sure about it on my first listen but it might be good.

Same
It's either a group of hipsters who have climbed up their own asses and gotten totally lost

Or it brilliant.

Either way its gonna take a long time and many listens to determine which
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Mike wrote:This will have to grow on me. Not sure about it on my first listen but it might be good.

Same
It's either a group of hipsters who have climbed up their own asses and gotten totally lost

Or it brilliant.

Either way its gonna take a long time and many listens to determine which
It's most likely both.
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I liked Reflektor, although it seemed a bit overlong and self-indulgent. Good song though.
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Well then seek out the album.
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I just may do that
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Self indulgent is appropriate but I've only had two listens.
This might well be genius. Or complete twaddle
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Just quit fooling around and get into this fucking band already, stip.
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Bob Loblaw wrote:Just quit fooling around and get into this fucking band already, stip.
Seriously.
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Ohhh damn, Here Comes The Night Time from 4:20 onwards. That bass.

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cutuphalfdead wrote:
Bob Loblaw wrote:Just quit fooling around and get into this fucking band already, stip.
Seriously.

I've given the first 3 records a few listens each. Just can't get into more than a few songs on each one.
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stip wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Bob Loblaw wrote:Just quit fooling around and get into this fucking band already, stip.
Seriously.

I've given the first 3 records a few listens each. Just can't get into more than a few songs on each one.
You should actually try listening to some of their concerts.
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The band are now streaming the record on their website
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stip wrote:I just may do that
This band is undoubtedly OTT and dramatic, no doubt about that. Roll with it.

This album is really, really good. As I said before, it feels like Graceland in all its African pop influences. I love that sound, so that's great. I need the middle of the album to sink in, but it starts wonderfully and ends wonderfully. Overall, it seems much more cohesive than The Suburbs, which had a lot of songs I liked but didn't hang together so well as an album for me.
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dimejinky99 wrote:The band are now streaming the record on their website
With a video! That's amazing. What a fucking band.
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This band does so many things that are really close to my heart. Like Pearl Jam used to.
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its, uh, very different.
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Normal Person is cool.
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Normal Person is song of the year at the moment.
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So guys, we didn't have all of the music on the leak.
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