Arcade Fire

[solace]

fwiw, James only produced about half of it, Markus Dravs (who produced Neon Bible & The Suburbs) did the rest.

[verb_to_trust]

This new album is awful

[Norah]

If you have a credit card through citi you can preorder now.

[William Bloke]

I'm a big fan of Arcade Fire's earlier albums but this one just isn't grabbing me. I think that starting with the annoying hidden track doesn't help things, although I accept that perhaps I need to give it another few spins.

I find it quite...boring. I do however reserve the right to in future post about it in the "180 Thread".

[LetMeSleep]

I tried twice and I haven't heard the end of the album yet. It does bore me too. I like the single but not overly. I'll keep trying as I am seeing them in January and I'd like to be familiar with the new stuff.

[William Bloke]

I think that live you'll be in for a great show regardless, their earlier stuff is stellar and they have certainly proven their chops as a live act.

Ha! "Proven their chops"! Wtf?

I'm as annoyed about missing these guys as I am about missing PJ at the BDO. Oh well.

[gems and rhinestones]

I give this new album a

[EJ]

I'm going for the 8/23 Barclays presale this morning. Despite this disappointing album, I can't miss these guys live. So good.

[liebzz]

I will not see this band on this tour out of pure principle. A dress code? The self-importance quotient of this band keeps skyrocketing. It's a shame that they produce a lot of great music because this kind of nonsense should have a rock band laughed into hipster oblivion. There, I said it.

[EJ]

I will not see this band on this tour out of pure principle. A dress code? The self-importance quotient of this band keeps skyrocketing. It's a shame that they produce a lot of great music because this kind of nonsense should have a rock band laughed into hipster oblivion. There, I said it.

Huh, where are you seeing that? I really doubt that. They'd never pull that off. I know they wanted people dressing up for those small club shows they've done. But, I've seen nothing about the actual tour.

Edit: wow, my bad, I do see that now. NIGHT OF SHOW: Please wear formal attire or costume.

[liebzz]

http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/73920

[hbk]

That's just ridiculous.

I haven't finished listening to their latest album. It's ok. The first real track is pretty awesome but I found myself getting bored after that.

The first one is still my favorite of theirs, but I doubt I'll be going to any of their shows since I lack formal wear for the time being and don't want to be stared at by a bunch of hipsters.

[Brett]

I've found parts of every album after Funeral to be enjoyable, but failing to engage on the whole, and this one is no different. Ultimately, I think disc one is more successful, and probably would have made a fine album on its own. The concert dress code thing goes along with this double album format to show that these guys definitely have some out-there ambitions, and are actively seeking to cultivate their artistic existence in a very specific fashion, but it's way too heavy-handed for me.

I don't have time to waste indulging something that doesn't reciprocate. I won't say that I'm done with this band, because they keep managing to string me along almost ten years after they were relevant to me, but I'm going to keep my interaction with the music at arm's length.

[Mike]

Ultimately, I think disc one is more successful, and probably would have made a fine album on its own.

The Awful Sound -> Afterlife run makes this album special for me. If I had to cut the album down to a shorter running time I'd so something like this:
Reflektor
Here Comes The Night Time
Normal Person
Awful Sound
It's Never Over
Porno
Afterlife

That would be a nice 43 minutes album. But I'm happy with the album as it is because I like every song and it never feels too long to me.

[harmless]

I've found parts of every album after Funeral to be enjoyable, but failing to engage on the whole, and this one is no different. Ultimately, I think disc one is more successful, and probably would have made a fine album on its own. The concert dress code thing goes along with this double album format to show that these guys definitely have some out-there ambitions, and are actively seeking to cultivate their artistic existence in a very specific fashion, but it's way too heavy-handed for me.

I don't have time to waste indulging something that doesn't reciprocate. I won't say that I'm done with this band, because they keep managing to string me along almost ten years after they were relevant to me, but I'm going to keep my interaction with the music at arm's length.

To be fair, during this tour you're not really seeing Arcade Fire, you're seeing 'The Reflektors', their concept-album concept-band. So you dress up as well. I'm sure it's just part of the fun for this particular album, and nothing to do with any future ambitions. They'll most probably go back to being Arcade Fire for the next one, with perfectly normal attire expected at gigs.

[Norah]

I'm not dressing up.

[Strat]

I just heard about that dress code thing. WTF. Pretentious douchers.

I get that they want it to be an event but ordering a dress code and then berating the ones who dont abide?

Man alvie, ballsy.

[harmless]

I'm not dressing up.

Shame. I was looking forward to the photos.

[Heathen]

I'm not dressing up.

Shame. I was looking forward to the photos.

Could mean he's going naked.

[harmless]

I just heard about that dress code thing. WTF. Pretentious douchers.

I get that they want it to be an event but ordering a dress code and then berating the ones who dont abide?

Man alvie, ballsy.

How are they going to 'berate the ones that don't abide'? Will this actually happen?