Arcade Fire

[kingcrawler]

Agreed on the Barrowlands gig, probably still my favourite ever to be honest. I hope they do The Hydro next time round though as I'd like to see them do another properly big show up here.

[internetjef]

Kingcrawler, every time I see your avatar I chuckle. Great work 

[Avalon_Fields]

I was at the Reflektor gig at Blackpool. Same experience there, amazing. One of the few times I've seen an act play so many new and at that time unknown songs but each one received as if they were old favourites. 

[Hugh Jass]

They didn't play Wake Up as the Reflectors in London (what a jip) but they did give Crown of Love a rare outing which was pretty special. 

I thought that AF and James Murphy would be the dream combination but I was wrong. Reflector did very little for me and sapped my enthusiasm for them a little. Hopefully the new material will dial back the disco.

[CaledonianGonzo]

25 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

I was at the Reflektor gig at Blackpool. Same experience there, amazing. One of the few times I've seen an act play so many new and at that time unknown songs but each one received as if they were old favourites. 

Nah.  I wouldn't go that far.  It was clear that a lot of  the new material was pretty weak.

[stuartbert two hats]

Taste is a funny thing. I listened back to Reflektor for the first tinted in ages a couple of weeks ago and found that all the material was really strong. Some great production touches.

Much better than the comparatively dour Suburbs.

Bring on the D I S C O!

 

[dentalplan]

8 hours ago, LondonTom said:

I hope they carrying on experimenting with the shows a little though, I thought the whole Reflektor tour was pretty cool (and just epic in parts) mand its good to see bands considering something else than just standing in front of people on stage with some pretty lights. (Even if essentially that is mostly what they done :P)

Maybe every few albums or something. The regular ten-man-band thing works well enough. It's doubtful you'd look at it and say "need a bit more theatrics", right?

No new songs last night but I picked up on Arcadefiretube that they say the material premiered Friday was described as being “dynamic, danceable rock. With a sharp focus on heavy topics like religion and social and media pressures with percussive-heavy beats and an occasional flavor of disco”. Still no idea what to make of that but it sounds like Arcade Fire.

[home to you]

I listened to Reflektor quite a lot before NOS and actually thought it was better than I previously did (particularly side 2). but it's still my least favourite of the 4.

Anyway, will be good to have them back on the scene properly

[Tuna]

Still get goosebumps thinking of them doing Supersymmetry at the Roundhouse. 

 

New material is always welcome! 

[rzwodezwo]

No bad thing shall ever be said about The Suburbs

[Tuna]

It's too long. 

[stuartbert two hats]

8 minutes ago, rzwodezwo said:

No bad thing shall ever be said about The Suburbs

It's a bit 'meat and potatoes'

[FuzzyDunlop]

New arcade fire makes me do a happy dance

[Tuna]

1. Funeral 

2. Neon Bible 

3. Reflektor B

4. The Suburbs

5. Arcade Fire EP

6. Reflektor A

7. Demo 2001

8. A Very Arcade Fire Xmas 

9. Pablo Honey

[alien]

Arcade Fire were the first headliner I saw at the first glasto I went to. Wasn't disappointed, the whole spectacle even got a few tears out of me. Glad to hear they have new material coming out.

Does anyone have a download of the bbcs recording of the whole set? I can't find a download anywhere and it'd be really nice to watch it all again.

Edited October 31, 2016 by alien

[Homer]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

It's a bit 'meat and potatoes'

 

I concur. On quite a lot of it they somehow manage to make themselves sound like not much more than a three-piece (Ready to Start). Lacks the depth of their first two/best two albums.

 

Seen them live six times, and they only time it's really ever come alive for me properly was at Glasto (on the Pyramid).

Edited October 31, 2016 by Homer

[CaledonianGonzo]

Devil's advocate time - does anyone honestly see them headlining again in the next few years?

[Homer]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Devil's advocate time - does anyone honestly see them headlining again in the next few years?

Any reason there would be an issue do you think? They went down alright and got a decent enough crowd last time.

 

Can't see V or Reading being that fussed either. Bestival possibly? Prob too big for Latitude.

[nikkic]

New material makes me very happy. I've only ever managed to see them once live (at the atmosphere sponge that is the O2) so I have to see them again. Have always been on holiday or at a wedding or some thing and missed the other tours. 

 

Actually I have vague recollections of seeing them at Glasto in 2007 but I'm not counting that. 

 

Oh and I love Reflektor, definitely not their best album but I still love it. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, Homer said:

Any reason there would be an issue do you think? They went down alright and got a decent enough crowd last time.

I dunno if 'alright' and 'decent enough' really cut it at Glastonbury headliner level.

(That's about my own assessment as well, btw)

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Although their fans I know loved it and as the headliner pool dwindles, maybe they will be asked to return. Not sure how bothered they'd be about doing it either.

Critics seemed to appreciate it too.  Really don't see why not and obviously they're not gonna go away so album after next I think they're fair game.

[home to you]

1 hour ago, Tuna said:

It's too long. 

Agree with this to an extent. Not sure what I'd cut though..  maybe Half Light 2 and Sprawl 1.

+ City With No Children

Edited October 31, 2016 by TomViolence

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

Critics seemed to appreciate it too.  Really don't see why not and obviously they're not gonna go away so album after next I think they're fair game.

Doesn't linger long in the memory, tbh.  I was there and - even if I found it patchy at the time -  I really don't remember much about it.

Like most of 2014's bill-toppers, to be fair. 

 

[Tuna]

2 minutes ago, TomViolence said:

Agree with this to an extent. Not sure what I'd cut though..  maybe Half Light 2 and Sprawl 1.

Gonna have a listen now and see. Would initially say Modern Man, Rococo, maybe Wasted Hours, Sprawl I. Let's see.

[Hugh Jass]

26 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Devil's advocate time - does anyone honestly see them headlining again in the next few years?

Unless they release a couple of critically acclaimed and unversally loved albums I can't see any reason for getting them back any time soon.