Arcade Fire

[Winslow Leach]

There's a few live favourites I'd be more than happy to see them drop. Intervention springs to mind in particular.

Wishful thinking I know, but I'd love to see Empty Room live, I still think that should have been a single from The Suburbs.

[arcade fireman]

Intervention is great live!

[Tuna]

My favourite Reflektor tracks best to worst;

1. Reflektor

I must confess, I haven't bothered with it yet. I love the song, I just can't be bothered with a 70 minute album. I was buying CDs yesterday so I dragged myself over to the discounted copies of Reflektor, and nearly bought it, but the sticker proudly boasting an album across two CDs caused me to leave it on the shelf and buy a Fats Domino compilation instead.

go buy it you muppet. go listen!

[Zoo Music Girl]

It sounds like a bad clash b side crossed with the theme from monkey island to me

Monkey Island! That brought back memories! Probably why I like it so much too

And yes, Gonzo, this is the most listy thread in the world! Can't be arsed myself but impressive dedication all round.

I've not listened in a couple of weeks but I do like it more and more. Going to whack it on today for the commute.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Yep it's still growing. Some of these songs will sound great on Pyramid! Excitement (tinged with ticketless anxiety)!

[russycarps]

I downloaded it over the weekend and have played it a couple of times now. I'm not a big fan of it on record, but can see how it would be much better live. Not an album I'll play much, but definitely wouldnt put me off going to see them in june

The steadily declining tag still applies. Keeping up the list theme, it's:

funeral>neon bible>suburbs>reflektor for me

[Zoo Music Girl]

I'd switch Suburbs and Reflektor personally. But yeah it's way better live. Tracks that I ignored on record really stood out at the gig.

[russycarps]

I reckon I'd go see them just to lash my skidded undies at the frizzy haired woman: I love her.

[Winslow Leach]

Neon Bible is the only Arcade Fire album I never feel the desire to go back and listen to. It's got a big, booming but essentially hollow sound. At time it even veers dangerously close to Bono territory.

[LondonTom]

Well lets carry on with the lists Had to listen to it again after all the talk yesterday on here (ToTP Countdown order (Worse to best);P):

Awful sound (oh eurydice)
Porno
Supersymmetry

Here comes the night time II

It's never over (oh orpheus)
You already know
Here comes the night time

Flashbulb eyes

Normal person

Reflektor

We exist

Afterlife

Joan of arc

The top 5 were hard to order actually!

[Paul ™]

So Coachella then..

[Matt42]

Doing Coachella supported by Beck!

[The 38 year old virgin]

Doing Coachella supported by Beck!

That Sunday looks a cracking day, the rest of it's fairly meh

[james_rox]

The recent set from the Capitol Building to celebrate the launch of the new album has been posted on Youtube. How good does Power Out sound?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddoyDzcBqd4

Edited January 12, 2014 by james_rox

[alframsey]

I downloaded it over the weekend and have played it a couple of times now. I'm not a big fan of it on record, but can see how it would be much better live. Not an album I'll play much, but definitely wouldnt put me off going to see them in june

The steadily declining tag still applies. Keeping up the list theme, it's:

funeral>neon bible>suburbs>reflektor for me

See I'd put it as:

The Suburbs>Reflektor>Funeral>Neon Bible.

[carlosj]

I do a mix tape (ok, a CD) for the journey down, and I've only just got Reflektor, joining Neon Bible as my Arcade Fire collection... I will have to check out more of their stuff then. I need a new job further away, as I used to listen to music most on the commute but am much nearer to work now.

[Yesiamaduck]

I do a mix tape (ok, a CD) for the journey down, and I've only just got Reflektor, joining Neon Bible as my Arcade Fire collection... I will have to check out more of their stuff then. I need a new job further away, as I used to listen to music most on the commute but am much nearer to work now.

DUDE get your fucking ears parked next to a stereo with 'Funeral' coming out of it, this instant!

[WS_Jack_III]

See I'd put it as:

The Suburbs>Reflektor>Funeral>Neon Bible.

mine would be the same.

[carlosj]

DUDE get your fucking ears parked next to a stereo with 'Funeral' coming out of it, this instant!

I'm on it.

[willutalk]

Funeral = Reflektor > The Suburbs = Neon Bible

[CHRLY]

Funeral > Reflektor > The Suburbs > Neon Bible

[suzie sue]

I welcome the new sound of reflektor and worry that funeral will sound dated alongside the new stuff

[DJL]

Funeral > neon bible > reflektor = the suburbs.

[Sweep]

Funeral > Neon Bible, Suburbs, Reflektor

Funeral is a near-perfect record. All the others are flawed in a variety of ways, but have tracks that I love nonetheless. I don't think they're declining, but I doubt they'll ever recapture the magic of Funeral. Their trajectory as a band seems fairly narrow now that they've embraced stadium performance, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Can't wait to see them at Earls Court and Glastonbury later this year.

I welcome the new sound of reflektor and worry that funeral will sound dated alongside the new stuff

Great music speaks for itself. I doubt the Funeral material would sound dated, it will probably be the crowning glory of the set.

Edited January 12, 2014 by Sweep

[CHRLY]

I think that they will reach the peak of funeral again just in a different way, win said himself that each album they could easily be a different band I.e the funerals, the neon bible's.

I love funeral it's one of my favourite records of all time but reflektor has moments that are just as outstanding as some on funeral for me