mrcat1990 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Funeral. If you don't like this album you will unlikely ever really get Arcade Fire. I haven't listened to the new album but my favourite goes in this order- 1.Funeral 2.The Suburbs 3.Neon Bible. All three albums are truly excellent stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Cheers, man! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Funeral is one of the all time great albums. Just an astonishing piece of work. Reflektor comes close though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I've got to be honest - I don't think they've ever scaled the heights of Funeral again. I thought Neon Bible was good, but I really didn't get The Suburbs at all - thought it was pretty poor in all honesty. I saw the video as a 'premier' for the new album about 6 weeks ago, and thought meh. I do need to remember however that I thought much the same the first time I heard individual tracks from Funeral, which is now up there with my favourite albums of all time. I feel they lost the emotional drive and unbelievable energy in The Suburbs which made Funeral such a special album, although I do appreciate they were going through diffcult times in their personal lives when they wrote the songs for Funeral. I'll probably get it in the not too distant future, although The Suburbs sullied them slightly for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I thought The Suburbs was really good, and better than Neon Bible. They'll never be able to get that edge they had in Funeral. We might as well accept that. That said, No Cars Go on Neon Bible is probably their best song. They had it on their debut EP, but they really got it right when they included it on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Here comes the night time (part 1) is a highlight for me from their new album. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I thought The Suburbs was really good, and better than Neon Bible. They'll never be able to get that edge they had in Funeral. We might as well accept that. That said, No Cars Go on Neon Bible is probably their best song. They had it on their debut EP, but they really got it right when they included it on that. Yeah I really liked No Cars Go. Intervention is probably my favourite Arcade Fire song that's not on Funeral, it's an incredible song. I couldn't pick a song from The Suburbs that scaled any higher than average for me. Maybe I was expecting something else from that album and haven't given it a fair crack, but I was just completely underwhelmed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My Body Is A Cage live is blindingly good. I think alot of folk were harsh on Neon Bible because it wasn't as good as Funeral. It's still a very good album. The Suburbs for me is only just off being on par with Funeral. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I love each of their albums in their own ways. In terms of raw emotion, Funeral is spectacular, especially 7 Kettles. Wake Up on its own is unbelievable too. It would be amazing to see live this weekend, sadly they've not had it on their set list: Neon Bible is very underrated in my opinion. The main songs off it are brilliant, but even stuff like Ocean of Noise and My Body is a Cage are excellent. The Suburbs is probably my favourite of their albums. It seems to flow absolutely perfectly. Buzzing for this weekend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfortablynumb1910 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Looks like this made last night and tonight in London. Hope it`s still there come Saturday ! http://youtu.be/5Eo6hy5DNMw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisearl Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Looks like this made last night and tonight in London. Hope it`s still there come Saturday ! +1 - Tremendous song and my favourite off The Suburbs by some distance.Haven't seen a setlist from tonight yet but they opened with Reflecktor followed by Power Out last night. Really hoping they do that on Friday - what a way to start things off! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfortablynumb1910 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Setlist FM. Couldn`t resist a look on youtube at the roundhouse stuff. Looks brilliant. Kilt or suit, that is the question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Setlist FM. Couldn`t resist a look on youtube at the roundhouse stuff. Looks brilliant. Kilt or suit, that is the question. I'm going for a three piece suit and a bow tie. Cannot wait! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Going to be horrifically sweaty and uncomfortable if jumping about the front in a three piece! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 It'll be brilliant if there is a mix of kilts and suits. Should have my tickets today. Absolutely buzzing for this. Got a group of 6 firing through then heading out after 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shengus Khan Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Aye, fair looking forward to this now. Dug out the suit yesterday which is airing away. Trying to decide whether or not I should go with a cravat and a buttonhole/flower thing to try and look a bit dapper. The downside for me is that I have to drive I checked out the setlist from last night's London show and noticed they coveredThe Clash's 'I'm So Bored With The USA'. I'd be very intrigued to hear theirversion of that. Edited November 13, 2013 by Shengus Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Going to be horrifically sweaty and uncomfortable if jumping about the front in a three piece! I don't go down the front. I stand politely at the side and occasionally nod. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shengus Khan Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 North American arena tour just announced for March and April then again in August. Wonder if they've left May - July for a European tour or if they're keeping it for the festival season (Glastonbury headliner?). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirdrieGuy Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 North American arena tour just announced for March and April then again in August. Wonder if they've left May - July for a European tour or if they're keeping it for the festival season (Glastonbury headliner?). They're doing European festivals in May/June so I think they'll either play Glastonbury or do another big outdoor gig in London like they did in Hyde Park a couple of years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 If anyone is a looking for a Saturday ticket at face value chuck me a pm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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