What about From Montreal?

You can't compare Arcade Fire and Radiohead. Although subby would know that if he wasn't busy listening to his Daughtry CD's.

HulkHands: From Montreal

They're from Atlanta.

What I got from Neon Bible; "Hey, check this out, we have this really big organ to play with! No really, it's an actual church organ, and we're going to fill a bunch or tracks with it. Did we mention about the organ?"

Kind of reminded me of Rush and their mid-80's obsession with the synth.

HulkHands: What about From Montreal?

You mean "Of Montreal"?

How are they like Radiohead?

Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

they suck

Treygreen13: HulkHands: What about From Montreal?

You mean "Of Montreal"?

That band is the suck. Also, they are from Georgia or something, and they just wanted to sound all cool and Frenchy.

that's all well and good, but when is it going to be available in stores nationwide?

/ loves "funeral"
// likes "neon bible". most of the songs are good/great, tho i still hate "windowsill" and maybe one other...
/// btw, does anybody have that EP they put out a while ago? if so, how is it?
//// man, i wish i went to that concert they had in my city in, on the "Funeral" tour, sometime in 2004...
//// i only found out about them / got into them in 2005 tho...

Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

They're overrated and make glorified background music.

How the hell can you compare Arcade Fire with Radiohead? Even if Arcade Fire had the same talent level, their songs sound in no way similar.


/not hating on Arcade Fire

Third_Uncle_Eno: that's all well and good, but when is it going to be available in stores nationwide?

/ loves "funeral"
// likes "neon bible". most of the songs are good/great, tho i still hate "windowsill" and maybe one other...
/// btw, does anybody have that EP they put out a while ago? if so, how is it?
//// man, i wish i went to that concert they had in my city in, on the "Funeral" tour, sometime in 2004...
//// i only found out about them / got into them in 2005 tho...

Slashie 1: Me too.
Slashie 2: Whatever.
Slashie 3: It's really, really good.
Slashie 4: You missed out.

HulkHands: What about From Montreal?

Of Montreal.

Beatle_Matt: They're from Atlanta.

Athens.

CatfoodSpork: Treygreen13: HulkHands: What about From Montreal?

You mean "Of Montreal"?

That band is the suck. Also, they are from Georgia or something, and they just wanted to sound all cool and Frenchy.


That band is the best thing to happen to music in the last decade, but OK, go on hating.

deadsanta: CatfoodSpork: Treygreen13: HulkHands: What about From Montreal?

You mean "Of Montreal"?

That band is the suck. Also, they are from Georgia or something, and they just wanted to sound all cool and Frenchy.


That band is the best thing to happen to music in the last decade, but OK, go on hating.

RandomLurker999: Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

they suck

Well, here's a dumbass for ya.

If you don't 'get' Funeral and OK Computer, then the loss is yours, sugartits.

kanesays: RandomLurker999: Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

they suck

Well, here's a dumbass for ya.

If you don't 'get' Funeral and OK Computer, then the loss is yours, sugartits.

I dislike Radiohead, but think Arcade Fire is good.
Doesn't mean I'm insane.

"Getting" music is totally bullshiat. Some songs resonate with people that don't with others. There is nothing to "get".

Get over your complex that anyone who doesn't share your taste in melodic sound wave arrangements is a moron.

Treygreen13: I dislike Radiohead, but think Arcade Fire is good.
Doesn't mean I'm insane.

No, but I think it means we fail at being hipster douchebags.

/Radiohead are frellin' overrated
//Fake Plastic Trees and Everything In It's Right Place are good
///Nothing else is

kanesays: RandomLurker999: Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

they suck

Well, here's a dumbass for ya.

If you don't 'get' Funeral and OK Computer, then the loss is yours, sugartits.

Sorry, I was just being snarky. I actually love OK Computer because it isnt like the rest of Radioheads discography, but I would definately classify both bands as an overall "meh" to my tastes.

Doesn't ring a bell.

of Montreal was so named because the lead singer had a failed romance with a girl from Montreal. Or at least, that's one version of it. Being from Montreal myself, and knowing a little about the local French-Canadian girls, I can see how one of them could mess up a guy enough to name his band after the incident.

Arcade Fire deserves respect just for their elevator performance of Neon Bible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjxef8AfVQg

that band like Radiohead

They make a bunch of noise while maintaining serious looks on their faces, thus they're geniuses?

RandomLurker999: Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

they suck

This.

ConnieLingus: Kornchex: How are they like Radiohead?

They're overrated and make glorified background music.

This too.

sorry Galactus5k

but In Rainbows is one of the great psychedelic albums of all time.

Obviously you've been missing your doses.


/tunes in
//turns on
///drops out

Normally I wouldn't drop in on a music thread just to hate on a band... but goddamn the Arcade Fire is crappy.

I saw them at Coachella a couple years ago and couldn't believe I was watching such a shiatty band on such a large stage.

I really dug "Funeral", partly because a girl I was dating at the time put one of their songs on a mix cd for me...I know, I know...

I like sad-sounding music though, and Funeral was pretty sad. Never got into them other than that.

Arcade Fire are from Canada.

Canadians can't sing.

Therefore Arcade Fire can't sing.

Yup, they are from Canada, heh.

What's my source?

An interview with them and Springsteen from a year ago.

mrEdude: sorry Galactus5k

but In Rainbows is one of the great psychedelic albums of all time.

Obviously you've been missing your doses.

/tunes in
//turns on
///drops out

I'll admit, I tried to listen to it. Turned off 2 songs in. It really is unrepentant garbage.

submitter sounds like a fag.

canada sucks and their collective musical output ranges from embarrasing to meh. arcade fire are like every other canadian band - good at ripping off american music. I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

I used to really like Arcade Fire, until I realized they're just a ripoff of Echo and the Bunnymen. Still good music, though, as evidenced by this (new window) cover of "The Guns of Brixton." Bad. Ass.

Hey, I like both Neon Bible and Funeral. But then again, I'm not cool. I think. I dunno. Something like that. But yeah, I like Arcade Fire. And I generally dislike bands that the so-called 'indie' music press fellates so brazenly, especially when they're still, like, unknown, man. Not sure how it is now, but for a month or so there you couldn't bludgeon a hipster without him trying to tell you about Arcade Fire.

Oh, and add another post to the "wtf, comparing them to Radiohead?" crowd.

Yeah they're pretty meh.

Boogaloo Shrimp: submitter sounds like a fag.

canada sucks and their collective musical output ranges from embarrasing to meh. arcade fire are like every other canadian band - good at ripping off american music. I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

Go back to commenting on YouTube videos, you're missed.

Boogaloo Shrimp: submitter sounds like a fag.

canada sucks and their collective musical output ranges from embarrasing to meh. arcade fire are like every other canadian band - good at ripping off american music. I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

You sound like you come from a rural area. Time to put on "Nebraska" and tenderly make love to your bandana-wearing cousin

Boogaloo Shrimp: submitter sounds like a fag.

canada sucks and their collective musical output ranges from embarrasing to meh. arcade fire are like every other canadian band - good at ripping off american music. I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

You sound like a troll. Take your alternate views and get the hell outta here.

I like 'em, even though I keep thinking "Eddie and the Cruisers","On The Dark Side" when I hear them. Must be the slap back echo or something.

As for being compared to Radiohead, really? How so?

"Neon Bible" is as different from "In Rainbows" as different can be.

They are both good in their own ways, IMHO.

"No Cars Go" is really catchy and sticks with you more than "Weird Fishes" for instance, but they both are good songs and impressive--at least to me.

HappyHarryHardOn: Boogaloo Shrimp: submitter sounds like a fag.

canada sucks and their collective musical output ranges from embarrasing to meh. arcade fire are like every other canadian band - good at ripping off american music. I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

You sound like you come from a rural area. Time to put on "Nebraska" and tenderly make love to your bandana-wearing cousin

you know im right. you'll get over it.

Boogaloo Shrimp: I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

You like Springsteen, huh? Man. I was reading something he was saying the other day. He had this band open for him, he loves them, they're his favorite modern band. He's even covered a few of their songs and played duets with them, and ...

Oh, shiat. Nevermind. They're the Arcade Fire.

uPTheme: Still good music, though, as evidenced by this (new window) cover of "The Guns of Brixton." Bad. Ass.

That's an incredibly lifeless cover for all the instruments they worked in.

destitute college kid: Boogaloo Shrimp: I'll take The farking Boss over some trifling indie posturing and dramatic yelping anyday.

You like Springsteen, huh? Man. I was reading something he was saying the other day. He had this band open for him, he loves them, they're his favorite modern band. He's even covered a few of their songs and played duets with them, and ...

Oh, shiat. Nevermind. They're the Arcade Fire.


Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were mid-concert, when unbeknownst to the audience, on walked Canadian rockers Arcade Fire to play a few tunes with the Boss and his Band. According to Springsteen's website, the Arcade Fire joined the Boss in performing "State Troopers", and the E Street boys returned the favor by chiming in on Arcade's smash hit "Keep the Car Running."

OH SNAP!
OUCH!

Everything you've heard about their live show is absolutely true. The whole atmosphere of it is just incredible, and its helped by how anthemic (I'm fairly sure that's not a real word, but you know what I mean) many of their songs are. It's great being there with 10,000 other people singing right along with them. It's just an amazing communal experience because its not like seeing a bigger band and everyone singing along to their big chart topping hit, it feels like their songs were written to be this big, cathartic group experience. And I love the fact that they have (or had, not sure if they still do it) a guy or two whose basic job is to run around banging the shiat out of his drum/tambourine/the helmet on another member's head/anything else he can find (new window). When I saw them at the Greek in Berkeley he climbed the scaffolding on the side and did it from there for a bit. I've seen them twice and both were by far the best live shows I've ever been to. Also, LCD Soundsystem was boring as fark live, but a lot of that was probably because the crowd was pretty indifferent to them through most of their set.

One of my biggest regrets was being too late to buy tickets back when Funeral first came out and they were touring smaller venues with Wolf Parade opening for them. That would've been incredible.

apistat: Everything you've heard about their live show is absolutely true.

Agreed. The first time I saw them was at Lollapolooza in 2005, when my friends dragged me to their stage. I was in awe.

Arcade Fire and Radiohead are two great bands that couldn't sound more different.

Get bent subby. Sorry every band can't sound like Rush.

Arcade Fire are great. I love Funeral, and Neon Bible is pretty good too. And yes, their cover of "Guns of Brixton" is outstanding.

Valdes: Arcade Fire are from Canada.

Canadians can't sing.

Therefore Arcade Fire can't sing.

Don't you ever get tired of pushing that ridiculous nonsense?

Beatle_Matt: You can't compare Arcade Fire and Radiohead. Although subby would know that if he wasn't busy listening to his Daughtry CD's.

HulkHands: From Montreal

They're from Atlanta.


No, Of Montreal are from Athens. :P

Arcade Fire are just like Radiohead, if you're deaf.

Or if you only like Nickelback and Matchbox 20.

i hear a lot of boss in neon bible.

as for of montreal, this is the only thing i've heard from them that i enjoyed:

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

vitustinnitus: i hear a lot of boss in neon bible.

as for of montreal, this is the only thing i've heard from them that i enjoyed:

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

That is awesome. I'm also pleased to find out that Ted Leo played it, too.