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AdolfOliverPanties: I don't understand the hype for Arcade Fire. I have their first record and have heard this latest one.

One would think the assemblage of seven musicians would produce a fuller sound instead of the ethereal crap they make. It's just not...good. Sort of Meh.

They're way better live than on CD.

Seriously. I only think they're a little above "meh" in the recording studio myself.

That's genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

AdolfOliverPanties: They are different than most garbage out there, and for that deserve props though. I just haven't figured them out, inasmuch as I know people who farking worship this band. It's probably just me.

No, you're not alone. I've heard them name-dropped all over the radio recently and saw them on Colbert or TDS the other night. Like you I was not impressed, especially given the hype they've been receiving.

I'm willing to admit I'm just not "into it" so I don't care that much, but I wish people could go into more detail about why they're so worshiped and what makes them unique.

Sometimes when I see a link about a TV show or movie or band or sport that I find uninteresting, I stop by to let everyone know.

I like Arcade Fire enough to buy their music. They had a neat "video" for Neon Bible that was similar to the Street View thing in TFA that got me hooked on their music..

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Also, I swore I'd never listen to "Wake Up" again after it was played about a jillion times during the Super Bowl and the Where the Wild Things Are trailers, but I listened to that album not long ago and found myself singing along with it anyway. Dammit.

bberg: AdolfOliverPanties: They are different than most garbage out there, and for that deserve props though. I just haven't figured them out, inasmuch as I know people who farking worship this band. It's probably just me.

No, you're not alone. I've heard them name-dropped all over the radio recently and saw them on Colbert or TDS the other night. Like you I was not impressed, especially given the hype they've been receiving.

I'm willing to admit I'm just not "into it" so I don't care that much, but I wish people could go into more detail about why they're so worshiped and what makes them unique.

I've asked the same thing and all I ever receive in response is something about how their sound is just like, you know, unique and different. Not to generalize, but among my friends, most of the people who worship bands in this way can never explain in detail why they like them without overusing broad adjectives. I think it's just that they enjoy feeling like they discovered a particular band 'first' in our group. If the band does end up getting any substantial amount of mainstream exposure, they lose interest. But I digress...the video was very cool.

They should release this as a music video. It might make it big.

Arcade Fire deserves a #1 hit.

You can be all MEH about them. But they are 100 times better than any band that has ever had a #1 hit. Period.

WaltzingMathilda: Cotton Rinkenbolts: think it's just that they enjoy feeling like they discovered a particular band 'first' in our group.

That's weird you think that. Maybe they just really, really like them and it's not easy to explain?

No, you have to show your work.

WaltzingMathilda: electronicmaji: They should release this as a music video. It might make it big.

Arcade Fire deserves a #1 hit.

You can be all MEH about them. But they are 100 times better than any band that has ever had a #1 hit. Period.

well, they do have a #1 album. and like i said earlier, i don't think it's about the single.

Without a #1 single you're nothing.

Album is sales. Single is airplay. That simple.

WaltzingMathilda: electronicmaji: WaltzingMathilda: electronicmaji: They should release this as a music video. It might make it big.

Arcade Fire deserves a #1 hit.

You can be all MEH about them. But they are 100 times better than any band that has ever had a #1 hit. Period.

well, they do have a #1 album. and like i said earlier, i don't think it's about the single.

Without a #1 single you're nothing.

Album is sales. Single is airplay. That simple.

i guess they're going to have to settle for being nothing while selling out MSG, the Greek, and every other venue they play, and even having Terry Gilliam direct and webcast one of their shows?

poor guys. they are nothing. :(

When you can talk to someone on the street and they recognize the name they will be something.

I have yet to meet a single person who knows who the Arcade Fire is who hasn't been introduced to them through me.

I wonder if their cd comes standard in the 2011 Prius?

electronicmaji: WaltzingMathilda: electronicmaji: They should release this as a music video. It might make it big.

Arcade Fire deserves a #1 hit.

You can be all MEH about them. But they are 100 times better than any band that has ever had a #1 hit. Period.

well, they do have a #1 album. and like i said earlier, i don't think it's about the single.

Without a #1 single you're nothing.

Album is sales. Single is airplay. That simple.

hit single? radio airplay? what is this, 1985?

lemme guess, you're one of those record industry dinosaurs who can't figure out why the traditional distribution machine is dying, eh?

Nabb1: Won't play on Firefox? WTF?

Crappy JavaScript speed. Might work better in the 4.0 beta, but it's pretty slow on 3.6.8. Tried in Safari, too. Didn't get the warning message, but it was using as much CPU power as I could throw at it before I got bored and closed the browser.

AdolfOliverPanties: electronicmaji: They should release this as a music video. It might make it big.

Arcade Fire deserves a #1 hit.

You can be all MEH about them. But they are 100 times better than any band that has ever had a #1 hit. Period.

So they're better than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd etc? And not just better, but 100 times better???!!!!

WOW. How the hell am I not getting this?!

Because your pants aren't tight enough and you aren't wearing a scarf in the middle of summer.

thomps: that was absolutely worth downloading chrome for.

This is the stupidest thing I think I've ever heard. I'm glad I'd never heard Arcade Fire before.

This is crap.

dholway: Cotton Rinkenbolts: I've asked the same thing and all I ever receive in response is something about how their sound is just like, you know, unique and different. Not to generalize, but among my friends, most of the people who worship bands in this way can never explain in detail why they like them without overusing broad adjectives.

What sort of detailed descriptions are you looking for exactly?

Personally, I'm looking for things like their use of sounds, instrument choices, if those instruments are played by members of the band or are just pre-recorded, arrangements, whether there is just one singer on most of the tracks or if other members sing and how they harmonize and blend, if they sample, how long their songs are, whether or not songs run together on the album, the overall themes of the album(s) and if they differ and evolve, who helped produce the album and master it, etc.

I guess for me, if somebody is telling me about a great band that I should listen to, I'd rather hear things like, "So-and-so produced this album and he also produced albums for band X, so you might like the style" rather than hear, "They're like a trip-hop, prog rock, grindcore folk band with a little bit of jazz and world influences. It's just so clear that they love what they do."

electronicmaji: I have yet to meet a single person who knows who the Arcade Fire is who hasn't been introduced to them through me.

I was about to fall off my chair, but then I saw "AR" in your profile as your location.

I live in a pretty snobby music city, so Arcade Fire is more recongizable than Nickelback here. I'm serious.

Nabb1: Won't play on Firefox? WTF?

Firefox's support of HTML5 is significantly lacking.

It works fine in Opera, btw.

Killer Cars: electronicmaji: I have yet to meet a single person who knows who the Arcade Fire is who hasn't been introduced to them through me.

I was about to fall off my chair, but then I saw "AR" in your profile as your location.

I live in a pretty snobby music city, so Arcade Fire is more recongizable than Nickelback here. I'm serious.

We only have rock and r&b stations in Detroit. I've only ever heard of this band via Fark.