rsjbraz Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 So now the new Arcade Fire has properly leaked, what do people think?It was always gonna be be a bit of a letdown but it seems a bit weighed down in it's own melodrama and as such lacks the wonderful exhuberance of Funeral.It's getting better with repeated listens & I'm thinking certain songs would definately come to life when seen live but still a bit of a disappointment IMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 IMHO it's anything but a letdown... I suppose I wasn't sure what to expect, so hearing it was a relief as it's so good. Sure, it might not have the charm of their debut, but it's still a great record. They've developed their sound and their songs, it's a more mature Arcade Fire... Certainly looking forward to hearing a proper version of it, but the leak has wetted my appetite, that's for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 From the listens I've had so far, I'm going to like this one about as much as I liked Funeral, which is in small doses. I just find them very tiring to listen to for any sustained period of time, and I think that is due to the production rather than the songs themselves. I'm not trying to diss them or anything, cos I like what they do a fair bit. I just like them in small doses rather than across an entire album (which doesn't mean I only like certain songs, it just means I only like to hear one or two before I have to put something else on). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muller Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Already im enjoying this more than Funeral. It just seems to flow alot better. I liked Funeral alot but there are a couple of songs that I wasnt too keen on. This is alot more consistent. Just ordered my deluxe CD from Merge. Works out just over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 To where has it leaked? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Already im enjoying this more than Funeral. It just seems to flow alot better. I liked Funeral alot but there are a couple of songs that I wasnt too keen on. This is alot more consistent. Just ordered my deluxe CD from Merge. Works out just over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 To where has it leaked? It's been over at that pink place once or twice, but it's disappeared very quickly both times I've seen it. I may or may not have been able to grab it this morning before it went away. I don't know why it keeps disappearing, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 To where has it leaked? It's out there. The links to it keep getting killed and then pop up in other places. If you look, I'm sure you will find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 It's been over at that pink place once or twice, but it's disappeared very quickly both times I've seen it. I may or may not have been able to grab it this morning before it went away. I don't know why it keeps disappearing, though.Perhaps it's a bitrate issue? Anyway, someone in this thread helped me out. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think at Oink it's a bitrate issue. The version I've seen has different rates for different tracks. In other cases I think it's hate mail from band management. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Already im enjoying this more than Funeral. It just seems to flow alot better. I liked Funeral alot but there are a couple of songs that I wasnt too keen on. This is alot more consistent.I think I'm already in this camp. The highs might not be quite as high as they were on Funeral, but I actually like every song on this new one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I haven't been able to find it yet either. * *hint, hint EDIT: Wow, you people are fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 It's not "Funeral", that's for sure. I haven't decided better or worse yet, just different. In my old fashioned way, I don't think I can make a final determination until I hear the official release. Welsh Rick has it right in terms of more mature. It doesn't have as many of the wall of noise rockers that "Funeral" had. It doesn't have that same youthful exuberance. Remaking "No Cars Go" was a great decision because it is spectacular. "Keep The Car Running", "Anitchrist TV Blues", "Windowsill", "My Body is a Cage", and "The Well and the Lighthouse" are strong strong tracks. And there are no weak ones - nothing on here I'll be skipping over. And I said this on another thread but it bears repeating. If you preorder through Us Kids Know, http://www.arcadefire.net/, you're helping to support that site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I'll have to back everyone else up on here. On first listen I'm really enjoying it, and usually it takes me awhile to warm up to something new Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 It's not "Funeral", that's for sure. I haven't decided better or worse yet, just different. In my old fashioned way, I don't think I can make a final determination until I hear the official release. Welsh Rick has it right in terms of more mature. It doesn't have as many of the wall of noise rockers that "Funeral" had. It doesn't have that same youthful exuberance. Remaking "No Cars Go" was a great decision because it is spectacular. "Keep The Car Running", "Anitchrist TV Blues", "Windowsill", "My Body is a Cage", and "The Well and the Lighthouse" are strong strong tracks. And there are no weak ones - nothing on here I'll be skipping over. And I said this on another thread but it bears repeating. If you preorder through Us Kids Know, http://www.arcadefire.net/, you're helping to support that site.i've already been skipping the title track for a while now but besides that one, i totally agree that on the whole it's more consistant, but besides the remake of NCG (always been one of their best songs), no single song on it touches Rebellion, Wake Up, or Tunnels for me. and as much as i do love it, i wish there was 1-2 rockers ala Power Out or Laika, cuz NCG is as rockin' as it gets this time out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I really like, cept for Black Mirror Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 really? while the production on that one sorta annoys me (too subdued/quiet at the start), i love the song Ocean of Noise i don't think much of the first few minutes, but that last minute and a half is stunning, and as a result it's a great song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Perhaps it's a bitrate issue? Anyway, someone in this thread helped me out. Thanks.And then two more helped me out after that. Hehe. Thank you all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I love it!!! I can't stop playing it. Track 11 - My Body Is A Cage is my fave song in a long long long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I am also having a hard time locating this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I am also having a hard time locating this. me too. I looked under my bed and everywhere. No luck yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 May I suggest Albumbase.com? It is just a collection of links from websites like Megaupload, YSI, Rapidshare, etc. It's easier than bittorrent, in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 May I suggest Albumbase.com? It is just a collection of links from websites like Megaupload, YSI, Rapidshare, etc. It's easier than bittorrent, in my opinion. But you have to register...which I ain't down for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 The title track is a bit of a shitter. Nothing on it to outdo Power Out or Laika but still sounds like a great little record....if a bit one paced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wattsup32 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 i haven't been able to locate this yet. can someone here who has located it, locate it to me, please. thanks so much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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