bobfrombob Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 actually Intervention was better than ANY of the warmup show performances of it The recorded version relies so heavily on the organ - I was glad to finally see some greater use of keyboards in the live setting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 au contraire Oui, oui. I'm still amazed by the backlash surrounding this release, and the reviews have barely even started coming yet. To my mind, NB is so much better than Funeral that it borders on ludicrous. It's focused like a friggin' laser beam, and it's so attuned to the concerns of the current crop of 20somethings in the world that I think it'll retroactively be looked upon as a major milestone in '00s rock. I know I said as much in the NB thread, but nothing else I've heard this decade even comes close to expressing the anxiety of our directionless, overwhelmingly consumerist, post-90s society. (And you can dance to it, too!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 you're ashamed of arcade fire? i'd be more ashamed about bryan adams.A couple reasons:1) Bryan Adams owns the best studio in town here, The Warehouse. He's done a lot for the recording industry in Vancouver, music aside, I have nothing but the utmost respect for him.2) Bryan Adams doesn't pretend to be a hipster and gets people like the pitchfork staff to worship him and his boring, boring songs. He is what he is and doesn't try to be anything else. However, waking up the "The Summer of 69" on the radio this morning kind of started my day off on the wrong foot. I think it'll retroactively be looked upon as a major milestone in '00s rock.Haha, you made me laugh out loud, my friend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redpillbox Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I thought "Keep the Car Running" was great. The first song they performed was mired in sound problems though...and I know people hate on Regine's vocals (I've never been onboard with that)....I got to say, however, that her back-up vocals on "Intervention" were cringe-worthy. All told though, I thought it was an impressive set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 More (Antichrist Televesion Blues) please!! Thats my fave off the album right now and I can't wait to see it live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 You guys got Bush, we got Win. you're seriously comparing win butler to george bush? seriously? wanna trade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YouAReMYface Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Oh it breaks my heart to see those starsSmashing a perfectly good guitarI dont know who they think they areSmashing a perfectly good guitar how he loved that guitar just like a girlfriendbut every good thing comes to an endnow he just sits in his room all daywhistling every note he ever played well there outta be a law with no bailsmash a guitar and you go to jailwith no chance for early paroleyou dont get out until you get some soul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 saw the you tube video. my impressions... what?...are there 15 people in the band or was the stage that small? they are the current benchmark for hipster fashion. yippee...who gives a f*ck. so they dress better than tony bennett. and they rock harder too...but, does that really mean anything? this band is so over-hyped/fawned over, i really want to loathe them. but..the jury is still out, at least for me. right now, i'm not moved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 there's 7 in the band there were 2 extras playing w/ them on there (French Horn/Sax and Viola) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I'll like Arcade Fire more if Win plays naked. That is the sign of a truly brilliant indie artist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Haven't heard Neon Bible, I liked about half the songs on Funeral, though in general they seem a bit too dramatic for me. I'm a twenty-something and they don't particularly speak to me, in fact the lyrics I actually paid attention to on Funeral I found naive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'll like Arcade Fire more if Win plays naked. That is the sign of a truly brilliant indie artist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I don't think the lyrics are what make this band delicious. In fact, I think their lyrics are typically bordering on "not good," but the way they put it all together sho' is special. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YouAReMYface Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 i hadnt really listened to the band too much but i have been recently (last 2 days) and to be honest they really arent showing me too much...but having said that i owe them a little more listening before i can really judge them ive only listened to neon bible and apprently funeral is a better album so ill check that out. i like the song intervention a lot but other than that not much stands out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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brianjeremy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 The performances were so-so, but the episode was truely awful and the most unfunny SNL I've seen in a long time. Ugh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renton Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I always thought indie snobs were the people that loved this band.I'm ashamed they are from Canada You guys got Bush, we got Win. I thought Win and his bro were American, but the rest of the band Canadian? Could be wrong. Can't wait for Neon Bible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airtaco Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I just don't get this band. The songs were alright - fine is actually the word I truely think describes them. But nothing about them makes me want to buy NB (I own Funeral, and aside from a handful of songs, I don't think it's worth replaying). But then again, I can't get into any of the bands you kids talk about; I'd rather listen to Sinatra. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 These guys are the best thing going right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 ^^ smart kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 ^^ smart kid I only said that so you'd be extra nice to me. That and they really are an amazing band, and they need to come down here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 they need to come to denver... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I thought Win and his bro were American, but the rest of the band Canadian? Could be wrong.You're right! Score! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 How can anyone say their lyrics aren't great? "Don't want to work in a building downtownNo, I don't want to work in a building downtownI don't know what I'm going to doBecause the planes keep crashing always two by twoDon't want to work in a building downtownNo, I don't want tosee it when the planes hit the ground Don't want to work in a building downtownDon't want to work in a building downtownParking the cars in the undergroundThe voices when they scream, well, they make no soundWant to see the cities rustAnd the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus Dear God, I'm a good Christian manI'm your boy, I know you understandThat you got to work hard and you got to get paidThe girl's thirteen, but she don't act her ageShe can sing like a bird in cageOh Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage You know that I'm a God-fearing manYou know that I'm a God-fearing manI just got to know if it's a part of your planTo see my darling stand by your right handI know you will do what's right, LordFor they are the lanterns and you are the light Now I'm overcomeBy the light of dayMy lips are nearBut my heart is far awayTell me what to sayI'll be your mouthpiece Into the light of a bridge that burnsAs I drive through the city with the money that I earnTo the dark of a starless skyI won't stare into nothing and I'm asking you whyLord, let me make her a starSo the world can see who you really are Little girl, you're old enough to understandYou'll always be a stranger in a strange strange landMen are going to come while you're fast asleepSo you better just stay close and hold onto meIf mama's mockingbird don't sing well,Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring Dear God, will you send me a child?Oh God, will you send me a child?Because I want to put it up on the TV screenSo the world can see what your true Word meansLord, won't you send me a sign?Because I just got to know if I'm wasting my time Now I'm overcomeBy the light of dayMy lips are nearBut my heart is far awayBut now the war is wonHow come nothing tastes good? Oh you're such a sensitive child (sensitive child)You know you're such a sensitive childI know you're tired, but it's all rightI just needed you to sing for me tonightYou're going to have your day in the sunYou know God loves the sensitive ones Oh, my little girl in a cageOh, my little bird in a cageI need you to get up for me up on that stageShow all the men that you're old for your ageNow in the times of fearBut if you don't take it, it'll disappear Oh, my little mockingbird, singCome on, my little mockingbird, singI need you to get up on the stage for me, honeyShow the men it's not about the moneyWant to hold a mirror up to the worldSo that they can see themselves inside my little girl Do you know where I was at your age?Any idea where I was at your age?I was working downtown for the minimum wage!And I couldn't let you just throw it all awayThrow me a kid, God, throw me a knifeSo tell me Lord, am I the Antichrist?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Throw me a kid, God, throw me a knife "Through being cute, I'm through being nice" to my ears Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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