Arcade Fire is

Zoso

i love AF and MMJ.. both good bands and hyped for a reason (for once) they are actually good and credible.

aspoonfulweighsaton

There will always be people who think it's "cooler" to hate on what's popular than to give them a fair shake. It's cool if people don't want to jump on board, but it's clear that some people are going overboard with trashing them. Just say no thanks and move on to something ultimately inferior.

whygohome

slightlystoned wrote:

go see them live. then make your decision

+1

whygohome

, in my opinion, a very good band who have released 3 LPs. Let's let them just relax and keep making music. Why can't a band just be a band and make some records?

Lifted

okay, i didn't really read everything that was written in this thread. but a lot of bullshit is being thrown around. first of all, i can't stand when people throw bands into this "indie" category that "pretentious hipsters" listen to. then spewing off bands like my morning jacket as if they are somehow related. i feel like some people just don't have the mental capacity to appreciate certain kinds of art, and so they are jealous of the ones who understand it, thus resorting to name calling. these days, "indie" (to me at least) pretty much just means that the musician(s) has complete artistic freedom. i mean, a lot of these bands that get thrown into the category aren't even on independent labels. but the thing that makes no sense to me is how bands like my morning jacket, arcade fire, sonic youth, animal collective etc can get thrown into this "indie" (which seems to be an evil word to some) category, when it's all just rock n roll, and very different rock n roll at that. most of these artists themselves don't seem to indentify with any particular scene (seems to be all about the music to me), so it's not fair to judge them based on a certain demographic their music may attract.

Benzor

Tiki Barber wrote:

okay, i didn't really read everything that was written in this thread. but a lot of bullshit is being thrown around. first of all, i can't stand when people throw bands into this "indie" category that "pretentious hipsters" listen to. then spewing off bands like my morning jacket as if they are somehow related. i feel like some people just don't have the mental capacity to appreciate certain kinds of art, and so they are jealous of the ones who understand it, thus resorting to name calling. these days, "indie" (to me at least) pretty much just means that the musician(s) has complete artistic freedom. i mean, a lot of these bands that get thrown into the category aren't even on independent labels. but the thing that makes no sense to me is how bands like my morning jacket, arcade fire, sonic youth, animal collective etc can get thrown into this "indie" (which seems to be an evil word to some) category, when it's all just rock n roll, and very different rock n roll at that. most of these artists themselves don't seem to indentify with any particular scene (seems to be all about the music to me), so it's not fair to judge them based on a certain demographic their music may attract.

Good post.

Benzor

gndcd402 wrote:

Back_Pedal wrote:

Sawyer wrote:

this goes with my theory that you can judge someone's intelligence by musical taste......

And this band is for geniuses?

Benzor wrote:

and this might be a pretentious statement but im going to say that the Arcade Fire is the defining band of my generation (I'm 21).

I kind of hope that they aren't, really. They don't sound current to me, honestly, and they don't seem to have taken on that mythical status like a Zeppelin or a Nirvana.

i'm a self-appointed genius (iq of 180, booyah) and arcade fire totally blows. i tried to watch their youtube concert and for fear of wanting to kill myself if i listened to any more of that noise i shut it off. somebody else put it perfectly, they are a bunch of self-appointed hipsters praised and supported by other hipsters who have zero taste in decent music. i'm 23 and if this is the band of my generation, well, god help us...

So many things wrong with this. First of all I stopped taking your post seriously when you opened with "i'm a self-appointed genius (iq of 180, booyah) and arcade fire totally blows"...You just sound fucking ridiculous. Then you refer to them as "self appointed hipsters" and say that everyone who likes them is a hipster as well. The irony of this post is hilarious because you refer to yourself as a genius and then you proceed to make yourself sound like a fucking retard all in one paragraph. Next time you are trying to make an argument don't base it off people being "hipsters".

DewieCox

Tiki Barber wrote:

okay, i didn't really read everything that was written in this thread. but a lot of bullshit is being thrown around. first of all, i can't stand when people throw bands into this "indie" category that "pretentious hipsters" listen to. then spewing off bands like my morning jacket as if they are somehow related. i feel like some people just don't have the mental capacity to appreciate certain kinds of art, and so they are jealous of the ones who understand it, thus resorting to name calling. these days, "indie" (to me at least) pretty much just means that the musician(s) has complete artistic freedom. i mean, a lot of these bands that get thrown into the category aren't even on independent labels. but the thing that makes no sense to me is how bands like my morning jacket, arcade fire, sonic youth, animal collective etc can get thrown into this "indie" (which seems to be an evil word to some) category, when it's all just rock n roll, and very different rock n roll at that. most of these artists themselves don't seem to indentify with any particular scene (seems to be all about the music to me), so it's not fair to judge them based on a certain demographic their music may attract.

I never hear MMJ being tossed in with indie bands. This thread is really the first time I've seen where people thought they were part of that scene.

aspoonfulweighsaton

How I long for the day when people realize that the term "indie" has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH A BAND'S SOUND. I guess the fact that a lot of bands that are considered "indie" are signed to major labels and that has helped bastardize the term, but seriously, "indie" is not a sound. :roll:

intodeep

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

How I long for the day when people realize that the term "indie" has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH A BAND'S SOUND. I guess the fact that a lot of bands that are considered "indie" are signed to major labels and that has helped bastardize the term, but seriously, "indie" is not a sound. :roll:

I think your thought process was how it was perceived in the 90's and earlier, but as the 00's came around a lot of music was considered to have an "indie sound" by many in the media. so indie stopped being a adjective used to describe how a band went about making their music (label, creativity etc) and became more of the new catch phrase for bands like "alternative" was in the 90's

by the way all this talk of arcade fire sucking is crazy.

UpSideDown

Benzor wrote:

and this might be a pretentious statement but im going to say that the Arcade Fire is the defining band of my generation (I'm 21).

Pretty sure if you approached 10 random people on the street and played an arcade fire song - you are going to get about 9 or 10 blank stares back.

Benzor

UpSideDown wrote:

Benzor wrote:

and this might be a pretentious statement but im going to say that the Arcade Fire is the defining band of my generation (I'm 21).

Pretty sure if you approached 10 random people on the street and played an arcade fire song - you are going to get about 9 or 10 blank stares back.

Ok maybe not the defining band because this generation's musical tastes are just way too fucked up but along with Radiohead I would consider them them the most important band of my generation. Better?

JL19851

I don't think there are defining bands of generations anymore like in the 90s, or even 10 years ago with the White Stripes. I think it's all a little too chaotic now for any band to be able to stake that claim with the total randomness of the internet, and the fact that at any one time, some person can post something on YouTube and sell out Madison Square Garden a week later.

Sad to say it, but to some extent, when record labels were at their heyday, they at least sorted some of this stuff out for us - even if there were many periods when the product wasn't so great. Sure, there's a certain freedom and creativity that's associated with the self-made rock star and the music fan deciding for themselves what works and what doesn't...but at the same time, there's a whole lot more sifting going on than there used to be. Personally, I just wish there was a happy medium where creativity and choice were prevalent, but it was at least a little more decipherable.

DewieCox

JL19851 wrote:

I don't think there are defining bands of generations anymore like in the 90s, or even 10 years ago with the White Stripes.

I think Arcade Fire is more of a generation defining band than the White Stripes. I don't think highly of AF and Jack White is one of my favorite musicians with WS being my favorite band of his.

I do agree about generation defining bands, though. I think there has to be more widespread appeal for somethin like that.

Gonzo1977

Terrible band with probably the worst haircuts since Flock Of Seaguls.

I wish this band would just go buy some journals and spare the world the poetry club woe is me weep fest.

75 people in the band and they still manage to make Coldplay sound like Motorhead.

Mr.Butler sings like he has his dick tucked between his legs.

gibbits

LOL defining band of our generation, that's just depressing. These guys are adult contemporary before they're rock

PearlJamDowner

Benzor wrote:

UpSideDown wrote:

Benzor wrote:

and this might be a pretentious statement but im going to say that the Arcade Fire is the defining band of my generation (I'm 21).

Pretty sure if you approached 10 random people on the street and played an arcade fire song - you are going to get about 9 or 10 blank stares back.

Ok maybe not the defining band because this generation's musical tastes are just way too fucked up but along with Radiohead I would consider them them the most important band of my generation. Better?

What about Pearl Jam?