Who is Arcade Fire?
reblfan
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Sorry if I offend anyone by not knowing who this band is, but I've only recently began to hear about them. How long have they been around and what type of music is it?
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"Hey, if God didn’t want me to wear it so much, he wouldn’t have made them rock so hard."
Their first album has some bowie/talking heads influence i think and the newest one that came out yesterday has some springteenesqu sounds.
There are like 7 people in the band they have all your usual instruments then some organs/keys and a violinist that add and intersting texture to their songs.
If you want download a couple of their songs here are my suggestions from the albums:
Funeral (2004)
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Neighborhood #3 (Poweout)
Rebellion (lies)
Neon Bible (2007)
intervention
antichrist television blues
no cars go
Their first album funeral got a lot of recognition. As it was being made 3-4 members of the band lost family members. Although not every song is about death every song seems to drip with emotion.
the new album came out yesterday so i'm still digesting it, but i like it a good bit.
hope that helps
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highly recommended to anyone that likes independent rock music.
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record yet, so half the set was new to me.....but i enjoyed it none the
less!!
the EP was re-released after the success of Funeral sky-rocketed!
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I put them at an equal level with Pearl Jam in terms of live shows, and that's saying something. They really are spectacular. Can't wait until June when I get to see them twice more in Berkeley.
They actually come across as one of the least pretentious group of people you'll ever find. That's been my experience with their live shows anyway. They remind me a lot of Pearl Jam in the way that they engage and care about their fans. It's a beautiful thing.
Yeah i agree. I remember the first time i saw them in Jan of 05 for the last song 3 of the members got off the stage and came in the crowd playing their instruments to finish the show. Evidently they do that often and i just thought it was the coolest experience i was right down there and Win was right there.
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they sorta seem like the type of band that if you love them great and if you don't you just don't "get it"
Same could be said for Radiohead I suppose, whom I do love.
When I saw them last, Win was so fired up by the crowd that he didn't want to stop playing. At the end of the show, he grabbed a guitar, dove into the crowd, and ran outside to Market St here in San Francisco. He played a few songs out on the street for anyone who cared to stop and listen. Definitely one of the coolest things I have ever seen a musician do.