Arcade Fire in Atlanta

clayton12

Just got back from the show and they fucking blew my mind tonight. THey played every song off of Neon Bible except the title track and Antichrist television blues. During Power Out, Win got the crowd to rush towards the stage so I ended up right up front. One of their mulit-intrusment members climbed up top the entire balcony with one hand while beating his drum. I truly feared for his life. They played two encores and closed with Wake Up. A truly perfect night by a truly perfect band.

boroff89

Best live band on the planet. Hands down.

clayton12

I walked out of there a believer saying they were the greatest thing i have ever seen, other than My Morning Jacket who are my all time favorite.

electronblue

arcade fire

attending one of their 'live' shows must feel incredible...~

r1vers

saw them last thursday in san diego..sounds like a relatively similar set but we got both of those songs. great energy. andddd i met them all afterwards and chatted for a bit...all really nice. saw 'em again at coachella on saturday & blew a lot of people away i think (even though it wasn't as impressive of a show as SD)

intodeep

Great Show last night in Atlatna. I saw them back in 05 here at the Playhouse and i tried to keep expectations down. I was like no way they can bring it like they did at that show it must have been a special night......

Well they are eitehr that good every night or they had another special night

The National came on at 8pm and played till 8:45. I have never heard them and I actually liked them a good bit i'm going to have to check them out. Anyone seening them on this tour i suggest getting there early to see these guys. Arcade fire came on at 9:20 and played until 10:50.

Right before they take the stage they show a evangilist saying crazy shit on little video screens set up on the stage. She says stuff like you need a bible enema right up your but to clean you out or something to that effect. It was rather funny then the band comes on.

Great show good energy, but the second half of the show the energy level was amped up. They have a little orchestra setting where about 4 rows of chairs were set up and right before Powerout Win invites everyone to come on up. He urges everyone he says its okay i give you permission these chairs are confining everyone pile down here and we'll have a more fun (not a direct quote) So my seats were good i was only 3 rows back of the little "chair pit" section but we moved up and everyone squeezed in like sardines standing on the chairs and people came piling down the ailes to get closer. From that point on the show just seemed like it took on wings. So much energy and dancing and clapping and singing. It was great. Will Took a drum and walked up a bannister. This banister is slanted and goes straigt up into the crowd. At one point if he fell he must have been like 25 feet in the air with the crowd below and then he stepped into the crowd. The place went nuts for this.

I like all the songs off neon bible but a few i don't care for as much and they sounded even better live then on the album. They did not play antichrist tv blues that is my only regret of the night, but besides that the setlist was AWESOME

Black Mirror
No Cars Go
Laika
Haiti
Black Wave/ Bad Vibrations
Tunnels
The Well and the lighthouse
My Body is A Cage
Ocean of Noise
Windowsill
Power Out----> Rebellion (!!!!)
Keep the Cars Running

encore 1
Intervention

encore 2
Wake Up

Brain of mJ

From all accounts it sounds like this was a great show. THere's just some great artists coming to town in the next 2 mos.: Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, Damien Rice, Bloc Party, Wilco, Bright Eyes. I went from not seeing a show in this city in almost 7 months to seeing 7 in 7 weeks.

Clifwith1f

I was there last night about 10 rows back! Definitely one of the top three shows I've ever seen. I loved when that one guy climbed up toward the balcony---it was an adrenaline rush for the whole audience! What a great way to get a crowd worked up. Absolutely amazing.

intodeep

Brain of (M)J wrote:

From all accounts it sounds like this was a great show. THere's just some great artists coming to town in the next 2 mos.: Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, Damien Rice, Bloc Party, Wilco, Bright Eyes. I went from not seeing a show in this city in almost 7 months to seeing 7 in 7 weeks.

I'll be seeing Modest mouse & wilco as well.

And Don't forget Mastodon w/ Cursive & Tool.

A bit different from the bands you listed but i'll be at those shows to and they will rock. Mastodon slays all \m/

Brain of mJ

intodeep wrote:

I'll be seeing Modest mouse & wilco as well.

And Don't forget Mastodon w/ Cursive & Tool.

A bit different from the bands you listed but i'll be at those shows to and they will rock. Mastodon slays all \m/

True, forgot about both shows. I like Cursive alot, but never really got into Mastadon, good act from what I hear though.

pearljam_addiction

this is great, im getting really excited, im seeing them Saturday night in Philly, and i cant wait!!

mdigenakis

Can you guys recommend some "must listen" songs? This group is getting great reviews and i want to check them out and see what their all about.

clayton12

Wake Up
Keep The Cars Running
No Cars Go
My Body Is A Cage
Antichrist Televsion Blues
Neighborhood Power Out

electronblue

rebellion

intervention


NO CARS GO


neon bible


the well and the lighthouse


antichrist television blues


windowsill


black mirror


my body is a cage






..'take the poison of your age...don't lick the pages when you turn the page'...~

bharQ

yup it definitely took seeing them live to appreciate them.. if you think they're hyped down there.. up here a few years ago was crazy.. but they really are the real thing.. amazing live band

mdigenakis

Thanks for the songs.very strong and clear sound. The lead singer sounds Morrissey like, right?
I'll look into this band for sure. i'm already making a playlist.

intodeep

mdigenakis wrote:

Thanks for the songs.very strong and clear sound. The lead singer sounds Morrissey like, right?
I'll look into this band for sure. i'm already making a playlist.

Some songs i think shoudl be heard. very similar to what others have mentioned:

Funeral:
PowerOut
Laika
Rebellion
Wake Up

Neon Bible:
No Cars Go
AntiChrist Television Blues
Intervention
Keep the Car Running

RockinInCanada

Seeing where this band is heading (super stardom) I am so happy that i seen them two years ago play a club show to 300 people...that was awesome....

intodeep

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

Seeing where this band is heading (super stardom) I am so happy that i seen them two years ago play a club show to 300 people...that was awesome....

I know what you mean i saw them in Jan of 05 in a relatively small venue and it was great.

I'm not sold that they are headed for superstardom though. They may develop a following like Wilco has and Pavement had. I don't think they'll ever hit it like pearl jam and other bands did in the early 90's.

That is not a knock on them or their music compared to others but I just don't know if their music will reach that many people.

Nonetheless an amazing band that would deserve that kind of following if it did grow that large.

RockinInCanada

intodeep wrote:

I know what you mean i saw them in Jan of 05 in a relatively small venue and it was great.

I'm not sold that they are headed for superstardom though. They may develop a following like Wilco has and Pavement had. I don't think they'll ever hit it like pearl jam and other bands did in the early 90's.

That is not a knock on them or their music compared to others but I just don't know if their music will reach that many people.

Nonetheless an amazing band that would deserve that kind of following if it did grow that large.

I dunno man they are to me the most talked about band right now....at least I know for sure they are on a serious upswing....the hype was created in Canada and has exploded around the world....crazy good band....just a pleasure to watch.....

intodeep

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

I dunno man they are to me the most talked about band right now....at least I know for sure they are on a serious upswing....the hype was created in Canada and has exploded around the world....crazy good band....just a pleasure to watch.....

I see what you mean, but do you think it has escaped music circles?

Most of my friends who are casual music fans if i asked them who the arcade fire was they would give me a look of "Who"

I think like wilco and pavement (i'll stick to those two examples ) they are well known and well received by people who take time to look for good music, but those who use music as background noise and will take whatever the radio gives them don't know much about them.

I have a feeling that is what Arcade Fire want. They had a chance to jump to a major label but stayed with merge. Perhaps a few years down the road they will make the switch like death cab for cutie and modes mouse recently did and they will get more exposure.

RockinInCanada

intodeep wrote:

I see what you mean, but do you think it has escaped music circles?

Most of my friends who are casual music fans if i asked them who the arcade fire was they would give me a look of "Who"

I think like wilco and pavement (i'll stick to those two examples ) they are well known and well received by people who take time to look for good music, but those who use music as background noise and will take whatever the radio gives them don't know much about them.

I have a feeling that is what Arcade Fire want. They had a chance to jump to a major label but stayed with merge. Perhaps a few years down the road they will make the switch like death cab for cutie and modes mouse recently did and they will get more exposure.

I really don't know considering pretty much all my friends listen to the same sort of music....but I get what you are saying and I would have to agree with that....it just seems right now that they are huge!

They have a boatload of talent and I believe loads of good albums to come...plus I believe they will band that will not repeat their sound which is fucking great.