Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible' is as good as 'Ten'

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  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    Post ONE SONG that I could really enjoy. And I don't mean have an introspective look at life through horribly whiny singing, I mean a song you can jam out to. Gimme' a Porch. (Oh, and remember it has to be by Arcade Fire. That's the hard part.)

    other than Pearl Jam what bands do you actually like.....just so I can see if you taste in music is even slightly credible. I predict that your response will be: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Alice In Chains, Screaming Trees, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin (EDIT) RHCP ;)

    .....if you are looking for an Arcade Fire song that is comparable to Porch - a song you can jam out to?????? you are barking up the wrong tree.

    Try Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), probably their most "rockin" tune
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Todd76 wrote:
    other than Pearl Jam what bands do you actually like.....just so I can see if you taste in music is even slightly credible. I predict that your response will be: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Alice In Chains, Screaming Trees, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin

    You forgot RHCP ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    neon bible as good as ten? i will take that pepsi challenge. :D if for no other reason than the arcade fire's literary reference. i love a literate band. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    catefrances wrote:
    neon bible as good as ten? i will take that pepsi challenge. :D if for no other reason than the arcade fire's literary reference. i love a literate band. :)

    You've not heard them?

    They're not like PJ, they're folk rock, rather than, well, rock rock.

    But they are amazing.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You've not heard them?

    They're not like PJ, they're folk rock, rather than, well, rock rock.

    But they are amazing.

    I don't know that I would call them "folk rock" - but then again, I dont really know what I would call them.....their music defies classification, its just damn good.
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You've not heard them?

    They're not like PJ, they're folk rock, rather than, well, rock rock.

    But they are amazing.

    yes i have heard them. but obviously they have failed to impress me or i've been too distracted to really listen.
    probably just a case of so many bands so little time for me. :)

    folk rock is cool. i am listening to CS&N as i type this. :D
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Todd76 wrote:
    I don't know that I would call them "folk rock" - but then again, I dont really know what I would call them.....their music defies classification, its just damn good.

    Yeah OK, I should say they have their roots in folk rock - in many ways - I agree, they're unclassifiable, not purely folk rock.

    I think some call it 'art rock', but that's pretty pretentious.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    catefrances wrote:
    yes i have heard them. but obviously they have failed to impress me or i've been too distracted to really listen.
    probably just a case of so many bands so little time for me. :)

    folk rock is cool. i am listening to CS&N as i type this. :D

    Hmmm, I've never heard CS&N but I like my folk music. Should I give em a go?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Hmmm, I've never heard CS&N but I like my folk music. Should I give em a go?

    are you kidding me? holy fuck. my god yes man, give them a go. david crosby looks like a biker but has the voice of an angel. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    catefrances wrote:
    are you kidding me? holy fuck. my god yes man, give them a go. david crosby looks like a biker but has the voice of an angel. :)

    LOL OK I'll give it a try. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yeah OK, I should say they have their roots in folk rock - in many ways - I agree, they're unclassifiable, not purely folk rock.

    I think some call it 'art rock', but that's pretty pretentious.

    I wasnt trying to argue - calling them "folk rock" is as valid as any description I have heard

    I have often heard them described as "Baroque Pop"

    "Modern baroque pop, characterized by an infusion of orchestral arrangements or classical type composition within an indie or indie pop setting, is usually referred to as chamber pop, and sometimes chamber rock.

    Popular baroque pop artists today include:

    Arcade Fire
    The Dears
    Badly Drawn Boy
    Belle & Sebastian
    Andrew Bird
    Broken Social Scene
    The Decemberists
    Destroyer
    Feist
    Final Fantasy
    Sondre Lerche
    Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
    Mean Red Spiders
    Mercury Rev
    Neutral Milk Hotel (now defunct)
    Joanna Newsom
    Okkervil River
    The Shins
    Elliott Smith (now deceased)
    Peter Bjorn and John
    Stars
    Sufjan Stevens
    Rufus Wainwright
    The Unicorns (now defunct)
    The Hidden Cameras
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    Todd76 wrote:
    other than Pearl Jam what bands do you actually like.....just so I can see if you taste in music is even slightly credible. I predict that your response will be: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Alice In Chains, Screaming Trees, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin (EDIT) RHCP ;)

    .....if you are looking for an Arcade Fire song that is comparable to Porch - a song you can jam out to?????? you are barking up the wrong tree.

    Try Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), probably their most "rockin" tune

    White Stripes, QotSA, Kyuss, Mondo Generator, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Fu Manchu, etc.

    EDIT: How could I forget the Sword. Shame on me.
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    White Stripes, QotSA, Kyuss, Mondo Generator, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Fu Manchu, etc.

    EDIT: How could I forget the Sword. Shame on me.

    some excellent choices - not nearly as grunge'd out as I was expecting

    ....bottom line: different strokes for different folks
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    Todd76 wrote:
    some excellent choics - not nearly as grunge'd out as I was expecting

    ....bottom line: different strokes for different folks


    OK I'll accept that.
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    OK I'll accept that.

    you are completely entitled to be totally wrong ;)
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • fada
    fada Posts: 1,032
    I think that it is a very dark album and will take a few listens to admire it. Its not in Ten's league
  • thecrackedjack
    thecrackedjack Posts: 148
    I listened to a few samples on Itunes and it sounded like sh*t to me.
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Arcade Fire is a bunch of whiney wankers. Boring drivel. But hey if that floats your boat. It's probably really good when you're under the influence of a mind altering substance.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Arcade Fire is a bunch of whiney wankers. Boring drivel. But hey if that floats your boat. It's probably really good when you're under the influence of a mind altering substance.

    I give up trying to fight the good fight.....you may not like the band BUT if there is one thing that Arcade Fire is NOT - its BORING

    I hope you all enjoy watching Pearl Jam and all your 90's grunge icons on their reunion tours as they become less and less relevant and fade into obscurity on the Casino tour circuit
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Todd76 wrote:
    I give up trying to fight the good fight.....you may not like the band BUT if there is one thing that Arcade Fire is NOT - its BORING

    I hope you all enjoy watching Pearl Jam and all your 90's grunge icons on their reunion tours as they become less and less relevant and fade into obscurity on the Casino tour circuit

    Just because someone doesn't share your oh-so-encompassing music taste doesn't mean that you have to become hostile toward theirs.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

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