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Nadine
Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 03:02
 

very nice.

Stingray
Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 14:49
 

Pussy art-rock for beginners and girlies!

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 08:46
 

 kingart wrote:
Saw about three minutes of these guys on Austin City Limits the other night. 
Is it me? Am I an uncool classic rock fart?  I heard noise and din, and saw an act that was more trying to look impressive bizarre bohemian than be good musicians!  They've lost me.  
 
Yep... that's all it is.  Noise and din. No musicians here.

OR.... you actually ARE an uncool classic rock fart.

Take your pick.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jan 05, 2013 - 13:40
 

 westslope wrote:

Interesting.  Look, we have tonnes of ugly, community-impoverished urban sprawl up here in Canada.  But flying over the USA, one cannot help but notice how the countryside is covered in low-density suburban sprawl. Wow!   It never seems to end....

 If the Old Testament God wanted Americans to destroy their land, they have succeeded.  


 



HA HA HA...love ya, sloppy...

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 14:23
 

 mvanderford60 wrote:
Three notes - yes, but something about it captures the dystopian ennui of the miles and miles of suburbs surrounding every major city  — homogeneity, cloyingly simple, safe, and yet profoundly disturbing.  Album of the year, for sure.
 

Interesting.  Look, we have tonnes of ugly, community-impoverished urban sprawl up here in Canada.  But flying over the USA, one cannot help but notice how the countryside is covered in low-density suburban sprawl. Wow!   It never seems to end....

 If the Old Testament God wanted Americans to destroy their land, they have succeeded.  



kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 20:09
 

Saw about three minutes of these guys on Austin City Limits the other night. 
Is it me? Am I an uncool classic rock fart?  I heard noise and din, and saw an act that was more trying to look impressive bizarre bohemian than be good musicians!  They've lost me.  

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 10:53
 

"You could have never predicted that it could see through you
Kasparov, Deep Blue, 1996
Your mind's playing tricks now
Show's over so take a bow
And leave it in the shadows"

"The first game of the 1996 match was the first game to be won by a chess-playing computer against a reigning world champion under normal chess tournament conditions, and in particular, normal time controls." (from wikipedia)

 
"I say your civilization, because as soon as we started thinking for you it really became our civilization, which is of course what this is all about. Evolution, Morpheus, evolution. Like the dinosaur. Look out that window. You've had your time. The future is our world, Morpheus. The future is our time."  Agent Smith in The Matrix

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 11:51
 

Robo drumming. A band with a different aesthetic, good, but every song sounds like a clone of another, bad. What happened to the band of Keep The Car Running    ?  

 

miss_tsiki
Posted: Jun 29, 2012 - 10:52
 

hkarr wrote:
Another repetitive, boring song from Arcade Fire that goes absolutely nowhere.
 
Nooooooooooo!

I am sorry, but I just felt they read my mind. Again. 

hkarr
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 10:08
 

Another repetitive, boring song from Arcade Fire that goes absolutely nowhere.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 19:51
 

 justin4kick wrote:

It´s amazing what they can do with only three notes. Just like what some women can do with only two boobs.

 


justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 10:35
 

 old_shep wrote:

Well, they know at least three notes.

 
It´s amazing what they can do with only three notes. Just like what some women can do with only two boobs.


kcar
Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 16:29
 

Great segue from this song to CSN&Y's "Country Girl"—the similarities between the songs are obvious. This kind of musical overlap keeps the older songs fresh and relevant and makes older listeners appreciate the newer songs. 

This is the primary reason for RP's excellence.  

BKardon
(Louisville, CO)
Posted: Sep 18, 2011 - 00:46
 

 Byronape wrote:

As someone who as several of their albums, they are fairly good musicians.  I don't think any of them would say that they are in the league with the greats, but all of them are above average. 

I've always felt that there is a difference between simplicity and lack of complexity. 

 
As someone who used to be in a band with one of the band members, I can say that they are very good musicians.  Much better technically than what the recordings display.  My friend is grandson of the late, great Alvino Rey - there was certainly a musical influence in the family.

Hipsters wouldn't buy an album with more than three notes anyway, right?


Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 19:22
 

 old_shep wrote:

Well, they know at least three notes.

 
As someone who as several of their albums, they are fairly good musicians.  I don't think any of them would say that they are in the league with the greats, but all of them are above average. 

I've always felt that there is a difference between simplicity and lack of complexity. 


AliGator
(The Bluegrass)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 23:06
 

 on2whls wrote:

I find that hard to believe, that there's still real music stores that is.
 
CD Central. It's pretty awesome.


fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 07:54
 

 on2whls wrote:

I find that hard to believe, that there's still real music stores that is.
 
http://www.shakeitrecords.com
Northside  Cincinnati, Ohio 
Excellent.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 07:42
 


We watched the end of the century
Compressed on a tiny screen
A dead star collapsing and we could see
That something was ending



Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 07:41
 

Awesome record - and a live performance as good as any I've seen in quite some time.

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 13:26
 

 ziggytrix wrote:

there's actually 8 in total
 
The four with the landscapes should be distributed based on the region with that landscape.  For instance, the second from the top left looks like it belongs in Ohio.  But then again, I'm not in marketing, let alone strategic brand management.


jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Mar 12, 2011 - 21:09
 

 on2whls wrote:

I find that hard to believe, that there's still real music stores that is.
 
There really are my friend, there really are.  Music will never die.


on2whls
(1132 mi North of NOLA)
Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 19:50
 

 mandolin wrote:
...i was at the music store this weekend and noticed that this album has at least three different covers - the same car in the foreground of all three, but a different slice of generic mediorica behind it in each one...
 


I find that hard to believe, that there's still real music stores that is.

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 13:24
 

 mandolin wrote:
...i was at the music store this weekend and noticed that this album has at least three different covers - the same car in the foreground of all three, but a different slice of generic mediorica behind it in each one...
 
there's actually 8 in total



SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 13:16
 

 mvanderford60 wrote:
Three notes - yes, but something about it captures the dystopian ennui of the miles and miles of suburbs surrounding every major city  — homogeneity, cloyingly simple, safe, and yet profoundly disturbing.  Album of the year, for sure.
 
Yep.


mvanderford60
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 13:41
 

Three notes - yes, but something about it captures the dystopian ennui of the miles and miles of suburbs surrounding every major city  — homogeneity, cloyingly simple, safe, and yet profoundly disturbing.  Album of the year, for sure.

bob_hund
(Philadelphia, US)
Posted: Jan 09, 2011 - 06:26
 

 ick wrote:
Hate Arcade Fire!
 
Why bother {#Rolleyes} ?

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 07:45
 

Hate Arcade Fire!

Jimmy86
(CA)
Posted: Dec 06, 2010 - 01:49
 

Love Arcade Fire!

ParkerH
(Naples, FL)
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 19:46
 

Always love the  AF... Real artists! Imagine that!

oenyaw
Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 12:58
 

I'd rather hear three notes played well than 500 played badly.

Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 12:53
 

 old_shep wrote:

Well, they know at least three notes.


 
Hey, it worked for AC/DC.



rickhoran
(Eastern PA)
Posted: Oct 27, 2010 - 06:56
 

 old_shep wrote:

Well, they know at least three notes.


 
so does bob dylan.


Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 20:59
 

I like how Arcade Fire puts their stuff together.


Martino
(Almere, Netherlands)
Posted: Oct 24, 2010 - 03:09
 

 old_shep wrote:

Well, they know at least three notes.


 
hahaha great comment!!


h8rhater
Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 12:21
 

 Bad_Art wrote:
Is that an old Duster on the cover?  My best friend had one in senior year (84).  

 
It looks like a late-70s/early 80's Mercedes Benz sedan to me. 


old_shep
Posted: Sep 25, 2010 - 14:32
 

Well, they know at least three notes.



vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 10:19
 

 sirdroseph wrote:
They are alright, but I don't see them as the second coming of Christ as everyone else seems to!{#Eek}
 
The J would never listen to Arcade Fire, I hear he's into CW. . .

{#Mrgreen}



mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 10:17
 

...i was at the music store this weekend and noticed that this album has at least three different covers - the same car in the foreground of all three, but a different slice of generic mediorica behind it in each one...

choderama
(Nanaimo, BC, Canada)
Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 10:35
 

 sirdroseph wrote:
They are alright, but I don't see them as the second coming of Christ as everyone else seems to!{#Eek}
 

I don't think people think that. It's not like it's one of the greatest albums of all time or something, but like the previous poster touched on, it's pretty easy to get over-excited about a band/album that's good nowadays because 95% of music that comes out is blah.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 08:27
 

They are alright, but I don't see them as the second coming of Christ as everyone else seems to!{#Eek}

bob_hund
(Philadelphia, US)
Posted: Sep 01, 2010 - 18:26
 

Best album of the year (so far). So many good songs. Heard the album dozens of times and still haven't get tired of it (like 95% of stuff nowadays).

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Sep 01, 2010 - 18:24
 

I do believe this is at least the third song I've heard from this album that I like!  RP RULES

Bad_Art
(Outa' Space -- EVE Online)
Posted: Sep 01, 2010 - 18:23
 

Is that an old Duster on the cover?  My best friend had one in senior year (84).  


2cats
Posted: Aug 24, 2010 - 14:22
 

me likey

choderama
(Nanaimo, BC, Canada)
Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 09:54
 

Right on, great new album these guys have put out. Should be one of this years' best.