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Old 06.30.2010, 11:42 PM   #1
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  1. "The Suburbs"
  2. "Ready To Start"
  3. "Modern Man"
  4. "Rococo"
  5. "Empty Room"
  6. "City With No Children"
  7. "Half Light I"
  8. "Half Light II (No Celebration)"
  9. "Suburban War"
  10. "Month of May"
  11. "Wasted Hours"
  12. "Deep Blue"
  13. "We Used to Wait"
  14. "Sprawl I (Flatland)"
  15. "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
  16. "The Suburbs (Continued)"
Aug 3rd.

I'm afraid to listen to the new stuff. I loved LP1, hated LP2. I dunno.....
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Old 06.30.2010, 11:46 PM   #2
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I mean, it's a fuckin concept album, innit?
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Old 07.01.2010, 12:05 AM   #3
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i've been underwhelmed by the recent AF tracks. i don't know if that's because of their quality or mine.
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Old 07.01.2010, 12:11 AM   #4
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Holy fuck, I just listened to track 1 at npr and it grabbed me right away - very pleasantly surprised. It flowed, Man. Everything that Neon Fucking Bible wasn't.
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Old 07.01.2010, 12:25 AM   #5
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Meh, track 10 has a bit of throwaway quality to it, but I don't hate it. Maybe it really works as track 10 though.
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Old 07.01.2010, 01:46 AM   #6
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Is this band pretty popular? They're pretty decent for a popular band. I could never see myself sitting down and actually listening to one of their boring ass albums again, but I thought Funeral was pretty cool. It's pleasant enough stuff.
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Old 07.01.2010, 02:10 AM   #7
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I've listened to a few tracks from the album and wasn't really blown away by these... They were pretty much ok, except for "Month of May" which I think is a really cool song and at least, it's something different.
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Old 07.01.2010, 02:11 AM   #8
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guys. listen to the new Books album. its amazing
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Old 07.01.2010, 03:45 AM   #9
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Funeral has a nice sound / nice production. I haven't listened to much newer from them. let's see.....
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Old 07.25.2010, 01:18 AM   #10
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Reviews are starting to trickle in. BBC thinks it is OK Computer, hahaha. Has this leaked yet? I dunno.....I'm very hopeful.
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Old 07.25.2010, 02:43 AM   #11
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it leaked yesterday i think

i haven't downloaded it
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Old 08.05.2010, 10:24 PM   #12
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neon Bible wasn't that bad. Intervention is a great track. Neon Bible ok as well. I could do without Body is a Cage...

I could do without the fake french accent
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Old 08.05.2010, 10:28 PM   #13
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neon bible is okay. Funeral is awesome. haven't listened to the new one yet. but....I live stream on youtube right now!
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oh yeah and ready to start is pretty cool.
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Old 08.21.2010, 07:49 PM   #15
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okay I'm reviving this thread I want to see what you guys actually think. I think half the songs (the suburbs, modern man, we used to wait, ready to start etc) are brilliant and the rest are kinda snoozers
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The record is definitely not as good as everyone says... I absolutely LOVE some of the songs on here (Month of May, Empty Room, Modern Man) but the album is

1) too long
2) has too much filler, especially in the end
3) doesn't have one single song as good as the worst song on Funeral.

So yeah, I would rate it a low 3/5. I haven't lost all hope in Arcade Fire yet... Next album, maybe...
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Old 08.21.2010, 08:59 PM   #17
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they're like one of these bamds i dont bother with... too much buzz.. thoguh i made this mistake with battles and recently discovered how good they are; However, any band that is getting a lot of talk 9s susceptible t5o a lot of bullshit. people don't know what they're talking about. i agree with some SOIME sentiments here thogh.
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Old 08.22.2010, 12:37 AM   #18
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Pretty great album cover. Off first track alone, sounds really cool too.
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Old 08.28.2010, 01:22 PM   #19
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okay I'm reviving this thread I want to see what you guys actually think. I think half the songs (the suburbs, modern man, we used to wait, ready to start etc) are brilliant and the rest are kinda snoozers

I think it is a very very good album, with the best opening 2 songs....evar!!!

There are 3-4 songs here that could have been left out. But the other 12-13 are BRILLIANT imho.

I think the cheesy instrumentation for Sprawl II is ironic. It's almost elevator music backing.....but it's a fantastic song anyway, hahaha....
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Old 08.28.2010, 01:27 PM   #20
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Anyway, I'm back to loving AF, after hating Neon Fucking Bible. They are not preaching on this, or trying too hard.

Oh Man, the first 2 tracks though.....blows me away. And the remainder of the album doesn't exactly tail off from that.

The reprise at the end actually makes sense and sounds great. I think lyrically this is a very good album, although I've heard many state the opposite.

"If I was I scared, I would, and if I was pure, you know I would, and if I was yours, but I'm not."

THAT'S JUST FUCKING BRILLIANT.
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