Neon Bible (Merge)

The Arcade Fire 

Neon Bible (Merge)

Funeral left a nasty aftertaste. It was the sound of Canadian post-rock’s shoulda-beens puréed into slush. David Bowie was a fan, and a Grammy nomination and mainstream media adulation followed. Neon Bible retains Funeral’s overblown theatrics, shameless histronics and kitchen-sink instrumentation, but the Arcade Fire has moved on to new preoccupations – paranoia, evasion, escape and confinement, each explored at a number of levels – and truncated, punchier takes on its baroque pop model. Watching a security camera, you can watch your own image/And also look yourself in the eye, frontman Win Butler muses as “Black Mirror” chugs and shudders ominously though a funhouse. After starting with elegant string-section cascades and Regine Chassagne’s vocal radiance, “Black Wave/Bad Vibrations” plunges into a tense orchestral dirge. Ridiculous notions such as that song’s eating in the ghetto on a hundred-dollar plate arouse titters -- something this meditation on celebrity probably didn’t intend.
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Arcade Fire, Neon Bible Review:

What a crap review, seriously, I�m not just saying that to be mean. The review barely made any sense and sounds like some indie-fart-rag spattering off about how things aren�t cool enough for him to listen too. You start the review off negatively commenting on their previous album, so as a curious fan wanting to hear a serious review �why would I listen to you? You don�t even like the band in the first place�. That is like me writing a review for a band I despise, nothing but crass criticism is what I got from your review.

Give me an honest review from a true Arcade Fire fan, I want to hear what they think about the album� has the band grown?, any new members since their last album? how has their sound evolved from album to album? What are the stronger tracks? Any big producers work with the band on the album?

Honestly, the review was kind of like listening to some unapproachable art-snob ramble on.

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Posted by Wick on 04/27/2007 at 2:57 PM

Arcade Fire, Neon Bible Review: What a crap review, seriously, I’m not just saying that to be mean. The review barely made any sense and sounds like some indie-fart-rag spattering off about how things aren’t cool enough for him to listen too. You start the review off negatively commenting on their previous album, so as a curious fan wanting to hear a serious review “why would I listen to you? You don’t even like the band in the first place”. That is like me writing a review for a band I despise, nothing but crass criticism is what I got from your review. Give me an honest review from a true Arcade Fire fan, I want to hear what they think about the album… has the band grown?, any new members since their last album? how has their sound evolved from album to album? What are the stronger tracks? Any big producers work with the band on the album? Honestly, the review was kind of like listening to some unapproachable art-snob ramble on.

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Posted by Chadwick on 04/27/2007 at 11:57 AM
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