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Elite 8 Match-Up
(#5) The Arcade Fire - Funeral 53%  53%  [ 29 ]
(#7) The White Stripes - White Blood Cells 47%  47%  [ 26 ]
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This is a quarterfinals match-up of the tournament stage. The winner of this match-up will advance to the semi-finals (Final Four).

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(#5) The Arcade Fire - Funeral

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(#7) The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

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The deadline to vote is Monday, August 24th at 1:00PM eastern time.
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Tough call, but Arcade Fire once again.

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WBC... Not even close.

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This is a close one.
While I find WBC more urgent-sounding, I think that Funeral sounds more original and creative.

I'm gonna have to go with Funeral, just because I find myself listening to it more.

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wbc, but fairly close

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Arcade Fire

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Funeral... Not even close.

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Eventually, FAIL Butler will lose. Let it be now, even if I don't particularly cotton to this early/mid period Stripes.
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rparis74 Wrote:
wbc, but fairly close

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Arcade Fire.
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PopTodd Wrote:
While I find WBC more urgent-sounding


What exactly does this mean in terms of music praise? I see it everywhere and I know the meaning of the word "urgent" but I don't see how they connect.
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"Urgent" has a pretty cool sax solo.

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Arcade Fire, but only because I like other White Stripes albums more.
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Danny Don't Rapp Wrote:
PopTodd Wrote:
While I find WBC more urgent-sounding


What exactly does this mean in terms of music praise? I see it everywhere and I know the meaning of the word "urgent" but I don't see how they connect.


It's more raw... more immediate and spontaneous-sounding. Makes for an exciting listen.

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Arcade Fire, but only because I like other White Stripes albums more.


I hope you're referring to De Stijl.
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shmoo Wrote:
"Urgent" has a pretty cool sax solo.



Totally.

Random Foreigner thought:

I keep waiting on any of my friends to have the balls to use "I Want To Know What Love Is" as the first dance song at their wedding.

I'm filing that one away.
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My least favorite Arcade Fire vs my least favorite White Stripes! I'll go Arcade Fire for 100, alex.
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WBC, no contest.
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Funeral... Not even close.

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rparis74 Wrote:
wbc, but fairly close

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Rick Derris Wrote:
shmoo Wrote:
"Urgent" has a pretty cool sax solo.



Totally.

Random Foreigner thought:

I keep waiting on any of my friends to have the balls to use "I Want To Know What Love Is" as the first dance song at their wedding.

I'm filing that one away.


Your boy Burger used Bryan Adams' "Heaven" - unironically.

I voted Funeral here. The Stripes just kinda fizzled with me.

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White Blood Cells.

If it were up against Neon Bible, I might have thought twice.
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Rick Derris Wrote:
Random Foreigner thought:

I keep waiting on any of my friends to have the balls to use "I Want To Know What Love Is" as the first dance song at their wedding.

I'm filing that one away.


Random Foreigner story:

My friend sat next to a member (drummer?) of the band on a flight from Helsinki to St. Petersburg in 2007 (where he was meeting me, coming from the US). He was unfamiliar with them (lived in Hong Kong until college), even when I sang "Cold as Ice" for him. I didn't think of IWTKWLI or "Waiting for a Girl like You" at the time. Apparently, the guy was very hurt that my friend hadn't heard of them!

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thisotherkingdom Wrote:
Arcade Fire, but only because I like other White Stripes albums more.


I hope you're referring to De Stijl.


Yeah, that's probably my favorite WS.
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