Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:56 am

cotton Wrote:

Sooner or later, I'll get around to listening to this.

I still can't stand any of their songs where the girls sing. and I like female vocalists....

I think she's getting better...

This rule applies to Sonic Youth...i always skip the kim tracks.

mutty · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:05 pm

Sex, Drugs, and Dave Wrote:

cotton Wrote:

Sooner or later, I'll get around to listening to this.

I still can't stand any of their songs where the girls sing. and I like female vocalists....

I think she's getting better...

This rule applies to Sonic Youth...i always skip the kim tracks.

Sacrilege!

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:25 pm

mutty Wrote:

Sex, Drugs, and Dave Wrote:

cotton Wrote:

Sooner or later, I'll get around to listening to this.

I still can't stand any of their songs where the girls sing. and I like female vocalists....

I think she's getting better...

This rule applies to Sonic Youth...i always skip the kim tracks.

Sacrilege!

Kim Gordon sucks...she's lucky to be in such a great band.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I love how they turn to electronic elements to stay relevant..

Hopefully the new decade will put an end to this kind of middle of the road american candy boy wash.

The only song this band ever made with balls was the blues one off the last one.

And I only give them half a point because it was a blues song so the balls are implied.

I then deduct that half a point because they're quite possibly the worst live band going.

The saddest thing about indie rock at this point is that if you turn in a record of songs that are fives, you get an eight just because there were no twos. Makes sense to everyone but me it seems...

this is a joke, right?

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

Sex, Drugs, and Dave Wrote:

mutty Wrote:

Sex, Drugs, and Dave Wrote:

cotton Wrote:

Sooner or later, I'll get around to listening to this.

I still can't stand any of their songs where the girls sing. and I like female vocalists....

I think she's getting better...

This rule applies to Sonic Youth...i always skip the kim tracks.

Sacrilege!

Kim Gordon sucks...she's lucky to be in such a great band.

crazy talk fo sho. exhibit a: massage the history from the eternal.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:56 pm

Finally gave it a spin over the weekend and can say without question that I like it more than Neon Bible even after only one run. I agree with Bloor that it's a bit overlong with couple of unnecessary slower numbers but on the other hand I enjoy that there's a lot to dig through.

I probably should've gone to see them at the 12,000 seat venue they played here because something tells me that by the end of this tour they're going to be hitting arenas for the foreseeable future.

They're the new U2.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:13 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Finally gave it a spin over the weekend and can say without question that I like it more than Neon Bible even after only one run. I agree with Bloor that it's a bit overlong with couple of unnecessary slower numbers but on the other hand I enjoy that there's a lot to dig through.

I probably should've gone to see them at the 12,000 seat venue they played here because something tells me that by the end of this tour they're going to be hitting arenas for the foreseeable future.

They're the new REM

Seems like a more apt description to me.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:15 pm

Yeah, they really have none of the punch, hits or crossover appeal of U2.

REM either for that matter, but they are a more apt comparison than U2.

andyfest · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:19 am

I think what hurts this one for me is the combo of Modern Man and Rococo three and four songs in. So far they're my least-favorite songs on the album and they kill the momentum early on.

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:54 am

Saint Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I love how they turn to electronic elements to stay relevant..

Hopefully the new decade will put an end to this kind of middle of the road american candy boy wash.

The only song this band ever made with balls was the blues one off the last one.

And I only give them half a point because it was a blues song so the balls are implied.

I then deduct that half a point because they're quite possibly the worst live band going.

The saddest thing about indie rock at this point is that if you turn in a record of songs that are fives, you get an eight just because there were no twos. Makes sense to everyone but me it seems...

this is a joke, right?

That's what I thought when I saw them live...

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:07 am

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Saint Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I love how they turn to electronic elements to stay relevant..

Hopefully the new decade will put an end to this kind of middle of the road american candy boy wash.

The only song this band ever made with balls was the blues one off the last one.

And I only give them half a point because it was a blues song so the balls are implied.

I then deduct that half a point because they're quite possibly the worst live band going.

The saddest thing about indie rock at this point is that if you turn in a record of songs that are fives, you get an eight just because there were no twos. Makes sense to everyone but me it seems...

this is a joke, right?

That's what I thought when I saw them live...

I think the reason I like this band is that I don't EXPECT them to have any balls. It's pillow fight and doilies shit, and sometimes I like that if it's done well.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:41 am

Sex, Drugs, and Dave Wrote:

Kim Gordon sucks...she's lucky to be in such a great band.

Man, I've always hated when people say this. I find a lot of Kim's songs to be more enduring than a lot of Lee's and Thurston's on the latter albums, from Dirty forward. She practically made Murray Street great.

And I don't really get why people have issues with the chick in Arcade Fire, either. The worst moments on Neon Bible seemed to be due to Win's heavy-handedness and over-earnestness.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:22 pm

I far prefer Thurson as a singer... but I like the albums which mix some Kim songs with some Thurston songs. Kim Gorden isn't the best of singers... but she does what she does and makes SY what it is.

The Arcade Fire chick, on the other hand, is an abomination.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:36 pm

Hard to dismiss Kim as a "chick singer"...She sounds like a tougher dude than Thurston.

Also, if you "don't like Sonic Youth songs sung by Kim Gordon" I'd argue you that don't like Sonic Youth: Don't pretend like you do.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:48 pm

how can u be a Sonic Youth fan and not fucking love this shit...

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:54 pm

I'm gonna assume you meant "not fucking love this shit".

But in this case I'd have to say that it's totally Lee and Thurston making the song awesome.

Hegel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:00 pm

Not really understanding the love for this. One of the more boring albums I've heard this year. IMO, hardly anything catchy, almost nothing memorable, and the lyrics seem like they were thrown in at the last minute after the band got done banging on their instruments.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:02 pm

Drinky Wrote:

I'm gonna assume you meant "not fucking love this shit".

But in this case I'd have to say that it's totally Lee and Thurston making the song awesome.

corrected.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

andyfest Wrote:

I think what hurts this one for me is the combo of Modern Man and Rococo three and four songs in. So far they're my least-favorite songs on the album and they kill the momentum early on.

wow, i love these songs.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

TheTheory Wrote:

I far prefer Thurson as a singer... but I like the albums which mix some Kim songs with some Thurston songs. Kim Gorden isn't the best of singers... but she does what she does and makes SY what it is.

The Arcade Fire chick, on the other hand, is an abomination.

an abomination? that's pretty harsh. you don't like sprawl II i'm assuming? i think it's great.

andyfest · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:16 pm

Saint Wrote:

TheTheory Wrote:

I far prefer Thurson as a singer... but I like the albums which mix some Kim songs with some Thurston songs. Kim Gorden isn't the best of singers... but she does what she does and makes SY what it is.

The Arcade Fire chick, on the other hand, is an abomination.

an abomination? that's pretty harsh. you don't like sprawl II i'm assuming? i think it's great.

That one's good and Half Life I is one of my favorites on the album. I like her songs - glad they limit her to two or so an album but enjoy them for what they are.

Donovan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:44 pm

Saint Wrote:

TheTheory Wrote:

I far prefer Thurson as a singer... but I like the albums which mix some Kim songs with some Thurston songs. Kim Gorden isn't the best of singers... but she does what she does and makes SY what it is.

The Arcade Fire chick, on the other hand, is an abomination.

an abomination? that's pretty harsh. you don't like sprawl II i'm assuming? i think it's great.

I like that song, but Regine sounded horrible singing it at the live-streamed MSG show. They restarted the song and she did better, but still not great. Overall she's pretty hit and miss live.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

agreed she didn't sound good on the live version, but the studio version to me is stellar.

robotboy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:53 pm

i bet that chick fucking reeks

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Bloor's right, Kim is the toughest sounding singer in Sonic Youth.

The girl in Arcade Fire's sounds like a hysterical teenager singing Kate Bush songs.

robotboy Wrote:

i bet that chick fucking reeks

I actually guffawed when I read that.
and yeah, I bet she does.

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