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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)

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Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?

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Originally posted by FMF
Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?
Yeah, I got a leaked copy last week, and have been enjoying it. At their worst, they still sound a bit too much like U2, but at their best they still have a ramshackle energy and a marvellous collection of instruments. Less 'filler' than the preceding albums, too.

Oh, and the second to last track, 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' is a revelation!

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Originally posted by FMF
Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?
Yeah, I got a leaked copy last week, and have been enjoying it. At their worst, they still sound a bit too much like U2, but at their best they still have a ramshackle energy and a marvellous collection of instruments. Less 'filler' than the preceding albums, too.

Oh, and the second to last track, 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' is a revelation!

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Originally posted by FMF
Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?
Yeah, I got a leaked copy last week, and have been enjoying it. At their worst, they still sound a bit too much like U2, but at their best they still have a ramshackle energy and a marvellous collection of instruments. Less 'filler' than the preceding albums, too.

Oh, and the second to last track, 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' is a revelation!

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Originally posted by FMF
Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?
Yeah, I got a leaked copy last week, and have been enjoying it. At their worst, they still sound a bit too much like U2, but at their best they still have a ramshackle energy and a marvellous collection of instruments. Less 'filler' than the preceding albums, too.

Oh, and the second to last track, 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' is a revelation!

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Hmm. I don't know why that happened.

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Originally posted by DrKF
Hmm. I don't know why that happened.
Exuberance?

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Originally posted by DrKF
Hmm. I don't know why that happened.
If you ask me, you got it just about right every single time.

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Originally posted by DrKF
Oh, and the second to last track, 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' is a revelation!
Blondie covers a Beautiful South B-side.

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Originally posted by FMF
Blondie covers a Beautiful South B-side.
With a little bit of Abba, maybe?

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Originally posted by DrKF
With a little bit of Abba, maybe?
Isn't Madonna's Kabbalistic children's ballet tribute Abba:abbA due out soon?

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Originally posted by FMF
Anyone heard this yet? Any thoughts?
Utterly forgettable on first listen.

I plan on giving it more time, though.

D

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Originally posted by DrKF
With a little bit of Abba, maybe?
Just listened to it. It is a lovely, lovely song.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Utterly forgettable on first listen.

I plan on giving it more time, though.

D
Really enjoyed subsequent listens.

Considering getting tickets to see them, Vampire Weekend and Devendra Banhart in December.

D