 |
Arcade Fire are one of those bands that don't seem to be able to make poor music. They work hard and it shows when you listen to them, it would be unkind to say that they have a gift, that would imply that they just throw notes and words together and out pops a genuinely excellent song followed by another and yet more until they have enough for an album, clearly they are musically gifted, but to make great music time and again is more than luck and certainly more than just a gift, their albums don't seem to follow a formula, they would all sound alike if they did, there music is no cut & paste, this doesn't mean that they are inconsistent either, quite the reverse, they are consistently excellent without each album sounding the like the last one, also they produce double albums too, this is particularly impressive considering how high the quality of each album is, true they don't release an album every year, but I would much rather have quality over quantity everytime. I remember as the 90's were drawing to a close and 2000 came and went and "music" was not good, songs lasted not much over two minutes because the younger generation switched off very quickly if a song didn't grab them within 15-20 seconds, many songs were written by the same two people and followed the same formula, music just wasn't any good anymore for a great many people, then I heard Arcade Fire and they are a beacon of light in an ocean of bland millennium whoop songs, of course there are others out there too, but these bands don't get the airplay that they deserve, Shriekback are still out there making music and releasing albums of high quality, but they just don't appeal to the younger audience because they make music that deserves to be listened to and it lasts more than a couple of minutes which apparently makes it boring, anything needing any effort is too much like hard work sadly. If you are tired of not hearing anything new and fresh then you need to listen to Arcade Fire, any of their albums will do, they are all that good. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Just as described, thanks!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
excellent
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best-selling in Vinyl Records
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Vinyl Records
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
