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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: runwhiteyrun06 on August 03, 2010, 11:20:32 am
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First off, the new album is $3.99 on Amazon today only.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_28910_16457050_pe_00_head/?ASIN=B003X73QA8
I know a lot of us already have it, but now I will feel less guilty because I will buy a real copy.
The new album is pretty good, but so far I still think Neon Bible and Funeral are better. The album lags too much in the middle, plus a couple of the tracks just aren't very good (Month of May). However, there are some great tracks like Sprawl II and Modern Man.
Can't wait for the show Friday night! I've never seen them live but I've heard they put on a great show.
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I'm glad people like AF or whatever, but can everyone stop telling me that I need to see them live (already done that) and that I need to hear the new album (when I barely liked the first and didn't like the second) when I mention that I don't get why people love this band?
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I liked the first album, hated the second, and think the third one is the most blatant rip-off of the Pixies I've ever heard.
They were cute (and decent live) for about 10 seconds.
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One Man's Desperate Attempt to Find a Reason to Like the Arcade Fire (http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/08/one_mans_desper.php)
(village voice)
pretty good. can add "covers jay reatard (http://pitchfork.com/news/39624-arcade-fire-cover-jay-reatard/)" to that list now.
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Man, the hate train is at full speed this morning.
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I like the new album quite a bit. To me at least, it's a smaller album with a bit more jangle/folk?/i don't know than i expected, but it grew on me pretty quick. That being said there are certainly songs I skip every time they come up (thus far).
Highlights for me include: Rococo, Half Light II, Suburban War and Sprawl II.
As for live, I've got mixed feelings.
I saw them at the Black Cat in 2004, I think. I also for some reason thought it was with Death From Above 1979, but that doesn't sound right at all now that I type it. Anyway, I thought they were great. Then I didn't catch them at all on the Funeral tour and saw them at DAR on the Neon Bible tour. It was good, but not great, I'll blame the venue, ha. Anyway, I'm pretty excited to see them Friday, it should be good.
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Whilst watching the music video for the Jill Sobule song "I Kissed a Girl":
Beavis "Hey, Butt-head. Those houses look fake."
Butt Head: "Yeah, that's like the whole point of college music. To make the suburbs look bad."
Brian
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i think the new album is OK-to-good, but not amazing. i listened to it a couple of times but it didn't enter my regular rotation. i suspect that some songs will sounds amazing live, like sprawl 2 (which they've just recently started performing live - hope y'all get to hear it).
i saw AF in NYC during the neon bible tour. it was outdoors (randall island), and it was epic. i'd love to be at the show on friday, even with lowered expectations. unfortunately i'll be entertaining the family. ugh.
Whilst watching the music video for the Jill Sobule song "I Kissed a Girl":
dude, isn't that like a katie pery song? heh heh, yeah, katie pery...
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Unicorns.
I saw them at the Black Cat in 2004, I think.
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I really like the new record. I can't really pick favorites between the three, they are all pretty much equal but different in my book.
Excited for the show Friday. I loved the DAR show on the Neon Bible tour. That was my first time seeing them.
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i saw AF in NYC during the neon bible tour. it was outdoors (randall island), and it was epic.
"Nuh uh! Didn't you see Win on stage? He was acting WAY TOO COCKY up there! They also weren't LCD Soundsystem, which I AM LOL IN LOVE WITH and I am so in the tank for James Murphy I would blow him on demand in the middle of 52nd. Therefore the AF suck, no matter how good their music is."
Sin,
My idiot friend who saw the same show as you in NY and said she hated the AF after seeing them because Win acts "too cocky" on stage. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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I think the new album is good. I'm not a Neon Bible hater, so I can't say the Suburbs is light years better than Neon Bible. The opening track and the first half of the album are really good, I'm not so sold on the rest of the album yet. I will have to listen to it a few more times.
Yes, you DO have to see them live before you can judge them. Saw them in 05 and 07 in Chicago and both shows were INTENSE. Nothing beats In the Backseat being the final song of the night.
Not sure what to think of them playing large amphitheaters and arenas, but good for the. Won't be going to MPP on Friday, but I bet it will be fun.
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Only listened to the new album twice thus far. Is certainly a very different outting from the previous two records (both of which I loved). I feel like eventually we will refer to this album as their White Album, a longer and very different album. It will grow on all of us and will end up being a nice addition to their work.
Saw them at DAR for NEON BIBLE. Will be @ MPP this friday.
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They took a boring subject (The Suburbs) about a boring place (The Suburbs) and surprise - made a boring album from it (The Suburbs).
That is all.
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think the third one is the most blatant rip-off of the Pixies I've ever heard.
Which songs on The Suburbs are ripoffs of which Pixies songs? If its so blatant this should be easy.
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Nothing. Because she doesn't know what she's talking about.
think the third one is the most blatant rip-off of the Pixies I've ever heard.
Which songs on The Suburbs are ripoffs of which Pixies songs? If its so blatant this should be easy.
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Plus I'm sure the Pixies never ripped off anything. It's basically impossible to put out a song that doesn't sound like a rip off of something else. For instance, "Month of May" reminds me a lot of "Wolf like Me" and tons of other songs.
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Sprawl II sounds a little bit like Blondie ;D
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It is easy. Month of May, to start.
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It is easy. Month of May, to start.
So one song sounds like...which other song? Oh hyperbole.
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It is easy. Month of May, to start.
Rococo is about you
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I love "Modern Man"
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can't seem to find the old arcade fire thread that went epic after the Washington Post reviewer gave the 2005 show a lukewarm review....
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Was that the same thread were someone compared seeing Arcade Fire to seeing Talking Heads? God, we're overly dramatic, aren't we?
can't seem to find the old arcade fire thread that went epic after the Washington Post reviewer gave the 2005 show a lukewarm review....
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I found at least two Arcade Fire threads of interest from that time....
The first worth reading for the shear comedy of someone who saw the band at the Black Cat before they were blogged to death
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=806.60
Here is what appears to be an off shoot of the main Arcade Fire thread at the time, smackie alludes to another more ridiculous one which may have been deleted. Skimming it I see a references to the Talking Heads, but none of the outrage over the review which was included. In typical forum fashion the discussion went an entirely different direction at one point....
Here is the page where the WaPo review got posted inside this thread in case anyone was wondering
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=13300.45
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lemme remind you that there are people who think that the Talking Heads are overrated as hell.
Was that the same thread were someone compared seeing Arcade Fire to seeing Talking Heads? God, we're overly dramatic, aren't we?
can't seem to find the old arcade fire thread that went epic after the Washington Post reviewer gave the 2005 show a lukewarm review....
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Ah, here it was:
I couldn't see Talking Heads at the time they filmed Stop Making Sense, this is one of the things I regret the most, however, for some reason I have the impression that seeing the Arcade Fire live will somehow compensate for that.
Barcelona...still feel that way :)
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I found at least two Arcade Fire threads of interest from that time....
The first worth reading for the shear comedy of someone who saw the band at the Black Cat before they were blogged to death
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=806.60
Here is what appears to be an off shoot of the main Arcade Fire thread at the time, smackie alludes to another more ridiculous one which may have been deleted. Skimming it I see a references to the Talking Heads, but none of the outrage over the review which was included. In typical forum fashion the discussion went an entirely different direction at one point....
Here is the page where the WaPo review got posted inside this thread in case anyone was wondering
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=13300.45
well that was a fun read. Seeing lots of people from back then ar still on the boards. People with their name changes. Is sonnick still here under another name? ;D
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I stopped reading after some douchebag compared the Arcade Fire to the Flaming Lips. The Lips haven't had a decent live show in years. If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
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Their shows might not be like they were in 04 and 05, but I remember the 05 show in Chicago and its still one of my most memorable shows. Like said in the other thread, lots of "holy shit" and "you got to be fucking kidding me"'s all night. The final three songs of Hood #3-->Rebellion and In the Backseat is as good as it gets. Nice how someone mentioned how quiet it was between songs. It was so quiet at the end of In the Backseat when Renee and Win were singing the end of the song, it sent chills down my spine. I only hope their show on Friday will be as good as their shows in the past.
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Totally digging the new album after reacquainting myself with "Funeral" and "Neon Bible" all last week. "Half Light II" is my fave off "Suburbs". Gonna be in the GA pit this Friday; it'll be my first AF concert. Down close .. yes!!
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I stopped reading after some douchebag compared the Arcade Fire to the Flaming Lips. The Lips haven't had a decent live show in years. If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Actually, the recent addition of more members + cut-down on backing tracks that the Embryonic tracks have brought has significantly changed their live presence.
In fact, in the past year they've played some shows without big screens, balloons, and walking bubbles.
Not the same live show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb9Z5RukhFU
Plus, it's hard to fault the Lips' live presence even when it's been samey, 'cos they pay an enormous amount of attention to their fans. Picking 16-or-so enthusiastic punters from the pit and giving them what's essentially free VIP treatment is something that most bands wouldn't even consider. Wayne is honestly one of the nicest, most patient people I've ever met.
Unlike AF, FLips aren't being constantly deified. We can agree that AF will most likely be seen as slightly legendary, just based on the hype-cloud they've maintained over the past half-decade. But there's no denying the Flaming Lips, who've been working at their craft for nearly three decades and show no signs of slowing down.
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BV pix: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/08/arcade_fire_spo_2.html
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village voice review of MSG night 1. win's texas roots are showing...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/08/live_the_arcade.php
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^^ a much better Spoon setlist at MSG than Philly (I didn't go to the MSG show). Have to say that Spoon is not meant for the amphitheaters. It was a pretty forgettable set.
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village voice review of MSG night 1. win's texas roots are showing...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/08/live_the_arcade.php
Yes, but Win was wrong because Game 6 was at the Summit in Houston, not the Garden. Although I applaud anytime someone twists the knife in the backs of Knick fans.
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That is a pretty strong review, can't wait!
I still have an extra pit ticket! I will give any interested boardees a boardee discount!
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Rolling Stone review:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/188935
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How is it when they have a standing pit at Merriweather? I just realized the earliest I can get there is 630 maybe 7 so the pit should already be getting full by then. I take it even a "bad" spot in the pit is still really good?
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How is it when they have a standing pit at Merriweather? I just realized the earliest I can get there is 630 maybe 7 so the pit should already be getting full by then. I take it even a "bad" spot in the pit is still really good?
I've been in the pit at Merriweather a couple of times. Any spot in the pit is good, but from my experience they overcrowd the pit, making it a bit uncomfortable. As long as you are not very short, you should have a pretty decent view from wherever you are.
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Ok, thanks Whippy!
My friend that is 5'3" may have some issues.
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My friend that is 5'3" may have some issues.
Is she hot?
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For all you know the friend could be a 5'3" dude. :P
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For all you know the friend could be a 5'3" dude. :P
I'll take that as a no. Or that you like to run with a posse of midgets...
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My experience in the pit is that the sound may not be as good as in the pavillion seated area.
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LCD Soundsystem had twat: psyched 2 see @arcadefire tonite. miss those folks. such a good lp. a kick in the ass. maybe lcd need to make another one after all...
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so?...
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Just got back from show. 1st time seeing them and I was very impressed. Didn't live up to the hype but I don't think anybody could. I was in the pavillion and thought the sound was a little muddy for the 1st couple songs. Maybe my ears adjusted but the sound seemed to improve as the show went on. Minor snafu on one of the new songs when drum machine tracks went bonkers. Crowd was really into the show. Anyway great show.
Spoon was okay. I like Spoon but they are a one trick pony....all starts to sound similar.
so?...
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Just got back from show. 1st time seeing them and I was very impressed. Didn't live up to the hype but I don't think anybody could. I was in the pavillion and thought the sound was a little muddy for the 1st couple songs. Maybe my ears adjusted but the sound seemed to improve as the show went on. Minor snafu on one of the new songs when drum machine tracks went bonkers. Crowd was really into the show. Anyway great show.
Spoon was okay. I like Spoon but they are a one trick pony....all starts to sound similar.
so?...
I agree with most of what you said.
I was in the pit and the sound was pretty bad the first couple songs. It got better afterword but it was never that great, especially the vocal volume. But I think that can be attributed to being in the pit.
Great setlist.
The song they had to cut midway through due to the SNAFU was "Deep Blue" if I remember right.
It was my first time seeing them live and I really enjoyed it. The crowd loved it and Win has some great stage presence. I didn't really enjoy Spoon much, but I'm not a big fan to start with. I did feel bad for them as Arcade Fire made Spoon's performance look pretty shallow.
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Gotta disagree with the comments on Spoon. It was my third time seeing them and they are getting better, and more engaging, all the time. They even brought the horns out for "Underdog". Very good Spoon performance. My first time seeing AF and yes the sound was not great at first but improved. I had a swell view down in the pit, and the song on which the drum machine crapped out was "Half Light II", the one I wanted to hear most off the new album. But their take on the title song "Suburbs" was great, as were all the hits "No Cars Go", "Keep the Car Running", "wake Up", etc ... somebody supply the set list please. But an overall high energy performance, even frantic at times, the band switiching instruments left and right. Good stuff.
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The song they had to abort due to the drum machine was Half Light II. Bummer as that is probably my favorite new song.
I really liked the show, but the new stuff just doesn't ignite the audience the way the old stuff does, and that is a bit sad. If the whole show had the energy level that is achieved when they play the Funeral stuff, it would be amazing.
I feel like on the Neon Bible tour people were more into the new stuff. Could be because that record had been out for a longer time. I guess it is alot to feel people are going to be real familiar with material that just officially came out a few days ago.
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I like the new record on the first couple of listens. Both of Regine's lead vocal contributions are two of the obvious highlights to me. Rococo and Half Light II are also pretty killer.
I don't think anything is as straight for the jugular as "Windowsill" or "In the Backseat", but I'm fine with it. I think they just wanted to make a frantic album as a testament to the suburbs, and hey, it kinda works. It doesn't hurt that parts of it are way more fun than anything on Neon Bible or Funeral!
On the flipside, Sprawl I (Flatland) is laughably bad in it's theatrics.
The way he sings that line:
"Cops showing their lights
On the reflectors of our bikes
Said, do you kids knowwwwwwww what time it is?"
Uh, yeah. You keep at that, Win Butler.
(Edit: Oh, Regine's vocals are a lot like Kazu from Blonde Redhead's on this record to me. Not a bad thing!)
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I thought both bands were pretty good. Arcade fire seemed to be on their game. The sounds was generally a bit off (from the lawn). They certainly put forth a lot of energy and the lawn was moving pretty good, well before he acknowledged us.
I made notes along the way on the phone and this is what i came up with for the setlist:
Ready to Start
Month of May
Tunnels
Well and the Lighthouse
Half Light II (aborted due to drum machine fuck up)
Laika
No Cars Go
Haiti
Sprawl II
Suburbs I
Suburbs II
Modern Man
Rococo
Intervention
We Used to Wait
Power Out
Rebellion
-Encore Break-
Keep the Car Running
Wake Up
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minus the very drunk, very high kids in the pit, i had a blast. it was my first time seeing spoon and, while a lot of the material does tend to run together, it was a fun set. i'm sure spoon may benefit from a smaller venue. i had seen arcade fire at DAR a few years back and i would agree that show may have had more energy. while i like 'the suburbs', it doesn't quite bring the energy as parts of 'funeral' or 'neon bible'. that said, fantastic show last night.
i can't have been the only one to have seen the very awkward bra scene, right?
there's also a special joy in watching a drum disintegrate in the band's hands while banging on it.
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minus the very drunk, very high kids in the pit, i had a blast. it was my first time seeing spoon and, while a lot of the material does tend to run together, it was a fun set. i'm sure spoon may benefit from a smaller venue. i had seen arcade fire at DAR a few years back and i would agree that show may have had more energy. while i like 'the suburbs', it doesn't quite bring the energy as parts of 'funeral' or 'neon bible'. that said, fantastic show last night.
i can't have been the only one to have seen the very awkward bra scene, right?
there's also a special joy in watching a drum disintegrate in the band's hands while banging on it.
First, I have no idea how that one girls bra didn't fall off when her friend was holding her up. When Regine throw the other bra back that had been thrown on stage she threw it at that same girl I guess to tell her to cover up because that strapless one didn't look like it would hold.
I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to bitch, but the people in the pit were terrible. For Spoon I got stuck behind the biggest douche of all time. If you were in the center or left side of the pit you probably have a decent idea who I'm talking about. Then for Arcade Fire there was a big collection of fratty types who acted like it was their personal show and that they could do whatever the hell they wanted. My friend also almost got in a fight when this guy tried to bend over and force his way through the crowd to get to the front.
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The brotastic douchometer was very high at the Spoon club show I caught in March.
That is all I have to add here.
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First, I have no idea how that one girls bra didn't fall off when her friend was holding her up. When Regine throw the other bra back that had been thrown on stage she threw it at that same girl I guess to tell her to cover up because that strapless one didn't look like it would hold.
I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to bitch, but the people in the pit were terrible. For Spoon I got stuck behind the biggest douche of all time. If you were in the center or left side of the pit you probably have a decent idea who I'm talking about. Then for Arcade Fire there was a big collection of fratty types who acted like it was their personal show and that they could do whatever the hell they wanted. My friend also almost got in a fight when this guy tried to bend over and force his way through the crowd to get to the front.
yah, that girl looked like a bad accident waiting to happen. i interpreted regine throwing the other bar at her as a not so subtle way of telling the girl to get dressed. regine came from around the back of the keyboard to pick up the bra and aggressively throw it at the girl. i don't think regine, nor anyone else in the band, was too impressed with the girl in the crowd.
i was roughly in the same area as you were in the pit (center-left in the pit). was the douche the kid who took his very ugly hawaiian shirt off 3 songs in to AF? i think i know the frat crowd you're talking about. my favorite part: not only did they sneak in their own alcohol, they snuck in their own mixers.
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Yohan, you must have been really, really close to me.
You know exactly who I'm talking about.
The Hawaiian shirt guy was in front of me for Spoon and he kept moving around and blocking my view and then kept getting in my personal space. He also liked to yell a ton. I've never been in a fight but my urge to punch that douche in the face was soooooo high.
It was funny watching that whole douche group take swigs of Pepsi then of Bacardi. I was tempted to go tell security just to get Hawaiian guy kicked out. There was an elderly lady in the pit behind the shirtless dude at one point and he was completely oblivious to her. I was getting afraid that he was going to run into her and knock her over.
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Yohan, you must have been really, really close to me.
You know exactly who I'm talking about.
The Hawaiian shirt guy was in front of me for Spoon and he kept moving around and blocking my view and then kept getting in my personal space. He also liked to yell a ton. I've never been in a fight but my urge to punch that douche in the face was soooooo high.
It was funny watching that whole douche group take swigs of Pepsi then of Bacardi. I was tempted to go tell security just to get Hawaiian guy kicked out. There was an elderly lady in the pit behind the shirtless dude at one point and he was completely oblivious to her. I was getting afraid that he was going to run into her and knock her over.
holy shit, we must have been standing next to each other. i was standing right next to the elderly lady and talked to her a couple times. me and my buddy moved her out of that dude's way. i have tremendous respect for old people who can hold their own in the pit. i didn't want that asshole ruining her time down there. or, worse, get hurt.
i said something briefly to mr. douche but his response was the "It's GA, bro!". while he does have a point, he also implicitly gave me permission to mess with him as it was, indeed, GA. fortunately, he danced his way further up front to annoy other people.
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Was he wooing?
God I hate wooers.
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Was he wooing?
God I hate wooers.
he would turn to any direction, look straight up, point at the ceiling, and yell at it. he did this by first bumping into everyone in his immediate area.
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Yeah I was to the right of you. You were probably right next to my friends and I was on the far right of them. I had on a black Leonard Cohen tshirt.
Were you with a girl?
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Yeah I was to the right of you. You were probably right next to my friends and I was on the far right of them. I had on a black Leonard Cohen tshirt.
Were you with a girl?
no, i was with my buddy. i was wearing a grey shirt with a dark red circle design in the chest. also, a beard.
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You guys are doing alot to further solidify my policy of no GA floor anymore. I had a very douche-free night last night in the reserved seats about 5 rows above the pit.
Also, at the club I've become a firm believer in securing a spot on the balcony railing.
There is just too much potential in a GA floor setting for horrid humanity to interfere with my good time.
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Yeah, I usually do front balcony at 930 shows too.
I was saying to my friends that I'm never doing GA pit at Merriweather again. As long as I can get a decent pavilion seat I just don't feel like getting pissed off at the other people in the pit. I would have enjoyed Spoon so much more had the people around me not been jackasses.
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I guess we're about all in agreement on the overall show. The classics were great, possibly even continuing to improve with age, and ignited the place . . .though marred a bit by muddy sound at times. Newer songs were less so . . .perhaps they need to ripen, perhaps they would benefit more from a better mix, perhaps thy are having a coldplay circa 2005 moment . . .which isn't to take away from the ovall effect of a great life affirming show where the best elements - nmh via e street via legwarmers (?!?) in best sense - won out over creeping lesser elements (coldplay circa 2005?). A charasmatic band, sure of itslf but perhaps feeling some growing pains as it finds itself naturally progressing to a level it may not have expected or may still be embarrassed about. . .likely with further growth ahead.
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I almost got into it with a guy at Terminal 5 because he kept looking up into the balcony every five seconds and thus blocking my view of the stage when he turned his head. Why the fuck are you looking up in the balcony for? The band is on the fucking stage, not the balcony.
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We were on the lawn and had mostly pleasant experiences with the crowd, and the sound seemed surprisingly great out there. Thought it was a spectacular set overall, and, at least on the lawn, there seemed to be alot more energy than there was at the DAR show for Neon Bible. My party all left with smiles.
Walked in right as Spoon was finishing due to some circumstances that almost kept me stuck in the city yesterday afternoon, and the traffic getting in. I had never been to a sold out show (or however close this one was to being sold out), and didn't realize that overflow parking is basically the Columbia mall! This marks the 5th time I've missed Spoon since getting into them...oh well I guess I'll see them someday.
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Always park at the mall. Easy in and out all the time (that's what she said).
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I really enjoyed the show. Spoon and Arcade Fire were great. Still not totally sold on The Suburbs though.
Here are my photos from the gig:
Arcade Fire:
http://kylegustafson.com/2010/08/arcade-fire-merriweather/
Spoon:
http://kylegustafson.com/2010/08/spoon-merriweather/
Enjoy!
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oh how i love reading this. "so many drunk assholes." "drinking" "sneaking in alcohol." "frat boys drunk douches" "god i hate these drinking fuck heads."
ban people smoking pot. they ruin concerts.
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oh how i love reading this. "so many drunk assholes." "drinking" "sneaking in alcohol." "frat boys drunk douches" "god i hate these drinking fuck heads."
ban people smoking pot. they ruin concerts.
i get what you're trying to say: the banned substances don't cause problems where the allowed ones sometimes do. i don't really have a problem with how people choose to enjoy a concert: if some kind of additional substance is required, even a whole lot of it, who am i to get in the way.
what gets me is people who can't match the rest of the crowd. if the chemically altered asshole who has stripped off his shirt and is belligerently throwing his body into other people and no one else around him is doing the same nor welcomes his actions, he's then simply an asshole. it's the same as if he were sober.
basically, what's accepted at one show is not necessarily accepted at other shows. getting sloppy drunk is maybe more accepted by your fellow pit attendees at hfstival than perhaps arcade fire. moshing is perhaps more accepted at gwar than it would be at wilco.
i sound old.
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^ You sound reasonable.
Walkie, when you get a chance, please watch this. Even though there are no cats, I know you will like it.
The Union (http://www.documentarywire.com/the-business-behind-getting-high)
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Walkie, the problem with your post is that pot is illegal while alcohol is not. Of course I am in total agreement with you that alcohol causes more disturbances than the vast majority of other drugs. It's just that the law says that if people are caught smoking pot in an establishment of any sort, that establishment could be shut down, lose its liquor license, etc. And obviously, you know this.
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People who are stoned can be just as annoying as people who are drunk.
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People who are stoned can be just as annoying as people who are drunk.
people who are annoying or assholes while high . . . were that way from the start. the pot just removed their blankets of deception.
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That's a great point that a pit should be appopriate to the music. Arcade Fire pit should be nice, polite, sarcastic, wasted yet understated even when exstatic . . . until there's a perceived infraction of social mores when its ok to drop the gloves and knock some teeth out . . . you know, a pit that reflects Canada.
Maybe the answer is to require people to get licensed before going to the ga pit . . .like driving or scuba diving . . .requiring a demonstrated understanding of your surroundings, the ability to get riled up without invading other's personal space or violating conventional rules of being reasonably cool. . . . while sober, drunk, high, or other. With Pit Marshalls in hipster camo patrolling with Tasers.
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LCD Soundsystem had twat: psyched 2 see @arcadefire tonite. miss those folks. such a good lp. a kick in the ass. maybe lcd need to make another one after all...
Please, dear God, no. We thought we had gotten rid of you for good.
Four facts about The Arcade Fire:
1. They number their songs (Neighborhood #1-4, Sprawl I, Sprawl II) and that's very Pink Floyd-ish. That can't be a good thing.
2. They seem to idolize Springsteen and his hoary, God-awful "SAVED BY THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL", faux-earnest cliches. That REALLY can't be a good thing.
3. They were on the cover of Blender. Panic! at the Disco wouldn't even sell out enough to be on the cover of Blender.
4. They insist upon themselves.
Brian
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but are they more "real" than lady gaga?
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but you still like garbage, Brian!
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Brian doesn't like them...that can only be a good thing.
LCD Soundsystem had twat: psyched 2 see @arcadefire tonite. miss those folks. such a good lp. a kick in the ass. maybe lcd need to make another one after all...
Please, dear God, no. We thought we had gotten rid of you for good.
Four facts about The Arcade Fire:
1. They number their songs (Neighborhood #1-4, Sprawl I, Sprawl II) and that's very Pink Floyd-ish. That can't be a good thing.
2. They seem to idolize Springsteen and his hoary, God-awful "SAVED BY THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL", faux-earnest cliches. That REALLY can't be a good thing.
3. They were on the cover of Blender. Panic! at the Disco wouldn't even sell out enough to be on the cover of Blender.
4. They insist upon themselves.
Brian
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but you still like garbage, Brian!
which is surprising, since they haven't released anything interesting since Version 2.0. i thought brian liked only new, fresh music.