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| From | "floatingunder" <underthefloat@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire |
| Date | Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:20:58 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@...>
wrote:
> 2. As for The Arcade Fire -- first and foremost, they are one of
the best
> live bands on the planet. I'm going to see them in three weeks. I
saw
> their second Chicago gig ever at the 250 capacity Empty Bottle.
These folks
> tear into their material with joy and ferocity.
@@@@I have not seen them live(yet)but their gig on SNL awhile back
had me glued to the tele like few groups have done in recent memory.
Now my wife didn't give a hoot for the show...
I had not explored them prior to this but after seeing them on the
television I made sure to pick some up (via emusic). I will now have
to catch them live.
> And the Heads are also a reference point for some of the best Fire
tunes --
> it is again a groove thing -- Remain in Light and Stop Making Sense
are
> great reference points for some of their most pulsating material.
One other
> reference point, that became quite clear on Neon Bible, is Bruce
> Springsteen.
snip
-- my point is, if you like stuff that really amped up and
> baroque, maybe this will have some appeal).
@@@@@I totally hear the Talking Heads with maybe a dash of Bowie and
once in a whle a sprinkle of Joy Division. But that's just in my
head. However,they are more them mimics to my ears.
>
> Butler's vocals may be a turn off for some. Not for me, but for
some. I
> find The Arcade Fire's music to be about as inspiring as anything
currently
> out there.
@@@@@I agree, his vocals are dramtic but I've always been a sucker
for that when done well. I think this band desearves the praise in a
big way.
Modest Mouse I've never heard..
best,
Steve D.
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