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The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight.
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Saw The Arcade Fire at Madison Square Garden tonight. They sold it out, with Spoon and Owen Pallett opening.  I've seen them in pretty much every size room in New York City - Mercury Lounge (250 capacity), Knitting Factory, Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall, Irving Plaza, Randall's Island - and now Madison Square Garden. I knew the show would be good but I wondered if they would really pull it off. I listened to the new album twice today before the show, and it's good - really good.  Better than Neon Bible. (Funeral is pretty unbeatable.)

But man. Wow!  From the first to the last note they absolutely fucking KILLED it.  Completely and utterly epic.  One of the best live performances I've ever seen, and that's competing with hundreds and hundreds...wow.  Just wow. I'm glowing.

Tomorrow night they do it again, and the concert will be streaming live on YouTube, directed by Terry Gilliam - director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, among other amazing films!  Check it out if you can.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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dooooood i'm so fucking jealous, i just downloaded the new cd today its pretty awesome

One of the bands that i will eventually see it's just a matter of when and where....


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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: DeliciousVinyl]
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I saw them as first of three (!!!) opening for Chromeo and The fucking Unicorns back in like..early 2004?  I was like, who is this?

Then in October of that year my friend was like "hey come see this band headline Saturday night of CMJ Music Marathon"...I squeeze into the Mercury Lounge and it's packed, a frenzy, wall to wall.  These people are on stage with accordions and violins and the percussionists are wearing motorcycle helmets and they are drumming on each other's heads.  It was love at second sight.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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man, im thinking of seeing them tommorow, but its an expensive show and standings sold out but maybe a seat would be cool.  The youtube stream sounds cool too.  im sure their shows are prob epic as hell

Edited by skatealex2 (08/04/10 11:59 PM)

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneMoreRobot3021 said:
It was love at second sight.


Hahah, thats sweet man. Frying and listening to funeral completely blew
me away.

They are such a talented group, I hold them to a high standard, and to be
honest kind of expected more from the new cd, though it is rather good.


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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: DeliciousVinyl]
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DeliciousVinyl said:
OneMoreRobot3021 said:
It was love at second sight.


Hahah, thats sweet man. Frying and listening to funeral completely blew
me away.



i like arcade fire a lot but i don't know if i could enjoy them while tripping.... anything but psychedelics...  sure some of the songs could be cool tho- like that 3rd on e  i think off funeral

Edited by skatealex2 (08/05/10 12:02 AM)

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: DeliciousVinyl]
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DeliciousVinyl said:
OneMoreRobot3021 said:
It was love at second sight.


Hahah, thats sweet man. Frying and listening to funeral completely blew
me away.

They are such a talented group, I hold them to a high standard, and to be
honest kind of expected more from the new cd, though it is rather good.


They will always, always walk in the shadow of the untouchable perfection of Funeral...we'll always expect more from them, and always get something great anyway.

skatealex2, do you live near the city? Totally worth the price of admission, ESPECIALLY if you come early enough to catch Owen Pallett (8) and Spoon (8:45).  AF goes on at 10:15.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Neighborhood #3=:aweoverdose:


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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneMoreRobot3021 said:
skatealex2, do you live near the city? Totally worth the price of admission, ESPECIALLY if you come early enough to catch Owen Pallett (8) and Spoon (8:45).  AF goes on at 10:15.



Sik,  im about a 30 minute drive away from that part of the city.  parking around there probably isn't easy but i guess a seat would be cool/    man this thread makes me want to go i think im going to buy a ticket soon.    itd be cool to hear songs from all their albums along with the new one.  neon bible blew me and my friends mind when we first listened to that 

Edited by skatealex2 (08/05/10 12:10 AM)

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: skatealex2]
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man, i would love to go but the only seats available seem really far from the stage, and i think that terry gilliam webcast should be fucking good.  :leaf:

Edited by skatealex2 (08/05/10 01:39 AM)

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: skatealex2]
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To this day, one of my favourite live music performances is done by them.


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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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i downloaded owen pallet's album a while ago. it's weird. was he good live?


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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: Olympus Mons]
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Olympus Mons said:
i downloaded owen pallet's album a while ago. it's weird. was he good live?


Which album?  Heartland?  One of my favorite records of last year for sure...you should check out his older stuff under the moniker Final Fantasy, especially He Poos Clouds and Has A Good Home.  He writes all of the Arcade Fire's string arrangements, he was an original member.  He's great live - he does an Andrew Bird loop machine sort of thing.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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yeah heartland. i see him as being kinda like a male bjork.


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I clench my fists and beat it
I light my torch and burn it
I am the beast I worship....

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: Olympus Mons]
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I think of him as a Canadian Andrew Bird.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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isnt he somewhat of a newer artist, bird?


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I clench my fists and beat it
I light my torch and burn it
I am the beast I worship....

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: Olympus Mons]
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Bird?  No, Andrew Bird was an engineer/member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers and then struck out and released his first solo record in 1996.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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interesting. a few of my friends saw him in some coffee house they said it was a cool show. ive never been a fan of the squirrel nut zippers, so it figures i wouldnt know. thanks for info.


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I close my eyes and seize it
I clench my fists and beat it
I light my torch and burn it
I am the beast I worship....

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: Olympus Mons]
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I prefer Bird's work to the Zippers' work for sure. He has a ton of great records!


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: The Arcade Fire melted Madison Square Garden tonight. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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lets go dig for that gold, OMR


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Edited by Xog (08/05/10 09:55 AM)

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