its not their Neon Bible. w r talkin here about their POP BIBLE...!
n it sounds well..quite great... but not so great as their first one... do i really care for that? no. how many funerals can we have? one is enough... now we can move on n enjoy the pleasures that their new album brings.
im guessing you were drunk when you wrote this?
well attempted to write this...
ha
no i wasnt drunk... i was lookin in the black mirror askin for some bombs to fall in my brain i was tryin to get out of my body's cage to start dancing in their deep ocean of noise where no ships go between the click of the light and the start of the dream you know God loves the sensitives ones
Originally posted by SDF: Anyone think Neon Bible has a chance of taking the #1 spot on the Billboard album sales chart? I remember when Kid A did that back in October of 2000. It seemed to have taken a lot of people by surprise. I have a feeling it could happen here as well.
The Shins were second on the Billboard with Wincing in its first week of release. It was something around 115,000 sales. I think Neon Bible will at least make the top 10. It doesn't take much anymore to crack it. Although AF doesn't have Zach Braff behind them so maybe not.
Well, the results are in, and Arcade Fire, like the Shins before them, debuted at #2. With 92,000 sold, they came about 7,000 short of Notorious B.I.G. Not bad for indie, I must say. Credits to Pfork for the info.
I saw that today as well. Pretty amazing. I can sort of see the Shins doing so well. They're pretty much a modern day pop group like R.E.M. or U2. They're crossover to mainstream is easy to understand. Arcade Fire is pretty different. They're not that "difficult" to most posters around here, but to mainstream listeners, I would have guessed their sound too arty and more off-putting. Good for them, though. Perhaps the music listening world is developing some taste. If Modest Mouse can pull the trifecta with their release and debut as high as #2, that will really say something about how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
Posts: 1325 | Location: Atlanta, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by Hophead: ...how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
Or how indie mainstream has gone?
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I don't think it has anything to do with "mainstream listeners" going to pick up Arcade Fire's album. Most people probably still have no idea who Arcade Fire are. I doubt a lot of people who saw them on SNL went and picked it up. So it's not that they've become mainstream at all.
The more likely explanation is that a lot of people that came to enjoy Funeral over the last two and a half years went out and bought Neon Bible right away. How many of you picked it up last week? I did.
It says more about the dedication of their fans to me. You don't have to be mainstream to hit the top of the charts. The classic example is of course Kid A, which had no singles but still sold over 200,000 it's first week.
Posts: 1376 | Location: Valparaiso, IN | Registered: 01 July 2006
Kid A eventually sold 1 mil. Yeh, you're probably right in what you say, but still, people will hear all over the news "AF at number 2", and then they will start to ask , "who are AF", that's why I think that although they will never be Coldplay they have some good days ahead of them.
Originally posted by Hophead: If Modest Mouse can pull the trifecta with their release and debut as high as #2, that will really say something about how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
I'm saying Modest Mouse will come in at #1.
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Posts: 5211 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005
Originally posted by less_success: I don't think it has anything to do with "mainstream listeners" going to pick up Arcade Fire's album. Most people probably still have no idea who Arcade Fire are. I doubt a lot of people who saw them on SNL went and picked it up. So it's not that they've become mainstream at all.
The more likely explanation is that a lot of people that came to enjoy Funeral over the last two and a half years went out and bought Neon Bible right away. How many of you picked it up last week? I did.
It says more about the dedication of their fans to me. You don't have to be mainstream to hit the top of the charts. The classic example is of course Kid A, which had no singles but still sold over 200,000 it's first week.
I don't know about anyone else, but I heard "Optimistic" a whole lot on the radio when Kid A was released...
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Posts: 2125 | Location: ATL-abouts. | Registered: 24 October 2006
Another thing I've noticed is how Neon Bible has dominated the iTunes album chart since it came out. Even more intriguing to me, is that Funeral was in the top 20 at one point soon after March 6th. Not bad for an album that's been out about two and a half years. I'm guessing a lot of downloaders liked what they heard after trying out Neon Bible and decided to give Funeral a try as well.
As I type this, Funeral has slipped to #46 while Neon Bible remains #1.
Originally posted by Vancea Mihai: Chris Martin said not long ago that AF is the best band in the world.
Chris Martin is a complete idiot and his band sucks. His pretentious, conceited, narcissistic demeanor reminds me of Gallagher and Oasis. A very mediocre band with a lead singer who is anything but talented that are getting a bit out of hand, before the ultimately get way out of hand. One time, Martin's favorite band was Radiohead, then when he found out that R.E.M. was getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it's them, then when he hears that U2 is a great band he states that they are the best of all time. Someone should remind him every five seconds that he is not Thom Yorke and that he is an untalented loser.
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Originally posted by Hophead: Here's to hoping we don't start referring to Arcade Fire as "AF".
I second that.
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Posts: 5730 | Location: Texas | Registered: 27 December 2005
Originally posted by Hophead: ...how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
Or how indie mainstream has gone?
I don't think so. The mainstream wouldn't be latching onto "Lonesome Crowded West" or "Oh, Inverted World." I think its pretty obvious that a bunch of the more successful indie bands are cleaning up their sound to appeal to wider audiences. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing. I'd much rather listen to the new Shins than the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who set out to make a more difficult, less accessable album and unfortunately screwed it up.
Posts: 1325 | Location: Atlanta, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by Hophead: ...how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
Or how indie mainstream has gone?
I don't think so. The mainstream wouldn't be latching onto "Lonesome Crowded West" or "Oh, Inverted World." I think its pretty obvious that a bunch of the more successful indie bands are cleaning up their sound to appeal to wider audiences. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing. I'd much rather listen to the new Shins than the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who set out to make a more difficult, less accessable album and unfortunately screwed it up.
I don't think the Shins have cleaned up their sound much (if at all). To me, Oh, Inverted World is as clean and accessible as Wincing. They've just had a steadily growing audience since that first album came out.
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Posts: 5211 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005
Originally posted by Hophead: ...how mainstream indie-rock has gone.
Or how indie mainstream has gone?
I don't think so. The mainstream wouldn't be latching onto "Lonesome Crowded West" or "Oh, Inverted World." I think its pretty obvious that a bunch of the more successful indie bands are cleaning up their sound to appeal to wider audiences. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing. I'd much rather listen to the new Shins than the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who set out to make a more difficult, less accessable album and unfortunately screwed it up.
I don't think the Shins have cleaned up their sound much (if at all). To me, Oh, Inverted World is as clean and accessible as Wincing. They've just had a steadily growing audience since that first album came out.
I disagree, "Oh, Inverted World" is pretty lo-fi. The arrangements are simple with few instruments. The new one is polished as hell, with synths, strings, etc. There's nothing on "Oh, Inverted World" that sounds close to Phantom Limb or Sea Legs.
Posts: 1325 | Location: Atlanta, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
You know, I have been contemplating this for a while. I have said it before but I really don't like either of The Shins first two albums. However, their newest is easily the number two album of the year for me. I think the sound has something to do with, but then people whose opinion I trust--like eric's--say that there is no difference in sound. I want to like their first two albums but I just can't.
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