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Are The Beatles your favorite band?
28 July 2011
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JET!
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I think Little Lion Man played on EVERY radio station nonstop for most of the past year. Except maybe classic rock stations.

Anyway, I did buy that album. Haven't listened to it enough yet, that's for sure! I've yet to load it onto my computer.

The sunshine bores the daylights outta me

29 July 2011
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Mumford and Sons are amazing. I would really like to see them in concert. They make banjos cool. The Cave is such a good song.

Well we all shine on like the moon, the stars, and the sun.

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mr. Sun king coming together said:

. Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs. So (and in the backseat, such a disadvantage), I ask someone to crank it up, and then me and my brother started singing.

Pun intended?

I don’t think Arcade Fire have ever done anything that wasn’t genius.

I don't mind Mumford and Sons either, though their musical tracks sound eerily similar in every song. My favourite song of theirs is Winter Winds.

I told her I didn’t 

29 July 2011
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The Walrus said:

mr. Sun king coming together said:

. Arcade Fire's The Suburbs. So (and in the backseat, such a disadvantage), I ask someone to crank it up, and then me and my brother started singing.

Pun intended?

I don't think Arcade Fire have ever done anything that wasn't genius.

Certainly not intended. And I agree wholeheartedly.

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

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Okay, Arcade Fire fans, what album would you recommend to a new listener to start off with?
(There have been so many posts on how good they are that I am expecting a band of Beatles calibre, just fyi. a-hard-days-night-ringo-15)

I think it's great you're going through a phase,

and I'm awfully glad it'll all be over in a couple

of days

 

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The Suburbs. The title track is posted either on this page or the last page.

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

30 July 2011
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Yeah, I'd go with The Suburbs. 'Tis a great album.

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kelicopter said:

Okay, Arcade Fire fans, what album would you recommend to a new listener to start off with?
(There have been so many posts on how good they are that I am expecting a band of Beatles calibre, just fyi. a-hard-days-night-ringo-15)

They aren't quite as listenable as the Beatles, but they are pretty darn good. They're much more grandiose. Their songs tend to have McCartney's emotional side and Lennon's growling commentary.

Annoyingly, I haven't listened to The Suburbs all the way through because I don't own a copy and they aren't on Spotify. I'd recommend Funeral ahead of Neon Bible. I wrote about both albums on my tumblr a while ago, here is a link: http://brailli.tumblr.com/music – I also talk about my other 18 favourite albums of the past 20 years, Neon Bible and Funeral are at 8 and 4 respectively.

I'm post the opening tracks from both albums for you:

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And the opening track to the Suburbs:

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

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a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 Yeah I like them actually. I liked The Suburbs the most I think. May have to give them a bit more of a listen. a-hard-days-night-george-1 Thank you! 

I think it's great you're going through a phase,

and I'm awfully glad it'll all be over in a couple

of days

 

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The Suburbs is probably my least favourite AF album. I’d start with Funeral, which is just stunning.

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Definitely the Rolling Stones. Most of my friends think it's wierd that I like both, especially with all the Stones vs. Beatles debates going on.  But they aren't fans of either, so I just ignore them. a-hard-days-night-george-9

-LOVE is all you need heart

13 August 2011
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YAYYY another Stones/Beatles lover.

You are welcome here, my friend. Any Stones-obsession-related items to discuss may be pointed towards me a-hard-days-night-john-6

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14 August 2011
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I've been listening lately to Radiohead's Kid-A. Brilliant album.

 

And the thing is that I didn't realize they also sing Creep, until someone pointed out today. I don't like that song, but that album, I insist, brilliant. stuart-sutcliffe

Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……

Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…

Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.

Beware of Darkness… 

15 August 2011
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I have listened to Radiohead a lot, but very little of their material sticks with me. I couldn't hum the tune to Karma Police, for example.

Paranoid Android is fantastic though, and Kid A is supposed to be a really good album (I don't remember disliking it, at least).

I told her I didn’t 

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At this moment in time, OK Go and The Strokes. (I'm seeing the latter in 12 days and I'm so excited. paul-mccartney)

I think it's great you're going through a phase,

and I'm awfully glad it'll all be over in a couple

of days

 

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15 August 2011
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You're seeing them? *jealous*

My favourite at the moment is either The Strokes or The Wombats, with Arctic Monkeys in third. I'm seeing Arctic Monkeys in January. It's gonna be awesome. a-hard-days-night-john-6

17 August 2011
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JET! said:

YAYYY another Stones/Beatles lover.

You are welcome here, my friend. Any Stones-obsession-related items to discuss may be pointed towards me a-hard-days-night-john-6

Well, all right. Thanks a-hard-days-night-george-6

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18 August 2011
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kelicopter said:

At this moment in time, OK Go and The Strokes. (I'm seeing the latter in 12 days and I'm so excited.paul-mccartney)

WHAT?! Oh my goodness. Very very jealous. 

As for the Radiohead discussion above, I enjoy them but it did take me a long time to get used to them. I love Separator off the new album, The King of Limbs, and a few others that I like are 15 Step and High and Dry. Rather chill music.

I am really liking my britpop right now, that's for sure. Arctic Monkeys, Kooks, etc.

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Oh, Radiohead! They're basically my fourth favorite band of all time. OK Computer is absolutely fantastic, though I'm currently obsessing over the song “Fake Plastic Trees”. 

 

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kelicopter said:

Okay, Arcade Fire fans, what album would you recommend to a new listener to start off with?
(There have been so many posts on how good they are that I am expecting a band of Beatles calibre, just fyi. a-hard-days-night-ringo-15)

They aren't quite as listenable as the Beatles, but they are pretty darn good. They're much more grandiose. Their songs tend to have McCartney's emotional side and Lennon's growling commentary.

Annoyingly, I haven't listened to The Suburbs all the way through because I don't own a copy and they aren't on Spotify. I'd recommend Funeral ahead of Neon Bible. I wrote about both albums on my tumblr a while ago, here is a link: http://brailli.tumblr.com/music – I also talk about my other 18 favourite albums of the past 20 years, Neon Bible and Funeral are at 8 and 4 respectively.

 

Oh good, another Arcade Fire fan! I recently had a listen to Neon Bible and really liked it. Still need to purchase the Suburbs though…

 

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