Best Ever Albums

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

camsh — Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:46:35 GMT

Author: camsh

Posted: 11/07/2013 18:46

(in my opinion) Disc 1 is filled with cracking tunes, Disc 2 is pretentious bullsh*t. No prizes for guessing where my vote goes.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

Hayden — Thu, 7 Nov 2013 12:24:54 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 11/07/2013 17:24

swedenman wrote:

Why tf is a 75-minute album 2 discs? God dammit.

Because someone decided on a ten minute hidden track. 🤣

J Dilla's Donuts is a double album on vinyl for some reason 🤔 My copy is like, 9-10 minutes on each side.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

Anonymous — Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:19:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/07/2013 15:19

Why tf is a 75-minute album 2 discs? God dammit.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

paladisiac — Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:06:15 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 11/07/2013 14:06

It looks like disc 1 2-to-1 so far.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

Anonymous — Thu, 7 Nov 2013 04:17:56 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/07/2013 09:17

I prefer disc1.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

Zapruder — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 23:19:41 GMT

Author: Zapruder

Posted: 11/07/2013 04:19

the first is okay
the second is more honest

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

Anonymous — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:49:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/07/2013 03:49

Agree with meruizh. The second disc sounds more like "classic" Arcade Fire. As good as the first disc is, I loves me some old fashioned AF.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

paladisiac — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 18:06:26 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 11/06/2013 23:06

Loving the album more with each listen, i'll answer simply that the first disc has more songs that i love than the 2nd, but i definitely appreciate the atmospherics on the 2nd. I migrate heavily towards the title track, "we exist", "normal person" and "joan of arc".

And for the added instrumental closing disc 2 -- i sort of think of it as a "secret song", a bonus track tucked in at the end that i really don't apply to my rating/feeling of the album as a whole.

Re: if you love arcade fire, set them free

meruizh — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 17:58:22 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 11/06/2013 22:58

Now this is a really tough question.

The first part of the album, has its own new Arcade Fire Mystic, starting with the lead single Reflektor. The next two songs(We exist, Flashbulb Eyes), even though I consider them good songs, they are the ones I like the least in the album. The first seems insignificant and the second one, it probably is the most original Arcade Fire song in the album, but still it lacks of that "something". The next four songs, are just perfect.

The second part, is amazing. Maybe a more oldish Arcade Fire sound, but it seems so new at the same time. Porno and Afterlife, are probably the perfect match in this album. My only question with this part is the final song Supersymmetry, that seemed way too long. I couldn't see the point of those 8 minutes of instrumental, which may sound lovely at times, but there comes a points the extra minutes become unnecessary.

My heart will go with the first part this time, but tomorrow I may choose the second part. Great album

if you love arcade fire, set them free

paladisiac — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 17:41:04 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 11/06/2013 22:41

here it is -- another thread about the new arcade fire album, asking the simple question: if you like the new arcade fire album, Reflektor, which disc do you prefer?