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Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

ShaneSpear — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:27:46 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 11/26/2013 21:27

Hayden wrote:

Reflektor doesn't qualify for this years Grammys anyway.

Reflektor (the song) and Afterlife are eligible for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, however.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

HazeyTwilight — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:31:22 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 11/26/2013 20:31

Behrus58 wrote:

And what do you think about the new video ?

I don't understand it. Maybe I was being too literal when I watched it but the themes it had and its attempt to get sentimental were just pretentious.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Behrus58 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:52:42 GMT

Author: Behrus58

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:52

And what do you think about the new video ?

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

ButterThumbz — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:36:46 GMT

Author: ButterThumbz

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:36

Sprawling, unfocussed, bloated, overindulgent and under par. I can't say I didn't enjoy listening to it though.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:23:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:23

Behrus58 wrote:

The reason is that they just did "too" well Before reflektor.
But Reflektor gave a good sign...Arcade fire still has the potential to release another decent album that can even get in the top 80

Arcade Fire has potential to make "Friday" by Rebecca Black sound good.

jk but seriously I doubt they'll release a bad album soon. In fact, I gtta give Neon Bible another listen. It's one of those albums wa low on my chart and deserves higher. I think my last rating was 70.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Behrus58 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:07:37 GMT

Author: Behrus58

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:07

Hayden wrote:

Reflektor doesn't qualify for this years Grammys anyway.

I'm becoming a lot fonder of the album, but I still think it's my least favourite by them :(

The reason is that they just did "too" well Before reflektor.
But Reflektor gave a good sign...Arcade fire still has the potential to release another decent album that can even get in the top 80

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Hayden — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:04:30 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:04

Reflektor doesn't qualify for this years Grammys anyway.

I'm becoming a lot fonder of the album, but I still think it's my least favourite by them 🙁

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Necharsian — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:01:26 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 11/26/2013 17:01

Behrus58 wrote:

Ok actually i don't care about that awards too much,But Reflektor beats eminem's and gaga's and timberlake's new albums easily (ok maybe not that easy in beating 20/20 xp but the other 2 are just too weak for reflektor)

I actually havent heard any of those other 3 but im guessing id put them all in the same meh ballpark.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Behrus58 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:45:24 GMT

Author: Behrus58

Posted: 11/26/2013 16:45

Necharsian wrote:

"Steal" being the key word here.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Necharsian — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:42:24 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 11/26/2013 16:42

Behrus58 wrote:

2)The Grammy awards.Will this album help arcade fire to "steal" another grammy from "mainstream" artists ?

"Steal" being the key word here.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Behrus58 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:40:03 GMT

Author: Behrus58

Posted: 11/26/2013 16:40

I had to bring this topic back for 2 reasons :
1)The new music video is released.Have you seen it ? what do you think about it ?
2)The Grammy awards.Will this album help arcade fire to "steal" another grammy from "mainstream" artists ?

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Anonymous — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:56:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/04/2013 18:56

19loveless91 wrote:

Tiny Mix Tapes reviewers read BEA forums?
tekin writes for Tiny Mix Tapes?

What is going on?

Was that too obvious? Sarcasm? Damn, text cannot convey a thing. The other day I say Freddie Gibbs is gay and lethalnezzle thinks I'm serious lol.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

19loveless91 — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:47:24 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 11/04/2013 18:47

Tiny Mix Tapes reviewers read BEA forums?
tekin writes for Tiny Mix Tapes?

What is going on?

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Anonymous — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:43:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/04/2013 18:43

paladisiac wrote:

I did not expect tiny mix tapes to give it 5 of 5 stars... http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/arcade-fire-reflektor

Tiny Mix Tapes wrote:

Jean Baudrillard wrote:

Today abstraction is no longer that of the map, the double, the mirror, the concept. Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being, or a substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality.

http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...;start=30#

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Mercury — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:16:35 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/04/2013 18:16

paladisiac wrote:

I did not expect tiny mix tapes to give it 5 of 5 stars... http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/arcade-fire-reflektor

nice review. I agree it is quite good. Will give it some more time later.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

meccalecca — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:05:57 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 11/04/2013 18:05

JMan wrote:

My dad says he saw Arcade Fire perform "Reflektor" on SNL. He thought it sucked.

To be quite honest. most performances on SNL sound like crap. So I understand your dad's thoughts.

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

paladisiac — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 12:56:08 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 11/04/2013 17:56

I did not expect tiny mix tapes to give it 5 of 5 stars... http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/arcade-fire-reflektor

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Anonymous — Sat, 2 Nov 2013 12:32:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2013 16:32

My dad says he saw Arcade Fire perform "Reflektor" on SNL. He thought it sucked. It's hard to tell a guy that you need a different mindset to judge modern disco, especially since Dad hardly knows indie rock. He admits he can't judge.

My personal favorite track is "Reflektor." For an indie rock/modern disco album (and Wikipedia calls the album disco so don't judge me), that song would freaking rule the disco scene if it were released in the 70's.

EDIT: I accidentally typed "Reflekto." 🤣

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

19loveless91 — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 15:44:04 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 11/01/2013 19:44

Romanelli wrote:

So far on BEA, 17 charts have it in the top 10 of all time. It is rated as the #1 album of all time in 2 charts. It is now ranked at #451 out of every single album that has been released since the beginning of recorded music.

In less than one week.

19loveless91 wrote:

1- The fast climb on the overall chart happens less because of hype and hysterical fans and more because it's simply an album by a popular band that gets a huge number of people listening to it (at once).
2- If it were the former, then the album would slowly drop down the order as the hype dies down, but I predict that Reflektor, as TKOL, will maintain a high and overblown position on the overall chart long after the release.
3- Every album you listen to is "new to you", if you learn to separate the music from external factors, then it doesn't matter when it was released

full post: http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=255049#255049

Re: Arcade fire-Reflektor

Freddie55 — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 15:31:43 GMT

Author: Freddie55

Posted: 11/01/2013 19:31

Romanelli wrote:

Brings to mind the rapid movement of Radiohead's King of Limbs and Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilian here on BEA.