Gothamist: Arcade Fire at Judson Church

Jonas

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:52:16 -0500

last night was great. video over at www.jonasbrandon.net/blog

Alter Boy

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:44:48 -0500

"Er", the word you meant to write in paragraph five is spelled A-L-T-A-R. Ugh.

Alter Boy

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:41:44 -0500

Er, the word in paragraph five is spelled A-L-T-A-R.

Alter Boy

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:38:43 -0500

"High above the stage – er, alter -" Can't expect spell-check to catch that one, I suppose. Ugh.

Alter Boy

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:35:59 -0500

"High above the stage – er, alter -" Can't expect spell-check to catch that one, I suppose. Ugh.

typicalnychype

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:53:56 -0500

not happy you couldn't see the show? steal the album

Chuck

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:16:23 -0500

If you have heard the Neon Bible leak, you know why the hype is still there.

shi11

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:59:33 -0500

You got the first paragraph wrong. The dude in the audience asked why a church? And Win Butler responded, who would ask a question like that? I totally agree about Régine Chassagne. She is the most adorable thing. I hope they make Arcade Fire dolls in which case I'd have the Régine on Drums variety.

Taffy Davenport

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:45:59 -0500

I TOLD YOU THINGS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO START CHANGING AROUND HERE! this band is terrible. did you morph into jen carlson the hypemonster overnight?

oh god

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:09:29 -0500

"And then, of course, there’s the buzz, which Arcade Fire so desperately needs at this point." are you kidding me? please do us all a favor and sequester your head in a box of asbestos for awhile.

Fan of AF

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:02:25 -0500

waah waah waah. One good comment and five crybabies Thanks for the post, always happy to see good music posts on Gothamist. Looking forward to seeing them myself.

Look at mee

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:01:38 -0500

or, maybe it's because NORMAL people feel they don't need a blog?

stop being bitter

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:31:51 -0500

People blog about things for the same reason we reminisce: reliving something for others to share and live vicariously through said share(er). On that note, it sucks that you didn't get tickets, stay home, watch American Idol, and feckoff.

make it stop

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:13:22 -0500

why must you continue to ruin this band for the rest of us by blogging about it every day? blogging every movement this band makes is boring your readers and overhyping them to the point that they'll never live up to your endless coverage. make it stop!

The Nuge

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:02:57 -0500

You ask: "why is nobody blogging about this?" I respond: because nobody could get tickets; thanks Arcade Fire

old skool

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:31:57 -0500

IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH: People can just go to a concert, listen to the music, and go home. I know it's difficult for anyone reading Gothamist to understand this concept. So I'll say it louder: IT IS POSSIBLE TO ATTEND A CONCERT AND NOT HAVE TO BLOG IT. Also, people have lives. Work. School. Someone may want to write about it, but got home late and hasn't had time. Maybe they want to think about it for a few days. get over it.

CJ

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:17:37 -0500

don't believe the overhype coming out of this show....it was good, for sure, but it definitely wasn't life changing (like people seem to be claiming) or even one of the best shows i've seen recently. The sound was pretty muddy, try to stand off to the left or right to be more in line with the (really small) speaker stacks.....the band looked spooked (party due to, as bucket said, the completely dead crowd that just barely even clapped after some of the songs).... What surprised me was that the new material still sounded a bit empty in places....I see "My Body is a Cage" kind of as an "Exit Music" Part Two, and if Radiohead can reproduce that song live in all it's glory, i shouldn't feel that My Body is a Cage sounds empty when there are 3 or 4 more members on stage that Radiohead has. And god damn were they ever loose....don't expect a typical arcade fire show, it's really much more a rehearsal than anything else, which is totally awesome in it's own right.... The new stuff will sound fantastic when actually paired up with the Funeral stuff side by side and when they tighten the set up.......but these shows just don't deserve the hype they've gotten, so, for those going, keep your expectations low, and you'll have a better time.

cut it out

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:02:27 -0500

now you're just doing it on purpose. Obviously you're either getting paid to pimp this, or you don't care about what your readership wants to hear about. Or you just like irritating people.