Arcade Fire
Biography
A combination of indie rock muscle and theatrical, unapologetic bombast turned Arcade Fire into indie royalty in the early 2000s. Originally comprised of Régine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and brothers William and Win Butler, the group formed during the summer of 2003, after Win spotted Chassagne singing jazz standards at a Montreal art exhibit. The grandson of famed swing-era bandleader Alvino Rey, Win was quickly charmed by Chassagne's performance, leading the two to launch a songwriting partnership. Romance followed shortly thereafter, and the duo expanded its sound by gathering Parry on organ, Kingsbury on bass, and Win Butler's younger brother, William, on synthesizer and percussion. Drawing from the bandmates' varied influences, Arcade Fire began mining an eclectic mix of bossa nova, punk, French chanson, and classically tinged pop music, referencing everything from U2's passion to David Bowie's eclecticism in the process.
Arcade Fire issued a self-titled EP in 2003, having briefly retreated to Maine for the recording sessions. Propelled by Win Butler's quavering vocals and his bandmates' symphonic swells, the disc helped earn the band an official offer from Merge Records.
Selected Discography
True. They sound amazing live. I would love to see them again, but they have not been touring for quite some time now.
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So contagious! Every time I hear there songs I sing & dance. I have heard they sound cooler live. true?
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If Roger Waters banged a gypsy Arcade Fire would be the product.
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These guys are amazing, inovative and full of an energy that makes me want to sing, dance, scream and tell everyone I know about them. Love live Arcade Fire!
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the arcade fire is so amazing. funeral is one of my favorite albums of all time and neighborhood #1 (tunnels) is such an amazing song, musically great plus the lyrics are both funny and beautiful.
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i want them to put out another cd. neon bible was amazing and i want more.
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i love this group!!! they are fun and one of my favorites!! wake up really moves my soul. they seem to have fun performing, i hope to see them one day live
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i didn't really like them when I first listened either. but after listening... . . o h m a n . . . s o o good. listen to "wake up"...great song.
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I love this band. Elegant indie rock. At first I was a skeptic. But after buying their records, I am a huge fan. And the names are interchangea b l e . Arcade Fire or The Arcade Fire. Bromide: you are a horrible researcher.
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about your comment bromide i have all their albums and love their music, they are the same thing just slang or shortened like p.o.d. or payable on death. and now to your comment stoops666 they definitaly do not suck but the first time i heard them i had the same feeling but once you start listening to them you realize how truly talented they are.
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Nope. "Arcade Fire" and "The Arcade Fire" are two totally different bands. Do your research.
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Arcade fire is actually one of my favorite bands of all time! I hope they come out with another album soon or something.
To roger.penn: I've seen it written both as "Arcade Fire" and "The Arcade Fire" I'm pretty sure the two names are interchangea b l e . |
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Someone needs to tell the Pandora Bio writer that their name is "Arcade Fire" not "The Arcade Fire".
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Sometimes its great....Yo La Tengo on The John McEnroe show ( a short lived late nite show in 2007). Arcade Fire with David Bowie on CBS Grammy Show was pretty cool.
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I agree. Indie rock really doesn't translate that well to mainstream television shows. Didn't Grizzly Bear perform on some late night show once? I thought I saw that.
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i suspect they didn't want to play the cheesy snl thing,much like nirvana,so they did it their way...these cats are way to tight to "fail"...wat c h it again
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Friday, I saw the SNL fail as well...Their performance on Austin City Limits was VERY good though...it' s available online if you know where to look.
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These guys kept showing up in my media player, and grew on me. I think it was neighborhood #1 that got me. I think I saw them bomb on SNL but thats just opinion, Maybe I wasn't ready for them yet. I don't think Indie makes a good transition on TV most of the time.
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Such a diverse group. Just rediscovered some cds i had backed up on my harddrive. Brilliant im going to get their new ones for sure.
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Man what an imagination on people today. Anyway amazing live you haven't lived till you've seen them live.
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Alxhamer, I agree.
You know, I really can't go five minutes listening to them without noticing something they've picked up on... |
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In regards to Wade Wilson's comment...
I disagree with you madam, and if you don't like a band or song, listen to something else... probably mainstream for you. Some band like the Jonas brothers or rap. Your friends are apparently smarter than you. I think that's all I'm gonna say... |
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Miroir Noir ws amazing! If you like AF buy it! And religion is overrated. Just listen to the music, don't label it things.
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Love AF, just raw energy and great music. There is a band like that around us, vh1.com and billboard.co m have them as a "related artist", called the dreamscapes project. They have some tunes on here as well.
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Let's make a new genre. Not "Christian rock"-- but "Moral Rock," which implies a band, like AF, that isn't Christian (they aren't labeled or publicized as such) but contain elements of religion in general. Besides, I'm pretty sure these fellows are actually labeled under Baroque Pop. So.
Backseat is so amazing, it puts adolescence and the transition to adulthood in such perspective, it's overpowering . |
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"Neighborhoo d #2: Laika"
"My Body is a Cage" "Wake Up" |
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