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"but the smashing the guitar shit at the end was not cool."

It was very cool. Like, an ironic demonstration of how unironic they are.

[Edited on March 1, 2007 at 1:03 AM. Reason : .]

3/1/2007 12:56:56 AM

^totally

3/1/2007 1:11:17 AM

from my gallery before all this neon bible nonsense

3/1/2007 1:13:59 AM

Critics thought Jack White was the savior of rock. They were wrong. Arcade Fire is running shit, period. Legendary status achieved with two classic albums in a row. At this point they're top 25 all time and making a run at top 10.

3/1/2007 1:20:02 AM

Sarah Neufeld is even hotter this time around

3/1/2007 1:23:29 AM

although im kinda made owen might not be on tour with them, i can forgive him because hes making a new final fantasy album

3/1/2007 1:28:13 AM

I hate them already

3/1/2007 1:30:18 AM

midnight sale @ schoolkids fyi

3/1/2007 1:32:28 AM

thats strange, i thought most people would like good music

if schoolkids could make the 7th harry potter book come out the same night, i'll be there. If not, ill just wait til the next day and pick it up.

[Edited on March 1, 2007 at 1:33 AM. Reason : grrr]

3/1/2007 1:32:50 AM

Liked them better the first time--when they were called The Tragically Hip (sarcasm).

3/1/2007 1:51:02 AM

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"Sarah Neufeld is even hotter this time around"

couldnt agree with you more

longer hair > shorter hair

[Edited on March 1, 2007 at 1:53 AM. Reason : than]

3/1/2007 1:52:55 AM

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"Critics thought Jack White was the savior of rock. They were wrong. Arcade Fire is running shit, period. Legendary status achieved with two classic albums in a row. At this point they're top 25 all time and making a run at top 10."

I thought all the fantatical blinder wearing superfans on this site resided in sports talk

[Edited on March 1, 2007 at 8:19 AM. Reason : e]

3/1/2007 8:19:01 AM

I like Arcade Fire's new album, but this...

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"Critics thought Jack White was the savior of rock. They were wrong. Arcade Fire is running shit, period. Legendary status achieved with two classic albums in a row. At this point they're top 25 all time and making a run at top 10."

is silly

3/1/2007 11:28:41 AM

Top 10, all time.

I like them as well. But got damn.

3/1/2007 12:05:19 PM

ive listened to this album many times, and i just dont get it. its decent, but it just doesnt do anything for me.

3/1/2007 12:07:51 PM

arcade fire is pretty great but nowhere near top 25 of all time.

3/1/2007 12:46:58 PM

They're nowhere near top 50 of all time. All this aggrandizing of Arcade Fire is starting to make me sick. Sure, they are good - great even...but let's be real now. Plus this 30$ tag for seeing them now is freaking ridiculous. I saw them last year for less than half of that...are they do big for their own briches? No....but the entire indie community thinks they're the best thing since hoodies.

THEYVE ONLY GOT 2 RECORDS. Neither are legendary at that...

3/1/2007 1:10:54 PM

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"At this point they're top 25 all time and making a run at top 10."

hahahahah

3/1/2007 1:12:58 PM

There definitely needs some perspective slapped on this thread.

3/1/2007 1:42:49 PM

top 10 what? bands that have come out in the past few years? yea, maybe i'll give you that......but of all time? give me a break...

3/1/2007 5:30:24 PM

^ i concur.

3/1/2007 6:43:23 PM

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"but the entire indie community thinks they're the best thing since hoodies. "

i loled

3/2/2007 3:48:38 PM

got my deluxe edition in the mail today
it comes in a box, and the front cover is a hologram of the neon bible opening/closing.
also came with two small flipbooks on the inside... heh.

3/3/2007 4:36:43 PM

^ from where did you order it?

3/3/2007 5:21:47 PM

merge recordz

3/3/2007 5:24:53 PM

damn... serves me right for ordering from amazon

3/3/2007 5:26:30 PM

i don't know about amazon, but you get free stuff from merge (sticker, mini-poster, um.. an invoice..)

3/3/2007 5:28:44 PM

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"ive listened to this album many times, and i just dont get it. its decent, but it just doesnt do anything for me."

3/3/2007 7:02:18 PM

^^ im glad you posted that, i just ordered from merge

i was planning to go to schoolkids on tuesday, but im sold on the extras

3/3/2007 8:22:17 PM

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"With the buzz surrounding Arcade Fire’s new album, Neon Bible (out Tuesday), reaching near-deafening levels after their Saturday Night Live performance last week, we started thinking: Could this group of anthem-prone indie-rockers score the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s album chart? According to Mark Pearson, VP Retail Editor at Hits magazine, the idea isn’t as crazy as you’d think. “They have a very good chance,” says Pearson. “We’re thinking they’ll sell 100,000 the first week--and if it hits that it’s probably a No. 1.” "

http://blender.com/news/comments.aspx?article=9101

3/4/2007 8:39:34 PM

i dont think i'll be prepared to handle that

3/4/2007 9:38:05 PM

Kid A was #1, I don't see how this is any different.

3/4/2007 9:43:36 PM

radiohead wasnt on merge

3/4/2007 10:41:48 PM

it really is scary how much attention this album is getting.

3/5/2007 1:23:50 AM

8.4

3/5/2007 2:02:48 PM

why? i'll be fucking happy as shit if it gets #1. so much other shit-tastic music gets on billboard.. it's time for a change.

3/5/2007 2:02:58 PM

hey dudes, i just came from Schoolkids and they will have the stickers and posters from the Merge pre-orders available as well. Plus, it will cheaper to get it from Schoolkids ($8.99 which is like $9.60 with tax) than anywhere else.

3/5/2007 4:14:12 PM

thanks dude!

3/5/2007 4:14:38 PM

If memory serves, I haven't been to a midnight sale since Kid A. I'm excited.

[Edited on March 5, 2007 at 4:36 PM. Reason : 5]

3/5/2007 4:35:54 PM

my last midnight sale was hail to the theif.

the same night a clay aiken cd came out

and they happened to have it at school kids too

with a news crew covering the "clay aiken midnight sale" at schoolkids

there was a long line of radiohead looking fans, and they were interviewing aikens mother in front of the line trying to pass it off like we were there for clay aiken.


lawl

3/5/2007 4:40:57 PM

damn, if i would have known all the goods would've been available tonight at schoolkids, i wouldnt have ordered it via merge a few days ago. we totally could've had a tww party tonight

3/5/2007 4:40:57 PM

^^according to a former employee, the Clay Aiken single outsold "Hail to the Thief" by like 10 CDs that night

how sad

3/5/2007 5:25:34 PM

I remember there being a shitload of Clay CDs sold that night.

3/5/2007 5:31:42 PM

So, here's the thing.

When "Intervention" leaked, I was underwhelmed. However, it's been stuck in my head for weeks.

A few years ago, there was that big push to make the more orchestral end of post-rock (particularly GYBE! and Sigur Ros) the new face of rock music, and it never really worked.

This is basically the same sound with a hookier twist and conventional vocals. That can't be the only difference between semi-obscurity and a #1 album, can it?

I haven't listened to the new album outside of the single, so I can't comment on it, and obviously Funeral is a masterpiece...it's just something that's been bumping around in my head.

3/5/2007 6:09:00 PM

intervention has REALLY grown on me to the point where its in my head almost 24/7. luckily it hasnt gotten to the point where im tired of it yet

3/5/2007 6:11:00 PM

im sick of the arcade fire

there, i said it, and i feel much better now

3/5/2007 11:43:47 PM

I got to Schoolkids and there were two people there.

The Schoolkids guys said they had amended their hopes and were looking for five total.

I guess we truly are in the internet age.

*sigh*

Speaking of the internet age, they released "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" a while back as a free single on iTunes. However, it was listed as "Intervention." Five years ago, it would've been shipped as a misprint promo single and would've made a nice little collector's item. Now, it's just a typo.

*double sigh*

BTW, I got the special edition just because I wanted to see what was up with this flipbook nonsense, and they're truly odd. Though I, too, like the artwork on the Kid A special edition, this is the only one I feel like is worth the extra money ($5 more than the regular) other than the sweetass Amnesiac book.

3/6/2007 12:44:10 AM

we sold 6! and a talking heads cd to a hot girl!

also i was(am) pretty drunk

3/6/2007 1:33:49 AM

you get the digits for me, eric?

3/6/2007 3:50:08 PM

people still buy music?

3/6/2007 3:51:55 PM