VIDEO'S OF THE WEEK: ARCADE FIRE - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-28T14:01:25Zhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topics/video-s-of-the-week-arcade-fire?commentId=6060463%3AComment%3A134652&feed=yes&xn_auth=noActually, I'll take "Niels-Ro…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-06-02:6060463:Comment:1349252016-06-02T09:57:33.001ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>Actually, I'll take "Niels-Rock".</p>
<p>Back in the start of the 80's, besides of Heavy Rock, I became very fond of what apparently now is labeled "Indie Rock" or Alternative rock, which back then was bands like U2, Simple Minds, Big country, The Cure, The Alarm, New Order, The Cult (at least the "Love-album") and others I've forgotten right now. And later on Radiohead, R.E.M., Flaming Lips and....Arcade Fire among others. So I'll be proud, if you label that kind of music…</p>
<p>Actually, I'll take "Niels-Rock".</p>
<p>Back in the start of the 80's, besides of Heavy Rock, I became very fond of what apparently now is labeled "Indie Rock" or Alternative rock, which back then was bands like U2, Simple Minds, Big country, The Cure, The Alarm, New Order, The Cult (at least the "Love-album") and others I've forgotten right now. And later on Radiohead, R.E.M., Flaming Lips and....Arcade Fire among others. So I'll be proud, if you label that kind of music "Niels-rock"<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p></p> REBELLION (LIES) … I have to…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-06-01:6060463:Comment:1350122016-06-01T22:25:11.707ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>REBELLION (LIES) … I have to admit these guys (and gal) were a bit irritating to watch in this video, probably because I just don’t get it, and I know you’ve posted them before, maybe in an NMC, but I don’t recall liking that either. Could this be Niels-Rock? I Kid…</p>
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<p>NO CARS GO … I don’t believe this band does very well over here and I would be hard pressed to believe they do much better in their own country. Maybe this is appealing in Europe? I simply hear nothing about…</p>
<p>REBELLION (LIES) … I have to admit these guys (and gal) were a bit irritating to watch in this video, probably because I just don’t get it, and I know you’ve posted them before, maybe in an NMC, but I don’t recall liking that either. Could this be Niels-Rock? I Kid…</p>
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<p>NO CARS GO … I don’t believe this band does very well over here and I would be hard pressed to believe they do much better in their own country. Maybe this is appealing in Europe? I simply hear nothing about this band and I don’t watch music award shows or listen to popular radio so I could be wrong. My kids are generally a good gauge of popular trends musically, and they’re not into this either. Apparently No Songs Go either…</p>
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<p>INTERVENTION … The A&E Documentaries of the same name are freaky. Just sayin’. I’m beginning to have a hard time hearing where one song ends and the other begins. If I didn’t have to click on them I would have blocked it out by now.</p>
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<p>READY TO START … Ready to end.</p>
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<p>THE SUBURDS … By far the best tune here, but that’s not saying much.</p>
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<p>REFLEKTOR … A disco vibe! At least theres some variation in song style finally. At 7:41 its far too long to not have some prog elements, it’s a droner… </p>
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<p>Sorry Niels, didn’t get this one …</p> Listened to the last two song…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-06-01:6060463:Comment:1346592016-06-01T11:32:48.555ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>Listened to the last two songs this morning. The Suburbs was a fairly decent song. I definitely enjoyed the video to the song. I think the video actually kept the song interesting to me as it went along. But Reflektor is way too long and is not as interesting, song wise or video wise.</p>
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<p>So my final verdict is that, although they seem to have won the Grammy folks over, they haven't won me over. I don't find the music difficult to listen to, but I don't particularly like it…</p>
<p>Listened to the last two songs this morning. The Suburbs was a fairly decent song. I definitely enjoyed the video to the song. I think the video actually kept the song interesting to me as it went along. But Reflektor is way too long and is not as interesting, song wise or video wise.</p>
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<p>So my final verdict is that, although they seem to have won the Grammy folks over, they haven't won me over. I don't find the music difficult to listen to, but I don't particularly like it either. I can appreciate the bands you are posting, even if I don't enjoy them, but sooner or later, you'll probably hit on something I like. I imagine you trying to win me over is kind of like me trying to win you over...it's a tough job.</p> I've got nothing here for an…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-05-31:6060463:Comment:1346522016-05-31T11:21:53.316ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I've got nothing here for an intro. This band is nothing to me at the moment. Let's see if it begins to change as I go through these videos (not all at once, don't have the time).</p>
<p>Lies - I don't get it. It's not awful or crap as Niels likes to say about music that he doesn't care for, but it is quite boring. I'm very surprised you like it with that fiddle being involved. The video is way annoying when the guy holding the camera is walking and bouncing it around. It's almost like a…</p>
<p>I've got nothing here for an intro. This band is nothing to me at the moment. Let's see if it begins to change as I go through these videos (not all at once, don't have the time).</p>
<p>Lies - I don't get it. It's not awful or crap as Niels likes to say about music that he doesn't care for, but it is quite boring. I'm very surprised you like it with that fiddle being involved. The video is way annoying when the guy holding the camera is walking and bouncing it around. It's almost like a trance, but not a particularly good one.</p>
<p>No Cars Go - I've got it now, they remind me of Classic U2. Nah, I'm just kidding, nobody, not even current U2, reminds me of classic U2. But seriously, they do remind me of current U2, which isn't necessarily a compliment. And their songs are too long. I hope they aren't all five to six minutes...</p>
<p>Intervention - The singer reminds me of another vocalist (not Bono), I just cannot for the life of me place who it is. I also just don't know what exactly Indie Rock is supposed to be. The best I can do to describe what it appears to me to be is that Indie Rock is to current rock what Alternative Rock was to 80's rock. I don't know if that's accurate or not, but it's the best I can do. This song has a bit of a decent melody, and though I don't necessarily like it, it's probably the best of the three so far.</p>
<p>Ready To Start - So the band has two drummers. And the band is a Grammy Award winner. Props to them for that, but I still don't get it. I'm just not hearing anything in the music that particularly appeals to me. The only thing that strikes me here is the lyric "if I was yours...but I'm not". That's a cool lyric.</p>
<p>I'll have to finish later...</p>