the national

[Trotskilicious]

you could be makin totally catchy jams bro but you're just too cool for it, that's a drag man.

he fucking says to jimmy page, with a fucking finger in his motherfucking nose

[Elphenor]

Lol

Trots is an asshole but he's right

[Elphenor]

And yeah, Arcade Fire has hooks out the ass as do a lot of these bands. They turn away from heavy guitars in favor of more groove and pop hooks generally speaking.

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

arcade fire is hooky as all fuck!

they've become less hooky with each album since neon bible though. hipster evolution in progress

[Trotskilicious]

i haven't listened to the newest album but the suburbs is full of hooks on the tracks that stand out and then the miasma in the middle i guess is what you mean

modern man and MBM, rococo and the title track, all hooky as fuck

[redbreegull]

just kidding, but I do think that nuance is a value more appreciated in popular music today than in the past of the "pop music era" or whatever. I don't think it's limited to indie rock, I think it applies across a lot of different genres.

[Trotskilicious]

it's just frustrating to watch someone so committed to saying dumb shit over and over again

i don't think it's more or less anything today

[Elphenor]

Reflector was pretty hooky

[Trotskilicious]

well it was based on 80s pop music from what i understand, counter to fuzzys idiotic fucking post

i'm listening to sharon van etten. no hooks here!

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

i haven't listened to the newest album but the suburbs is full of hooks on the tracks that stand out and then the miasma in the middle i guess is what you mean

modern man and MBM, rococo and the title track, all hooky as fuck

I think there are more songs on neon bible that rely on riffage and upbeat tempos as central parts of the song. not a bad thing, it's my favorite of theirs. Suburbs seems to focus more on the songwriting and thematic elements to me.

[Trotskilicious]

i never liked neon bible, other than antichrist television blues

i like hooks a lot but then sometimes i don't! WHAT A FUCKING HIPSTER WITH ALL OF MY HIPSTER BANDS THAT I LIKE THAT HAVE HAIR A CERTAIN WAY EXCEPT WHEN THEY DON'T

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

Reflector was pretty hooky

definitely their most experimental and least pop album. The first half especially. The second half has some pop songs.


this is one of their best songs

[redbreegull]

Reflektor is ONE minute too long to burn to a standard CD-R. The last track features almost 6 minutes of electronic ambience after the song finishes. hipsters

[Elphenor]

The album just sounds really 80's. Yeah, it's got that "experimental" trope. But it sounds really familiar to me. Like it's experimental in that it's copying a sound that was experimental in the 80's.
It's probably the only Arcade Fire album I really like

[Elphenor]

Reflektor is longer than it needs to be, but the whole thing is based around a hook.

[Trotskilicious]

redbreegull doesn't get very informed of music outside of the drum circle so you'll have to forgive what he considers experimental

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

Reflektor is longer than it needs to be, but the whole thing is based around a hook.

long sequences of dance beats with electronic noises over them and an electro breakdowns in at least half the songs is not my idea of hooky personally

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

redbreegull doesn't get very informed of music outside of the drum circle so you'll have to forgive what he considers experimental

it's relative you troglodyte. it is their most experimental album, not the most experimental album ever

[Trotskilicious]

also elph is right this isn't very experimental, i think i'm going to listen to this album right now

OMG
HIPSTERS
BETTER LISTEN TO NOFX TO WASH THE STINK OFF

btw the title track is full of hooks, RBG

[Trotskilicious]

almost feel like the video is showing that yes even arcade fire has a sense of humor, if you can believe that

[Elphenor]

Idk how to explain to RBG what a hook is

[Elphenor]

I think Reflektor being 3 hours long has to be a bit of humour as well.

[Trotskilicious]

really groovy album, i had no right to be skeptical

[Trotskilicious]

every single song so far has plenty of hooks

[redbreegull]

hooks per album

neon bible > funeral > suburbs > reflektor

[Trotskilicious]

okay dude

i don't remember anything from NB i dunno why people jerk on that album TBH

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by redbreegull

hooks per album

neon bible > funeral > suburbs > reflektor

Nopenopenope

[Trotskilicious]

i really liked reflecktor! like more than the suburbs and neon bible even

on first listen at least

maybe i'll find their stuff less unlistenable now

[Elphenor]

It's a good album

[Andy /]

reflektor is pretty good, yes.