Opinions
The Arcade Fire really stunned me with their first album: Funeral. I’m no music expert but even I knew that the band were different to nearly everyone old or new. There were reference points I could draw from their music, of course, but the lyrics and the song construction–I had never heard a combination quite like it. Every song was its own. Nothing seemed forced or repeated. In short, the album marked the beginning of an amazing new band. One that had seemingly come out of nowhere to produce astounding music.
I listened to Funeral every day for months. I was properly obsessed with the songs. Every time I listened there was something new. OK, not every time, there’s a limit to how much new stuff you can pick out when you hear the same song fifteen times a day.
When the band announced their new album, Neon Bible, I was ecstatic. What will they come up with next? I thought. Which direction will they take?
As soon as it came out I ordered it. When it arrived my hands were shaking. Then I put it in the player.
At first I thought there had to be some kind of mistake. What’s this, I mused, the same songs just slightly different? But I gave it a chance, of course. My favourite band wouldn’t let me down. And I listened–
It soon became clear that this was not the album I had expected. I couldn’t deny it any longer–there just wasn’t the same spark, and no amount of thinking about it was going to change that. Such a shame. Mind you, this is only my opinion.
My advice is this: if you’re a huge fan of Funeral, don’t expect the same effect in your head when you listen to Neon Bible. While it’s still a decent album as they go, it’s not what we all expected from the band who brought something so different.
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