Arcade Fire (Can) - Neon Bible (2007) [mp3@160] [Art Rock-Indie Rock]

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible



Genre(s): Alternative rock , Indie rock . Art rock , Baroque pop

Origin: Canada (Montreal)

Released: March 6, 2007





Arcade Fire (often known as "The Arcade Fire") is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2003 by the husband and wife team Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, the band's work features lush, anthemic arrangements and diverse instrumentation, necessitating a larger personnel than a traditional rock band. Their first release, Funeral made them one of the most critically acclaimed indie bands of 2004 and 2005.[1] It was followed in 2007 by the equally successful Neon Bible.







1. Black Mirror

2. Keep The Car Running

3. Neon Bible

4. Intervention

5. Black Wave / Bad Vibrations

6. Ocean Of Noise

7. The Well And The Lighthouse

8. (Antichrist Television Blues)

9. Windowstill

10. No Cars Go

11. My Body Is A Cage





Line-up:



Win Butler

Régine Chassagne

Richard Reed Parry

William Butler

Tim Kingsbury

Sarah Neufeld

Jeremy Gara





Formation and early history



Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Starting in mid-2003, the current lineup solidified in late 2003/early 2004, when their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Before this an eponymous EP (often referred to by fans as the Us Kids Know EP) had been sold at early shows. The EP was subsequently remastered and given a full release once the band started becoming more prominent. Arcade Fire are known for their enthralling live performances, as well as their use of a large number of musical instruments. In addition to mainstays guitar, drums, and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, keyboard, French horn, accordion, hurdy gurdy and harp and mandolin. With several able musicians, Arcade Fire take most of their instrumental diversity on tour and band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows. The number of instruments, along with a wide set of musical influences has provided a substantial number of resources on which to draw during the recording process. The promise shown by the band in their live shows allowed them to land a record contract with the independent record label Merge Records.



When asked about the rumour that the band's name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: "It's not a rumour, it's based on a story that someone told me. It's not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it's probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him."[2] The arcade in question was the Exeter arcade and bandstand in the town square of Exeter, New Hampshire, where both Butlers attended Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school.





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