Friday, September 16, 2005

arcade fire again..

but then, i don't know that 'again' is the right word. you see, 'again' would imply in some way that i was tired of them maybe; that seeing them another time was in some way burdensome.

nope. i love the music, i love the show, the stage presence, and everything else about them.

they put on such a powerful show, that it's so crazy.
after i saw them last year, coming out of the show, the feeling is of being totally blown away - the album is clearly incredible, but it's only a taste of the live show.
therefore, when i talked to people afterwards who have been loving on the album, but never seen them live, i was definitely happy to hear that they felt the same way - a truly killer show.

yes, the sound at summerstage sucks- def not loud enough. however, i was able to get up pretty close under one of the speakers mounted on the left side, so it was satisfactory.
yes, the crowd generally blew - the last time i saw them at the tla, the place was jumping up and down the entire time. last night, win even commented on how 'scarily peaceful' the crowd was. i don't think it has anything to do with a bigger crowd than a club, b/c when they played at coachella, they at least looked to be loving the crowd and all.
maybe it was various technical issues that had win peeved - a borrowed piano, too bright lights, constant touring playing the same 12 songs or so.

yeah, bowie came out and did Queen Bitch and Wake Up. it was good, but i'd rather see them without bowie in a smaller venue with better sound.

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