THE ARCADE FIRE
Saw the show at Commodore Ballroom last night.
The Arcade Fire are from Montreal. The lead singer wasn't ashamed at all to admit that last night's show was the most people they've ever played for. It was one of the most high energy shows I've seen. All 7 band members (Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Garaand, Sarah Neufeld, and Will Butler.) switched instruments innumerable times throughout the entire set. Often mid-song.
The range of talent is unbelievable, everyone sang so hard you could see the veins popping out of their sweat-soaked faces, playing every instrument imaginable. Xylophone, guitar, stand-up bass, accordian, harmonica, violin, tamborines, drums, flutes, keyboards, cymbols, bass, and even watches and each other. Using their drum sticks in one number, two of the band members beat the rhythm out of every single object in the stage vicinity while wearing helmets, capping it off with lifting each other up and falling on the stage, tearing their suits.
Its rare that you see an audience in Vancouver do more than sway a little at a concert, but everyone was bouncing off the walls. Even the mellow songs from the band's album were so raw and energetic live that you couldn't help but jump, tap your feet and clap your hands till your palms bled.
Saw the show at Commodore Ballroom last night.
The Arcade Fire are from Montreal. The lead singer wasn't ashamed at all to admit that last night's show was the most people they've ever played for. It was one of the most high energy shows I've seen. All 7 band members (Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Garaand, Sarah Neufeld, and Will Butler.) switched instruments innumerable times throughout the entire set. Often mid-song.
The range of talent is unbelievable, everyone sang so hard you could see the veins popping out of their sweat-soaked faces, playing every instrument imaginable. Xylophone, guitar, stand-up bass, accordian, harmonica, violin, tamborines, drums, flutes, keyboards, cymbols, bass, and even watches and each other. Using their drum sticks in one number, two of the band members beat the rhythm out of every single object in the stage vicinity while wearing helmets, capping it off with lifting each other up and falling on the stage, tearing their suits.
Its rare that you see an audience in Vancouver do more than sway a little at a concert, but everyone was bouncing off the walls. Even the mellow songs from the band's album were so raw and energetic live that you couldn't help but jump, tap your feet and clap your hands till your palms bled.
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