[kj] (NKJ) Arcade Fire at The Shine in LA Last Night

[Karen Weil]

Great review; thanks.

Karen W.
SoCal
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Subject: [kj] (NKJ) Arcade Fire at The Shine in LA Last Night



>I saw Arcade Fire at The Shrine Auditorium last night in Los Angeles.  It 

>was the 2nd show of a two night stand. This was my second

> time seeing the band, my first being one of the Hollywood Bowl shows in 

> 2007. Overall, I'd give the '07 show a slight edge only

> because there was a bit of loss of momentum after the stunning first half 

> of the show leading through "Sprawl II." But frankly,

> tonight still ranks way high among the shows I've seen in 33 years worth 

> of concerts.

>

> The audience was *really* into the show and gave the band a prolonged 

> ovation after "Keep The Car Running" that clearly impressed

> Win and the band.  The first four songs rank among the greatest live 

> experiences I've ever seen.  The only mis-step I think Win made

> was choosing a rather mellow, intimate song Regine sang to run up to the 

> balcony which seemed very distracting.  At the end of the

> show during "Wake Up," he again came out into the audience traversing 

> through the first 4 rows and the pit which drove the crowd

> into a frenzy.  The one-two punch of Power Out and Tunnels at the end of 

> the main set was simply awe inspiring.  The show seemed a

> bit light on "Neon Bible" songs but the new material came across vastly 

> better than the studio versions on the album.  For me, this

> band has much more of an impact live than on record.

>

> The only downsides I can think of at the moment was the rather cavernous 

> Shrine is not the best place for clear, well defined sound

> especially from a band that has such a dense sound as Arcade Fire does. 

> The sound overall was really loud from my 6th row seat. At

> times, it really came close to white noise at the conclusion of a couple 

> of the harder rocking songs.  Also, parking in the

> structure next to the Shrine was a huge mistake as it took me nearly an 

> hour to get out of there.

>

> The set:

>

> Ready to Start

> Keep the Car Running

> No Cars Go

> Haiti

> Empty Room

> Sprawl 2

> Modern Man

> Rococo

> In the Backseat

> The Suburbs

> Month of May>Rebellion

> We Used to Wait

> Power Out

> Tunnels

> *encore*

> Intervention

> Wake Up

>

> T.B.

>

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