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

[Mark Kolmar]

Curious what you think about the new Arcade Fire album. One of your
comments sounds like the material is strong, but you don't care for
the presentation on record. I think Funeral is great. I never warmed
to Neon Bible, which for me combined the worst of their bombast and
the tendency toward borderline too-precious-for-words (think Death Cab
For Cutie). The Suburbs does a lot to affirm my early enthusiasm.

So much of my favorite guitar-based rock these days comes out of
Canada -- Wolf Parade / Sunset Rubdown / Handsome Furs, Destroyer,
Frog Eyes.

--Mark

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:32 PM, TB <planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> 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 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.