P-C. I don't know if you'll be in Texas at the time, but Justin's looking for people to be in a Max Cady video.
Get ready for your close-up: Max Cady needs fans to appear in the band's music video for the song "Tonight Alive," which will feature a mix of live performances and shots of "fans at home, singing and rocking out." The only requirements are that rockers must be in the Dallas area (or willing to come to the Dallas area), be "very uninhibited in front of the camera and know all the lyrics to the song."
If you're interested, I can give you J's email. It's in the article, but I didn't want to reprint it here.
U2 get their own fuggin it up style blog:
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I am finally listening to Arcade Fire
for the first time. (Emusic just got the entire Merge Records catalog - WOOHOO!!) And I totally get what FAQ girl means about the unearned climaxes. But I still really like it. I am so behind...they are like
so five months ago.
Next Merge CDs to download - M.Ward,
Transfiguration of Vincent
and after that a bunch of Din. Jr. that I don't have anymore....
::does little chair dance of new music joy::
ETA: After listening to the new Spoon twice, I highly recommend it. But so far, I am with CI -
Girls Can Tell
is better. But I also agree that my opinion could change with a few more listens.
I totally get what FAQ girl means about the unearned climaxes.
You remember what I posted a lot better than I remember what you posted. :^P
I'm trying to think of earned (musical) climaxes.
Hmmm. Roger Daltry's scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again" - that has a nice buildup. And then there's....Hmmm.
It's not just that they have unearned climaxes. It's that they attempt them so often.
You remember what I posted a lot better than I remember what you posted. :^P
Send some job-ma Chicago-way tomorrow and we'll be even. : )
Hmmm. Roger Daltry's scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again" - that has a nice buildup. And then there's....Hmmm.
Whereas I was thinking more like the build up in "California One Youth and Beauty Brigade" right before the "calling all bedwetters" verse. That feels earned, whereas similar tempo (is that what I mean? I don't know correct music terminology) changes in Arcade Fire songs just come out of nowhere. It's not a big issue to me but I think it's an apt description of their style.
ETA: And what Jon said. They do it a lot.
"Hang on Sloopy"?
Rick Derringer's peak. Except of course for his portrayal of Leather Tuscadero.
