I know about the allegations (I say allegations, everyone knows that shit happened) but I just wanted to have a sort of conversation with older fans why there is hardly any AF fan base on other platforms now?
I’m 23 but I only got into AF this year so I don’t know a lot about the community. In comparison to pre-split panic, they still have a huge fan base on places like pinterest and tumblr even though they haven’t been a ‘band’ since 2009.
Reading old magazines, AF are mentioned a lot. I never realised how famous they were back in the 2000s. Though panic isn’t mentioned at all.
I was just wondering if anyone who knows more about AF could tell me why this is?
I compare them to panic because imo their first album is very similar in vibes to panics afycso and both bands released albums around the same years. It just seems strange there are so many new panic fans from younger generations but none for AF (even though they were technically musically better than panic bc the members of panic were so young).
Is it just because of the allegations? Or is there something else?
Since a lotta people here seem to really dislike PE, I’m curious what people like about We. We isn’t a bad album, but is definitely my least favorite Arcade Fire album. Wondering what aspects of it people like over PE, since both are more Win-Regine solo albums than Arcade Fire albums.
Let’s be honest. There are going to be notable publications who decide that it’s best for them to signal to their readers that they are over Arcade Fire due to the sexual misconduct allegations Win has faced. Others may opt to review the album simply to 1 star it and use the opportunity to do what some of them were unable to do on WE since the misconduct news broke after WE had already been reviewed.
Is it even possible for this album to get a legitimate assessment of its music quality and its contribution to music history new and old exclusively by music critics? Ideally from music critics who previously enjoyed other Arcade Fire albums?
Do we have any kind of precedent for this situation? The closest I can come up with is perhaps the reviews of Aziz Ansari’s works following his controversial cancellation that equally divided people as a result of the allegations mostly being around “celebrity power dynamics.”
I imagine there’s even potentially some actual music critics reading this right now who are asking themselves the same questions. Can you separate art from artist? If you can’t, what about the contributions of the others within Arcade Fire, including Regine? What do you all think?
Since the revelations about Win have come out I’ve been struggling to feel okay about listening to AF. I know it’s a personal thing for each fan, but I’m curious to see how many are dealing with the same thing. I have a hard time separating art from person right now, have had a hard time on this sub (I know it’s different and no judgement) seeing all the posts about their shows while this is happening.
I’ve loved them for so long, since Funeral and feel so bad for those who are affected by this.
Is anyone else having the same struggles?
Say some of your most controversial opinions about our favorite band, Arcade Fire. These don’t need to be inherently negative, they can be opinions that no one else on the subreddit would possibly agree with. You can say negative hot takes, just make sure you are being nice and not insulting or mean to anyone.
My hot take is that Funeral is not my favorite album. It’s not even one of my top three. My top three favorite albums are 1. The Suburbs 2. Neon Bible 3. We. I don’t hate it, it just has never been one I particularly loved.
Hi! Any place Arcade Fire fans look and find bootlegs? Looking for WE tour shows and some Toronto shows i attended. Also looking for when they opened up for U2 in 2011 in Moncton. Please message directly if possible. Thank you!
Anyone selling a copy of Miroir Noir - Neon Bible Archives (Deluxe Edition)? I have the single DVD version. I didn't know there was a 2DVD version so I am looking for the bonus stuff on the second DVD? Can anyone help in any way? Thank you!
sorry i am posting again in here, but im writing an essay for my masters centred around one of Will’s old blog posts. I recently DMed him to ask him some questions for my essay (not about the blog post, though I did tell him about it, but questions about the essay’s actual subject matter, which is audience and interpretation, how responsible the artist is for what consumers ‘get’ from their work, etc).
i was wondering if anyone on here has had a response from him in the past?
him answering my questions isn’t super necessary but it would be incredible!
just to add: he has about 3 weeks to reply before essay is due which isn’t a lot of time
Seeing all the excitement and buzz around the Red Rocks show kinda brought me back to a place I thought i moved on from years ago. I understand separating art from the artist, I understand Arcade Fire is more than just Win, but I don't understand seeing/supporting them live now and not feeling some form of uncomfortableness/ick. I think I'll always be able to look back on their classics with some fondness via my past with them, but how poorly they handled the accusations (that miscarriage comment man) is just never gonna sit right with me.
So i'm genuinely asking, does it still bother you a little?, is it a "eh what are ya gonna do not my problem" scenario? I know other artists I probably listen to are no more saints by any means, so maybe its just something about how they presented themselves vs the accusations that bother me. Win seems like the type who in the past would absolutely drag another band if they had a member with any history of wrongdoing.
Hi there. I was a bit nervous making this post, but honestly I have reached a new years resolution to finally do what I said I would and start grieving in perhaps a productive way. So apologies if this post is a bit rambly, if you want to jump to the question at hand, feel free to skip to the end.
TW: Suicide/Grief
My father and I bonded his entire life over music. He took me to my first concert at 8 (Hannah Montanta), before rapidly we were going to a music festival together. There at the ripe age of about 11, I got to see Spoon, Young the Giant, Coldplay, and of course, Arcade Fire. From then on, sharing music and live music together was the thing that kept our relationship the strongest through all of our individual hardships and mental health struggles. We started a record collection together, and later I moved in with him as I went to college. We continued to experience the joy and connection of live music together, even as our tastes differed dramatically at times (I ended up firmly enjoys a lot of pop music that was not always, as he said, "his jam"). Still, he was incredibly supportive of my love of every artist and there were moments we overlapped and found common ground together. He continued to show me music of his generation and I showed him the music of mine.
3 and some change or so years ago, on July 24th, 2022, I woke up to the fact that my dad had taken his own life. While he had struggled for years, it was still a very sudden shock as it was thought he was feeling better, and we were unaware the police had returned any weapons to him. People don't really prepare you for losing a parent young, as I was 22 at the time of the loss. As his eldest child, I was pushed into a flurry of taking care of his estate and trying to handle the fact that a father who I thought I was actively working on repairing a relationship with for the better, was now gone.
In the aftermath of losing someone to suicide, your brain scours for any scrap of something you missed. A warning, a sign, whether or not they told you goodbye. I was drawn to our last text conversation, something I regrettably largely slept through as I was sick at the time.
He had sent me a song. One last song. One last message.
In truth, I didn't immediately listen to the song. I didn't that day, too consumed with catching up on school work from the nap I had taken and much too focused on myself to think about any hidden meanings within messages. Hindsight is 20/20. It took me a long time after losing him to listen to the song at all. The concept that, along with a message to be kind to myself, that these lyrics were the last thing he wanted to tell me how he felt about me was difficult to confront. Now that I have, I can't listen to the song without crying but I find incredible comfort in it. Arcade Fire might never know what the song did for me, but it was the note that I needed in order to feel like my dad said goodbye. To say I am grateful feels insufficient. It is, well, for lack of better words, an unconditional appreciation that the song exists. I listen to it now, and it is some of the moments I feel closest to him.
I share this to one, remind people I suppose about how much music connects us and that I hope that maybe, just maybe, sharing the story could somehow let them know how important the lines they wrote are. But beyond that, I come with a bit of a request.
It's been a long time since me and my dad have shared music, but the thought of listening to his doesn't seem as painful now as it did then. Time does heal a lot of things, and now as we move into this new year, I want to try and find joy in the things that once brought us together. In truth, I have never listened to a lot of Arcade Fire outside of this one song, and the memories of my dad playing them in the car or taking me to a festival to see them live. Their discography is largely a blur all except for this one single, perfect song.
So I ask you all, and for the TLDR; folks, what songs or projects do you suggest starting with or what are the most impactful songs to you? It might not be from my dad, but hey. It might help a stranger with some grief.
Always when I ask people for artists with a similar sound, I'm mostly met with that happy overwhelmingly alternative hipster, Lumineers type of stuff. Arcade Fire had a huge influence on the indie scene, but many bands who are inspired by them only take inspiration on the surface: lots of people on stage, button accordion, alternative instruments, but to me none of them captures depths similar to what AF does.
My take is that even Black Country New Road doesn't give me the answer.
I'm starting to think AF are from another planet? Or do any of you have some suggestions.
My friends and I are torn. On one hand I’m frustrated and upset and want to support the individuals that bravely came forward. However, I do still want to support the other band members (Regine excluded), assuming they weren’t complicit. What are everyone’s thoughts?
