Can we just excise the word ‘overrated’ from our lexicon altogether and replace it with ‘Arcade Fire’?

For example: Thom Yorke’s bleepy-bloopy solo album? So fucking Arcade Fire.

Rufus doesn’t sleep… it’s all the meth.

can we just excise the word ‘awesome’ from our lexicon altogether and replace it with ‘Arcade Fire’?

For example: Neone Bible? So fucking Arcade Fire.

Vanilla Ice iz da shit homeh

i’ve actually heard the new album in its entirety and it’s quite good, imo.

Dear Stuporfly,
It’s OK that you don’t like Arcade Fire. That’s expected from fans of Jessica Simpson.

Neon Bible is a little weak. Still, Intervention and Black Mirror are al right..

stuporfly, if the music is above you, you have no room to critique.

Gee, Larry. You really cut me to the quick. What a wit!

My balls smell like limburger.

my money is on queen latifah making that living situation a reality television show. it’ll continue the legacy of exploiting kids from ‘the hood’in order to make money. bravo!

Hhhmmm, Arcade Fire, Rufus Wainright . . . Good thing Queen Latifah showed up to butch things up a bit.

funny post dude!!!!

Stuporfly is dead on. You’d think with 17 members in the band, ONE of them would have some talent. Turns out, you’d be wrong.

They suck.

Hopefully, Rolling Stone will actually review Rhymefest’s new album when it comes out. They didn’t even bother with his debut, and then put it in their top 50 of the year. They were one of many that completely ignored it when it came out, and I’m not sure why.

Stuporfly, what would you consider brilliant but not overrated?

In my opinion, Thom Yorke’s solo album may not be to your taste but it is certainly not overrated.

I have also heard Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible in its entirety and after a few lessons, I would be surprised to hear one argue it is overrated.

Sorry I meant listens, not lessons…

Ender,

Naturally it’s based on opinion. There are people who think the Beatles are overrated, and I personally think that’s crazy. It doesn’t make me right or wrong, either. It’s all just one loudmouth’s opinion stood up next to another’s.

Given the sheer volume of hype surrounding both the Arcade Fire and Thom Yorke/Radiohead, I’m not personally convinced by the music that it’s warranted. In the case of the Arcade Fire, it’s not even that the woman with the long gloves and the thorazine stare bugs me either.

In my opinion, Radiohead have been praised to the point where Thom Yorke could filter a fart through a synthesizer – as he likely did on his solo joint – and it would be hailed as another work of genius. I actually used to like a bit of Radiohead, though their collective decision to abandon songwriting in favor of that ambient Kid A folderol isn’t my cup of tea.

I haven’t listened to the Arcade Fire’s new material primarily because the old stuff didn’t really do it for me. I’m the type of Difficult Dave who prefers their pals Wolf Parade eight days a week anyway. Maybe I’ll hear the new jack shit, and it’ll make me go buy a vest and a old timey-hat and join the Arcade Fire Army. Stranger things have happened.

I certainly won’t hold critical praise against anyone when I agree with it, but isn’t that true of anyone?

I can’t believe I’m going to admit this but Vanilla Ice was the first concert I ever went to……I’m still blind in one eye from his flashy pants.

“Hallelujah Holla Back!”

Stuporfly, I agree with you on Wolf Parade 100%…