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Originally Posted by eric generic
i think you're reading too much into it. i would guess most of the hype stems from the quality of their prior releases coupled with the frequency of their output.
and where are you observing this excitement? these forums?
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these and others. everybody is talking about this album. as for output, it is anything but frequent. 3 albums in 6 years. not particularly prolific and especially not by indie standards. as for quality/popularity of previous releases, then yes, of course that is an important factor in creating hype around this record. but the point is, it IS being hyped, and more than anything else. that makes it year defining.
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Originally Posted by w
I wouldn't call it year-defining or a landmark album but it's certainly enjoyable.
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It is year defining in the sense that, when asked in the future about major indie releases in 2010, the first album to come to mind WILL be the suburbs. that's all i meant by "definitive".
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Originally Posted by johnny
I don't hate Neon Bible at all. In fact, I think it's very good! I think most of the dislike from Neon Bible stems from it not measuring up to Funeral. Arcade Fire's worst career move, I think, was releasing an album they would never be able to top as their debut, because anything else they release will simply never be as good.
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the suburbs is better than funeral. neon bible is IN SOME WAYS better than funeral. i hate the way that funeral has to automatically be the best thing they've done. it isn't. it's very good, yes, but it's also an uneven and incohesive record that sounds almost immature by comparison to later efforts.
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