Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)

Once again, I've taken several months off. And I hope that a band called Elbow that made an album in 2008 doesn't totally suck. We shall see.

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Tarkus (1971)

Arcade Fire - A Wrap Up

So I've been curious about Arcade Fire for a few years now. For the most part I assumed their popularity was mostly based on hype. I combine the facts that they play mostly sad music, they use a lot of different instruments in their music, and their concerts can feature about a dozen people on stage at any time, and I figure that people were simply lulled into believing they must be awesome. Well, I no longer condemn their fans for liking them, but I still don't think Arcade Fire is as totally awesome as everyone thinks.

Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire EP (2003)

Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)

As of this writing, Reflektor is the only Arcade Fire album not included in 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The most recent edition of the book was put out before the album existed of course. Knowing how much music critics love saying how much they love Arcade Fire I'm shocked that in 2010 they didn't leave a place holder for Arcade Fire's next album.

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)

First up in my Arcade Fire list is Funeral. Catchy title.

Arcade Fire - An Intro to an Interlude

I've mentioned this before- I'm quite worn down by my music project lately. I've acutally enjoyed a lot of the recent music on the list. But even that can be seen as a sign that I'm wearing down. In my recent reviews of A Grand Don't Come For Free and Welcome To The Afterfuture I admitted to sorta liking them, and they're rap albums. I'm definitely getting soft. When the next album on my randomly generated order turned out to be by Wu Tang Clan, I decided it was time for a break.

And I've decided to vacation with these people. They look fun, right?