Arcade Fire

[Homer]

39 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Same with all major bands after they reach a certain point.

 

Never happened to Nirvana, to be fair 

[Mash011]

Just now, Homer said:

 

Never happened to Nirvana, to be fair 

yikes

[DDave]

On 9/23/2018 at 9:57 AM, Hugh Jass said:

As others have said they're still phenomenal live, the Castlefield gig last year was the best I've seen them, but the albums are coming in to increasingly diminishing returns.

They're the new Queen, handful of great numbers that slot into the live show perfectly but they're from increasingly poor albums. 

Castlefield was incredible btw, best I've seen them play too.

[DownboundTrain52]

20 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

They're the new Queen, handful of great numbers that slot into the live show perfectly but they're from increasingly poor albums. 

Castlefield was incredible btw, best I've seen them play too.

I like that analogy. The sort of band whose Greatest Hits album will be absolutely fantastic.

[Gucci Piggy]

Can't wait for the Arcade Fire + Adam Lambert tour in 2050.

[ConorC]

52 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

They're the new Queen, handful of great numbers that slot into the live show perfectly but they're from increasingly poor albums. 

Castlefield was incredible btw, best I've seen them play too.

I like that analogy. Any more bands you could use that on?

I'd put Kasabian in a similar (although lesser quality across the board) bracket.

[Hugh Jass]

47 minutes ago, ConorC said:

I like that analogy. Any more bands you could use that on?

I'd put Kasabian in a similar (although lesser quality across the board) bracket.

Muse - First three albums were great, then have been getting progressively worse since.

[Mash011]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Muse - First three albums were great, then have been getting progressively worse since.

Muse wish they were the new Queen lol

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, Mash011 said:

Muse wish they were the new Queen lol

They've spent years trying to be Queen - but in spaaaaaaaace!

[dentalplan]

39 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Muse - First three albums were great, then have been getting progressively worse since.

Wasn't the analogy that Queen were a band that you could add to their greatest hits off of every album? Cos I don't think that applies to Muse - and if the analogy was just "bands that were good and got worse over time" then we'd be here for eternity. 

[Hugh Jass]

11 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Wasn't the analogy that Queen were a band that you could add to their greatest hits off of every album? Cos I don't think that applies to Muse - and if the analogy was just "bands that were good and got worse over time" then we'd be here for eternity. 

Fair point.

I'd stick the Foos in that bracket, each album has one or two lead singles that sound good, then you sit down and listen to the album and realise it's actually a bit shit.

[ConorC]

9 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Wasn't the analogy that Queen were a band that you could add to their greatest hits off of every album? Cos I don't think that applies to Muse - and if the analogy was just "bands that were good and got worse over time" then we'd be here for eternity. 

Yes.

Madonna might not a bad shout if it includes other genres.

[stuartbert two hats]

Muse were always shit.  Everything Now was always great.

[Mash011]

43 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Muse were always shit.  Everything Now was always great.

them's the FACTS lads

[DownboundTrain52]

What even would a Muse Greatest Hits album look like these days?

[dentalplan]

3 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

What even would a Muse Greatest Hits album look like these days?

[DownboundTrain52]

4 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

That cover art is far too beige these days. They'd want sinister, eighties retro.

[stuartbert two hats]

32 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

What even would a Muse Greatest Hits album look like these days?

4:33

[DownboundTrain52]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

4:33

Oooof.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 hour ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

What even would a Muse Greatest Hits album look like these days?

I guess something like this:

New Born
Bliss
Plug In Baby
Feeling Good
Time is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome
Hysteria
Starlight
Supermassive Black Hole
Knights of Cydonia
Uprising
Madness
Psycho

[DownboundTrain52]

5 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

I guess something like this:

New Born
Bliss
Plug In Baby
Feeling Good
Time is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome
Hysteria
Starlight
Supermassive Black Hole
Knights of Cydonia
Uprising
Madness
Psycho

Given they were nominally the lead singles - even if they have sunk from live circulation - I could see the god-awful Survival and the rather likable Dead Inside both featuring.

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

I guess something like this:

New Born
Bliss
Plug In Baby
Feeling Good
Time is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome
Hysteria
Starlight
Supermassive Black Hole
Knights of Cydonia
Uprising
Madness
Psycho

This is the problem with "Greatest Hits" rather than "Best Of" - the likes of Muscle Museum and Unintended should be there but wouldn't be.

[Hugh Jass]

I do feel kinda bad for steering the Arcade Fire thread into a discussion about Muse.

[HeyPorter]

A Muse Greatest Hits with no Hyper Music would be inevitable and sad. 

[dentalplan]