The Suburbs (B003O85W3A)

Editorial Review:

Written, arranged, performed, and produced by the Arcade Fire and co-produced by Markus Dravs, The Suburbs was recorded around Montreal and New York over the past two years.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

'The Suburbs' Is Hardly Banal 4 1/2 *'s:

If you told me a new release was a concept album about suburbia, I'd approach it with a mixture of skepticism and curiosity. If you told me it was a sixteen song c.d. with this theme, my preconceptions would have leaned to three possible conclusions: overreaching, just plain hubris, or sheer genius. After years of elaboration from Supertramp, the bottom line of The Monkees' "Another Pleasant Valley Sunday," as well as Billy Joel's appropriate update, "No Man's Land," what else needs to be said about the... more info

One of 2010's BEST albums:

Once any noteworthy band "blows up," it seems the U2 comparisons fly rampantly - first it was Coldplay and then it was Kings of Leon. The Arcade Fire are subjected to nothing different. Like the beloved U2 (who are the slightest bit too hyped at times), The Arcade Fire use minimalistic progressions and production tactics to make grand songs. Creativity runs rampant on The Suburbs, surprisingly trumping the grand Neon Bible at times. While "Intervention" isn't necessarily bested, there are songs of nearly/if... more info

Great album:

I bought this when it first came out and have listened to it lots since then. Not many days go by when I don't get my Arcade Fire fix. Great music and thoughtful lyrics. Love all the tracks except for Month of May. Very talented musicians who do an even greater job live. Go to one of their concerts if you get the chance, you'll not regret it!

Thank you Amazon:

Downloaded it the day of release for four bucks. Fantastic album and I would have happily paid much more.

Tracks:

1. The Suburbs
2. Ready To Start
3. Modern Man
4. Rococo
5. Empty Room
6. City With No Children
7. Half Light I
8. Half Light II (No Celebration)
9. Suburban War
10. Month Of May
11. Wasted Hours
12. Deep Blue
13. We Used To Wait
14. Sprawl I (Flatland)
15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
16. The Suburbs (Continued)

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