Arcade Fire - Funeral Right off the bat, looking at the tracklist, not a single song I recognise by name. But this is why I am doing this, to open and broaden my music tastes! I'm pretty sure I've heard this as it's been playing at work, but my mind is on tasking so I don't really "listen"... I "hear" it, but don't listen. Oh 'Wake Up'... I have ofc heard this! :lol:

 

01. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)

02. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

03. Wake Up

04. Crown of Love

05. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

06. In the Backseat

07. Rebellion (Lies)

08. Une année sans lumière

09. Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)

10. Haiti

 

'Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)' is gorgeous. 'Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)' is a nice way to open an album. I get Bowie vibes throughout this tbh. Just his vocal style I think, especially on 'Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)'. I have heard 'Wake Up' before. Pretty powerful and "epic" and it kinda reminds me of Sigur Ros a bit! 'Crown of Love' is definitely more in line with the sound that I know Arcade Fire for (infusing indie-rock with that soft disco-y sound - if that makes sense lmaooo).

 

It's easy to see why it's considered an all time great. I liked it a lot. More than I imagined I would anyway. Would I go out of my way to listen to it on the regular? Probably not. But I appreciate it's beauty and what they were going for. It's really beautiful from start to finish. Thanks for the suggestion Chez! ^_^

Looking for some recommendations of male acts.

 

Thinking about Enrique coz I love a LOT of his singles, but not sure I've actually checked out any of his albums. But welcoming more suggestions.

Oh wow, I didn't expect you to get around to mine as I felt there was like 100 suggested before that (and I forgot I suggested that as it was so long ago) :lol: So glad you liked, I agree the Neighbourhood suite is wonderful throughout and I'm really pleased you appreciated the sound.

 

It does have quite a different sound to their other albums, the disco sound is very apparent on their most recent! It's what I quite like about them, each album is pretty distinctive in terms of themes and sound.

Wonderful album, Funeral. Very easy to put on for me whenever I'm reminded of it, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I agree with the way it seems to have lots of different musical influences and that makes it really nice to go through, through the more mellow moments and then the invigorating bits also

 

If I think of anything I'll shout, I used to love Enrique a lot but I only ever listened to his singles. So that might be an interesting one to read about.

 

uh I thought of a few things, no idea how much you'd like these or how many you've heard but:

Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion

Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Keane - Hopes & Fears

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

 

can't really provide too many pop males aside from Mika :P but lump these in with Chez's suggestions x

Wonderful album, Funeral. Very easy to put on for me whenever I'm reminded of it, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I agree with the way it seems to have lots of different musical influences and that makes it really nice to go through, through the more mellow moments and then the invigorating bits also <3

 

If I think of anything I'll shout, I used to love Enrique a lot but I only ever listened to his singles. So that might be an interesting one to read about.

 

uh I thought of a few things, no idea how much you'd like these or how many you've heard but:

Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion

Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Keane - Hopes & Fears

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

 

can't really provide too many pop males aside from Mika :P but lump these in with Chez's suggestions x

I need to re-listen to 'Life In Cartoon Motion' and 'The Black Parade' coz it's been a while for both, but I absolutely LOVE them both. I consider them as 2 of my favourite albums. :wub:

 

I was actually thinking about Muse last night (that specific album no less!) so I think you mentioning it is basically a sign that I should probably give it a try. Way back when I never cared for Muse, in fact I would say I'd actively change the channel if they came on etc.., but my tastes in music have broadened quite a bit since then so I should probably give them an actual chance.

 

Thanks! :D

Patrick Wolf was one of my favourite male artists of the 00s. It could be worth a listen to The Magic Position and Wind In The Wires if you fancy giving him a go, the former is the more poppy end of his work whilst the latter is my personal fave.

Thinking I will continue with this soon!

Muse - Black Holes and Revelations

Looking at the tracklist, I know 2 songs by name. Ofc 'Supermassive Black Hole' and 'Invincible' and there are 2 that I *think* I have heard before 'Starlight' and 'Knights of Cydonia', but I will have to confirm these as I listen to the album. Mid 00's me was NOT into Muse at ALL. I wasn't a fan of SBH but I actually liked 'Invincible' and thought it was lovely. However, my tastes have massively developed a lot since my teens so we'll see where I'm at with them on this listen.

 

01. Take a Bow

02. Knights of Cydonia

03. Invincible

04. City of Delusion

05. Supermassive Black Hole

06. Starlight

07. Exo-Politics

08. Glorious

09. Map of the Problematique

10. Hoodoo

11. Soldier's Poem

12. Assassin

 

'Take a Bow' is a great opening track. Really anthemic and a big "statement maker" for an introduction to the album. Yes... I HAVE heard 'Knights of Cydonia'. It's epic! Anything attached to Muse back then I just dismissed it and didn't really care for it, but now that I'm actively listening to it... it's SO GOOD! 'Invincible' is still SO GOOD! I don't know how it fares amongst Muse fans, but is it underrated? 'City of Delusion' is fantastic. Enjoying the switch ups on this through out - if I continue to listen to any of the tracks, I think this could grow to be a big fave of mine! 'Supermassive Black Hole' is much better for me on listens nowadays. Anthemic!

'Starlight' I can confirm I have absolutely heard this before. Definitely favouring it more on this listen than I ever have done before, too. 'Exo-Politics' definitely sounds "safer" but it's still true to my (incredibly limited) knowledge of who Muse are as a band. Enjoying this! 'Glorious' is indeed a "glorious" way to end the album. 'Map of the Problematique' is good, if very Muse by numbers. 'Hoodoo' hasn't left much of an impression on me on first listen, but I liked it. 'Soldier's Poem' is cute. Not sure I'm going to go back to 'Assassin' outside of the album.

 

Thoroughly enjoyed my listen through of this album. An album which for some reason I have always wanted to check out, depsite never really caring for Muse before. I think becoming a fan of Nothing But Thieves kinda eased me more into what to actually expect from a Muse album. Great album!

Glad you enjoyed this! One of the singles from this is right up with my favourite songs of the decade. I won’t say which as I’m planning to do a Muse singles rate sometime this year!

Map of the Problematique>>>rest of album!