This weekend I happened to catch the tail end of Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits. I’ve seen them perform on tv a few times now, and every time it seems to be a 3-step process for me.
Step 1: Confusion (estimated time: 2 sec.) - What the hell is this horrendous noise?! Is this live from Coney Island?? How many people are in this band?!? Ah yes, it’s Arcade Fire.
Step 2: Criticism (estimated time: 4 min.) - Regine scares me, and rightfully so; I think she could swallow me in 1 gulp. She has a huge mouth. Really huge. Win sort of scares me too. What’s with his hair? Wow, I haven’t seen an accordion since Family Matters was on the air. And a French horn. Seriously? Is this the part of the song where everybody yells together? Just what I was hoping for. I bet there’s so many of them so they stand a chance against people wanting to beat them up.
Step 3: Borderline Obsession (estimated time: 1+ week) - I’m going to have whatever song they just played on repeat until I happen to come across my next musical obsession. Wow. This band is outstanding.
I should mention that after the performance, they aired an interview with the band. It’s only fair for me to mention that Regine, Win, and the others were not the least bit scary and actually showed signs of humor. I take back all the mean things I said about them.