still smiling, high on arcade fire

okey, so. i have a lot to catch up on here.

but first, i have to re-enact last night. because,

it was possibly the greatest night i have had in london so far.

arcade fire at 02 arena in greenwich.
the best show i have seen in MY LIFE.

i am telling you, these people, this band. they are absolutely amazing. every encounter i have with their music makes me fall in love with them all over again. i get chills, sometimes tears, words cannot describe my love for arcade fire. not only are they beautiful musicians, but their lyrics describe the suburban childhood that so many of us can relate to, so many americans. the crowd at the 02 was massive, but i was a bit more into it than my neighbors on the floor. i feel an american show might have an exponentially more explosive audience, but i don't know for sure.

a few videos to share. this first one, i really encourage anyone to watch, it is a sort of slow motion of them performing 'ready to start' a song from their newest album called Suburbs. to be honest, the first time i watched this video, i had tears in my eyes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oI27uSzxNQ

proud to say their performance of this at the show last night was equally epic. god. i think win butler may be god. my friend jenny touched his leg at the show. we got soo close to the stage, despite being in a huge stadium (i couldn't find the exact number of people it can hold on its website, but i did find out the eiffel tower could fit inside it lying on its side and that it could be filled with 3.8 billion pints of beer. so.. it's big.) we wouldn't have gotten so close if it weren't for the guys we were with, jenny's friends, pushing our way up to the front. but people didn't care, we were the biggest fans there.

here, my one photo that was not too blurry:



look at them. i didn't stop smiling during the whole show. not joking. well, except for the times that i was singing. :) ah it was gorgeous. they played all my favorite songs. they danced while playing, hopping around with the violins, regine looked like a fancy robot, win's brother with his fantastic open-mouthed expression, hitting everything with his drumsticks.

their 'Suburbs' has been a bit hit among kids of our generation. i think you will see why if you watch this video, the actual official music video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM

thoughts?

anyway, i am in love. completely.

I mean, how incredible are the Neighborhood Songs? Especially number 3 (power out):

i woke up with the power out
not really something to shout about
ice is covered up my parents' hands
don't have any dreams, don't have any plans

i went out into the night
i went out to find some light
kids are swingin' from the power lines
nobody's home so nobody minds

...

i went out into the night
i went out to pick a fight, but they won
light a candle for the kids
jesus christ, don't keep it hid

...

growin up in some strange storm
nobody's cold, nobody's warm
i went out into the night
i went out to find some light

kids are dyin' out in the snow
look at them go, look at 'em go.

and the power's out
in the heart of man
take it from your heart
put it in your hand

what's the plan?

is it a dream? is it a lie?
i think i'll let you decide.
light a candle for the kids,
jesus christ, don't keep it hid
cause nothing's hid from us kids
you ain't fooling nobody-with the lights out!

...etc.






wow.