Reflektor

Arcade Fire

October 28, 2013

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2	We Exist [Explicit] We Exist [Explicit]	5:43	Listen Now $1.29 In MP3 cart View MP3 Cart
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6	Supersymmetry Supersymmetry	11:16	Album Only

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Original Release Date: October 28, 2013
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Capitol Records
Copyright: ℗© 2013 Arcade Fire Music, LLC
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Total Length: 1:15:10
Genres:
- Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi
ASIN: B00G2SIW7M
Average Customer Review: 442 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,472 Paid in Albums (See Top 100 Paid in Albums)
- #1544 in Digital Music > Albums > Alternative Rock

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Morf Thumperton

tip: Give it a few listens, and disregard the videos & hype

November 4, 2013

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First listen, I found it overlong, full of what I took to be self-indulgent filler, and just generally disappointing. Second listen with lowered expectations, I still felt pretty 'meh' about most of it but a few tracks were sticking in my head.

Then I listened to it in a relaxed atmosphere, with no pressure on the music and no hurry to get from song to song, and started to fall in love even with tracks I had actively disliked at first. This album blossoms with every listen, it's absolutely gorgeous.

The digital version lacks the 10-minute hidden gap track the CD has (in the full-album "teaser" video set against Black Orpheus, this is the track they inserted in the middle). I think this is a shame and hope Amazon moves to correct it- many people don't like it and I can understand some will prefer to skip it, but for me having it in front set the unhurried mood that helped me appreciate the album. Reflektor is not an overlong 7-minute radio single- it's part of a full album composition with very few tracks that don't fit in some way. I'm just sorry it took several listens to appreciate it and to get some of the offputting videos & hype out of my head, because I know many listeners won't give it that much of a chance.

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Robert Siegler

I loved Neon Bible the first time I heard it

August 8, 2015

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This is one of those albums that you have to listen to several times before making a decision on how you feel about it. I loved Neon Bible the first time I heard it, & basically felt the same about the Suburbs. The songs on Reflektor take more time, partially because of the musical style, but also because of the lyrical style. Also there are, lets be honest, some tracks that either take time getting used to, or are just plain second rate. And in the case of Supersymmetry, just over blown. Was this an attempt to be Pink Floyd? A two minute song followed by 8 minutes of basically nothing?

It's ok to experiment if there's a point to it, & you can enjoy it. Sgt. Pepper is the greatest experiment ever. U2's Zooropa OTOH was unlistenable. Reflektor is good, it just isn't great.

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nctomatoman

More essential, magical music from Arcade Fire. They've done it again...and then some!

November 2, 2013

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Funeral grabbed me right away, with the first wobbly sounding lead guitar melody on Neighborhood #1. Neon Bible wasn't quite so immediate; it was Intervention that won me over, though I still consider this the most uneven of their four releases. The Suburbs, which has been essential listening for my wife and I since its release, took quite a few listens to sink in, and then become addictive. The two initially released songs - The Suburbs, and Month of May - really didn't impress until they were set into the context of the full album. It remains a masterpiece.

And now we have the massive, dense, fascinating Reflektor. Similarities with The Suburbs - not so much in the music, but in the need to listen in full, quite a few times, for it all to sink in, register, make sense and embed itself into your mind - are striking. The initial release - the "hit" - Reflektor - really disappointed me a bit on first listen. But then the full album came out, it could be absorbed in full.....first listen of the full release gave me the impression of volume, density, and dance music. Where was the Arcade Fire of the first three releases?

Then familiarity and acceptance set in, the melodies emerged, the brilliantly played and spaced instruments, perfectly fitted and harmonized vocals. Where the first few listens indicated a lack of a "Wake Up", "Intervention", "Ready to Start" or "Sprawl II", subsequent listens made the songs pop, become distinct, and for the most part, exciting and memorable. I found myself going to sleep with snippets of the songs in my head.

I like the generally different "feel" of the two discs - the high energy dance of disc 1, the more familiar, textured, complex atmosphere of disc 2 - but of course there are exceptions in both cases. To me, the masterpieces are found on disc 2, but I am sure with time it will flip, change again, and like with The Suburbs, I will find strength in all of the songs, depending upon my mood. But, my, isn't "It's Never Over" a miracle of songwriting!

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Patrick

Never the same, it's more Arcade Fire!

June 2, 2016

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Arcade Fire refuses to duplicate their sound from album to album. Each of their four main studio albums are so different from one another ... it's hard to really judge them against the others. If you wanted "The Suburbs Pt Deux," you'll be supremely disappointed. However, if you go in with no expectation, you'll find something quite good.

Across this two disc set, my personal feeling is that the album is backloaded: the last few tracks are some of the best. "Porno" is one of the most moving and powerful songs they've ever written, and "Afterlife" is meaningful and catchy (and be sure to check out the music video for it!!). Finally there's "Supersymmetry," which was used as the end credits music to the indie film "Her." It's a very loooong song with a weird instrumental middle, but the first few minutes are definitely worth listening to.

There is some filler music, though. I personally find most of the first disc to be boring. Sure, the title track and "We Exist" are great, but the others are ... kind of forgettable.

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