I don't understand why people can't just accept two very different bands for what they are, Arcade Fire will never replace (and never tried to) Radiohead. The work of Radiohead will never undermine the great achievements of Arcade Fire, they're just different and both incredibly talented.
i think that no one can talk more shit in just some few minutes Radiohead it's other thing, far away from all music and it seem that you'll never understand the sence of their art. i like Arcade Fire, but you cant compare them !
I like Radiohead and I like Arcade Fire but I like Arcade Fire more. I do not think they are the new Radiohead though because they are different in their own ways.
Don't get me wrong, i like both radiohead and Arcade Fire . However, i don't like when people compare a band by saying they are "the new this or that artist". Arcade Fire is uniquely their own, just as Radiohead is.
I actually listened to both albums on the way home today after seeing this video and I couldn't tell which one I prefered as they are both quite different. I hope the suburbs stands the test of time like ok computer, because it certainly deserves too and is certainly good enough.
Arcade Fire and Radiohead are two completely different bands, who are amazing on their own levels, they shouldn't be compared. I love them both, it's just that Arcade Fire appeals to my taste a whole lot more.
there hasn't been a single album like The Suburbs that has moved me spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually since OK Computer. I love both bands, but to say Arcade Fire is the new Radiohead is just plain wrong...
thats bullshit ok computer is and always will be in the top ten most monumental records of the last fifty years. radiohead will never be replaced and despite that there is no need for them to be replaced seeing as they are still making incredible records such as TKOL. bbc can suck my dick arcade fire is way overrated they are ok but to compare them to radiohead in the words of the great Mia Wallace would be an exercise in futility
arcade fire SSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSS FUUCCKING DICK!!!! Radiohead is 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x better than those faggots,
also to add on listened to the suburbs great album a little bit overrated by reviewers by the way they hyped it i thought it was their best LP or something but listening to it...it felt bland in some parts 8.5/10 probably my least favorite LP from them but it is still really great.
Radiohead is the new Radiohead. All their albums are different but still have the essence. Arcade Fire is amazing but completely different, I see no point in making comparisons.
@ZwienerZ Ready to Start? Empty Room? We used to wait? I mean, I don't think they're similar to Radiohead AT ALL, but The Suburbs does have epic moments.
I love them both, Their are no comparison. The only thing that can link the two bands would be the fact that AF are influenced by Radiohead. Thats all.
Give me a thumbs up though if you think it would be epic if the two bands were to get together & do a gig or a song or two =)
I've seen Radiohead twice & they have been my favourite band for the past 5 years or so now, but Arcade Fire are something else live. I seen them 6 days ago at Leeds Festival, the sister festival to Reading Festival, & I can honestly say it's probably up there with the greatest moments of my life. I don't wanna overhype their live performances before you go but check out "Reading Festival Arcade Fire Highlights" or something on youtube & you'll see a snippet of what I mean. Utter genius.
I hate it when newer artists are compared to ones who came before them, especially if the older artists are still around making great music. Can't we just say that The Suburbs was a fantastic album and leave it at that?
@gogolplex74 You may like Coldplay better but that's your opinion. Please don't make it into a fact. And how can you say that aren't similar when Chris has called them one of his biggest influences? "42" sounds like a Radiohead song to me.
I don't think radiohead needs approval from a 22 year old who still likes anime and green day.
and that "emo guitarist" you speak of, happens to be a talented multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, keyboard, viola, xylophone, glockenspiel, ondes martenot, banjo, harmonica, drums, lemon shaker, and utilises sampling.
Did I mention that he has made two soundtracks. One blends genres with incredible craft . And another widely considered one of the best of the decade.
@father042 Epic fail! AF are influenced by these so-called "pseudo-intellectuals." And how dare you insult Jonny Greenwood (RH's guitarist), he has more talent in his pinky than you will ever have:)
@father042 Haha. Wow you are so wrong. You say radiohead is depressing, but arcade fire isn't??? You obviously just don't like radiohead because you dissed thom yorke (one of the most unique voices in music today) and johnny greenwood (a MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST and fantastic guitar player). I like both bands, but radiohead is more talented.
the Suburbs is great tbh, Arcade Fire are very very good.... but there nothing like radiohead in my opinion, why does every new band, which a certian unique sound... get compared to Radiohead, i love Arcade Fire but the suburbs better than OK Computer????
I read somewhere that Arcade Fire was being compared to Nirvana in the sense that Arcade Fire could revitalize the music scene in the same way Nirvana did when Nevermind came out.
nah, I think that the time of their influence has past. Funeral was THE album that held the most influence in the greater music scene from 2004-2007. After that record there were hundreds of copy cat bands going for that "epic indie" sound characterised by Arcade Fire.
The state of the indie scene today tends to be more experimental/psychadelic/minimalism influenced. And with the internet, I think it would be harder for any one band to start any kind of scene akin to the size that Nirvana spurred. That being said, I think that this works in Arcade Fire's advantage. It makes them unique and they won't have thousands of copycat bands trying to capitalise on the special little sound they've created for themselves.
In accordance with Unicorn.. THERE IS ONLY ONE RADIOHEAD.. and why would there be a new radiohead when the old radiohead is not dead! how can you compare the two in first place! tom yorke and johnny greenwood are the freakin masters
the Suburbs is great tbh, Arcade Fire are very very good.... but there nothing like radiohead in my opinion, why does every new band, which a certian unique sound... get compared to Radiohead, i love Arcade Fire but the suburbs better than OK Computer???? brave lol.
Why is this guy making a sarcastic tone on his voice all the time, yet he's not funny. It's like douche bag trying to sound interesting but... hmmm... he's not. Stop wasting my time with your little noisy whims.
I actually purchased The Suburbs recently and I gotta admit it wasn't that bad. Funeral and Neon Bible were okay I guess, but The Suburbs was pretty good. I read in reviews that it was like a modern day Automatic For The People (R.E.M.) which I could see, but it definitely ain't no OK Computer.
Let us start looking for a new Radiohead when the old Radiohead is dead, ok? (but let's hope RH doesn't) For now, the new Radiohead should refer to any upcoming or the last Radiohead album or sound.
OK Computer is my favorite album. The Suburbs is a good album. I guess I really just don't see the similarities between The Arcade Fire and Radiohead. All arguments about which band is better (*ahermradiohead*) aside, they're just really different and a strange choice in bands to compare.
@mramerecka I think they are comparing the way their third albums made them go massive, as opposed to the sound of the albums. I would agree, musically, they are totally different.
Hmmm ... more like the new E Street Band or U2. Passionite, direct songs that can fill stadiums with ease. It's hard to shake the E Street comparisons, w/ the Springsteen-isms that were all over Neon Bible.
The Suburbs might be better than OK Computer but Arcade Fire will never do anything as masterful as The Bends. Although Funeral, Neon Bible and now The Suburbs are excellent albums.
Hell I don't even mind a Radiohead Vs Arcade Fire debate as both are great bands in their own right!
arcade fire is not the new radiohead. first off arcade fire sucks. radiohead doesnt. a huge fucking difference. first off all of the songs of radioheads albums cept maybe afew were good. arcade fire is pretty much just mainstream stuff that is made for the radio. don't compare the two bands cos their is no comparison.
ive been a big fan of radiohead since the bends and I must say that AF has been giving them some challenge. In rainbows has been very disappointing, and the suburbs is epic
arcade fire is not the new radiohead at all... what a strange comparison. come on, stupid. Great album, but OK Computer? no. I don't know what that is even supposed to mean. Is it ground breaking nope, neither was OK Computer. best album of the year in that particular year. maybe.
Arcade Fire is Arcade Fire, Radiohead is Radiohead. They are incredibly different bands in terms of style and sound and everything in between. The one thing they do share is an immense level of talent.
Remember all the other "new Radioheads" dubbed by the music press?
Coldplay was the mediocre Radiohead. Muse was the shitty Radiohead. Wilco was the American Radiohead. TV on the Radio was the black Radiohead. My Morning Jacket was the alt country Radiohead. Fugazi was the punk Radiohead. Sigur Ros was the icelandic Radiohead. Mastodon was the metal Radiohead. Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear were the new Radioheads.
There is only one Radiohead. Let Arcade Fire be Arcade Fire.
nah. Coldplay are mediocre. They sound like a watered down amalgam of U2 and Radiohead. Eno helped make their last album somewhat exciting. Muse are terrible, although I loved them when I was a kid.
Wilco, Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, TVOTR, MMJ, Masto, The Griz, Fugazi are great.
@unicornwithahorn I completely agree with the sentiment. I may be nitpicking, but I think referring to Fugazi as "the punk Radiohead" is retarded even outside of the inanity of referring to bands as "the _____ Radiohead" simply because Fugazi predates Radiohead.
No, I completely agree with you. It's a comment meant to point out the ridiculousness of the media, and the way it tries to create narratives (even false ones) just to be the "first" one to have declared it so. In hindsight, I think this is more of a hindrance on other bands rather than Radiohead.
OH MY FUCKIN GOD WHAT IS WITH THE FUCKING PAUL MCCARTNEY THING. I dont give a shit that the Beatles were good musicians and inspirational/influencial. They were NOT the first and are NOT the last! Dave Grohl is like the only man I will ever "idolize", yet that doesn't mean shit. The fact that these fuckers came from Britian doesn't mean shit. The fact that they did drugs and wrote stoner music doesn't mean shit. The fact they were new doesn't mean shit! Nirvana is even better (regardless of USA)
BBC, you're done. OK Computer, if even the WORST Radiohead album, carries so much monumental weight for the last 3 generations, comparing Arcade Fire, which is also a fantastic band, to that album, is like comparing Lady Gaga and Matt Bellamy.
Because the city/country a band is formed in is usually considered the home of the band, even if none of the original members are even around anymore.
@democratos89 no, nickelback is the new slowly cutting off your leg with a rusty hacksaw. while getting flogged. while getting shot in your other kneecap.
I love the both of them..arcade fire is AMAZING!!! but the new radiohead??? I would assume so. AF is beautiful so I wouldn't be surprised if they are the next in line to be the next radiohead. they probably wont ever reach the height of the beatles simply because of the generation we live in but they would be if people still listened to good music
Zeppelin's never gonna be replaced. That kind of musical connection is extremely hard to find, let alone with four extremely skilled musicians like the members of Zeppelin.
Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead will NEVER be replaced. They're timeless. However, Arcade Fire could certainly be something AS big as all those bands, that's not sure yet, they've only released 3 albums with The Suburbs. Of course, Funeral was, according to me, as good (or almost) as OK Computer or Kid A. I don't know about Neon Bible though, need to give to further listens. I will buy the Suburbs.
Im Canadian and LOVE Arcade Fire there one of the best newer groups. But to say the new album is better then Ok Computer is insane. Ok is a masterpiece
Ok here's the thing: you can't predict things like that or even attempt to make comparions like people do because most of the bands being compared sound nothing alike. I can't stand when people are like "Paramore sucks! Listen to Iron Maiden instead!" Yes, Paramore sucks total ass but the fact that they are being compared to Iron Maiden is not fair. Compare Paramore with Evanescense and that's a more fair. (And yes, Evanescense is clearly better!)
I'm from Canada, so Arcade Fire is like our national treasure. But to go as far as to say they're album rivals Radiohead? Thom Yorke and co. are probably the best band in the world right now.
Surely Arcade Fire can't write ANOTHER perfect record?! How is this possible! When they make a bad one it's going to be like coming down of 40 ecstasies and 20 ounces of marijuana.
I don't understand why people can't just accept two very different bands for what they are, Arcade Fire will never replace (and never tried to) Radiohead. The work of Radiohead will never undermine the great achievements of Arcade Fire, they're just different and both incredibly talented.
2012SupportRONPAUL 1 week ago
i think that no one can talk more shit in just some few minutes Radiohead it's other thing, far away from all music and it seem that you'll never understand the sence of their art. i like Arcade Fire, but you cant compare them !
dhjnthn 1 month ago
Arcade fire isn't the new radiohead, its arcade fire.
8000cheese 2 months ago
I like Radiohead and I like Arcade Fire but I like Arcade Fire more. I do not think they are the new Radiohead though because they are different in their own ways.
angrybeaversfan 6 months ago
Don't get me wrong, i like both radiohead and Arcade Fire . However, i don't like when people compare a band by saying they are "the new this or that artist". Arcade Fire is uniquely their own, just as Radiohead is.
sora41333 8 months ago
Arcade Fire and Radiohead are my two favorite bands and i never compared them. They are both superb.
livininTBSkliniek 8 months ago
I love both arcade fire and radiohead but there's no way in hell that suburbs=ok computer, At the very least; funeral =the bends
but thats about as far as it goes.
revton3197 8 months ago
Arcade Fire is better...
angrybeaversfan 9 months ago
I actually listened to both albums on the way home today after seeing this video and I couldn't tell which one I prefered as they are both quite different. I hope the suburbs stands the test of time like ok computer, because it certainly deserves too and is certainly good enough.
tai77 9 months ago 3
JUST DON´T COMPARE
TheAmcampa 9 months ago
How about both of them are amazing.
DevalII 9 months ago 5
Radiohead is better than your favorite band.
knifemares 9 months ago 2
Arcade Fire and Radiohead are two completely different bands, who are amazing on their own levels, they shouldn't be compared. I love them both, it's just that Arcade Fire appeals to my taste a whole lot more.
NoPlanesGo 9 months ago
there hasn't been a single album like The Suburbs that has moved me spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually since OK Computer. I love both bands, but to say Arcade Fire is the new Radiohead is just plain wrong...
fentonyoung 9 months ago 2
arcade fire is already better than radiohead.
newjustice1212 9 months ago
thats bullshit ok computer is and always will be in the top ten most monumental records of the last fifty years. radiohead will never be replaced and despite that there is no need for them to be replaced seeing as they are still making incredible records such as TKOL. bbc can suck my dick arcade fire is way overrated they are ok but to compare them to radiohead in the words of the great Mia Wallace would be an exercise in futility
FaucetFace 10 months ago
@FaucetFace But that's just your opinion
OpticalFunkllusions 10 months ago
@OpticalFunkllusions never said it wasnt my opinion
FaucetFace 10 months ago
@FaucetFace lol I know, guy. I know
OpticalFunkllusions 10 months ago
Porcupine tree is definitely better than both
gogolplex74 10 months ago
better than ok computer ? please.
beebop333 10 months ago
i like both...
...a lot XD
thegreatstephano 11 months ago
comparisons can be stupid.
myndwork 11 months ago
AF should go electronic to be the new Radiohead. Hopefully they never will.
MoonchildMindaugas2 11 months ago
Radiohead is the new Radiohead
TheMattC13 1 year ago 4
Arcade fire is the new Velvet Underground
Dltn97 1 year ago
@Dltn97 nope. their sound is derivative of u2 and bruce springsteen.
unicornwithahorn 10 months ago
@unicornwithahorn Hmm Ive always thought that Arcade Fire sounded alot more like Radiohead than U2. Something to think about though.
viperdude281 10 months ago
arcade fire SSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSS FUUCCKING DICK!!!! Radiohead is 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x better than those faggots,
Metallicathrashsam 1 year ago
@Metallicathrashsam Please don't ever reply to anything radiohead related again, you are literally 12 years old.
unicornwithahorn 10 months ago
@unicornwithahorn I'm 12 years old? I'm pretty sure I'm in graduate school at Georgetown......
Metallicathrashsam 10 months ago
@unicornwithahorn Im actually in grad school so I'm pretty sure i'm not 12 years old
Metallicathrashsam 10 months ago
wtf? "new radiohead" ??? they died or something? fags.
grohlgrohl 1 year ago
@grohlgrohl oh look let's use the word 'fags' let's be edgy! fuck off
unicornwithahorn 10 months ago
Arcade fire have potential to be better band than radiohead, but I think it's unlikely to happen
gogolplex74 1 year ago
@gogolplex74 HAHAHA!
donnycarko 1 year ago
The Suburbs is our generations OK Computer but it is NOT better than OK Computer.
Mr11MUSICMAN 1 year ago 4
also to add on listened to the suburbs great album a little bit overrated by reviewers by the way they hyped it i thought it was their best LP or something but listening to it...it felt bland in some parts 8.5/10 probably my least favorite LP from them but it is still really great.
thegoldenhero 1 year ago
AF isn't even in the same league as Radiohead...but Arcade Fire is probably the best band of this generation or top 5
thegoldenhero 1 year ago
Ok. AF has some influences... but it still is AF.
OkHuman 1 year ago
Radiohead is Radiohead and Arcade Fire is Arcade Fire we do not need compare these bands but "The Suburbs" is really great
ThePinawela 1 year ago
no Radiohead are new pink floyd, smiths, doors, joy division and pixies
gogolplex74 1 year ago
@gogolplex74 radi0head iz so overrated he doeznt even write his own songz
andytomas07 1 year ago
@gogolplex74 Radiohead the new Doors?
I think not.
Mr11MUSICMAN 1 year ago
Radiohead is the new Radiohead!
deeliza6666 1 year ago
Stop comparing other bands to the best band ever, stop now ;)
R1cc4rd00 1 year ago
Radiohead is the new Radiohead. All their albums are different but still have the essence. Arcade Fire is amazing but completely different, I see no point in making comparisons.
SihtFukcCokc 1 year ago
No no no no no and NO! OK Computer has so many epic moments and songs on it. The Suburbs doesn't. That's my opinion and I like both bands.
ZwienerZ 1 year ago
@ZwienerZ Ready to Start? Empty Room? We used to wait? I mean, I don't think they're similar to Radiohead AT ALL, but The Suburbs does have epic moments.
SihtFukcCokc 1 year ago
Radiohead will never be replaced. By anything. Ever.
TheOrigonalBro 1 year ago 41
@TheOrigonalBro very well said. agreed
KobeYorke 3 months ago
Arcade Fire＞＞＞＞＞＞＞＞＞＞Radiohead
agoagoman2010 1 year ago
Apple and Oranges...that's my humble opinion.
lacrimax 1 year ago 3
Nickelback is the new steaming pile of horse shit.
jirdimaster 1 year ago 40
@jirdimaster hahaha agreed, friend. they're Canada's embarrassment
OpticalFunkllusions 10 months ago
I love them both, Their are no comparison. The only thing that can link the two bands would be the fact that AF are influenced by Radiohead. Thats all.
Give me a thumbs up though if you think it would be epic if the two bands were to get together & do a gig or a song or two =)
02pete 1 year ago
I love AF & I'm seeing them live in Portland in a few weeks, but I like Radiohead more. Then again, they've been out for over 10 years longer...
KleWdSide 1 year ago
I've seen Radiohead twice & they have been my favourite band for the past 5 years or so now, but Arcade Fire are something else live. I seen them 6 days ago at Leeds Festival, the sister festival to Reading Festival, & I can honestly say it's probably up there with the greatest moments of my life. I don't wanna overhype their live performances before you go but check out "Reading Festival Arcade Fire Highlights" or something on youtube & you'll see a snippet of what I mean. Utter genius.
BenjKris 1 year ago
@KleWdSide same man
23lFrench 1 year ago
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RyanKellyVideo 1 year ago
I think kid A is the album that defined Radiohead as a triumhpent band, not ok computer.
UnholyMan122 1 year ago 8
I hate it when newer artists are compared to ones who came before them, especially if the older artists are still around making great music. Can't we just say that The Suburbs was a fantastic album and leave it at that?
456sync 1 year ago
@mgnewageD479 You're crazy!
ZwienerZ 1 year ago
The Suburbs > OK Computer
I´m a real Radiohead-Hardcore-Fan, but the Suburbs ist AWESOME!
Galvorn2010 1 year ago
Come on people Radiohead cannot help being awesome
23lFrench 1 year ago 4
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Coldplay is better than radiohead and not simillar in any way
but Radiohead are amazing
And I don't understand why you stil compare AF and radiohead
They aren't simillar in any way at all except that they have very high reviews
if any band has high review score they'll call it "new radiohead"
so stop comparing it's senseless
gogolplex74 1 year ago
@gogolplex74 You may like Coldplay better but that's your opinion. Please don't make it into a fact. And how can you say that aren't similar when Chris has called them one of his biggest influences? "42" sounds like a Radiohead song to me.
talk45 1 year ago
@talk45 and they also said they were influenced by arcade fire in newest album
gogolplex74 1 year ago
arcade fire isn't new radiohead
arcade fire is much better
radiohead is pseudo-intelectual, depressive, psychadelic crap with whinning singer and emo guitarist
arcade fire are are unique talented multi instrumental band with singer who can actually sing
father042 1 year ago
@father042
I don't think radiohead needs approval from a 22 year old who still likes anime and green day.
and that "emo guitarist" you speak of, happens to be a talented multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, keyboard, viola, xylophone, glockenspiel, ondes martenot, banjo, harmonica, drums, lemon shaker, and utilises sampling.
Did I mention that he has made two soundtracks. One blends genres with incredible craft . And another widely considered one of the best of the decade.
apolog1es2queenmary 1 year ago
@apolog1es2queenmary There Will Be Blood??
leocdc7 1 year ago
@father042 Epic fail! AF are influenced by these so-called "pseudo-intellectuals." And how dare you insult Jonny Greenwood (RH's guitarist), he has more talent in his pinky than you will ever have:)
talk45 1 year ago
@father042 lol your stuidity isn't worth commenting
gogolplex74 1 year ago
@father042 Haha. Wow you are so wrong. You say radiohead is depressing, but arcade fire isn't??? You obviously just don't like radiohead because you dissed thom yorke (one of the most unique voices in music today) and johnny greenwood (a MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST and fantastic guitar player). I like both bands, but radiohead is more talented.
ZwienerZ 1 year ago
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the Suburbs is great tbh, Arcade Fire are very very good.... but there nothing like radiohead in my opinion, why does every new band, which a certian unique sound... get compared to Radiohead, i love Arcade Fire but the suburbs better than OK Computer????
kafekirma 1 year ago
I read somewhere that Arcade Fire was being compared to Nirvana in the sense that Arcade Fire could revitalize the music scene in the same way Nirvana did when Nevermind came out.
psx2514 1 year ago
@psx2514
nah, I think that the time of their influence has past. Funeral was THE album that held the most influence in the greater music scene from 2004-2007. After that record there were hundreds of copy cat bands going for that "epic indie" sound characterised by Arcade Fire.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
The state of the indie scene today tends to be more experimental/psychadelic/minimalism influenced. And with the internet, I think it would be harder for any one band to start any kind of scene akin to the size that Nirvana spurred. That being said, I think that this works in Arcade Fire's advantage. It makes them unique and they won't have thousands of copycat bands trying to capitalise on the special little sound they've created for themselves.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
@Riff28Raff
Yes I have, I have the platinum single framed and hanging on my living room walk next to my cherished painting of Rab Turnbull :-)
scottyhib 1 year ago
In accordance with Unicorn.. THERE IS ONLY ONE RADIOHEAD.. and why would there be a new radiohead when the old radiohead is not dead! how can you compare the two in first place! tom yorke and johnny greenwood are the freakin masters
Scyllaband 1 year ago 4
radiohead sucks
Borat980mis 1 year ago
the Suburbs is great tbh, Arcade Fire are very very good.... but there nothing like radiohead in my opinion, why does every new band, which a certian unique sound... get compared to Radiohead, i love Arcade Fire but the suburbs better than OK Computer???? brave lol.
Hinx12 1 year ago 3
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radiohead is fucking bullshitttttttt arcade fire rules everyone knows that
haha i had that t shirt designe
expertonmusic 1 year ago
@expertonmusic If Radiohead are bullshit then why are Arcade Fire influenced by them? @-@
talk45 1 year ago
Why is this guy making a sarcastic tone on his voice all the time, yet he's not funny. It's like douche bag trying to sound interesting but... hmmm... he's not. Stop wasting my time with your little noisy whims.
jfoleas 1 year ago
i feel like this guy would be a douche in person but over youtube hes entertaining
LeWeYfilms 1 year ago
Cool Tshirt
fuckcarrots82 1 year ago
I actually purchased The Suburbs recently and I gotta admit it wasn't that bad. Funeral and Neon Bible were okay I guess, but The Suburbs was pretty good. I read in reviews that it was like a modern day Automatic For The People (R.E.M.) which I could see, but it definitely ain't no OK Computer.
euphoriawarrior88 1 year ago 2
Let us start looking for a new Radiohead when the old Radiohead is dead, ok? (but let's hope RH doesn't) For now, the new Radiohead should refer to any upcoming or the last Radiohead album or sound.
Fluppezot 1 year ago
i'm the new Michael Jackson... too soon?
LuisDivision 1 year ago 3
First time I've wached this blog... great job, u have urself another subscriber :)
howardmoon1234 1 year ago
George Strombolopolous much?
alexs1422 1 year ago
Flaming Lips r betteh!!!!!
christopiate 1 year ago
No they are not the next Radiohead, they are the Arcade Fire. (Personally I think OK Computer > The Suburbs if we're comparing.)
Tanman007 1 year ago
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Tanman007 1 year ago
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Dismister1 1 year ago
Arcade Fire might be the new Radiohead if Win Butler's voice wasn't annoying.
aborins 1 year ago
god, i hope it wont be my generation's radiohead... it's me, or arcadefire that will have to die...
thehunt12021 1 year ago
arcade fires catalog isn't accessible enough to crown them the next radiohead...
everyone who likes "music" has a favorite radiohead album...
momje4ns 1 year ago
@momje4ns radiohead arent that good man. lol. @tanman007 well funeral > ok computer so yeah. luv joo xox
Slashownz 1 year ago
@Slashownz arcade fire has had one critically acclaimed album...funeral.
radiohead...ok computer, hail to the thief, amnesiac, in rainbows, Kid A, THE BENDS !!!
momje4ns 1 year ago
@Slashownz not by a long shot. love you back xox :D
Tanman007 1 year ago
OK Computer is my favorite album. The Suburbs is a good album. I guess I really just don't see the similarities between The Arcade Fire and Radiohead. All arguments about which band is better (*ahermradiohead*) aside, they're just really different and a strange choice in bands to compare.
mramerecka 1 year ago
@mramerecka I think they are comparing the way their third albums made them go massive, as opposed to the sound of the albums. I would agree, musically, they are totally different.
howardmoon1234 1 year ago
Hmmm ... more like the new E Street Band or U2. Passionite, direct songs that can fill stadiums with ease. It's hard to shake the E Street comparisons, w/ the Springsteen-isms that were all over Neon Bible.
TheGreatGallbo 1 year ago
i wish this guy would chill the fuck out
noisez13000 1 year ago 3
The Suburbs might be better than OK Computer but Arcade Fire will never do anything as masterful as The Bends. Although Funeral, Neon Bible and now The Suburbs are excellent albums.
Hell I don't even mind a Radiohead Vs Arcade Fire debate as both are great bands in their own right!
gideonblackman 1 year ago
arcade fire is not the new radiohead. first off arcade fire sucks. radiohead doesnt. a huge fucking difference. first off all of the songs of radioheads albums cept maybe afew were good. arcade fire is pretty much just mainstream stuff that is made for the radio. don't compare the two bands cos their is no comparison.
aeroces7 1 year ago
ive been a big fan of radiohead since the bends and I must say that AF has been giving them some challenge. In rainbows has been very disappointing, and the suburbs is epic
i2ad10head 1 year ago
@i2ad10head u r retarded
noisez13000 1 year ago
arcade fire is not the new radiohead at all... what a strange comparison. come on, stupid. Great album, but OK Computer? no. I don't know what that is even supposed to mean. Is it ground breaking nope, neither was OK Computer. best album of the year in that particular year. maybe.
Cbermani3 1 year ago
Arcade Fire is Arcade Fire, Radiohead is Radiohead. They are incredibly different bands in terms of style and sound and everything in between. The one thing they do share is an immense level of talent.
: )
WrongFilesGalore 1 year ago
Arcade Fire are the new Arcade Fire
More idiot music "journalists" comparing bands with absolutely no thought put into it whatsoever,
scottyhib 1 year ago
oh wow.. 30 second clips from Amazon.
NPR is streaming the entire album.
SamuelMT08 1 year ago
Remember all the other "new Radioheads" dubbed by the music press?
Coldplay was the mediocre Radiohead. Muse was the shitty Radiohead. Wilco was the American Radiohead. TV on the Radio was the black Radiohead. My Morning Jacket was the alt country Radiohead. Fugazi was the punk Radiohead. Sigur Ros was the icelandic Radiohead. Mastodon was the metal Radiohead. Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear were the new Radioheads.
There is only one Radiohead. Let Arcade Fire be Arcade Fire.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago 66
@unicornwithahorn That's just summed up an entire decade of music history :) well done!
libelle156 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn i agree....... except for the part about muse sucking.
LibraHorse1 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn true....but I think Sigur Ros really is the Icelandic Radiohead
lol
farizzal 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn haha well said :)
dermotoblong 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn coldplay - great
muse are much better than you think
wilco -booring
tv on the radio - liked only wolf like me
morning jacket, mastodon , grizly bear and fugazi - never heard of them
sigur ros - really good
animal collective - electro rubbish
KarmaPoliceman158 1 year ago
@KarmaPoliceman158
nah. Coldplay are mediocre. They sound like a watered down amalgam of U2 and Radiohead. Eno helped make their last album somewhat exciting. Muse are terrible, although I loved them when I was a kid.
Wilco, Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, TVOTR, MMJ, Masto, The Griz, Fugazi are great.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn ok your opinion
KarmaPoliceman158 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn I completely agree with the sentiment. I may be nitpicking, but I think referring to Fugazi as "the punk Radiohead" is retarded even outside of the inanity of referring to bands as "the _____ Radiohead" simply because Fugazi predates Radiohead.
pieceustogether 1 year ago
@pieceustogether
No, I completely agree with you. It's a comment meant to point out the ridiculousness of the media, and the way it tries to create narratives (even false ones) just to be the "first" one to have declared it so. In hindsight, I think this is more of a hindrance on other bands rather than Radiohead.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
@pieceustogether
by the way, I was a fan of Fugazi before Radiohead.
unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn
Coldplay is nothing like Radio head and they are extremely awesome
RebornLegacy 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn Tool are the metal Radiohead not mastodon.
Coldplay, Wilco and Animal Collective are the new Radiohead.
Mr11MUSICMAN 1 year ago
@Mr11MUSICMAN you should listen to OPETH.
grohlgrohl 1 year ago
@grohlgrohl Nah.
Mr11MUSICMAN 1 year ago
@unicornwithahorn Fugazi existed before Radiohead, but ok.
so I think Radiohead is the alternative rock fugazi
ItHappens117 1 year ago
@ItHappens117
I know fugazi existed before radiohead. I was making the point that journalists are lazy.
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unicornwithahorn 1 year ago
thumbs up if you like arcade fire!
MLA1337 1 year ago
OH MY FUCKIN GOD WHAT IS WITH THE FUCKING PAUL MCCARTNEY THING. I dont give a shit that the Beatles were good musicians and inspirational/influencial. They were NOT the first and are NOT the last! Dave Grohl is like the only man I will ever "idolize", yet that doesn't mean shit. The fact that these fuckers came from Britian doesn't mean shit. The fact that they did drugs and wrote stoner music doesn't mean shit. The fact they were new doesn't mean shit! Nirvana is even better (regardless of USA)
WisconsinParkour 1 year ago
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Radiohead = over rated
DrinClick 1 year ago
BBC, you're done. OK Computer, if even the WORST Radiohead album, carries so much monumental weight for the last 3 generations, comparing Arcade Fire, which is also a fantastic band, to that album, is like comparing Lady Gaga and Matt Bellamy.
leonkennedy74 1 year ago
Radiohead and Arcade Fire are the only hope music has left. There music is so much meaning full then all the katy perry's and hana montanas
Radiohead17321 1 year ago 2
Win Butler and his brother are from Houston Texas, so why is Canada the only place mentioned with the Arcade Fire?
JoeSatForPres 1 year ago
@JoeSatForPres
Because the city/country a band is formed in is usually considered the home of the band, even if none of the original members are even around anymore.
Xathian 1 year ago
the mclovis are the new cream :D
synth77 1 year ago
Radiohead and AF are great. Both know how to move us to tears.
musilkafka 1 year ago
Fuck the bbc, there is no band like Radiohead...Radiohead is art that you just cannot describe with words!
10je10 1 year ago
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10je10 1 year ago
Nickelback are the new Def Leppard
democratos89 1 year ago 18
@democratos89 Nickleback = shit
Def Leppard = Win
triforce10155 1 year ago
@democratos89 no cuz def leppard has good songs
wwejohncena619 1 year ago
@democratos89 no, nickelback is the new slowly cutting off your leg with a rusty hacksaw. while getting flogged. while getting shot in your other kneecap.
EReidyIII 1 year ago
@EReidyIII He was being sarcastic.
chanceie12 1 year ago
I love the both of them..arcade fire is AMAZING!!! but the new radiohead??? I would assume so. AF is beautiful so I wouldn't be surprised if they are the next in line to be the next radiohead. they probably wont ever reach the height of the beatles simply because of the generation we live in but they would be if people still listened to good music
vegaman52 1 year ago
i hope tool gets like that they are pretty popular but there music is just sooo good that they should be the next best band ever
jakedelgrande 1 year ago
estas pendejo , no mames
Robersiryus 1 year ago
Brazen
krentistthedentist 1 year ago
I love AF but they are not even in the same league as Radiohead... at least not yet. I am loving the new album, btw.
talk45 1 year ago
Nah! Sorry. Arcade Ain't Getting Close to Radiohead. It's better!
ninjacobra 1 year ago
Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Metallica & Jimi Hendrix will never be replaced EVER
randythesuperfly 1 year ago
brokeNCYDE.....jk Blink 182 all the way
anthonyrulz1 1 year ago
foo fighters
pineappleexpress1124 1 year ago
Zeppelin's never gonna be replaced. That kind of musical connection is extremely hard to find, let alone with four extremely skilled musicians like the members of Zeppelin.
TheHedgehogss 1 year ago
Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead will NEVER be replaced. They're timeless. However, Arcade Fire could certainly be something AS big as all those bands, that's not sure yet, they've only released 3 albums with The Suburbs. Of course, Funeral was, according to me, as good (or almost) as OK Computer or Kid A. I don't know about Neon Bible though, need to give to further listens. I will buy the Suburbs.
Pandemonium44 1 year ago
Amazon took down the samples guys, and as far as I know, there's no other site that has them right now.
BehindTheSea29 1 year ago
Im Canadian and LOVE Arcade Fire there one of the best newer groups. But to say the new album is better then Ok Computer is insane. Ok is a masterpiece
Maximillion666 1 year ago 3
Ok here's the thing: you can't predict things like that or even attempt to make comparions like people do because most of the bands being compared sound nothing alike. I can't stand when people are like "Paramore sucks! Listen to Iron Maiden instead!" Yes, Paramore sucks total ass but the fact that they are being compared to Iron Maiden is not fair. Compare Paramore with Evanescense and that's a more fair. (And yes, Evanescense is clearly better!)
wickedlyangelic76 1 year ago
I'm from Canada, so Arcade Fire is like our national treasure. But to go as far as to say they're album rivals Radiohead? Thom Yorke and co. are probably the best band in the world right now.
scenester64 1 year ago
Surely Arcade Fire can't write ANOTHER perfect record?! How is this possible! When they make a bad one it's going to be like coming down of 40 ecstasies and 20 ounces of marijuana.
theoxygenindexmusic 1 year ago
I kinda like Arcade Fire, but then I but I feel like I'd be jumping on the bandwagon. Lol at Sammie's fanboyism
I'd say that acts that I reckon will stand the test of time are the following:
Enter Shikari (when you consider the hype and huge fan base)
Kasabian (hate them, but I'll have to live with it)
Artic Monkeys (Again, don't like them, but It doesn't affect me)
Bloc Party (I like them, and they're seen as the new The Smiths)
Godspeed you! Black Emperor (Love them! hope they do live on)
DeadWhiteButterflies 1 year ago
Taking Dawn....
holyswordsmanoffaith 1 year ago
this generation is like the indie rock or alternative rock or grunge and stuff, u cant compare it to the legendary stuff from back in 70s or 60s...
RohamK96 1 year ago
Pantera is the new Pantera
moko9hoko 1 year ago
Fuck Arcade Fire
Masterkid1230 1 year ago
Airboune = next AC/DC
and Shinedown (Brent Smith) = ...the new Elton John? My parent's words, not mine.
MrSethGod 1 year ago