whats the big fuss about these Arcade Fire heads? From what i've heard they're just a louder version of the poxy polyphonic spree

em, the Arcade Fire are nothing like the Polyphonic Spree, other than the fact that there's more than a guitarist, bass player and drummer in the band. Maybe you should listen to some of their music to find out?

Nice one Gar..ill be watching that so. Dave Grohl apparently plays drums on a couple of Pete Yorns new tracks. Yorns album is due out in august 2005 for anyone interested. Should be class

maybe that was a dream i had then so

I'd say that arcade fire and polyphonic spree are in the same ballpark but playing different games. The spree are a happy, clappy band and the fire are into death and things but they bith make music on a grand orchestral scale.

the ONLY common thread with the band is that there is a greater number of members than usual. That's it. There's no point in musically comparing them on that basis at all.

i dunno, i got a polyphonic spree buzz off it, a lot darker though, didn't even know they had a greater number of members than usual

Apparently Mark E. Smith and his band, The Fall are appearing soon. According to the (excellent) popbitch, he had a clause inserted into his contract that Jools is forbidden from playing boogiewoogie piano over his tunes. Legend!

I think the Polyphonic Spree comparison comes partly form their often very joyous and celebratory sound, but mostly cos they have a wobbly voiced front man a la Flaming Lips/Mercury Rev/Spree. I definitely got a bit of that on first listen. But theyre SO much better! Hope they're around for a long long time.