Arcade Fire

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Montreal, Canada (2003 – present)

Arcade Fire, also known as The Arcade Fire, is an orchestral rock band which formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members are Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, and Jeremy Gara. Howard Bilerman, who played drums on the album Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. Montreal percussionist Dane Mills performed on the EP and in early live shows. As of May 2005, the touring band includes horn player Pietro Amato (who is in Bell Orchestre and torngat) and violinist Owen Pallett. Pallett has also opened for their shows, appearing as the one-man band Final Fantasy.

The band’s trademark fashion is the waistcoat, giving them an air of “frumpiness”. When asked about the rumour that the band’s name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: “It’s not a rumour, it’s based on a story that someone told me. It’s not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it’s probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him.” Win Butler and his brother Will grew up in Texas.

Band formation

Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Joining together as recently as mid-2003, the current line-up solidified in late 2003/early 2004, when their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Before this an eponymous EP (often referred to by fans as the Us Kids Know EP) had been sold at early shows.

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rigoisphat wrote:
yesterday morning

no itz not arcade fire you mongoloid moron

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togethernesses wrote:
yesterday morning

you guys need better things to argue about.

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higginst wrote:
yesterday morning

hence the continuous arguing.

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dlistblogger wrote:
yesterday morning

actually I have the funeral record and it says the on it. even though I still think it is arcade fire

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jakeandlola wrote:
yesterday morning

It really is Arcade Fire. There is no The. If there were a The, then there would be a The on all the album covers. Right? In the end though, they still kick the ass.

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Misael2006 wrote:
yesterday evening

Well...Who cares about the name at all?? But the fight about the name is quite funny. Besides it´s an indicator of how much we like Arcade Fire because the thing is so trivial that the discussion is just explained by the fact we love that music. About the music itself: well...it´s simply great. it´s like rainy music ^^ because It´s cold and dark not in the sense of gothic but in a sense that i cant explain...Arcade Fire Rox!!

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grungefan3090 wrote:
yesterday evening

This whole "The" thing is starting to get to me! I have them under Arcade Fire, but I used to have them under "The" Arcade Fire, I just don't know what to do anymore :(

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Yan_Antidote wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Arcade Fire Demo 2001 on my blog - http://disorderyan.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html

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higginst wrote:
Thursday morning

they weren't just formerly known as the arcade fire, they still are!

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LauraInTheSky wrote:
Wednesday evening

Now then, now then Children. Let's just agree that the music is ace, yah?

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pdropl wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

yes. it is!

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13Quesera wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Is it really necessary to write in the bio that Arcade Fire was formally known as 'THE' Arcade Fire? Is that important biographical information?

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sunsetparade wrote:
Wednesday morning

@alexrobins91. if we're going to merge them, merge them in to the correct name. they're not the arcade fire, so why would you merge it into that?

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alexrobins91 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Please just merge them both into The Arcade Fire.

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LlSA wrote:
Tuesday evening

This band is so good. My Body Is A Cage is such a nice song

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Odelaybradford wrote:
Tuesday evening

Best band in the world?? Possibly... (If you like new music, this blog is pretty ace! http://therecommender.wordpress.com)

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adman5189 wrote:
Tuesday evening

Do like their record label.

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Indexcard wrote:
Monday morning

we dont want to join your fucking groups

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DAcookiemonster wrote:
Monday morning

Hello Hello! Join the We Love The Cookie Monster Group! All are welcome! WHO DOESN'T LOVE THE COOKIE MONSTER!?!?!

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Kosmonavts wrote:
Sunday morning

I agree, they need to merge the two...it would just make everyone happy.

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