I am quite glad that the Canadian rock band "Arcade Fire" won over the other artists. It was brilliant, a surprise that nobody expected, and it was refreshing. Arcade Fire's album "The Suburbs" provides listeners with music that entails crafty lyrics and meanings, as well as bringing rich melodies and riffs, that pleasure the ear. The music industry has been focused on pop and rap music for almost a whole decade now, and I would like to think that this sparks the revival of the real appreciation of Rock. It has stayed out of the limelight for quite sometime now, only resonating in the passionate and loving fans that hold on for the time to come when rock will truly comeback once again. Because no matter how many times pop titles repeat their repetitive choruses and meanings that often point to sultry themes on the radio over and over again, real meanings and lyrics are found in different places and will stand out. I believe that the guild realized this with Arcade Fire.
The songs vary in tempo and perspective, and the band truly experiments with a myriad of different styles in the album. "Ready to start" really highlights the album and compliments the other songs well, songs such as "We Used To Wait" is very calm and pleasing, while the flagship song "The Suburbs" play a very happy mood and song, but the lyrics tell of a different story. A paradise turning into apocalypse, or perhaps the lives spent in the suburbs that was spent before the world was supposed to end, when it didn't. This song is haunting and enchanting at the same time. A true quality of music that represents itself in every song in the album, "The Suburbs". I am glad that other people will now, because of the Grammies, hear and respect Arcade Fire, just like I am. One word to describe this album. Rich.
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