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That was years ago... but it was pretty straightforward. I just cut out the stencil and sprayed bottom half of it with black to create the black-on-white section, then overlapped the pieces I cut out to mask off the top half and oversprayed again it left the top part as white-on-black. Pain in the ass, but it worked.

I’ve been wringing my hands over this for months. Such a great lineup, and I really want to go, but going to Mexico City not speaking Spanish by myself seems a bit insane. Now, if all of us could collectively rent the floor of a hotel and charter a bus we’d be all set! 😆

As a whole, I think that song has the best lyrics although there are certain phrases in other songs that may stand out more.

Not at all my favorite song or lyrics but your take on it is wonderful and seems right on the mark.

Simplest and yet most profound lyric from arguably their best song.

While I like/love most of the bands on this list it is the most random and exclusionary list I've ever seen. I could add about 20 bands on the list that are way more important/influential/awesome than at least half on there. No way in hell are the Smiths #1. New Order, The Stranglers, Killing Joke, etc... AF is definitely top 5 though.

Thank you for saying that. It's an unpopular opinion but I'm with you, although Reflektor is a close second for me. Not that Funeral isn't phenomenal, but The Suburbs as an album is nearly perfect. But Afterlife is by far their best song.

Why the FUCK didn't I just jump on a plane for this?!?!? From all the videos I'm seeing tonight you guys saw an amazing show!

best!

I saw this post and even though I wasn't there I knew it was Afterlife before I even played the video 😆

It’s not my favorite song but it’s very familiar to so many people who aren’t even AF fans. It’s got such a dramatic building sound and association with the movies. I think it would be wild to see it live. Certainly a unique and bold choice.

Wait! I DID capture it! Now that I watch it again his response was a bit too immediate to have me think it was a mistake. I think they may have planned it. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPk9L97oJhpkvdhpEh94tfGHQWe5oDb4A3deUnO/photo/AF1QipPDLiMFk12ZO21_x9b0E5_0nU7OC-qs39bKdwyI

It was during Rabbit hole. It was right at the beginning. I videoed it but I think I started after that point. It definitely happened though. I remember thinking it was weird and awkward but just figured it was a technical glitch. Then I saw this interview and got a chuckle.

City with no children was my all time favorite song of theirs for the longest time. Glad to see I’m not alone still not sure if I could pick just one from that album

Me too! I’ve thought about asking people what their favorite album is versus what they think the best album is. You just summed up that conflict right there. I would say suburbs is the best but reflector is kind of my favorite. Of course funeral, neon Bible, and even we are all in the running. Everything now not so much.

No one day passes and no schedule! Very annoying. I might consider going if I could go for just the day AF plays.

Yes it does! Can’t remember how I found that but I remember reading two different versions.

Yeah so much is just the automatic news aggregator stuff. I have a google alert for Arcade Fire so I got bombarded with the same story all at once. I just don't even understand half of what's she's saying though. I have no idea what she means by "the songs weren't safe". Her songs? Their songs? And why? I'm regretting posting this now because I've just contributed to even more clicks for them. Still, I was hoping for more insight into what she actually said in the article. Preferably someone who can read the Irish Times article behind the paywall...

Really? I thought it was a new story because it popped up on about a dozen news sites yesterday. So lame. I guess it was just clickbait to use an old story to promote her new album coming out next week. I'm getting more and more cynical about how they are using this story to promote themselves. The whole thing stinks in so many ways.

Agreed. I thought the article title would show up. I'm reposting...

Also from NY and very close to pulling the trigger if I can convince a few friends to join me!

Impossible decision. Those are their two best bangers. Someone recently posted a live show with one right after the other and I would love to see that live.

Yeah, that was a really good one. I think it’s the most comprehensive one I’ve watched.

That show looked amazing, especially the crowd. Total joy! NCG was great but I really liked Afterlife right after even more.

Cool! Thanks for that! I gather you're not as insane of a fan as the rest of us on here, but the drum dude is Will Butler, brother of Win Butler (singer). He is no longer with the band but he is well know for his onstage antics, particularly for this song. If you dig that, you should check out some other earlier live versions of the song - some good ones a few posts back played right after Power Out. He always goes nuts. Never saw the head in the drum before though!