climax week day 2 – arcade fire – my body is a cage

so what did everyone think of day 1 of climax week with dailybeatz? was it as good as you thought it would be, or even better? i sure hope so. if it wasnt, just tell me what i can do to make it better next time. im watching an hour long recap of bonnaroo on the fuse channel right now. why did nobody tell me about the fuse channel before? i think its basically what mtv was before it became 24/7 reality television, but much better. looks like they show tons of live shows, interviews, and exclusive performances. i will probably watch it at least a few more times in my day.

todays track, while still climactic, is much more understated than yesterdays. its from everyones favorite canadian indie rockers arcade fire. im pretty sure that the butler brothers are not actually from canada, but now we are really getting down to the nitty gritty. one thing i like about arcade fire is that they utilize the medieval looking hurdy gurdy. i never knew what a hurdy gurdy was, but its this weird instrument that looked sort of like the body of a guitar with sort of accordian keys and a crank. i was kind of waiting for the jack in the box to pop out halfway through the song. not to mention the name of the instrument sounds like something a 5 year old made up. but no, thats the official name.

if youve never seen a hurdy gurdy, please see the above picture. whats even cooler than the hurdy gurdy is that todays post features a photograph taken by none other than myself from when karen and i saw them at judson church in nyc a few years back. we didnt think we would get tickets, but we did, so we went there just for that and were right up front. that shirt is blinding in photographs. on to the song. the original plan was “in the backseat”, the closing track from “funeral”. but then i remembered “my body is a cage”, which is way way way more of a climax. it, too, closes out an album, this time “neon bible”. i like this song quite a bit. especially “just because youve forgotten doesnt mean youre forgiven”. i thought the lyrics were “just because youre forgotten”, but i think they both express the same point. just sit back, relax and let me take care of the rest.

arcade fire – my body is a cage

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1. Nice!!

   K

   25 Jun 09 at 12:33 pm

    

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