So here is a fairly cool video of the show in Portland. I must say I regret letting this one go by. Just too busy with the kiddies and such to see the opportunity before it went rushing by my window. Next time I'm sticking my hand out and catching the wind wave.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been looking for some new music - lately I've been focused on a few of the artists that have appeared on La Blogotheque. I've known about Arcade Fire (or, The Arcade Fire - apparently it does not matter to them which one you use) for quite a while now, but never really got hooked until recently. I get Wake Up jammed into my brain very easily, and my media saturated mental lobes don't seem to mind at all.
In light of that, check this blog out: Ryspace.com: Arcade Fire - Wake Up. Nice post on the concert experience, and maybe equally as important, a live recording of their in-audience performance of the song. I have to admit that I haven't latched on to the studio recordings as much yet; The live vibe is what keeps me coming back. It is a pretty rare thing for music to resonate through crowds so completely, even over the poor quality of cel phone video and audio in some cases. Here's a shortcut as well to Ryspace's particularly decent recording on mp3. Thanks much for making this available.
