Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

Freebird

I was skipping around on YouTube, and I noticed there are so many great live recordings of this song, from small gigs & TV shows to large festivals, and they kill it every time.

I like the extended intro on this one..

UnclePsychosis

Great version of a great song.

I'd love the chance to see them live but never got round to it. 

ArchtopDave

Saw them round about the time of the the video above. Excellent gig.

Cirrus

It's amazing how well they do the "just on the edge of chaos" sound. Seems like it's always just about to fall apart, but it never does.

stickyfiddle

I love their early stuff. I don't "get" the last couple of records, but the first two-and-a-half or so were spectacular. 

Freebird

Cirrus said:

It's amazing how well they do the "just on the edge of chaos" sound. Seems like it's always just about to fall apart, but it never does.

If you listen carefully the music is always fully under control and the transitions sound amazing. The bass player and drummer seem to be holding it all together. The thing that impresses me is how they manage to pull it off everytime they play it, as there is a lot of scope for things to go off the rails. They must be highly skilled musicians to consistently turn chaos into a thing of beauty.

Here is the entire concert with better audio quality. They actually did a seamless transition from Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) directly into Rebellion (lies) @1:04:02