I was delighted to see Arcade Fire won the Album Of the Year Grammy last night. Considering they were competing against the likes of Eminem, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga this was a huge achievement but ‘The Suburbs‘ deserves all the plaudits because from start to finish it is flawless.
The band blasted through ‘Month Of May‘ whilst 2 BMX riders raced around stage in what looked like mens sunglasses and video cameras for helmets. I can only imagine these are the same kids riding their bikes that the band sing about in ‘Sprawl I’ (Flatland).
The band went on to perform the brilliant ‘Ready To Start‘ where Régine Chassagne‘s delicate backing vocals proved to be positively spine tingling.
Best moment of the night besides Win Butler‘s bewildered look when accepting the award has got to be Kanye West, who lest we forget also released an epic album, tweeting his support for the album.
For what it’s worth compared to a Grammy ‘The Suburbs’ was easily my album of the year as well.
I feel like music is in safe hands for a few more years.
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