Arcade Fire, 'Ready to Start'

Oh, so that is why Arcade Fire played "Month of May" first. They saved the best for last. There's a reason why the Montreal-based band won the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year: The Suburbs combines big, orchestral sounds and subtle, hushed nuances to explore the painful comfort that comes with living in the suburbs. This performance of "Ready to Start" translates that feeling to the stage. At least, I think it did. The CBS telecast cut to commercial halfway through.

Grade: A

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