Funeral

Interesting, but not totally my style.

Very meh

Whingy and annoying. No passion pit or vampire weekend

Generic adult pop hippie bullshit

I want to like them because they're Canadian, and I love the indie rock sound. But I'm just bored.

Seems a bit dated now and his voice is pretty bad, but a few good songs.

kinda artsy indie rock, not awful but not really that good. just kind of exists in a nice little pleasant space. i'd always wondered what this band sounds like, i thought they were more hard rock. guess not. I feel bad giving it 2/5 cause it's not bad, just not something I'll ever listen to again.

Arcade Fire aren’t good enough to have one album on here, and this is my second. When I look at my ratings on this thing overall, indie rock is in my bottom third, which in a sense is surprising because generally I like indie rock. The problem is that the indie albums I get on here are dishwater. Granted, I didn’t listen to this album that closely because honestly I don’t give a shit about this band, but I could swear that the same song appeared on this album three times. Some dweeb is going to say that the recurring motifs are a show of the band’s brilliance; I say it’s because this is a band with limited ideas and none of them are good. We didn’t like it when Nickelback did it, but at least they had the good grace to spread that one not very good song over multiple albums. Not giving that much credit to these hosers even.

Definitely NOT my style.

I just spent four days smoking five packs a day because of the wildfires and this album is the worst thing I can think of to ever come out of Canada

There is nothing here for me. I couldn't finish it.

Overproduced, badly-mixed, washed out wailing lyrics. I got profoundly bored halfway through this and turned it off.

Yeah, I'll pass. What the hell was that? I don't feel like I can adequately describe that album - genre defying, but not in a good way. What a mess, just a hodgepodge of styles all jam in together. Not worth it for me.

Very main character vibes but just not really my thing I fear. Fav song is ‘Wake Up’.

Pish. Absolute pish.

Great instrumental, just not a vibe

100% not for me

Okay, I seriously don’t get what people see in this band!!! Even when it got to Rebellion which I was surprised to find I did in fact know.. and as it got going I realised I like the bones of the song but I would actually enjoy it and maybe be a fan of it if only it were by someone else!! They’re so dull to me and just nothingness?? Idk maybe I’m old now.. but I don’t think I am I think this is just painfully mid!! And I can’t believe it’s the SECOND of their albums I’ve had to listen to!! Lord gimme strength.

the funeral is for us, sick of hearing albums by the Arcade Fire and ready to die

too boring too indie i like goth music

I'm happy that Arcade Fire found a better sound on their future albums, because their debut did not connect with me at all. Boring and derivative, and sounds like it was produced in a 2x2 tube room. Just an uninteresting mush of sounds that never go anywhere or say anything

I thought I might like this, but I didn’t…..

:/

I will not listen to an album where I have to struggle to hear the singer. I have no idea why bands/artist do this. It is not sultry, it is not mysterious, it is simply disrespect for your listeners.

I remember how good this was when it came out. But I also remember we are supposed to be not down with Arcade Fire

not ky cibe

Ugh

I can't deal with another album of banal. Lasted 1 min of the first song and oh my goodness I mean it's almost a talent in itself to be that GLARINGLY mediocre.

mid

not really my cup of tea

total ass tbh.

Boring. I don't get this kind of music. There are so many skilled musicians and songwriters out there, why would you listen to this boredom in layers?

big wet fart sound

?? vergessen

Didn't like it at all. Nearly puked at the Crown of Love - I guess this is how it sounds when someone's getting a shovel up their ass. There's a shitload of much better indie bands out there if someone's fancy.

Holy mid

I listened to this album once before for some reason, I’m not listening to it again.

i just don't like arcade fire

So they made shitty music from the start and didn't improve even an inch? Incredible. This is just a mish-mash of songs that don't go well together, the melodies are boring, and even if there is a more interesting riff or something, it just disappears, never to be heard from again. The singer just can't sing, and his voice is so grating too, and the backing vocals aren't better either. Had a dogshit of a time listening to this.

The music that we are constantly playing says nothing to me and my life. pretentious!

"Somethin' filled up my heart with nothing"—that's exactly how I feel after listening to "Arcaden Fire," and I'm not supposed to cry and scream about it. Another one of those totally overhyped bands and albums that really get on my nerves. I thought, "Give it a listen, I can clean at the same time." But of course, that was a stupid idea. The music, especially the singer's voice and the violin, was simply unbearable. ... After Radiohead's "Kid," this album wasn't on any of my lists. Boring and annoying at the same time, and I know none of the songs will leave a lasting impression on me. That's a shame, of course, but for that to happen, I'd have to want to listen to the stuff, and I don't. So I'd rather continue my contemplative wiping and hum to myself. Of course, nothing from "Arcaden Fire."

Meh

Nope

not for me

It reminds me of Franz Ferdinand, what isn`t a good thing, because i dont like it. It sound emotionless and boring.

Fraudulent

Favorite song off the album: Man on the moon Number of songs I liked/added to a playlist: 4 Not one I’m likely to repeat but generally pleasing, it was pretty good and not quite but almost rock.

This one was weird and didn't like any of the songs.

didn’t think id like it but currently listening to “in the backseat” and the girl’s voice surprised me!

I have already listened to this record and it’s god awful I hate arcade fire

Man, this is some hipster bullshit. Also, I'll say Win Butler can suck my dick, since giving consent ruins it for him.

Derivative

Kut muziek

Wack.

Not for me. 1/5

A pure shimmering turd of a record

Skip

This is the second Arcade Fire album that I've encountered so far on this list. I truly hated Neon Bible. I don't know why but even the artwork on this irritates me. It's less bad than Neon Bible but will never come back to this. It's of a time and I'll be leaving it there.

Can't give it any more than a 1

Are you familiar with Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On?" "Crown of Love" is like the opposite of that -- no one involved in making that song should be allowed to have sex again.

If you want to listen to the talking heads, this is a good album for you.

Derivative Indie slop.

Indie shite. Bailed four songs in.

Don’t like.

1/5. Хватит мне подсовывать Arcade Fire, пожалуйста.

sucked, to whiney.

One good song

Ugly music by an ugly person.

Not my kind of music. The album cover art is the only thing I like about it.

Nothing special.

The first 2 songs and Rebellion are good, the rest is music to fall asleep to. 2/10

Kakvo smeće i kakva dosada. 1/5, 1/10

Today I couldn't separate the music from the artist

More painfully bland music, perhaps I am just predisposed to not liking these guys but I feel like the singers voice is more irritating than last time I heard them. The only entertainment value that could have been derived from this would be if this album was a commercial bomb that killed any possible career for this group, at least the title would be more fitting

This album is ahead of its time, in making this specific style of music that I’m not fond of. Total slog to get through. The most enjoyable tracks on this were; Power Out, Rebellion (Lies), In The Backseat

Comparing this to the last arcade fire album is like asking if you’d rather eat dogshit fresh or dried. It’s still dogshit.

Nah

sorry but the allegations are too much for me

“Funeral”……aptly named. R.I.P.

Not for me. Favorite Track: N/A

Not for me

It has nothing that makes music great.

oh. oh no

No idea how some of you like this, it's utter, utter wank

Lowkey stomp clap hey music

Mostly noise and a very, VERY whiney "singer" caterwauling over non-,elodic beats. Not the worst thing I've heard, but I would not recommend it to anyone.

This music has no balls. The singers voice is grating as are the vocal harmonies. I have no clue why this type of watered down terrible “rock” music became so popular in the 2000’s.

Hated everything about this. Whiny, plaintive, fluffy drivel. Almost DNF. Not for me.

Cannot tolerate Win’s voice very long. 0 from me.

Did not like.

Nope

Cringing out 🤢😭

Not even on on the way out of the Cemetary i would play this wet nosewipe do to my Haters

F Win or whatever his name is

It’s a great record. Once again overshadowed by Win Butler being a s*x pest.

Para nada mi estilo, no me gustó para nada la voz ni la vibra que tiene. Muy "damn, soy único y diferente, vamos a rebelarnos" y todo acaba siendo la misma mierda. didn't like it at all.

Can someone please explain to me what's so good about this grating music?

Definitely NOT for me. Music for the whiney kids that are way too into "indie" rock, PBR, and skinny jeans. The type of people that you find at weird house parties in gentrifying neighborhoods. I can't tell the difference between this group, MGMT, and the Lumineers. Essentially backing track to sappy romance dramas staring the latest manic pixie dream girl and Michael Cera. I feel like I could go on, but that would be more effort needed for music that is not good.

The album name says everthing

Indie pop that’s cohesive, expansive sound to the record, but the songs don’t really accomplish anything, go anywhere or have any bite to them; it’s just a lot of sound that ends up being not very memorable. Like already buried and Standing randomly on a graveyard.

I was frozen with my bemused reaction to seeing Arcade Fire long enough to take a picture of it and send to my group chat. Arcade Fire? Arcade Firestorm that shit. By the time I got to "Wake Up," I had to chug coffee to do just that.

I read a comment about this one "what the album your friend tells you to listen to sounds like". Couldn't be more accurate. Best part about it was when it ended

Nothing about this appealed to me. The whiny vocals, the music, the sound quality. All left me cold. 1/5

Lame as fuck. Lame vocals. Lame backing track. Lame album cover. Almost 4 minutes into Neighborhood#1 I nearly burst into tears for some reason. But yeah lame as fuck 2015 leaver's assembly dogshit. I guess.

The Good: Who doesn’t like an Arcade? The Bad: Except when it’s on fire… The Ugly: Who goes to a funeral for fun? Why is it so difficult for these modern bands to just understand that rock and roll is about having fun? Stop trying to reinvent the wheel, chug 3 chords, and just be a band, instead of a close knit group of friends who are all showing off that they are multi-instrumentalist and therefor will include sounds just to be different. I am a big fan of Indie music, but not this contrived crap… 1*

This is a no for me. Nothing interesting or that would choose to listen to again.

1.5 boring

good voice just not for me

Boring and generic, no real substance.

hate them

This might be the worst one we've ever had

Dull, Dull, Dull - sub-U2, with those staccato basslines, sub-Coldplay whining. A miserable listen.

weird vibes… i didn’t get it

Not listening. Used to love this but Win Butler is a giant creep.

Not my style.

Forced quirkiness and an attempt at lofi without really committing. Checking alt boxes without really doing anything authentically or really well.

Boring

Meh. Twangy. Not a fan.

Eclectic artsy, rock, and alt.

There’s just something about this style of vocalist that I dislike heavily.

Tem alguma coisa no instrumental, não sei exatamente dar nome, essas coisinhas de indie, q hj em dia não me agradam

I was not interested in this at all. 1/5

Didn’t listen. Not my style

christ almighty... at least now i know what it was like to sit in a hipster cafe for 50 minutes in 2004. (despise the album art btw)

Dear Mr. Dimery, We get it. You like Arcade Fire. It's your book and you can do what you want with it. But, of all the recordings made in the past 74 years, you felt the need to include no less than THREE Arcade Fire albums? Even AF themselves probably don't think they are that important. And I'm guessing that they are some real pretentious, self-absorbed fucks. Do better, Bob. Do better. One half-star. Bumped up from a zero because I once pretended to like this album to impress a girl. It worked and I never had to listen to it again.

Only liked two songs, Kettles and Wake Up. The album was quite irritating, wanted to skip a lot of it. Sounded like a lot of songs belonged in tv/film. 1/5

I was just hoping for some sort of melody or hook or something, but, alas, it’s just looping shit with whining vocals, like Radiohead.

Not my style, too loud

Couldn’t even finish it. Whiney as fuck, with an underlying hint of sexual predation and narcissism.

No me gustó

Meh. Lead singers voice was a little annoying for me.

fuck these guys

I've tried with this band a few times over the years and have never come close to connecting with this music in any way. It's hard to explain. Complex and dense, dramatically building... this should be right up my alley. I actually end up hating this album. I think it's a combination of the vocals (always) and yet more something/everything with the arrangements and/or mix. It's all so dense (and unclear) that it becomes impersonal and bland to the point of having no personality whatsoever. You often can't single out particular instruments - it just becomes an Arcade Fire Sound which ...ehh... credit to them I guess; that should be the dream of every act - develop your own unique sound. It's just too much and in a weird roundabout way leaves me at best devoid of absolutely any emotion while listening to them and quickly devolves into irritation. It's a weird dichotomy that I can on one hand appreciate the craft that went into each of these tracks (which all sound like 1 long slightly annoying emotional "journey") and on the other at the same time feel like I'm being forced to watch some overwrought Netflix 3 part documentary on *tragedy-followed-by-searching-for-myself-through-van-life-through-the-prairies* - goodgodman. Can I call this music pretentious? It's terribly terribly uninteresting while still being ponderous. It's just not ever happening Arcade Fire. We just need to see other people. Lose my number please and don't call again. ...I'd been hanging on a 2 rating until the last few songs and have long resisted giving 1s to something that's at least creative and talented, not lo-fi, etc, but this is just irritating to the point where it's no longer tolerable passive music. If it were a 7 song EP it'd be a 2 but the nerve of injecting themselves into my earholes for nearly an hour - the sheer audacity - goddammit take the 1. 3/10 1 star.

Neighborhood 1: Tunnels- 🤮 Neighborhood 2: Laika- 🤮 Une Annee Sans Lumiere- 🤔🤷‍♂️ Neighborhood 3: Power Out- 😴 Neighborhood 4: 7 Kettles- 😴🥱 Crown Of Love- 🤔🙂 Wake Up- 🤮😴 Haiti- 🤔 Rebellion Lies- 😐 In the Backseat- 🤮🤮🤮 Half of the songs were like 5 minutes long and had 90% instrumental. Vocals weren’t very good either. Overall not good/ would never listen to. :( 1/10

Yoa

Did not like this album

More boring 2000's music

crap

Terrible. Novelty music.

Very Arcade Fire. Kind of all the same. No memorable melodies. I feel like I am supposed to really like Arcade Fire but … meh.

Least favourite band in the world for me (in other words, havent heard a bigger carp than this)

Alright, unpopular opinion here, considering the accolades this band has received…I don’t get it. I remember reading something a long time ago about how they are the highest awarded or selling or something, and I tried to give a few songs a listen and didn’t enjoy it. I thought since a few years have passed, and my musical taste had grown, maybe I’d understand it now. I gave the album two full listens and I’m still lost. I don’t see anything special about any of it, and actually wanted to turn it off multiple times, but figured I HAVE to be missing something. I still don’t get it hahaha. Listen again: nope Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: In the Backseat (only because of a few riffs mid song. The whining is annoying).

not a fan of sexual assault, or the music

Not for me. Singer sounds very whiny.

Some of the worst of 2000s indie rock. This is The Lumineers for people who think they are too cool for The Lumineers. Bad art masquerading as good art. Go find something else, really anything else to listen to. You ain’t missing anything here.

Again, can't rate the music high because of the disgusting person in this band.

This album is so smooth, you probably wouldn't notice if it let your daughter in backstage and took advantage of her age and power dynamic. Oh wait, that's Win Butler, not the album. Super hard not to intermingle the uncoolness of the recent allegations against Butler by four fans aged 18-23 versus the album. Butler's statement to Pitchfork is pretty pathetic: "I’m sorry I wasn’t more aware and tuned in to the effect I have on people - I fucked up, and while not an excuse, I will continue to look forward and heal what can be healed, and learn from past experiences." So for that reason, I say boycott AF. And just in case that seems flippant, I recently refunded two nights of tix for their DC show.

The only reason I am listening to this album is because it's on this list. I'm not sure why the creators of this list like Arcade Fire so much, but oy. Same issues as the previous Arcade Fire album. It sounds like it's out of the 70s and trying to be Pink Floyd... and while that's fine music, I'm just not into it. I can forgive the 70s stuff because it was new at that time, but this is in the mid-00s. I don't understand why they're continuing to use this sound.

Dull. Boring. Did not like AT ALL. all the songs sound alike, in fact they sound like 1990s teenage boy music desire being a 2006 album. Vocals were dreadful, music was a drone.

I just don’t understand this disc. I find it dead boring. There’s the odd instrumental flourish, but I really can’t stand the lead vocalist’s voice. Can’t really find anything positive to say about it.

Arcade fire is not it

Please do not take my review into account, as I am just not a huge fan of Arcade Fire. I know that they are popular, but they are not my cup of tea.

pff, de stem zeurt nogal

Boring, mellow alt-folk rock.

Nope

I think I am not the target demographic of this. I wouldn't really care if someone had a song or two on their playlist on a long car ride, but I'm just not really a fan.

I know of these guys but don't think I've ever listened to them. Heard only good things. This really isn't for me though. Appreciate that it's a bit different and therefore maybe less accessible on first listen. Feels like a 2 so far. Recognise the track Rebellion. But even listening to that I'm just really not bothered about it, actually it's pretty shite. Not sure how these guys are well rated. Might even give it a 1.

1