Funeral

2.75

Meh

Meh. Little disappointed. I had higher hopes for some reason. 5/10.

I really dislike this style of indie rock. There were moments where I almost felt like I was having a good time. But overall so bland and same-y.

Arcade Fire, I piss out your candle of hope. Who gave the marching band a synthetic orchestra? This record failed to stick the first time around, and 19 years later it still lacks hook. Lots of soaring, lots of different sounds crammed into the packet, but almost monotone: twee. Too many parentheses in the song titles.

I thought it was well played, but not my cup of tea.

so relived you guys didnt like it either. Its well made drawn out, droning bedroom music for a new generation of depressed teens. too harsh?

Not really my kind of music.

-:

Never really understood the appeal of Arcade Fire. This is a wholly unremarkable set of songs until you get to ‘Wake Up’

Mijn vader is fan van Arcade Fire en ik kende wel wat nummers van hen, dus ik was benieuwd naar hoe een heel album klinkt. Wel echt van een onwijs koude kermis thuis gekomen want holy shit wat vond ik dit saai

Klinkt als een voorbode voor wat voor kut muziek er rond 2010-ish allemaal zou komen. Één van de meest opgehypte albums van deze eeuw, en dat is exact de reden dat ik het altijd heb vermeden. Het klinkt als een auto reclame, met veel gezeur tussendoor. En de zanger is een viespeuk.

Meh, wrong album at the wrong time. It is ok though. 2/5

I remember buying this when first released a lot of hype about it. Played it lots and then never went back. Not in a massive rush to go back again

My lord is this overhyped. I remember rolling my eyes at the hipsters slurping this band. Honestly, some of it isn't too bad, but plenty of it is. That opening song in particular is just bleh.

Interesting composition and quality recording/mixing. In The Backseat is a an excellent composition, with a slow build and strings that set it apart from other tracks. Vocals are emotionally charged. This album on the whole is very listenable, but heavier in lyrics than I expected.

Too folksy for my taste and I find Regine’s vocal to be super annoying.

OK but there are many better albums than this in the genre.

Just cant get into the album. Not that it is bad just not for me.

I'm really not sure if the album I heard on Spotify is the same album the Wikipedia article raved about. What I heard on Spotify sounded like a minimalist production quality, unpleasantly dissonant, angsty emo/indie/art-school rock mash-up where they overcompensate for average-at-best musical skill with over-dramatic presentation and delivery.

Is this the group that has the cute videos with Rube Goldberg machines & such? Makes sense that they developed a new those gimmicks, because nothing about their music is memorable. EDIT: Apparently, I was thinking of OK Go. Still don't like this album

Arcade firen levyistä tämä on paras, ja böndin merkitys indielle on iso, eli sinänsä puoltaa paikkaansa. mutta tylsä! Rebellionilla saa toisen tähden

Taas esimerkki musikaalisen platonismin surullisesta rappeutumisesta - toisin sanoen harhaluulosta, että koukut ovat korvattavissa kivalta kuulostavalla äänellä. Osassa kappaleista on silti yritystä.

The only thing worse than this boring album was its legacy was a thousand Brisbane bands with 7+ members starting up and wanting to be the Australian Arcade Fire. It surprises me that after all these years, it's so revered. I expected it to have been long forgotten by now.

I don’t care.

It was alright. a bit like a shitter aeroplane over the sea. Shame about the band being dodgy

I feel like part of why this album means so much to people is because they grew up with it, but I didn't have that experience. I have no prior experience with this band going into this. I'm not fond of the singer's voice, which is something I rarely find myself saying. It's not bad or anything, but sometimes it takes me a little out of the music. His voice kind of reminds me of the singer of Modest Mouse, but if you took away his unique way of singing. A couple songs on this album were good. Most didn't really resonate with me. Some songs kind of feel like they're aimed at teenagers, which is probably what seems to make it a popular coming of age album. Doesn't do much for me though. Maybe I just don't get indie music from this era. By the last song, I was just waiting for the album to end. My favourite song was Neighborhood #2 (Laika).

Every time ‘Funeral’ threatens to win me over, something naff happens. Either some whiny singing, an unnecessary chord change, or a crappy lyric ruins whatever song is playing. In the end ‘Funeral’ doesn’t end up being as bad as I thought it would be, but that’s faint praise. That 1990s/2000s indie rock sound has yet to do it for me than just the occasional song.

Didn't end up finishing it. It simply wasn't my thing and I just didn't enjoy the lead vocals at all.

boring

I steadfast had no interest in this album/Arcade Fire since they came on the scene. Listening now, I can appreciate some of the musicianship and a few of the songs sound nice, but they don't move me, and the vocals annoy me. Just not my thing.

Well.... some parts aged better than others. Some of it holds up. But in its lesser bits, clear inspiration for some of the most vapid indie rock that came 10 years later. Also, kind of weird to be listening to an Arcade Fire album given the extremely recent headlines about Win Butler. Maybe would've been three stars if I didn't have that bad taste in my mouth right now.

Not terrible, but if this were on the radio, I'd probably change the channel.

This is the first one I didn’t really even want to finish. I just didn’t find it to be interesting.

Never cared for Arcade Fire... does that make me a bad Millennial?

I can’t be bothered to listen to it

it's alright lyrics aren't moving seems to use a wide array of instruments - bass, twinkly piano, violin (or cello?), classic rock guitar Standard male indie vocals

chill, atmoshperic, nostalgia beats with melancholic, sad vibes overall pretty mid tbh might be a niche, acquired taste type of thing, not my cup of tea though

Couldn't hear lyrics, no catchy melodies or memorable songs. Interesting instrumentals.

Described as anthemic, grandiose, dramatic, sweeping, cathartic, emotional, oh, how the critics swooned. I am so bored. Bored, bored, bored, bored, boringly bored, bored, bored. Wake Up is a pretty great tune, and is head and shoulders above the rest of the album. It started playing, and my ears immediately pricked up.

A toe tapper - but yet another of those bands I just can't get along with. Something too 'sweet' about the music. I won't reach for the volume to turn it up, but equally won't turn it off if they come on the radio.

Not a fan.

The muffled, whiny vocals are so irritating. Instrumentals are kinda ambitious with the accordions and and violins spliced in, but it feels like they're just there for the sake of some novelty, rather than being a solid part of the ensemble. I'm probably not hip enough for this hipster orgy.

It was OK but nothing really clicked for me

good story but a bit boring

Overblown

More of that mid 2000s overproduced, whining, emo, why is there a fiddle in everything?, proto-hipster, I wear a funny hat but I can pull it off because I'm a musician type stuff.

Meh. Folksy, chambery indie rock has always been one of my least favorite genres. There was a period where I was a little more suspectible to it, but at that point Arcade Fire were too mainstreamy yet not Classic enough to hit my radar. So yeah, I didn’t have fun with this one. Credit where credit is due to a couple of decent ideas scattered in, but I can go the rest of my life without spinning this. D-

Meh, this is the kind of indie rock that holds no interest for me.

Was interesting….

Not a huge fan of this album, I was never a fan of arcade fire. I think I've only seen them perform on SNL. Either way, I won't be going back to this one.

Algunos buenos temas

At least they tried. The epitome of what someone who grew up in the shadow of uninspiring britpop comes up with to prove that music doesn't have to be... Well, britpop. This has chord changes for the sake of it. Tempo changes because of course they do. And of course, the orchestra is there because Oasis did it for "whatever" and it kinda worked on that. It isn't a horrible album. But it does not live up to its own pomp and bombast. If they'd toned it down a bit, it could have nestled in alongside every other mid-2000s post-britpop album, but for some reason, reviews and listeners have bought into the sales pitch and here we are on a list of 1,001 albums to listen to.

It was actively putting me to sleep, but in a boring way rather than a relaxing way. The beginning of the album starts off incredibly slow, and I much preferred the latter half. Each song in this section flows better and doesn't feel like the equivalent of quicksand to get through. It elevated the experience, but maybe that's just because the first half was so much worse compared to the second. Favorite track: Haiti

Best song: Wake Up. I still can’t get into this band

Indie rock band Arcade Fire's debut album. The album only has 10 tracks, but it is highly acclaimed - having been called a 'modern classic' and being certified gold. The theme of the album is mortality, so the songs are somber but still have that upbeat rock feel. I enjoyed this album and will look out for more of this band's music, even though none of the songs really stuck out to me as amazing.

Jävla roligt album, otroligt många bra låtar dock ohyggligt pissig kvalitet dessvärre, ljudet spenderar typ en fjärdedel av albumlängden i taket. Väldigt synd, funkar rätt bra när de inte är så många inslag samtidigt. Blir så JÄVLA grötigt annars. Astronomiskt dålig separation. Det är verkligen natt och dag mellan Funeral och Neon Bible som låter jättebra i jämförelse?? Skulle va kul om de kunde släppa en remaster eller likande. Får lite ont i huvudet av detta(?) Bra låtar, kul band. Dålig slutprodukt.

Not keen

Perhaps a 2.5, just not my thing - found it a bit dull

Not bad

This album is like an alien trying to replicate human emotions.

I actually really dug the first song, but the rest of the album was kind of an inoffensive snooze.

Music for people that can almost land a kickflip to listen to while they think about their crush on the cute cashier at the Zumiez by the mall. Not outright offensive, so it's spared the single star.

My Arcade Fire story is that I saw them open for Unicorns back a few months before this album came out and absolutely nobody was paying attention to them and hanging out at the bar areas and I think that's hilarious. and really those are more or less my feelings now. I am completely ambivalent to this and have no strong feelings in any direction. I didn't get it then and I don't get it now. The only thing I can say after revisiting it again is it sounds way more like Broken Social Scene than I remembered it sounding. But even they were pretty boring live.

Oggi non sono in vena di essere comprensivo. Conosco un sacco di persone che stanno in fissa con gli Arcade Fire ma onestamente non sono mai riuscito a capire dov'è il fascino, per questo li aspettavo un po' al varco. Purtroppo questo disco non mi ha aiutato a capirne il senso, se possibile ha peggiorato la mia percezione. Questo album mi ha parecchio annoiato, mi sembra come il tentativo di un gruppo brit pop di fare un po' gli alternativi senza veramente cogliere il senso dei gruppi da cui sembrano trarre ispirazione (alcuni nominabili: The Decemberists, Stars). C'è qualche pezzo che svetta sugli altri, come magari "In The Backseat" ma non è abbastanza per non farmi arrivare questo album come una sola canzone spalmata per 48 minuti. Mi dispiace amici, per me è un 2.5 scarso.

good Indie band. just not really sure this album needs to be on this list.

Underwhelming.

Fuck me this is literally the last album in the world I want to listen to. *It was fine, but I have so many other sad bands with a raspy voice I could listen to. If I heard this in 2009, I would love it. Unfortunately, I'm 27 and tired of it.

Inte min grej

- The tracks are so long - They all kind of mesh into one song and so loud

Kind bad ngl

Not memorable. Wake Up is fantastic, Rebellion is ok, but the whole work together really didn’t captivate me.

Eh. Not terrible but not for me.

Great Composition, song writing, lyrics and music.  Never boring and pretty damn progressive for indie rock.  It's from 2004 and you can definitely tell this album had a huge impact on the indie rock scene.  All that said, I still don't like emo and the way the indie sound has trended since Wilcox.  If I loved indie rock and loved this kind of music this probably would have been a 5/5, but I dont.

Ummm fine, okay. I listened to it while painting and enjoyed it, wouldnt be rushing back to listen to it again tho. Kinda forgettable

Track 3 & 4 were decent as they sounded a bit like modest mouse but the rest was gash

Had zero expectations for this album so wasn’t disappointed. Didn’t really enjoy it though. 2/5

Most Indie upsets me.

2.5 okay

It's fine, but man is it boring. I could easily forget that it was even playing.

Meh

Leuk voor een nummertje, hele albums is voor mij te veel van het goede.

I didn't care for Arcade Fire until I heard The Suburbs. This album does about the same for me as it did when I first heard it, which is to say, not much. I find it a bit exhausting.

nice indie + wake up

Really don't like the singer's voice, music style isn't really for me.

Arcade Fire = Less talented strokes on a heroin bender.

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.

no

Kanske är den aningen mer nertonad och primitivare än Neon bible. Kanske finns här lite bättre låtar. Kanske kan man t.o.m. skönja nåt vackert därinne nån enstaka gång. Men det är i grunden samma överspända cresendopop och den har åldrats väldigt dåligt. Aningen starkare etta än Neon bible, men lik förbannat en solklar etta

Pompous very 2004 record, no thanks

More like a Dumpster Fire

A 2, but I am dropping it to a 1 because of "Wake Up." I blame that song for the airline "woaahhuhh-oohhhh-aaa-ohhh-uhh-oohhhh..." music that would play at the end of flights in the 2010s.

Another of those overrated indie bands from the 2000’s. Painful and embarrassing what emasculated white boys will call rock in the new millennia. What they call sensitive sounds sickly and wretched. Stand up, for fuck’s sake! Be men!

This firggen app is so biased

i didnt like it

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.

Man fuck these guys lol. If there's a fourth album from these indie Bono wannabees I'm going to Van Gogh an ear off. This is no worse than the other couple Arcade Fire albums (which recieved a 2), it's just the third fucking one.

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.

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