Funeral

wake up???? woooooooo rebellion???? double woooooo

not ky cibe

8/10 Best songs: Neighborhood #2 (Laika), Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies) My first album in this project was Arcade Fire, and now, over 120 albums later, I'm getting another one of their albums. I find this rather interesting. Anyways, I have been listening to various songs by Arcade Fire for decades now. When they're good, they're very, very good; but sometimes the songs just fall into a mire of pretention and dull repetition, and that gets old fast. This album is much the same - some absolute bops (there's a reason Wake Up has been on my playlists for over 20 years now), some incredibly average songs. Overall quite good though.

Banger

A let down

Ugh

1. I thought it was gonna be heavier. I really like the vocalist straight off the bat. Reminds me of millennial hopecore but in a good way 2. i dont like the production in this one. 3. They are blending together. However, it's reminding me of big thief.

9/10 classic

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.

mmm not my style

Wasn't surprised to find out that the band was Canadian after listening to this album

mid

Thursday 16 April 2026 Pretty good and I liked, don’t know how often I’d listen though I’m yearning

3.5 haven't been the biggest fan of indie pop and rock since I was like 13 but I like a few songs on this album so I'll be generous and give it a 4. No songs particularly stuck out to me though. Issue with a lot of indie music is that it all sorta sounds the same. Best songs were probably Rebellion and Laika.

Я уже не знаю что придумывать чтобы как то описать релизы девятой сотни

I like how some songs were soothing, and others were more high energy. My favorite track I think was neighborhood #3, but I enjoyed them all, and I would probably need to listen to them a lot more to be certain. I’m not very good at reviews or critiquing music but I hope to get better as I rate more albums.

Gen X got grunge but we got this. This album's influence on the decade following was huge. Just like grunge, the scene got flooded with swathes of corporate plants trying to cash in on the genre hype. I'm in my 30s. I was listening to this album a lot in high school. I was one of the few people I knew of at my tiny, rural high school that listened to anything other than Toby Keith or Eminem. Back then, this album sounded fresh, almost magical. Today, it feels like a bunch of ideas done better by bands that influenced and were influenced by it. The 2000s were an awkward stepping stone in a lot of art mediums, I think I'm just not a big fan of a lot of bush era popular art. That said, it does deserve to be talked about, but I don't know how often I'll return to this album.

This album felt more like storytelling through songs than a traditional album. It wasn't what I was expecting (I was expecting Radio Single Arcade Fire), but I thought it was pretty good. Only giving 3 stars because I probably won't listen again, not because it's anything against the album.

The earnestness is both annoying and exhilarating. What else could it be than "Canadian indie rock"? But it makes me feel young again.

Um lindo funeral.

Not as good as when I first listened to it when I was 14, but what is?

Cute

Un gran álbum indie, Funeral de Arcade Fire Me dio paz escucharlo. Si lo escuchás entendiendo la historia , podes disfrutarlo mas: empieza con la pérdida de los adultos y quedan los niños tratando de entender qué hacer con eso, y así llega el momento de crecer. “ My parents forgot what they were doing“ - Me hace acordar a mi amiga Lu

very cool love the vibes

consistent... not my thing tbh

I remember liking this more when it came out.

Nothing really stood out

Such a good album! Amazing from start to finish.

I really like it.

All-timer album right here. Fantastic album front to back. Probably the best Arcade FIre but the Suburbs could give it a run for it's money.

classic album

Besserer Rock.

Nice listen, but nothing that stood out to get it any higher

Loved it! Easy listening, great vocal, great sound.

Tunnels Crown of love

This is a very good album and I really enjoyed it especially the mixing of indie with lush orchestration and was a treat to listen to. It was very close to getting top marks but there are 2 songs on it that are not as good as the rest of the album and as such did affect my enjoyment as a whole.

2000s sound. As I listened I kept thinking they sound like other bands like MGMT, Fleet Foxes and Modest Mouse with the whiney kiddie voice and group singing. I did like the classical instruments though.

Eipä jäänyt tästä mitään mieleen. Aika tasapaksua huttua...

Kan kuuloinen vokalisti. Menevää meininkiä

Pre listening: The first album generator gives me that I don't only know well but also own physical copy of. But do I love it, I don't know. Unlike many reviewers here I didn't grow up with it. Back in 2004 I was listening to punk and following years were years of nu-metal. I got familiar with their music some 10 years later and my first album was Reflector. But I appreciate Funeral for what it is. Plus I have stupid connection with the second track as am Alexander, older brother and come from the same place as original Laika.

Arcade Fire is another one of those bands that people whose tastes normally align with mine went NUTS over and I just didn't get it. Like most of those bands, I didn't hate or even dislike it, but it just didn't do anything for me. And my Arcade Fire-loving friends just could not believe that I didn't love this band the way they did. Oh well... This is the one Arcade Fire I own and after several listens I liked it OK but then put it down and basically didn't touch it again. The opening track DID grow on me and I would say that I really like that one. But the rest? Eh. Maybe I just need to see them live...

A few good/great songs on here for sure, but I got a bit bored in parts. V atmospheric tho

Great album 4.2

not really my cup of tea

8/10 really good nice to think too

Desconocía el artista no me agrado mucho las canciones, tal vez no es mi tipo de música o solo se siente vacío sin sentimientos

I thought this was a really nice album even tho I found it as white noice and often get distracted by what I was doing at that moment, my favorite was crown of love

Un disco muy bueno por ser el primero de la banda 8.50/10

A really good album some really good songs, songs that I would listen to again just not enough bangers to get 5 stars

4/5

Eu entendo o porquê do backlash que esse álbum tem recebido em tempos recentes. O win butler é um jegue, os últimos lançamentos da banda foram terríveis e em geral há um cansaço em relação a música indie dos anos 2000. Mas! Funeral é um clássico por boas razões. Se há um cansaço a culpa é menos do Arcade Fire e mais de seus copycats que vieram depois. A produção não é boa em termos técnicos, mas ela acaba criando uma atmosfera muito peculiar: meio-nostalgica, meio-moderna, marcando a dobradiça que é a experiencia do fim da juventude.

Indie rock, chamber pop, art rock, baroque pop, symphonic rock.

8 / 10

схоже на зе драмс

Meh

Le doy un 9/10 a Funeral. Me pareció un álbum muy interesante, con un concepto muy bien construido. Siento que habla mucho sobre crecer, aceptar cambios y despedir etapas de tu vida. Es de esos discos que te hacen reflexionar sobre el futuro, incluso con cierto miedo, pero al mismo tiempo te obligan a sentirlo todo. Es perfecto para escuchar en una noche donde estás sobrepensando, o incluso llorando en el carro. Tiene una carga emocional muy fuerte, pero nunca se siente exagerada, es más como un abrazo al corazón para saber que todo estará bien. Las canciones que más me gustaron fueron: - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - Haiti - Wake Up - Rebellion (Lies) - Crown of Love - In the Backseat - 7 Kettles

bien menos laa canciones que eran neighborhood

I'm just not a big fan of Win Butler's voice. Lots of good songwriting and old-timey sounds on the record, but can't get past his voice.

Dreamy vibes, chill. Lo veo como soundtrack de alguna película romcom o algo así al momento de la revelación final. Medio aburrido igual

Used to be a favourite, but it just doesn’t grip me in the same way anymore. A handful of excellent songs but gets a bit samey in-between.

Another album that really defines and brings me back to a specific era. In the early 2000s, this album was huge. The Arcade Fire were indie darlings of the time. This debut is both larger than life and intimiate. By centering the album on a story of a neighborhood blackout in winter, they managed to take a relatively mundane subject (for rock n roll standards) and elevate it into a story of people helping one another and kids finding refuge with peers among the isolating suburban world of adults. It's simple, beautiful and human. There's a brief moment for me when I'm tempted to switch to other music, but I'm always drawn back in by the opening notes of "Rebellion (Lies)", one of their best songs. Win Butler would go on become a symbol of progressive, squeaky clean, but cool musician, in contrast to the entitled, toxic rock star imagine that would have been idolized in previous decades. Given that, it's a shame that Win Butler himself turned out to be a creep. But you can still feel the innocence and wonder that was present in this beautiful debut. It's still one of the best of that decade.

throwback!

Besides the lyrics, is it just me or the albums lil bit kinda like hopecore or smth? The one which play on the end of survival story

Some haunting and atmospheric works on here. But I don't think this is the best Arcade Fire album and it's hella whiny. I left an Arcade Fire show early because I came for the opener and people around me seemed more into it than I could be.

no good music comes out of canada

Don't know what the fuss is about

Generational Anthem level. Still love yelling along with it

Listened in the car and on a walk and countless times over the past 22 years. This is the album the defined my personality in high school. Even despite their lackluster later discography and Win's recent controversies this album remains a monolith from my formative years. One of the best albums of its decade and I adore it. 6 stars if I could.

I grew up and not really into it anymore lol

total ass tbh.

Eh, not for me but not awful. I liked Haiti okay enough and Neighborhood 2 wasn't awful but it's just overall didn't do much for me. I probably would've liked it more with a different vocalist. 3, but closer to 2.5

Nah not for me. Wake up is maybe the only song I like here. Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” album is the first instance I can think of where I brainwashed myself to like an aesthetic because it was someone I respected’s favorite thing. Female vocalist is really low in the mix when she’s on, and those are the parts of this album I enjoyed the most— so I’m not feeling great about this one :\

kinda boring? this era of indie rock was so obsessed with being “important” and “bombastic” and it might have felt that way at the time compared to their more sleazy counterparts but it sort of rings hollow now. at least, the earnestness they present on this record doesn’t resonate with my own earnestness, then or now.

Did not expect anything from this, never heard of it. Instantly had to listen to it three times to make up for that

I knew that this band existed but I only listened to their music because of this project. And I really like what they are doing!

Interesting for sure. I didn't hate it : )

This is more of a conflict than expected. Its great, but it's it great great? Listening to this objectively, it's as good an indie pop album as when it came out. It's lofty and ambitious, but also pointed and bleak. I really really like it as an album, yet oddly am loath to give it a 5. Strange, why is that? Spoiler it'll get a 5. It really is some beautifully crafted pop music.

No thanks

didnt listen

I liked this one of course. My expectations were incredibly high, and sadly i was not blown away, but it is as good as their other entries in the book. Not a fan of the mix, but learning how it was recorded, I can see why it sounds like this. Love it's influence, and i had lots of fun with it. Might have to pick it up on vinyl later. Solid 4

Wake up is clearly the standout but everything else is fine. Not my favorite album of the year winner

It's not my genere but I find it very emotional and rich of colors.

Emotional and Nostalgic. Beautiful and Overcast. Energetic and Somber. 8:42pm 3/29/2026 XM

Unfortunately, didn't resonate complety with this album however, saved a song so that i can give it a second chance someday :) Maybe, who knows, I'll find someone who can change my mind about this album.

It’s got the song!!!!!! What else is abouts this?

Three albums on this list is a bit excessive for this band. This is the second one by this band I’ve heard so far from this list and it’s not doing much like the other one I listened to. I don’t really understand why they’re so popular although they do have a fairly inoffensive sound so that’s probably how they found appeal. These songs just sound so second rate. Whatever style they’re going for is done pretty lightly. In a way it does seem kind of classically Canadian to take indie rock and make it sound so bland. I’m Canadian so this band is kind of embarrasing to me, ugh. Although there are apparently many people in the world who like this but I suppose that’s not surprising because most people in the world are very conservative. I’ve been trying to keep my comments as kind as possible but I’ve been getting a run of sub-par albums lately so I’m losing my patience with the amount of crap on this list…

I love this record with all of my heart, but it's unfortunately the ship that launched a thousand trilby donning millennial whoop indie pop bands in early 2010s

Better than expected.

4.3

Solid...3 stars

Not my cup of tea

lots of nostalgia associated with this album, great opening terrific finish. compared to all of my favourite albums probably gets a 3.7 out of 5

muy chulas algunas canciones pero vaya, no es genial del todo

Wake up Rebellion (lies) Neighborhood #3 (power out) Neighborhood #1 (tunnels) Haiti Neighborhood #2 (laika)

Just a beautiful record. Wake Up is worth 5* alone.

TS ASS. ok its alr

Lo escuché mientras lavaba el auto👍🏽

"I want to listen to neutral milk hotel" "we have neutral milk hotel at home" albums that make you listen to in the aeroplane over the sea again. Itwas good! I liked the Neighborhood series and Haiti.

Refreshingly different to other 2000s bands here 4*

Like Neon Bible The whole thing feels overwrought But sincere, at least

Fond memories of walking around listening to this album around the time of my uni final exams (in 2022, sorry olds).

There are a few great songs on here during the second half, but the first side does pretty much nothing for me and I can’t shake the feeling of this whole thing just being a bit pretentious. I’ve given this thing multiple tries over the years and it’s either just not for me or overrated.

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

“They say a watched pot won't ever boil Well I closed my eyes and nothin' changed Just some water getting hotter in the flames” A lyricist he is not, but Rapist…. Yep Music is lovely still, each songs flows into the next and it’s whimsical. Im still a sucker for this album. I wish the band would carry on with out their lead, Win Butler. Rot in hell Win.

big hearted anthemic earnestness. its saccharine for me, but im not so young any more. and despite being a millenial, this album never meant much to me. and despite FUNERAL being cloying and a bit precious for this 40 year old, its important to remind myself that this band is a band that created a new sound at the right timing... arcade fire was highly influential. they are the indie version of what pearl jam was to grunge - everyone imitated and pummelled their sonic approach into the ground to the point where its so so grating to listen to. it can hard to remember how it was once original. the difference is - pearl jam is still awesome, and I think this is just fine. low 3

like average

Listened to this and totally forgot it was on our list. Fantastic album that put arcade fire on the map. I don’t think it’s as tuneful as almost anything else they do but the vibe is great.

Not bad. I've never really got Arcade Fire but I don't hate them

geen fan van Arcade Fire, maar dit viel redelijk mee... is het een album dat je moet gehoord hebben? Nee... Is het een slecht album? Nee... Is het een goed album? Bwaah...

This is such a great record. Deducting a point because Win Butler is a chump.

Very, very good album.

NGL this was kinda buns. Not even good at all cheks. Why did this get recommended to me, they can't sing or write a hook. Utterbly uninspired and bland album.

lagu emosional, vokal nya oke dan juga opening nya boleh juga.permainan melodi nya juga mellow. Permainan instrumen nya sangat mendalami. Cocok buat yang suka alternative rock

First 5 star - what a great album .

I bloody love this album. Always have and probably always will.

Это самый интересный альбом из тех, которые я слушал за последнее время. Каждая песня содержит в себе историю, и некоторые из них трогают до глубины души. Тут всё ещё невероятно сложный слоган для меня, да и музыкально не всё меня цепляло, но этот альбом я хочу запомнить и ещё не раз к нему вернуться. Такая же крепкая 4, которую я когда-то поставил до сих пор лучшему из предложенных альбому-American Idiot

I don’t know, it’s creative and has nice instrumentals and production quality but the whiny vocals are so off putting

One of my favorite bands

Bringing back early 2000s vibe. Hard to believe this album is over 20 years old! There are some great songs on this one. 7.75/10 Top song Rebillion

What a album. A wall of sound. A fantastic debut. Awesome live band too. Sadly diminishing returns of late and Win being a sleaze bag have ruined a once great band.

fajne

Why was Coldplay more popular than them?? This rips

Very unique art pop rock great sound even though i am not crazy bout prog , however it is recommended

Really establishes a vibe. Sounds like a slice out of time.

48 minutes of perfectly mid music. extremely inoffensive. i've probably heard this playing in the background at stores before but it just washes thru and leaves no trace in my memory. i guess i like the vocal style and vocal processing but again, other artists did it the same on much more interesting tracks. rebellion comes closest to standing out but... not really. mostly this album just makes me wish i was listening to the killers instead.

While it's not one of the really formative albums from my youth, the earlier sound of Arcade Fire really gets to me. I'll take the AF Liker stigmata in this friend group with no resistance. I have listened to it a couple times through on roadtrips, but it's been years since I've done it in full. An ex-relative of mine once said this album was the best liveshow he'd ever been to and I believe him in spite of rumors of them pulling some stinker shows in semi-recent. Forgive me for this 5/5

sounds like U2 fucked modest mouse

ME pasó lo mismo que con The Suburbs. Rock lavado con poco punch. Es como Imagine Dragons, no es para mi.

I wish I could give a 2.5 star rating, it's just ok, little overrated to my ear but there is flashes of brilliance

Banger

Dont know how to discribe it. But great music. Nothing to complain about. I think its an album that requires more listens

This sounds derivative and not very interesting. Not plain bad, just boring

Feels quite dated, may have been refreshing and new in the 00s but feels old and stale now.

3.5

Bon album mais pas marquant personnellement quelques chansons qui mon fait penser a mon ex

2nd Arcade Fire album to come up through this journey already... they are talented

God lyd! Litt vanskelig å få grepet om det.

More like 4.5

Wake Up is the definition of a millennial optimism song

not that interesting to me

A little odd. Not my flavor.

oh my god

i was hyped to listen to this cause ive heard great things about arcade fire but honestly. did not live up to it. maybe ill try listening again but it just sounded like background music - easily ignored.

Interesting indie album, very melodic, but the voice and melodies don't always hit for me. Some great songs and great concept behind the album. 1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) 2. Rebellion (Lies) 3. Neighborhoood #2 (Laika)

5/10, it was okay and fit the vibe of the day, but I didn't find the singer to be especially talented. I can definitely hear the influence this album had on alt-rock and surfer rock from the late 2010s, early 2020s, which I thought was quite cool, but I would not seek out this album to listen to by choice.

Bland

my day of reckoning. this was not the first album i called my favorite album ever, but it was the first album that i Expected to be my favorite album Forever. my biggest worry was that i would not be able to form a new relationship to it underneath all my layers of baggage, brain fuzz, and memories of a person that i No Longer Am. i was sort of right...i know every bit of this record like the back of my hand, so im not pulling any kind of Raw Experience out of it anytime soon. but it was comforting to be able to more fully understand Why it was so important to me...my love of it predated my self-conscious project to thaw my thoroughly frozen heart, but it definitely was one of the forerunners to that life shift. the A side brings together a v vivid and consistent picture of a child pov processing Big Feelings through lightly fantastical images...these days i mostly see what all the songs are metaphorically pointing to, but i think part of my attachment to this record was latching onto the actual narrative/sensory pictures painted on tunnels, power out et al. i think it does speak to a lot of my Future taste in art, on both levels. i think the B side is a clear step down, or at least is essentially extraneous to what i get out of the record these days...4 kettles completes a thought that im not sure is meaningfully expanded by the proto-suburbs Broad Vagueness of the big ennui anthems. still i essentially enjoy the music, and i think the two tracks sung by regine are welcome exceptions to all this...haiti productively breaks the focus on imperial north amercian imagery, and in the backseat ties up both halves of the album in a very beautiful way that still pricks my heart more vividly than maybe anything else on here. this will never be as important to me as it once was, but its possible nothing will ever be As important to me ever again as this once was. for better and for worse...i may crave similarly powerful experiences to no avail, but i also now live a broad enough life that One Piece Of Art doesnt have to serve as a liferaft all on its own. its better for me that i dont need records to save my life. but i cant erase the ones that did.

?? vergessen

Really wanted to give a 3.5 but since that’s not possible, it gets a 4 based on the strength of the last 3 songs on the album (In the Backseat is hauntingly beautiful)

Gosh Arcade Fire you do it for me, holy. Suburbs is a 7 so this kinda has to be a 5.

The production is awesome on this album. Very wide range of sounds and instruments. Songwriting is also fantastic.

A core pillar of millennial optimism that will always make me emotional. Co-opted by commercials and trailers and other marketing nonsense, but damn. We were once young and thought maybe we could pull this mess all together. Maybe we still can.

some stupid self-indulgent lyrics in here sub-par musics and musings, amusings it goes to places I wouldn't go with my huge hunting dog aka Rebellion, but then it moves toward In the Backseat which is lovely, but if I didn't go, how can I come?

Remarkable first album and easy to listen to. Songs are cool and it's never boring. From beginning to end it's an enjoyable listen.

Has some great hits on it. Lovely record. If it were a double record with neon bible it’d be a 5. Standalone 3/4

Different for sure. Calm and cool, but not really my thing.

It's fine but reminds me too much of the pretentious people that would enjoy it.

This is Arcade Fire in their prime, with a very characteristic sound and iconic songs. That being said, not really my cup of tea, although I vibe with some of the songs (e.g. Rebellion (lies) and the classic Wake Up), while recognizing their artistry.

I really liked this album. I missed it when it first came out. I'm glad that it crossed my path, it was my first listen but it won't be my last

This is likely more nostalgic than good, but damn does it slap. I hate that they started the "bring all your friends into the recording booth".

Music is quite good, well.organised, singing is definitely not for me

I like Wake Up, but the rest of the album fell a bit flat for me. Shouty and loud, but not in the way I tend to enjoy.

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.

The best thing about this album is that it proves you don't have to be amazing musicians to make incredible music! Nothing is technically advanced or difficult to play, but it all just works. Music of the people and songs that sound great on your 1st listen or 100th. This sounds like it was released this year and it's 20+ years old. Generational talent & bangers. Amazing debut album and set the table for an awesome follow up.

Meh

Songs for advertisers to sell cars to

ok

Couple of hits but not my taste.

One of my favourite albums. Such atmosphere. One of the best indie rock albums in the 2000s

Pretty confused on the hype for this one. Best album of the 2000s? Come on, it's good but come on.

Second half of this album is better than the first. Enjoy the "Wake up" song from the Tommy Lee Royce nice gay play, and the final song from the blizzard first half. Can't always tell what he's saying and it's not the music I love, but good array of instruments and styles to keep me engaged.

Really enjoyed this one, could become one of my favourites

I’ve seen this live!

Sorry sure it’s maybe dad alt, dad indie at this point. But the first song is so gooood, the kind of song that makes you think about all of life all at the same time and your family and neighbors and community and love. The multi instrumentalism of it all makes the songs so full of depth musically. Fond of the drumming and fond of the many voices.

"Вот и все! Неплохая получилась история: интересная, весёлая, порой немного грустная, а главное поучительная". любимые треки: • neighborhood #1 • neighborhood #3 альбом подойдёт тем, у кого острое желание почувствовать себя главным персонажем любовного фильма, либо его синеволосой пикси девочкой.

Very queen inspired. A little boring. Good nap music.

Holy mid

Really good album!

I really liked it overall, especially crown of love, but I feel like it's one of those albums where you listen to it the second or third time and it clicks then🤔

Вдохновляющий и мелодичный инди-рок из 2000-ных.Интро сразу мысленно перенесло меня в то время. Отдельно отмечу 5 и 10 треки, как наиболее понравившиеся.

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

91/100.

Took me a few songs to get into, but settled very happily into the vibe in time.

Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - 3/5 Neighborhood #2 (Laika) - 4/5 Une Annee Sans Lumiere - 3.5/5 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - 3/5 Neighborhood #4 (Kettles) - 4/5 Crown of Love - 4.5/5 Wake Up - 4/5 Haiti - 4/5 Rebellion (Lies) - 3.5/5 In The Backseat - 3.5/5

Inascoltabile e noioso. Non l'ho nemmeno finito

I just don't get it! I see a lot of people 5-starring and I cannot for the life of me understand why. I've heard this name a lot and saw them in a couple of videos, including SNL, but most everyone sounds bad there. But these folks seem to sound bad everywhere. They're average musicians at best and their singer(s) are Quite Bad. Maybe the lyrics are deep, but none jumped out at me in a few listens. Sort of average views on mundane things. Usually I can say something is not for me, but I can understand why someone would like it. But here, this is just bland every-band sort of MOR crap. Sorry if you love them and are offended. I'm sure you're a fine person. AND I'm happy you're on this list trying to widen your horizons and improve your musical tastes. This is a 2 album at best. Because I could see them with a different singer making some decent music... maybe.

i just don't like arcade fire

Man, I listened the hell out of this thing back in the day. For some reason it didn't land as hard this time. And the recent Neon Bible hot harder than ever. Still good though.

overall i found the combination of song length and slowness of the tracks to not be my cup of tea but there was still several songs i enjoyed. would make for good background vibes. •standouts: une année sans lumiere, neighborhood #4 (kettles), crown of love, wake up •favorite: crown of love

Already listened to dat shit too also pretty fire

1: Wake Up 2: Neighborhood #3 3: Crown of Love

Yeah, yeah, I know Win’s a creep. But this is a remarkable achievement. I was 20 when this came out and it hit the indie world like an atom bomb. One of the best rock debuts; determined by them immediately having a fully developed sound. Track one, album one, and it was apparent it could be no one else. Fresh, exciting, layered, beautiful - Funeral is THE indie rock album of the 00s.

I was already a big fan of this album before this. Such great sounds. My favs are Tunnels, Power Out, Wake Up (Check out the live version with Bowie, great performance), Rebellion.

I wasn't sure about this going in. Arcade Fire were a big deal when I was younger, but I never bothered investigating them. I think the album definitely gets better as it goes along, as the intensity builds, but therein lies the problem. The best songs are all at the far end. Haiti, Rebellion, and In The Backseat are all excellent, I just found it a bit of an uphill slog to get to them. The view from the top can be worth a trek sometimes. 3.5 rounded up

pretty good!!!!!!!

A great album, but prefer the Suburbs

Is it just me, or could this stand to be remastered? I thought it would be an easy 5, but it just sounded… not as good as I remember, apparently.

Don't care for the vocals, instrumental is alright. Lackluster

Dejligt. Har aldrig dyrket dem, men kan virkelig godt lide lyden.

what i’ve been searching for.

Diferente a lo que he escuchado antes pero similar a otras bandas, sonido unico que recomiendo tener en sus playlist

Overrated

“Neighborhood #3” stood out and I enjoyed it, but the album as a whole feels somewhat uneven. “Wake Up” in particular was everywhere at the time, which makes it feel especially familiar. Each track has its own character, and there isn’t a single sound that immediately defines Arcade Fire. It feels like a classic example of early-2000s alt-rock: memorable moments, but hard to pin down as a cohesive identity.

Evocative of the late 00s and early 10s. The production still holds up. I think I overplayed this album but still enjoy it occasionally.

I got a fevah and the only curah is more millennial whoop!!!

I liked this one much better than The Suburbs.

An important debut for David Bowie's favourite band in the 2000s. Some useful pounding anthems in the alternative rock mould like 'Wake up'. Also nice to have a track with four parts in an album so early in a career - quite risky some would say. Their appearance at Fashion rocks with their legendary admirer was career defining for them at the time. This album gets better and some better work was to come from this Canadian bunch.

Meh

Their debut and probably their best - at least my favorite from them. So much better than their next one (that was on the list earlier).

I've liked this album more each time I've listened to it. It's now reached its fully-formed 5-star status.

i came across Azure fire randomly one day about Three years ago, while i was Exploring YouTube for new music. wake up was the song i stumbled on and liked it, but I didn't go deeper into their discography. yesterday when the album was recommended, i knew immediately that i was gonna love it and i did.

Incredibly raw and emotional coming of age! Wow didn't expect to get emotional at 3 am lol

Didn‘t connect with this one much. interesting to hear however, how their sound developped.

Wonderfully composed, with evocative lyrics and breathy vocals. I think the Suburbs still holds my favourite spot for the best Arcade Fire album, but this was good too.

That's all the arcade fire on the list done. In reverse order no less. A consistent high as on this album are the instrumentals and arrangements. This type of indie is at its best when attempting to pull on your heartstrings, ebbing and flowing within a single song. The big movements of the album get lost. My rating is not as high as it could be due to a thing that improved as the band matured: the vocals. On this album they almost sound yelled, causing the tone to drift uncannily off key. On some songs it even sounds like he's standing in the back of the room and that doesn't help. The radio hits from this band notably have the least of those issues.

music is love

Rhythmic, grandiose and atmospheric. The album starts and carries you to the end on a wave of sound and has aged very well

only regretting not having listened to it earlier

Pretty, but not my style. More like soundtrack music than an album I’d choose to listen to.

Royo rock independiente de los 2000 tiene un pase para sentirse en un videoclip

I kinda liked it, very indy sound

Solid 4.0. Creative, influences like Talking Heads, Kate Bush, pre cursor to MGMT

This is what I think is a textbook definition of indie rock. It is very cohesive album, especially that one song that transitioned into the other one sooooo beautifully. The songs in the beginning of the album sounded quite similar to one another, but once we got past the songs that are titled "Neighborhoods", the songs were more unique and interesting to listen to. However, I would not say that this album is boring. The dynamic instruments kept this album lively. I enjoyed listening to this album and I think I will listen to this again. My favorite song off the album is Wake Up, which tracks since it is one of the most popular songs of this album.

Reminds me of Ants From Up There (this must be an early inspiration). Vocalist always sounds like they're on the verge of a mental collapse- half-wailing? Reminds me of Isaac Wood (a lot). Good composition throughout the whole album- very orchestral. Interesting, provoking lyrics! I like the one review that called it the whitest album they ever heard. Songs do blur together, though, and I can't differentiate between them all that well. Great cover art though.

COME ON ALEX YOU CAN DO IT COME ON ALEX THERES NOTHING TO IT This is an easy 5, it was the soundtrack to my life at 15, I literally don’t know what to say about it, I just love it so much.

I read a lot of Douglas Coupland in the 90s and the Arcade Fire is the the best analog I can think of for the mood of Coupland's writing. Firmly Gen X. This is thoughtful and fascinating indie rock, paving the way for a new generation of bands exploring wider use of instrumentation and complex song structures ( and a bit too much stomp clap Hey!). Lots of great singalong songs too, and lots of songs that build from a quiet start into a thundering finish - Rebellion (Lies) a great example.

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.

It's really apparent when listening to this album, especially when keeping in mind the 2004 release date, how influential it was on the indie scene. This is a sound that would go on to be imitated with greatly varying degrees of success for years, even up until today with bands like Black Country New Road, a band I love, taking very clear cues from this release. If that's the sort of music you're into, there's a lot to enjoy on this record, some really lovely instrumentation and arrangement, and great conceptual elements of grief and loss of innocence explored. I do think however the songwriting isn't always fantastic, there can be a lot of samey moments, and if you weren't sold on this whole sound, this record is definitely not going to be the one to sell you on it. I did, however, enjoy my time with this overall and really appreciate the influential aspects of the album, I really do feel it earns its spot on the list Fav Track: 7 - Wake Up Best Three Track Run: 7, 8, 9

7/10

This record was on repeat for me for about a month at least in 2004. I loved it so much then. It still holds up. 9/10

Still as fresh as when it came out.

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

Vocals are more annoying than anything else. Very gospely. Production is good

Not bad but just not my preferred genre.

Here, Arcade Fire goes headlong into its “Teens Against the Adults Featuring Children’s Choir” energy (a sound pioneered by Floyd’s The Wall). Several very good songs here, but few hooks to keep the listener coming back. A high 3, low 4. A 4.

I just wish I could like it 100%, but it felt too millennial. Mainly the “yeah!” Some good parts for sure

And here we get to a classic example of an album I already know intimately getting generated for me on the 1001 albums generator. I love this album dearly already, to the point in which I own it on CD and have listened to it many times both on CD and on Spotify. All this to say, it is an incredible album. From the opener all the way to the closer, this album is a beautiful, masterful suburban art piece of longing, love, loneliness, and growing up. Not a bad song on here, and not even a single song that isn’t incredible. The opening 5 songs are the perfect introduction to the album, going through flavors of art rock, PPR, and indie pop all while maintaining the indie rock center, anchored by Win Butler’s incredible, emotional lead vocals (fuck that guy but he’s a great frontman). After that is an assortment of different songs, each nothing short of breathtaking, ending on one of the most beautiful and emotional songs of the 00s, that being “In The Backseat.” This album is spectacular in every single aspect. 10/10

An all time favorite

This one is enjoyable as background music but nothing pulled me in further.

Actually I LOVED it.

quite lovely

Great listen. It was good to re listen to this album but didn’t hook me.

much better than the last arcade fire album

Visite au cimetière de la Chartreuse, y'a pas de hasard !

I liked it. Strings at the end of the album were awesome. 2010 indie vibes. Wasn't my thing at the time so was glad to come back to this one.

Transition from Haiti into Rebellion (Lies) is one of the best album transitions ever.

Brilliant record from start to finish, I absolutely love it - Arcade Fire are one of the best alternative indie artists out there, and this is one of their best efforts. Neighborhood #1 sets the tone so well and the rest of the album has no skips. An absolute classic of the indie game.

Kind of meh

A lot of layers in this music. Takes a couple listens to unlock some of those layers. The compositions are beautiful. The performances leave something to be desired in my opinion, overall a good first outing for this group.

Not for me.

Ei kolahda. Tasapaksua. Laulaminen osittain rääkymistä ja musiikilliset koukut puuttuu. Viimenen kappale pelasti vähän, oli sellainen jonka voisi lisätä jollekkin soittolistoista

Oikein menevää indierockia, mitälie. Bändi mistä kuullu enemmän ku mitä kuunnellut, varmaan hittibiisin sieltä täältä.

Got this in fairly quick succession after Neon Bible and felt this was just as good, if not better. Really enjoyed them both and actually I probably did Neon Bible a disservice with my scoring so I'll mark this one up to make up for it.

Damn another one of these? There are good moments here but it doesn’t live up to the other two on the list. Just a lot of yea they’re a good band but eh.

This is different (especially for 2004) and I'm glad the list put this in front of me. Otherwise, I probably never would have heard it because I thought this was one of those middle-emo bands like The Ataris or Newfound Glory. Not that I have an issue with that music; I just never seek it out. I'm not necessarily sold that this is a five star album, but I do think I'll give it the opportunity to grow on me some 3.75

It was alright not a big fan of the genre.

In the years since, I find this to be pretty diminished (even though I was only passingly familiar with it at the time). Stomp Clap Hey for the art crowd, skewed by sex allegations, and general monotony of the songs here. There are still a couple that make the grade.

I didn’t expect this to tickle my fancy in the way it did

Is it still my favourite album? I'm not so sure anymore.

What did I know about this album/artist before I listened? Okay, I know that they are an indie rock band, maybe from Canada? I’ve heard exactly one song from - “Keep The Car Running” - which I don’t believe is on this album (*checks* it is not). They won Album Of The Year at the Grammys in the early 2010s for the album The Suburbs. I bought cheap tickets to see them at some point in the last ten years that I ended up selling to Timmy (the guy who recommended this album!). Like, I know who they are and some of their significance, but I have not knowingly heard anything from this album. What are my first impressions? First song was okay. I like the music and the way that the sonic elements were being introduced bit by bit. It all built to a satisfying climax and an extended outro, which when done right, I am a sucker for that kind of thing. I liked the lyrics enough, I imagine this is going to be an album full of aching and loss based on the tone that has been set (the thing IS called Funeral, after all). I didn’t mind Win Butler’s vocals, but I’m interested to see if I get tired of him by the end of this album. He has a warbling, wandering quality to his voice that isn’t awful, but I don’t know that I’m going to be into it after 50 minutes. What genre(s) come to mind as I listen? Are there any specific artists that are evoked? "Une année sans lumière" had a little bit of 90s Springsteen popping in (appropriate, given I know he was a stated influence among bands like this and the Killers as the 2000s went on), and I heard a little Jimmy Eat World on this and “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”. Is the production appropriate for the sound/era? I mean… I don’t know that you could get more early 2000s indie here if you tried. I guess I knew that this was a larger-sized rock band and had at least one multi-instrumentalist playing some non-standard rock instruments, but it was still a surprise to hear the accordion and the strings when they came up. Listening to this helps contextualize a lot of the bands I was seeing/playing with in the mid-2000s Kalamazoo DIY scene, where this was really rampant (and perhaps even more experimental/indie?) and the vibe felt really pompous/highfalutin’. What did the lyrics evoke? What did the singer sound like? Were the lyrics more simple or clever, direct or vague? The lyrics are my favorite part of the record. The first half of the album tells a story of a town hit with a power outage in the middle of winter, and I can see where my first impression came through here. Definitely more of a set of lyrics devoted to aching than loss, necessarily. The second half of the record is just… other songs, which is fine (I don’t necessarily think a conceptual suite of songs has to encompass the entire album), but it hits different after the telling of a saga of songs. I was concerned about what to expect vocally as the album went on, but I’m finding myself warming to Butler’s voice. It’s also nice that he’s not the only vocalist here, as Régine Chassagne has a lovely voice and I wish she’d take lead on more songs. What is your favorite track/why? “Neighborhood #2 (Laika)” - The verse sounds like an indie-rock version of a punk rock call-and-response-type song, and it segues nicely into a chorus with a different vocal feel. The two seem like they should clash, but they work really well. Least favorite/why? “Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)” - I liked the lyrics to this, but it with most of these songs pushing five minutes, this one felt too long and too drab. Not enough variety in the music and not enough momentum to really warrant the length. “Crown of Love” - Look, I’m just gonna say it, 6/8 is not my favorite time signature, so if you’re gonna write a song with that signature, it’s gotta HIT. This was a boring, meandering dirge, and the abrupt switch into an upbeat 4/4 for the last minute felt more jarring than a heightening of emotion. What sort of situation/vibe would you find yourself playing this album in? Playability factor? I suppose I could see myself putting this on if I was in an introspective mood in the middle of the night. (maybe I’d be lucky enough to fall asleep if it was late enough) Final summary? I was really interested to listen to this, and as it turns out, I had heard a few of these songs already. (I swear, I always assumed “Wake Up” was a Polyphonic Spree song!) As the album went on, though, my mind was wandering and I was less engrossed in this listen. The first half was neat in concept, if not execution, and I was hoping for a satisfying build as the album continued into the second half, but it seemed like it lost steam after that. Interestingly, that’s how I felt about a lot of these songs as a whole: these tunes kept seemingly building to something, but then couldn’t deliver in the end (most of these songs were too long anyway). I wonder if the album had been sequenced differently, if that would have made a different. Switch side A to side B, and vice versa, and maybe reorder the non-suite tracks, and then at least it would have felt like there was a cool thematic climax at the end of the record. I dunno, I’m probably not gonna seek this one out for a second listen, but I’d politely ignore it if someone else played it.

This album was okay. To me it sounded a bit too average and plain. But there were some great songs with good hooks ore riffs. This would be a great album to listen to in the background of a non-intensive activity.

First listen to this a while ago, I actually gave this a 3. Since then I have listened to this again many times and I can definitely say my opinion has changed. Really good, really cool and very enjoyable. Good to listen to when cycling home at night, really sets a vibe. I can't say it is a masterpiece by any means, I just really like it.

Going into this I thought I’d only heard a select few, but as I listened I realized all of these songs lived deep in my subconscious somewhere. Arcade Fire’s a band I’ve always explored in bits and pieces, so it was a good experience listening to all these songs in context. You can’t deny that it takes you somewhere…well, at least I can’t deny it took me somewhere. Yes, somewhere very millennial twee whimsy, BUT, more importantly, to the fictional neighborhoods of the world they created here—swirly, mauve, harrowing, and full of people trying their damnedest to save each other. That said, certain parts of this don’t hit like they should. I gotta respect it, but I doubt I’ll return to it any more often than I have before. This one will stay in my subconscious…til next time.

Pretty standard fare for its era. Finished listening moments ago and cannot recall one melody or lyric. Also didn't ever want to skip it so there is that. Perfect mediocrity. Its... beige. Really unsure how it is on this list.

This one on paper should have been a banger for me. An alternative indie album? Perfect. But it was just okay. I did like the strings in many of the songs, that is always fun to listen to. My favorite song on the album was Crown of Love but it's probably not something I'm going to add to any playlists anytime soon. 3/5.

These guys certainly go to a lot of neighborhoods. Would have hoped one of them they visited might have made them sound better. I do appreciate their uniqueness. They certainly tried something different. And I'm sure it has an audience for others. Just not me. "Rebellion" and "N2 - Laika" were fairly good.

Boring. Forgettable.

"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."

Instrumentals were good but I just did not dig the vocals

now, this certainly did influence a lot of the mediocre indie rock of its time, and the follow ups aren't really good, and Win Butler has allegations, but this is also way better than i remember it being to me 7 years ago in high school. i guess hearing the dull shit that followed primed me to appreciate the intricacies and emotional pull of these songs. there's something really special about the lyrics in Tunnels. music that defined millennials, for better and for worse. deserves to be one of the 1001? even if i hated it, it certainly does

Eh, it was fine but not really for me. The songs blended into one another. Wake Up and Rebellion were my faves among them.

I loved this album … wish we had half stars and would go 4.5

2/13/26 - Listened during work. I have heard this album a few times before and never really understood the hype. I may have liked it more today than previous listened but I still can't give it more than a 3. I just find some of it annoying, and I used to really like this kind of music. Oh well. Top song - Wide Awake (I do love this song)

I had already outgrown Arcade Fire a bit before the allegations came out, and now it is hard to listen to them. I also think that The Suburbs is better.

I'm a Canadian born in the 90s, of COURSE I love Funeral by Arcade Fire

Meh

Auch ein tolles Album. Werde jetzt nochmal den direkten Vergleich mit "Neon Bible" ziehen, um zu entscheiden, welches der Alben mein Favorit ist.

Nice and relaxing but i wasn't in the mood for that today

Other than the one song everyone recognizes, the rest was forgettable.

idk it kinda moved me

would listen to this for a gurl

I think I finally hear what my mom heard when I listened to indie (3.7 but rounded down)

Easy driving listening that gets more interesting toward the end of the album. Alt rock and orchestral at times

Sounds like what u listen to when ur having a identity crisis

Uplifting soulful and joyful

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cet album me fait penser à l’ambiance de Life Is Strange, certaines musiques sont très sympa. J’aime l’atmosphère.

Borderline perfect. Shame about him, eh?

I liiiike but I do not looove

This was a life-changing album for me. I listened to it blindly, the week it came out, at a local store that let you hear new CDs before purchasing. It's hard, now, to reflect back on how revolutionary this sound was at the time. I remember being blown away and buying it that same day, then racing home to listen to it in full. It not only changed the way I approached listening to music, but the way I made music. Unfortunately, it now sounds a bit dated, and they found a way to improve on their own sound, especially on The Suburbs and Reflektor. So, while I fully expected to give this a 5, after re-listening to it in its entirety for the first time in years, I'll stick with a 4. Huge album for me, though.

One of my favourite albums since I was about 15 yo, and imo one of the strongest debut albums anyone has ever released. Perhaps I'd not feel as strongly if I heard it today for the first time, and maybe I'd think it's all a bit millennial cringe (like yesterday's), but then I'd be a different person with different taste. An absolute landmark of indie, even if Win Butler is trying everything in his power to diminish it I feel like nearly every song has the band pouring nearly everything they've got into it, with so much energy and catharsis throughout. I'd never really heard anything like "Wake Up" before, and it was probably the major catalyst that sent me down the indie rabbithole that I'll never get out of (along with In The Aeroplane), but needless to say I love most of the others. Kettles is eh, but it works as part of a transition between the high energy of "Power Out" and "Wake Up"

really good, prefer this to neon bible from the first listen. i feel like im not normally one to notice when the "mixing is off" but i think the mixing on this isnt great? the vocals feel way to quiet on some songs? Probably not going to happen due to the controversies around the band but a remaster of this would be pretty epic Enjoyed how this flows as an album as well, it wasn’t every track but the transitions between a lot of tracks worked very well 4

3.6 2x i like it

This is at least the 10th mid-aughts indie/alt rock album I've listened to on this list. I find most of it dreadfully boring. Meh

Sleeping is giving in

FAMOUS LOOKING ALBUM COVER!! POTENTIAL WHTE BOI CLASSIC™. You there sir step right up, you bet your sweet bippy that this thing has everything the the unmelanated melancholic could desire. It really is our time to shine. Our time in the sun. Although if you get me slathered in sunscreen under the tyranny of a summer's day with a UV index north of 5, I'll be shining alright, and about three minutes away from a nasty rash and bout of heat stroke. Thousands of years of heritage from the north of Scotland to produce a guy who says mean and often unfunny things about music on the internet. Battling the English and breathing your last on the bloodstained hills of your homeland, knowing one day that your progeny will be a chubby asthmatic chortling to himself making snide remarks about art, had to make that death sting a little worse. I am deeply sorry that I am both using the English language to make this apology, AND such a disappointment. Speaking of disappointment! Too much stomping, too much clapping. We had moments here, but too much happiness overall. Sorry everybody. Maybe this is for a different brand of white bread. I am the discount Old Mill variety. I have the nutritional value of a pinecone and I am NOT for sale. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Allegations incoming

Power Out and Wake Up are some of the best song in a live setting I've ever heard. I mean, seriously: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nze9-4ywpk Argument could be made there's enough filler that it should be four stars, but the high points are so high it's gotta be a 5.

4 out of 5. Crown of Love is a beautiful song.

It’s OK

Good indie album. Wake Up makes me think of Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Great scene.