Funeral

weawwy fweakin good awbum...

fave song: Neighborhood #2 (Laika)

An indie's indie album. This is perhaps the ur-indie album and, for that reason, at least has historical value. Does it hold up for inclusion on this list? Absolutely. Certainly better than much of the crap we've had to endure on this list (ABBA and ELO, I am looking at you). I personally like some indie albums more than this (i.e., something like Pavement if you consider these 2 bands historically comparable). Still, well-worth inclusion here. 4 "more of these, less of those" stars.

I’m a fan of the band. It’s not my absolute favourite of their albums but it’s still pretty good.

I've loved this album from start to finish since first I heard it.

The longer you listen to it, the better it gets.

A bit dreary. That's the first impression. Then I listened again, and paid more attention to the lyrics, and about twenty seconds into Wake Up I started sobbing. I don't even know why. It hurt. This band spawned countless other bands trying to chase the trend they set so it's reasonable that if you grew up during that time you either find the sound irritating and grating or nostalgic. For me, the needle flickers left and right, but I think this album falls right on "great." There's a lot of love and a lot of pain packed into this one.

Took a second listen but I really enjoyed this in the end. Best tracks Wake Up and In The Backseat

Some of the only good rock music (or any music) from that era.

ihan mukavaa meisinkiä, mutta ei mitään legendaarista mikä nostaisi neloseen

este es de los descubrimientos que mas me han gustado de toda este proyecto. Solo conocía a este grupo por nombre hace dos días y hoy quedo fascinado con su música 4.5/5

I had never heard of or heard this band before…but I really liked it. It was just different, but in a good way. I will want to listen to this one again.

Pretty darn good

Hmm I kinda want to give this a 5 but for now I’ll give it a 4. I guess we’ll just have to adjust 🤗🤷‍♂️

Great to hear this again, always liked it but I think it's not quite stood the test of time, the songs didn't resonate as they once did. This is true of other Arcade Fire albums I've also listened too after a gap. But still enjoyed it

It lacked something but idrk what. Personally i liked a few of the tracks quite a lot, favourite one being: “Crown of love”. Generous 4

Absolutely amazing

Some of the finest indie music there's been. A lot of nostalgia listening to this

Can see why this is one of those standout early 00’s Indie names, can be both mellow and epic and a good chunk of the tracks flow into each other well, also my name was dropped heavily in the second track so bonus points. This is damn close to a 5, but i’m strict with them as i don’t adore every track here. Standouts are Laika, Power Out, Crown of Love, Haiti and Rebellion.

Sweet and original! Loved revisiting! Nearly great! Not enough memorable songs.

Such a great album. Sad think how much terrible folk pop crap we got that was likely directly inspired by this album. 4.5/5

Really enjoyed this one, lot of different ideas going on, very expansive in terms of the sound, would happily listen again

Trop bien

Too bad what happened to this band. This album is a banger. Except for one song.

Arcade Fire blijft goed.

overall good with a couple of all-timers 4.5

it reminds me of welcome to the black parade in terms of music and themes which is an album I like, so I guess I like this album too.

I feel bad for not giving this 5 stars since I LOVE Arcade Fire but in no way is this there best album, so. Justice for The Suburbs.

A really good record. Is it a masterpiece? Most likely not. Do the people who treat it like one tend to be a bit annoying? Most likely yes.

Great album and crazy to think this was their debut. I’ve listened to it a few times now and for whatever reason it doesn’t quite resonate with me as much as I thought it would. I’d give it 4.5 stars, though as every track is worth listening to.

Nostalgic

its decent mad classical

Solid still

It’s hard to deal with stuff like this, it’s where the question of separating the art from the artist comes in. I’m personally in favor, and it’s stuff like this that shows why. This is just a really really solid indie album, I think it’s got some really strong spots. But at the same time it feels weird to listen to cause of how weird the dude is. But it’s still like an essential, it’s earned its place no doubt. Favorites: Une année sans lumière, Crown of Love, Haiti

While I love this album, I'm not sure I can give it a 5. It captured my attention when it was new, but it no longer evokes as much feeling for me. (Plus, I like their Suburbs album a lurks but more.)

Es una mezcla de Smashing Pumpkins con The Killers, es interesante.

OBSESSED with this in middle school.

I disliked this album at first , then I grew to like it, then it annoyed me, looking back it’s a decent album

Tremendo albummm, locura. Conocia el álbum Suburbs de la banda y me gustaba, pero no sé si este es hasta mejor. Wake up está en el soundtrack de walter mitty, temón igual que rebellion (lies). Hoy le pongo un 4, pero no me sorprendería si después de seguir escuchandolo se convierta en un 5.

Love Crown of Love and Wake Up are long time favorites of mine. Came across Wake up in the Where the wild things are trailer years ago, I think i listened to the album back then? But didnt really latch in to much other than those two songs. Same feelings from listening to it again today. Those two songs drag it up to a 4 for me though. 7.5/10

Good indie sounds. Revisit maybe 2-3 songs.

Can't believe it has been 20+ years. I still think of Arcade Fire as a cool and modern band to listen to. Neighborhood #3, Wake Up, and Rebellion (Lies) are the popular tracks, with the latter being my favorite. I'm not able to analyze music or write intelligently about it, but the songs build up in a unique way. The sound is iconic of early 2000's indie. Great music for pumping yourself up against the world. Not sure it's for me anymore.

This Album is soo good. while listening to it I felt like late spring/early summer time and that's my favorite time of the year.

Really engaging effort…leveled up my expectations

I don’t allow myself to listen to the music i used to love by men that were later discovered to be abusers but man i used to love this band

very pretty album, definitely really emotive but didn't keep me the most engaged or interested

We all like this one.

Love Arcade Fire despite the win butler induced eye rolls

On paper, not my jam but this is such a great distillation of mid-aughts indie

Fun, epic, driving through a tunnel, sun, indie, nostalgic, alive

favorite track: neighborhood #2 laika very cool indie rock feeling

I’ve heard this before. I haven’t heard it in a long time but I’ve heard their stuff from the past decade that wasn’t very good, so it’s a good time for a revisit. This is a very mid-00s indie rock album. I’m recognizing a lot of these songs from last time I heard this or being played at parties, and the rest are sounding a lot like devotchka or Sufjan Stevens or other orchestral acts from the time. And this is a good thing, I liked those acts at the time and still listen to them regularly. This is feeling extremely nostalgic for me even though I don’t really know these songs. All in all a well organized album with some pretty great songs. Il have to revisit more of their stuff.

Album de gran calidad. Consigue que el oyente fluya con este rock/pop de los 2000. La calidad del sonido y de las armonías es espectacular, se nota que hay gente con talento detrás. El hilo musical de las letras le da un toque especial y mas cercano. Mi fav sin duda es “Crown of love”. Mención honorable a “In the backseat” y “Power out”

One of the ones I’m very familiar with. They were such a great band, a shame they sort of teetered off. Went from releasing great records to releasing very average records with some great songs. Looking at you Reflektor. I’d happily argue that Suburbs is their best, but this is pretty close! 4.5

Probably my favourite of the Arcade Fires so far. I would argue there might be a bit too much of them on the list. Crown of Love, and Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels) were my favourite tracks. Dreamy, sincere indie rock. Not nearly as deep as it pretends to be. 3.5.

Got a very distinctive sound haven't they. It's good, exactly what I expect from them. Suburbs is still the best one we've had, but this was very good too. No real complaints 4

Oh my god. I played this so much when it came out, and I can't believe I'd almost forgotten it existed. This album is so powerful, so raw, and always has me in tears.

It's good. I think it's genre defining of a genre I don't really like all that much. Certainly is good though

good album good vibes

Tip debut

Love the vibes, instrumentation is very fun and very them.

I know this album well from a different era in my past and it brings back memories of a strange time. It’s such an emotionally wrought album in itself. It’s not the sort of thing I listen to now. And I never listened to any other Arcade Fire album after this. Really, I should give it a five because it’s so consistently itself …if that makes sense. But it feels somehow alien to me. I think a 4 is how I feel about it.

Another AF album I slept on

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nästan som en definition av indie-rock. Homogent album med bra produktion, intressant instrumentering, hur spår byggs upp i crescendon och ändrar riktning samt tonartsskiftningar. Ibland låter produktionen hemmagjord som att den är inspelad i ett vardagsrum, men förmodligen medvetet och bidrar snarare till en genuin känsla. Jag gillar Win Butlers röst och inlevelse och Régine Chassagne bidrar med variation och nästan en lyxig känsla speciellt med det franska inslagen. Albumet är väldigt jämnt, inget spår jag tycker illa om mer än att det är mindre intressant. Kanske lite få riktiga höjdarspår (förrutoma Wake up och Rebellion) får därför en 4a. Bäst är Neighborhood#1 och #2, Crown of love, Wake up och Rebellion.

I disagree with the other bulk of reviews it seems. This is some solid indie rock. Sure, everyone copied them, but sometimes the wheel is pretty solid.

Loved it! Enjoyable album!

Disregarding the mess that 2025 Arcade Fire have become, this is a phenomenal debut.

dentro de este genero que no me gusta porque se me hace muy empalagoso, este album fue lo mejor que salio 7/10

I knew the name more than I thought i knew their genre evidentally. Good music, easy to think over for background music. 4

Olipa erinomainen albumi. Poikkeukselliset instrumentit ovat ehkä tämän bändin ja albumin juttu. Toki on hyviä biisejäkin. Mielenkiintoinen, pitää otteessaan vaikka onkin rauhallinen meno. Positiivinen yllätys. 4/5

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

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.

9/10 classic

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.

Um lindo funeral.

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

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.

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.

Great album 4.2

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

8 / 10

throwback!

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

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

4.3

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

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

Refreshingly different to other 2000s bands here 4*

“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.

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.

Very, very good 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

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

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.

Banger

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

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

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)

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".

Really enjoyed this one, could become one of my favourites

I’ve seen this live!

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🤔

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

Already listened to dat shit too also pretty fire

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!!!!!!!

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.

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

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

I liked this one much better than The Suburbs.

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).

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

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.

I kinda liked it, very indy sound

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

7/10

Still as fresh as when it came out.

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.

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 !

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

idk it kinda moved me

would listen to this for a gurl

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

not bad. my first real jump into the indie rock area. 6/10

Prachtig uniek album

I really liked the story telling of this album

This was amazing. First time I listened and I’m glad I did.

Quite a fun relisten. Not a great deal to say but it's a very solid album.

good 4 stars for me

My first and second times listening to this album were entirely different experiences. On my second listen, I enjoyed and appreciated this album WAY more than the first time. I will likely keep this album in rotation.

8/10 Favourite: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Least Favourite: Une année sans lumière

Good album not too long.

94/100

Los Arcade Fire son el grupo de su generación. La escena de canadá tuvo a principios de siglo una fuerza imparable con The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene o Godspeedyou Black Emperor! Pero sin duda, por influencia, carrera y éxito son Arcade Fire el mascarón de proa. Su trilogía desde Funeral a The Suburbs es sencillamente inigualable. Luego Reflektor tuvo su brillo, pero perdieron el paso. Win Butler y Régine Chassagne están soberbios, como también Owen Pallett. ¿Mis favoritas? Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles), In the Backseat, Wake Up, y obviamente Rebellion (Lies).

Альбом открывает песня с нарастающей мотивом, что, как по мне, является идеальным началом для альбома. На фоне инструментала вокал кажется небрежным и грязным, что так же играет в лучшую сторону для альбома. Вцелом создаётся атмосфера, что данную музыку играют "одарённые бездари", так как вся грязь играет только в лучшую сторону альбома. Такие песни как wake up звучат, как гимн альбома.

First one I've done on this. Good album Pretty cool with some interesting new stuff Didn't take in much of the lyrics Would listen again

4.5/5. Great vocal performances and incredible atmosphere. Very shocking album.

id give it 3 stars not very good as miles davis and beatles best albums its a bit overated the end song is fantastic idk bro it sounds like fantanobait were he would give a "ten on this record"

Pitchfork is basically dead, and the sheen on this once-great band has been dulled by poor taste and bad behavior. Funeral is like a glowing ember, reminding us what started it all: a magnificent rock record. Not a perfect one. There’s some easy sloganeering and one or two skips. But way better than it had any right to be—a small tribe of earnest young hipsters recording blog rock’s “Teen Spirit” in a loft somewhere for pennies. “Rebellion” and “In the Backseat” are also stunning; AF made great music after this, but nothing they did beats those tracks for me.

1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Fun album. A lot of it a really liked, the rest of it I merely liked.

fajne intro i nutka wake up, troche taki radiohead, tylko troche szybszy. Generalnie calkiem w porzadku intro bdb!

The string instrumentals were beautiful and felt quite theatrical at times. I feel like its consistently building up to something, however it never ends up as powerful as you feel like its going to get. i loved the singers voice and thought it blended so well with the guitar. His voice has a very raw and intimate sound to it. The songs arent very aggressive but they get you going. Fav song was rebellion (lies)!! Perfect length for an album. 7/10

its like fine slightly above average Id say but not like amazing but it did grow on me the second listen through solid 7/10

I really like this album. It's a shame the lead singer sucks so much.

Transcendent, magical blending of voices and instruments and noises and melodies and feeling. Well done!

Amazing. So lucky to see them tour this and the great albums that followed.

4.4

Enjoyed but not as mind blowing as the press wants you to think. I enjoy The Suburbs album.

❤️

ne spomnim se kera ampak ena pesem vmes mi je zeloooo vsec. mislm da crown of love, supr je pa cel album tud

Always a fun listen.

Good, but seems less magical each year 3.5

Really good indie rock. Has aged well. Not boring. Great soundscapes.

Nästan bättre än jag minns!

Iconic. Recognised more than I expected. Needs a second listen. First one of these, definitely need to listen closer from now on

honestly, i liked it a lot. had a great time, now exploring their other albums, also really good.

pretty cool

I was 15 when this came out so this became a foundational text for me. I probably like it a little less today but when Tunnels starts up I can’t help getting the feels.

Ho sempre pensato fosse un band leggermente meno mainstream da nominare solo per fare gli alternativi e invece è proprio un bell’album. Pezzi preferiti Wake Up e in the backseat. Menzione speciale per neighborhood 3. Darei 4,5 ma non si può

Absolute banger of an album

Never heard this record but I understand why it was an essential hipster album for so long, feels super expressive and like the band is following instincts to make a better record. It is unfortunately kinda a poor man's Broken Social Scene tho

Not my favourite arcade fire, much prefer the suburbs

4/7

3,5/5

I really like this. It so nearly scrapes a 5 but something holds me back. Reflektor should totally be on this list, so underrated. 4.5

I liked this. Used to listen to them all the time, but they kinda faded away, don't know what they have been doing. I see they have more albums than when I listened ... I may have to check 'em out. Come on marketing people .... market!

Fave track: crown of love Least favorite track: uhh… neighborhood #3 I guess? All the Neighborhood songs are great. #2 with those strings are you kidding meeee. Neighborhood #4 is beautiful I LOVE FINGERPICKING!!!! The speed up at the end of Une année sans lumière is perfect. Crown of Love ARE YOU KIDDING ME this shit is beautiful. AND THE SWITCHUP AT THE END. im obsessed. wake up is a banger. Levitating while listening to In the Backseat - specifically love the subtle bass drum. OK Arcade Fire i didn't know you balled like that (jk i did hear through the grapevine that you balled like that i just never took it upon myself to truly listen to u but im glad i am now). This album is so unique and beautiful, i didn't expect to like it as much as i did.

Buen album.

Great album that I have heard many times. I really like the easy vibe it has, not too aggressive but still gets you going. The vocals have a nice variety and the music too. This type of album is right up my alley and I'm sure I will continue to listen to this many more times.

this is the beginning for this band. feels energetic amd immediate, was a trendsetter release. it has aged well, even if win butler has not. good album.

I loved this - right up my alley. Overall Rating: 8.7/10

Ok well, its a good album. Listened to it many times. I prefer neon bible or whatever it was after this but rebellion and wake up still go extra hard. We can forget about their more recent stuff since butler turned out to be... himself

Indie de verdade. Achei no som um pouco de interferência dos graves em cima dos médios, mas pode ser problema dos meus fones.

Coming of age riding away from new experiences

I’ve always loved this album. It makes me feel extremely nostalgic. AF knows how to transport you with their instrumentation

This was a very lovely and relaxing listen. Wouldnt mind hearing again!

This album already sounds like the music I currently love. I can definitely see myself turning on this album when studying, going on a walk, or on a long car ride. I’m stuck between a 4 and a 5 because while the album is not absolute perfection, I love the vibe it gives off. I definitely need to listen to this album again to truly appreciate the songs on it.

a middle school classic

I love arcade fire especially since they wrote the soundtrack for the movie Her (2013)

I have never really liked the Arcade Fire sound and "approach" to music, and I don't understand why they got as big as they did, though I think a lot of it has to do with the same reasons I find them usually bland, where other people hear a consistent sound that seems to have resonated with a generation after me. In any case, this album is closer to other indie rock from the time, as this was their first album, and they were still forming what they wanted to become. I just personally think they ended up expanding on the parts of this album I don't care as much for, in the later albums. I don't really ever revisit it, but I do find value in it, and I have some sentimental value attributed to it from my past life. In the end, I think they did introduce something new to the modern music scene. I just wish, after this album, they would have done more than just create the same blanket of sound that doesn't click with me.

Kinda mid for the hype it got.

Great album

Quite a pleasant listening experience

Solid album with good mix of pop rock

Crown of Love and then Wake Up, wow. Shame the singer’s a perv.

universally recognised as perfect: #7 #9 favourites: #1 #4 meh: #3 unsure: #6 the transition from haiti into rebellion is lovely would def be classified as stomp clap music now but the album is so instrumentally layered and complex(?), it would be crazy to do so

It’s been some years since I listened to this whole album. Forgot how good it is. Solid 4.0

There’s several studies about how nostalgia is what you watched/listened to/read in your most formative years and how those are always comforting (I guess as long as your formative years are comforting). Anyway this came out when I was a senior in high school.

'Then we tried to name our babies / But we forget all the names that / The names we used to know.' Miraculously, and this is the band's saving grace, Arcade Fire isn't soft. In fact, they're hard, but not b/c they have a generic relationship to grunge or metal: they're indie-folk, or whatever, thru & thru. They're hard b/c they're loud and have soul - even at lower volumes, these tracks have a fighting spirit, punching their way for a place in the cosmos. Win Butler not only sings as if he's got something to say, but as if these are the last moments of his life to cry his heart(s) out. 'W/ my lightning bolts a glowing / I can see where I am going.' This is wake-up music - not a slap in the face or a warning sign, but an ecstatic, realistic parade of funereal fire.

This is an album I probably would've not listened to, at least at this time of my life, if it wasn't given to me. Its a good, non-offensive album, nothing to write home about but still a good listen and creates a nice atmosphere. I really like the album cover and I think it does a good job of conveying the sound of the album. Overall I did enjoy this album and I will definitely revisit the songs.

Listened to it before. It's comforting, cozy and feels very nostalgic to me. Like a warm summer evening, a cigarette, rusty guitar strings and running in flowery fields.

I have not been complimentary of Arcade Fire in the past. I thought The Suburbs was bland, boring and a bit crap, and was very disappointed in Neon Bible when it came out and haven’t listened since. I was very pleasantly surprised by this, then, when it turned out to be perfectly good early 21st century indie rock. Not massive stand-out, but I enjoyed my time with it.

"I prefer Pink Elephant" - Literally nobody

Listening to this album brought me back to high school, sitting on my bedroom floor doing homework & scrolling through tumblr. Very nostalgic & comforting. Plus it’s just a beautiful album.

12/20/25 I was vibing! 7/10

Favorite track(s): Neighborhood #2 (Laika), Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), Wake Up Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

I like these guys

I liked it!

deus abençoe o indie do início dos anos 2000 puta merda

de fato, indiezinho do início do séc xxi eh bacana demais. millennials acertavam às vezes, parabéns pra eles. gostosim de ouvir e tem umas pedrada, hein

Decent

Whilst I have listened to Neon Bible and The Suburbs a lot I do not think I ever went back to listen to the Funeral so hearing most of this album fresh. Without the familiarity or prior listening the album feels a little one dimensional and dour. Fortunately I do like the dimension they are in so I did enjoy it.

Central to this album is the Neighborhood suite, focused around a town where the kids seemingly want to get away from their dysfunctional parents. 'Neighborhood #1' starts with atmospheric pace and builds to a riot of sound. For an opening song on a debut album it's highly sophisticated. The more I listen to Arcade Fire the more it makes sense to tie them into a lineage of the dark post-punkers (Joy Division, Cure) married to the expanse of Springsteen's heartland rock. In amongst these epics you have the ability to weave an affecting melody is up there with the best. The album feels a more personal/nostalgic take, compared to the cynicism of Neon Bible. The latter is so well conceived though, that is my preference. But this is of course excellent.

Same review for the previous Arcade Fire album applies here. Initially didn't like Arcade Fire other than Wake Up. Had multiple mates that are huge fans and I've tried and tried and repeatedly listened but I just don't hear what they hear. It's good. It's not amazing. That could also just be based on forced familiarity. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

enjoyed that. indie rock in the background, but whole album good in total

Makes me feel warm in the winter, somehow very familiar. FOUR!

Love the string intruments

I must have been the last person sleeping on Arcade Fire, because as a first run this one is incredible. I usually try and give each album on the list a couple listens to get a better feel for it ('try' being the imperative word there, time-willing) but this was a zero hesitation replay. I usually find that the folksy twee style of indie rock in that 2000s era to be a little dorky, but it works perfectly here. fav tracks: Neighborhood #2 (Laika), Crown Of Love, Rebellion (Lies)

some bangers but overall some of the tonal elements of songs were disruptive to my listening experience.

This was cool! The perfect cross between high energy and tragic. It’s also really fun to listen to on a plane. The songs blend together but it still sounds good so I don’t mind that much. 7 kettles sounds sm like a Wilco song I wonder if there’s any influence there. Fav songs: neighborhood #1 (tunnels), crown of love

Shame about Win Butler

Second Arcade Fire Album provided fromt he list. The more I hear the music the more I like the band. Uplifting music and interesting lyrics.

Ahhhh Funeral. It’s been a long time. Having been quite the hipster in 2004, I of course am no stranger to Arcade Fire. This thing to the world by storm 20-ish years ago. It’s always been an odd one to me. I absolutely love some of these songs, particularly “Tunnels” and “Wake Up.” But the others don’t hold up to repeated listens. Overall this is a generous FOUR STARS

It’s hipster bullshit but it’s still good.

Pretty good 7.5/10 very vibey with horn and string instruments 👌

I like this album a lot, which makes me hate The Suburbs even more. It was the first LP I ever purchased. I feel like they really make the most of the number of people they have in the group here, keeping the instrumentation interesting. The desperation on some of these tracks is palpable.

Still as gorgeous as it ever was, tainted only by the circumstances of its lead singer. But make no mistake, of all the indie bands to circle around the mid-2000’s this was the one that stuck, and for good reason. It’s hard to give it a perfect score both because of its flaws and what we know now, but it’s still a gorgeous stunning album.

I used to think this was one of the best albums of all time, now I don’t really care to listen to it any more. Tried selling my record from 2008 or so but the dude wouldn’t take it from me. Naive melody: the album. Is that Owen Pallette on violin? Cuz he’s the only instrument doing anything but too much at the same time.

Torn between a 3 and 4, not my favorite arcade fire record but very cohesive, high 3 low 4 I think

Still good.

My kinda vibe enjoyable listen

I really love this album. The "shuffle" kind of style they had on this album is tremendous.

Nostalgi

Add it to the list of fine records that now come with some troublesome baggage but damn if it isn’t still a fine listen. Tune after tune delivered with a distinctive, rich signature sound, it still sounds fresh 20 years on.

Older I get the more this album grows on me. Some songs I really like other songs I slog through. Net net, a banger. I also have some treasured memories being in a live room belting out “Wake Up” that are eternal.

Grittypretty growlin' howlin' Arcade Fire have mastered the _drop_ ✅✅✅ Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) ✅✅✅ Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) ✅✅✅✅ Rebellion (Lies)

So good I had to listen it to it over and over. Takes me back to a time and place - yet still feels like it could come out today and be a banger of an album.

🥁🪇🥁🥁🪇 WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH 🥴 😭 😫 🥁🥁 WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH WOAHHH OHHHH

A weak 4 out 5 fire...Too much unnecessery fillings.

Enjoyed it! Not much else to say

Þetta er sko alveg tónlist sem ég fíla og Arcade Fire kunna að semja slíka tónlist. Fagmannlega gert án þess að ná einhverjum ofurhæðum en bara virkilega gott stöff

I like Arcade Fire but have never loved them This is the closest I’ve come Wake up is an all timer

8.5/10

A classic album full of top quality songs.

Nice discovery! So creative!

A lot of different styles/ instruments. Very pleasing for the ear!

Really suprised by this album! I really liked it!

Kevät

Interesting. A lot going on. Would need another 2-3 listens to start unpacking it. And I’m pretty sure I’m willing to do that (once I get through the current backlog).

Pretty good album. First album of what now has become a slightly annoying stadium rock band

An exciting interesting album without any particular standout songs/singles. An example of being interesting but accessible

Great first album If David Bowie and Talking Heads gave birth to a band

Did this come out as an answer to the horrible emo scene that was dominating the suburbs at the time? Possibly. It felt like a direct message to me, even if the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It was an easy answer to, "Oh if you don't like My Chemical Romance then what do you like?" Though Sufjan was and always will be better.

great music, horrible vocals

It's chill, I like it.

This sounds so timeless

Beautiful as hell with a stellar final 3 song leg

Truly the 500th best album out of Rolling Stone's 500 Best Albums of All Time.

Immediately and unintentionally swam deep into the ol’ nostalgia well starting at Tunnels and it carried through all the way to the end. I struggled if I should even rate this one if I was so compromised. OTOH why else does anyone engage with art in the first place? This album is strong enough lyrically and to grab someone in 2025, or at least that’s how I can explain being bowled over emotionally. It does lack some depth and isn’t as expansive musically as their later material. That being said, no real skippers IMO. Set the standard for a lot of indie music that followed.

A classic. Reminds me of freshman year of college. Kind of forgot about a couple of the songs but it’s got some bangers. I think Suburbs is probably a more cohesive album lyrically? ‘Neighborhood #2’ always kinda makes me laugh for some reason, like who the hell is Alexander.

This is a solid album throughout, but man, "Rebellion (Lies)" DOES SOMETHING TO ME. Indie fugue state. Millennial madness. Every time I hear it, I'm like, "Is this my favorite song of all time???" I'm thumping and hooting and hollering. EVERY TIME YOU CLOSE YOUR EYEEEEEES!

I like Arcade Fire. They have a really good creative energy. Sometimes kind of messy and chaotic but in a good way with interesting instrumentation. They rock out some pretty powerful jams with a unique sound. They are a band I can listen to over and over and discover new things in their songs.

never asked

I remember this from when I was a teen. Perhaps overplayed, but love Wake Up for instance.

У Фаєрів видатний був стрік з перших чотирьох альбомів. Хоч навколо цього є загальний консенсус, що він кращий, мені він подобається найменше з чотирьох. Але це безаперечно дуже сильний дебют і важливий альбом для нульових

Шикарний альбом, який гарно постарішав. Suburbs люблю більше, але тут впевнені 4 зірочки від мене.

This is pretty good. It drags a bit, but the instrumentation is good.

Crazy good debut with poetic lyrics and a wall of sound that just sounds gorgeously epic. Wake Me and Rebellious are all time greats.

All Time Classic. Iconic 00s Rock-Hymns and the sweet smell of youth.

Fantastic album, even after all these years. Such a great introduction to Arcade Fire

Vibes: 3/5 Instruments: 2/5 Production: 4/5 Emotional Value: 4/5 Storytelling/Lyrics: 4/5 Stand Outs: Neighborhood #3, Rebellion (lies) Overall Rating: 3.8

Generally solid throughout.

It's ok, not really my thing.

Theatrical, bombastic, but astonishingly cohesive and accomplished for a debit.

5/1001 Some interesting sounds and creative oddball stuff on here. I can see how some would not like this. For me, this is one of the good ones.

Much more my alternative style. This is fun, but not a jam. Crown of Love has a good jam at the end of it.

Rating: 9/10 Amazing indie rock album with plenty of catchy riffs, melodies, and choruses.

Had some highlight songs but a lot of it sounded the same.

Ganske bra.

Amazing album about death and growing up. So much feeling here and ridiculous highs like wake up. Very high 4, just has always had a couple of skips for me.

I think it was pretty cool uhhhh........ I don't really have anything to say so uh... Yeah.

Oh, Canada. I often find mid-aughts records don’t age that well. This one stills feels very good. The music on this album fills a room in a way that is cozy and epic at the same time.

Thrashed this when it came out. Holds up well listening again over 20 years later

Still sounds great! Lots of nostalgia here. Easy 4

Well, this takes me back to my first marriage. This album got overplayed when we began dating. It wasn't what I was into, but I endured because she liked it. Eventually, it grew on me. Didn't think I would listen to this again. There's something different about this band. They aren't like a corporate cutout, but they aren't super "indie" either. Just good ole mature music for adults who don't like to blow their ears out ti heavy music. Kind of folky, but not folk music. Neighborhood 3 and Wake Up were always favorites. This album is a good 4 for me.

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Listened to this a lot as a teen, Haiti was on several mixes. Some dated sound choices, but the anthems are undeniable.

At their best with heavy hitters with the right amount of unexpected indie elements (power out, wake up). At their worst with whiny ballads that seem like playing indie band BINGO. they’re only missing a whiny pathetic trumpet player. Crown of Love is embarrassingly bad especially when it leads to a song as monumental as wake up. Still it’s arcade fire. When I think arena indie rock they are THE band.