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2.8/5 kinda mid
Solid post 2000s indie rock band. Not much to say otherwise.
Es un álbum que no volveré a escuchar pero debo decir que me gustó.
Not their best, not their worst
Indie rock has a generic base sound, and I feel like this is that sound, real early in the game. I can hear it and I can replay it, I can appreciate them thinking outside of the box a bit here and there. I'm probably never playing this again. 2.7/5
feels like something just crawled outside of u
This was a lot of fun and had a lot of moments. There was movement throughout this album, which I always appreciate. Their vocalist isn't my favorite, but this wasn't bad at all. Liked Songs: "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" , "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" , "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" , "Crown of Love" , "Wake Up" , "Rebellion (Lies)"
Surprisingly enjoyable.
Tässähän saatiinkin hätäseen vanhempi näiden levy edellisen jälkeen. On tässä pari hyvää biisiä, mutta en muistanut, että tässä nää biisit oli niin tällasia, että "lähetäänkö liikkelle... ei lähetä.. biisi loppu" -henkisiä. Joskus se toimii, mutta aina ei. Ei nyt kuitenkaan mitenkään ihan kauhee, joten mennään keskilinjalla sitten.
Ei ihan yhtä hyvän ja raikkaan kuuloinen kun se edellinen näiden levy, mutta ihan ok.
Yaaaaa. Not my favorite of theirs, but still good.
3.5 i think
Rock assez down tempo, sympa
I've been getting a lot of this type of pop/rock music lately (and this is also my second Arcade Fire album this week). I still haven't decided how I feel about it. I don't love it, yet I don't hate it, either. It's dark and moody and passionately charged. I'm going to say it's just okay.
Liker dette godt! Vet ikke hva det er men liker det!
c'était ok
Was ok.
neighborhood #1 (tunnels): 6/10 neighborhood #2 (laika): 6/10 une annee sans lumiere: 7/10 neighborhood #3 (power out): 5/10 neighborhood #4 (7 kettles): 6/10 crown of love: 7/10 wake up: 6/10 haiti: 4/10 rebellion (lies): 7/10 in the backseat: 6/10
I wasn't specifically familiar with Arcade Fire, but it's quite possible that I've heard some of their songs. Their album “Funeral” gets off to a promising start with “Tunnels,” but then fails to build on that momentum and gets lost in solid but largely unremarkable indie rock. Highs and lows alternate: good sound quality is offset by rather unimaginative arrangements, and good ideas (e.g. “Power Out”, "Crown of Love") are immediately ruined by Win Butler’s ridiculously thin vocals in this register. The strings are used to good effect from time to time, but the guitar work is largely useless. That pretty much fits the definition of mediocrity.
2 for me until I heard WAKE UP
The most Millenial of early 2000s indie rock (e.g. Mumford and Sons-esque whining). I’ve shied away for that reason, but have a soft spot in my heart for Canadian rock bands (Rush and BnL being two favorites) so open to listening today. Honestly, better than I was expecting with some hints of classic ELO, and maybe some Talking Heads influence. Color me pleasantly surprised! 3.5⭐️
This album brings back memories of the early 2010s, a period that I don’t remember there being much good music.
nog helt ok! men var inte många låtar som direkt stack ut
Arcade Fire really dominated and defined what indie-rock would sound like for the next decade Fave track: Wake Up
Started slow but improved as album went on.
It was alright! Some good songs, mostly mediocre to me. Not really my vibe, but certainly worth listening to.
Not a terrible album, but indie rock is that kind of music where you cant really play it for too long, or it gets annoying. The type of music that plays on the radio, or in a department store. However, in just the right moment, ignoring the genre's connotation, this album had a great vibe. Best song: Une Annee Sans Lumiere.
Occheeeeei
Heartfelt, uplifting, feel-good, A little sad
6/10 Cumplidor pero nada en especial, bien igual
A part "In the backseat" la dernière de l'album qui a une voix féminine avec une instru sympa, ça criait un peu trop pour moi même si c'est du rock indie classique par ailleurs j'ai l'impression
Uses the classic indie formula of quiet start, builds to a crescendo then either goes quiet again or throws in a tempo change. That said lies and wake up are good songs
It's weird, I've always been told I should check out Arcade Fire, and then I do now and the songs are good, but I still don't actually like them that much. I think I would love this if it were written the same but performed by anyone else. I don't know quite why. The instrumentation choices, the vocals, it all adds up I guess.
while hearing men sing about forgiveness isn't really what i'm feeling at this stage of my life, crown of love stuck the landing and i wish it stayed on that final movement longer. that was kind of a theme for this album--i started getting excited about number of songs after being unmoved for a few minutes only for them to end. feels like it would hit a lot harder if if i had any nostalgia for it (but i cannot help that when i hear the opening to wake up without kind of rolling my eyes). fav: betrayal
This was alright, I wasn't the biggest fan of the vocals on it and I think it held back my enjoyment overall.
This is the first album on this long, LONG journey that I started with this whole thing. I’ll try to journal as best as I can, hopefully everything I feel and notice. I just realised that even if I listened to one album per day (which lets be honest; won’t happen), this will still be a project that spans 3+ years. But I don’t want to stop, I’m trying to be faithfull with myself. The Album: typical early 2000s instruments and vibe, I found it a bit boring – probably because I listened to a lot of other song from this era. But still the last few songs on the track managed to catch me, they all had very interesting switch ups rythmically and genre wise, I liked it’s boldness. 6/10
Best Song: Wake Up. The most "radio" of the tracks here. I have a bit of nostalgia for it, especially the chorus aspects. Worst Song: In The Backseat. I think I had partly just grown tired of the mood by this point, and I didn't find the female vocalist all that compelling. Overall: I can tell that they're aspiring to do something really significant here, but nevertheless it doesn't impact me much at all. The album really cares, but I don't.
Meh
bland
ok pretty average and slightly boring
Álbum bem produzido e com músicas interessantes. Experiência ok. QoA Cloudscape.
good
tuff ig
I feel like there's some real art here but I'm kind of struggling to access it. I think I have a little bit of a block for the couple of hugely popular songs here that I've heard hundreds of times. Then even for some of the others - there seems like there's some beauty but if you're not careful they pass you by a little bit. It may be that they sound uninteresting to a part of my brain just because they helped to popularise that specific soft indie sound that was very popular for a short while and they remind me of some pretty average popular music from the time? I think there are the cores of some cool songs though
This was fine. I enjoyed listening to it but I don’t see why it got all the accolades it did. I’ll forget about this album by tomorrow.
The band is not bad, but there is absolutely nothing special about them. It’s music you would hear if you turned on any rock radio station at any time.
Upbeat, catchy indie rock that doesn’t do all that much for me, but I can see why folks dig it. On a personal note, I don’t trust bands like this, those that have, like, 20 members. It makes me think there is a lack of talent so they overwhelm us with quantity over quality.
Lovely composition, the album feels bigger than the sum of its parts. Lots of small unique elements, never overwhelming or overdone, but they give us plenty to discover. This a great casual listen, easy on the senses without being boring.
Инди, прикольно, но ничего особенного
I liked it nothing too crazy but there’s some great riffs of consciences and it came up during a good time while I was on my walk home from the gym sitting in a park I don’t know how much I remember from this album, but I think I will definitely revisit it. Give it another go, but three out of five seems like where it should be rated.
leuke energie soms beetje vaag
À la fois bien, à la fois pas exceptionnel 3-/5
Este álbum debut es como si feel good ahh music tuviese un hijo bastardo con the Strokes que a su vez es el tío lejano de imagine dragons que a su vez fue criado por Ben Stiller. Dentro de todo, linda experiencia pero dudo que lo vuelva a escuchar más de una vez.
Its ok. Would be a good band to see live.
If my girlfriend asks, I gave this a five. She asked me to imagine it was still the Obama era while I listened and that honestly did help. But besides “Wake Up” there weren’t enough moments on this album to excite me beyond the nostalgia for when twee was cool.
OK I guess. Kind of underwhelming.
I love one Arcade Fire song and it’s the only song I know/recognize. It’s not from this album, so I’m excited to listen to more of their music. Holy shit, the accordion. If there’s one thing I love, it’s a friggin’ accordion. Stunning. Neighborhood #2, right into my likes. Such an intense, chaotic song Neighborhood #4 (7 kettle). WOAH, the horror soundtrack opening. The unnerving strings juxtaposed the tranquil singing. Crazy. Overall, a good album. Would I listen to all the songs? Nooo. But the ones that hit, HIT HARD.
I like this album.
While I generally can’t stand the “stomp clap” genre of music I have to give Arcade Fire credit for maybe doing it best. They may have given rise to bands like Mumford or the lumineers, but at least they did it with some originality.
Arcade Fire is some solid indie rock, I'm never disappointed when it comes on, but I never find myself really loving it either, pretty middle of the road
It was fine, inoffensive, and very much an album of 2004.
I definitely preferred this one to "Neon Bible" even though it was a long time ago, I remember not liking it at all, this however wasn't too bad. It's nicely-done densely layered indie rock. The vibes on the first track are amazing, so magical. The violins do a good job of giving drama that some of the songs require. Not too bad of an album. Highlight Song/s: "Neighborhood #1" and "Haiti"
I don’t like arcade fire
War gar nicht so schlecht, aber auch nicht so gut.
Alright sound, couple of good tracks with nice texture, overall ok. Pixies plus melatonin and violin.
First time hearing. Thought it had a "jolly" sound that I enjoyed. The second half of the album is soo much better than the first half though - so a bit unbalanced in quality for me.
Nice in between alt rock with some good tunes and an original feel. I don't know that I would seek them out or build a play list around them, but listenable.
first song sound is good but his voice pisses me off love transition in song 3
sensible hymns with a soft touch and a hint of goofyness
Thought it was fine. Has a melody that I like, but can't make out any words. Seems like decent music to put on in the background.
Washed over me a bit, Arcade fire have got some great tracks though...
Maybe I've been exposed to too much Arcade Fire. Maybe I just wasn't in headspace to appreciate them. Regardless, my impression of this album was that it was fine. It's clearly musically adept, and some of the songs were enjoyable, but it didn't bowl me over by any means.
Eh, some tracks i really liked, others I really didn't
Litt som MGMT, så er det mye nostalgi tilknyttet dette. Hyggelig gjenhør, men Arcade Fire er mye hit and miss for min del.
Grei indie, det her. Blir litt glutenfritt til tider. Sterk treer.
Stort sett kjedelig og intetsigende, til tross for det litt sirkusaktige uttrykket. Rebellion (Lies) kommer inn som et seint høydepunkt.
Probably their best album. There are a couple of good songs, but overall I can’t quite understand the appeal.
This is a nice sounding album. It definitely has that indie sound to it, which a lot of people will like. I'm not too convinced by this album, I don't dislike it. But I think it lacks variation, for my taste at least. This is definitely right up some people's alley, and I will say there are good highlights on the album. But this kind of indie rock isn't really what I'd find myself listening to more often. I like the instrumentation for the most part, I think it can occasionally feel a bit empty at points but the bass and guitar are generally speaking quite good. I definitely have people in my life who would love this, just isn't really my thing tbh. Fav track: Wake Up
Was hoping with such a lively band name for something more exciting! Didnt like the voice and the tracks had a similar sound ….so got bored. But not too awful!
Fav-crown of love
i like this
Muy indie para mi
perfectly nice album, just less my thing (very millennial hopecore)
Pues sí me gusta pero muy meh. Ni se que más opinar. Muy genérico todo
Estuvo entretenida no me disgustó, lo volvería a escuchar,
A let down
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.
mmm not my style
Thursday 16 April 2026 Pretty good and I liked, don’t know how often I’d listen though I’m yearning
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.
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
Besserer Rock.
Nice listen, but nothing that stood out to get it any higher
Kan kuuloinen vokalisti. Menevää meininkiä
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
Indie rock, chamber pop, art rock, baroque pop, symphonic rock.
схоже на зе драмс
bien menos laa canciones que eran neighborhood
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.
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.
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
Interesting for sure. I didn't hate it : )
didnt listen
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.
It’s got the song!!!!!! What else is abouts this?
Better than expected.
Solid...3 stars
muy chulas algunas canciones pero vaya, no es genial del todo
TS ASS. ok its alr
"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.
Like Neon Bible The whole thing feels overwrought But sincere, at least
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.
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
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...
I don’t know, it’s creative and has nice instrumentals and production quality but the whiny vocals are so off putting
sounds like U2 fucked modest mouse
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
Feels quite dated, may have been refreshing and new in the 00s but feels old and stale now.
3.5
Wake Up is the definition of a millennial optimism song
not that interesting to me
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
Really good album!
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
1: Wake Up 2: Neighborhood #3 3: Crown of Love
A great album, but prefer the Suburbs
“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.
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.
Didn‘t connect with this one much. interesting to hear however, how their sound developped.
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.
Royo rock independiente de los 2000 tiene un pase para sentirse en un videoclip
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.
I just wish I could like it 100%, but it felt too millennial. Mainly the “yeah!” Some good parts for sure
quite lovely
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 think I finally hear what my mom heard when I listened to indie (3.7 but rounded down)
I liiiike but I do not looove
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
It’s OK
Meh. Arcade Fire isn't my thing, I guess.
pretty cohesive album! it evokes a certain emotion i'm not sure what to call. i wish i could appreciate it more but i cannot get over the voice. don't know what it is. it had some good songs but none made a huge impression on me, i think. a lot of songs were kind of repetitive. i think it was lacking that sort of punch that i like in my music. nothing wrong with that! i just think it would be better appreciated in the ears of another listener.
The early 2000s. A little more my speed, but not a mind scrambler. Good tunes including the “hit” Rebellion (Lies). I’d listen again
Like Neon Bible, there are high highs, but I don't think it’s the masterpiece some make it out to be. That would be The Suburbs.
I understand why this album is on this list. I was not excited to listen to it, but couldn’t turn it off. I was, however, happy when it was over. I kept trying to find a phrase to describe it besides “unnecessarily dramatic”, but that just stuck in my head.
I know it's a well-respected and highly influential album in terms of its themes and overall production... but it's not really my cup of tea. Faves: Crowd of Love, Wake Up
Almost a four star for the moment we were in listening to the album - it just fit so well. Not quite though. A little slow to be going on the regular rotation. I did enjoy it though and will be exploring more of Arcade Fire’s music.
I have never understood the hype behind Arcade Fire, but to be fair, never took a deep dive either. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. T1- I could listen to this. T2- This makes perfect sense for 2004. Maybe I only heard them once they blew up in the early 2010s. T3- I really enjoy this song. Sonic shift from the first two tracks. So far this album feels like a mix of Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse/Cold War Kids. I've lost track of individual songs at this point. T7- Oh, this is the record with "Wake Up" on it. I think I like this song a lot. News to me. I expected to hate this album and was pleasantly surprised.
A good indie album. With it's own distinct feel and sound. I enjoyed it when it was released and enjoyed listening again now, though I haven't listened to it a lot in between. Several times when listening this time around it brought to mind David Byrne, which certainly isn't a bad thing, not sure why but there we go... It's another one which I can't quite see why it is on this list. Decent enough but not amazing.
a fun indie album type vibe; 7/10
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels): 6/10 Neighborhood #2 (Laika): 7/10 MBPW Une Annee Sans Lumiere: 5.7/10 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out): 5.6/10 MBPW Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles): 5.2/10 Crown Of Love: 5.1/10 Wake Up: 5/10 (2min left is peak) Haiti: 4.8/10 Rebellion (Lies): 4/10 In the Backseat: 4/10
I like the energy on this album. Really gets you pumped at times. Favorite track: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Melachonic, easy listen, variated Great production
I enjoyed a few songs
Ok
6* Niet helemaal mijn ding, vond het niet bijzonder.
It's just OK, don't believe the hype
felt like game ost, nice
I recognize it's great, I'm not a fan nonetheless
I'm not a big fan of theirs but i do like this record.
You know, there's some good songs in there. But that's it
This debut is when AF first caught my attention. It's still their best.
Production is absolutely beautiful and is what caught my ear the most. Lyrics are very poetic and make me think a lot of what they could mean, which was a bit difficult to catch. Vocals have that indie sound that not a lot of people like or think it is the best but I did not think they were the main focus of the songs. My favorite song was Crown of Love, honorable mention is Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles).
Pretty good album for background, listened to it three times. No song fully caught my attention but good vibes. Indie ish?
Standouts Wake Up
A very nostalgic album for me. I first listened to it in 2014. I was surprised to realize that it’s been two decades since it came out. You can really hear the indie blueprint in it; I ended up adding 7 out of the 10 tracks to my liked songs.
It's...fine, I guess? Nice production, good arrangements, solid performances, but it all kinda sounds the same to me, and doesn't particularly grab me. Favorite track: "Rebellion (Lies)"
This is much more in line with what I typically listen to, but I haven’t gotten to this album yet so I’m thriller to be listening
It was okay, nothing crazy. I like their other albums better, but this was their beginnings so I can appreciate it.
bop
It was different I knew 1 song
i think i went into this wanting to give it a 5 as i know im supposed to grant god like status to Funeral by Arcade Fire buuuut i’ve always been a The Suburbs girlie and a lot of this album fades into the background for me. with the exception of course of Wake Up, which is one of the best songs ever made
nice album. a bit of a change for them
I just began listening to this and I like it already
Can recognize that this is well-written and well-produced, just simply not my cup of tea :/ wish I liked it more!
Favorite Songs - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Une Annee Sans Lumiere, Crown Of Love, Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies), In The Backseat
I've already reviewed Neon Bible (3 stars) and The Suburbs (4 stars), and I have 7 of the 10 tracks from Funeral already on an existing playlist or two or three... haven't I paid my 2000s indie-pop dues yet? This review should be about an experience we all might have one day: exhaustion with a sound that once wore the crown. When I saw who I'd be reviewing today, I sighed — and it wasn't out of relief, and it wasn't out of joy. I was deflated and let down by Funeral showing up today. Mind you, it's not because this album is bad at all. While I don't think it's the perfect Arcade Fire record or the ultimate expression of what the band has to offer, it is a solid debut and sounded pretty good in 2004, even if I only heard bits and pieces back then. Maybe this should be part of the review, too: at the time, I was into the harder stuff, so I didn't form a bond with this record when it arrived. Just a weak attachment later in life after coming around to The Suburbs. So here we are with Funeral over 20 years later. It's fine but outside of Rebellion (Lies), it's ultimately kind of lifeless now.
Tracks have similar tempo and vibe. Stand outs were Wake Up and Tunnels. Overall, I liked it, but I'm not sure how much I would listen to it.
Didn't like much
Solid album.
One of the early-aughts bands I wrote off at the time because they weren’t punk. Though I am actively trying to expand my horizons, I feel mildly justified in my initial prognosis. I’m certain I’ve heard some songs by them before, but I wouldn’t have been able to tell you if it was Arcade Fire or The Arctic Monkeys, or Kings of Leon or any other number of bands I conflated in my own head. I don’t even know if any of those bands sound like the others. All that said, there were some moments in this album I truly enjoyed. The last minute of Crown of Love. Then”oh THAT song, moment I recognized Wake Up from some dusty corner memory of who knows when. I still wouldn’t say this is my type of music, but Arcade Fire left the door of possibility open.
Sounds like the soundtrack of a night filled with cheap whiskey and cigarettes spent trying to hold pseudo-intellectual conversation but you’re just talking over each other and when it’s all said and done nothing has changed but you remember nodding your head a lot and it was kind of a good time but now you have a headache and you shaved your beard into a mustache… and there’s a dick on the side of your face.
Fun listen with smooth moments, nothing ground-breaking musically or lyrically
I knew of Arcade Fire simply because they're from my hometown. However the album didn't leave a strong impression on me. It's very typical mid-2000s indie.
Crown of love Neighborhood 1 Rebellion
I liked some songs. Will definitely add them to my playlist.
Did not finish all the way through. I will finish listening to it, as I was pleasantly surprised!
I think this has aged quite poorly compared to other records in this era and in this orbit. It's quite melodramatic and overblown in parts, but still has parts that are interesting and straightforwardly entertaining pop songs. It uses its maximalist ideas just to deliver straightforward musical tropes rather than do anything particularly interesting
No annoying which was a positive surprise.
very solid record, but not amazing
some good songs but your average 2010s indie/folk record
Didn't particularly capture my attention.e
As a whole, this album is good. Arcade Fire has a very distinctive sound that they carry throughout the album. Wake Up deserves to be turned up and holds a special place in this album. It immediately reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are but it also just elicits this feeling of wonder that is so nostalgically beautiful. After finishing the album, I'd say it is a 7/10. Not many songs stood out to me other than Wake Up, but overall, it has a nice sound.
I liked this album! Especially the last song In the Backseat, the vocals were raw and the tone was different than the rest of the album. Probably not something I would listen to again, but worth at least one listen through!
A lot of these albums are by artists that I have never listened to so it is interesting because I usually don't know what to expect. This album was different but it was good and some of the songs were almost ethereal.
Prva polovina je najiritantniji zamislivi indie, srećom kasnije se dosta popravi utisak. Ni blizu Suburbsa i tako njihovih kasnijih stvari, ali ispao je ok album.
I had never listened to Arcade Fire before. They were hyped up pretty big at the Grammy's and it made me less interested. So, I was quite hopeful listening to this album that I would be blown away and regret having not listened to them for all of these years. The first song was pretty good. I was intrigued. Unfortunately, the rest of the album meandered. I was not blown away and I had no interest in having a 2nd listen. Nothing really stood out after the first song. Is their best album or just one of their albums that I should listen to out of 1001 other suggestions? I'm beginning to question this 1001 list.
Heard of band but not sure I know any music. Cool start on neighborhood #1. Really good production for the most part, wish the vocal were a little louder. Love the piano. Fun song. #2 is a fun/well produced song as well, is there a connection to number 1? Unclear. Less of a fan of une année. Good guitar, don’t like the drums. Feel choppy. Just a little too slow overall. That’s until the last 45 seconds. Great solo. This is what I wanted tempo wise. Xylophone is uneccasary on #3, but rest of it I like. I also love the cohesion of the album so far with the different neighborhoods. #3 is so good, keeps getting better as it goes. Love the guitar. Great songwriting. #4 is pretty good not the best or worst. Good songwriting, music is kind of simple compared to the rest of the album. Crown of love is fine. Good songwriting but just doesn’t hit me. Really cool last 55 seconds. I’ve definitely heard wake up before, sounds like a radio song. Guitar is awesome. This song is so good. Haiti is fine, saved by the transition into rebellion. Rebellion is awesome. One of the best on the album. In the backseat is a great ender, captures the theme of the whole album. Constantly build up. Really fun album. Would listen again. 3.4 stars
Overall it’s pretty good but i feel weird enjoying it after the allegations.
It was good to get another opportunity to listen to this record. I don't know exactly why I've been unable to connect with it in the past. The music is solidly arranged indie rock, and it was recorded well, though I did find myself wishing for more depth. I listened several times and found Funeral to be a decent background record. I listened very closely one time and realized that this music deserves more attention than what I was giving it. A close listen revealed more layers than I had initially anticipated, and I appreciated that. In fact, I'd now say that Arcade Fire's Funeral is kind of a bridge between other, more noise-oriented and droning Montreal bands like Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. That was a cool surprise. But that same close listen brought up another glaring issue. I can't understand most of what the lead vocalist (Win Butler?) is singing, and when I can, I'm not impressed by the writing. And it's weird, too. I actually find that the singing and the phrasing lend appropriate texture to the music. But it's straining to try to understand the lyrics, and I'm frustrated most of the time. I'll be excited to listen to any future Arcade Fire offerings on the 1089, but this one isn't going on my go-to list any time soon. Three stars.
Sigh. First The National, now this. I mean, it's ok but I could do with less whiny indie.
Good
good vibe but not my pick of choice
Rentoo taustamusaa
Hmmm I think I do like this more than The Suburbs on account of length, but it's still just kinda ok!
As an album I appreciated this more than The Suburbs, which we got not too long ago in this challenge - the instrumentation was rich and varied and the songs kept me engaged throughout. However, as far as truly getting into Arcade Fire goes, I think I missed the last train.
If Win Butler didn’t have such a whiny voice for half the album then this would probably be better. Alas.
Just ok
I bobbed my head to this off and on while writing this morning and it was fine. Can't say it grabbed me but was enjoyrable.
Reminds me of Vivaldi: perfectly pleasant background music
It’s good and well-made and complex and all that, but not really my thing. I did like the random French though. Benefit of Montreal bands.
It was fine
This was a solid 2 until I hit Wake Up, then I thought "well this would be a 2 but this song elevates it to a 3." Then I heard the last few tracks, which I never did before and it's a solid 3. A lot of skips and a lot of it is too artsy fartsy for my taste. But Wake Up is a banger and there's a couple others I'd revisit.
later
According to 1001 albums you should listen to, this album single handedly showed up emo music for the “emotionally illiterate, self indulgent, angst ridden garbage” it is. Strong words about an entire genre of music. The blurb also mentions that Arcade Fire dabbled in Krautrock before landing on indie rock and boy am I glad they didn’t stick with their original plan.
Some good tracks, but never quite matched the hype.
Good album, especially for a debut. Not as polished as some of their other work, but I guess that’s to be expected. Definitely worth another listen.
How do I rate this? On the one hand, this is a fantastic album - deeply nostalgic, great songwriting, and truly one of the standouts of the indie music I grew up with. On the other hand, the allegations against Win Butler have soured my previous love for Arcade Fire. On the music alone, in a vacuum, it’s an easy five for me but I can’t unlink the nuance around Arcade Fire and the legacy of the band now from the work.
Good but not particularly memorable
6/10… chamber pop / indie rock / *2004
It was ok, would listen to Arcade Fire again, given the right mood.
it's alright. it didn't feel very compelling or interesting, so i'm not sure what the hype is about from reading other reviews. this reminds me of something that would be playing in a spot that sells $25 burgers and has a logo of a silhouetted man with a handlebar mustache. standout track: neighborhood #3
Meh.
Worthy
Decent not really my jam though
Canadians this whiny must be Toronto Maple Leafs fans. Didn’t like Arcade Fire as a kid (the radio played them constantly for CanCon), still don’t like them. The album concept and structure is interesting though.
I don't feel as connected to the 2000s indie rock bands
OK..
Yeah it's ok
I enjoyed some of the songs but mostly wasn’t for me
I went back and gave this one a new listen earlier this year or maybe last year, there's good stuff on it and it was definitely influencial for better or for worse. I think they're a slightly overated band, even tho I love some of their songs, this is probably a 3 1/2 for me if I had to give it a rating, which I do. I'll round it up to a 3 star because I'm a bitch Best tracks: Neighborhood #1 & 3, Wake Up I'll try not to use "overated" for the next ones haha
There is pretty stuff here and it has some great use of instruments that are not traditional to the alt-rock genre. But I just don't know...I don't dislike them, they just aren't this end all be all of rock bands that everyone makes them out to be. There is little here that seems THAT unique or THAT different. Its emo alt-rock.
Funeral is a good album but it never really spoke too deeply to me. This was exciting for 2004, but now it sounds earnest and overwrought. 3.5 stars.
Liked this better than I thought I would. Couple repeat tunes: Crown of Love & Wake Up. Sounds even better with my newly acquired headphonezZzZzzz
Beetje dramatisch
Funeral — дебютный студийный альбом канадской инди-рок-группы Arcade Fire, выпущенный 14 сентября 2004 года на лейбле Merge Records. Предварительные записи для Funeral были сделаны в течение недели в августе 2003 года в Hotel2Tango в Монреале, Квебек, а сама запись была завершена в том же году в аналоговом формате. Тексты песен альбома основаны на темах смерти, перемен и потери детской невинности, навеянных недавней кончиной членов семей нескольких участников группы во время его создания. Первая половина альбома, получившая название the 'Neighborhood' suite, повествует о городе, борющемся с отключением электроэнергии посреди зимы, и основана на личном опыте во время ледяного шторма в Северной Америке 1998 года. С альбома было выпущено пять синглов, самым успешным из которых стала песня "Rebellion (Lies)", занявшая 19-е место в британском чарте синглов. Альбом был номинирован на премию «Грэмми» в 2005 году в категории «Лучший альтернативный музыкальный альбом». Он получил широкое признание критиков и возглавил многие списки лучших альбомов года и десятилетия. Сейчас его часто называют одним из величайших альбомов всех времен. Как сообщается на сайте сайте Metacritic, альбом был вторым самым выступлений на конец десятилетия ТОП-10 списков, только за Radiohead Это определённо не ужасный альбом, он есть и имеет право на существование. Интересно послушать, местами хорош. Но и такая высокая оценка критиков мне не очень понятна. Веет от этого альбома какой-то претенциозностью, что ли. А может все жанры с приставкой "барокко" имеют такое настроение, не знаю. Экспериментальщиной и резкой сменой инструментала в треке уже никого не удивишь, но может в 2005 это было ещё в новинку. Ну и я люблю, когда в альбоме есть общая тема или в ней рассказывается история, это интересно как произведение искусства само по себе. Говорю этому альбому "окей".
Normal, hi ha cançons originals.
Reminds me of high school. Less moody than I remember.
Up until Wake Up I was unimpressed. Not exactly bored, nor was anything particularly bad, but there was little about this album that grabbed my attention. However, Wake Up was fantastic. It was larger than the entirety of the rest of the album together. The word that popped into my head for it was anthemic, with that uncomplicated but driving riff and the background chorus. Then the orchestration came in. Just a great song. It made me think I needed to start the album over since I had to have missed something. Them the rest of the album made me realize that no, it was one really, really good song in the middle of a mediocre album.
This was heading for a 2 at the start of the album but once you get into it gets better. Some good tunes and I like the orchestral vibe of a lot of it. Might get higher with further listens but I've over 600 albums left to listen to so I can't
It's fine, I can see why people like it.
perto dos outros dois esse foi bem fraco
This is a debut album from one of the few post-2000 era groups I’ve heard of (because they have been on SNL a few times). The album started unremarkable but gained steam as it progressed. It is good for a debut effort but not quite to the four-star level.
A second Arcade Fire album, eh? I "have" this album digitally, but I never bought it because it didn't live up to the single that interested me - 'Rebellion (Lies)'. Still pleasant indie stuff, nice instrumentation (dare I say, orchestration), but the vocals are too muddly. And there are better songs about Laika, like Ireland's 2025 Eurovision entry! Highlight: 'Rebellion (Lies)'
Not their best but still a good listen
Great album & songs More like a 3.7
Won’t pretend it doesn’t get a nostalgia boost, but it’s better than the other album we listened to.
Okej men inte mer
This is the only Arcade Fire album I have in my collection
I'm not really a big indie rock type. But this wasn't bad. It was a good listen through and through, good vibes and enticing.
Este disco estaba en todos los blogs de aquellos años. Siempre lo consideré sobrevalorado y mi opinión no ha cambiado desde aquellos años. Malo no es, en todo caso, pero no llega a esas 5 estrellas que veo tan fácilmente entregadas en los comentarios.
verrassend. best leuk
Pleasant and empty
Just can't get into it
Listened to this already! I'll give it a second listen. Decent, fun, everything sounded good if a little poppy. Enjoyed the album, solid 3 - 3.2, had a fun time listening to it. The vocals were very very solid.
Arcade Fire has always fallen flat for me and I'm not sure why. Their songs, while energetic, never feel exciting. This may be a testament to how influential they are, but almost every song sounds like it could easily be in the background of a commercial for Home Depot or some fabric softener. There were a couple of cool moments.
Perfectly pleasant listen but it really just needed a little more energy and power as many of the songs have a languid, almost flat tempo to them. I have to assume that this was the artists intention for it to be dreamy but in this case it's a little bit uninteresting. Top Tracks = Wake Up & In the Backseat
Mid
Sympatoche
I like this album, but I'll admit that to me it feels more "important" than enjoyable. There is a lot going on that I don't have the musical chops to be able to describe. Interesting instrumentation, rhythms and melodies. But I don't find myself wanting to listen over and over
I’ve always liked Funeral by Arcade Fire, but I’ve never been fully convinced it’s as groundbreaking or important as many make it out to be. So, I decided to give it another listen today to see if my view has changed. After today’s listen, I’d say Funeral is a good indie album with some excellent moments, though it’s not quite the masterpiece it’s often described as. Tracks like “Crown of Love,” “Wake Up,” and “Rebellion (Lies)” really stand out — Rebellion in particular has been a favourite of mine for years. However, the songs surrounding them feel fairly standard, even a little basic by comparison. Overall, it’s a solid album but not a game-changer — a steady 3/5 for me. Favourite track: “Rebellion (Lies)” – a fantastic song. Least favourite track: “In the Backseat” – not terrible, but the album ends with a bit of a whimper. Album artwork: A cool, distinctive cover that fits the tone of the record.
Mixed thoughts on Funeral.. I like about half of it, and it was a breath of fresh air at the time. I was prepared to go lower given the tone is a bit cringe but tunes like LIES are still huge.
okay
Some nice stuff here but ultimately not very memorable.