Funeral

Aside from the songs I knew and enjoy, Wake Up and Rebellion (Lies), this is a pretty average listen. Most of it seems to go nowhere and doesn't really appeal to me. I'll give it a 3 purely for the two tracks above, otherwise it's a 2.5.

Another guitar band that should be right up my alley and they were good but didn’t set me alight wanting more. Will give another album a go.

Not for me.

love this, but it ends here

It’s got the standard Arcade Fire sound. Maybe if I hit some tracks up individually they might stand out but the whole affair just kind of blends together

Favourite Songs: Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)

Na pewno jestem ucieszona z faktu tego, że mogłam odkryć ten album. Niestety kojarzył mi się on z latem 2024 roku, filmem "500 days of Summer". Jego muzyka na pewno mogłaby zagościć w tej produkcji.

it was alright. There are other similar style indie artists I like more (like daughter)

No me gustó mucho. No de mi gusto completamente, tiene canciones interesantes.

As baroque pop/art rock goes, Funeral, is a top shelf album full of interesting songs that are well produced and well played. This album strikes the balance between Win Butler’s Bowie fetishism and Regine’s artier tendencies. The Neighborhood Suites occupying the first half are essentially a good warmup for the second half where I think the better songs lie. Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies) and the closer In The Backseat are the best songs on a strong record. A little shine has come off the apple as Win’s personal peccadillos have undeniably derailed Arcade Fire tarnishing their image and apparently damaging the partnership between Win and Regine who divorced. Funeral is perhaps the correct word as the allegations go back as far as this record. Still a solid listening experience. 3.5/5.

Very average music.

decent

Psihoza

This is album is fine. Nothing offensive musically, but also nothing that I feel the need to circle back to. Definitely an album.

This is a really good record that I heard a lot at the time of its release, and it still delivers. Unfortunately, it came out that the singer is a likely sex pest and their music never improved, only got worse. So I'll rate this according to the fact that it's their high water mark and maybe the singer wasn't a creep at that point. 3.75*

this band/album has always left me conflicted. i don't love the voice except when i do. i respect (and enjoy) the way the are able to create catharsis but when they slow it down i am left cold.

Album was OK but a bit like random noise

Not as good as it thinks it is

Not heard this or the band before so another new one ticked off. The first track builds up brilliantly and crescendos all through, a very good song to start off with! Second track isn't quite as good but is pretty decent in that indie rock type of way that the lyrics are decent but the vocal melody is more like being talked at. This indie rock flavour continues through a lot of the album. Good solid drums, nice melodies for the backing instruments and a decent number of various instruments but the vocals let the side down. Crown of Love is a centrepiece and has a great tempo change towards the end which breathes new life into the song and the feeling of the album for a bit. Wake up was equally good. This is a perfectly good album, with some good, if not very good songs but none are quite enough to make it onto my favourites list let alone my 5*s. 3.5 stars for perfectly good... Gonna round this one down. 👍 N1 (Tunnels), N3 (Power Out), Crown of Love 👎 N4 (Kettles), Haiti

The first two tracks were off to a bad start. Once the tempos slowed down the songs had more room to breathe found its stride.

Theatre School band trying to be highbrow

6/10

I can understand the appeal of this. It wasn't bad and I actually saved a couple of tracks from this album. But is this a life changing listen that deserves the hype? Ehh not really. It sounds a bit like Modest Mouse with an orchestra, which sounds way cooler now that I have typed. It's a little theater kid-y to me, but that doesn't ruin the whole thing, just takes me out of it a bit. I saw some people criticizing it for its earnestness, which is stupid. Doing away with earnest music is one of the greatest tragedies of our musical era. But it does walk the Millennial-Burger-Restaurant line a little too close for comfort at times. 3 stars.

Okay album

This was fine. I see the appeal of it to others but only the odd song really tickled my brain.

Pretty typical modern alt-pop-indie rock for the decade.

Even though I liked the material on the second half of the album, this is something that definitely did not meet expectations.

This album really makes evident how different consuming music was back in the day. I’m pretty sure I owned this; I actually don’t like a bulk of the songs on this album. But back when it came out, Arcade Fire was the “it” indie band and as someone really into the music scene of course I had to get it. Aside from Neighborhood #3, Wake Up, and Rebellion, the songs are whiny, grating, and frankly pretty annoying. (3)

Está chulo pero me cuesta entrar en esta onda desde el '26. Merece pegarle otra vuelta en algún momento.

INDIE ROCK. DEVO FATICARE UN PO' PER ENTRARCI, MA PER QUESTO HO INIZIATO QUESTA CHALLENGE E DA QUALCHE PARTE BISOGNA PARTIRE. TONO MALINCONICO CHE MI PIACE INSIEME ALLA METAFORA RICORRENTE DEGLI OCCHI CHIUSI. 2 CANZONI MI HANNO COLPITO: REBELLION, UNA DELLE PIU' PIMPANTI E FAMOSE, E NEIGHBOURHOOD#4, LA MENO FAMOSA, CHE PARLA DEL TEMPO IN UN MODO CHE MI GARBA. 3/5

1004 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."

Felt boring

It was fine -- I wish I had been listening more carefully to the lyrics

fun indie rock album and with upbeat emotional storytelling, 6.3/10

Often when I'm listening to Arcade Fire, I find myself actively trying to convince myself that I like Win Butler's voice...so not always the most enjoyable experience. This is definitely a fun listen with several songs already in my rotation prior to today. However, in my opinion, anyone describing this album as "triumphant" is drinking a little bit of AF Kool-Aid. There's definitely a generation of people who go crazy for this band, but that's not me. Favorite tracks: Neighborhood #2 (Laika), Rebellion (Lies)

I wasn't really impressed by this.

3.7/5

Bang average 00s indie

not my style but ok

This is the third Arcade Fire album I have had on this list. Again, they're a fine band, but that much seems like overrepresentation. I mean, Gorillaz have got one album, just one! And Arcade Fire have three? Get out of here. I picked Gorillaz as a comparison over other bands because I think they have been operating in the same timeframe, but also compared to Arcade Firem their style has evolved significantly between albums, their presentation and lore is innovative and unusual, and they are, I think, a LOT more popular. I don't even like Gorillaz that much, I just think the editors of this list might actually have brain damage with these choices, or maybe they have a massive bribe from Arcade Fire in their back pockets As expected, I liked this album fine. My guess is it was included for having Wake Up on it, which WOOOAAHHHH-OOOHHHHH-OOOHHH-OOHHH I recognised instantly. But also the album as a whole sounded a lot like the other two albums of theirs I heard, the Suburbs and Neon Bible. I would drop it (or The Suburbs) in a heartbeat for any of Gorillaz' Demon Days, Plastic Beach, or The Mountain. Or, actually, any of a bunch of other albums from significant and influential artists who need to be on this list more. Sorry, Arcade Fire, sometimes this project wears me down and I have to rant a bit. You're doing good.

It was ok

It's well-made music that sounds nice overall, but I dunno if it's totally my vibe. The album has a great midway track in Wake Up (used in probably a thousand movie trailers and soundtracks), but the rest of the album doesn't wow me. I can't give it below a 3, but I struggle to justify giving it a 4.

me transmite un poco esa melanconia que lei sobre lo que es el disco, pero nunca hubiera pensado que tenia que ver con un funeral real, no me trasmite esa tristeza, o longing ? nose. es un 2.5, pero como me gusto el sonido voy por el 3

Teilweise ein bisschen zu gezwungen Deep, teilweise aber spannender Sound (klingt für mich aber auch manchmal einfach nur wie modest mouse lol)

It is a low bpm album which I like. I feel like this is also an album that needs multiple listens for me to not only like it but also find songs that I like in it. It was nice to listen to but nothing memorable for now Review - 6/10

un buen álbum para el camino

Mám to v aute na usb kľúči a keď to príde na rad, tak si to vypočujem. Ale cielene ich nepočúvam.

I quite like a handful of the tracks but I find most of the tremulous vocals grating.

Tried to listen a few time but it just kind of fades into the background. Weird.

It's a fine album. Not my favourite genre of music, but I can respect it.

Some classics but over all - meh

Ok album.

again? no dejan de ser cool igual sjdkalakak

Ni slabo

thought this was gonna be some stomp clap bs.. and it was!

Standard indie album to me. Rebellions obviously a banger.

This album is like a FIFA game soundtrack, but the songs that sort of just play in the background, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, they're just no Song 02, Jerk it out, Kids etc. At the 11th hour, this went from a 2 to a 3. 3/5 Top tracks: Haiti, Une Annee Sans Lumiere, Neighbourhood #3, Crown of Love

Reminded me a bit to Bjork. 7/10

Arcade Fire still hasn't clicked for me. I do like the main single Wake Up, along with a few other tracks on this and other albums, but I have yet to get into that groove of wanting to turn to their albums. This wasn't the tipping point, and maybe I won't get there.

It's not bad.

I quite liked the popular song but the rest were eh

What an interesting debut album. I would say I enjoyed my listening experience but I would not go out of my way to listen to it again.

Ok, it's fine. Idk. Sounded a lot like smashing pumpkins in parts. I really feel like I should like this more than I do, but it's just not hitting for me. Maybe it'd be better live than recorded?

струны какие-то что-то похожее на стомп рок грустная кофейня или что-то типа того местами цепляет конечно не думаю такое переслушивать хиты отсутсвуют 3

Not my favorite kind of music cuz it's just so subdued and a little emo.

I thought I knew Arcade Fire but I didn't at all. It's not bad! A little indie pop for me at first but really grew on me.

Thematically dense with beautiful instrumental and lyrical textures. I can tell this is an excellent album that gets better with multiple listens, but for some reason I didn’t connect with it.

Bättre än den förra i alla fall

Bättre än förra skivan vi hade, men det är fortfarande nåt som inte klickar med Arcade fire. Mycket är återigen objektivt jätteskickligt, bra och välkomponerat men jag kan inte skaka av mig att det trots allt känns en gnutta platt. Det är pretentiöst, forcerat svulstigt och lite bajsnödigt och jag känner inte känslorna de vill att jag ska känna på riktigt. Kanske är det att sångaren är lite för manerad och fjompig och inte riktigt menar det när ”rösten nästan spricker”? Sista låten är fin och är en av några grejer som trots hårda ord bumpar upp det till en generös svag 3a.

Helt klart bättre än förra. Lite kul med arenarock, känns som den försvunnit, men det behövs MER. Finns ingen låt jag tänker: "oj så mäktigt och bra".

This one is kind of all over the place. The high points are high though.

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.

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

Idk bro this sounds kinda dated in a fleet foxes sort of way. Important, but it might be washed.

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.