The Suburbs

It was good but didnt move my core but maybe because i hate the suburbs lol

This is what I can only assume is the final Arcade Fire album I will receive during this project, and I'm very happy about that. This wasn't the best nor the worst of what I've seen, it's pure insufferable hipster blandness.

Didn't really do anything for me.

Incredible how nearly every song overstayed its welcome. Even the kinda interesting songs, I eventually just got tired of. Blah. Not for me.

I see the themes of nostalgia, of growing up in the decade they did -- and truthfully, the experiences told are human and relatable. But the music really doesn’t do a very good job of supporting it. It breaks my heart to be hating on a Montreal band, but the whole album feels bland, forgettable, and at times a little whiny. Perhaps such tortured songwriting can only come from someone who’s experienced the suburbs of Longueuil. Nevertheless, outside of Modern Man's time signature, and The Sprawl II's synthy production, not much managed to stand out to me in this hour of 2010 indie rock. Standouts: Modern Man • The Sprawl II

hm i think the fact we just had a mediocre arcade fire album didn't help my mindset going in but once again, i just felt disinterested and bored. 2/5

Eh.

Much like living in the suburbs, when you're listening to The Suburbs it takes you an hour to get anywhere

Starts off pretty solid and then proceeds to be a jumble of uninspiring music. I could think of way too many songs that are better alternatives to every track on this album, and I still have no idea why its praised so highly.

a few things: 1. i bought this album on release day on vinyl when i was 13 2. i am very interested in the idea of art about the suburbs as a concept and i think there is even good indie rock music about it (real estate) but this shit fucking sucks and doesnt capture the lazy, time stretch feeling of suburbia at all to me 3. has this paper thin veneer of artiness that is incredibly irritating 4. there are, admittedly, a few tunes on here that are pretty undeniable 5. it is almost completely devoid of emotion, sprawl I very nearly expresses SOMETHING but most of the songs are just nothing 6. cant stop thinking about the fact that the guy is a creep which shouldnt impact the music but for me it does Fav song: Sprawl II

ovo me baš razočaralo nakon što mi se njihov debi dost svidio. premda ima ok stvari (npr. prva stvar), ima jednostavno previše bezveznih pjesama; predzadnja mi je baš bila sranje. usto je dosta koldplejasto? nije mi drago što dajem dva, ali stvarno sam očekivao puno bolje...

Only one good song lmao.

I don't mind this, it fits the vibe of the time it was released. I think unless you're a die hard Arcade Fire fan, the songs are a little meaningless but I might listen to this again. It has some good songs, I think others really down grade it but I quite enjoy it. I think Arcade could have played a small part in influencing bands like The Lumineers, Of Monster and Men, those type of bands. They've got a genre and live by it. Also it's a bit of a long album. It's got no bangers so does get boring about half way through.

Okay. I didn't really enjoy it all that much, but it may just need a different time in life for me.

*more of a 2,5 stars rating tbh*

...meh. And i say this as a regular indie rock/pop listener. The female vocal additions were nice

Too pop and boring. I liked only "Sprawl II".

From good to trivial lyrics on boring voices and sounds. The genre should be called trivial rock. Everything sounded familiar to me. I was simply bored, didn’t listen to the end of the album. Nothing took me in. Live would be ok so I gave it a 2 - an easy dance to free the head.

I had to give this album multiple tries just to get through it all. Even the songs that “rock” are boring. I do respect the musicianship, and I respect the concept and scope, but this album did very little for me.

Nepobaby yuppie skater music

Ascoltato di là

It's nothing. Just bland music. Plain plodding beat. Simple melodies. Thin arrangements. Rinse. Repeat. I can't even say that I hate it, which might be the most notable feature about this slop.

O álbum não é ruim. Só não é algo que me prende. Celest Phoenixcall.

I really did not care that I was listening to it. Canadian national treasure?

Favorite tracks: Month of May, Ready to Start, Modern Man I would enjoy hearing this as background music in a coffee shop, but otherwise it really didn't do anything for me. It's fine listening, but I can't imagine why it's in this collection.

First time listening to Arcade Fire and was surprised by the sound. But not my style.

Generic Indy

Didn't find it that interesting.

Tedious

Not very interesting. I don’t specifically dislike it. And I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is that makes me unsure of this album. It’s just nothing special to me. It’s something I could dance to if it was playing at a party, for sure. But it’s not something I consider to be of any significance in the world. It’s like filler music. It just exists for the sake of existing. I don’t know why it has been put on this list. It’s honestly exactly what I expected from a 2010 indie rock album with a cover like that. And I must say, the name of the album is very suiting. The songs are quite suburban. Anyway, I knew before listening to this album that 2010’s indie isn’t for me. After listening to this album, I’ve realised I just don’t think male vocals suit it. I don’t know what it is but to me, a woman’s voice fits indie way better. I can’t explain it. It just does. If this whole album was sung by the woman, I would have liked it a lot more. Favourite track was definitely Sprawl || (Mountains Beyond Mountains). Overall, I thought this album had nice instrumentals and I definitely liked the female vocals a lot. Like I said, definitely something I could dance to. Otherwise it was pretty uninteresting.

Wasn’t a fan of arcade fire still not it’s an ok album listenable.

The album starts strong but I don't care too much about the second half. I like Funeral much more than this. 5/10

I am afraid with all the accolades this band has I have no clue who they are. I really did not think they had some unique sound and it really was just back ground noise that when I did catch myself listening, it was kind of boring to me.

Fun album but it all kind of sounded alike, and no clear winner with a song

I like Funeral a lot. This is not Funeral. It's inoffensive and tends to boring. You can put it on and completely forget that you're listening to something.

Almost aggressively "fine". It all sort of blended into the same thing. The only one that half caught my attention was Suburban War. None of it was offensive or bad, it was just largely wishy-washy noughties indie.

Boring

Making music this dull and boring takes a rare kind of talent. It’s the musical equivalent of boiled chicken... bland, textureless, and leaving you wondering why anyone thought this was worth serving. You keep waiting for some spice, some flavor, anything… but nope, just more lifeless mush on repeat.

I don’t understand the hype around Arcade Fire, especially this record.

2/5 todella geneeristä rokkia

Nothing special

Album was just ok. Not really my genre of music

How can something so punchy be so boring?? The instrumentals and punch behind the guitar/drums in each song is so strong, but the lyrics just completely get lost in the music for me, making it hard to come away with anything other than "meh". It somehow gets worse as the album goes on, from being a half-decent listen, but then once I actually start hearing the lyrics to some of the songs, they just aren't good. I'm really not sure what is being attempted on this album. I have no nostalgia for this era of Indie rock, so its honestly pretty boring and not something I would re-visit. 2.5/5 As I continued, it kept getting worse. 2/5.

Very uninspiring. Not much to excited about.

Woof. Why do I absolutely need to listen to this album, again? First, listen to the first two songs - there, now you've heard the entire Arcade Fire catalogue. It really all sounds the same. Zero influence, a minor hit, and I find it super boring.

Bit dull and dreary. Overblown and not in a way that appeals to me.

Top songs: Rococo

Fairly generic sounding. I can see the appeal to people, but this just wasn't that interesting. Not entirely boring, just nothing standout. 2.5/5

Fine

This did nothing for me.

Boy that first song just kept on going

not my thing

It was an alright listen for a bit, but then I realized it was an hour long and I was content halfway through. Way less impressed than I was with Funeral.

Well that was disappointing. Doesn't hold a candle to their first two albums and not needed on this list.

Sort of just ok. Not as good as Neon Bible, definitely not as good as Funeral. Just a decent rock album, I guess. I can’t see myself coming back to it, so it tops out at a 2 for me.

Way too “indie” for me. Not a fan.

😴

Eigentlech möched sie jo nüd falsch aber de ergendwie scho. Es fod eigentlech no rächt spannend ah met "The Suburbs", met de ziit werds aber fascht e chli langwiilig wels emmer relativ ähnlech tönt. För chli i Hendergrond eigents sech no relativ guet, au wenn dete au ergendeinisch t Monotonität vom Albom uffallt. Spötischtens wemmers ufmerksam dörelost werd eim de schnell mol langwiilig.

5/10

Not bad. The best song was Wasted Hours, which just seemed to hit right when I’m pushing my baby in the pram! Would I listen again? Probably not, except that one song.

I really like the first few songs but just kinda died down on me. Heard this album years ago too. But it’s like a 2.8

Always sort of been meh about Arcade Fire. Funeral is the record I've heard more than once. This is about the same as that one. Kind of just okay throughout.

You know, I'd rather go to Laval again

Underwhelming compared to their first two albums except for the title track and Sprawl II.

Ok background album. Didn’t resonate with me

I breezed through that album without realizing what songs were which. It all sounds the same.

Sprawl II was good. 2 stars!

Omg it just drones on and feels so uninspired. 2/5

This was okay at first, then some songs were less pop and more emo and sounded the same. But it was a decent enough sound.

The Good: We know it is going to be bland… The Bad: I don’t live in the suburbs due to blandness… The Ugly: Lo-Fi… I can understand that there are persons born around the mid ‘90s who will totally love this album, as it will remind them of their youth. I get it. Thing is, I was not born in the mid ‘90s as, at that time, I was partying my ass off not wanting college to end… My main thoughts about this album; too long, too pretentious, too much of too little. I fear I will have to score below 3 on this one...

On the fence. I didn't hate it and didn't love it. It had some energy to it so I didn't get bored. The album is a little lengthy.

I got really bored. Too slow for me. Might have potential if I give it a listen at a different time.

Chill. Thought it was decent but didn’t get me too excited

I think I'm tired of this band after two albums

I think I’m just sick of this era of music lol

This won over Katy Perry!??? Also isn’t this dude a creep? Anyways long and boring

Album got better as I listened. Favorite Track: Rococo

I like some of the moments in here but can’t see myself returning to it

medio flojo. escuché discos mejores de arcade fire

Alternative rock. Didn’t stick in my head at all.

This was really bland. I might have known one of the songs from before, but it's hard to know. Really dull stuff.

Not a fan. Got bored listening to it.

Boo

Still sounds completely average to me, now that this project has made me listen to more Arcade Fire than ever. Two albums in a week has only served to confirm they're not my taste. If you like inoffensive, middle of the road music, that's fine. They're not bad musicians, but there's no spark to it, no fire (maybe they should call themselves Arcade), and minimal variety between songs. By Monday I'll have forgotten what they sounded like. Here's hoping we're stopping at 2 albums with this, as 1 was too many.

I remember listening to this when it won album of the year. I didn’t care for it then and I still don’t today.

pffrrrrttt... Not my thing. Neon Bible was a fun listen as I was getting into indie music, but this was like Coldplay for hipsters. Boring overall and seemed bloated by self-importance.

Indie noise

An evening in a school's gym, it smells a bit like teen spirit (not the song title), and a verry everage band playing in front there ..... Well all of the listeners have survived, and would also have survived if they diddn't listen.

The perfect album for a teenaged boy that just learned he's allowed to have feelings

The guitars go jun jun jun jun jun jun while the drums go dun dun chick dun dun dun chick dun dun dun chick. To mix it up, sometimes there's a piano that goes jonk jonk jonk jonk or an acoustic guitar that goes chuck chuck chuck chuck. And the guy sings like Springsteen with his balls in a vise. Every song.

I already am not a huge fan of the side of Indie Rock that takes more from more lush and orchestral arrangements, the stuff that sounds "big" as it were, so I knew already I wasn't gonna enjoy what Arcade Fire does and sure enough this album isn't for me, it isn't like the album's music is bad or they put no effort into it but the album just... doesn't really click with me or does much for me with it's sound, which is a shame because it's faster and tighter tracks were good, but the rest I just did not connect with.

The coolest thing about this album was the HTML5 thing they made for "We Used to Wait" that would run a little character through the Google Map of your hometown. My hometown had not been google mapped unfortunately.

De veras, no hay mejor música?, he notado que mis calificaciones son bajas. Mi vara está muy alta, tendré que bajarla tanto?

audiomixing is trash and they like to mumble most of their lyrics

listening to this album feels like getting giving head to a sony music corporate executive. album is probably a 3, but ts pmo

Lyrically and thematically maybe this is interesting but the music sounds so flat and mopey it ends up feeling Ike an endurance test.

😏

The 2010s were a mistake.

I fear this album suffers from being crushed by the weight of its own gravitas. It's fine, but is trying so hard to be meaningful that it comes off as just insufferable.

A little too melodramatic for me, but some great instrumentation.

Really just kind of ok

This was…fine! Dads would love tho!

Sound is nice, not great, bit boring. Nothing original.

Every song (and there’s far too many of them) starts out with an OK melody and rhythm and some cool production, before the loathsome vocalist joins in. Then the song drones on and on with no change whatsoever until the bands drives home the point that they are obnoxious, and only obnoxious. The best song is easily “Empty Room”. Not coincidentally, it’s much, much shorter and has a different vocalist. 1.5/5.0: Bad

Ok album. Very drone like or ethereal.

Some enjoyable bits. 2.5

Ditta var kjedelig!!

5.4/10 Enjoyed a few, not my favorite kinda music. I still appreciate it Added 3

Indie rock is a genre I'll never understand, but at least it's not country.

pretty relaxed, but nothing particular stands out about the album to me, good music, just not something I would return to. Still good music just not my style

Eh

I remember listening to this a decade or so ago when I was trying to get hip to indie rock or whatever this is. Back then I used to think all Indie rock of the mid-zeros was basically high treble songs about spatulas. This album pretty much confirmed my prejudice. Listening again didn't change this impression overall, but it did reveal some nuance. Some good tracks, some stuff worth going back to. Sprawl II is a pretty good track, but it also kind of sounds a lot like MGMT. Not an album I'll go back to, other than to maybe harvest a couple tracks for a "best of the zeros" rock playlist. (That playlist is pretty short).

Sprawl II is a fantastic track but the rest of the album was tough to listen to. The tempo might be decent but the melodies are slow, repetitive and boring. If they were trying to capture the feeling of living in the suburbs then I guess that's a success.

Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen leider sehr langweilig

very whiny but i did enjoy a few songs

Very boring

Eh. I'm sure there's another life where I would have felt this more.

It's all just a little too much. Like your vegan friend who can't stop talking about chicken farms.

Why are there multiple Arcade Fire albums on this list? All of them all sound the same -- surely one would have done

eigentli müesst mer de siech boykottiere, aber willi halt glich es bizli es fundierts review han welle gäh (alles für de journalismus) heds mi glich wunder gnoh wie es ganzes album vo arcade fire tönt… abgseh go «The Suburbs» (s‘lied) hed mi das ganze recht chalt glah, aber ebe das chönt guet am grüsliche nachgschmack ih mim muul ligge, pfui p.s. @ basil: danke für‘s implementiere vomne quiz! han als erst gad a de besagti film müesse dänke aber bim beste wille nöd chönne erinnere wie er heisst also hani‘s müesse google :( sehr guete pull vo dir! 0 pünkt für de noah im quiz und wills rein musikalisch guet wär 2 abgrundeti pünkt für arcade fire

I liked this album. I’m not sure why it made the list, it stays pretty mellow. Good rock, but nothing stood out. Nothing I’ll remember or repeat. The best part may be that it reminds me of a time when I was younger. And my friends were into this band.

I'm a fan of Arcade Fire but this album felt a bit subdued overall

not for me

The Suburbs is an apt title, as much like the suburbs this albums a cruisey enough listening experience with all the nearby essentials you could want at the expense of incredibly homogenised standards and some irritating sounding people. About 5 tracks in I started just checking some of the songs ahead of me to see if anything different or more musically interesting was in store and was left not only disappointed but dreading the rest of this radio filler album.

Revising a book and creating new editions is serious business! So you want to make sure to really add albums to this that live up to “albums you MUST listen to before you die”. 2010 produced a lot better than this, and though this has more accolades than a North Korean general, this book also has the gift of hindsight to look past that and see it in full context. Instead of choosing a great album that stands the test of time like Diamond Eyes or a very influential and groovy one like Innerspeaker we get the most middle of the road album possible. It’s well performed but my god this shit is BORING Highlights: Half Light I, Deep Blue, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

it doesnt suck ass like the rest i had to listen these past few days but its not good either

The auditory equivalent of watching paint dry. This is possibly the most boring album I've ever listened to. A lone star wouldn't be fair, because I don't think there is anything bad about the music. It's just incredibly dull, so two stars all I'm willing to give.

Eh

hacia falta que dure 4 horas el album

Very average … a couple of good songs stand out at the start but then fizzles out and I was bored by the end. There are better Arcade Fire albums.

Felt like the most of the songs were reaching some great peak but then it fizzles away. I think the music is fine just forgettable.

at least is better than Wilco. Sounds like old rock pop to me. Nothing original, nothing interesting.

Tja. Gaat een beetje van hot naar her, begin was super saai, einde was wel wat beter. Zou ‘m niet nog een keer luisteren.

this is fine. i'm just not in the mood for this at all. completely fine album. nothing much to say

As with the previous album by this group in the list, this wasn't bad, but sonically it just didn't appeal to me. The music and lyrics didn't manage to awaken an emotion or to make some sort of a connection with me.

First 3 songs made me think I was gonna really enjoy it, but fades into being totally un-noteworthy after that.

It was alright. Didn't get me vibing much

The sexual misconduct and general wankiness really make me like this album less than I used to, and I didn't used to like it that much.

This is a record from 2010, yet it sounds at least a decade older. I get that you want to include newer albums on this list, but really, include records that actually fit the sound design of that year.

Wait, this is the GOOD Arcade Fire album? Some good moments, but overall a snorefest

Derivative and overly dramatic yet bland. Not my cup of tea.

fine.

Peppy but not good voices. A tad emo. 2/5

la concha de tu madre arcade fire

Meh

This album floats on waves that don't rock my boat. Most important word is ok. This is ok and particularly end part of album. First part of album starters yawn me so much that I started cleaning the house.

This is an album I knew I was biased against before even listening. This album came out when I was in high school, and it signaled the end of radio being worth listening to. My favorite alt-rock station (ClearChannel owned of course) was all too thrilled that Arcade Fire and the Black Keys were such big Grammy contenders that year. So much so that they played those two artists basically every third song on the air. I was sick of it. I thought the music was nothing special, and Arcade Fire specifically sounded whiny. This was my first time listening to the actual album, and it was fine. It wasn't really good or interesting. The songs just kind of chug along, and most of them seem averse to having a catchy melody. I'm sure the lyrics are part of the appeal, but the overall product was so boring I couldn't bring myself to care. I tried, but I can't get over the bias, this music is just okay at best.

Really tried to get into this but couldn't. Some decent sounds overall but nothing really jumped out at me.

En keksinyt mitään mielenkiintoista tällä albumilla, en jaksanut edes viimeisiä kappaleita kuunnella kaiken geneerisyyden jälkeen.

Its ok but not as unique as their earlier stuff

This is definitely an album and there are definitely songs on it. I believe I listened to the whole thing, but I have absolutely no memory of any of it, because it is somewhat like a less interesting U2 album.* Nothing was bad, I don’t think, but it was purely background music. Like for a movie. But not a very good one. And there was an hour of it? In retrospect, the album is titled The Suburbs, so I guess it has the appropriate level of excitement. * I have never found anything U2 did to be terribly interesting and have always been confused by their fame and notoriety.

fine

5/10 Totally baffling that this is my third AF album in a list of 1000. No chance they are that significant, but I’m not reviewing the list Another Arcade Fire album that did nothing for me. Their music leaves me cold - it is like a simulacrum of anthemic stadium rock, but is so calculated and soulless. It’s like they listen to the likes of U2, Coldplay etc and say “let’s bang out 4 of those type of songs per album”. To be fair to this one, production was well-executed, it was dense musically, and the use of strings was good. Don’t like the vocals very much - the female led pop banger was easily my favourite Best: Sprawl II

Boring.

Den sidste vi havde med Arcade Fire var en positiv overraskelse, fordi jeg troede de lød meget mere som det her. Den slags indie jeg forbinder med Starbucks, ikke for mig! Også for lang. Stadig en stor 2'er

Boring, predictable indie pop with no soul whatsoever.

Saai

Sounds pretty new to me. Loved a couple songs. Seems like im starting to explore new genres

tröttnat, pallar nt ens lyssna klart

Pretty good. I have heard of this band but never listened. It was better than what it had imagined

I don't know what I was expecting, but this was not even remotely close to whatever this was. I understand that Arcade Fire was highly influential, but this didn't resonate with me at all.

I never listened to Arcade Fire intentionally; this album showed me why. There's nothing in it for me, no head bobbing or foot tapping.

14 years later I still don’t like arcade fire

2.5 decent songs. Not a huge fan of the mix. Pretty muddy and the vocals got completely lost at times

This album is about as exciting as living in the suburbs. There are some bits, and pieces I enjoyed, but it drug on way too long(sorta like spending too many years in the suburbs). Favorite Song: "Sprawl II(Mountains Beyond Mountains)".

it was fine, confused as to how this is so highly rated

The beginning of the album starts out poor and muddled, the instrumentals seem to drown out the lyrics on most songs. easy music to ignore. though for some reason I'd like to continue to listen past today. I think it is because I like the later songs in the album better. fav songs: empty room, deep blue, sprawl II

Almost completely forgettable aside from Month of May.

This album dragged, nothing was remarkable, and I assume I will have forgotten this album by mid-afternoon today. I was going to mention this is the first time I've ever listened to Arcade Fire, but my history proves otherwise and tells me I listened to another album of theirs on this list months ago...which only supports my current impression that this music is entirely forgettable and uninteresting. It sometimes seems to me the intent of indie rock artists is to purposely make boring music.

Zzzzzzz.

While I have heard of the band I have never listened to them and now i know why. The music isn't bad but at the same time its not something that appeals to me at all. Slow pop rythms that almost put me to sleep by the second song. Not bad but not for me.

Fine, might actually like it more on a relisten

Not a huge fan. Rococo is when the album got less bad. The whole nostalgic sad-boy themes didn't do it for me. Sprawl II was decent, but that's about it. The best songs featured the female vocals. Not sure what else to say. Not the worst, but not great either. Anyways, that's my review!

Wasted Hours is right.. this one feels hours long.. It's not that they don't have anything valid to say, or don't sound sonically interesting at times... it's just that this shit is boring, bloated, and pretentious.

A French Canadian indie rock band. Huh. I went into this album with very little knowledge of Arcade Fire, having only heard a few radio singles over the years. I found this album to not be unenjoyable to listen to. Sonically it’s pretty standard indie fare, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My biggest gripe with this album is that Modest Mouse already exists, and makes far more interesting music. A lot of the vocal styles almost channel Justin Haywards work with the Moody Blues, which is in fact a huge compliment to the not actually Canadian, and apparently sex pest, Win Butler. The title track is worth another listen, but aside from that I think most of this almost is generally forgettable. Not bad, but not groundbreaking by any means. I’d give it 2.5 stars if I could, but unfortunately we live in a world where I can only dream of half stars.

Unfortunately, just like "Neon Bible," I found this album very boring and "one note." I was hopeful when listening to the first two songs on "The Suburbs," as they had an almost alt-country feel and a bounce to them. However, after those, the rest of the album continued in just one block of sound that I found very unappealing and dull to listen to. Neither the vocals or music ever surprises me or seems to have any dynamics to "wake me up."

The era feels like a weird spot where I wasn't listening to at least the swath of bands like this that hit it big. Kings of Leon, Alt J, etc. At first I was feeling it overall, some good tracks, but the album then just kept going. This album feels every minute of its length. I don't hear where it really pushed any particular thing sonically either. This is a miss for me personally.

It really feels like they didn't know what modern albums to add to the list so they just closed their eyes and threw darts randomly

I like Arcade Fire and was expecting to love this. But after the first song (which is fantastic), the rest were sort of meh

mid 2/5

This album just doesn’t grab me. The songs are well crafted, solid arrangements with some interesting uses of orchestration for an indie rock/pop band, some thoughtful lyrics, honestly a pretty well designed and out-together album. Despite that, there’s nothing that really excites me or is particularly memorable to me. It’s fine to listen to, it just leaves no impression on me.

Not my taste

First record great. This record was overwrought and trying way too hard to be deep and it comes off flat and pretentious.

Individually the songs are okay. It's only when listened to all the way through that the full banality becomes clear.

I just find them boring, not much else to say. Mopey but not in a fun way.

Pretty boring and bland but easy listening

i remember really liking this album in the past. but this go around it didn’t really hit. the first song is fucking magic tho

Whiny. Which is interesting, because if you say it a little oddly, that could sound like "wo ai ni", which is 'I love you'. Which makes no sense, because there is nothing to love here.

It's a genre I like and it's fine, it's a 3 or 4 for listenability. But there's not a single memorable song and once it's over it vanishes, that brings it down to a 2.

More yawn indie rock. I don’t hate it but pure background music for me

Somehow boring, should be my type but it just doesnt move me⅖

Meh.

Eh. Okay then

..

“Oh my god what is that horrible song they’re singing” is a great self reflection. “I feel like I’m living in a city with no children in it; a garden left for a ruin by a millionaire inside of a private prison” is one of the worst sentences and maybe the most tortured metaphor I’ve ever heard. “The Sprawl” is like if Radioheads “exit music for a film” was run through a Christian content guard website and was also shit. The music is good enough. The fast songs are just how many downstrokes on a guitar can you do. The slow songs are teenage poetry put to odd time signatures (which is at least better than regular time signatures) or something that sounds like a modern military march. It’s simple but gets the job done. I did like the post-rock style buildup in “The Suburban War”; made me want to listen to more of that though rather than the rest of this. I can see why they’re successful; the music matches the moods of the songs and it’s got a groove most of the time. The lyrics and the singing really throw me off though. They really ruin the whole thing. Ultimately if I’m going to listen to this kind of rock I’ll probably put on The Strokes, and lyrically I’m probably just a shitty old man that doesn’t get it.

Stopped. Not bad but not feeling it

Meh

Gear: Meze 109 PRO Artwork: Visionen von Visions Mix: etwas luftig unten rum - oben dafür umso flirrender (also nicht so meins) Musik: cooles Konzept mit starkem Antritt aber wenig langem Atem Wertung: 🏡🏡(🏡)/5

I know everyone gets excited about Arcade Fire but I find them pretty dull.

it was as boring now as it was when it came out. I didn't like it then, I don't like it now.

Meh. Not my genre.

Liked this better than their first album, but not by much. Not interested in listening to this again. 2/5

Genuinely surprised to see how well this album did in its day. Every song sounded the same. And was as boring as the one before it. And the one after it. Wasted Hours really spoke to me. Given I just wasted one.

Like the 'burbs... boring and completely uninspired

There isn’t a single thing this album does better than its predecessor, Funeral. Therefore, outside of being a little recession time capsule, I don’t think this album will age with grace. It doesn’t have edges, it’s so soft. My real gripe with this album is once again within the context of this list. There is no reason for this to be on here, taking up a spot when I’m sure funeral already is on here. It’s milquetoast Grammy fodder for 30+ year olds who want to look back on their privileged suburban life fondly. Twinkly, sweet moments that are otherwise washed over by drab blehhhhh

2.06. Nothing here really.

Again: Good album but neither I was a die hard fan at that time nor am I know praising this as a major milestone

I read the five star reviews for this and think I must be hearing a parallel universe version. I don't think it's terrible but it does feel like an awful lot of not very much.

Thanks I hate it.

I'm not really the biggest fan of orchestral instruments in rock songs (strings, etc)

Meh

Jeez this is a bit depressing!? Finding a lot of albums quite good musically but really not enjoying the vocals. This is one of them, I just can’t get into his vocals. Kinda just wanted it to be over if I’m honest!

Kinda boring, it's not terrible and I get why people like them, just not for me

Boring imo

Classic 2000s indie

sanat kaikunut korvilla.. arcade... fire... jännittävästi kutkuttanut.. eka albumi paska.. noh ei mitään.. nyt toinen... ja paskaa... kolmas tulossa vielä.. britti indie rock 80 luku eiku eiku ei mitä 2010 vuosi ja kanada.. vähän jälkeenjäänyttä porukkaa eh buddy?tämän bändin toinen albumi tällä... ja voin turvallisesti sanoa, että ne ovat helvetin tylsiä. vain mutkittelevaa, merkityksetöntä paskaa. se ei vain lopu, mutta se ei myöskään koskaan mene mihinkään. mitä paskaa. vittuun PRENTENTIOUS YOU ARE FUCKING PRENTETIOUS IF LIKE THIS!!!!!! aluekehityksestä yksi piste lisää the suburbs

it was fine to have on as background music. the male vocalist much stronger & better than the female vocalist. but is this an album I must listen to? nah

Ok music

Sounds a lot the same

Otro más? Cambiaría este por uno de Los Prisioneros, Café Tacuba, Charly Garcia o algun otro. Es que las tres primeras canciones son estupendas, pero después de aquellas el disco se hunde como no he visto en ningún otro. Nada memorable viene después, ninguna canción es recordable.

not my vibe broski

No spark from Arcade Fire on this album. It improved as it progressed, but no hit songs - kinda soft (2.2*s)

It's a fine album but I'm not sure why it is held in such high regard. Nothing stood out as a hit. I'm sure there is a deeper meaning to it that I didn't pick up on. Decent background album but nothing more for me. 2.4 stars

Second album from group and I have the same thing to say. Fine to listen to but nothing stood out. I looked up the 20 best albums of that year, 2010 because I wanted to know what I was listening to instead of Arcade Fire....KOL, Ye, The Black Keys and Dead Weather. I don't believe I'm enough to like these guys.

Boring.

Eh.

It's polished and they are clearly of a kind well liked but I can't get past how flat and uninteresting I find them. Just never grabbed me.

Sprawl II is by far the best song on this album, the rest was not that impressive

boring

Mid

OK album

A super bloated album that tries to lean way too hard into nostalgia. There are a few tracks that have a nice reflective nature. However, a lot of lyrics end up feeling quite narrow-minded. Musically there are good ideas but a lot of them feel drawn out. There are some great tracks that get lost in the drudge around them. Needs cutting down a bunch.

Forgettable imo. Did not enjoy the instrumentation too much — boring, old, nothing new. Sounds derivative, but could be because indie acts soon followed the sound they created here. This band and their records are so hyped up that I had high expectations coming in. Can't say I hated it totally — I think Ready to Start, Modern Man, and Rococo were enjoyable songs. The record front to back sounds too similar and homogenous.

Nice music, but doesn't light my fire.

In a word, boring. I kept waiting for something to catch my interest, but it never happened.

Not for me. 2/5

Not terrible…could listen to 3-4 songs if I heard them on a playlist or XM.

I couldn’t get into this one. No songs grabbed me

meh

2.5 I don’t need any more mediocre rock albums

Forgettable imo. Did not enjoy the instrumentation too much — boring, old, nothing new. Sounds derivative, but could be because indie acts soon followed the sound they created here. This band and their records are so hyped up that I had high expectations coming in. Can't say I hated it totally — I think Ready to Start, Modern Man, and Rococo were enjoyable songs. The record front to back sounds too similar and homogenous.

This was as bland as I remember it being...

No

It all pretty much sounded the same.

Meh

Preferred The Funeral and Neon Bible. Too bad the lead singer is a creep.

Every morning when I see what album I have, I screenshot it and text it to my wife. We had extremely different upbringings, and have wildly different musical tastes, so it's fun to get her reactions of excitement, dislike, or even confusion for bands she's never heard of. Today's reply: "Meh." Nailed it. This album is aggressively mediocre. Most the songs sound pretty identical and it's so damn tedious. This album is what beige sounds like. It's inoffensive, sure, but goddamn. Do SOMETHING.

I really like Funeral but have liked this band less with every subsequent album, stolen basketball, Disney collab and sex pest allegation. Trying to listen to The Suburbs today with unbiased ears, it’s okay. A bit too bombastic and pompous. Sprawl II is a good song. All in all, if it isn’t Funeral then I’d rather just skip it.

Hm ja, wat moet ik hiervan vinden? Het vorige album van Arcade Fire was prima. Dit is dat ook, er springt voor mij persoonlijk niets uit en ik heb niet echt een mening over hun muziek. Het vorige album had Intervention wat het voor mij echt redde omdat dat een heel mooi nummer is, dit album heeft niet zo'n nummer dat er zo uitspringt. Ik geef het 2 sterren, omdat ik er gewoon niet zoveel aan vind. Het voelt nogal 13 in een dozijn.

Que decir. Me aburrí. Ni.

Jovial album. If you don’t dig them in high school though I don’t think it sticks. I loathe the last song too because Spotify plays it constantly as a recommendation when an album ends.

Couldn't finish it. Just can't stand this genre

chill chunky rock grooves, 00s optimism, would be a really good road-trip zone-out album on a sunny day, sounds like a less quirky vampire weekend, movie music. eh.

Indie rock vibes, but like didn't stand out to my ear.

Can't get into Arcade Fire. Not sure why

The album suffers from trying to hard to be indie when it wants to be a rock record. The best parts of the album are when they ditch the over done annoying indie vocals and just stick to making rock music.

I've tried to listen to this album before... it seems like something I "should" like, but I just can't get into it. I listened to it again, and it again just became non-descript background music... nothing particularly memorable, except maybe the "I used to wait" song from that old HTML5 chrome project...

Every song sounds the same to me.

Quite boring in the beggining, and the end feels like the beggining. A cool album though, very well produced, I Just can't seallow Indie stuff yet. 2/5

Wouldn't call myself an Arcade Fire fan - as I've not listened to their music before. The Suburbs seems kind of pointless. I liked Wasted Hours, but having read the other reviews, I just don't get this album. I thought they were a bit more rockier than this sentimental, simplistic, laconic nonsense. Also, far too long.

Didn’t like it, too so and forgettable. First song is good, surprised by how popular they were 2/3***

I was underwhelmed by this album when it was released and haven't listened to it again until now. Trust me, it isn't half as good as you think it is, and then half as good as that. Overhyped.

Bella la struttura dell'album, per me troppo monotematico. Month of may vince migliore canzone ho deciso

cool rhythms on "Modern Man", other than that not very memorable, it's not bland or anything, just not really my cup of tea, they definitely do have their own sound

On kyllä harmitonta ja väritöntä rokkia. Ei tästä mitään jää mieleen, ei hyvässä eikä pahassa.

Songs mostly blend together, Deep Blue stands out

Meh

Uneventful Indie Rock.

Absolutely forgettable album. It's not bad; it's just meh. All the tracks sounded relatively the same and blended together.

Absolutely forgettable album. It's not bad; it's just meh. All the tracks sounded relatively the same and blended together.

Ihan ok. Kakkosbiisi vei kyl suoraa 2010 rumaan

Semi kedelig indie rock

There were a couple of good songs, but a lot of the album seemed experimental with odd time signatures and unique chord progressions. For the most part it was not enjoyable to listen to.

Un tanto soso y falto de chispa. Muchas canciones me han parecido similares. No lo escucharía.

Has some good songs, but bloody hell is it long. I'd rate it 5/10 if it would let me

it’s fine it’s just a bit too theater kid for me

Not my jam, kind of forgettable

Fav Song: Rococo, Empty Room, Suburban War Nicht mein Musikgeschmack Zu langsam, zu wenig Abwechslung Album könnte auch halb so lang sein Ne nett gemeinte 2 von 5 wird es denke

I like a few songs (especially sprawl) but this was mostly boring and too long. 2.5

Not really my thing

I feel like I'm suppose to like Arcade Fire but that makes me not like them, and there's nothing wrong with them.

Feels very "safe" without much edge. Can't say most of the songs grabbed me. Modern Man was a stand-out though. Probably won't make it into a rotation for me, but found it inoffensive.

Much of a muchness - plenty of albums that are similar or better than this

I don't get the hype. So many songs lacked any dynamics, eventually sounding like a wall of noise. Nothing memorable or catchy, and so much repetition of simple beats (bang on every quarter note!) or chords/notes. Just... blech.

I used to really like this album. Unfortunately I was very bored by it on this listen. I guess tastes change

Not really my taste, but I liked Rococo, Empty Rooms, Month of May, and Sprawl II.

Not my style of music but not the worst

Have we already listened to an Arcade Fire album in this project? I can't really recall. They sound like if you asked ChatGPT to create a sound for an indie rock/pop/alternative/sensitive-type band. ho-hum.

Over the years, I really grew out of love with Arcade Fire’s music. What once spoke to me now seems mundane, uninteresting, and pretentious.

I like the sound of the first track but the rest of the album sounds the same to me

Very blah. Reminds me of Imagine Dragons.

Aside from "The Suburbs", this was surprisingly boring to me. I liked their other album "Funeral" more. I actually didn't manage to finish this one because I just really wanted to listen to something else instead...

Some good songs, very outdated musical aesthetics

Not really my cup of tea.

It’s nice but not normally what I look for 6.5

Dull and pretentious...the James Murphy stuff is clearly much much better

Really boring. I might have tolerated this more if it was like a half hour shorter.

Just a bit bland

I have never heard of Arcade Fire before, but when I started listening to this album I wish I had because the song "The Suburbs" is an excellent piece of music and probably one of the strongest starts to an album so far. Ready to Start and Modern man were also really good, I was thinking this is going to be an all timer but then you realise the album is very and I mean VERY front loaded and the album loses steam very quickly. I don't think it's bad and they can make nice sounding instrumentals I suppose but man the lead singer can only really sing in one kind of way and whenever the lady got to sing it was probably the most skippable songs in the Album. There's also not a lot of variety here which is a shame. I was originally going to give this 3 stars but the biggest problem is the Album out right disappoints you. While the album started well Arcade Fire just feel like one of those band that people claim to love as real music while saying The Beatles are overrated or something.

I am a big fan of this genre and I do have quite a few albums of this caliber in my library and yet, this just didn't do anything for me. It's well produced sure but every song was just a tad too slow. It's a shame too because the first song was setting me up for great songs that just unfortunately didn't quite get there. Sorry guys