The Suburbs

Ready To Start

This might be great. I'm not a fan of them or this LP.

Boring, uninspired, dreary vocals with dull lyrics. Couldn't get past the 3 biggest "hits". 0/13 songs liked

Sounds like a sountrack for a soap opera, probably one of the most boring, generic and uninspired albums ever made.

Sounded like the same song. Agitating.

This one was a chore to get through. Listened to 50% of every track wanting to be convinced to play each through but wasn't. I didn't hate it. I think there's a specific (and rare) time, place, and mood in which I might like to play a *couple* tracks from this album, but to sit through an hour of what feels like the same melodramatic, subdued melody over and over again? Hard pass. If anything, it strikes me as good background music for passive listening while doing a focused activity like studying. Every track on this album sounds too similar. There's little intrigue for me. And how does this go on for over an hour!? It's altogether fitting that there's a song called "Wasted Hours" on this album. It's a fitting description of my experience listening to it. Not for me.

Evidente l'involuzione stilistica per la formazione canadese, la quale indulge in un indie rock magniloquente e privo di mordente, carente di quella linfa creativa che, ai tempi di Funeral, ne aveva decretato il successo. Un'opera effimera, costellata di brani di scarso spessore dalle sonorità stucchevoli e didascaliche ornato da un'estetica ampollosa, priva di autentico pathos.

Not for me and I don't Stan for sexual predators.

Nah, plus the lead is a perv

Whole album is dogshit. Dogshit lyrics throughout. I do not care about your Americanisms. Same-sounding songs. If there's an inkling of an interesting melody, it's not utilized at all. The singer cannot sing for shit. How the fuck did this get on this list.

Or 4

Incredibly boring. I'm m just about over this app. Waste of time, I could listening to something else....

Why’s this on the list

Dreadful

1.5/5 Millennial core.

According to google my top genre for the last couple years has been 'Indy'. I don't care for this bland, I mean band.

Removed Album #24 (List: https://pastebin.com/cSThNiK9) Here we are with yet another removed album, and my final Arcade Fire at that. It hasn't been too long since I gave Funeral the ol' relisten. I don't remember disliking it as much as I did when I first heard it a year or so ago, but I still found the irreverent sound to be profoundly fake, underwhelming and disingenuous. I'm not sure if Arcade Fire are a band that have evolved and refined their sound since, but I'm nonetheless curious to hear what this later entry in their discography sounds like. This is, once again, boring as shit. One of those albums which kills my interest in this list for a couple of days and sinks me into a perpetual album debt. I don't know what it is about Arcade Fire which ignites this antipathy within me, but I'm always immediately alerted to how fake and superficial their music is. I can't even articulate why, really. The performances are competent and this style of music is vaguely within my sphere of interest. It's just so fake and flaccid. Maybe it stems from my dislike of milennials. Everything they idealise and think is cool is just the lamest shit in the world. All this doom and gloom woe is me anxiety shit without saying a word of substance. So, why was this album removed? To the book entry we go. This is the last album that was added to the 2011 edition, which has always been the most ominous and mysterious edition of the book. It was released only a year and a half after the 2010 edition, which is nuts. Given that there are seven revisions of the book and 88 albums which were snubbed from the list, they've averaged thirteen new albums per book. Yet, how could you possibly draw that number from this edition when the previous revision released only a year ago? Stranger yet is that, like I said, this is the last album which was added to the book. Then 2010 revision released in March, The Suburbs released in August of the same year and the 2011 edition released in September of the following year, meaning that there isn't a single 2011 album in the book and they only extended the music timeline by three months. I can't think of any reason to release this edition aside from it being a money laundering scheme. There are some corpses buried underneath the Universe Publishing offices and I can say that with certainty. Oh, yeah. Actual book time. This was added to the 2011 edition and was removed from the 2013 edition (what was the actual point of that shitty 2011 revision??????). A thoughtful pivot which sidestepped the expectations built up around their previous albums and led to a maturation in their sound. Not sold yet. Wikipedia says that this album debuted at number one in every Western country aside from Stroya. Won four music awards including the 2011 Grammy and was, obviously, well-received by critics. I mean, I think I've already adequately explained why this album was added and removed from the book an edition later. The Dimery family had whacked a rival music list maker in the basement of Universe Publishing and needed to churn out a new revision of the book to get the spooks off their case. If I am to look at this removal through a delusional, meritocratic lens, then I can also see why it was snubbed. It's achieved great success, but I think three list albums is just way too many for an artist of this standing. One album (Neon Bible was also removed from later editions of the book) seems like too few, however. The book implies that Neon Bible is the more acclaimed release, but that wasn't the impression I got from comparing the Wikipedia pages of both albums. I'll save this album and snub Neon Bible since it is the more musically distinct album. I cosign this inclusion.

Hmm, all albums from Supertramp, Toto, Abba, America.... This list heading to be a joke!

Kind of underwhelming. Not my style. I liked some of the flow but it just sounded like church rock to me. The lyrics were nice but the delivery isn’t my taste.

in 2010 I didn't bother listening to this, thinking it marked a turn towards bland in Canadian indie pop. more bland than Neon Bible, that I gave 1 star. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Marginally better than Neon Bible, but still stinky. It’s funny that so many of these grody indie bands decided to Do A Springsteen all around the same time. That’s what they’re doing on a lot of these ones right? I’m not imagining that? Doesn’t really work ever.

I guess they were one of the big signings for merge records, so I hope Mac and Laura made a ton of money off of them. The girl should sing all the songs.

Would give a 0 if I could. What’s to like?

Soft. Unimaginative. Boring.

Save an hour and listen to Subdivisions from Rush.

How aptly named, this album. Undiscernable, soulless, bland, culturally monotonous, it gives the illusion of success and sophistication while remaining safely gated within its elitist, whitewashed environs. The irony of trying to make an original statement through a simulacrum of 2010s "indie rock" reinforces my conclusion that this album, hell, this band, came to fruition during the worst decade in modern music, and failed to transcend its musical suburbia.

Are: Boring, secluded, car centric, lack community, and are full of golfers.

Boooooring

Arcade Fire are a band who people seem to get quite excited by, but have kind of passed me by. Listening to this for the first time, nothing seemed familiar, nor did it sound quite how I expected them to sound - which was, initially, a reasonably pleasant surprise. By the end I was bored shitless though. There is so little personality or genuine emotion in any of this indie-by-numbers posturing, which is ironic given the concept and themes the album seems to be reacting to. Maybe it was intentionally designed to be a soulless, witless experience for that reason and I'm just missing the point, but to me that's kind of like shitting the bed you have to sleep in because you are not happy with your hotel room. Very bland, and definitely overrated.

Not my cuppa

This album is so boring. I think it is really telling that more than half the five star reviews on here are talking moreso about nostalgia and how listening reminds them of being young than they do about the actual quality of the music. I really never met anyone who got into Arcade Fire as an adult, only people who listen to albums like this and are confused about the hype. I do admit I have a special hate for this album as it is one of those albums you are SUPPOSED to enjoy if you have good taste. I had never actually finished it before getting it for the challenge, and I knew once I struggled through it I was not giving it my usual second listen. This album is like a large bowl of unflavored oatmeal. It just keeps going and going. You may sometimes get a random piece of fruit, or a chocolate chip, but it only lasts a minute and you're back to oatmeal. How can a band with like 15 people and every instrument in the world be so boring? I have seen people compare the writing on this album to Springsteen. Springsteen was singing about people whose lives were destroyed. Laid off workers, people who lost custody of their kids, alcoholics and drug addicts, lost souls, individuals who never lived up to their potential and whose best days were behind them without even noticing. The biggest dilemma tackled on this album is "the suburbs are gross and boring and hard to escape from." Oh boo fucking hoo. "I have mixed feelings about the woman in this song.' It's not compelling or interesting. It's childish and whiny. If you are looking for over an hour of the same track repeatedly over the most self-pitying, masturbatory lyrics, punctuated by an occasional interesting idea, you should just give this a 5 now. Fuck.

didn’t finish this, all the songs sounded the same

2/10. Para mi gusto, un coñazo terrible.

No me ha llamado la atención.

After the first two songs, I was thinking my review would be simply, "I don't hate it. It's not great, but not terrible. I'm thinking 3 stars so far." And then the song "Modern Man" made me so irrationally angry I was about to toss my phone. It was on a very short leash after that. Anyway, it's not good. I think it's more a two, but I'm dropping it on principal that I should never feel angry about a song that was not intended to illicit that feeling.

This album is 63 minutes too long. When I think of all the worst parts of the 2010s this is the soundtrack.

This album is like a slug, aimlessly crawling along. I thought 2 hours of Smashing Pumpkins (Melon Collie…) was a bit much, but one hour of Arcade Fire feels much longer. Thought it would never end. A couple of times it livens up and it feels like something’s finally happening, but it just goes back to slug mode again. Zzzz… 1/5

Not interested

This was boring. Nothing really stood out to me.

the best way I can describe this is "click track music" sprawl II was good

Talk about snooze fest. This was so boring and safe. It’s just mindless pop rock with no direction or soul. This album reminded me a lot of bands like U2. Which is like one of the worst things I can say about a band. Totally put me to sleep, nothing interesting, save your time and skip this one. Chances are if you have listened to the radio or heard music playing in public, you have probably heard this big hit off this album and I’m sorry you had to suffer through that. I also feel traumatized from how mediocre this album is.

I am not the audience for this band. It does not speak to me at all.

I was younger when Arcade Fire hit the scene so this album is not super nostalgic to me like it is for so many people. This is the first of Arcade Fire album I’ve ever played all the way through. It grew on me more in the final third, but Sprawl II was the only song that really struck me. I like the baroque influence and see how they were influential themselves to bands that came more around my childhood. But like, that includes Imagine Dragons lol. The Suburbs evokes dread, darkness, and nostalgia but without the synthy brightness of Sprawl II carried through the whole album it feels compressed and kinda unoriginal to me. Just not my thing. Sprawl II earns the entire star.

No way am I listening to this band again. Fuck Win Butler. Zero stars.

Nope

101/1001. 2nd AF album in a week? And as boring AF again. Come on, they play basic melodies with basic chords and chord progressions and then overlay some production values and orchestrations bought with a lot of $$$ and go out and have a no 1 in three countries on the week the album comes out. And that I guess defines indie rock nowadays.

Jag kan inte lyssna på det här!

Unappealing and blant. DNF

one song sounded like m83, so i listened to m83.

Boring af 1/5

didn’t like this at all. If an album can sound pretentious, this is it

That was really bad.

not worth the time to finish the album, life is to short for this, it was one long run on sprawling redundant boring snooze fest, it sounds like 1800 got junk

Fuck rating albums. Just let me listen.

Not for me

Sexual misconduct allegations so I will NOT be listening! Album of the day does not mean losing my morals!

Ah the album that made me not like Arcade Fire. Insists upon itself (not a compliment), boring bloated bloviating. Did they only know how to write songs to the same bpm? 0 liked songs.

Sucked. Music wasn’t good. I like good music. This wasn’t it.

1. zuburbz - 1 2. ztart - 1.5 3. man - 1 4. roco - 0 5. room - 1 6. city - 1 7. light - 1.5 8. half - 1.5 9. uuar - 1 10. may - 1.5 11. hourz - 1.5 12. blue - 1 13. uuait - 1.5 14. zprauul - 1.5 15. zprauul - 2 16. zuburbz - 1

Not for me, very forgettable.

Was there a rivalry between Arcade Fire and The Decemberists? Maybe they’re just from the same time period, but I kind of lump them together as these two indie rock darlings unmarred by punk rock, and it was always evidence that The Decemberists were the victors in this. Arcade Fire is like chamber pop for corporate coffee house PA systems. Listening to this album is a big yawn fest that made me think “this is like the Coldplay to Wilco’s Radiohead.”

Bland in every way music, albums or songs can be bland.

Dreary

Yawn...

Rating: 1.5 Notable songs: N/A Very drab and boring. Nothing to shout home about. Very samey and nothing distinguishing. Lucky to get the .5

Dreary, mannered vocals, occasionally melodramatic, served over lumpy rhythms. The whole thing is derivative - little sprinkles of U2, Talking Heads, Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, and many others. Insipid. Dull.

Talented band. Catchy tunes. Just not my tempo.

Meh I think first proper listen to arcade fire ever tbh n none of it was memorable x

Meh.

3eme album proposé par le générateur après Funeral et Neon Bible qui ne m'avaient pas marqués (notés 2/5 tous les deux). Celui-ci n'est pas mieux, mais beaucoup plus (trop) long ... Quel ennui. Et ce dès le premier morceau. Avec 15 autres à suivre. Je ne suis pas allé au bout. =>1/5 Un point positif : c'est le dernier album de ce groupe dans la liste !!!

Not for me. Very middling indie

Too long, too samey, songs not as good as the old ones and the same as them

Not

Not listening to albums by bad sex mans.

They do have a very nostalgic sound, but that didn't make to interesting. Just nothing that pulled me in lyrically or instrumentally.

Absolute crap from start to finish. I wish I could’ve zero stars. I want my listening time back!

Arcade Fire? More like Arcade SetMyselfonFire Christ this one was fucking boring. I was done at Rococo. Sprawl II was the only interesting song on this wet piece of cardboard disguised as a record. This is basically U2's Joshua Tree but with the dreadful 2010's radio-era production over the top. I got so impatient at the constant repetition I ended up skipping the latter quarter of most of the songs just to get through this without blowing my brains out. Dreadful. Sprawl 2 was good tho, but doesn't save this from a 1.

Could not finish this as it sounded too much like everything played on commercial radio 2012-2015. I don’t know why you would go out of your way to listen to this.

did not like

какая-то бесконечная хуйня

I fucking hate arcade fire

Indie rock whining. Not my thing. It was very hard to listen the whole album. Once again, I found myself wondering what merits earned this album a spot on this list. The reason may be the amount of the albums sold...

It is clear, I do not like pop music like this. Previously in my 1001 play through the likes of The Smiths and Dandy Warhols made a similar impression, or rather left me wholly unimpressed. This album is too long, there are just few tracks that rise above. The rest is sleepy background muzak, with the exception of the tracks sung by the female vocalist.

Грэмми за лучший альбом 2011? Долбоебы )

Typical indie rock yawnfest. Snooze.

This was really bad. Maybe the most repetitive album I've ever listened to. Every song and almost every instrument would just repeat the same riff, if not the same single note and rhythm over and over and over for the entire duration of the song. There is no melody outside of the vocals whatsoever. That being said the vocals were difficult as well. I really didn't care for the male vocalist in any way. The one bright spot was the song with all female vocals. It carried melody and was slightly less repetitious. Horrible experience and this album is almost unmusical. 1/5. I'd give it less if I could.

Yeah honestly (and this has happened only once before) I didn’t finish it, tried my best. None of this is particularly interesting and when something is it’s repeated until you kinda hate it. I don’t think any of this was all that inventive in 2010 either. Idk I was kinda vibing on modern man I remember but that feels like days ago.

I would give it a negative if I could

Just a bunch of sad nothingness.

Dull. Could be fine as background music. Lead singer's voice is sleep inducing. Only song that was decent was Sprawl II, and that had a different lead singer. Best song: Sprawl II

Boring

Just a very very boring album that goes nowhere and does nothing. We used to wait is probably the best song on the album

Fuck this shit!

It for me. 1

Hmmm, I don't know why but I find this stuff a bit tedious. Rococo had me wanting to turn it off. Everything was so mashed together, no space at all. I scanned through the others. I got really annoyed. I don't know why, but the stuff made me angry. 1 star for being so annoying.

Nope, this is just terrible. One of the worst bands out there

Why? Why would anyone buy this? Why would anyone listen to it? Why would anyone waste their time recording it? Why would anyone think people would want to listen to it? Why? Why?? Why???

Not my thing at all, it all sounds the same. Boring and generic sounding.

altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...altijd beetje hetzelfde...

3/10 felt like absolutely nothing

Modern Man Sprawl II Cleaning / study music. Because it doesn’t catch your attention. It’s kinda just there. It’s alright. Kinda boring tbh

As with the other Arcade Fire album, I forgot about this right after listening. Not my cup of tea.

I have never liked Arcade Fire, but knowing that there is a creep in the band. It makes it hard for me to separate artist from art on this one. I would have given this a 2 or 3, it's pretty bland, but I can't bring myself to really listen to it.

Day39 - i’m blown away that even one arcade fire is considered essential much less two of these turds

Straight ass

The start of the rhythms reminded me of Passion Pit’s album, Manners, but the songs never hit a thematic high like Manners did. I never bothered to really listen to what the lyrics were, because the beats didn’t make me care. I did like the final song, Sprawl II, and I put it on repeat. They should ditch the lead singer and put the girl on wax.

19/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 I'm a Montrealer, so I feel that it's my duty to like this. If so, I've failed in my duty. I don't understand why anyone would listen to something so mind-numbingly bland on purpose. I tried to give it two stars, because it's not quite as bad as some other albums to which I gave one star, but this doesn't deserve the second star, so I gave it 19/100, the maximum score for one star. Also, it's way too long. This is punishment. Half Moon Run would have been a much better option for this list.

Dull. Insipid. Uninspiring.

Didn't liked. Just not my type of music.

Just bad

boring and dragged on

Boring, monotonous. It tries to be a cheap hit, but it rarely succeeds... I realized at track 4 that this is not the first track. The start of Empty Room was promising, but then it too sank back into the commercial garbage that flows from everywhere. Up until Half Light I I had planned to somehow make it halfway through the album and give up, but by II I had changed strategy, if nothing worthwhile happened for a minute and a half, move on to the next one. Unfortunately, I still had to listen to the last song. It was a pity. I may be being nasty, but I think I'll rename the bookmark: The 1000 albums you wasted your time on - that'll be the new name.

kinda good sound design and nice vocals... ...but i didn't like the album anyway.

Didnt care for this one either

Underwhelming

yeah i'm not listening to this one believe women

Harder to swallow with the artist have those allegations against him, confusing. Not overly impressed with the opener. I'm not going to complete this listen for now.

I quite liked We Used To Wait and Ready Stop Start when they came out, but the rest of this album all seems the same note throughout. I can see the anthemic feel they are going for, but for that to work, you need light and shade. There’s not a lot of variety to what AF do. And of course a lot has happened with the band / Butler since, so it feels kind of wrong to be listening to them at all now (given I was not a big fan in the first place). In summary, they have the odd good song here, but it all feels a bit formulaic and as if they are telling me how I should feel.

Doesn't matter how good this album is, the lead singer is disgusting, so I can't give it a high rating.

New music but a fat meh

Arcade Fire again? Why? WHY? Well I'll give them credit, their music does capture the malaise of suburban life. This album reaffirmed a few things for me. 1) I don't like the suburbs. 2) I don't like music about the suburbs. 3) I sure as hell don't like Arcade Fire

In 2010 I was a 32 year old, divorced, poor, single mother of a kindergartener. If I had been a teenager in 2010, I think I would have liked this album. As it it, meh.

Awful

Quite boring

eh, I tried to like it but not a single song on this album really stood out to me.

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