The Suburbs

Not my favorite arcade fire but still good

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: The Suburbs, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Standard affair indie music. I don't necessarily think this album deserves all of the accolades it seems to have gotten, but neither is it a bad album. There's good guitar solos and a lot of the music is sonically dense, which I tend to appreciate. For the most part, I usually hone in on the musical aspect of... music (as opposed to the lyrics). I like good beats, rhythms, melodies, solos, etc. and rarely focus on the lyrical content (except for Rap/hip-hop music). Consequently, I read about people's reviews of albums (after submitting my own notes) and usually observe how I completely missed the fact that an album was about X, whether X is depressing topics, social critique, or what have you, and I suspect that this album has something to do with life in .... wait for it.... the suburbs! Did I catch any of the points of any of the songs? No not really. Was the music pleasant to listen to? Yea, sure. Did it resonate with me? Eh, not really. Is this an album I must hear before I die? Perhaps. Culturally the indie genre has been quite relevant and important these past 20-25 years, but I am not sure how this album differs from their other album on the List Funeral, which I gave a 3. I would perhaps bump this up to a 3.5, but I would also round down in this case. I don't think its a 4.

First good album I've been given - millennial joy slop, but nice

Laughably banal. Like, I literally laughed out loud to myself a couple of times during its endless blandness. Giving it a 2 just because 1 would be too strong an opinion, and it's just so innoffensibly nothing. Granted, that endless cheesy drumming did nearly cause enough offense to warrant a 1.

feels very nostalgic

One of my fave AF albums. Saw them headline Glastonbury back in 2014 i think it was and it was mega, got me into them. Shame what came out about Win

Probably the worst arcade fire album I've heard so far (of their first 3). Very boring stuff though a couple songs save this from being 2 stars

Some of the youthful longing has sapped out of this album over time, it's hard to evaluate it objectively against how my perspective has grown since hearing it first over a decade ago.

Music is not suggests anything exciting Words are avarahge

The last Arcade Fire record I heard from the list was straight ass. I like this one though. It’s a good vibe. One of my friends said the first album is the only good one. I disagree. Definitely better than The Black Album.

Fav

Gefällt mir wirklich sehr gut und entspannend ist es auch

Es erscheint mir fast unmöglich nicht zu dem Vibe des Albums zu connecten. Die unterschiedlichen Facetten der eigenen Jugend in Retrospektive zu betrachten hat große Freude gemacht. Insbesondere die Kritik am modernen Lebensstil in diesem Kontext funktioniert einfach perfekt. Vor allem in Songs wie "Modern Man" und "Roccoco" wird dies einfach perfekt transportiert. Musikalisch ist das Album ziemlich gut, aber auch nur guter Standard für Indie-Musik. Bei einer Länge von deutlich über einer Stunde führt dies zu temporären Ermüdungserscheinungen. Alles in allem aber ein hervorragendes Album zu dem ich mit Sicherheit noch einmal zurückkommen werde.

Buen album, 3/10 cancion fav: month of may

3.75. A band I am aware of but never actually listened to. I kinda dig it.

This was a pleasant listen. It sounds very much like alt rock from the 2010's.

I was into the first couple of albums from this band. By this point, their “ding ding ding ding ding ding ding” had grown old for me. However, there are real gems in here, “wasted hours” for example.

Incredible album. Great energy, lyrics and compositions blending together

I really like this album, but a bit bias. Only complaint is that there are some fillers in here. Otherwise some great songs that I could listen to on repeat

meh

#69/1001 🇨🇦🕹🔥 I listened to this a lot at the time it came out, Arcade Fire were one of the few bands that came out in the early 2000s that made me sit up and listen with their first album Funeral. This has a fuller sound and might be criticised for being a bit samey and overlong. Ultimately its a bit of a concept album, which generally means both of the above. Listening back its a solid record with some great tracks and i've enjoyed revisiting. Ps: the fiff on City With No Children is surely a rip off of Rocks Off by the Stones. Best Tracks: The Suburbs, Sprawl II, City with No Children, Ready to Start.

Consistent theme, solid tonality, interesting instrumentation. Generally all strong songs.

good songs: modern man empty room we used to wait

I love arcade fire but I was not feeling this album as much.

I prefer Funeral but any Arcade Fire album is tainted by what has happened with Winn Butler. 5 years ago I probably would have given this a 4, but I hear the music differently now.

Enjoyed this

never judge a book by its cover they say

Hay unos cuantos temas muy guays, pero a partir de empty room excepto una por en medio de después me ha aburrido un poco.

top 3 - The Suburbs, Month of May, Deep Blue. I can’t really find anything of note to say about this. None of the songs were bad but not great enough to want to listen to again. There are two other albums of theirs on this list so hopefully I’ll like those better.

Not so popular band, but a good band to listen to. Very vanilla beats and the lyrics were soft and not in your face. Nothing really stood out.

BORING

This album is absolutely beautiful. I love all the intricate orchestrations, specifically the violin. The album starts awesome and I was looking forward to it, but many times throughout the record I found myself waiting for the next track to arrive. Half and half some of the best emotional indie pop arrangements I've ever heard, and the other being boring pop filler that could've been removed.

This week I learned about the genre "goblincore". It involves floaty vocals, acoustic melodies and breathless indie folk nonsense. I'm frankly disappointed, there's no way something called "goblincore" should be so boring, but here we are. Why would I tell you all this? I blame Arcade Fire for my disappointment. This album should have been Funeral.

musique d'ambiance dans le meilleur sens du terme if that makes sense

I should like this more than I do. There are some pleasant parts, but it kind of annoys me. Guilty of overplay when it came out. Very of it's time and pretty dated for such a new album. I don't think we needed three Arcade Fire albums on here, or even two. I probably would have gone with just Funeral, feels like their most innovative album. This is my least favorite of the three. In a vacuum I would probably give it 3 stars, but I'm doing 2 stars for too much Arcade Fire.

I love the style.

Tää oli tosi kiva! En oo ikinä ennen kuullut mutta kiva tällanen keveä kesänen kepeä fiilis. Kuuntelin tätä Cafe Plakan kattoterassilla ja sopi kyllä fiilikseen 🌞🇬🇷

Really unique band that sounds like if U2 combined with MGMT. Some really good songs and great instrumentation. Main gripe with the album is that it's too long and there's some "filler" songs that took away from the whole album listening experience. Otherwise, I would give it a 4

This one makes me more nostalgic than probably any other album. The title track and sprawl II are some of my all-time favorite songs. It’s not as good as Funeral but few albums are. Rating: 4.8

Highly overrated.

I couldn't tell you the last time I actually went out of my way to listen to Arcade Fire, but I can tell you that Funeral left a pretty deep-yet-shortlived impression on me when I first heard it at 17. Hearing this for the first time, several years later, feels like I'm going through the same experience. Took some time to warm up to, but once this thing kicks in it pretty much stays there. Would probably be a 9/10 if "Rococo" didn't exist. Sorry.

Yes!! What an album! A bit sad that I've now had all of Arcade Fire's entries on this list. I loved this one so much. I remember hearing The Suburbs when it came out - I just wish I'd listened to this album back then! I love how all the songs faded into eachother. Brilliant 5 ⭐️

album bardzo jednoliniowy, ale nie slucha sie go zle i nutka otwierajaca album jest moim zdaniem bardzo przyjemna

Nie przeslucham jeszcze raz. Chyba nawet w momencie kiedy taki indie rock mi sie podobal to uznalbym za zbyt nudne. Godzina tego to za duzo. generic mainstream indie music. Fajne momenty mozna policzyc na palcach jednej reki nawet jesli brakuje ci dwoch palcow. Najlepsze jak spiewa pani. Rococo powtórzone 5 razy nie irytuje tak jak rococo powtorzone 10 razy dlatego oni powtarzaja 15. Poza tym zbyt kanadyjskie, nudne i plaskie. Jeden z wielu indie zespolow o ktorych nie bede pamietal. maja fire w nazwie a na tej plycie to najwyzej zimne ognie.

this is not bad per se, just monotone indie slop. maybe it did something in 2010 but in 2026 it's just not it.

Classic millenial album. I can't rate it objectively due to nostalgia.

4 - I liked this a lot more than when I listened to it in 2010.

It boggles my mind that people mention this album in the same breath as they do Funeral and Neon Bible. Those albums are masterpieces. This album is...fine? Some good tracks but bloated with too much filler and way less interesting instrumentation.

I actually really enjoyed this. Considering the reputation I've come to hear of Arcade Fire as well, I was extremely surprised by how good this was. Top draw indie rock.

Nok et Arcade Fire-album, og nok et album jeg har godt kjennskap til. Bunnsolid indie rock/chamber pop her. Dette er et band som virkelig makter å skape et koherent lydbilde hele veien gjennom et album. Lyden her er nostalgisk og sommerlig, selv om det deler flere likheter med vinteralbumet Funeral. Det er et prosjekt som utforsker og søker tilbake til oppveksten, til en fortid som man (dessverre) ikke lenger kan oppleve på samme vis, både grunnet et samfunn som stadig er i utvikling og ford9 fortid nettopp er fortid. Nesten en femmer her, altså. Top 3: Suburban War, Modern Man, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

This record came out in 2010 and I was obsessed with it for about a month. I really loved it, especially the title track. To be honest, I wasn't much of an Arcade Fire fan before or since. And listening again, I see why. There’s just not very much “there” there. It’s kind of a hollow shell that sounds generically like late aughts/early 10s music. Not bad but not anything special. They went downhill pretty rapidly from here and are now essentially done because the singer is a POS and his wife was an essential part of the band. Kinda like Sonic Youth, but a mediocre boring Canadian version

good

Taki jakiś nijaki. Jak dla mnie średniak ale co kto lubi.

Very cool. Love the style they achieved. I think Empty Room was my favorite but a lot of good ones. 7.9/10

It’s fair. But not 1000 great.

God, this sucks.

Nice, lange nicht gehört. Ich glaube, ich finde es jetzt besser als damals. Man verändert sich doch irgendwie

enjoyed it relaxing would listen to it on a long car journey in the summer set feeling.

Honestly it’s all just kind of cringe to me. I understand what Arcade Fire is going for but it’s really not my style and doesn’t come across as sincere as I think they hope it will. That’s probably on me but still overall this sound and vibe is not really for me at this time in my life. The vocals are decent and sound good enough while chord progressions are quite basic and feel uncreative and repetitive.

-always in the mood for this album -lots of variety in the songs -nice vocals and fun sounds -will listen again

Arcade Fire are known for their ability to make a good song. Unfortunately they sometimes choose to ignore this ability and make a bad song instead. Highlights: "The Suburbs", "Empty Room", "Suburban War", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"

The conclusion of an incredible three album run. There was a time when Arcade Fire could do no wrong. It's a shame their output has been increasingly dire through time because this is a reminder of how great this band used to be.

Ambiance agréable mais rien de trop marquant

Idrk what I was listening to.. might need to listen again.

Really enjoyed. Cohesive sound and most songs delivered.

Indie-rock from this era pisses me tf off is what I'm finding out. Like I'm bored as hell, every song just blends together! I feel like a lot of people love this sound and i really wanna know what I'm missing? All I could think about while listening to this is how I would prefer to be listening to several better versions of these songs by other artists. Also the audacity for 2 of their albums to be within the first 11 albums generates is wild, but at least i'm 2/3 done with them in this project. Top 3 (gun to head): 1) Month of May 2) City with No Children 3) Sprawl II

i'm not sure who an hour of the same breathy vocals over the same basic drum pattern and the same predictable guitar strumming is for, but it ain't me.

😃

Debated whether this is 4 or 5 stars, probably somewhere in the middle so I rounded up. There is a great variety of songs and styles with a consistent theme throughout. Since I am a product of suburbia, the songs about isolation while surrounded by people, rampant materialism, and sprawl really resonate. The band really hit its stride with this one: the playing, vocals, and production are first rate. It's probably a tad too long but shifts in tempo and style keep the momentum going. Love the bonus tracks too. They really combined the best of Bowie, Talking Heads, and U2 into their own thing and made their masterpiece. Too bad it's been a long drop-off since.

An important record for me personally, so much nostalgia and emotion tied up in this. Came out when I was 12 so I spent formative years listening to it, and the themes speak more to me now as an adult. An album about nostalgia itself, impermanence, fleeting innocence, and the spiritual/moral bankruptcy of 21st century USA. Arcade Fire's magnum opus I think. It has all their best impulses without the melodrama, blending roots rock and punk and folk and even a little synth pop on Sprawl II. Always will be a special record for me. The bonus tracks are really good too, especially Speaking in Tongues with David Byrne. No skips here

Ready To Start

Light 3,5

7.5/10 Wonderful album

скучно

6/10

Very different listen at 30 compared to 15. Wasted hours really hits me. Fantastic

This isn't very exciting music.

Great album wow!

It's 2010. Obama is President. A sweeping healthcare law has just been passed. You're at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on a sweltering August night. The best band in the world at the time is taking the stage. It doesn't get much better than this. The Suburbs is Arcade Fire's 3rd album, a genre-spanning epic concept album about loneliness, growing up, and finding meaning in a vapid world. After Funeral and Neon Bible, expectations were high for this one and they hit it out of park. The album includes some "Wake Up" style anthems (Ready to Start, City With No Children), some punk rock (Month of May), more contemplative ballads (Deep Blue, Half Light I), and a disco-style banger to end things (Sprawl II). I thought Arcade Fire was in position to dominate music for the next 10-15 years after this album and that epic concert. But they went into a weird dance-rock phase, Win Butler had some unsettling allegations, and their music just stopped mattering. But we'll always have those first 3 albums.

Some songs are very catchy and worth the listen but overall this record feels stretchy and at times even boring. I never picked it up before this and it doesnt feel like i missed anything.

ive never heard of arcade fire till now but im impressed. again id have to be in a certain mood but i listened to this album whilst drawing and the ones that made me pause and be like wow were : ready to start, rococo, half light |, month of may and sprawl || (mountains beyond mountains) tie for my ultimate favourite on this album !!!!!

Love

3.5/5

Amazeeee, Bouche a levres on steroids

As the band describes it, "The Suburbs" is "a letter from the suburbs". It captures a sort of nostalgic yet compelling picture of growing up, complete with interplay between warm, youthful memories and a feeling of angst for the future. The tracks, which often flow in and out of each other in transition, are varied in style and tone. Arcade Fire move into straightforward rock in tracks such as "Month of May", then readjust into a reflective synth of "Half Light I"; but many of the songs have a bouncy, rhythmic jangle that I have come to associate the album with. Butler's dramatic vocals emphasise the lyrical themes of the album, and is reinforced by wall of sound esque production hearkening back to the orchestral strings of its prior albums. While it may slip into messiness, and drags at times, the album succeeds in capturing the "feel" of suburbia, as well as the liminal space between youth and adulthood.

the biggest strength of arcade fire honestly might just be that theyre a bombastic anthemic band that actually bothers to write a great verse melody instead of just hoping the chorus will carry everything. the biggest weakness of arcade fire is that they require Massive buy-in in order to work...which ive historically been happy to give, their first three records (especially funeral) were immeasurably important to me as i consciously tried to break out of my seemingly inescapable emotional numbness. win butler sings every single little line like its the dramatic climax of a long and winding character arc, which was an intensity and vulnerability i really craved. i could say its a bit monotonous now, but if im being honest, im still very receptive to even soppier approaches than arcade fire. still, i find the essential buy-in nearly impossible these days....much like ryan adams, the knowledge that butler is a sex pest wrecks absolute havok upon the image he attempts to project in his art. more than that tho, its just kind of an empty album...arcade fire in general is increasingly subject to Style Over Substance accusations but i'd like to believe that the likes of funeral at least have an Emotional substance...the (painfully white) suburban ennui is just one part of that record's overall tapestry, the stakes and symbols feel person-level and at the intersection of a variety of lived-in circumstances. making a whole record about Just that part of it kinda feels like if to pimp a butterfly was followed up by a whole album about how cool it is to visit africa...like, i feel like we're missing a bigger picture here. with this more stripped down, and ultimately detached, perspective, everything just falls back on arcade fire's actual politics, which could be worse and certainly arent badly intentioned but speak to the most privileged view of its subject. living over a decade later, when all the plundered wealth being hoarded behind our borders increasingly Barely Even Benefits the average imperial citizen, it borders on a bit insufferable. the songs are fine.

Generic indie. I kept wanting to skip songs because they were meh.

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

Arcade Funeral are a strange beast for me. I like everything on this album and always have, but somehow I tend to check how long I've been listening, even if it isn't even that long. So even if mostly it feels like a four, I have to give it three. And listening to Wasted Hours as I write, again I want to go for four. Oh, sod it. Four. Damn you, Arcade Fire!

Another solid album from Arcade Fire. Not as good as Funeral, but very enjoyable. I need to explore more of their music.

Long, dreary, samey

Always really liked this. First couple are superb and the rest cling on for the fiver. Simpsons: No

Was alright but nothing that would set a real Arcade on fire.

Nope

This is fine, not really a genre I'm into but even then not really sure why I've had 2 albums from this group. Inoffensive but kind of forgettable.

Great

It's embarrassing to admit, but I've never listened to this album in its entirety. After just coming off the ending of Stranger Things, this album scratched the nostalgic itch I have been craving throughout my newfound existential crisis of middle-age-hood. God damn if this story isn't the most perfect representation of suburb life, and had it been made in between 1991-1995, it would have been my teen anthem. I can't believe I slept on this before, perhaps it wasn't the right time for me, but I'm obsessed. The only thing I can see being a problem, because it is my first album, it sets the bar really high.

Pretty alright, some solid radio favorites but also the others stand on their own ok. The album has stood the test of time longer than I thought it would.

decent, ngl i preferred the songs with the woman singing i think even when her voice was more prominently in the background, some songs i liked more but overall it was fine just not too impressive imo

Really liked this and never heard of them.

really loved this, this felt most similar to what i would listen to prior to starting this challenge. and canadian! unreal!

Historically I don't really like Arcade Fire but a couple of the songs were pretty catchy and I even added We Used to Wait to my indie playlist. The rest of it is like boring theater. You can tell there is passion and talent there but I just really don't care.

Day 199 Stunning album, one of my favourites, loved it since I first heard it. Not a skippable track here. Easy 5 Highlights Suburban War Month of May We used to Wait

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

not really my style

Great album for millennial childhood nostalgia.

nunca había escuchado algo así pero me pareció interesante

Sounds like Coldplay if they ditched the piano abd played the same drums every song. First few songs are solid though.

some good ones, but i cannot get into arcade fire for some reason 3.5/5

Not a "must listen" tbh. 3.5

Woof. Rough start after yesterday's album. It picked up but it took a while for me to get used to the sound. I do think the arrangement put their stronger songs later in the album, which feels abnormal but I guess this was near the beginning of the streaming generation.

great

2.5

"The Suburbs" is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. Indie rock, art rock and baroque pop are the Wiki-listed genres. The album lyrics were inspired by bandmembers' Win and Will Butler's upbringing in Houston suburb, The Woodlands. The core bandmembers included Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Will Butler (synthesizers, guitar, bass, percussion), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, drums, percussion, keyboards), Richard Reed Parry (guitar, percussion, celeste, accordion, double bass, backing vocals), Tim Kingsbury (bass, guitar), Sarah Neufeld (violin, string arrangements) and Jeremy Gara (drums, percussion). Commercially, the album debut at #1 in both the UK and US. It had wide-spread critical acclaim and won the 2011 Grammy for album of the year. The album opens with the self-titled "The Suburbs." A bouncy beat and piano. Win with anxious and nervous vocals as he describes the the mundane nature of the suburbs and the lost innocence of American suburban life. Foreboding guitar strikes carries the melody throughout "Ready to Start." He's ready to go into adulthood although ominous. The band really cranks it up pace wise in "Empty Room." A guitar drone, fast beat and an underlying synth. Dual lead singers with Régine and Win. A song that builds. It's urgent and one of the album's best songs. Isolation and loneliness. There's no let down in the next song "City with No Children." A handclap beat and a melodic electric guitar riff. Dual lead vocals again with a very "hooky" chorus. More loss of innocence and transition into adulthood. Speaking of transitions, "Month of May" is about the weather transition in Montreal from spring to winter. And rightfully so, there's an urgent beat and hard driving guitars. An eerie synth. Win with shotgun vocals in a blur of a song. The second song released as a single was "We Used to Wait." Piano tapping, drum ticks and guitar accents. The music and vocals build. A bit of a change in the lyrics as Win describes pre-internet when we used to wait for physical mail. The music on this album can be grand, urgent and even anxious. The songs do build throughout and are mostly very melodic. The songs bounce between dreamy pop, rock, baroque and even punk-like. About half the songs feature strings; I find it interesting that I did not pick one as one the album's top songs. Win said he was going for songs that sounded like his youth, mimicking Depeche Mode and Neil Young. I'm not sure I heard that but admire the attempt. The lyrics are also mostly compelling if sometimes overwrought dealing loss of innocence and entering adulthood. This album is sprawling and long but there are just too many good songs for that to bother me. This was when Arcade Fire was on top of the rock and festival world. This album is right up there as their best with "Funeral" for me. I do like their next album "Reflektor" somewhat and then, and then, well, things have not gone well for the band. So, just enjoy this one which is a very good one.

It's pretty good, nice to listen to but nothing that sticks out to me

Never really listened to Arcade Fire. Orchestral indie pop another reviewer described it as. Well to me that is pretty good. Thanks generator for showing me this again. When a song ends and you consider putting it back on again then clearly it is capturing your attention.

Ett bra album som påminner mig om Artic Monkeys. Jag tycker det är konstigt att jag inte har lyssnat på Arcade Fire innan, då det är en musikstil som jag egentligen tycker om. Känslan jag får av albumet är också väldigt härlig. Favoritlåtar: Rococo, City with No Children

This album has a great theme. 'The Suburbs' - simple. And the way a lot of the tracks play with the theme is fantastic. 'Wasted Hours', 'Sprawl I', 'Sprawl II', 'We Used to Wait' and of course 'the Suburbs' all bring different perspectives to the idea and contribute to a wider picture. But the album is long and not all of the tracks can claim to do this effectively. 'Month of May' kinda bangs, but what is it for? It contributes very little thematicly. This is also true of 'Deep Blue' and even 'Rococo', though these tracks do add to a peaceful serenity and the feeling of 'sprawl'. What I'm trying to say, is that I think this album would be better if it was shorter and tighter. As you expect on an Arcade Fire album, a lot of the songwriting is superb, but I suspect the feeling of suburban serenity would actually be stronger without a few of the more listless tracks.

Mid 5 These guys are underrated these days. Personal favs, city with no children, suburban war, month of May, deep blue, sprawl 1, sprawl 2

Didn't know this band, but really enjoyed the album. Hit my mood bang on.

It was alright

3.5

Another album that could have been halved and had a slightly better affect on this listener. None of the songs grabbed me but none were particularly bad either. Just another bland album that this list seems to churn out on a regular basis.

Old time favorite, easy yo listen, but powerful in emotions. Love it.

tiene un gran sonido, todas las ideas están buenas y suenan bien (los finales con los principios de las canciones, los giros a la mitad, las rockeras y también las poquitas que son más tranquis), me falto conectar con una mucho que diga uf LA canción pero creo que super cumplio

Pretty boring and too long. Didn’t seem to be going anywhere and I wasn’t a big fan of the singer’s voice. Some good songs but not anything I would return to.

Great sounding production but I just found it SO boring

This band have been majorly hyped and I can recognise the musicianship and song writing but does not appeal to me as this isn’t something new or ground breaking and left me a little cold

I used to listen to Funeral a lot in my teens but stopped listening before this release. I never fully checked out this album other than the radio hits so I was looking forward to revisiting. Unfortunately the rest of the songs were pretty dull. Still like them though

Yes I enjoy this album and have listened to it many times over the years. It was a great album to keep me company when I did my weekly 1 hour walk home from work. I no longer do that wss as ll but I still listen to the album.

I liked it.

Had a lot of fun with this one. Would listen to it again. Gefällt bestimmt M.

Really??? three Arcade Fire albums? 2.8/5

Solid albums with a few bangers especially at the onset of the album.

This didn’t do anything for me. I saw live footage of Arcade Fire on a TV show years ago, and always meant to check them out as they sounded interesting and different. Here though, they offer nothing spectacular. Maybe their earlier stuff will be more to my tastes. Musically this album is ok, but it’s all very bland.

era-definining stuff.

Some good melodies and I think a few songs could grow on me.

6,5/10 proper indie album essential, enjoyed listening to it but probably wont ever again

interesting sound, nothing stands out in particular.

love

This is not what I thought Arcade Fire sounded like, but idk what I thought they sounded like or why. Was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed this album. I thought they captured a specific mood really well while still having a lot of variation to keep the album interesting. Would definitely listen again. Fav song: Ready To Start - also liked The Suburbs, Modern Man, City With No Children and Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Least fav: Empty Room

This album simultaneously makes me nostalgic for growing up in the city (or at least in the suburbs of the city) and makes me desperate to leave the city and stand somewhere green before there's nowhere green left to stand. Favourite song: Modern Man (or Ready to Start) Least: Half Life I

12# Prologue: Been a fan of Arcade Fire for a while but when I did know them I wasnt into hearing full albums, so, needless to say, never heard this album front to back, but i think this will be an experience and a good one, i wish. It was. The themes on this are very current ones today. "And it seems strange How we used to wait for letters to arrive But what's stranger still Is how something so small can keep you alive We used to wait We used to waste hours just walking around We used to wait All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown" Wasted lives.. maybe that were better ones, calm, without stress and needing of infinite stimulation. People had time to process things, be creative, fill the time with hard things that recompensate after a long period. The sound of it emanates calmness but at the same time a feeling of dread.

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

Boring

Even if I liked their first album more, there’s something about this one that still pulls me in.

millennial music, in a bad way

When this first came out, I was about 25 and loved it. While it does have some (minor) faults, nonetheless I found it very compelling when relistening. There's hope, dread, and nostalgia all portrayed with Arcade Fire's typically lush and compelling arrangements. While it isn't as mind-blowing to me today at 40, nonetheless this a great album that I'm happy to hear again. Favorite tracks: Ready to Start, City with No Children, Suburban War, Month of May, We Used to Wait, and (especially) Sprawl II.

I enjoyed this more than I remembered enjoying it originally. Very nostalgic sound for me now, I guess.

A sprawling album - appropriate for the subject matter. Please people, stop building so much stuff. This is Arcade Fire's magnum opus really, an epic featuring some of their best songs including The Suburbs, Ready to Start, Modern Man, Month of May, Sprawl II, all great tunes. Lyrics which comment on modern capitalism, culture, suburban life, and all sorts. Indie classic

Overall: 8/10 Didn’t know what to expect, but I’m satisfied. The composition of some of these songs are absolutely amazing. Lord knows I love that indie sound ooh this was good. This was a fun album to listen to and I will definitely be re-listening to some of these songs. The suburbs - wow, this is amazing. Right up my alley. What a way to open an album! Ready to Start - ok nice lil catchy tune. Modern Man - good but won’t be revisiting. Rococo - same as last. Empty Room - Strong start. Not too long. Hyperactive af. Great transition to next song. Love it! City With No Children - Twas okay. Didn’t catch my attention too much. Half Light I - maravilloso. Half Light II (No Celebration) - what a seamless transition. Suburban War - Twas okay. Didn’t hit the ear strings fr. Month of May - same as last. Wasted Hours - good start. I think I’m a fan. Deep Blue - This is a nice lil vibe. Sounds like something in a movie. We Used to Wait - eh. Sprawl I (Flatland) - beautiful. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - beautiful. The Suburbs (continued) - calm lil outro. Short n sweet.

Very good album. I had never listened to Arcade Fire but I really enjoyed this album. This is definitely between 4 and 5 stars. I love the concept of the album and the way how songs relate to each other. Month of May. The Suburbs, Sprawls (I and II), Half Light...great songs. It is probably a bit too long for my personal taste. With a couple less songs, this may have reached 5 stars.

I have a soft spot for this album but unfortunately the guy is a nonce

Sounded like the same song. Agitating.

Nostalgic one that I never paid enough attention to back when it came out!

I know this one is going to grow on me over time so im giving it a 5. The suburbs tops Neon Bible musically (imo), being a lot more subtle and less over the top. Plus I can relate to the meaning behind it lot more. That of growing up in the suburbs in western society, and trying to escape that pre-packaged lifestyle it can bring to those who are nurtured by it. Kept growing on me with each listen through, finding something to appreciate within each song whether it be one of the instruments, a melody, the lyrics, or all of the above. Favorites were Rococo, Empty Room, and Sprawl 2. 9/10

This is so milenial hope

Good hipster shit

Some good variety. Kind of reminds me of belle and Sebastian.

I really liked this album!! Perfect 2010 vibes. My favourites were "The Suburbs" and "Modern Man". Very good start!

enjoyed very much - hadn't listened to them in years 3.5-4

This feels like soaring. A body of energy from below pushing upwards and lifting a windglider further and further. It's the perfect amount of thermals, ridge lift, and mountain waves that create a solid, steady motion.

There's nothing inherently wrong with this album but I can't fathom why it's on the list. There are two other AF albums on the list. Those I get. This is fine with an capital "F" and that's it. I have never particularly enjoyed AF but this album lacks any sort of distinctive quality.

3.5/5- Some songs i rlly liked! the overall sound of the album was rlly cohesive.

I didn't hate it. A lot of it was very catchy. If someone were listening to it I wouldn't have a problem with it. If one song came on my playlist occasionally I wouldn't skip it and I would enjoy it. Since it's not exactly my style, listening to the entire album was a bit much. I do appreciate the 80s feel of it though. Listening to it made me think of the fringe characters in an 80s teen movie who are actually the coolest in the school even though they're not popular.

I'm a sucker for 2000s indie music.

my review here didn't save, it said something about it being too long and meandering and annoying.

More than a little pretentious, but a lovely sound.

I enjoyed this record VERY much. Once I kind of latched onto the concept of nostalgia and needing to close the circle on the disappointment of growing up and transitioning from childhood to adulthood, I really dug what they were doing and how they did it. The music isn't nearly as "art-rock" as I thought it was going to be and does a great job of bridging that divide between kid or teen oriented to adult-contemporary sounds.

3.0 - Ok

like a faded memory, a feeling too intense that i cannot hold and slips through the crevices of my brain. a lot of pain, and sadness, and it's hard not to listen to this and not feel something. but even then, i can't grasp it

love it giving perks of wallflower

So 2010

Arcade Fire, eine Rock-Band aus Kanada, nahmen „The Suburbs“ zwischen 2008 und 2010 an verschiedenen Orten auf, etwa im privaten Studio der Band in Quebec, im Magic Shop in New York und anderen kleineren Studios. Das Album spiegelt einen Indie-Rock-Ansatz mit Elementen aus Art Rock und Post-Punk Revival wider. Das dritte Studioalbum enthält 16 Titel, darunter mehrere Singles wie „The Suburbs/Month of May“, „Ready to Start“, „We Used to Wait“ und „City with No Children“. Diese Stücke zeigen die thematische Auseinandersetzung mit Erinnerungen an suburbane Lebenswelten und eine musikalische Bandbreite zwischen Indie-Rock-Rhythmen und orchestralen Arrangements. Die Produktion zeichnet sich durch eine Mischung aus Band-Eigenproduktion und Co-Produktion mit Markus Dravs aus und nutzt unterschiedliche Aufnahmeumgebungen, was dem Album einen facettenreichen Klang gibt. Die Texte und Kompositionen spiegeln persönliche Perspektiven auf moderne Alltagswelten wider, ohne sich in Übertreibungen zu verlieren. Die Auswahl der Songs umfasst sowohl den titelgebenden Eröffnungstrack als auch introspektivere Stücke wie „We Used to Wait“ und rhythmisch treibende Nummern wie „Ready to Start“. Insgesamt lässt sich das Werk dem weiteren Indie-Rock-Umfeld zuordnen.

Partly heard before Saved 5/16 Top track: The Suburbs

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.

I guess I've never listened to Arcade Fire and this was fire. Twice in a row listen which rarely happens.

2.5, was kinda looking forward to it but it was pretty generic.

it was gud

loved: - modern man esp - empty room - city with no children - half light I esp - suburban war esp - sprawl II esp top 1 the vocalists sounds so much like bruce springsteen. didn't like how long it was, it always makes me feel like im doing a task rather than for my own enjoyment

Boring. Couldn't get through it.

not bad. not my vibe but not bad

I love this album - but its just a little too long. 4 fewer tracks and it would be a strong 5 star.

Oh how the mighty have fallen. This isn't my favorite Arcade Fire album - I prefer Funeral, Neon Bible, and Reflektor. But this inarguably the peak of their career. But it's such a shame Win turned out to be a creep, so I can't fully enjoy their music as much as I used to. But this album is still so good, if maybe a little bloated and poorly paced. Sprawl II is one of my favorite songs ever written, and should rightfully be an indie classic.

"If I could have it back, all the time that we wasted - I'd only waste it again." Yeah this one hits like a truck.

Sprawling, and not always in a good way. More of a 3.5

Equal to funeral in many ways, the last of the truly great arcade fire albums and a real modern classic. Especially the title track and sprawl 2

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

I think I am the exact age to feel unbearably nostalgic to the point of melancholy over a lot of early 2010's music. Great listen, wish they let Regine sing more. Wish Win was a better guy.

Well I knew the name but didn't know anything by them so genuine review. Liked the title song, first track but to be honest that was as good as it got. Pleasant listening but a bit dull.

Overall had a pleasant sound but didn't stand out much with a couple of exceptions. I enjoyed the title track and sprawl II but apart from them the album was just okay

Not bad indie rock. Interesting with different instruments being used.

To put it simply: This album means a lot to me, and has really helped me process a lot of feelings over the years. To have it come out in 2010, between my freshman and sophomore years of college really makes it feel like it belongs to our generation, and I was already a big Arcade Fire fan. I am always impressed at their ability to mix big, U2 anthemic type songs with lo-fi aesthetic and themes, and end up sounding totally like themselves. To take on a topic so emotionally raw and make a double album could have been a bloated pretentious mess, but for my money, they made a generational classic. I admit it is hard for me to separate from being 20 years old and pretend I am dispassionately hearing the music for the first time, but aren't the memories and attachments what make us music fans in the first place?

indie darlings

This album is another reminder of how great this band once was. There was the almost perfect debut, they played with Bowie at what turned out to be his penultimate public performance, they made this album, they really did have a lot of things going for them. Fast forward some 20 years and the front man had some creepy episodes of extramarital sexual relationshis that he handled quite weirdly quite publicly. Eg bykind of writing an album about it but not doing any interviews, then announcing a split from his wife and partner in the band, but insisting the band would continue... And despite the fact they really made some great music that still holds up incredibly well, as evident in this album, you kind of just want them to end the band, sort out their private lives and then take it from there in a few years.

Nah, plus the lead is a perv

not my fave

I looked at my finances spreadsheet while doing this. Fitting! Both are boring. Finance spreadsheet much less offensive than this however. Not mad at this as background music, far too long an album though. 2.5/5, rounded down Songs added to playlist: - The Suburbs - Empty Room - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Really strong intro with a catchy piano melody and vocals that catch your attention off the jump

It’s fine. Not really for me.

Not my style to light

Duuuullllllll.....

Every song sounded the same, and the lyrics were hard to hear

chill

Nearly perfect expression of the melancholy of becoming and adult in the modern world. Very Existential and kind of hard to listen to, but impeccably rendered. Deceptively Post-rock in a way: a lot of drones that cycle through a single riff, as instruments float in and out of the main dirge, often atonal, putting a filminess on the song that creates a cognitive dissonance, distorted, teetering on disturbed. Nicely done. When I first bought this (after it came out) I thought it lacked punch, but hearing it now, I think the band accomplishes something very ambitious. More atmospheric, dispensing with the traditional verse-chorus-bridge rock composition standard. Not something I'll put on every day for fun, but good art nonetheless.

A classic from my youth!

Like the band's debut, The Suburbs is a coming of age album. But instead of focusing on the notable, impactful moments of one's life, it focuses on the mundane. There are references to the suburbs here - the sprawl of houses, dead shopping malls - but many of the themes are more universal. "Ready to Start" tackles not just alienation but also trying to fit in amongst your peers. "Suburban War" recalls friend groups we grew apart from over the years. Musically this is more straight-up rock than the band's typical fair, though it still contains a lot of chamber pop flourishes. The synths on "Half Light II" are a highlight, as is the unexpectedly danceable "Sprawl II." Despite its length it does cover very few ideas musically, and the third quarter of the album drags a bit. But there are enough highlights and poignant lyrics to carry it.

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.

A nice shade of beige

memory lane!

Indie rock plutôt sympa !

Oui, je connaissais quelques sons par ci par là mais je n’avais jamais pris le temps d’écouter un album en entier ! Il faut reconnaître que c’est « calme » mais c’est intense ! En concert, ça doit être vraiment chouette

Plutôt sympa

*2010. *I really like this album. Sprawl II is my fave Arcade Fire song, plus we have The Suburbs, Ready to Start, Modern Man, We Used to Wait, and City with No Children. RATING - 8/10

Solid album. Not their best, but definitely a four.

Gonna let nostalgia carry this to 5 stars

Very interesting to listen to for the first time. I enjoyed the lyrics on the first few songs. Then I started noticing some unusual changes in rhythm and melody. And then towards the end, I sort of got bored. It would be worth listening to another time to see if it sticks.

I was obsessed with AF's album Funeral in 2009. Then I completely skipped Neon Bible. I think the buzz was it wasn't as good as Funeral. The Suburbs then hit, and the titular song was everywhere. It's a great song, and yet not powerful enough to pull me into a full album, which fans were calling a triumph. Now a decade and a half has passed and I've finally listened. It's bloated, but not necessarily padded. Although not every song is Great, as a whole it mostly works. The lesser-thans are still fine, and the highs are pretty high. Standout songs: The Suburbs (which I do think deserves to be on a list of Great Songs of the 2010's), Ready To Start, Modern Man, Half Light 1, We Used To Wait, Sprawl II (which is so so good). I like the Spike Jonze film too.

mid, just like the burbs

Me llevé una grata sorpresa con esta banda para empezar esto. No la conocíaz

For me this one is a musical representation of what it felt like to grow up in the late cold war years...great freedom to explore but saddled with a feeling of apocalyptic dread. It's not their most complete work, but still an amazing record.

Good indie rock. Nothing groundbreaking, but I had a good time listening to it. 4/5

Super Dope

This was fine to listen to, I didn’t dislike it, I liked it. But it’s an example of those very diluted ‘meh’ rock bands. They sound kind of embarrassed to be a rock band? For an album with so many songs, it was a blur of mediocrity to me. Although I did enjoy the female lead vocal songs. Good inoffensive background music.

Meh. Kept skipping tracks. One or two nice melodies, but most tracks sound like white noise.

Or 4

I never quite understood the hype over this band, and this album didn’t clear things up much. There are a few songs that are quite good, like Sprawl II.

ok not a strong impression

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I do like the liveliness of the album but not my cup of tea

Over long, baggy and uneven

millennial hipster core music, like losing your hearing in a sweaty packed warehouse full of irony

Mellow/peppy mall music. I can hear it and not be bothered - maybe even bob my head along. But once you’ve left the mall there is nothing left.

It's nice to have a couple of Indie rock albums in a row. Indie rock was so much of what I listened to in college. So it has a strong nostalgia value for me, but it's also great. This album is musically complex, lyrically invocative, and easy to listen to. I've also come to realize that starting strong is huge for my opinion of an album. Kicking this off with The Suburbs and Ready to Start really sets the bar high.

Funeral is better...this is ok. Assume they ran out of ideas....

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

it was fine but kinda mid

I'd probably really love this album if I was in my 20s when it came out. I liked many parts of it though I don't think I'll revist it much ultimately. 👍We Used to Wait

Solid rock album. Usually don't enjoy arcade fire but this was good.

A little on the longer side but I enjoyed a good amount of the songs I heard. I liked waster hours 3/5

It was mildly enjoyable but also nothing special

6/10

I feel like I should like Arcade Fire much more than I do. An anthemic rock band that blends Springsteen, U2, and some more modern electronica sounds like it should be right up my alley, particularly during the largely "rock is dead" period from which it comes. And I do like "The Suburbs" more than the much lauded "Funeral". It's got a few really great track, and starts out particularly strong with the 1-2-3 punch of "The Suburbs", "Ready To Start", and "Modern Man." But there's something about this band that just doesn't click. Maybe it's the indie whininess. Maybe it's the concept album pretension (though that doesn't bother me so much in a prog rock context). Maybe it's the interminable length. Maybe it's the weak stretch in the middle of the record. This is now my favorite Arcade Fire record, and I don't think I'm likely to reach for it ever again.

Great album, easy to listen, quite laid back. Solid throughout.

I have always liked this album. Listened to it again, and business as usual, liked it.

One of my most favorite albums of all time

This is...fine.

Nice pop-rock

Not for me

Fantastic!

good stuff 3/5

Enjoyed this. I imagine they’d be good live.

Heard Before? A couple of times when it came out. Notes: - way too long, massively front loaded. - yet another band that seriously underuses their superior female vocalist. - was anyone really hoping for midtempo subtlety from Arcade Fire? they are always best when over the top. - this is a wonderful and talented band, why the expensively-mushy production? - it all comes together on "Sprawl II", perhaps a career-best song, even if it sounds suspiciously like a Blondie rewrite. at least all the nifty sounds that got buried in the mix finally come to the fore. - I'm sure there are powerful lyrics here, but they just don't leap out like the best moments of "Funeral". Listen Again? Unlikely. Instead I'll go back to Funeral or the good-parts mix I made of Reflektor.

I have to admit that Arcade Fire are a band whose name I recognise, but whose music has passed me by. Having listened to this I see no reason to alter that situation. I'm sure this all sounded original and exciting in 2010, especially if you hadn't listened to a lot of older, better bands. The Cars, Radiohead, Exile on Main Street era Stones, U2, Bjork all put in an appearance. But I was surprised at how often it reminder me of Neil Young. And if I want to listen to a second rate Neil Young album, well, Neil has recorded several already.

not really my genre but I do like the sound. I don’t know if it’s necessarily something I’d listen to everyday. A lot of the sections feel quite repetitive, but I like the instruments and everything. I like the month of May and modern man so far… very twee indie like okay. I also like Sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)

I have always enjoyed Arcade Fire and would like to hear more from them.

Just not interesting to me at all

Not bad - I added the title track The Suburbs to my playlist

Loved the first song and the second sprawl track was cool lots of cool arrangements but sometimes bit of a snooze fest

This is Arcade Fire's third album, and for it marked something of a turning point in their evolution as a band. While it's not as raw as their first album, Funeral, it does feel a lot more refined and relaxed than their earlier works, and in my opinion stands head and shoulders above their second album, Neon Bible. And honestly, everything that came after this was, for me, a little bit less engaging. I guess what I'm saying is this was where Arcade Fire Peaked, though I still count Funeral as my favourite album of theirs. A strong 4.5 out of 5 stars for this one.

This is a great album. Perfect for it's time.

-first song is really good, maybe a bit too long; i already had it in my liked album -everything else kind of sucks so far - i do like how almost every single song smoothly transitions into each other -very disappointed, i really like the first song. it's so good, but everything else is just so boring. nothing stood out to me, and it sounds like a lot of other songs I know except just boring. The first song sets the expectations way too high unfortunately. this is an album I will not be listening to in it's full. Maybe might listen to deep blue again, everything else is dismissible. The Suburbs (first track) will definitely be on repeat though.

Enjoyed the higher tempo feeling songs much more than the slower ones. That being said, some of the slower songs did have a very good crechendo on the back end. A handful didnt land with me. Very much peaks and valleys.

Why’s this on the list

I'm breaking my rule of just thinking about the album at hand without extraneous information or context. I was on board with Arcade Fire when Funeral came out. I didn't have any information I just had the album itself and I really enjoyed it. Neon Bible was okay but I didn't really like it as much. By the time Suburbs came out I wasn't really going out of my way to hear the tracks on it. On this listen Sprawl II is still one of the tracks that aged the best. I also enjoyed Empty Page. There were other times where I was kind of just stuck listening to the lyrics and I couldn't help but feel like I was stuck sitting to a guy getting nostalgic. In 2026 nostalgia is a ripe fruit odor in the venus flytrap of the attention economy and authoritarian movements. I don't want to sit thorough my own or anyone else's. It made me reconsider their whole catalog so minus some stars.

I don't get it. I know this record won all sorts of awards, including the 2011 Grammy for album of the year. I'll even go so far as to say that this album sounds really good, the arrangements are solid, and the recording is good (not great). I just don't care. I am completely ambivalent about this album. A few possible explanations: First, the vocals are buried; there are some nice harmonies here, but they are relegated to background texture. When producers do that, they'd better have some damn interesting music in the foreground, and this record doesn't deliver enough to keep my attention. Also, the passion in the lyrical expression feels contrived. It's there, but I fail to connect to it. This is clearly a record that many people enjoy. Listening to it was pleasant enough. I just see no reason to return to it again. Three stars.

From the first time I heard this in 2010 I was in love. And every time after that I've listened to it, The Suburbs still holds up. Maaaaybe it's a little long but this could easily go 5 stars on a different day (and may be edited up in the long run).

Soft and easy 21st century rock. This is what I come to expect from Arcade Fire and this record didn't deceive me. Arcade Fire is one of those bands I hear others talk about in high regard, one of those unicorn kind of bands, but they just never did anything for me to that level. The music is good, sequencing is cool, overall vibe is nice and has some cool elements threaded throughout it, but it's just not something I would intentionally revisit. Decent production though, so the record as a whole is mid.

Holds up, indie rock all timer

Imponerande ändå hur indieband på den här tiden kunde slänga in två bra singlar på ett i övrigt skittråkigt album och bli skithyllade för det! Förstod inte hypen då och det är väl ingen som gör det nu?? En tvåa, IGEN!!!!!

Så otroligt vilken tidsmarkör det där omslaget är ändå, SKRIKER verkligen 2008-2011. Jag har alltid haft mycket mycket svårt för idéen om Arcade Fire, utan att inte kunna precisera det starkare än att töntvarningsklockorna ringer så starkt kring hela deras uppenbarelse. Jag måste dock erkänna att jag lite motvilligt alltid tyckt att två första låtarna på denna platta har nåt. I övrigt blir jag inte frälst denna gång, men det är främst för att det är tråkigt än att det skulle vara aktivt dåligt. En tvåa rakt av.

Näe alltså fan vad dåligt populär indie från den här tiden åldrats dåligt. Fake-känsla. Finns några höjdpunkter, Empty Room, We Used to wait och de två introlåtarna. Rebellion (Lies) är Arcade Fires enda riktigt bra låt, som är 5/5, men den är ju inte på den här plattan.

Får anledning att fundera på varför jag stör mig så jävla mycket på svulstig pretto-indie. Men tror att det beror på att den känns beräknande. Stråkarna är liksom inte ärligt menade. Man kan jämföra det med Leonardo dicaprio. Han är en otrolig skådespelare, men varje gång jag ser honom i en film tänker jag: ”det där är Leonardo dicaprio!” Här tänker jag mer på vilken känsla de vill att jag ska känna än att jag känner den på riktigt. Month of may var fet i all sin enkelhet. Modern man får plus för mecktakt. Nä, jag köper det inte. Det är absolut inte kasst, tvärtom jätteskickligt, men det sätter sig inte och är dessutom emellanåt för sentimentalt.

Jag säger nej till det här

Har hört så mycket gott om dom här "ååh Dino du måste riktigt lyssna på Arcade Fire, dom e såååå duktiga". Förväntningarna var därmed skyhöga. Men så är albumet över en timme långt och jag hann bara lyssna en gång. Otroligt svårt att sätta betyg. Min initiala känsla är dock - det är bara otroligt basic pop, four chords songs med tråkig sång, men med ganska fina arrangemang? Det får bli en tvåa, men ah, skulle behövt en till lyssning.

det är stabilt men det är också så duktigt att det blir tråkigt.. men ibland är det vackert… men oftast berörs jag inte :/ och varför sjunger inte tjejen allt?? hon är ju mycket bättre

Ojvoj, det här tar en gammal tillbaka till ungdomen. Upptäckte säkert den här på typ PSL. Förstod det som att den här övningen är skivan hyllades unisont och försökte hänga med i den stora världen. En mastodont att ta sig än men visst fanns det något som greppade mig när jag gick runt i den lilla världen Knivsta och lyssnade i mina Koss-lurar. "Det här är rätt bra" tänkte jag och fortsatte ge The Suburbs många chanser att bli en favorit. Det här verkade ju vara min generations arenarockband! Och så blev det ju i ett par år. Att Arcade Fire blev ett stort arenaband jag såg på största festivalscenerna – en gång två samtidigt! Nästa skiva och turné blev ännu större och självaste Bowie gästade titelspåret. När man hör den här plattan förstår man ju att det raka, Stora soundet gick hem i en tid då STOMP-CLAP-HEY! var en uppskattad genre. För mig blev The suburbs aldrig ett otroligt soundtrack om uppväxten i Knivsta. För att skivan, eller för den delen Arcade Fire, ska komma till sin rätt måste man vara så extremt inkörd på att ha världens mäktigaste lyssning (varje låt ska vara mäktigare än den förra!). Bara Sprawl II får med mig på det tåget. Den blev en favoritpepplåt. Kanske skvallrar det om att Regine Chassagne skulle fått sjunga mer? När jag nu, känslokall och bitter, återvänder efter många år hör jag andra saker. Visst finns det en släng av Neil Young här, som i Suburban Wars som tyvärr måste avslutas med sånt jävla Disney-indie-pump. Överlag är det just när de håller sig från att låta så rakt, så 2010 som det är bra. Men det är ju inte så ofta tyvärr. Kanske aldrig. När väl gitarr och piano lirar lite lösare fortsätter basen och trummorna med sitt eviga pumpande. Kanske är jag påverkad av min PTSD från Lennart, trummisen som spelade med mig och Isabelle i Perspektivet ett tag. Han skulle alltid spels såna här "mäktiga trummor" och försöka få in ååååååhoooooheeeeeyyyheeeeyyy-körer i varje låt. *Ingen ai användes för att skriva detta

3.2 I likey some of de songs

Yeeeeehaw. Big emotional album, big good. Such a strong memory of when this came out and watching the music video for suburbs on the palladium channel like 27 times a day. That song is just so perfect. The emotion that I feel from that song is indescribable, so nostalgic and sad and happy and just everything all at once. It’s absolutely in my top ten favorite songs ever written. The rest of this album is good, great even, but it is so tinged in the millennialism of it all. I don’t think it’s necessarily bad to sound like a time period but it sure is stuck there. Also suffers from two phenomenal songs as openers that are just never topped again, though I’d be remised to not mentioned that Sprawl II comes very close. That said, who can hate on an album about malls and surburbia ruining America. The spiritual descendant of Lonesome Crowded West. I’m sitting on a high four with this but since I already own it I’ll push it to the 5. Definitely will never be upset to listen to this album.

I love this album. I don't love the Win Butler though, so I spent a good time away from listening to Arcade Fire. This album is a complete album, with songs that pull you in all throughout. From the opening title track, through to Sprawl II, its a journey in the banality of suburban life. Lots of tracks I identify with as my younger self, and other ones I appreciate and acknowledge the sentiments but still will find myself living that suburban life they describe, without much an issue. Biggest Hit - Deep Blue Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - City With No Children Hidden Gem - Wasted Hours

Dreadful

This band would be better if Win Butler didn't exist, which seems to be the case for society in general.

Grew up listening to this album. Most of the songs I enjoy. Some I quite loathe. Whatever. Starts out strong. Definitely a significant album for me in high school. Hasn’t really aged that well for me, like I’m not super excited to listen to this again.

Enjoyed this one. Pleasant album- lots of interesting instruments and moments. Dig all the strings sections

Mi childhood

This felt like it was too long a journey.

Good with definite bright spots but also weaknesses as the album progressed.

Pleasant but unremarkable. Would I reach for this one again and again? No. Thin production. Album cover weak execution. A little more mystery, leading you in, would help.

This one runs purely on vibes. I can't vibe with it.

fave track: least fave track: thoughts while listening: MILAF (man i love arcade fire). Empty room is sick, the strings are we kiddinggggg! oooo i like suburban war. i like rhythmic piano im hearing in a bunch of these, very diff from their last album i listened to.

My least favourite Arcade Fire album. It's still okay.

4 étoiles pour la version de 35 minutes.

No. 348/1001 The Suburbs 4/5 Ready to Start 4/5 Modern Man 4/5 Rococo 3/5 Empty Room 4/5 City with No Children 4/5 Half Light I 3/5 Half Light II 4/5 Suburban War 4/5 Month of May 3/5 Wasted Hours 4/5 Deep Blue 3/5 We Used to Wait 4/5 Sprawl I 3/5 Sprawl II 4/5 The Suburbs NR Average: 3,67 Enjoyed this quite a bit. Not the biggest fan of his voice, but the songs are arranged nicely. Could have also been a bit shorter.

me ha gustado muxooooo

I'm a bit biased because I love Arcade Fire, and this album belongs to an era that feels like it's never coming back. I mean, when they were actually good

One of the defining albums of my 20s. Masterpiece. Hard to name a favorite track but top 3 - Sprawl II, We Used to Wait, Modern Man

I have this album and listened to it plenty when it came out. There’s some really memorable songs and also some stuff this has been wiped from my brain. Sprawl 2 is great, I can’t stand Rococo and have always skipped it. Can’t decide whether I love or hate this now. Given that it was on high rotation but I haven’t touched it for 10 years plus, it’s getting a 3. Middle of the road.

the thing about the suburbs is that the suburbs are ontologically evil. how that precisely relates to this album is unclear, but this album is middling for me. it wallows in the ennui of "the feeling" as a reoccurring theme both lyrically and sonically for this is an album that feels like it is stuck in stasis. it is perfectly safe, it is unchanging, and it is seemingly endless. the sprawl of this album feels all-consuming. it's cookie-cutter melodies and emotionally flat repetition. i don't understand how they do so little with such a varied assortment of instruments, but the languid vocal style does no favors.

Suprised with how much that my friends growing up seemed to like this album that it is so... Boring. I think this genre has reached critical overexposure for me in the early 2010s and now my brain can only associate it with adverts for PG movies and woodland retreats, so much so I find it hard to feel anything for what I'm hearing. I kinda like the concept that is going on through this album which has actually aged pretty incredible, but the music itself is just... Milquetoast. The music video for the titular track is depressingly prescient though.