Neon Bible

Do they want to be Bowie or Springsteen? Can see this album being the soundtrack of an angsty teen movie. Over the top and not enjoyable.

1. Black Mirror - Inspired the Netflix show! 2. Keep the Car Running - Can imagine this in an '80s movie car sequence 3. Neon Bible - Perils of Religion = a fave motif in art 4. Intervention - the lyrics hit me, the organ-like music added to this "been working for the church while...." One of my faves so far 5. Black Wave/Bad Vibration - Unexpected shift, but linked in well. Carry on the chase sequence from KCR in the album narrative (NB & Inter. were the reasons why). The bass/drums were like the song title. Stormy high point in the album narrative 6. Ocean of Noise - Calm in the storm. 7. The Well and the Lighthouse - Why did this remind me of Crime & Punishment? 8. (Antichrist Television Blues) - Dystopian Hell. Bit noncy x 9. Windowsill - A song for a generation. "I don't wanna live with my father's debt/ You can't forgive what you can't forget." The female vocals joining in good 10. No Cars Go - Why is this the 2nd most played song from this album? This is not near the best 11.My Body Is a Cage - A good theme and story to end this album. Ends in hope-ish?

I can't think of anything to say about the mass of average albums on this list.

I quite like this one, too. I think I've heard the band before, but I can't really remember. Big and bombastic.

Meh

It was interesting to hear, but not an album I would listen to again.

Nothing Bible.

Neon Bauble.

(866) NEON-BIBLE x 7777

Pretty good.

Not my thing. But, can hear that they have good lyrics and a lot of musical talent. Felt like a grand project.

I liked it. Heard for the first time, it was enjoyable.

Overly pretentious, maybe, but "Keep The Car Running" in a jam...

I don’t remember feeling like this album had so many fillers in it. Maybe it’s just my age. 3.5

Good album and songs, win butler has an annoying voice though

bok gibi

Decent album. Not a bore but also didn’t grip me. Somewhat standard indie rock for the time with sometimes interesting instruments, lyrics, and themes. Has some nice moments like the end of No Cars Go. Good enough of a listen, but also not a standout to me.

Solid album from start to finish. Every song was pretty unique and there wasn't anything I really wanted to skip. There's even some church organs on a couple songs which is wild. 6.75/10 (3.375/5)

This is just straight up one of my favorite albums of all time. No notes, it's a MASTAPIECE. Fuck Win Butler, though.

No thanks.

Opzich priems, niet bijzonder

Not really my style, but I love My Body is a Cage.

This was really good

This is an album that's already on my perennial relisten list.

#134. More hipster folk. Hurray... 2/5: boo Song added to playlist: No cars Go I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Didn't hate it

I knew the name Arcade Fire but couldn't name any of their songs going into this album. It wasn't until it started playing that I realized I knew the closing track "My Body is a Cage." I can't remember where I first heard it, but it might have been in the Netflix show "Dark." And that's very fitting, because the songs on this album are very cinematic, both in their expansive sound and in the stories the lyrics tell. The album reminds me of The Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen, both of whom the band have claimed as influences. They're also not out of place with contemporary bands like The Lumineers or Edward Sharpe and the Magnificent Zeros (the choral harmonies between a male and female singer and shouts of "Hey!"); but where those bands typically irritate me, Arcade Fire doesn't. Maybe it's because I haven't heard their songs played to death on the radio, but something about Arcade Fire feels more authentic and less trite than those other bands. Or maybe it's because I've been listening to so much post punk lately and my brain is primed for this kind of expansive, melodramatic, tribally rhythmic music. I enjoyed this album from beginning to end and actually didn't expect it to be over so soon. I immediately went back to listen to some of the tracks again, and I expect that this album will enter my regular rotation. Album Highlights: "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" is a really cool song that uses the two vocalists perfectly to tell the story as two halves from each narrator's point of view. "No Cars Go" starts out as a post punk song that wouldn't be out of place on a Cure or Joy Division album and crescendos to a cinematic anthem reminiscent of U2 or Talking Heads. "Ocean of Noise" starts out dark and ends on a hopeful note as it grows to a swell of mariachi-esque horns that wouldn't be out of place on a Mon Laferte album. "My Body Is a Cage" is another dark anthemic song that works well as the album closer. 5/5

Third Arcade Fire album on here, and all have been unique in their own right. Title track is certainly a stand-out to me; the first song that grabbed my interest. Relative to the rest of the songs, it stands out with its relatively stripped down and straight-forward style. Love the instrumental and vocal layering that they use here with the simple, repeating guitar line. Such a simple, yet influencing song. Also interesting that the namesake is the shortest on the album. Middle of the album is really nice, but lacks particular standouts for me. Production is very clean throughout and I enjoyed what I was hearing. I've definitely heard No Cars Go before. Stylistically, it feels like a mash-up between Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Mumford and Sons. Enjoyable no less. This was a fine album and I think my favorite of the Arcade Fire offerings on here so far. Solid 4.

Kind of a bland album for me. Seemed very repetitive sound to me. I've listened to Arcade Fire song but never go into them and hadn't listened to full albums. I definitely liked the first couple songs and last couple songs the best. Overall a soft 3 stars to me.

Love Arcade Fire's use of choir singing and beat switching in their songs. It gives it a uniquely triumphant sound to their songs. No Cars Go was a standout. Overall not the best Arcade Fire album, and I'm not really sure why we have gotten 3 AF albums so far. Cool album cover though. This one ultimately fell into the background for me. Nothing exceptional, but good indie/alternative tracks.

I really like the style of music that Arcade Fire makes I am not quite sure what it is but it does good things for me. Out of the 3 Arcade Fire albums we've listened to this is my 2nd favorite. It feels wrong giving this the same rating as Funeral at a 4, but I think my biggest regret on this whole album list is not giving Funeral a 5. Is the opening guitar the sample that Avicii used on Hey Brother?

This was a pretty theatrical sound that Arcade Fire brought! Another example of loving this because I had tried to get into Arcade Fire for years and never could, but this has really helped. Highly enjoyed this. Ocean of Noise was great and My Body is a Cage was a fantastic closer.

This album is okay. Some songs have incredible explosions of energy, other songs just kind of pass me by.

Gimme that pipe organ

I wouldn't go as far as to say this outright sucks, but it's definitely not as good as I remember. The late 2000's indie sound is just not my favorite any more, it all sounds so radio ready and fabricated. Disingenuous is the word that comes to mind. That all being said, I dig the organ and strings on this album.

For me, I can't get past the vocalist. His sound is just not for me. I wanted to give them a chance and I remember waiting up to watch them on SNL. So I've tried!!

Arcade Fire has a Springsteen vibe that is very listenable. It’s not stand-out, but solid background music.

Okay

Nix für mich

Singles: -------------------------------------------- Black Mirror Keep the Car Running (UK #56) Intervention No Cars Go (UK #85) 5/5: No Cars Go, Keep the Car Running. 4/5: Black Mirror, Intervention, Neon Bible, Ocean of Noise, Windowsill. Rating: 3.5 / 5

This band was overhyped from day 1 and while they delivered the full goods on first record and offered a decent payoff on the third, quality dropped off quite a bit by this time. No wonder editors dropped them from later editions, as the hype faded, along with memories of their (allegedly legendary) live shows. It's sorta cool and certainly not bad, but there's more than a whiff of trying too hard, taking themselves too seriously.

Y pensar que justo salió en una época de oscurantismo musical para mí. Me lo salté, me lo perdí. Sólo vine a descubrirlo años después, cuando el indie rock ya nos había agotado. Tiene un trío de tremendas canciones y el resto es un buen acompañamiento.

Really good album. I didn’t like The Arcade Fire when they released this album and only became a fan after they released The Suburbs.

Got bored 5 songs in

Das ist ein besonderer Moment für mich. "Neonbibel" gehört zu meinen Lieblingsalben. Seltsamerweise kenne ich von Arcade Fire nur dieses Album. Aber es ist ein besonderes Album. Es gibt keinen Lückenfüller: jedes Lied hat seinen eigenen Flair. Gerade die Stimme des Leadsängers ist so einzigartig. "Intervention" ist das große Meisterwerk. Allein die Orgel am Anfang steigert sich zu einem fulminanten Opus, das nicht nur durch die Musik, sondern auch durch die Stimme unter die Haut geht. "My Body is a cage", "No cars go" oder "Black Mirror" erwähne ich nur stellvertretend für das ganze Album. Ganz tolle Kompositionen.

I had to listen to this twice for this first time to see if I liked it. The second time I got more out of it than the first listen. Maybe a third listen will register more...

This band was brand new to me. Not bad, but it didn’t wow me by any means. The simple instrumental lines that were layered with heavy orchestration, along with the whining vocals, made them sound like a U2 wannabe. I could listen again, but I wouldn’t seek this album out

Solid all the way through with a bunch of highlights and a crescendo through the end

Loved it! A cross between U2 and Men at Work, sort of. Having never heard them before, this is refreshing.

I hated the “whole band choir” thing when the Lumineers did it and I hate it now too. This has a few decent tracks but it’s not nearly as good as Funerals.

Ta bien, sa grabao en una iglesia o algo, mixed reviews per part de la comunidad, miiddle review per la meua. Esperaba mes "neones" pero bien, de 4.

It was better than I expected but I'm not a fan of this band

A good album for its time. Very similar to all the other bands doing the same sort of thing around that period though.

Love all their albums.

Not for me.

naja

Frans canadees...

I much prefer Funeral, their previous album. Overall I'd say around 25% of the album I thought was enjoyable, while the rest I thought was a little boring.

Interesting sad boy vibes. Nice and varied. Nothing caught me on first listen.

I think a pretty weak start for the album tbh. Track 2 is instantly better than track 1. Antichrist television blues was a really enjoyable song. Possibly my favourite on the album. Really picked up towards the end of this album and I really started enjoying it, but not a strong start for me.

Still can't do indie stuff

Rich sound, overproduced and just felt noisier than it needed to be. Nothing too catchy either unfortunately. I wanted to like it, just didn't :(

01) Black Mirror - 9,0 02) Keep The Car Running - 10,0 03) Neon Bible - 10,0 04) Intervention - 10,0 05) Black Wave/Bad Vibrations - 9,0 06) Ocean Of Noise - 9,5 07) The Well and the Lighthouse - 9,0 08) (Antichrist Television Blues) - 8,5 09) Windowsill - 8,5 10) No Cars Go - 9,5 11) My Body Is a Cage - 9,0 TOTAL: 9,27 (93/100) I love Arcade Fire and although this is not my favorite album of theirs, it's a clear 5 stars from me. In at number 4 after 77 albums that I listened, ladies and gentelmen here's "Neon Bible". FYI, "The Suburbs" is currently at number 3. Favorite tracks: "Keep The Car Running", "Neon Bible" and magnificent "Intervention"

Like some of Arcade Fire’s stuff, although not familiar with this album. Alternative from 2007. First song called Black Mirror - wondering if the show takes the title from that… looks like it does! Has the right kind of vibe. Quite enjoying this - had my kinda cynical vibe lol. Not quite uplifting but enjoying on the whole. 4.

Annoying voice, sry

Decent post 9-11 indie Rock. Somewhat dismal thematically like a lot of Arcade Fire's stuff is. Nice execution. Some really interesting orchestration and instrumentation to deepen the mood. No Cars Go is a great tune.

Musically it is pretty solid, however I have issues with the mixing. At times it is significantly too quiet and then the next song will nearly blow my speakers out before I can turn the volume back down. The mix also feels too busy on most of the songs, a lot of the instrumentation struggles to differentiate itself unless there is a specific solo moment. I don't think it is a terrible album, it just doesn't hold its own space in the way The Suburbs does.

unexpectedly really liked it

indifference manifested

Rich sound textures and diverse songs. Not bad!

Day24 - i’ve heard of arcade fire but not their music and it’s not for me. every generation has their moody music but this is pretty terrible

Their pre-Suburbs album. It’s not bad, but not nearly as good as their follow-up.

Expected to like it better.

This is one of the first One Album a Day albums that I would come back to just listen to for fun -- I really liked the indie sound of this record and enjoyed the various beats and tempos of the different songs.

This is a solid album. I'm not sure how many Arcade Fire albums should be included on a list of essential listens though; I think you get the idea from their debut (which definitely deserve inclusion on the list) and their third album (which won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011). With that in mind, is Neon Bible really adding that much to someone's experience? Personally, I like this album more than The Suburbs, so I would recommend it over that album, but for historical context, I think listening to the Album of the Year from 2011 is more edifying. Anyway, still a solid listen and a great album from one of the biggest bands of the 2000-2010s. I try to separate the art from the artist, so I haven't tried to reflect on the allegations of sexual misconduct by Win Butler. Based on the fact that Arcade Fire is still a festival headliner, I think most people haven't considered it either.

Sorry to hear about your bod, that sucks man.

Neon Bible maintains the band's signature sound, it falls short of the power and passion found in Funeral, their debut release. The songs on Neon Bible feel more restrained and polished, resulting in an overall less impactful experience. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 3 STAND OUT TRACK - No Cars Go

Was obsessed with this in 2008

Love arcade fire to be honest I know this isn’t that great compared to their first album But I feel so nostalgic when I listen to their albums and there are some solid chrome bangers on this one I know it prolly don’t deserve a 4 but it’s a 4 for me, love AF.

Most average band on earth

Always love Arcade fire

Good, but not the best Arcade Fire I’ve heard.

It's good, but over-rated. I liked it better than Funeral. The suburbs is also on the list, but I haven't heard it yet. Favorite song: black wave.

This is up in my alley. I enjoyed most of the songs in this album

Great record!

Competent

Alt-rock with some good moments, but overall nothing special. 3/5

Mehh…

This is a solid record for sure. The arrangements are great and the songs all build really well. Good lyrics, good instrumentation, great production. Just based on this album I would imagine that Arcade Fire puts on a great live show, I have never seen them but I hear their live shows are pretty amazing. Had this been the first thing I ever heard from Arcade Fire I would definitely go back and listen to more of their stuff.

Keep the Car Running Black Wave / Bad Vibrations No Cars Go My Body Is a Cage

Meh.

A good listen. Always interesting musically, interesting lyrics. Instantly recognizable unique sound, AF definitely stand apart from the 'usual' sound. I like 'em.

I hated it. I’ve had a terrible run these first 4 days haha

Mid 2000’s indie record. Not bad, but was never that big on Arcade Fire personally.

I really like this album, especially the more Bruce Springsteen inspired songs.

zooey deschanel type beat

Dynamic album. Arrangement of sounds always made me feel like I was listening to a brand new song but still listening to part of an albums overall sound

I think this is the rock equivalent of big room edm. These guys are the modern day ELO. Loud instrument arrangements that make you want to dance. Not the best arcade fire album tho.

Mehh

A symphony of strings and indie rock. At once sad and hopeful. Powerful stuff. Best tracks: Intervention, Ocean of Noise, and the climactic No Cars Go.

Blank, unemotional and a bit boring for me

It was pretty good. It wasn’t anything too special, but it was relaxing to listen to.

Didn't think I liked arcade fire, but this was interesting. Will probably come back to it

Only listened to a few songs. It was not to my taste.

Couldn't finish it, not my cup of tea. Bland indie rock.

sexual abuser

It feels like something Monroy would listen. Weirdly sad and happy at the same time. I'll ask him if he know them. Today I had a weird dream, I dreamed I was at a party, Alex was there, he lost his shit when he saw Ada doing limbo and then he fell in love. I was hoping to see him back in Queretaro this summer. Now he is ten feet under and I am scared to be near gas pipes. I think that is what this music makes me feel, of a friend that is here no more, I am happy to think about him, but sad that is the only thing I can do with him.

Its okay, but not more

Hymnic hit, Rest so so.

Nice production, sometimes a bit repetitive and dull. Very cohesive. Lyrics turn boring towards half of the record but are not bad at all. Not a fan of the vocal delivery but still nice. Wouldn't listen to it again. Might only go back to my fav tracks. Fav tracks: Black Wave/Bad vibrations and My body is a cage. 6.5/10

Lavish indie rock curtains obscuring an empty room

Sundance 2009 coming of age trailer ass music. I used to be into Arcade Fire, but this album never sat right with me. Criticizing AF for being too grandiose is kind of like saying butter is too fatty, but at several points, this album is beyond what I can stomach. 2.8

First track is good, nice blend of ambient and traditional instrumentation. Very 80's feeling but not cheesy. Keep the Car Running is relatively forgettable. Neon Bible is fine. Intervention has a great blend of organ, the end is hymn like. This is followed up with Black Wave/Bad Vibrations with Regine Chassagne taking the lead vocals for the first half of the song and brings an interesting and different vibe to the tune. The background vocals in the second half I find more intriguing than the main movement. The Well and the Lighthouse seems like the most obvious choice for a single; it's catchy, upbeat, reminds me of a mix between Hey Rosetta and The Killers. Windowsill drags, not bad but not for me. No Cars Go has a great team vocals, the horns are melodic and memorable.

Very original band! Hard to quite describe the sound, but brings back some memories of more obscure 80’s bands. Wasn’t sure I’d like it during the first song, but as the album progressed, it grew on me more and more. Will DEFINITELY be listening to it again!

Coincidentally I got the first Arcade Fire album the day before this one. I liked this one more. It sounded bigger. Cool that they recorded in a church and also the use of the organ.

Not a fan at all. The singing comes off monotone and the music behind it never catches me. It quickly became background noise

5.5/10 OK I guess, not one I am likely to come back to though Indie/alternative rock music turned into a stadium version by good production and arrangements They should dial down the Springsteen worship a bit Prefer the music to the vocals You don’t need to have 50% of the songs striving to be stadium anthems Best: Intervention

Very 80s inspired

Keep 🚙 🏃‍♂️ =😍

Early arcade fire albums are some of the best indie albums EVER! They are smart, rebellious, but cohesive, and just very very beautiful! The lyrics are genius!! Can live through so may emotions in 47 minutes! Just from the title we can guess the overall theme of it. And the way it's reflected through the whole album is just beautiful and rare.

Nicht so schlecht, aber nichts besonderes. Einzelne bessere Songs. 5.0/10

Great album.

Best of the best of the excess of 2000’s Indie.

Oh, now I understand where did Imploding the Mirage by the Killers come from. Sounds cool, I like this neon cathedral.

I know this is a huge album for a lot of people, but it does nothing for me.

Not an album I'd actively listen to 2.5 stars

The meme that I remember was "Neon Bible sucks!" And I get that reaction but am glad I got to confront that notion. There is a reason this is the album that really pushed Arcade Fire into the spotlight. The "challenging second album" motifs are present throughout: a orchestra in Budapest contributing to songs, recording in unconventional places (an old church the band bought an turned into a studio, and also next to a river) and a deeply confrontational theme spread throughout. The themes of consumerism and religion crushing this nation are present everywhere you turn on this album. Dissonance seems to interplay with the lyrics to give a double whammy of reality that is sometimes hard to look in the eye. A lot of the songs have a neo-Springsteen feel to them, asking the bold question "What if the Boss had to come to grips with the beginning of the iPhone era instead of fast cars and leaving Jersey?" Also, fuck Win Butler.

Favorite track (so far): Intervention Love the production. Lol I didn't realize "My body is a cage" was the sample for Kings on Macklemore's Vs. EP. Very good song Overall very good album. Suffers from the same thing a lot of indie did at this time (for me) which is it feels like a lot of good ideas but no "payoff" if that makes sense. I like the concepts of the instrumentals, but I keep waiting for a beat drop or a big movement and it almost gets there but not quite. Maybe that's the point, or maybe I'm shallow and want something a little too simplistic from my music. Either way, It keeps it from being something that I am absolutely in love with. I will say, I didn't give Arcade Fire much of a chance before this one (I didn't like "The Suburbs" all that much) and this album was a lot better than what my memory has associated with them.

It's ok nothing special

3/5 interesting but not enough

6/10 Wasn't for me Kinda felt like inspo for Imagine Dragons

Really enjoyed it. Was suprised by the organ(?). Gave it a larger and holier flair

Not my taste

Fine. Nothing stood out to me as particularly great on this album.

Love this album. My favorite arcade fire album. Love the imagery and the music.

-Goth vibes. -Anyone of these songs could have been in the show Wednesday for the Dance episode. -Instruments drown out vocals on quite a bit of the songs. -Would not try to listen to this again. -Don’t hate it, just not my type of music.

not great

Kind of rock, really great evening music or background tunes for journaling. Liked it more than I thought I would.

Has my body is a cage. Could have just released this and gone the fuck home.

It was ok, not my favorite

My husband and I used to make out to this album all the time when we were kids. On balance the album itself isn’t my favourite Arcade Fire record but this relisten made me horny so I stand by scoring it high.

Good album

Album de música indie Melodías intensas acompañadas de guitarras y voces correctas. Para escuchar paseando con auriculares es perfecto

I liked it and I will listen again.

rock/pop, 2007 -> 2

As a millennial of a certain demographic group, I'm a big fan of Arcade Fire. This isn't my favorite album of theirs, but it's still a real banger. Some of the tracks aren't great, but a lot of the tracks are. I'd be happy to see this album any day of the week.

Loved this album and the sound of the group.

Good stuff, but apparently this band is full of tools. 3.4.

Yes, the band and the music is pretentious. Still solid, though.

Thoughts before listening: I was into Arcade Fire's first album and was excited when this one came out. It's okay, but didn't grab me like the first one. I remember only really loving a couple songs, and in general I prefer the Suburbs to this one (Funeral is still their best though). I'm interested to see if I appreciate this more now than I did at the time. Review: Definitely not my favorite but AF, but there are some really good songs on here. AF create a big sound with lots of different instruments and musicians that lend a certain grandiose quality to these songs. This is the sound of 00s indie rock as it ascended the charts and started headlining festivals. When the melodies match the epic musicianship it's very effective, but this album is uneven to me. There are some definite highlights in "Keep the Car Running", "Intervention", "(Antichrist Television Blues)", and "No Cars Go", but overall I still feel this pales in comparison to the albums released before and after. Too many mid tempo songs that just don't click with me even though I do really like the songs above.

Best song-Black Wave/Bad vibrations

Enjoyed this album.

Esta guay pero no es mi estilo 💀

Black Mirror itself is a pretty neat track.

i like how one of the songs is used in saltburn (great movie). most of the songs were good for their time but not for me

Interesting Sound, B Side was good up until No Cars Go where the songs started to get repetitive and same sounding. Solid album tho, 3.5.

The opposite of yesterday! I have a real downer on Arcade Fire, mainly because they seem to attract the kind of Muse-esque fans, who take themselves way too seriously. However, this had a real heft to it and was a much more interesting listen than I'd expected. It's very of-its-time, and I have this feeling that they've been cancelled now, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless.

Never heard of this group before but loved the album from the first listen.

nice 00s rocky pop

Don’t like his voice. Not then, not now

While I didn't love it in the same way that I loved the Suburbs, I still thought this album was excellent. It still had the same bombastic, almost operatic production but was a little rougher around the edges and never reached Sprawl II levels. My body is a cage came very very close though.

Good lyrics, and Indie rock music. Fav. "No Cars GO"

"Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire, released in 2007, is a sonic odyssey that immerses listeners in a haunting, yet beautiful, musical landscape. The album is marked by its grandiosity, both in terms of orchestration and thematic depth. From the anthemic "No Cars Go" to the introspective "My Body Is a Cage," Arcade Fire crafts a narrative that is both personal and universal. The haunting arrangements, led by Win Butler's emotive vocals, create an otherworldly atmosphere. (Too bad he turned out to be a massive a-hole) While not as immediately accessible as its predecessor "Funeral," "Neon Bible" rewards patient listeners with its layers of complexity. It's a testament to Arcade Fire's ability to create thought-provoking, emotionally charged music. With its ambitious scope and artistic integrity, "Neon Bible" earns a solid 4/5.

Nice album that is a bit moody. A lot of the songs sound the same. Good effort. 3

3.5, Intervention gori

ok

80s influenced 2000s rock

It’s a paradox: a solid album that I don’t feel like listening to. Three or four songs in, and I feel like I’m sensing a formula, and not entirely sure the disc isn’t stuck on repeat.

wird mit jedem Hören besser

Slower than I thought/remembered. A bit more broody, maybe it was the time?

Difficult dark album this one, different from their 1st and 3rd one. Listening to it now, do really like it. Like the rhythms and the way he sings. Saw them live three times, twice brilliant and then they made the disgusting 'Everything Now, la la la la, you've got everything now' album. Since then not interested.

This album sounded too much like their other albums. Some songs stood out more than others.

I enjoyed the bits with the church organ, even more and it would have been amazing.

I listened to this before Christmas 2023 and it is now January 4th 2024 and I can still remember this album. That speaks volumes for me. A couple of songs have made it to a favourites playlist so another big tick (Keep the Car Running and Intervention if you’re interested).

It was good, 3 stars

Love the band but this is not their best album in my opinion. Still some great tracks included. Expected Marc rating: 3

Tenia molt mal de cap i m'ha relaxat moltíssim. M'ha agradat més del que esperava. No és 5 estrelles perquè trobo que li faltaven "bangers", però molt bona qualitat en general

Если честно -- слушается тяжело. Вайб прогрока, хотя, конечно, это не он. Но последние два трека дают почувствовать, что эти ребята что-то нащупали в звуке. Там реально офигенный баланс всего. Эдакие Imagine Dragons на минималке В целом 2, но за хиты поставлю 3

Очень смело, не аркадно и тоскливо. Ловлю вайбы киберпанка, не могу понять откуда (неоновая библия не в счет)

2 альбом из успешной трилогии Аркадного Огня. Ещё один повод удивиться и сказать "да эти чуваки ёбаные гении". Ну серьёзно, какой ещё инструмент они на своей записи не использовали? Надо как-то ранжировать, поэтому давайте сюда бахнем 4+: это вкусовщина. Но работа идёт, прогрессирует, они точно не стоят на месте и экспериментируют с формой и подачей. Дальше - больше, как говорится.

kacke

one of their better albums black mirror neon bible intervention black wave / bad vibrations the well and the lighthouse antichrist television blues windowsill no cars go

I’d say I’m a fan of Indie rock so I was excited to get an indie rock album but I gotta say there was nothing memorable about this one. The first half of the album just dragged, and the way they used the organ as a continuous drone in at least half of the tracks really killed even the songs that otherwise wouldn’t have been so bad. Disappointing album.

extra boring U2

I was all for this one after the perfectly-executed opening track, but the whole LP gradually became more and more gratuitous as it went on. Arcade Fire has always tended towards the bombastic, and it's clear they hadn't yet learned the tasteful moderation that would see 'The Suburbs' succeed. Way too much choir/organ-infused balladry in the middle that makes the whole album feel a bit bloated - cut the fat and this would be an excellent debut.

Album 255 of 1001 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Rating : 3 / 5 I expected more.

My body is a cage

Mola. Ha estado cerca de ser un 4 pero al acabarlo me acordaba más de la canción random que me ha puesto Spotify al acabar el disco que de algo del disco, y eso no parece bueno.

Nice, but pretty generic.

Indie classic right? It’s great. Moody, pretty light moments, busting guitars, pianos!!

It's not that the music isn't good or listenable. It's that it all sounds the exact same. The singer knows exactly three notes and one tone. They use the same bass line and keyboard sound on every track. And the mix is the same on every single song. It's monotonous as hell.

It's true that if you listen to enough Arcade Fire, their songs do tend to sound fairly similar, but this album did some novel things with instruments and production (the opening pipe organ on "Intervention" not the least of them). It did take my attention for a time, and I still enjoy some tracks on it, but I feel I grew out of it at some point and find it a bit dramatic for my current outlook on life. But that buildup, crescendo, and emotion put into the arcs of their songs can be infectious at times.

Quite a nostalgic record for me, reminds me of high school. I love the lush production and orchestral nature of it. There some great lyricism too. A great album but nothing too exceptional.

1.81 average per track.

Sounded good

Sadly nowhere near on the level on the albums that surrounded this release. No Cars Go is probably the only track worth banging on repeat. The rest just sounds like the weaker points of Funeral/Suburbs. Not necessarily bad, but not great. 3.5*

Blasted this in the morning, going shopping, playing board games, and quality time. Slapped all the way. 8.5/10

Plays a little thin, if pleasingly. There are compelling moments, but they don't last. And it really asks to be taken more seriously than it merits.

This didn't catch my attention, but it sounded like Springsteen when it did.

I really liked the Suburbs but this is mostly a miss. Annoying vocals but could be worse for 2007; Inoffensive.

Flaccid rock.

Meh

Anyways, here’s wonder wall on a ukulele

It's mid

Good album, never really got it at the time, but here we are….

i was lukewarm on this release

Parece grandioso demais, tem muita coisa acontecendo, mas ao msm tempo parece que nada se conecta. Ouvi em 3 fones diferentes e nenhum instrumento se destaca. Muito estranho. Hipsters se dando mais importância do que merecem.

Quite liked this even though it didn't leave a huge impression on me.

not their best not their worst.. and win has kinda ranked this band for me….

Well... Funeral was great, The Suburbs was naff, this was the album between the two, and Win Butler sounds like a nasty piece of work, so I'm heading in trepidatiously. It was alright. Clearly the career is a downward curve but it had a few great songs. All a bit long winded though.

Oteroligt album

Not bad, a little try hard

Fav song: black wave/bad vibrations

first time listening. dope.

I only knew a couple of Arcade Fire tracks until listening to this. Wow, this is pretty damn solid stuff, isn't it? Great (if slightly muddy, or maybe it's my ears) production, beautiful instrumentation and lyrically intriguing. Favourite tracks: Black Mirror, Intervention, The Well and the Lighthouse, Windowsill, No Cars Go (think this track is my absolute fave).

win butler sex pest controversies aside, this album was stellar. i never listened to it at the time but it absolutely evokes that late 00s indie rock vibe. everything has a bit of an ethereal quality to it, and some of these tracks are just hauntingly beautiful. the organ was a nice touch without feeling overdone (looking at you, green onions by booker t and the mgs). i really enjoyed this and will come back for more in the future! favorites: keep the car running, black wave/bad vibrations, ocean of noise, (antichrist television blues), no cars go, my body is a cage

i thought i was an arcade fire fan but i checked and realised i only know two songs. i really tried to like this album but i just kept zoning out and forgetting what i'd just listened to. i did like quite a few of the songs but it's been a day since listening and i don't remember how they go or how they were distinguishable from each other. i think it was just very okay.

Ben ik weer in de jaren 80 beland? Arcade Fire is er iig blijven hangen. En voor mij is dat geen goed teken. Geen wonder dat ik er nooit in kon komen, ik snap na dit album wel waarom.

Aww...C'mon! I call bullshit. I have to question the validity of this list when we've had two Arcade Fire albums in two weeks, but nothing from Fugazi, The Minutemen, Dinosaur Jr., etc. Do better, Album Generator. Do Better.

Good album, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it sounds like Bruce Springsteen if he didn't fuck

good stuff

Arcade fire are one of my all times, this album was one I hadn't listened to heaps, it isn't my favourite of theirs but still incredible. At least a 9/10.

I’m thinking 3.5 starts for this one. Some solid songs in the album, some forgettable ones. No bad songs though.

I like Arcade Fire, taking Win's disgusting behaviour out of the equation, however this is not their best. I would say Funeral is a classic = 5*, Suburbs = 4*, this is probably another tier down so I'll give it 3.

Efficient, but it's stuck on the chords they can play and notes they can reach. So when it needs to go up a gear, it just gets louder and longer.

Nice

I checked out of AF after Funeral. Some bangers on here but i wouldn't stick it on as an album.

4-4.5 I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. I like the variety of the songs and the cohesion of the album, I liked the lyrics and the melodies. A minor issue for me is that I feel like there were times it was stuck in a sound of the 2000s, which is perfectly good if you like 2000s indie music. However, I am not the biggest fan of this type of music, which I think is why this album wasn’t quite perfect for me.

ok but not my thing

Has gotten better with age.

Like (virtually) all Arcade Fire releases, this one was very grandiose and emotional. Full disclosure: I am gen z, a zoomer, if you will. I assume millennials can connect better with this record just because of the generational differences. I still enjoyed this. It started off slow and got better towards the end.

3.5/5 The run from "Intervention" to "The Well and the Lighthouse" is great and worthy of a revisit. Some parts are too folksy for my taste (especially the track "No Cars Go" - although it still sounds pretty good).

Je n'ai pas aimé toutes les musiques au même niveau mais j'adoooore :o LA pochette de l'album pour le coup est super belle ! Et mes deux préférées sont Black mirror et My body is a cage (que jej connaissais déjà) même si je préfère la version par Sara Lov

Beaucoup mieux que ce que j'imaginais. À réécouter !

Bien mais pas aussi bien qu'eltrapeze semble insinuer.

Enorme surprise dans ce générateur, nous venons d'avoir droit à un bon album

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Black mirror, Neon Bible, Intervention, The well and the lighthouse, My body is a cage

Good album, a little boring. Good mood, very cohesive start to finish.

This is probably my favorite Arcade Fire. It holds together well with its themes and that final track is incredible - especially as a cover song.

Lyssnade på detta album när det kom och var lite trendigt. Var också på en konsert men minns bara att jag blev knuffad av nån som skulle tränga sig fram och att jag då armbågade nästa person i samma sällskap som råkade vara en tjej. Att jag inte minns nåt av musiken är väl ganska signifikant. Anonymt och platt. Inte mkt dynamik. Keep the car cominng hade kunnat vara ännu fetare. Det hade räckt med den och Intervention. Resten av låtarna kan dra åt helvete.

Svag 3:a. Vissa låtar är rätt sköna, men ingen jättebra. Ingen är jättedålig.

#1 sådär. Lite enkel #2 lite bättre. #3 sådär #4 sådär Rätt lika sound, lite platt trots mycket "ljud". #5 lite annorlunda, men bara sådär #6 meh #7 låter som de andra i början #8 ok #9 lite annat, ok #10 bäst hittills. Påminner även lite mer om den AF jag hört tidigare. Mer melodi än bara en vägg av ljud. De flesta låtarna låter likadant. En vägg av ljud och en röst som sjunger. Inget jag kommer lyssna på igen.

Fruktansvärt tråkigt

Stabilt, men lite för enahanda och inte så många låtar som riktigt lyfter. Intervention bäst.

This is a good record, and others in my listening group really did love love it. I did really dig Keep The Car Running and (Antichrist Television Blues) but ultimately this doesn't quite make it up to a 4 for me. Good but not great.

So, this band was pretty hype in alternative rock cycles for a time. I might even have seen them live back in the day (my memory can be a bit hazy) After giving this a fair chance I have to admit this just isn't my cup of tea. Musicianship, songwriting etc are all above par but..it just doesn't do anything for me. Three stars because it's good, but just..not for me. - I was a bit premature though the rating doesn't change. I actually like the later part of the album a lot more, added two songs to my playlists :)

Eh

Was good. Most of the music I liked would have paired well with a scene from a movie/tv show, I think. Not sure I'll listen to any more of their music but it was good.

There's so many great songs on here. I love the big sounds they create, with lots of layered instruments and backing vocals and so on. Intervention is such a fucking tune, real power and building to SUCH a crescendo. Been working for the church while your life falls apart - DADAA DADAA DADAA! 4.5 rounded up.

First listen and I absolutely loved it. Something about the sound and the voice make you feel elevated and comforted, surrounded by warmth and support. Maybe it is what I needed to hear today. Who knows? Should I impulsively give it five stars? Probably not. Am I going to? Yes, I am.

Some were good and some were meh. Maybe i need a second go

Still incredible

Not really for me. Big Springsteen vibes if you're into that

man there is a part of me that really genuinely likes arcade fire's music. has it become super cliche of this era of indie music? yeah probably. is it insufferably pretentious? yeah probably. idk there's something about it that just draws me to it. but then also, win butler is an asshole. and fuck win butler.

Really nice use of a variety of different styles

-never heard of this album or band! -i like the bits of french in the first song -i do like the lead singers voice its very nice -this is definitely not something i would choose to listen to on my own -i do like the more rock leaning stuff on this album -most of the songs sound different from each other but its all the same vibe -not a bad thing! just not obsessed -overall its a pretty average album to me. the songs are nice to listen to but i don’t really like them

Marraskuun mielenmaisemaan sopivaa musiikkia: raskasta ja tummaa. Kuuntelisin uudelleen. No cars go!

Da e kje heilt for meg

Heilt ok

It's ok. I've heard them a few times.

I would have gone NUTS for this in college, and I’m still kind of a sucker for this big, orchestral style of pop rock. The lyrics are painfully simple and on-the-nose at times but I really enjoyed the sound of this album.

Nothing about this music is objectively bad, but it's not for me. The last two songs were more enjoyable than the rest.

Black Mirror was a little boring, but I liked the piano melody. Keep the Car Running is one of my all-time favorite songs. Neon Bible felt similarly boring, kinda just repeating the same thing over and over. Really like the grandiosity of No Cars Go. Intervention has a great sense of progression, love the way it builds up.

It was okay. Indie can be a hit or a miss for me.

Completely Unimpressionable

I saved the last song from this album on Spotify, thats a first for any of the albums we've listened to so far! Overall this was ok. I wasn't wishing for it to end the whole time

Somehow the only Arcade Fire album I hadn’t heard? An effective expansion of their sound from a more acoustic debut that doesn’t quite reach the heights of the records either side of it

Superb stuff. Black Mirror is hugely underatted.

I actually quite enjoyed this album. This surprised me as the first song was pretty boring. Good background tunes.

Powerful

Was okay. Not super impressed by the music. 2.5/5 Probably wont listen again

I had Funeral on heavy rotation when it came out. I was so excited when they released Neon Bible. But it never grabbed me. It felt like a classic sophomore effort - the same sound, but the songs just weren't nearly as crafted as those on the debut. I hadn't listened to it for 20 years. And my opinion holds. Intervention is a great pop song. The rest of it sounds like angsty jam sessions.

I periodically ask my brother - who, unlike me, is a music aficionado - for band recommendations. He suggested Arcade Fire several years ago and I've listened to them ever since, though not this particular album. I like that it captures a delightful sense of jaunty despair. The melodies and the drumbeat are catching and you find yourself bopping along while they sing something bleak like "Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home" (Intervention) or "There's a fear I keep so deep / Knew its name before I could speak" (Keep the Car Running). I really appreciate that the the song Black Wave / Bad Vibrations ebbs and crescendos - it sounds like a wave is crashing around your ears. The fact that it is followed by Ocean of Noise is brilliant, because, despite its name, it really feels more like water lapping at your feet, with an occasional rogue wave getting at your ankles. For all that I like this album, however, I'm not sure I'll pick out songs to listen to individually as they really want to live in context with each other. In addition to BW / BV and OofN, (Antichrist Television Blues) and Windowsill also pair together in a continuum of political discourse. Better together. Favorite songs: Keep the Car Running, No Cars Go

I revisited this album just to confirm my recollection: it’s a solid album but it’s inferior to Arcade Fire’s true masterpiece, Funeral. I wonder if I’d like this more on its own merits had they not released Funeral before. I might be unfair here but there’s nothing I can do: I have a very strong emotional memory arranged to their first album, so their sophomore effort was bound to disappoint me.

Anthemic. Passionate. I could imagine Arcade Fire filling stadiums on the strength of this album. It was ok and I was quite enjoying it and then 'No cars go'. Absolute banger. Sealed that deal. If I could have given this album 3.5 stars I would have them NCG came on. Solid 4 stars. Very nice.

Gotta listen to this one again

There was a time when I loved Arcade Fire. For some reason their music kind of irritates me these days. That’s harsh, irritates isn’t quite the right word … but where it once felt big, and soul filling … it now feels a bit faux and empty. And this isn’t Funeral. Which was always going to be hard.

I have tried to like Arcade Fire for years, but it still has never resonated with me.

sounds very ... 1970s? like, if i were busy smoking up in my girlfriend's parents' backyard while hawking my spraycan art on the street once or twice a month and never showering, i'd probably really dig it, man

Mid 2000’s indie rock…. Pretty solid, good clean/clear sound. Nothing really grabbed me, but all of it was good. I should probably listen some more. Which I could give it 3.5, leaning more 3 than 4

Not my #1 for Arcade Fire but a solid listen straight through.

Big miss for me. I am typically not into the whiney singer sound, and this album had it in spades. Alot of the sounds were... i dont know generic? I zoned out most of the album. I do like My Body is a Cage, but thats about it.

you know, i've noticed all these albums have had 11 tracks so far. i wonder if that's some kind of standard for this site or if it's just very common. first album i've gotten from after the year 2000 so we're in for a very different vibe with this one track 1, Black Mirror: oh i can all but feel the discontentment in this one. very nice 7/10 track 2, Keep the Car Running: you gotta be ready to go at a moment's notice. 8/10 track 3, Neon Bible: quite chill vibes, 7.5/10 track 4, Intervention: been working for the church while your life falls apart. augh. 8.5/10 track 5, Black Wave/Bad Vibrations: it's funny because the vibes are AMAZING on this one. dark, but good. 8/10 track 6, Ocean of Noise: it's not conventionally ocean-y but the instrumentation on this one does give me the feeling of floating on an ocean, the last of the light disappearing over the horizon and tipping into night. 7.5/10 track 7, The Well and the Lighthouse: a good change in feeling midway through, from the well to the lighthouse. 8/10 track 8, (Antichrist Television Blues): i can't parse the lyrics but the feeling hits me REALLY hard. would actually listen to this one again 9.5/10 track 9, Windowsill: another banger with very nearly corporeal discontent, 8/10 track 10, No Cars Go: is that ACCORDION? excellent. 10/10 track 11, My Body Is a Cage: title is already a hard mood. set my spirit free. 9/10 overall 8.3/10 -> 4/5, but i'm pushing that up to a 5/5. take the time to feel out this album, it's worth it

it's giving cold hotdog water, but the album flows alright

💩. Lyrics sound like they were wrote by a 7th grader trying to write above their skill level. Sometimes a female vocalist sings and it's okay.

Finally something that isn't classic rock! Also that I've heard many, many times. I guess I'll give it a fresh listen because why not. I still really like a lot of this. I've never cared for Regine's voice, and I still don't on this listen, but this album is not as bad as some others. Still a very solid album.

It's decent, but nowhere near as interesting as their other albums we've had on the list

I believe this is third best in the awesome album run Arcade Fire had in the 00's. I like it, but it did not really stick with me enough. The last 2 songs are bangers. I really love the organ sound in some tracks. Maybe I wasn't in the correct headspace, but this is not a 5/5 for me. 4/5

This was a Meh for me. Did not inspire me either way. I doubt I would seek it out for another listen. Some tunes were good, but vocals had a generic sound to me?

I liked the second half—Ocean of Noise, No Cars Go, and My Body is a Cage were all strong. But the first half came off as nondescript indie music with quintessential hipster voice vocals. If I had listened to this album back when it came out, I might have found that style nostalgic, but it mostly felt played out now. 5/10 Favorite Track: My Body is a Cage.

I liked it! Thought it would be too middle of the road and a bit boring, but it was good, especially the later tracks on the album :)

Boring

Pretty funky, some solid jams

It's alright? I'm not really into Arcade Fire

Not my typa shindig.

This sleepy, little indie album left much to be desired. While the music was unique and there was an interesting array of instrumentation and vocals, overall it was fairly drab. Not memorable at all.

This album is for somebody, but this ain't for me.

No thanks!

Solid Arcade Fire album with some highs and some lows. Overall just fine.

I think we're not supposed to like Arcade Fire anymore because Win got cancelled for being a weird perv or something but whatever, I still like this album. I'm more of a Funeral and Suburbs guy so I hadn't listened to this in ages, but it has held up really well. For a while it felt like they were one of the few bands doing big, ambitious rock and roll.