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Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

2007
3.33
Rating
28392
Votes
1
4%
2
16%
3
36%
4
30%
5
13%
Distribution
Genres: Rock Styles: Alternative Rock, Baroque Pop, Indie Rock

Reviews (page 6 of 13)

There are too many Arcade Fire albums on this list. Funeral I get. I’ll repeat basically what I said last time: Fine I guess. I listened to Funeral a fair amount back in the day, but for some reason Arcade Fire did not age well for me. Why do I like them less now? Overplayed? Leapfrogged by others? Realizing they were a surrogate for wanting more Neutral Milk Hotel? Allegations towards the main guy regarding sexual assault? All of the above?

Aside from the fact that Arcade Fire are gross, this felt inessential. Some good songs, sure, but like The Suburbs is all you really need.

You know, I wanted to be at least OK with it, but I just didn’t like it.

Takes me to the early 2000s, being in a dirty indie club with sticky floors and being drunk on Jack Daniel's. Great memories. Good album.

A solid 3. Maybe 4. Leaning towards a 4 and will listen to it again.

Far from as good as Funeral and The Suburbs. 4 or 5 good songs but 4 or 5 songs I didn't care about.

Surprisingly good album. enjoyed every second of it.

Another band I've always been meaning to check out but haven't. Arcade Fire came onto the scene at a time where I was no longer really listening to the popular music of the time. I'd moved on to older music because nothing on the radio was really grabbing me anymore. It was basically pop/RnB/Hip Hop and Blink-182's wide breadth of imitator pop punk bands. So I'm actually pleasantly surprised to find that i don't mind 'Neon Bible' at all, and that I probably should've paid more attention to them at the time. The impassioned vocals of Win Butler, the rousing choral arrangements, the clever implementation of strings, synths and organs, 'Neon Bible' sounds exactly like its title: gospelly, yet drenched in a technicolour presentation. 'Neon Bible' was, in fact, recorded in a church-turned-recording studio, which makes the sound and title of the album rather unsurprising. I'm notably critical of 2000s indie rock (The Strokes in particular), but there's something about Arcade Fire I connect with. Perhaps its their ability to push the limits of the genre to match their own personality. Songs like 'Black Mirror', 'Intervention' and 'Keep the Car Running' present very different dimensions of the band, and there's a clear admiration for The Cure, Joy Division and even David Bowie in many of the songs. I dig the groove of 'Neon Bible', and Arcade Fire's definitely a group I'd be keen to explore further! Best songs: Black Mirror, Intervention, (Antichrist Television Blues) 4/5

I really liked this

Super solid record. I sometimes forget how solid this one is because it was sandwiched in between Funeral and The Suburbs, which are both great in my mind. For some reason, I’ve regarded Neon Bible as a lesser record, but it hangs in there with those other two records just fine. Glad I got the chance to related to this one. 4/5

grand production but left no memorable impression. the entire album sort of passed me by despite its density. 2/5

day 10: this feels like an album a dude with a beanie who drinks oat mochas would rave about. always hurts a band when their debut is far and away their best album. like, where do you go after funeral??? i suppose at least this isn’t pink elephant. anyway it sounds nice, is still an art rock album and has the same lovely intimate vocals and melodies on the lush orchestral backdrops as funeral. the tracks just feel loose to me?? like any of them could fit anywhere on the album? also just a bit boring otherwise. also the only album i’ve had to listen to twice now before reviewing because the first time i played it it finished and i thought alright i suppose it was an album. also sucks that the lead is an abusive cunt since it makes me not want to enjoy this. anyway, first half is dull as a brick, second half has some good songs which do make up for it a bit. the well and the lighthouse stretch until the last song sounds nice. at least the band picked it back up for the suburbs!

Loved this album. Felt like coming home in a way I totally didn’t expect

Meh Heard this one before seen them in concert Underwhelming before all the allegations against the singer, didn’t bother listening to again

Every time I thought it would lose me it pulled me back, only to lose me again shortly after. There aren't a lot of bad songs, it's just that they either have the same progression or no progression

Decent but generic hipster music. Not bad listening.

Some really high highs and some pretty bad stuff

This is a dark record - dark lyrics, dark album artwork and a dark intense sound. It works brilliantly when they connect with a tune that matches the scale of the arrangements, or where they take a sidestep into something looser. I think Suburbs (prev. reviewed) is in fact their masterpiece, and there's a bit more light let in.

They really put together some great sound. Not always what I’m looking for, but can’t deny it’s all well put together.

Canadian band that rocks. I loved this album when it first came out. I was an emotionally wrecked dude when it first came out, this album brought me tears, as tofu burned up the back of my apartment. I was nervous to listen to it again, but it rocks out. I really liked the NME review of this album. 9

Different. Not bad not good.

Kind of banging millenial rock type ish.

Not for me

This was a solid listen with some memorable moments, particularly the Springsteen-like urgency that creeps into a few tracks and the organ textures that add real depth. But overall, it leans a little too self-indulgent for my taste. While I can respect the ambition and understand why the album has its admirers, it doesn’t quite reach the level of connection that earns a replay spot for me. A good record, but ultimately more of an appreciation than a love.

It’s fine

I liked this when it came out and it still holds up and sounds good. Love how simultaneously grandiose and intimate the songs feel on this album. Some great tracks: Keep The Car Running, Intervention, The Well and the Lighthouse, (Antichrist Television Blues), No Cars Go, My Body Is A Cage. Was never a rabid Arcade Fire fan like others I knew at the time, but there’s a lot to like here.

Love how big they always sound

Not my favorite Arcade Fire, but it’s really great.

Surprisingly good!

Good album with No Cars Go as an absolute orgasmic banger

As a general rule, indie sucks. Ok, a couple songs get the sandals sliding and over-tatted arms a swaying. Decent. But when it goes all Anthem Indie, it’s just annoying. Arena Indie? Who does that? Pass.

Arcade Fire plod around, a machine designed to extract emotion rather than convey. Today I was expensively hectored. “Here you should feel big, here you should feel sad, hand me a sandwich, hand me a blow job.”

V. busy day, another brief review. Used to enjoy this, now a bit embarrassing - overwrought and obsolete themes, Springsteen obsession, terrible lyrics. Couldn't make it through the last track. Shame. Have at it Mark!

Hmmmmmm 00s Indie seems to need a nostalgia factor for me to enjoy it and arcade fire passed me by so........ unless I recognise something from the inbetweeners this could go badly. Intervention is very big i like it. Not really enjoyed anything else so far its a bit mumbly honestly but I can see the appeal. Ooh a girl. I like this one too Feel like this is what the killers wanted to sound like on day and age. Objectively this is probably more interesting but that aforementioned nostalgia factor idk. Lmao of course theyre mormon. Ocean of Noise could be Massive but its kinda annoying me. Am I just a bit stressed and tired bc i feel like i should be enjoying this more. Think its maybe a Headphones Walk album it wants to feel like a soundtrack to something more interesting than sitting on the bed in my pants. Oh i saw bruce's name in the review keywords and wasnt hearing the comparison until antichrist television blues. Jeez born to run much. (I like it) Hmmm I dunno ive got bored. I like the big sound in theory, can see why you'd be a megafan but something just isn't doing it for me its very of its time in a way that might age better in another 10 years but for now its just kind of annoying and corny. If I had bought this cd in 2009 it would have been 5 stars probably.

This isn’t a bad album per se. It’s just not great. I feel like if I went back and listened to this a few more times, I might be able to get into it, I just don’t feel the need to go back and listen to it. They have some potential, it just feels like they haven’t reached it yet. Some good songs, some bad songs, kind of the very definition of an average album.

Pretty good

Funeral is better but this is still dead good. Simple as.

Elske alternativ rock! Vokalisten minne om grouplove, eller grouplove minne gjerna om arcade fire? Digge eksperimentaliteten. Blanding av litt sånn 80talls sound og tidlig 2000 alternativ rock + fionlin og orgel? kult e d jaffal. Savne litt bedre tekster. Beste sang: (Antichrist television blues)

Listened to it twice. Enjoyed it to the point where I added it to my buy list.

Not as good as the masterpiece Funeral, but It is a very nice album

Overblown but decent

Another banger album by Arcade Fire!! Since generating Funeral, I've relistened to that album several times. I really loved it! So I was a bit worried going into this in case it wasn't as good Well I was wrong - I loved this one too! Can't even pick a favourite song, they're all worthy. I loved the dramatic build ups in the songs, I was fully immersed 5 ⭐️

It's perfectly listenable, but I don't know if I'd choose to listen to it again.

Arcade fire sounded quite fresh when these 2 first albums were released, but now putting it into wider time perspective it sounds quite basic indie rock. Neon bible is a decent pop record with some nice additional horn and string arrangements.

Clean and cool pop album.

Fer fex sake, this is going to be awful and it was.

Still my favorite Arcade Fire album. No skips.

Well made, unique sounding all the way through. Respect the album, enjoyed some bits, but not my jam

This album was my first introduction to this band. And for the most part I like it. Intervention is probably the best song on here, maybe Keep the Car Running. Windowsill is interesting too. 3.65 / 5 stars

Reminds me of my senior year of high school, and my crush who was super into Arcade Fire and always had one of their songs as his Myspace profile song 😂

Shame Win and his “problematic” behavior tainted this album. It’s good but…

Still like arcade fire, slightly less than the first album I got!

Pretty good they’re a bit pretentious and overrated but this album was solid

Very anthem-ish but without much substance

This has a lot of unique sounds, but it didn't "hit" me. The vocals are banal and kind of boring.

Lame. 1.5/5

This album sucks, I hated it when it came out and I don’t like it now either. Bruce Springsteen wrote this album 30 years ago and it sucked then too. Aside from the Bob Dylan and Beatles, this band takes last place. Seriously?! An organ?! You got to be fucking kidding me, garbage

86/1001 :: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Listen before you die: Yes Fav Songs: Antichrist Television Blues, Intervention, My Body is A Cage In 2007 this was my AOTY and after a fresh listen today I was quickly reminded why. I think most people would say Funeral is Arcade Fire’s best album but for my money this is where it’s at. This thing flows like water. There’s like 1 moment (Black Wave) on the whole album, I don’t love and even that part launches into an amazing song. Also Antichrist Television Blues is such an underrated AC song. Maybe this type of song isn’t why people like them so I get it, but this song rules. I saw a review once that said it’s their ode to The Boss and that’s such a perfect description. Blue collar lyrics mixed with tales of faith, set to a furious acoustic rhythm guitar and beautifully placed chimes. It’s so glorious. I don’t know why I don’t own this on vinyl yet. I need to change that ASAP…

I thought I would love it but it all sounded the same.

really wish Win didn't have to be rotten to the core

Very good, started slow but grew into it

Good band. Decent album but not their best work.

I was so hyped by this album when it came out and it did not disappoint. However I always felt it played a. bit of second fiddle to their first, and also that The Suburbs passed it. Coming back I actually think it fits perfectly in that trio and stand shoulder to shoulder

Really good. Great flow but not repetitive.

This was alright. When all the parts are so minimal the songwriting or vocals need to be better. The other album with Wake Up on it was better. Such an early 200’s indie rock sound. Fav song was Keep the Car Running.

I never liked arcade fire, i always thought they were incredibly bland and incredibly overrated. They got lucky with that one stupid song in 2009 or 10 and they should fade off into the distance and certainly not be mentioned in any lists of important records

I thought this would be way cooler than it was. I only like when he sings in his upper register and when the songs are fast. The only song I liked was The Well and the Lighthouse

Very funny to get 2 Arcade Fire albums in the same week. Funeral is one of my favorite albums of all time; I enjoyed Neon Bible as well, but not the extent I enjoy Funeral. There’s a lot to love on this record, but I don’t think it captures the raw emotions or the highs and lows you get on Funeral. Good instrumentation and production, but this is not a 5 star like Funeral is.

Było obiecująco i coś w sobie ma ale finalnie jednak nie da sie tego sluchac

Okay... kinda dramatic for my tastes.

indie rock, man. did Arcade Fire ruin it? no. that's wayy too harsh of an idea to humor. but they do represent a lot of the trends it had in the 2000s that i'm less keen on. but they had their moments and they could put together a decent song. i just don't think there's that much compelling here, really. Funeral at least i can understand the romance of. the lyrics are good but there's not much pathos in their presentation idk deserves to be one of the 1001? maybe i guess. b-b-b-b-but i don’t like arcade fire!! wahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Critical darlings but I can take or leave this tbh.

Two Arcade Fire albums in a week! And possibly the best two? Neon Bible is darker, moodier and more fully-realised than Funeral and for my money it's a better album for it. The track sequencing always puzzled me though. You have this fantastic moody, looming opener, Black Mirror, which sets the tone, then one of the album's brightest moments in Keep The Car Running brings the tone right up, only for Neon Bible and Intervention to drop it back down. I realise it's a bit sacrilegious to mess with the order of a concept album but I much prefer it with those three tracks reordered. Housekeeping aside, where it does benefit from being fuller and more focused than its predecessor, it then suffers from feeling overblown at times and losing the carefree rawness. I also feel like there's a tendency for tracks to start to blend into each other and the formula gets repeated a little too often. I listened to this album a lot when it was new but I still had to check the names of basically every track outside of Keep The Car Running, which to me speaks to it lacking a bit of variation and range? It's probably just an example of art being subjective and where my head might be tempted to consider 5 stars, my heart is saying 4.

I'm not a huge Arcade Fire fan

<3 and i don’t mean I love it. A couple of OK songs that I could happily live without

TS was mid

I tried..

Can't get on with these guys not sure why.

Peak noughties Canada indie-rock? That's not a bad thing and it's a good album though the world has moved on a bit (or maybe it's just me?)

Wow. They are like a modern day Bruce Springsteen. But nearly twenty years old now, I guess. So .... Like Bruce Springsteen. Hmmm. I'm not much of a Bruce Springsteen fan come to think of it.

Great follow up to Funeral, I enjoyed this a lot at the time.

The third best AF album.

Neon Bible takes the grand, emotional sweep that Arcade Fire built on Funeral and makes it darker and heavier. The songs are full of drama, with organs, choirs, and big, booming arrangements that feel almost apocalyptic at times. Tracks like “Keep the Car Running” and “Intervention” carry that urgent drive, while “No Cars Go” brings back one of their earlier songs and turns it into a soaring anthem. What stands out most is the mood. The album feels like it is always looking over its shoulder at something ominous, but it never loses its sense of momentum. The mix of intensity and beauty keeps it engaging, even when it leans into theatrical excess. Neon Bible might not be quite as immediate as Funeral, but it has a weight and presence that makes it a powerful listen, the kind of album that sticks with you after it ends.

Tedious album for wankers.

I can tell that this is good but it's also boring as fuck, I'm sorry, I just can't. The pipe organ is the most exciting instrument to me and they managed to make it dull. How?

Great indie rock. My body is a cage is an ear worm I can't get rid of

No täähän olikin sitten tuttu jo ennestään. Iskee vanhaan indiediggariin ku nyrkki perseeseen! -M

Piano rock? I can see the appeal but it gets a tad boring at times, definitely sounds very 2000’sy. I did quite like a few songs though

Bad Christmas songs

Got nothing really to say about this. It's fine. Funeral is better. Neon Bible doesn't really do much for me (but honestly that's Arcade Fire in general).

I had no idea this band was so into religion. It was alright. Don’t love or hate it. It just is.

New to me. Good shit! People should put more organ in stuff generally speaking

Un álbum que me resultó poco relevante. Aunque fue menos genérico de lo que esperaba y por momentos me gusta la atmósfera que genera, creo que no hay mucho sobresaliente para destacar. La mezcla y el sonido general no me gustaron, siento que se genera una bola de sonido poco definida y que hay instrumentos como el órgano que suenan demasiado fuerte. En fin, un álbum que estuvo bien, pero bastante olvidable.

I forgot how much I like this album. Taking off a star for the sex pest allegations. Otherwise, this is so beautifully crafted.

Fine for what it is

Not their best

Pretty solid album. I enjoyed listening, although nothing really stood out as excellent.

Funny, I do reckon myself at times as a walking music encyclopedia, but being only human, I do get it wrong sometimes. As for this band, somehow I convinced myself that they were a new band at the time of their record "Everything Now" in 2017. To my surprise, I just learned today that they had been active since 2004. Oops, never mind, I did like "Everything Now" when it came out, and although this album is less electronic, it's undeniably Arcade Fire. The tone is definitely more somber, and the arrangements more theatrical, with influences varying from Bruce Springsteen ("Intervention" and "Antichrist Television Blues") to New Wave acts like Cocteau Twins on the first part of "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations", or Interpol on "The Well and The Lighthouse". Not a great discovery per se, apart from the fact I was totally wrong, but a very decent album still. 4/5

My first Arcade Fire album. It was good, expected a lot more but it doesn't seem to be one of their best according to others

I liked it But not as much as the suburbs

Arcade Fire is a bit of an acquired taste. They've got some good songs, but can also lose your interest.

Poppy new wave

I enjoy the sound of the album, but not a lot really stands out to me.

Fine. Arcade Fire not really for me I guess.

I had this already. I remember trying to get into Arcade Fire back in the day and it wasn't hooking me. I really liked this one. I liked this era of music. It was right in my time too. I will have to go back to Funeral and see if it seems better now.

A bit confused. Typical Canadians.

Almost peak Arcade Fire. Good stuff

Have listened to this album many times before, enjoyed it then and still enjoy it now. In the first instance you would think it is some wanky french-canadians wailing pretentious indie which to an extent it is, however the album is solid and there are some big highlights with Ocean of Noise and in particular My Body Is A Cage.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Compared to Funeral and Suburbs, it’s bad! My Body is a Cage is unlistenable to me but I think I admire how weird it is. I love Antichrist Television Blues. No Cars Go is my favorite AF song but it’s better on the EP than the version here. Medium!!!

Have zero chill when it comes to this album. Coming in between Funeral and Suburbs means it gets swallowed/shit on, but it's some of their best work. I love every minute of every song. The riff/bridge in The Well and the Lighthouse? A damn delight! My Body is a Cage inspired a Peter Gabriel cover. INTERVENTION. The organ work across it all? Like I said, zero chill. I know Win isn't for everybody but this album is a work of true musical genius in my very fangirl opinion.

Fun fact: I saw Arcade Fire on the Neon Bible tour right after this came out, during the last 2 weeks of undergrad, so have nostalgia for it. And yet still I think it's just . . . fine. Not bad at all, but I don't think its their best work nor as interesting as it could be.

Great album. Complex, a definite vibe.

I tried but this is just not for me. The back half of the album is much better than the first and starting at No Cars Go, it’s quite good. That song and Suburban War really save it for me

Solid album, but I expected more dynamics and variety. Has some really great songs though

Not mine

Not as good as suburbs

“Indie band makes Springsteen record” is a pretty cliche process today but back in 2007 it was a novel concept. The Arcade Fire were the most successful collective-turned-band of the era and this was in the prime of their run, before their leader was found to be a sex pest. But this still holds up remarkably well, a real meditation on the lies told during the Iraq War, the entrenchment of faith in politics, the growing global unrest at economics. It’s not particularly groundbreaking but the songs are expertly crafted and the album sounds magnificent for its time. But it is derivative, and the songs do start to bleed together by the end, but the band’s ambition and scale win you over.

My previous experience of Arcade Fire was "We Used To Wait", connected to the HTML5 experiment with Google, so this was an interesting starting point for them. An enjoyable album overall, particularly the tracks with titles about cars! I will have a listen to more of their back catalogue because of "Neon Bible"

he noch kid rock iscch das gad balsam. aber es isch scho seeehr "jo mit sind emfall indie" wiso goht mir das oft in falsche hals? so es isch sehr gross orchestriert, d songs sind eigentli easy. the well and the lighthouse super schön eigentli. okay bi no cars go isch etz definitiv de HEY indie achoo.

ahhh, arcade "I guess sie sind voll ok" fire au öppe so töneds ufem 2. album, schonooo cool aber jo neon bible isch na speziell, recht ruhig und easy churz ORGLE??? actually no es cools lied! black wave / bad vibration het na en coole switch gha aber de rest chli kacka ok insane abgschalte, kei ahnig passiert isch the well and the lighthouse isch cool! okay ja d orgle findi jz eig na spannend wie sie sie ihsetzet ja es isch halt würkli eifach ok

Yet another album that nobody needed to hear before they died. Utterly derivative music without bringing anything new to the table paired with insipid lyrics. Keep The Car Running and No Cars Go are ok. The rest is anywhere from dull to irritating

If this was my first time hearing this album would it be a 5? Absolutely not, but I can't listen to this album without being transported back to the early 2010s. These songs occupy a unique space in that I haven't listened to that since that time in my life. Yes they are pretentious, yes Win Butler is an asshole, but every single song on this album brings back a host of memories being a teenager and finding out who I was and for that it has to be a 5.

Lowkey dreary.

The first half sounds like a low-go attempt taken over by a Bowie acolyte. The rest just sounds like Bowie. I did enjoy one song.

Meh. It's fine, these guys aren't my jam.

It’s alright but nothing special. Not exactly my style

Fun bombastic arcade fire album. 4* Highlights: keep the car running, no cars go

Visai nieko, gal per daug country panašu

Not sure how I missed this album when it came out but MAN it slaps. Vocals resemble Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes but like…the Canadian version.

I don't know how to feel about this sound. I found the lyrics to be interesting though. Black Mirror is probably the stand-out song on the album for me.

I am supposed to like Arcade Fire but I don't like them very much.

Maybe this album isn't a 4 but it's a 4 to me. First time I heard Arcade Fire was this album and it was so weird and different. Still a great listen.

The only song that I know by this band is what The Dan Patrick Show would end their show with on every Friday. I still couldn’t tell you the name of it. Decent album but wasn’t blown away.

I got The Suburbs earlier this week and it still hit, but this one really doesn't hit at all anymore. Weird.

These guys were all over during my middleschool years. Two of the songs on her were pretty big but still not even their biggest hit. Solid consistent album that gives 80s Bowie vibes at times while still sounding modern. 8/10

Not bad! Some great tracks, some ok songs. Probably wouldn't sit through the whole album again

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Classic indie album.

As a whole it feels very middling... the very essence of what indie rock was shaping into during the late aughts/early 2010s. But it certainly has its standout moments, where the sum of its parts all surge together to create a beautiful cacophony of sound.

I liked this better than the last one on this list. Not sure this band needs multiple records on the list but here we are and I liked this record. Some good upbeat songs, interesting arrangements. Good stuff. I’ll give it 4 stars. Why not life is good.

Such a vibe. I loved this album and funeral so much back when they came out. I then spent years tired of the band and their signature sound. Maybe I got too hipster for the most hipstery band ever... Everything Now brought me right back and is still my favourite album.

This was beautiful and peaceful and had substance to it. My favorite album so far. I'm going to put additional ratings on my 5 star albums so i can organize them better. 2/5

Definitely the least favorite of the first 4 albums. Felt like the B-sides of all the other great stuff.

I really liked this. Didn't have enough chance to listen to it through closely to fully form an opinion, but I want to give it a closer listen. I did enjoy that it's a concept album. Musical variety and production quality were great. Didn't immediately jump out as something obviously super special. But very good.

I do think this is Arcade Fire's best album: grand, ambitious, and unafraid. But alas

Arcade Fire are just the masters of Indie Rock Music.

Fun time overall.

Some great songs and some very passable songs

This is good. These guys seemed exactly what I should be listening to as an indie hipster at about the right time but I somehow missed them. I hear that there is a kind of country-ish feel about some of it that maybe put me off on a superficial level? Ocean of noise is particularly good - that's the one that made me see the quality of the rest of the record

Not sure it is something that has to be listened to and doesn’t really do anything new beyond what they did before, which was hardly revolutionary. However, No Cars Go is my favourite track of theirs so I am giving a bonus mark for that.

It’s just not ‘funeral’ is it? To be hyper-critical, some of the songs sound like filler and meander without going anywhere special. I do really like ‘no cars go’ though, and it’s pleasant enough for the majority.

I want to love Arcade Fire - all the elements are there, but it only gels for me in fits and spurts. I’m in “like” with them. I can be aware that this is a great album, but it fails to move beyond that sense of appreciation to something more. 3.5 stars rounded down for friend zoning me

Not quite 5 stars for me since I think "The Suburbs" is their masterpiece. But this comes very close. These songs have so much relevance and resonance right now, especially "Neon Bible" and "Windowsill" with its talk of the fires at the door, the oceans rising, and him not wanting to live in the US anymore. Great, dramatic builds to these songs and the use of the pipe organ and that it was recorded in a church is a great touch that so fits the mood of it. I've convinced myself to give it another star.

God I love this one, so nostalgic. Can't decide if this or The Suburbs is my favorite Arcade Fire. I love the creeping, propulsive darkness of so many of these songs, starting on the excellent opener. At the same time they maintain their signature punky/chamber pop/heartland rock mashup sound. I could write a paragraph about every track. Keep The Car Running is a truly Bruce-esque banger. I can't think of another song by any artist that utilises the organ better than Intervention, and then they do it again on the theatrical My Body is a Cage. Its a shame what's become of the band, but every good thing must end, and they were a great thing in their day.

What in the hipster coffee shop was this? Wasn't exactly great but I will hardly miss it. 5/10

Jeg likte albumet. Mot slutten ble det veldig majestisk, som jeg synes minnet meg om æraen da den kom ut. Samtidig ga den meg kanskje ikke så mye, noen av låtene var litt meh.

honestly liked it more than i expected to

How does Arcade Fire have 3 albums in the 1000 most important albums list? Nothing interesting happens, and nothing innovative is tried. It's not bad, but it's not exactly great either.

meh. not my bag. some groovy kicks.

0/5. Mehhh!

it was good but not that good and some songs were not good

Arcade Fire's first 3 albums are still bangers, even 20 years later.

Sounds of the 00s, worth checking out more

More nostalgia fuel. Those first three Arcade Fire albums were so good. I’ve always loved how on this record they sound so cataclysmic at times as if providing the score to an Alex Garland film. They find a beauty in devastation in a way that’s heartbreaking yet inspiring. The songs sound so urgent yet timeless with as much lyrical relevance today as it was the day it was released.

I have never listened to this album. I listened extensively to Funeral, to the point where I never wanted to hear another Arcade Fire song. It has been a couple of decades, so I think this will be ok. I immediately am interested after hearing the first song. I'm rather enjoying this album. It takes me back, just their sound and vocals, to my mid to late 20's. Kind of strange getting nostalgia for something you've never heard. Anyhoo, this is a well produced album, or at least better than the one before it, and I'm glad I heard it. I'll give this a 4.

Millennial music that did not really grab me.

Maybe it might change later, or I might need to listen to other projects from them. But I just couldn't get into this album at all. It doesn't sound bad, but it sounds bleak. I feel like I'm listening to U2, which is not bad by itself. But is U2. 2.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐

Idk if it started out as just the two of us. It seems like the day was longer and various people throughout my life was ther but Jason Morris and I were at a grateful dead concert. It was inside a mountain where the seating flowed through peaks and valleys. We were on top to the side of the stage would run across various members of the band. Before the show started we found a guy we knew. A face I remember from the distant past but name long forgotten. He had some guitars a Goat and a turtle. We started playing the song black Peter and the mics picked it up and though it was early and mostly just technicians and a few band members were milling around setting up the band started playing until we messed up. Elaine came by to take the turtle to a shelter and security moved us along but gave us passes to sit anywhere. We crawled over seats that seemed to be growing while Jerry complained about us being where we were until we found what we thought were the best seats. In front of us sat two people that looked part Cuban part Italian and talked with Brooklyn accents. He was loud but she was loud and obnoxious and seemed like a bully that was slightly drunk bragging about how good there weed was. She shoved basically a roach in my face and said I bet you've never tried Water-75. I politely refused and she made some mean comment. It was dark by then and the band was playing a song i forgot. but then it was more dusk when again someone I may have known years ago found us. She was pixieish with a slight weight and skin problem. Blonde hair and in a silk dress. She apologized for not finding us earlier and took us to the front of the stage where the band members were all lined up to give us fives. I missed Jerry's hand.

Je trouve cet album un peu décevant par rapport à Funeral. Je donnerais 3,5.

Nothing stood out to me.

A great follow-up to funeral. Lost me a bit in the middle but ended very strong

Indifferent to this type of indie

it alright for what it trying to be. very white people/james gunn core. highlights: “black mirror,” “neon bible”

95/1001. Never knew Arcade Fire too well (never bothered to listen to a full album that is), but it seems I didn't miss too much. A sort of a 1990s U2 of 2000s? And that is not a compliment. If this is Indie, I wonder what mainstream commercial rock / pop music is then, Coldplay?. For me this sounds bland, calculated, uninteresting, uninspired, dishonest… Nothing that would light my fire. Well, I didn't totally hate it, so 2.

I like Arcade Fire, and I like this album okay but the religious allusions in this album fall flat for me. not bad, but there's not a lot that I'll seek out specifically

Loved it. Took me back

Klingt sehr gut, aber manchmal ein bisschen übertrieben dramatisch. 3,7 Sterne.

3 1/2 stars: Makes me feel like I'm back in Colorado in the early 2000s at the dawn of the hipster revolution sipping craft beer at Red Rocks. Not every song works but they'll all sound EPIC. It's their signature I guess.

No está mal, no está increíble. Nunca había escuchado a Arcade Fire y probablemente siga siendo así.

Soft rock. Tiene temas interesantes, por lo demás un disco normalito. 5/10

worthless

Yeah let’s knock all of these out at once. There has been a tragic fire at Rucker’s. Ruckers? Is “Rucker” a person? Why am I referencing an obscure south Calgary arcade from the early 2000s. Listen. I have that era on the brain after limping through Linkin Park. Emphasis on the “L.” I am hoping this is a stark left turn from the aforementioned nu-metal cringe and I’ll be able to breathe once more. Black Mirror - The song about the show. This may come as a huge shock, but I make it my goal to avoid shows that the general livid clamours over until years later. Then I feel better about myself for enjoying it. Gotta live insufferable contrarians. Actually, you don’t. Anyway, this song is really mid. Keep the Car Running - I’m not hating this, but there isn’t all that much to sink my teeth into. The vocals are slightly annoying and almost reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen, which should be an automatic zero, but I’ll give this a chance to elevate beyond this. Neon Bible - These quirky fellas making the title track the third song?? Wild. This is the kind of craziness you get from mid 2000s hipsters. That term used to mean these people! Intervention - An ode to the sniper rifle from Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. Long may its scope be steady and may the silent shot killcams ever be “dank.” Black Wave/Bad Vibrations - Beach Boys diss track. FUCK surfing. NOBODY is learning how. EVERYBODY hates it. This is an alright track actually. The French is a cool touch as they are a Montreal band. Not bad. Ocean of Noise - This is a sweet song. A little long, but it’s a gentle indie track that appeals to me greatly. Excellent work, problematic band. The Well and the Lighthouse - This is that restaurant that has the 25 dollar brunch. At least the line cook has stick and poke tattoos and it’s in a formerly vibrant neighborhood. I think these days, we’re skipping this step and going right to the chain restaurants. I love real estate investing!!!! Decent song. Nothing crazy. (Antichrist Television Blues) - (don’t tell anyone, but I also don’t want to work in buildings downtown and I really can’t tell if I like or hate this album) Windowsill - Another perplexing journey through independent rock and/or roll. Highly repetitive and one of my least favourite refrains thus far. No Cars Go - See they’re touting the incredible walkability of their gentrified community. Those heys are pretty suspect. I feel the brim on my millennial hat expanding. Oh god, my man bun is getting more quirky by the second. ERRRRRRM NO. Make it stop. My Body is a Cage - Same, brother. Same. My cage is a body. My car is a cage, my motorcycle is uninsured. My insurance is a cage. Cages are my cage. Nicolas Cage is my insurance. The Declaration of Independence is in my motorcycle. Governmental artifacts are my insurance policy. My motorcycle remains uninsured. The louder vocal passages can be too reminiscent of Kings of Leon or some such tripe. The quiet portions oscillate between mildly enjoyable and mildly grating. There is a germ of stomp-clap music that is beginning to percolate in these 11 tracks. I can almost smell the barn weddings that will plague our earth in the late aughts/early 10s. I am spinning my wheels here. I don’t think I enjoyed my time here, but that’s could change as I move forward in this interminable slog. How much can I handle in one day? We shall see. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Ocean of Noise, My Body is a Cage

Not listened in the last 3 years, happy return to this for me.

If Reflektor isn't on here I'm gonna be so mad

Tried a few times and a few albums. Some good tunes but not an entire album worth on Neon Bible. Get lost at times and it just doesn’t grab me. For all their athletes I just can’t seem to get it.

Very enjoyable listen. I liked the layered sound and variety of instruments. Favs were “Keep the car running”, “Intervention “ and “Antichrist Television Blues. The whole album played thru and flowed well.

It’s pretty impressive that this was just their second release. The instrumentation and production are really cool and quite interesting, but I found that most of the tracks followed a bombastic baroque pop feel which at times is a little thick and overwhelming. And while I prefer The Suburbs, the efforts here have to be recognized and no doubt will present new sounds and depth each time you listen.

Greatness. Keep the Car Running and Intervention are stand outs for me but this is solid front to back. These guys have a great ability to build songs, creating anticipation, a build up and then paying it off. 4.5

Dang, their first three albums are solid. I thought I had a favorite, but now I’m questioning myself having revisited The Suburbs and now Neon Bible. I’m rating in line with The Suburbs and probably go higher on Funeral. One of the albums prob deserves a 5* and will go to Funeral. 4.25/5

Good band. Good music.

There are other Arcade Fire albums that are 5 stars; Neon Bible just misses out on that. But Intervention and My Body is a Cage are the two best songs they ever made

This was the first Arcade Fire I heard when it was first released. The critics and other musicians went NUTS over this band at the time. I played Keep the Car Running on repeat and I could still do it today. Not as quite as good as Funeral or the Suburbs overall but still fantastic.

I enjoyed listening to them. ★★★

Meget godt

Great album

pretty good but lowkey album

The first album I got from them was Funeral which I didn't like at all and expected another 1 or 2 stars, but this album is actually good music.

Listened several times to this album. I wanted to hear something redeeming. But it just never clicked. There were some good riffs, but nothing great. It's a pass for me.

Not my vibe

I've likely dipped into Arcade Fire for a song or two after Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson's "Never Were the Way She Was" (which btw would be a good inclusion in a list of music you should be aware of) but other than that, I've never knowingly listenend to them. This is... good? Like, objectively good, I think? I normally have my issues with this big baroque, opulent style of rock or pop and/or the slightly muddy, somewhat Wall of Sound sound - is this the moment already where I bring up Bruce Springsteen? - but it strikes me as musically meaningful here. I can certainly state that "Neon Bible" held my interest. Even if only in the way it wears its influences on its sleeve, here and there, and manages to elevate those into 2007 indie rock. Which, in turn, alas, might be why I'm not necessarily seeing myself putting this on again. But nice, thanks, 1001AYMHBYD, that made sense.

Compelling sound, at risk of becoming repetitive. Some memorable lyrics. Well synced range of instruments. No Cars Go favourite track. 3.

Good quality but boring

This is a solid Arcade Fire album, and it stands up as one of the better releases of that year. However: Funeral and Suburbs are so much better than Neon Bible.

i already waxed poetic about AF’s nostalgia factor (win butler notwithstanding) when funeral showed up on the list, so i can save it this time around. this album is pretty great. the band shoots high, and mostly succeeds. sometimes you have to squint and let the pretentiousness edge out of your peripherals (mtv what have you done to me???), but it’s worth the ride, for me, at least. there are so many hard-hitting tracks on neon bible. i was going to go ahead and list them, but realized i’d be writing out the titles of half of the album. hearing the organ at the beginning of intervention made my stomach drop, like i’d reached the top of a rollercoaster and was mentally preparing for 4 minutes and 19 seconds of free fall. my body is a cage is explosive, cathartic, and a powerful closer. i’m glad that will butler will be raking in the residuals for that track for the rest of his life. however, i don’t know if i will ever be able to form a solid opinion on a regine-centric track other than sprawl ii. they’re….fine? but never the ones i come back to. final tangent: this album makes me think of the church in baz luhrmann’s romeo & juliet.

Love this band and this album. I sure wish their leader wasn’t so flawed as well as an egomaniac ! !

Fav: No Cars Go

french hon hon

The second excellent album by Arcade Fire and my personal favorite of their catalogue. This established that the band really knew what the hell they were doing and that their first album wasn’t a fluke. Loved listening, but I still listen to this one all the time.

Nice, I liked the vocals, might be worth a future revisit

Good, not totally my vibe though

‘Discovering’ Arcade Fire back in college was a big deal. Growing up, my musical world was built of whatever was force-fed to me by the radio. I didn’t live near any quality record stores. Those franchises served up the usual suspects anyway. Then iTunes and Napster came along and suddenly the internet started to show you more variety in what was out there in the world. For the first time, I could choose what I wanted to hear in a real way. The indie thing was largely a product of anybody’s music being able to reach anybody for the first time. Some weird and daring stuff emerged (and also some really bad music- thank you SoundCloud). Arcade Fire’s pre-Funeral ep and Funeral itself defined this explosive era to me. That album, along with say music from The Decemberists and The Knife, helped allow me to define myself. It musically allowed me to draw a dividing line between my childhood and adulthood- what my parents and society said was important, ‘good’ music, and what I thought was important. Then Neon Bible came out, and I’ll admit, I was disappointed. Arcade Fire didn’t pop the balloon, but rather, allowed the air to leak out slowly. I recall listening to this in the college dining hall, shrugging halfway through, and switching to the new, more exciting Animal Collective album that’d just come out. Intervention was a stand-out for sure, but whereas in Funeral, the sorrow evolved into joy track after track, Neon Bible stays dark for the most part. The slapdash homespun quality of Funeral made way for the clear and smooth sound of Neon Bible. In essence, everything I loved about Arcade Fire was suppressed on this album. Still, I had friends who obsessively listened to Neon Bible for months after its release, and so, if only to see what the big deal is, I’ve revisited it over the years. I do appreciate The Well and the Lighthouse and Black Wave. Where Win Butler was never one for a good lyric, I do think they excel on these tracks. I do enjoy the melodies that come and go on those tracks, undulating like waves on the ocean. There is quality here, and there is a message that I can get behind, as in, the failure of organized religion (and organized society as a whole) to provide the spiritual calm that they promise. Having given it the space of nearly twenty years (damn, I feel old now- this is like my dad talking about Jethro Tull in the nineties!) I think I’d notch it from a three to a four. This album was almost the beginning of the end for one of my favorite bands (The Suburbs improve upon Neon Bible, I believe), but it still has more to say to me than many other albums out there.

Very solid album. Not my favorite of Arcade Fire's, but I do enjoy a lot of the songs and appreciate the talent and musicality they show. Some songs are a little too "edgy" sounding for me. Overall- good album, probably 3.5-4.0 range

There was a hot moment for a few weeks when I thought Reflektor was amazing. I got over it. I don’t get why this band has so many albums on this list. This album isn’t terrible, but I’m kind of sick of this overblown hipster sound. It feels so slick as to have no feeling, despite being quite whiny. How many more of their albums are on this list? Really like a 2.5, but I guess I’d only be mildly annoyed if someone put this in on a car ride or something.

They have better songs. But the lead singer is cancelled now, right?

Много слышал хорошего, пробовал слушать, но не нравится звук, не могу уловить в чем его фишка. Но буду пробовать слушать ещё, наверное.

Like this album, but not their best

Good group

This is #day361 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… this week marks a year since I started this project, which is kind of crazy. But I'm hell-bent on continuing the journey, despite stumbling across pebbles like this one. I mean, this is my second Arcade Fire record. As I've said before, I don't get why this band is represented with three albums while other artists aren't on the list at all. This is peak inessential indie-schmindie. "My Body Is a Cage" is the only highlight, and it's far too late in the tracklist. Alright, I can also relate to "Windowsill," I guess. Otherwise, this is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day362.

I like this. I'll look for more.

Surprisingly brilliant - not the annoying papery Neil Young voice I'd been expecting. Soared into Bunnymen magnificence at times.

I have heard them, but never paid attention. The lyrics are intriguing, but the vocals are sort of buried in the mix. I find the music constant, lacking in dynamics, wall of sound closing in. Most of my favorite songs/ bands grow on me. I will continue to listen.

Pretty standard late 2000's indie fare. I've never understood the appeal behind indie darlings like The National, The Strokes, Wilco, or Arcade Fire, or why music magazines like Pitchfork bow to them for making, for all intents and purposes, mild mid-tempo rock for aging hipsters. While Neon Bible probably doesn't deserve my initial jab (I do have to admit "Keep The Car Running" and "Intervention" caused me to thaw a little bit), the rest of the album kind of matches my original description. I'll admit to enjoying the variety of instrumentation and some of the songwriting, but this to me, Arcade Fire just screams "Please take me seriously. I am an adult with complex thoughts and feelings. I am mature. I am an adult. Please take me seriously"

Better than i was expecting - not sure if it’s good enough to be on this list, but it was a pleasant listen

a bit bowiesk i would say. it was quite ok.

Instant dread finding out there’s a second arcade fire album on the list. I don’t understand the mass appeal. It’s overproduced and same-sounding throughout. Not my thing.

i am so tempted to give this a 5 just to balance things out but this album is so good...this is what the korean couple who was smoking while listening to music was listening to, i can just feel it........KEEP THE CAR RUNNING CHANGED ME........

uhhhhh ok wakaflocka.gif

Not my Perfect Type

Good stuff, big cinematic feeling and use of larger ensemble. Dislike the singer's voice a lot.

Fantastic

A very special record to me, and possibly my favourite of theirs

C’est une putain de dinguerie, c’est tout ce que j’aime. Les musiques sont puissantes, on ressent vraiment des choses, c’est totalement le genre de musiques que je cherche.

no esta mal pero seguramente si la hubiera escuchado en 2022 me hubiera obsesionado

a classic! I used to love this growing up.

Cerramos la semana, la penúltima de julio, con éste disco, de la mejor época de Arcade Fire. Voy a intentar a ir más allá con el análisis, dejando de lado lo personal que me ata a esta banda. El álbum inicia tímidamente, para luego pasar a un segundo tema que levanta sonrisas y ganas de bailar. La fórmula del disco parece ser esa: bajar y subir. Cuando conocí esta banda (2010, si no me fallan los años) éste se convirtió en mi favorito y ahora recuerdo por qué: es un álbum tremendo, sin más vueltas. Muchas gracias por el recuerdo. Hasta el lunes.

Great vibe with some 5/5 tracks.

Pretty good, nowhere near Funeral IMO

I got tired of his whiny voice immediately

Not bad, not remarkable. No complaints.

It was all-right.

One of those albums on which there is a lot to admire and enjoy but strangely little to love Ocean of Noise, My Body Is A Cage, & Intervention are great great songs But I find songs like Windowsill and Black Mirror simultaneously bland and grandiose Call it a generous 4 as when it works it’s amazing

Not A Fan...Not my style of Music

good band

Not my favorite of theirs, but a very solid album with a couple of excellent songs.

Pleasant enough.

Is k. I realized that this stuff is the precursor to the hoot holler stomp nonsense of the 2010’s and it kinda took me out.

A few classics on here — keep the car running, no cars go, my body is a cage. but the middle kind of drags. Their next album The Suburbs is better, made me just want to listen to that one

As always for some reason i never can fully get into this band. I don't think they're bad they are quite good, but I don't think they sound any much different than most of the other Millennial Indie bands. They do kind of sound like a band I should get into more than I do I just don't. I did raise this one up just a tad from when I first heard it first a few years ago, but i think this listen I can boost it to a low 3½

"My Body is a Cage" is the best Arcade Fire song, and this is the second best Arcade Fire album. 5 stars

I think this is a great album, which for the most part streamlines the sound the band developed on Funeral, while bringing in a few fresh ideas too. It's more refined. The first half really shines here with "Keep the Car Running" and "Intervention" being the big standouts for me. But, I think everyhing else in the first half is uniformly great -- "Black Mirror", the title track, "Ocean of Noise", and the interestingly structured "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations". The second half has it's moments too, but I think what kind of holds it back for me are the last two songs (which I realize everyone but me loves). It's not that they're terrible songs, but they kind of lose the tone set by the rest of the album, since they kind of retreat to the band's more bombastic approach on their first album. Still, there's a lot of great stuff here. 4.5 stars.

Cool grandiose rock sound with rich orchestral, folksy and twee elements as well as booming dollops of Springsteen and church organ. Absolutely withered husks of songs with wafty microgram melodies that mean to build somewhere but just don’t turn into anything memorable or interesting. Wan Butler’s quivery waily delivery gets pretty annoying as well. The best song is probably No Cars Go which is recycled from their debut EP from 2002. Other than that this is a perfect follow up album to Funeral.

Didn't have that song that stole the show but enjoyable none the less. Would listen to again.

Hadn't listened for years, used to really like the album so was curious how it held up. Yeah it's still great, Intervention, My Body Is A Cage and Black Mirror are highlights. It is a step down from Funeral but that's one of the very best albums of the decade so no shame there.

Meh. S'okay. Lyrics have perhaps decayed with age, but it is still a good listen.

Reminds me of Bowie and Springsteen. A classic, timeless feeling. Great production, great energy.

i'm a pretty big fan of Arcade Fire, i've listened to Funeral and The Suburbs more times than i can count. admittedly, i've yet to listen to this album except for maybe a couple songs. i fear this may pale in comparison, but i may be proven wrong Black Mirror - 4/5 Keep the Car Running - 3/5 Neon Bible - 3/5 Intervention - 5/5 Black Wave / Bad Vibrations - 4/5 Ocean of Noise - 4/5 The Well and the Lighthouse - 5/5 (Antichrist Television Blues) - 4/5 Windowsill - 4/5 No Cars Go - 5/5 My Body Is a Cage - 5/5 Average score: 4.2/5 this is really good! i don't think it's my favorite of their releases, but it is still solid release nonetheless (maybe top 3?) only complaint i have is it was a bit of a slow burn. the best tracks didn't really come until the middle/end. either way, i could easily come back to listen to a majority of this album again in the future

Its clearly not Suburbs, and at its core its very simple, simple structures, simple melodies, simple songs. But its a breeze to listen to, everything is the same quality, and the band cannot be blamed for the pale imitations that followed that were bland as possible. This drifts, but I would go as far to say its bland. It's fairly good

I really like this

Surement parce que je suis juste un petit emo qui était là quand fallait être là.

Un autre album de Noël juste à temps pour celui des campeurs. Des bons bouttes. Des bouttes pénibles. 3.25 étoiles

Hated the other Arcade Fire albums, but this one proved to be an engaging, cinematic, vibrant masterpiece.

reminds me of the killers if they were a christian rock band with a little folk, a little techno, and a bad recording mic

87/100. While it may not have quite the same spark as Funeral, Neon Bible is still a fantastic record. It’s confident, cohesive, and brimming with bold ideas. The sound is massive and immersive.

Like that they sort of shift genres between songs. Not really my jam though.

It’s great, but always feels off to me. The first album is perfect and this one tries its very best but it never hit the same way with me.

I like Arcade Fire, don't love them. I like the vibe of the album. They did a great job creating an atmosphere.

Definitely my vibe, but something seems off about it. Like an amateur who has had no training in lyric writing and draws "inspiration" by copy/pasting from other songs and smashing them together. The music and vocals don't take their time. Every song feels rushed and improved.

"Neon Bible" is a confusing choice for one of the 1001 essential albums. Arcade Fire may have been early to the scene for indie rock, but when I think of indie rock classics, Arcade Fire does not even cross my mind. The songs feel the same, the instruments are distant, and overall I was waiting for this album to end.

Neon Bible is what I call "approximately". It is approximately pop, it is approximately rock, it is approximately indie. I can approximately understand what they're saying. It approximately sounds okay. I didn't know what to expect from Arcade Fire and they delivered nothing. The Well and the Lighthouse was nails on a chalkboard.

Beautiful build-up of bombastic songs

even separating the art from the artist i've never been that much into arcade fire, the only songs i've really liked that much from them being "wake up" and that one about the snow tunnels or whatever. this album didn't really make me a huge fan, but it was a pretty nice listen. there are moments in songs such as "intervention" and "no cars go" that are pretty similar to what I liked about "wake up" - specifically the huge, booming, anthemic sound. favorite song: "intervention" overall: 7/10 (p.s. go to 2:03 in the song "ocean of noise" heehee)

pretty middle of the road art rock album - has it's place esp for being a post 2004 album so yea

I’m not sure if I like the vibe nature of this album, like it was alight but not my thing.

I like a lot of Arcade Fire (breaking news, local emo, etc etc), but I had a vague memory of this album in particular being kind of overrated, so thanks to this site for getting me to listen to it properly, since I think past me must've given up a track and a half in. Look, it takes a bit to get going, but then it's church-inspired emo with a surprising amount of alt-country flavour, to the point where a couple of tracks (Intervention in particular) made me think "this is like if Calexico had a pipe organ", and if you know me, you know how much of a compliment every part of that is.

A bit like Mountain Goats, I know they have a devoted following but they don’t really do anything for me.

Love the vibe, I think this is a great Indie album. Very energetic and makes you want to move from your desk Fav song - (Antichrist Television Blues) 4/5

Don't get it.

I like this. I’d never intentionally listened to an Arcade Fire song before. The music is big, symphonic and sweeping, but not overdone or maudlin. The songs have rhythm, energy, and meaning— they’re a bit dark and brooding. I’m interested to hear more. [Note: I couldn’t get this album or other Arcade Fire albums that Spotify served up out of my head. So I cane back to give it a 5. They’re the real deal!]

Arcade Fire doesn't really appeal to me in any way but I thought this was a good album.