Neon Bible

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.

Nice

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........

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Not my Perfect Type

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

Fantastic

3/5

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

4.5

3.5

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

mid

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.

i can't help but compare this to Funeral, and it doesn't come close. I had to look up Win Butler after so many reviewers here mentioned (typically) that they like the music but don't like him. I'm not sure he's guilty of anything, and if he is I don't care. This album would get 3 stars regardless.

I liked it ... but I shouldn't look at the lyrics.

No Cars Go was pretty solid

not bad, kind of a weird mix of arctic monkeys and mumford and sons

OK, this album. THIS ALBUM. Funeral came out when I was 15 and I was obsessed with it. I liked The Suburbs when it came out as well. I didn't really listen to their later stuff after that apart from a couple of songs on Reflektor, and obviously recently all the bad stuff has emerged and there's lots that can be said about that. But THIS ALBUM. I'm sorry. There are just some albums that appear in a certain time in your life and can't be untangled from your life and that's it. I'm not gonna write an essay here about whether we should separate the art from the artist or not etc etc etc. There are artists I can't listen to anymore. But THIS album, these songs. I just can't let them go. I just started typing out some stuff about the period of my life when I started listening to this album and then I thought, do I really want to share this with the 1001 albums generator website hahaha. Let's just say it was my first year of uni, I was a really unhappy and confused and messed-up person in a lot of ways, and this album just ended up soundtracking a lot of stuff. Every single song on this album means something to me. I get a lump in my throat listening to it now. Today just for a change I've listened to A Giant Dog's cover of the entire album and it's fun, but it does just make me want to go back and listen to the original anyway.

Enjoyed listening to this album, it felt engaging and diverse. Particularly enjoyed the title track and the opener.

From the quintessential 00s alternative rock group itself comes Neon Bible. I must say, I’ve never dived into Arcade Fire’s catalog to any capacity, but just from the exposure I got to them from this album I quite like them. It was a great album and I really liked a decent number of the tracks. Looking forward to listening to more of their more essential works.

nije loše

This and their album Funeral are sooooooo much better than The Suburbs. Both are five star albums but it's all downhill from here for this band

I really like this, some don’t hit, but overall it hits

Pre-listening thoughts: oh brother not this stupid band again 🍅 listen I liked the suburbs but like I think this is maybe the most overrated band oat. There is no reason for them to have three albums on this list. Post/during listening thoughts: man some parts of this were really good and some were just… not. Every time this album slowed down it was actually unbearable. But some of the more upbeat and layered songs really grabbed my attention back. This to me is the worst parts of Funeral mixed with the best parts of The Suburbs. Listen at your own risk. 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: The Well and the Lighthouse, No Cars Go Least fav tracks: Neon Bible, Ocean of Noise

For some reason I find myself shying away from Arcade Fire. Like, for some reason I feel like I don't like them, or I'm not going to like them, or I don't want to like them, or I shouldn't like them, but then whenever I hear them I can't deny that they seem to be pretty great and that I think I kind of like them. But the final track lost the five rating for me. So close. 4.75

Neon bible?! How about Neon Babble. The music is sonically fine and I can see why it was influential in creating the stomp/clap music like Mumford and Sons... or more like Blandford and Sons! I digress... But the lyrics on this album are just unbelievably cringy. Like, embarrassingly bad. I only made it to Black Wave/Vibrations before I just couldn't do it anymore. They sound like 15 year old trying to be clever but missing the mark. I would give this 0 stars if I could because of how bad the lyrics are. Would not listen again. Two thumbs down.

Arcade fire n’est vraiment pas pour moi.

From my childhood

WORKING FOR THE CHURCH WHILE YOUR FAMILY DIES

I'm going to skip this one.

I had not listened to this nor Funeral in full in over a decade. I’ve always liked Neon Bible, but after revisiting both albums I gotta say I like Neon Bible more. At the very least it deserves the same positive reception that Funeral has always gotten.

Okay, not their best in my opinion

What a great album. The first thing that grabs you from the opening tracks is that driving, piano-heavy rhythm. It doesn't sound like other rock songs, it "pulses". Lyrically this is right in my sweet spot, commenting on media saturation, war, religion, and disillusionment. The vocals seem to almost sit "outside" the arrangement but the harmonies bring it all back in. Made me think of everyone trying to be an individual but that cultural "back beat" of day to day western culture drags along even if we see it for what it is. "Black Mirror", "Ocean of Noise"and “My Body Is a Cage” say so much without spelling everything out. Dylan would love the lyrics and Springsteen and Joy division echo in the arrangement.,

Its alright

I liked it, will need to come back to it

Another day, another 21st century indie rock band. And .. not a lot to say about this one. If I had been the right age when this was new might have been interesting at the time, but I am not and had already listened to what obviously influenced this. It’s a bit too full of itself and overblown, and in my vacuum, never heard a note by them before, seems a little soulless and an empty sounding recording, surprisingly given their name lacks any real fire, like they are a shoe gazing poetry recital without any actual emotion. Springsteen is one of the keywords, really? That’s a wannabe stretch, if you squint real hard at a thousand yards at twilight on a moon less night. Just meh to these ears, 2 Star

Best Song: Intervention I didn't like this as much as I liked Funeral but that isn't taking much away since I really loved Funeral. This is a good, solid album. 5/5.

Alright

I haven't heard this album much since it's release and subsequent years when it was so popular in the early 2010's. Honestly without the bias of hearing it constantly everywhere it's really good. The vocals are still suspect to me as it's one of those signs of the times where everyone was using those wavering high vibrato styles, but it's good. Intervention might be one of the best songs of the generation. It's so big. On the second listen Keep the Car Running is a banger. I think the craziest thing about this album is that it was the advent of an entire generation of music in the indie genre. Basically everyone tried to capture this exact sound after it came out. There's about 10 years of indie pop and rock that mirrors this sound scape

Like the band but really only cared for one song

The first song of this album is such a weird way to kick it off. The tone is completely different than the rest of the album

Indie’s worst impulses. Yuck

Really appreciated the grandiosity of the production--the epic organ on Intervention stands out. Seeing some apt Springsteen comparisons and I endorse all of them, good and bad. Not sure I'll ever listen to this again so by definition it can't earn more than a three, which I grant it.

Doomy-gloomy but ultimately didn't leave much of a mark. Only on the third playthrough did it really start to leave an impression. The lead sounds like the Boss really straining for extra emotion. (probably a 2.5)

hier zaten verbazend genoeg een paar goeie nummers tussen...

Demasiado intensos pero muy buenos.

Not my style but to each their own.

Decent.

Perri. Hinar plöturnar eru betri. Þetta er milennial U2.

Arcade Fire er góð hljómsveit, en bæði Funeral og Suburbs eru miklu betri plötur. 3,5.

Very good album

Loved this as Funeral's followup when it came out. The organ destroys in the opening and closing songs. Saw this tour too. I really liked it. Since then my enthusiasm had waned, and that's without considering the ickyness of Wynn Butler's behaviors that have come out in more recent years. On its own though, it's still a really great, but not perfect, album. 4/5

i wish the tracks had a bit more variety in between them but regardless good instrumentation i like it im liking it

This is the kind of Canadian and US collaboration we need

An album that definitely does not have that sophomore slump that so many other bands have with their second album. Love that constant drum beat on No Cars Go.

Albumsito chill. Siento que a mostrar 50 lo disfrutaré más por alguna razón (?

Me gustó, stone misterioso para dejar de fondo

Tremendo, lindo para escuchar algo nuevo pero con vibes a otra banda cuyo nombre no recuerdo

No me dijo nada. Podria ser una bandita en festival que mire antes del show principal

I think I hated this but now it’s good? Let’s find out. I guess I hate the Suburbs and love Funeral.

Tässä on vähän sellaisia Lumineers folk viboja ja sit vahvaa britti poprockia. Mutta tää jää vähän vaisuksi silti. Ei vaan ollut mitään niin iskevää. Parhaat: Neon Bible, No Cars Go

Not their best album and had a very ‘killers’ sound and vibe with was a bit spooky! Good for a listen but nothing flash!

I didn't mind this one, very mid naughties sound. Doubt I'd give it another spin though

Nice

My general attitude towards Arcade Fire is that I like them, but I don't love them, so it's four stars from me.

The fairly niche genre of Stadium Maudlin.

Don’t think I bothered with it as an album before

Perfect Indie Rock record

Listened while I did admin work…. It was so uncaptivating that I didn’t realize the album had ended and restarted.

Pretty boring

its alright, all the songs sound the same

i feel this is underrated in their discography as it’s overshadowed by funeral and the suburbs but this had some gems on it that i enjoyed, not as good as the 2 mentioned but has good qualities to it

Pretentious, repetitive, faux intellectual drivel

liked a lot more than expected

Dull Dull Dull

At the time I thought this was a big step down from the magnificent 5-star debut Funeral, and still do today. Stand out track “No Cars Go” rehashed here from their debut EP issued four years earlier.

He's a creepy fucker... but just taking the record on its own, it still holds up. High quality, higly considered indie music.

Feels like they rushed to fill a gap between their first two GOOD albums with unlimited cliches and rushed melodies. Leave the Car Running carries the whole album, and gives a taste of patience to the overall sound. Nonessential Arcade Fire, sadly.

This band meant a world to me back in my twenties. Neon Bible may not quite as good as their debut album Funeral, but it's a great work in its own right. There is some kind of millennial sadness or pathos to this music. It makes one feel seen and it's a thing of beauty.

Pas sur. Très tassé. Body is a cage cest bo.

kinda disappointing and im an arcade fire fan. this was a step down from their previous work but it makes for good lullaby music also im not even religious get away ..

Oh my god. That is a great disappointment. I never listened to a whole Arcade Fire album and it is horrible. The melodies are too cluttered, most of the lyrics are shallow and simple, and the delivery of Butler on the vocals are tiring after a while trying to mimic Bowie.i dont see the hype, really.

There was so much hype around arcade fire when this album came out. I didn’t like it then, and I still don’t think it’s all that great. Their next album, The Suburbs, is solid, and Funeral was good. Everything else they’ve made, including Neon Bible, is mediocre.

I hadn't heard Arcade Fire before this. I really enjoyed this album!

It's going for Springsteen-style catharsis, but it comes off as a little much. (I guess I could call that "trying too hard", but I think trying is a good thing and am loathe to look down on it.) Some of the sonic embellishments are more annoying than effective. There's a baffling 'ding' sound throughout a lot of these songs that irked me, and "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" has this string motif that was also bothersome (and the female vocals on that song are mixed like she's singing at the end of a padded hallway). "(Antichrist Television Blues)" is a straight-up Springsteen impression in a manner I do not find charming. I feel like if I heard this when I was much younger I'd be into it, but unfortunately is seems like this kind of labored, classic rock-indebted indie rock rarely does it for me these days.

While hipsters in the 2000s loved their debut, Funeral, it was Neon Bible that made Arcade Fire rock stars. There was a good reason for this; The songs on Neon Bible were both accessible (i.e. not too weird) and artistic (i.e. weird enough). Their sound was unique and innovative yet followed pop song structure enough to be understood by a wider listening audience. While three songs, Keep the Car Running, the title track, and No Cars Go, stand out, all the songs are wonderful in their own quirky way. While Neon Bible is of the times, along with albums by LCD Soundsystem, The National, The Shins, and many other bands that made up that amazing decade of music, it still stands out on its own as one of the best of the decade.

This band was huge in the 2010s they had 3 number 1 albums in a row and a couple top tens before the 2010s then Covid happened... and someone accused the lead singer of some type of sexual abuse (I don't think he was ever charged or even if anything came from those allegations) and their latest album (2025's Pink Elephant) did not even chart in the Billboard 200, and I mean AT ALL whoever the accuser is/was did a lot of damage. Was the damage earned? I have no idea. To me the above is the most interesting thing about Arcade Fire. Neon Bible isn't a bad album but to me it's a very boring one. Inoffensive as warm milk. It plays and then it ends and makes no impact, good or bad on me. Boring indie rock that exists for seemingly no real reason like mildew or Mayim Bialik.

Pretty good. 3.5 stars.

Meh! Boring pretentious indie. Två!

Starts off great and then loses momentum.

This one felt average. Nothing too memorable, but not an attack on my ears. Doubt I'll revisit again, but it wasn't terrible to listen to.

Not their best album - I like these guys though

Pretty down on my list of fav AF albums

I'm kind of a sucker for these guys, though I couldn't name an album or track of theirs by name. I like the large arrangements and productions on here. They have a good feel for setting a tone and building through a song.

Boring

Just very dull! Couldn't finish.

2 Arcade Fire albums?? Already??

It was probably about 10 years ago that I last listened to this album. When it came out in spring 2007, I was a senior in high school and in a production of "Into the Woods". The day the album was released, I booked it from school to Best Buy to purchase the CD, tear it open, pop it into my Walkman which was connected to a wired cassette adaptor in my car, and narrowly make it on time to rehearsal. It was a formative album for me. Arcade Fire was one of my favorite bands in the time period from Funeral to Reflektor. It was tough to go back to Neon Bible in particular because the time that I associate this with was very tough-- leaving high school, saying goodbye to friends, the uncertainty of where I was going next, the angst I had about everything. Even listening now this album is very dark and has a lot of emotional weight, probably dragged down even deeper by my emotional baggage. It still holds up. I thought it might end up feeling cheesy (for being overly serious or overproduced, which it is in some places) or even hypocritical (re: Win Butler sexual abuse allegations). Obviously it is hard to appreciate Arcade Fire in the same way as before 2022. "Keep the Car Running" is one of their catchiest songs. "Intervention" still stirs some inner demons in me about being raising Catholic and hating it. "(Antichrist Television Blues)" actually stuck out to me the most on this re-listen-- I don't think I'd ever really listened closely to the lyrics or meaning of this song (written about the manager-father of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson) and it's better than I remembered. I'll always remember that video of them playing "Neon Bible" in an elevator, and part of the percussion is tearing pages from a phone book. And another personal memory of my friend being way too drunk and needing to hear "No Cars Go" and insisting that the "best part is at the end".

surprisingly ok

Was going to skip this album but it was a pleasant surprise.

I love the inclusion of the organs in songs. Indie moodiness is still there. I love the song "Intervention".

Really loving the vibe on this record! I love every single song. Lots of different, unexpected musical elements!

Meh. I’m still not a huge arcade fire fan, but I didn’t hate this.

Ok

Second album by the Canadian mega-band, three years after the masterpiece "Funeral". Level is almost the same, and all the song are highlights in their own.

A band and album I desperately tried to get into to be cool back in the day, but I just can't do it.

AF was inescapable in 2007. This album is fine. I remember it slightly more fondly now than I experienced it at the time. The Suburbs will still be their magnum opus, IMO. Too bad they're essentially irrelevant nowadays, thanks to Win Butler's personality defects and bullshit behaviour. A solid 3/5.

Not totally sure what to expect - never checked out Arcade Fire "in the day" due to being put off by the critical/media love-in surrounding them. Time to challenge my 14 year-old self! --- Challenge was a good word to pick earlier, this album plays out like a bit of a puzzle made up of some really disparate elements. There are moments of coldness, warmth, rolling folkiness and stabs of electric outbursts. Sort of an Appalachian Radiohead sort of direction? Swirling and swelling motions, fascinating stuff. Can see why Bowie was a fan. Favourite tracks: Black Mirror, Keep the Car Running, Ocean of Noise, Windowsill

Love Arcade Fire but don't reach for this one very often. Still a banger tho.

Yes.

I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. Grandiose, intense, and lyrically sharp; big apocalyptic energy without tipping into melodrama.

Good

Lol no way

overwrought, overly theatrical and slightly pretentious. not awful but certainly not for me and definitely not the best arcade fire album

Pretentieuze rotzooi David Bowie kloon

un sacchetto di caramelle

Saw them live on this tour with LCD Soundsystem as an opener. Tremendous display

2/5 takie nudne

самые популярные песни в конце альбома, 20 млн и 27 млн соответственно. рок как будто не 2007, а где-то середины 80-х?

Imagine dragons type shiii boring as fuck

It’s hard to listen to Arcade Fire these days with the unresolved allegations around Win Butler still circulating but I soldiered in and quite enjoyed it. The well known songs were the least interesting, probably because I’ve over-heard them, but tracks like Ocean of Noise stood out and reminded me a bit of Calexico, who I love. Epic, cinematic, US indie rock - enjoyable enough, but I much preferred their earlier album, Funeral.

Off the cuff remark: Of the 20 albums listened to so far the first that I have genuine familiarity with. Not a classic but a great "indie" album, as I would've called it. Standout Track: "Keep the Car Running" a belter Revisit?: Yes. It's been a while but nice to be back.

I didn’t expect much but was occasionally delighted. Loved Intervention. Definitely earned a 2nd listen. The mix production seemed uneven in parts.

Weak

Great Arcade Fire album. Lot's of 2000's fear and anxieties.

Second AF album in a fortnight. This was considerably inferior to Suburbs. Liked the organ and church vibes, cool they recorded in a converted church, but this was pretty boring even by 2000s indie standards

Idk man this just bounced right off me

Yawn. Next album, please.

Spannender Mix, Indie Rock, mit Orgel und schönen Melodien 4/5

Had some really good moments when I felt like I'm listening to something epic, but unfortunately it had more really dull, same note ones, that made me feel like I'm listening to the same thing over and over again.

Whilst this is obviously in the shadow of Funeral, it still has lots of merit. It's incredibly gloomy, apart from the joyous re-recording of 'No Cars Go', probably the highlight of the album, which I enjoyed revisiting.

I'm starting to think Arcade Fire is overrated.

Feels like adolescence to me, but that's not nostalgia -- the lyrics are really that immature. Sonically, this album is lush and full and still feels fresh years after the indie rock scene rose and fell. More rock bands need pipe organs. "My Body is a Cage" is an all-timer.

This isn't my favorite Arcade Fire album, but it's very solid and made the others happen.

Out of the initial three albums by Arcade Fire, probably the only one that isn't five stars. Their ball drop at Coachella in 2011 is prob in my top 10 concert moments. That all being said, this is probably the first time I've listened to one of their albums since the reports against Win were made public a few years ago.

Still such a good listen. Forgot how much Intervention, No Car Go, and My Body Is A Cage forged a lot of my taste out of school.

Wel mooi, niet echt pakkend

This album is a vibe. I enjoyed it, and didnt realize when it ended because Tidal foubd music that perfectly matched the vibe and I was in the zone. I am probably not giving this album its due justice because I listened to while working Musically very interesting with similar themes throughout, but varied enough to catch the change between songs. The transitions were smooth and unobtrusive. Overall a very good listen.

I'd like to view this album from a past perspective and a current perspective. In the past, Arcade Fire was one of the few bands that I obsessed over for months on end. I had first heard their debut "Funeral" in September 2019, and soon after, moved over to their sophomore effort "Neon Bible". In those late months of 2019, I had developed a hard infatuation for the string of albums the band had put out between 2004-2013 as well as for front woman Régine Chassange. At the time, Arcade Fire were a year removed from the disappointment of their 5th album "Everything Now" but it felt like the band could rebound with their next record. There was still hope for this band in my eyes. I knew that they could make another album like "Neon Bible". "Neon Bible" was to me, an outstanding work that only stood in the shadow of their phenomenal debut. A lot of these songs were my jam back then with their compositions and lively melodies. I absolutely loved this thing years ago. So at a time where the band still seemed alive after one misstep, I trusted that they could re-channel that energy and make another great album like this one. It is 2025. I am six years removed from my Arcade Fire phase, and despite a promising debut single for their next album WE, the Arcade Fire hype train has greatly declined. What was once one of the most critically beloved indie darlings that rose through the ranks of popularity through their collaborations with Neil Young, David Byrne and David Bowie. Their multiple appearances on Saturday Night Live. Their albums which would make multiple top 10 lists and earn dozens of awards including most infamously when "The Suburbs" beat Eminem, Gaga and Katy Perry for AOTY. A band that was on top of their creative game has now dissolved into something that feels forced. The allegations against Win Butler didn't help either and it lost them a lot of popularity amongst fans and critics. With the release of "Pink Elephant" earlier this month, I look to Arcade Fire now and realize that they will never reach that peak that they had during this or Funeral or The Suburbs. When I was given this album today, I knew that I would like it a lot. This album already wins in nostalgia points, but I write this as a reflection to what this band used to mean to me. When I hear such great tracks such as "Black Mirror", "Intervention", "Ocean Of Noise"and "Antichrist Television Blues", I wonder how and why this band went to shit. It's really a shame to be honest. I had to hear this album twice just to get a grip on it and that's odd because I know this album. I own it on both vinyl and CD. I know it's great, but perhaps I was searching for some kind of satisfaction again. A satisfaction that I will probably never get from this band again. And yet, this album still lives. (I'm sorry if this didn't make sense) 8/10 (4/5)

Wish I liked it more. Atmospheric, reminiscent of Springsteen in some ways.

It was pretty cool. Unique in some parts.

all a bit meh really. Couple of soaring tracks that lift the whole album… but also show the blandness of the rest.

One of my absolute favourite bands, and one that I want to keep loving, despite the allegations against Win Butler. Arcade Fire played the best concert I have ever seen in my life, on Sept. 30th 2005, and I have logged many miles running to Keep the Car Running. This band rules, no matter what, and I think this is my favourite of all their albums.

This takes me back to the good old days of Triple J. Neon Bible was one of the first full albums I remember properly connecting with along my J's journey and it rocked. Both the Car songs are up there but Intervention is my pick of the bunch. Great music, great memories.

Excellent.

Really entertaining album. There were a few spots that sounded off. Maybe a song or two just didn’t match the vibe of the album as a whole. Deeply melancholic lyrics with little glimpses of hope. Not that it’s a bad thing, just worth noting.

Wonderful indie rock album that's overshadowed (and beaten by a bit) by the albums preceding (Funeral) and following (The Suburbs) The front of the album is good but the best 3 tracks come in the last 4: (Antichrist Television Blues), No Cars Go, and My Body Is a Cage. 9/10

Doesn't quite strike the nervecords that it obviously is going for, but I do enjoy Arcade Fire's general style.

In which Arcade Fire do a phenomenal job at recapturing the grand sound of their previous breakout album, but forget to keep the songwriting at an equally stellar level. There are some undeniably good - if not great - songs, but this album clearly stands in the shadow of its older brother.

Just did not like it, don't enjoy the lead singer's voice, and didn't enjoy many of the songs.

Not the most cohesive of their first three but a bunch of good, slightly darker, songs.

This is pretty great. Not quite as great as funeral, they are consistently good though as a band. Problem is... we know win butler was a knob head, so it somewhat overshadows me listening to them now. I dunno, a huge amount of artists have the same things. Can't people just not be horrible so I can listen to their music without guilty intrusive thoughts about whether I should even give them the time of day. It's infuriating and selfish. Idiots.

Sigh. I can only echo the despondency others have expressed about how (ahem) ‘recent developments’ have permanently tainted their enjoyment of my favourite band - hence I’m listening to this for the first time in a few years. I haven’t come across an artist whose first 3 (or even 4…?) albums match the quality of Arcade Fire’s. I rank Neon Bible a notch below Funeral and The Suburbs at 4.5, and was planning to round down my score accordingly. But hell, listening back to the high water marks around the start and end of the album I’m not sure what more I could realistically ask for from an LP.

keep the car running and my body is a cage strike a chord - a very easy listen.

A modern classic that will likely be tainted by its leader being a dick. But goddamn what an album

1. Black Mirror: lots of paranoia, the overall feeling of being watched. The takeover of screens and the dependence on them is going to take over completely. Nobody can run away from it; the mirrors are everywhere and increasing as this was released in '07. This relates directly to the mass surveillance in the US, along with the rise of fascism and AI. This being the start, it paints a heavy and moody album ahead with outward dark themes. 2. Keep the Car Running: the Orwellian influence is so apparent, I think it was inspired by Why I Write and 1984, themes of dystopia and the political culture. The idea of patriotism and intelligence, the balance or everything crumbles. Thus far, I am not super into the drums and guitar here - it is very folk-indie, and it doesn't quite match. Like the ukulele here? Not sure. 3. Neon Bible: dealing with religion and culture, again inspired by a book - A Confederacy of Dunces. I do enjoy the critical view of holiness in the greed and corruption of politics/general culture. I don't love this track. Honestly, this album is giving "I'm so much morally better than you, and you should listen to my wisdom after I read some books that made me think." I don't know if that's justified, but that's how I feel. 4. Intervention: talking about the War on Terrorism and criticizing the politicians for lying and continuing to push everyone else down. The haunting patriotism and the chimes, consistent beating drums feel like an army instrumental. "Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home." The trauma that soldiers face when they come back, the inability to reintegrate into society. For what? For their life to fall apart under the name of "God"? "Been working for the Church while your life falls apart" -- all of this disaster and tragedies under the name of the State, which claims to be serving God. 5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations: a reference to "Good Vibrations" about creating a new self and future. "Ce sera un long voyage sur les vagues de l'oubli." When Win Butler comes in, it kinda destroys what was built in the beginning. Also, talking about eating in the ghetto with an expensive plate... didn't land with me. I get the sentiment, but it could've been worded differently IMO. I like the outro a lot. Buildup is great on this song. 6. Ocean of Noise: this song is hitting another symbol apparent in this album of the ocean as a lack of control in life. The noise here is consumerism and propaganda. Especially nowadays, people get lost in their tailored feeds and fake news. They are lost in the noise of the internet, and we opened Pandora's Box, especially with AI. I am haunted by how closely this ties to how I feel about the state of the world currently. The piano is super heavy and sonically consequential feeling. The end feels like accepting the chaos of life and the massive ocean that we all exist in. "Time to work it out," along with strings/horns that feel more upbeat and light. Optimistic ending. 7. The Well and the Lighthouse: about a person who made decisions leading to ruin, following malice because of their poor decisions. I'm not sure what this track is doing on this album? "You always fall for what you desire or what you fear" is an interesting lyric here before the switch-up of rhythm/melody. The strings are so beautiful in this switch-up. I'm confused about this one and the message behind it, maybe I'm missing something... 8. [Antichrist Television Blues]: this song is inspired by Joe Simpson using his daughter Jessica Simpson, increasingly worse abuse. Super creepy reality of her horrible trauma with her father. Sacrificing his daughter and her well-being for fame and fortune under the guise of the Lord. The reference to the mockingbird lullaby is so gross, and fits how her father justified his actions. There are heavy biblical references, I am not well-versed enough to point them all out. The end is abrupt as fuck. 9. Windowsill: carrying potential pain from living with the singer's father, metaphorical or not, it could also be about the beliefs that the family held. "I don't wanna fight in a holy war"; "I don't wanna live in America anymore" - the way this is still the feeling almost 20 years later. The impact of TV and media, along with consumerism and propaganda, takes away his view from his windowsill (the way he perceives the world?). The message on this song captures exactly how I've been feeling about the world, anticipating another world war, and the incessant ads/propaganda fed to us. 10. No Cars Go: very big shift in energy from the last one. This is upbeat and joyous, I love the drums and guitar riff on this. I think the "heys" could've been left out, kinda reminds me of the Lumineers lol. I do enjoy the lyrics about knowing a place where you can truly escape the corruption and terrors of the world today. I'm wondering if that place is sleep, a place where the luxuries of civilization are obsolete. Lyrics are so basic and kinda don't have much substance in my opinion. I agree with a comment on Genius that a 12-year-old could've written these lyrics... This song dragged on for way too fucking long. I was cringing the last few minutes, I had a hard time sitting through it. 11. My Body is a Cage: drum beat reminds me of a pulse, pipes are haunting, and that organ is too. This song delves into the mental struggles of anxiety and the mind holding one back from their potential/what would make them happy. I think I've heard this one in Euphoria, and it was such a heavy song that fit well. This song is relatable as someone with extreme mental health issues. I feel like the music builds to an anxiety attack or total shutdown. I don't feel strongly about this album. I get what they were going for, but it just gives a false higher morality vibe, and that contradicts all the messages in the song. It doesn't flow through super well, and I just think it's alright. I would not listen again. He just kinda cringes me out, icky vibes from him. Turns out he's a creep!

Black mirror : ★☆☆☆☆ Keep the car running : ★★★☆☆ Neon bible : ★★☆☆☆ Intervention : ★★★★☆ Black wave/Bad vibrations : ★★★★☆ Ocean of noise : ★★★☆☆ The well and the lighthouse : ★★★☆☆ (Antichrist television blues) : ★★★☆☆ Windowsill : ★★★★☆ No cars go : ★★★★☆ My body is a cage : ★★★★☆ Overall : ★★★☆☆

Listening to this again it seems like Neon Bible was like blueprints for Suburbs. There are a lot of similarities in the album structure, arrangements, and overall vibe. Which is pretty cool to see considering Suburbs won a Grammy. Goes to show how dialed in they got. I really love Arcade Fire. Neon Bible seems to be that rare occurrence where the sophomore effort is a proper evolutionary step, growth, not just in wherewithal but in leverage and potency. How they're able to use their instruments and ideas. Seems like any young group can bring energy and flavor, but the greats can continue to shape and refine and realize a bigger vision. I don't think Neon Bible is in and of itself a great album per se, but I love it as a big milestone for the band, and it's just so fun to watch and enjoy their process.

Unfortunately disappointing. I have loved Intervention and My Body is a Cage for many years, but now I get why those are the only two I knew. Not a lot of other gems on this album.

Este es el disco que más me gusta de Arcade Fire, en otros tienen canciones mejores, pero este es el que me ganó. Tengo en favoritos: Black mirror, Neon bible y No cars go. Después de escucharlo he añadido Keep the car running, Intervention y The well and the lighthouse.

Really well written record. Didn't really get into it until the back half to be honst. B side absolutely rocks though. Didn't know much about Butler aside from being an avid NBA fan - 5 misconduct allegations? Yikes. Good listening record though

Interesting, unique orchestrations. Not what I expected at all. I need to listen to more of their work. Nice surprise.

Really unique album :)

Enjoyable.

there is some really good stuff and some meh stuff.

Pretty nice, very Coldplay like but in a concept way!

i’ve been listening to everything now by arcade fire for years now and i only recently realized that people hate that album. i kept reading reviews talking about how it was such a step down from their previous albums and i didn’t really get it because it’s such a solid album. i get it now!

reddit

MEh

That's not my taste in music - But ok

It's ok. Not their best but ok

Yeah it was ok but one to hear before you die? I don’t think so! I’ve never really got into them to be honest, a friend bought me an album of theirs for my birthday 20 years or so ago and I’ve listened to it twice maybe.

Just ok

6/10 neupecatljiv mozda ponovo poslusam jednom

Cool sound, interesting reading how album was made.

Looove these churchy keys. Wanna listen more!

Mm ok don’t love

Ok... marginally better than the previous Arcade Fire album (which made me genuinely angry) but certainly not good. Just total millennial indie slop. Some parts made me laugh so that has to count for something.

Following their acclaimed debut Funeral, Arcade Fire faced the "difficult second album" challenge with Neon Bible. While Funeral carved out their space in the indie scene, Neon Bible takes a darker, more grandiose turn—though not always to great effect. After two to three full listens, my impression remains mostly unchanged. The album has strong highlights, particularly “Intervention” and “Keep the Car Running,” which showcase the band’s signature urgency and orchestral depth. “Black Mirror” also stands out with its brooding atmosphere and sharp production. However, not everything lands. The title track “Neon Bible” feels underwhelming and flat, easily the weakest moment on the record. There are sections of the album that drift into a kind of stylized gloom that feels more hollow than haunting. Favorite Tracks: “Black Mirror,” “Keep the Car Running,” and the anthemic “Intervention.” Least Favorite: “Neon Bible” – a forgettable and oddly lifeless entry. Album Artwork: As always, Arcade Fire nails the visual aesthetic. The artwork for Neon Bible is striking and memorable—one of their best.

Fun

It wasn't that bad, but it was pretty generic. Nothing special.

From wiki: "released around the same time as other droll shit that sounds the same during a horrible time in popular music."

Interesting album, though its predecessor and successor albums are way greater.

The title track is 2 minutes, and when it got to the 1 minute mark I wanted to skip it. Pretty much how I felt about the whole album.

I dislike Arcade Fire, both for their music and their attitude towards others. From my memory, they act entitled when on tour and treat others very poorly. Again though, this is from memory and I'm pretty sure it was Arcade Fire that everyone was complaining about. Regardless of that fact, I don't really like their music. I don't hate it, I just don't find it enjoyable either.

Not my favorite Arcade Fire album but it was nice to hear.

Was ok. Great organ.

Oh wow, I'm sure i couldn't die without listening to *generic album* by *generic band*. It sure sounds different than the rest of the bands doing the exact same thing

I've already heard this album before bruh

Feels so grand but also small. Vocals are a little croonerey in a good way. Very good and I will be spending more time with it.

- boring -

I love it

This time I am not going to mess with Arcade Fire. The first album I reviewed was probably the first time I had heard of them. AFTER that I started to really listen and they are really really a favorite of mine since. Now, to be fair and balanced: I still find that a "whole" album in a row has a tendency to feel a bit redundant. This is the kind of music you need to pay attention to and it gets hard to do for a full album's timeframe. Nevertheless, taken in smaller doses or maybe seeing them live, etc, I think that Arcade Fire is severely underrated and are an awesome band all around.

Dictionary definition difficult second album. Not as immediate as Funeral, not as good either but it's an interesting listen and has some great songs.

сервис готовит меня к снлу. этот альбом меньше запомнился/пришёлся чем тот что сервис раньше ставил. в целом аркейд фаер норм, но не лучшая группа для меня

It felt a little overproduced on the first listen, but the second time around I got that it was part of the theme. The overwhelming power and grandiose posturing of the church. It was a powerful listen and a heavy critique on overreach. It felt a little distracted at points and a little heavy handed at others, but I'm willing to admit that I might have missed some of the nuance and subtler rejoinders (also I don't speak french).

Am…am I an Arcade Fire fan…?

Mittel gut, 3 Sterne

I loved Funeral back in the day but somehow never dove deep into this. Funeral has higher highs, but this album feels more consistent. Enjoyed it a lot.

My opinion on the album flip-flopped a lot throughout. It felt like music I’ve heard before for the most part, but that’s probably because of how en vogue this type of music has been in recent decades. Nothing groundbreaking for me, but a couple of songs that I will gladly return to. A 3.5, but I might round it up to a 4 thanks to the fact that I wasn’t expecting too much from it. If I end up giving it a 3, that’s likely because it’s not a new, unique, or original sound to me. Okay, yeah. Even up til the last song my mind has been back and forth. There were a few really good songs!! Those were about halfway through the album. This last song already is dragging a bit, though, mostly because I feel like the singer’s voice doesn’t add very much to it. It also gives off debate meet vibes for some reason hahahha. Also the organs aren’t really for me. Maybe I’ll end up giving this album a 3—with the nuance that a handful of songs from it are solid 4 or 5 star songs!!

It's like listening to paint dry

Meh

Overall, I’d give this a 3 or maybe 3.5 /5. Decent first listening and maybe this album would grow on me with future listens. I’m a fan of this kind of indie music and I didn’t dislike any of the songs on this album. Favorite song was either (Anarchist Television Blues) or No Cars Go. 3 / 5 final rating

Lots of quality songs, some felt like just fillers 3/5

More organ tbh, everything was good but nothing great

Liked this album, very dying small town aesthetic.

Why does a song called “Antichrist Television Blues” have a happy upbeat instrumental with claps on 2 and 4. Not as lyrically interesting as it wants to be and mostly incoherent with a handful of interesting moments 4/10

Not my taste

Some good songs but boring for a lot of it

Black mirror was a waste of time. I think I’m already getting something from this experience tho. I think I can safely say that I prefer instrumentally driven tracks. I had a hunch but this song “keep the car running” I think may have confirmed it. I didn’t mind the vocals per se but they didn’t make me feel anything. The instruments were fantastic and creative, and what I would have traded for an instrumental section instead of another sung verse. Would have been amazing. Violins are gorgeous, so why let it play second fiddle in neon Bible? Pun very well intended. “Black waves/bad vibrations” was quite good. Twists and turns that kept me hooked. “The well and the lighthouse” to “the windowsill” were painfully boring. No cars go wasn’t an all-time favorite BUT after a point it gave the spotlight to its various instrument choices which was incredibly gratifying and it had a payoff even I felt. Shoulda ended the album honestly. The final track honestly felt like a less successful attempt at that.

Already had two of these on my liked songs, cos Black Mirror and Black Wave / Bad Vibrations are bangers. I've seen a fair few of the public reviews saying they're pretentious. I don't care. Did I like the songs or nah? I did. So. Delicate, layered, but they've got a fantastic energy and voice. Plus, there's some French. Could listen to Black Mirror on repeat, honestly. Great stuff.

Wasnt expecting it to be so good

2/10

GOOD!!

3.6 to be listen un the near future

This album was so unenjoyable that it caused me to temporarily abandon this project after over a year of consistent listening. I always try to listen through the whole album, but I just have to give this one star and move on

So much more relevant in 2025 than it was in 2007. I got kind of emotional listening to this again. I don’t want to live with my father’s debt You can’t forgive what you can’t forget I don’t want to live in my father’s house no more I don’t want to fight in a holy war I don’t want the salesmen knocking at my door I don’t want to live in America no more

4.2

Too indie for me. No thanks.

I know that a lot of people are huge fans of Arcade Fire, but I never really spent any time listening to them. After listening to this, I don't know why the fan base is so fervent. This album is DULL. It's not bad, but it's worse than forgettable. The songs are just... there. Not a single one stood out, and I got two songs in, looked at how long the album was, and was relieved that it was relatively short. But still, even it being a 37ish minute album felt too long. I wouldn't reach to turn it off and I wouldn't be mad if I heard it again, but it would definitely bore me again a second time.

3.4 stars rounded down.

Didn’t hit for me

Not my cup of tea

Sem graça, existem depressões melhores.

yet another indie sample here. interesting blend of indie rock, gospel and maybe some classic rock and roll? it's one of those indie albums that feel depressing and hopeful at the same time. religious themes, existentialism and fear are common topics in this album. it's something else when you feel relaxed, then all of a sudden the haunting sounds of the church's organ and wails from the choir fill your eardrums. i don't know why i can't get into a lot of indie fully, but it has a very nicely crafted sound. i love albums that perfectly express cloudy conflicting thoughts like these. one of the tracks has horrifyingly aged well.

Oh my early 2010s how I miss thee! This is one of the greatest from them ! I live arcade fire one of the best bands from that era great alt rock revival! Them and the decembrists and 1901, and kings of Leon just so many good bands of that era and to have such a great album stick out it is good 😊

Have heard "Keep the car running" before and listened to it during an Indie period. Personally i enjoy Arcade Fire. Their chord progressions and instrumentation gives a Epic and Ethereal feel but keeping it in the vain of folky Indie rock. The singers voice can be a bit whiny but for me it works and is not a big issue, but i get that people might not enjoy it. Fun listen, not really a masterpiece but well written.

Just an amazing album; indie/art rock vocals combine with lush multi-instrumentals (I love an organ) and propulsive drumming and guitar work that keeps songs feeling urgent and in no way navel-gazing. Has a lot of songs I enjoy singing along with. I thought about giving 4 stars since there are a couple Arcade Fire albums I like more, but this is good stuff, 5 stars.

That's 3 Arcade Fire albums now, and that's 3x 5 Star ratings. This is my favourite album from them so it was always gonna rate highly. I think My Body is a Cage is their best song along with Sprawl 2. But Honestly I don't think there is a bad song here. Antichrist Television Blues is so underrated. That organ on Intervention is orgasmic.

Wasn’t horrible but I didn’t care for this. 2.5/5

Wasn’t great. 2.5

awesome stuff, Arcade Fire has been a blind spot for me for years and i think they might be a new favorite

Refreshing take on a punk and rock sound from a band totally new to me. The album is enjoyable and still relevant today in its message, though it did wane in charm in the back half. 3 star.

A few decent songs that I already knew I “liked” but the album in general is just boring. Did not enjoy…but they’re ok as a band

the umpteenth time I just realize and admit that I do not like arcade fire...

It's expansive! With a cinematic quality throughout. I don't know how I missed this band. This is my first time listening.

I have liked but never loved Arcade Fire and this album is no different. Some high moments. No particularly bad moments. I just feel held at bay. Oh AF - it's me, it's not you. I'd be happy to spend some time with you but now I need some space.

This is not a bad album, it was alright having it in the background, nothing too exciting though.

'Mirror, mirror on the wall / Show me where them bombs will fall.' Unlike a bomb, this record takes its time to hit, tho the drums are powerful, strings provide orchestral bigness, and Win Butler's voice generously reaches out to the listener. Things finally explode on 'Intervention,' w/ this immediate and prescient indignation: 'Been working for the church while your life falls apart / They're singing hallelujah when defeating your heart.' I admire so much Arcade Fire's refusal to let up while at the same time going all out in the beauty department: eruptions fly w/ tranquil eloquence. '(Antichrist Television Blues)' is an awesome echo of Bruce, and while I wish the lyrics were more cogent/coherent thruout, the album is an undeniable success.

Great, moody record

Outstanding Loved this album

Great music

Not the best AF album, but get top 3x. Best song Intervention. Love the organ

Solid follow up to their great debut album. One of my favorite bands of all time!

It was cool.. not what I expected. It works as a full album.

Solid, cohesive album. Became a huge fan of ‘Funeral’, Neon Bible’s predecessor but for some reason never fully listened to this album till now. Need a couple more listens but think I’ll be a huge fan in the future …