Neon Bible

As with Funeral, I like Neon Bible well enough, I just still don't know that I fully understand the magnitude of praise that Arcade Fire receives. Don't get me wrong, this is an album of well-produced, well-written, slick indie songs, and there is a consistent level of quality here, I just don't think Arcade Fire are really the most interesting or enjoyable indie band out there. It may just be a matter of preference, I usually prefer my more energetic indie to have some more teeth than Arcade Fire can usually show. That being said, there are moments here that achieve a more baroque, densely arranged sound that I think Arcade Fire wears well. And I do have some highlights: Intervention, Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, The Well and The Lighthouse, and No Cars Go. In particular, I think the build at the end of Black Wave/Bad Vibrations may be the finest moment on the entire album. On the other end, (Antichrist Television Blues) and Windowsill didn't do a ton for me. Overall, the consistency across this album is really what saves it. A lot of these songs have something going for them. And the front to back listen is pretty enjoyable too.

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?

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

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

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

Different. Not bad not good.

Kind of banging millenial rock type ish.

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

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

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)

Overblown but decent

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

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

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

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

Good band. Decent album but not their best work.

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.

Okay... kinda dramatic for my tastes.

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

Ight

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

3.5

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

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.

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.

Fine for what it is

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

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.

Boring

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 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

Not as good as suburbs

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

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

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

Visai nieko, gal per daug country panašu

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Some great songs and some very passable songs

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

I enjoyed listening to them. ★★★

Meget godt

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.

french hon hon

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

Good, not totally my vibe though

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.

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

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

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.

Not my Perfect Type

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

3/5

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

a classic! I used to love this growing up.

I got tired of his whiny voice immediately

Not bad, not remarkable. No complaints.

It was all-right.

Pleasant enough.

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

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

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

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

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.

Beautiful build-up of bombastic songs

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

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.

No Cars Go was pretty solid

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

nije loše

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

I'm going to skip this one.

Okay, not their best in my opinion

Its alright

Alright

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

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.

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

Demasiado intensos pero muy buenos.

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.

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

Me gustó, stone misterioso para dejar de fondo

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

The fairly niche genre of Stadium Maudlin.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

surprisingly ok

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

Ok

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

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

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

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.

Wel mooi, niet echt pakkend

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.

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.

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

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 : ★★★☆☆

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

there is some really good stuff and some meh stuff.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

Just ok

6/10 neupecatljiv mozda ponovo poslusam jednom

Looove these churchy keys. Wanna listen more!

Fun

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

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

Was ok. Great organ.

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

Mittel gut, 3 Sterne

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!!

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

Not my taste

Some good songs but boring for a lot of it

3.4 stars rounded down.

Didn’t hit for me

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

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.

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

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

A lot of fun listening to this one. I thought I had heard more songs on it but most of this was new to me.

Kieltämättä pidän uruista, niitä on käytetty tyylikkäästi tässä. Vika biisi on paras, kokoaa albumin joka mun mielestä uhkaa välillä vähän unohtua haahuilemaan. Hyvät ainekset, kelpo paketti - Arcade fire kuulostaa tässä vielä tuoreelta.

Ei voi mitään, bändin (tai kuka nyt onkaan vastuussa) sävellystyö tekee vaikutuksen. Levyllä on vähemmän massaa kuin The Suburbsilla, minkä takia sen teho on yllättäen pienempi. Mutta esim. Intervention saa minut hyväksymään indieilyn - ja jopa ymmärtämään sitä taiteellisena ratkaisuna - mikä tuntuu pieneltä ihmeltään. 3,5

For any reasons I had higher expectations on this album?! But it turned out for me that it's just solid. Weak three stars for the Neon Bible. favourite: "Intervention", "No Cars Go" 2,5

Mostly surprised that there have been 2 Arcade Fire records in the first 100 or so albums from the list. I do like these songs, but it's hard to believe this band accounts for 2% of the all time greats.

Its a good album same style and a few good songs. Well produced but nothing that stood out like amazing or anything like that. Just good music all around

Felt like Arcade Fire meets Bruce Springsteen, I liked it

Indie rock isn’t quite my thing. This is an okay listen, though.

I've never heard Arcade Fire before but I've heard their name thrown around some indie rock circles. Not sure what to expect with this one. I love the name and look of the album in general. First track that I've felt strongly about is "Intervention", it's a really soaring orchestral kind of song that has a really "big" feel behind it production-wise. The lyrics strike me as an anti-religious anthem, which I'm always a sucker for. Very impressive track! This album has a lot of really cool piano-work in it, I've found myself tapping my foot multiple times just listening along with the beat. I've also really enjoyed a lot of the lyrics on this album so far, in the songs "(Antichrist Television Blues)" and "Windowsill" I've found some gems. One song being about monetizing your children for fortune and fame and despite the loss of innocence that happens in the process. The other being a protest song about America. Overall, I think the lyrics of this album were my favorite part but a majority of the album did feel like it was blending into the background a little bit. I think I'm curious enough to return to this one though - I think there are absolutely some gems in there. Standouts on this one are "Intervention", "(Antichrist Television Blues)", and "Windowsill".

Montreal's very own Arcade Fire was a largely important band to me when I was younger - I thought they were the most profound thing ever. And while I still revisit 'Funeral' from time to time, I still maintain that it's one of the best indie-rock albums of the 2000s, all of their other music has wholly left my rotation, say, for a few songs (like Sprawl 2). And, with this album, I just remember it being much better. Like wow, way to drain out every ounce of life, emotion, and jovial energy that made their debut so fantastic. The production sounds so static and lacks the spontaneous energy of 'Funeral'. There's a fine layer of polish on everything, yet it manages to sound worse. Maybe the worst offender is the final minutes of the closer 'My Body of the Cage', where that organ crescendo and those overblow drums sound just horrid. The production in general doesn't complement Win's generally very clunky singing style, especially on songs like 'Black Mirror'. It's not all bad, though. The run of songs in the middle up to 'The Well and the Lighthouse', while still containing all the production gripes I have with the album, was still really enjoyable. I especially loved the two-parter 'Black Wave/Bad Vibrations', a song that really embraces the album's clearly darker direction. I think it's starting to sound like I despise this album, and I don't really. I think the monotonous angst in the lyrics of their debut are seen here; they're interesting, to say the least. And the songs, at their core, are decent. It's just such a messy album, with production sounds that are questionable at best and grating at worst.

Better than I remembered, but still mostly runs together and is not particularly memorable. The singer kind of annoys me at times, but otherwise the instrumentation is pretty good. The first track is my favorite.

Fine

man I never got into Arcade Fire when all my friends did, listening to them just seems like work. Its that indie rock that has a very downcast feel to it, tries to be grandiose here and there, but to hell with your mainstream appeal, normies. Its okay, nothing really stood out, way too much keyboard for me too.

Serviceable indie rock. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Just consumed it and forgot it

Good, not great. Not the best by arcade fire Best song - black mirror

Decent.

Good!

Sounds like the Vampire Opera from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

When your first album is as good as Funeral, even an album of diminishing returns is still going to be pretty good.

Neon Bible is Arcade Fire preparing for The Suburbs before they or us knew any better. From its expanding cinematic scope and baroque synth textures to its sharper songwriting and critique of modern life, Neon Bible lays the groundwork. It's a fine record but it won't be their best, their best is yet to come.

Bunch of bops. Feels like they were creating the soundscape they’d (re)use across most of the Suburbs. Fun album.

Ok

Good album but I prefer the suburbs to this one

Did I decide how I felt about this before it started? Yes. Did it end up being exactly what I thought it would be? Yes. This is my second Arcade Fire album now, and I listened to Funeral by choice (unfortunately). This band birthed the millennial folk-pop of the 2000s-2010s that we now look back on shame, but about 40% more pretentious. Arcade Fire wants to be Tom Waits, Bowie, New Order, and The Cure, but never quite gets the easy, almost effortless execution those artists have/had. Everything about this feels forced, like the guy with an acoustic guitar at a party. With that said, let's talk highlights - the production is good, the first two songs are far better than the rest, the performances are fine. I see the allure that this band has for people, it's just not my thing. 6/10

This is a very good album with excellent songwriting and production. It's not my personal taste and it's not an album I would want to listen to very often since there's a lot of emotional heaviness to the songs themselves, but that doesn't mean it's bad by any means.

Very good

It was enjoyable but all of the songs sounded the same - I was expecting more from Arcade Fire.

Solid

nice

Understand why people like this, but doesn't do it for me - perhaps a little too demonstrative, heart-on-sleeve indie?

Arcade Fire! I've actually listened to these guys before. I gave Funeral a try because last.fm said it was relevant to my interests, though I found the irreverent, "epic" atmosphere of that album to be pretty off-putting and frustrating - particularly the constant use of backing vocals and a very slow, plodding pace. This album is much more toned-down by comparison and way more listenable in my eyes (ears?). Some of the lyrics worked for me. Same goes for the instrumentals. I liked the more traditional instruments (particularly the acoustic guitar), but I found the background ambience and "fuzzy sound" that is on a lot of these tracks to be pretty alienating. I'm confident that I will never return to this album, but I can appreciate this album for what it is. I've heard that Arcade Fire are influential in the space of contemporary pop, which I can see. The huge, thundering instrumentals and alternative, hipster-y lyrics are definitely present in today's music. I wish I could consult the book entry to see what caused this album to make it in, but alas. I have the 2005 edition.

Interesting, enjoyable. At times sounds like Rhett Miller of Old 97s doing some of the more eccentric Bowie stuff, sometimes feels like it's getting to Springsteen's trapped in a blue collar vibe. The organ is great. Pretty solid album I may or may not ever go back to. Actually very glad I experienced this one before I died.

Neon Knights in a Neon Ballroom reading their Neon Bible

3 of these fucking albums by these cunts now, I hope their house fucking catches fire Music was ok tho

These guys have a unique alternative style. Keep The Car Running is a great song. In general the album has a little angsty and nostalgic feel to it. Some of the songs really seem to drag. Not sure when I would ever want to listen to this, but it's not terrible. I feel sort of neutral about it.

Nice album but about expected for indie rock.

Neon Bible ist das zweite Studioalbum der kanadischen Indie-Rock-Band Arcade Fire. Es wurde größtenteils in Montreal aufgenommen, wobei einige Teile auch in verschiedenen Studios in den USA produziert wurden. Die Band setzte erneut auf die Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem langjährigen Produzenten, Mark Lawson. Das Album erschien 2007 und folgt auf das Debütalbum Funeral von 2004, das für die Band bereits großen Erfolg brachte. Musikalisch bewegt sich Neon Bible zwischen Indie-Rock, Barock-Pop und Elementen aus Post-Punk. Die orchestralen Arrangements, gepaart mit melancholischen Klaviermelodien und einer dynamischen Instrumentierung, sorgen für eine eindrucksvolle Atmosphäre. Besonders hervorzuheben ist der Song "Intervention", der mit seinem dramatischen Aufbau und dem Einsatz von Kirchenorgeln zu den stärksten Momenten des Albums gehört. Auch der Track "Keep the Car Running" hebt sich mit seinem treibenden Rhythmus und der pulsierenden Energie hervor. Das Album enthält auch "No Cars Go", das in einer überarbeiteten Version aus früheren Demos des Bands erscheint. Thematisch behandelt Neon Bible düstere und gesellschaftskritische Themen, darunter Religion, Konsumismus und die politische Lage. Der Titel des Albums verweist auf das Bild einer "neonbeleuchteten Bibel", was die ironische und kritische Haltung der Band gegenüber modernen Werten und Institutionen unterstreicht. Im Vergleich zum Vorgänger Funeral zeigt Neon Bible eine reifere und komplexere Herangehensweise an Songstruktur und Klang, was die Band als vielseitige Musiker etabliert. Zwar ist das Album weniger zugänglich und direkter als das Debüt, doch es bietet tiefere Einblicke in die Ängste und Sorgen der Band zu dieser Zeit. Neon Bible ist ein ambitioniertes und musikalisch dichtes Album, das Arcade Fire in einem weiteren kreativen Schritt zeigt. Es spricht sowohl durch seine anspruchsvolle Musikalität als auch durch seine lyrische Tiefe an. Wer die Band schätzt, wird auch hier viel zu entdecken finden, auch wenn das Album nicht ganz die Zugänglichkeit des Debüts bietet.

I liked it -- chill and I picked up on the apostastic(?) themes. I listened through it once but I will certainly pick it up again soon.

Der Sound ist sehr "voll", also man hört sehr viele Instrumente was finde ich dazu führt das die "Räumlichkeite" etwas verloren geht und man als hörer etwas überfordert ist wo man hinhören soll bsp black mirror. Die intros der Lieder haben mir sehr gut gefallen auch den Warme klang,der nehme ich an durch den Bass sehr gefördert wird, mag ich Der Einsatz von Instrumenten wie einer Orgel und dem Chorus schaffen eine etwas melancholische Atmosphäre und wiederspiegeln glaube ich das Thema des Albums (neon bible) wieder

7/10

it’s decent. lead singer sounds like a precursor to early 2010s stomp clamp music

Despite the grandiosity, it lacks the impact of Funeral.

Decent, but not a patch on Funeral or The Suburbs.

An odyssey that I couldn’t really join

not bad, bit samey at times, but interesting

A couple of really good songs. Enjoyed it. Definitely a high 3

Not on par with their other records, but still makes for a good listen Favorite track: Neon Bible other picks: black mirror, intervention (cool organ sounds), ocean of noise, no cars go

Plågsamt att lyssna på till en början. Blev fysiskt tröttare av första halvan, där temat verkar vara misär. Andra halvan överraskar med med mer upplyftande melodier. Förväntade mig inte alls det så stort plus för vändningen. Rättfärdigar helt mörkret i första halvan. Gick från ”åh nej inte tio låtar av sånt här” ”tack för en fin resa och skildring av människan”. ”My Body Is A Cage” sopar mattan med resten av albumet.

I enjoy the atmosphere/sonic choices that were introduced by recording in a church. The usage of ann organ winds up being a really unique piece and creates a hollow and distinct sound across several of the songs. This album is 2000’s indie to the core, and while it is a worthy effort, I think its aged a little poorly and at moments feels fairly mediocre compared to other early Arcade Fire projects.

Better than expected. Lots of tasty melodies and unique vocals.

Pretty decent all the way through, no cars was really good though

Favorite Track: Ocean of Noise

Correcto

I really wanted to love this album based on the fact that the album cover really caught my attention. I did enjoy it, but it was a far cry from blowing me away. It felt hard to categorise where in the broad spectrum of “rock music” that this lands in. It was softer than I expected, but also wasn’t afraid to get weird at times. In theory, it’s the kind of music that I often love, but this just didn’t really grab me for whatever reason. Again, I enjoyed it, but I don’t particular want to listen again.

Too melodramatic and overwrought, ultimately. There are good songs here, but the palette wears on me in totality. Standout track is: “(Antichrist Television Blues)” which could honestly be a Springsteen track. It’s wild.

Kind of a middle of the road album for me. Ok but just that OK. Did like "Keep the Car Running" and Black Mirror was fine. Fine seems to be the theme here - nothing blew me away.

I enjoyed the backstory on the church and appreciated it as a theme I'm the album. The existential lyrics were haunting but enjoyable

All I’m saying is that it’s very fitting that we get these guys on the day of the Grammys. Arcade Fire again huh. Unfortunately I don’t think this will be the last time we see them, I’m still waiting for “Funeral” which is their big record thats really worth its weight in gold. Early on, the formula is still clear here: anthemic ho-hey’ing that juxtaposes bits of suburban utopia with all sorts of existential unease. “Intervention” is a sign of the times song about the war in Iraq, and I’m honestly surprised it took four tracks to get to protesting that time of American imperialism - three years earlier, American Idiot blew the doors down for any band to throw its hat in the protest ring. This makes sense as a follow-up record: you just won album of the year, why charge it up? Go ahead and use this album as you would the aforementioned Funeral - put it on and ride your bike through a town like Mill Creek WA on a nice summer evening. Welcome the nice breeze in your face as you guide on the empty, smooth neighborhood roads. Notice the strangeness of a gated community or all the American flags on the excessively nice, eerily quiet houses.

May be a grower.

Interesting.

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Not my favourite bit still a decent album by Arcade Fire

Intervention is an excellent song! So why are most of the other tracks so nondescript and dull? At times there are glimpses of greatness, but for the most part, the songs just plodd on. Like Antichrist, wicht coule be décent, but is at least two minutes too long. 3 stars for 4-song run that starts with Intervention and ends with The Well And The Lighthouse and the excellent production

tja, nicht so meins. auch wenn es als hintergrund noch einigermassen taugt. vielleicht zuwenig konzentriert hingehört?

i bought this the day it was released, same as i did with funeral (not so much a brag as evidence of my being a dyed-in-the-wool pitchfork-reading piece of shit.) it was my 18th birthday. i remember being disappointed by Neon Bible at first but i still played it on repeat for months. at least it had a better version of no cars go than the original ep. listening for the first time ages, just a few weeks shy of its 18th anniversary, i gotta stand by my gut reaction. no cars go might be their best song but the new material doesn't do anything that Funeral didn't do better. their records go downhill pretty hard after this one. years of the band's insufferable cornballism and rock star bullshit have revealed them to be as shallow and phony as every other rock band that came before them.

I never really knew Arcade Fire that well. I really like their use of crescendo. It’s a seldom overdone musical technique in my opinion and I was pleasantly surprised by Intervention in particular. The album overall didn’t blow me away but it has intrigued me into listening to this band more. Feels like a band and maybe even an album that pays off the more you listen to them/it. Probably going to return at some point.

Decent but I've never been a big fan of Arcade Fire

Good album. I like this album but no standout songs to me. Enjoyable band in concert. A few of the songs sound like Springsteen’s songs in a good way. Enjoyed keep the car running , Antichrist tv blues and no car go

3 puntitos

More classic rock than expected, Springsteen-ish at times, John Cafferty-ish . Sounds like indie rock of its time. Generally ok

Favourites: Black Mirror; Keep the Car Running; Intervention; No Cars Go

almost a 3.5, but something between that and 3

For sure I will never back to that

This album is very introspective. I’d listen to it while on a long drive or walk. I can compare the story of my life against the lyrics of the songs presented. It’s a good album to distract you from the daily grind.

Another Album for the elevator.

Good album. I know they were media darlings but I am so so with this band. They have some amazing songs but they get tiresome after a while.

The Suburbs is just better!

Mah”

Not my favorite, but still enjoyed a few songs. My favorites were "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" and "My Body is a Cage".

They have their distinct sound and it's well crafted but it lacks a certain heart 3.5*

2.8

Pretty unexceptional and nothing very memorable but it was an OK listen. Leans closer to a 3 than a 2. 2.5/5

Not an indie fan but rather enjoyable considering I'm generally unfamiliar with AF.

It was ok, there were some good songs but it all started to sound the same.

Nick Cave or Neil Diamond?

there is a strange, unnameable, effervescent quality to arcade fire’s music that is tuned to a frequency that evokes the sensation of “Big Feelings”—a distinctly adolescent desperation, an earnest grandiosity of emotion. there’s something about butler’s delivery which somehow sounds hushed even at full volume, how each song slowly builds into this great triumphant climax of chimes and horns and big guitars, like running down a hill and getting faster and faster not consciously but simply due to momentum and gravity. this visceral reaction can trick a person into thinking the music is actually good…BUT DON’T BE FOOLED! it’s not actually that good. it’s a little bit saccharine, a little bit samey, a little bit sincere but not quite enough for me to buy it now as an adult. it’s nothing extraordinary—still, i can’t deny the way it makes my heart twinge slightly. fav tracks: keep the car running; (antichrist television blues)

I’ve enjoyed the Arcade Fire albums we’ve listened to so far. I never thought much about them until now and I do see the appeal and think their music is interesting. I just think a lot of it blends together for me but maybe that would change if I relistened. There were a few songs on here that I thought were exceptionally beautiful but other than that it was mainly just pretty, consistent-sounding background music. *Fav tracks: Ocean of Noise, My Body Is A Cage*

I am an old millenial but I do not get what is soooo amazing about this band or album. They gave me pretentious douche bag vibes from the start (turns out I was right!). As for the album, its not bad...its even somewhat enjoyable, but its nothing special or new or inventive. Black Mirror gave me total Elvis vibes and Intervention sounded like it came straight off a Bruce Springsteen album Would I listen to the album again, sure and I did enjoy some of them but it sounded like a lot of indie millenial alt rock of the time.

I like this band but I've never sunk my ears into a full album. They have several hits that I like. Overall I thought it was a pretty good album but didn't super win me in a "this is what I've been missing all my life" kind of way. I liked: Keep the Car Running, Intervention, AntiChrist Television Blues. I'm about a 3.5 with this album. Could probably get to a 4 with it with a few more listens but maybe they have better albums than this one?

I’ve always viewed Arcade Fire as THE cool band for Millennials…the band that all of the art students were in love with during their prime. My time was during grunge, so listening to this makes me feel like I’m missing out on something. My idea of cool, artsy music is Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, and R.E.M. I do like Arcade Fire. They made one of the most perfect, instant classic songs in the form of “The Sprawl II” from The Suburbs. And yet there are elements of unresolved anxiety and claustrophobia throughout their catalog that keeps me from loving them. Maybe it’s the too tight drums, or the slightly off kilter songwriting, or Winn Butler’s too urgent voice. Maybe that is all their point. Nevertheless, there are a lot of good songs on Neon Bible. Just nothing life altering for me. I would still take The Suburbs over this album.

Never heard the album before. This album is just fine, but I wasn't moved by it and probably won't listen to it again.

It was ok but nothing incredible.

Pretty good but not great.

I believe that the instruments didn't do many interesting things and I didn't really like the guy's voice. However there were some pretty good songs on the album.

Not convinced that this needed to be on the list. Funeral eats Neon Bible's lunch.

Great Modern take on Springsteen. Too bad that one dude sucks.

Very good but not their best by any stretch I don’t think?

This list bought to you by Arcade Fire, for some undiscernible reason.

It’s pretty good. Some songs, like “Neon Bible” and “Intervention” are very grand and exciting. I enjoyed the chemistry and performance of the band, but the songs not as much. I like it but I wouldn’t call it a must-listen, partly because they have at least 2 albums I would say that about.

Hmmm. Liked it although a bit more churchy and biblical than I would have thought from an indie band. (I guess that was a result of the church they purchased and the title of the album.) Also, never considered an indie band with orchestration behind them. Antichrist Television Blues was well crafted. (Not sure why the title is in parentheses.) Neon Bible comes in at (3.5*s)

This is a solid album, I know and like a lot of songs on it, but it's not as strong as their previous entry The Suburbs (which came next in their discog). I've been listening to Arcade Fire since Rebellion (Lies) broke in 2004 and I think they get better as time passes. I dig their sound and go to them over a lot of other indie bands from the 2000's. 3.25 for the husband-wife duo.

Doesn't match the soaring sort of heights that funeral attains occasionally. Tends more toward the insufferable hipster stuff they are accused of, but not too close

Previously rated: The Suburbs (3/5) Funeral (2/5) ********************* The users of this site seem to love them some Arcade Fire. More power to them. I don't get much out of it. The only track I really remember is (Antichrist Television Blues), only because I thought it sounded like Bruce Springsteen song. The album is over-produced for my taste.

A bit Bruce Springsteen

no ion wanna listen to arcade fire one of their better albums. was not expecting to enjoy this.

Not a huge fan of indie rock in general, so Neon Bible didn’t totally land for me. A lot of the songs just blended together and felt like the kind of generic indie rock that never really grabs me. That said, there were a couple of standouts. “Intervention” was a solid ballad — emotional, well-written, and probably the most memorable track for me. But “Ocean of Noise” was the one I actually really enjoyed. Great vibe, moody in the right way, and definitely a cut above the rest.

beeeeem sem sal mas não é ruim não

ruim num é. mas sinto que falta algo nesse album aqui, sei lá. é sólido, mas poderia ser mais barulhento, num sei. ficou faltando um temperinho. no mais, no cars go é pedrada viu.

I tried here as well. I really did, honestly. You gotta understand the thought I was going into this album with: "I thought Arcade Fire only had one — sorry, **two** albums." Legitimately, before this popped up, I'd completely forgotten this band existed outside of THE SUBURBS and, like, FUNERAL, and even that second one took me a moment to recall. 'Coz they've really never meant much to my life other than "one of their albums was widely named Album Of The Year, and that's a random fact I have stored away." I'd know their name if I saw them, but I couldn't tell you what they sounded like, and I was never particularly compelled to find out. And, heck, even after this Randomizer actually had me listen to THE SUBURBS I still couldn't and wasn't. So, here we go with another one. Their second, actually; the one they released between FUNERAL and THE SUBURBS. And if there's a metaphor I wanna use to describe this album, it's based on one that was used for this album: the ocean. Generally, so says Win, it's used here to represent a "loss of control." And you might think I'd use the ocean as a metaphor for the album's expanse, depth and beauty. But, no, no. See, my mind's stuck on the opener, "Black Mirror", which describes an black ocean on a moonless night. And something about that evokes how I feel about this album where I'm trying, honestly, to focus on the water cresting, but it's so hard to and everything jus' kind of melts into each other. It just ain't the kind of water I enjoy lookin' at, y'know? Like, sure, when I do catch something, it's fine — and when the big, bright boat that is "No Cars Go" passes by, I'm all eyes — but for most of the time I'm spending with it, there's just other bodies of water I'd rather deal with. And maybe that metaphor makes sense or maybe it doesn't, I'unno. I found out during the course of the album that I was more tired than I thought I was, and that's no fault of the album, but it sure didn't help any. Even if I wasn't, though... Yeah, I still don't think I'd think much of it. I'll be generous and give it a 3, 'coz I really did like "No Cars Go" just that much, but otherwise... I still can't tell you what Arcade Fire sounds like and I'm still not particularly interested to find out.

No my jam but the production and music is descent.

First song was the best. It doesn't amount to much for me but is better than a lot of the slop on this tracker. Let's go with 2.5.

Slow and good vibes.

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I really like this, but it seems like an album that needs tons of listens to hang on. I liked the last album we listened to more, so going 3. But, is this a 1001 must?IDK.

Probably deserves another listen, I was a bit distracted while this was playing.

I don't know. They keep giving me Arcade Fire albums, and I keep finding them competent, but not spectacular. Maybe it's me, maybe it's Arcade Fire, but I must ask as I enter the endgame with this list, to respect my wishes and not make me review any more Arcade Fire albums at this time 3/5

Helt OK. Inte så catchy och väldigt indy

I’d probably enjoy it if I listened to it more than once. But one listen didn’t reveal anything special

I reckon bands like Arcade Fire attract an audience who remain loyal. People like me who never really listened to the band and come to the record a while later often miss that audience's experiences. So I played this pretty much unfamiliar with the band and found it a bit dull and average.

Ho hum. Nothing spectacular. Nothing bad. Just an 88 mph fastball down the middle.

good

Similar like Get Well Soon.

I thought the first song was pretty good. Then the next song sounded a lot like the first one and I thought these guys have a pretty distinct sound. Then the rest of the album sounded the same and I reconsidered. All the songs would probably be good on their own, but it was hard to listen to the whole album.