Neon Bible

Not bad. Interesting to hear the original "My body is a cage" - I'd only hear the Peter Gabriel cover before. A good solid album.

bella scoperta, da ascoltare altro album Funeral

I feel conflicted about listening to Arcade Fire these days (don't like supporting the lead singer) but there's a lot to like in this album. Keep the Car Running, Intervention, No Cars Go, and My Body is a Cage are all great indie tracks.

It's quite good. A pity Wim Hough or whatever his name is is such a creep

Strong follow up to funeral with a more epic sound and the start of more instruments being used leading to their rather busy looking live shows. Having David Bowie as a public fan helps and Peter Gabriel covering ‘my body is a cage’ brought it to my attention. Their songs at this point are far better within an album as opposed to randomly hearing one.

There’s one song on here I adore and the rest annoyed me

my bible wasn't neon

I understand their greatness/cultural relevance, rock opera is just not my thing.

One of their big 3, probably not the best of them, but still a very good album.

Kinda like if Springsteen was baroque. Nocarsgos is great

First 3 Arcade Fire albums are all 5/5 albums and while Neon Bible might be my third favourite of those three, it's still an excellent albun.

Genuinely some of the most uninspired, discount The Killers wannabe music I've ever heard. Like, what is a single from this album? Which one stands out?

Apparement un album qui parle du climat politique et culturel de l'Amerique. Bon je n'ecoute pas les paroles donc un vrai probleme. Le chanteur et la chanteuse sont mariés. Ca s'ecoute

Moyen de chez moyennasse

Pretty confident 2000s Indie is just not my kinda music Nothing too egregiously bad on this one; I think the vocals are alright and there’s some genuinely interesting instrument choices that bring this one up a bit. There’s some neat themes in this one at times It’s just super forgettable for the most part and I don’t particularly know why. It almost feels like they rushed parts of its production for no reason, and the band itself doesn’t really seem as into the music as they should be I don’t know how to write a whole lot more about this one, but it’s just an exceedingly average album and I kinda hate how that’s the impression I get from every indie album we get on here

It's very proto-indie rock, but doesn't have that bite. More vibes than anything

It’s was alright

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Springsteen cared a little less about working-class America and a little more about God? Answer: It's pretty good! I know Win Butler is a POS, and I know I'm the exact target audience for this kind of thing, but I just can't not enjoy this. Every track a closer. That organ!

Yikes

3.5 for me, but not quite a 4.0. Highlights: (Antichrist Television Rules) & No Cars Go

Some good songs, but drags on a bit at times. Not Arcade Fire's best

J'aime ben ça moi Arcade Fire, même si Félix comprend pas le hype.

3 en 3 pour les 3 premiers albums bravo! Je comprends pas trop le truc, mais Alice me fait remarquer que j'ai dit la même chose pour U2 et R.E.M. avant de devenir obsédé par ces bands... elle n'a pas tort. J'ai eu une petite phase en fin de secondaire quand c'était donc cool d'aimer le indie rock, Pat Watson et toute la patente!

4 étoiles pour Arcade Fire? franchement. J’adore cet album qui rime pour moi avec le début de l’Université et de la vie adulte, en 2007. L’usage de l’orgue et l’enregistrement dans une ancienne église à Farnham ne font qu’ajouter à la mystique de l’album. En plus, l’album entre le funeral qui a mis Montréal sur la map, et le Suburbs qui demontrait la consecration mainstream! Keep the car running, no cars go, windoswill, my body is a cage, tous des classiques de l’époque.

Fantastic ❤️

Surprisingly not for me. I like indie rock and I like Arcade Fire but not a fan of this album at all. The music is fine but I just couldn’t get into it.

I had the pleasure of seeing this band headline Leeds festival in 2010 and to this day and hundreds of gigs later that performance is up there as one of the most captivating I have ever seen. For a band with so many members every single one of them serves a purpose on every track on this album apart from Regine…. Somebody needed to tell her to not have lead vocal on a track- Win I’m looking at you and wondering where she let you put it to get that passed by the band! Every track is an absolute banger. (Except half of one…) My favourite track could literally be any of them- ‘Black mirror’ dark and moody start to the album. ‘Keep the car running’ that intro just drags you in and uplifts you instantly and the lyrics are magical! ‘Neon bible’ plunges us back into moody territory only for it to smash back into life with the organs of ‘intervention’ coming into life. And this track is one of my most played tracks of all time! Then we have Regine… I’m sure some may find her vocal nice but I don’t and ‘black wave’ really doesn’t do anything for me until… the second half and Win takes over again and the second half beats the first half down into submission! ‘Ocean of noise’ not the strongest on the album but so emotionally moving. Which flows into ‘the well and the lighthouse’ what is wrong with people if they can’t head bop and sing along to this banger?!? Even Regines backing vocals can’t bring this down! ‘Antichrist television blues’ another track that would be considered weak by mr public I reckon but it’s awesome! The fear that shines through in ‘windowsill’ so moving and so thought provoking.. ‘No cars go’ absolute belter, nothing more to say here! The harmonies and the uplifting sound.. just wow. Then finishing the album as we started with a dark and moody ending ‘my body is a cage’ love it! So… Worst track- first half of ‘black wave’ Best track- so difficult and the singles scream out but I’m going to away from those and say ‘the well and the lighthouse’ Love-love-love it! 10/10

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible A great example of a band that are a hundred times better live than on record. All the energy, the clarity, the eclecticism that is so evident on stage just disappears into a murky puddle of sound. Not until we reached Intervention did anything stand out from the baseline of stodge. And then again only, the admittedly brilliant, No Cars Go, leapt into my attention. Maybe screaming out for a remaster or something but until then I won't be going back. Best Track - No Cars Go. Irresistible. Worst Track - Black Mirror. Set the tone to brown...and it stayed there. 3.5/10

not my style

It was… fine? I liked the rock-y quality in some songs but I’m mostly just confused

A bit stadium-esque so does not match listeningmto off my phone. Will need to listen to again really.

I remember being kind of underwhelmed by this when it was released. The fuck was my problem?

It's alright music, but it goes nowhere for me. The music is meticulously crafted, wonderfully slick, and completely fails to hook me. It's like the artists came up and said "Sorry, but could we borrow your attention for an hour?" when they could have said "Dude, you gotta hear THIS!" All filler, no killer. My Rating: 2/5 broken tubes.

4/10

That Indoe Rock sound from my college days hits ya right in the nostalgia lemme tell ya

Не сказав би, шо мене прям дуже зачепив чимось цей альбом, але класний. Респект за Black Wave/ Bad Vibrations і No Cars Go, це прям вау

interesting moments as well as bland moments

okay I suppose. I don't know what it is about bands from this era, but I just never really cared that much about them. 3/5.

These guys are CANCELLED!!! Used to like this back in high school

A couple of these songs I really liked. I confuse Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend all the time.

I think this is the first full Arcade Fire album I've heard and I liked it more than I expected to. In places it seemed heavily inspired by Springsteen which I did not expect.

2.5 - Still not much of an Arcade Fire fan, but I did think that album closer was good.

As with previous AF albums I listened to: repetitive and boring. Some might even say pretentious...

A good album with some standout tracks but I honestly think I prefer their debut to this one.

5 Can't believe I'd never listened to these guys until a week ago, can't decide if this or funeral is better, both very good albums anyway

Amazing album, maybe more tight than The Suburbs, but with less standouts. 4.25

What do I say other than the balls to put choir and orchestra in your second indie rock album. This slaps so hard it wins slap contests. Varied, rich, loud, so many insane tracks; Cars, Body, Black Mirror, Ocean, just banger after banger.the three album run from Funeral to Bible to Suburbs is unbeatable

Springsteen takes Chris Isaak to a slightly ominous church service, and somehow I’m into it. Big, dramatic, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Not for me

quite interesting

I have a complicated relationship with this album. Not my favorite Arcade Fire. Fav track is No Cars Go.

Not bad reminds me of the 80 new wave era ..bit really my thing but not horrible

Interesting. I should listen to it more carefully

I discovered that the lead singer of this band has credible sexual assault allegations against him. I find the music hard to listen to now.

Awesome. As good as the first one.

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (2007) On Day 297, this record delivered a towering, grandiose experience defined by its rich church acoustics and pervasive atmosphere. While structurally less erratic and complex than the raw indie-folk shifts of their debut Funeral, this album benefits from exceptional cohesion every track pulls into the same thematic basket, complementing one another with a unified, apocalyptic weight. "Intervention" emerged as the undisputed favorite, powered by its spine-chilling pipe organ fanfare and massive dynamic crescendo. The moody, string-driven tension of "Black Mirror" set the stage with authority, while the relentless drive of "Keep the Car Running" and the breathless narrative urgency of "(Antichrist Television Blues)" injected high-octane momentum. Balanced by the melancholy brass waltz of "Ocean of Noise" and the triumphant, marching catharsis of "No Cars Go," the album easily absorbs weaker moments like "Black Wave" to deliver an impactful, cohesive statement. A grand, cinematic triumph. A strong 4/5.

I knew Arcade Fire by name, but I’d never actually listened to one of their albums on purpose. Any review of *Neon Bible* really depends heavily on your own expectations: Anyone expecting the album to be groundbreaking in any way will surely be disappointed. If, on the other hand, you just let yourself get into the songs, you’ll find that it makes for some pretty great background music. I suspect that’s exactly why so many albums from the 2000s strike me as so boring: they’re no longer meant to be consciously listened to. Once I realized that, I am totally fine with Arcade Fire. But of course, that’s not enough to land it in the top tier.

Man this has me hoping Funeral holds up as I remember it fondly (considering I haven't listened to it in 10 years). While it doesn't exactly sound like it and is a bit too early to be classified as totally such, this really feels like millenial "stomp, clap, hey!" music making it sound extremely dated. Repetitive riffs with droning monotone vocals, and the occassional classical instrument underlay. Apart from Intervention which was fine, the album as a whole is a skip.

Not really sure what to say about this one. It’s okay. Some interesting stuff but nothing mind blowing. 3

Pretty good for a Canadian Band, but I would prefer Robin Sparkles

too millennial optimism for me

Even discounting the allegations against Win Butler, this album is just absolutely turgid isn't it. None of the songs go anywhere. By a distance the worst of the 3 Arcade Fire albums I've heard.

Nice, very 00´s, very forgettable.

Production was decent but the vocals were absolutely not my cup of tea.

Review - Third album on the list I've heard that was recorded in a church - Presbyterian this time. Is it Bruce Springsteen for guys who can't deadlift? Yes. Is it brilliant anyway? Score - 8.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Me tienen hasta las pelotas con arcade fire, no es un mal album en lo absoluto pero loco ya van 3 enteros no se si es tan esencial 7/10

1.7/5 Another band I don't get the hype for. Boring and doesn't offer any real good songs.

Interesting album. I hadn’t really listened to it before. It’s in the middle of the rock part of indie and the stomp clap hey period. I liked it but I didn’t love it.

I missed Arcade Fire when they came out and when they were popular. Was certainly aware of them, just never bothered to listen to them. This is good music. Well crafted, good players. The lead singer has a nice voice. It's obvious that they take themselves very seriously. The production is good. Glad I listened to it, probably wouldn't ever come back to it on my own again.

I was the target audience for this album at its release. However I find it boring and pretentious. The singles are okay but it mostly sounds the same.

I like some songs by Arcade Fire. On this one “Windowsill” is quite good. Their sound is too subdued for me; it lacks intensity. I liked Suburbs better overall, but this album isn’t bad either

Not so much a sophomore slump as a pulling back of the curtain to reveal a lack of songwriting chops, an over reliance on vibes, and a dearth of melodic sophistication at the core of the band. Add to that the less-than-pleasant vocals and lyrics that are a fruitless search for meaning in pathetically non-specific darkness when they're not falling back on vague descriptions of unearned personal struggle and you have the full Arcade Fire experience in a nutshell. It's very telling that 'No Cars Go', one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard, was plucked from an earlier EP to be showcased on this record. Apparently, they consider it one of their strongest compositions. Any producer worth their salt would have insisted that the band throw all of these songs in the trash and start over.

Boring corporate rock for the flat white generation.

very much my vibe a little grudge but floaty

Biiseistä on vaikea saada mitään otetta eivätkä ne kehity oikein mihinkään suuntaan. Yritystä löytyy, mutta en vain jaksa välittää Arcade Firen musiikista yhtään. Liian "taidekoulumaista".

Not quite on the same level as The Suburbs, but still rather good. For me, there wasn't enough of that signature storytelling going on, or if there was I didn't find it impactful enough to stay with me afterwards. The songs are at least still catchy, containing plenty of musicality to sink your teeth into, and the vocal range is impressive. Not my favourite effort from Arcade Fire, but far from their worst.

First listen Saved 3/11 Top track: My Body Is a Cage

Not AF's best album, but still a really solid piece of art

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - Black Mirror reminds me in a strange way of a much more straight faced Ween track. Keep The Car Running has a certain kinetic energy and is a nice enough track. Intervention is a good song. There is something slightly sterile about this album that doesn't really connect with me. I do like Ocean Of Noise though. The second half of the album continues in a similar vein to the first. It's all pretty good but nothing really jumps out at me.

meh

great album! lots of very lovely sounds mixed in to the whole indie rock vibe. beautiful lyrics. just not my favourite ever

Indie rock/pop isn't really my thing, but I cannot lie, this is exceptional from a musical quality standpoint. It sounds like the vocalist is a real prick, but the music itself is pretty damn impressive. A little self-indulgent for my taste (as is most indie rock) but the sound and scope of this album is grandiose. Not something I'll frequent but I can understand the musicianship.

Not as captivating as later albums, but clear beginnings here of what’s to come.

Couple of the lyrics were nice but I didn't really feel moved.

Not my cup of tea. A couple of good tracks but that’s it.

Aktuell sind schlechte Zeiten dafür, Arcade Fire-Fan zu sein. Ich hab erst mit dem Nachfolger "The Suburbs" begonnen, den ich immer noch für ihre beste Platte halte; vermutlich auch, weil es sich hier um eine klassische Indie-Rock-Platte ohne diesen aufgeblasenen Sound handelt, den sie davor gemacht haben. Während ich mit "Funeral" bis heute nicht meinen Frieden schließen konnte, gefällt mir "Neon Bible" mittlerweile ausgezeichnet. Auch wenn sie hier ab und zu die große Geste suchen (z. B. "Intervention" oder "No Cars Go") steckt im Hintergrund immer noch ausgezeichnetes Songwriting, was dieses Pompöse rechtfertigt. Andere Songs wie "Keep the Car Running" oder "Windowsill" fahren dafür einen zurückgenommeren Sound, während der Closer "My Body Is a Cage" sogar ziemlich reduziert ist und gewisse Goth-Vibes versprüht. Auch gefällt mir die Zweiteilung in den Songs "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" und "The Well and the Lighthouse", die sie wirklich super hinbekommen. Abgesehen von dem ziemlich egalen "Ocean of Noise" ist das hier eine wirklich rundum gelungene Indie-Platte .

Das war absolut fantastisch. Der Einsatz der Orgeln fand ich sehr interessant, hat aber absolut gepasst und mit dem Rest super harmonisiert.

Das Album ist in sich konsistent. Mir persönlich ist es aber zu langatmig, die Musik an sich. Mir passiert da gefühlt zu wenig. Sodass es auch einfach eines von vielen sein könnte.

Schwierig zu bewerten. Das erste Album ist en 10/5 Sterne Album, das hier fällt dafür schon ziemlich ab. Ist an und für sich aber immer noch auf einem hohen Niveau, wenn mir auch ein bisschen zu lang. Dazu wegen des Frontmanns einen Punkt A-Loch Abzug.

these guys shoulda been one and done with the first album

No es su mejor disco y aún menos el que yo escogería para poner en una lista tan egolatra como pretende ser ésta… pero quién soy yo para opinar? Verdad? Sólo alguien que creyó que el creador de esta lista tenía buema cultura musical. Aún así se merece un 5 este disco 😑

Keep the car running, Neon bible and Intervention may be one of the best 3 song sequences on any album. This and Funeral are 2 of the greatest albums of the last 20 odd years in my opinion

Arcade Fire made some great music before we learned to hate them, but this is my least favorite of their albums.

excellentissime, j’ai peu de choses à dire, c’est magnifique

Nothing really that interesting.

I've never really gotten into Arcade Fire. For some reason, it's just always felt like they've been putting in more effort and energy than the quality of music is really worth. Some nice moments, but overall my mind wasn't changed.

Of the first three Arcade Fire albums, this is the third best. But still fantastic. Intervention is a song for the ages.

After Funeral set the indie world afire, Neon Bile was the most anticipated album of 2007 in the circles I ran in. While this was the perfect time for the dreaded Difficult Sophomore Album, Neon Bible is great start to finish. "Keep the Car Running," "Intervention," "(Antichrist Television Blues)," "Windowsill," and "No Cars Go" are my favorites, but it's all good. Boy howdy does the post-9/11 & Iraq War despair run deep. Too bad it was only a prelude to what would follow a decade later.

I bought this when it came out as it was hailed as the greatest album of all time, and I was deep into my second phase of being all over current music. I didn’t think much of it then. I listened to it for the second time ever today. I didn’t think much of it today, either. It’s ok. It’s not bad.

started off alright, but the more i listened to it, the more annoying the whole album became