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Universal acclaim- based on 918 Ratings
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Positive: 819 out of 918
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Mixed: 71 out of 918
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Negative: 28 out of 918
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SteveMar 2, 2007Why does this band get such high nods all the time. They are total crap.
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ColinSMar 2, 2007Excellent Sophmore effort.
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mattaMar 2, 2007
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FelipePMar 2, 2007Good record, but failed when the record is not make with the same reasons like Funeral, with the heart and soul and fatalities, sounds more artificial and some poor lyrics, but it's a awesome second album.
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MichaelSMar 2, 2007
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ajprimoMar 2, 2007
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ChrisMar 2, 2007Killer album, grows on you like funeral. However, it also takes the band in a slightly different direction, the lyrics are much more rooted in politics and whats happening in the world right now. I'd agree with others who've posted, this pretty much solidifies Arcade Fire as one of the first truly great bands of the decade, and the best Canadian Indie band ever.
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MarcMar 2, 2007Pure genius. Give it a few listens before you dismiss it as an 'ok' follow up to Funeral. I can't stop listening to it. 'Intervention' gives me chills. In my mind, this record stakes a claim for the Arcade fire as the 'best band on the planet' right now.
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SamCMar 2, 2007So Great!! Have fun singing along to all the great tracks!!!
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DamianMMar 2, 2007Funeral will be album of the decade. Neon Bible may just have to settle for album of the year :)
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MårtenMar 2, 2007If this is not a 10, I dont know what it! Its not Funeral, its better.
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StaffordMar 1, 2007
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AllenMMar 1, 2007A whole new direction seperate from Funeral. I love this album.
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ChemaPMar 1, 2007
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PeterLMar 1, 2007Better? Worst? Simply different and as good as.
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MenschFeb 28, 2007
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TylerFFeb 27, 2007Not nearly as good as Funeral. But still a strong album. Favorite tracks are 'Keep the Car Running', 'Intervention' and the revamped version of old EP favorite 'No Cars Go'.
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GeorgeHFeb 27, 2007It's good, but nowhere near Funeral.
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DannyFeb 26, 2007At first, I was a bit worried about how different the album sounds from Funeral, but after 15 or so listens, I have made a strong connection to each of the 11 tracks. Once again, Arcade Fire gets the job done!
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TylerCFeb 24, 2007I loved Funeral But this is just plain boring to me. The songs just dont sound very good to me aside from a couple of songs (neon bible, and keep the car running are good). the rest is just plain not very interesting music.
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DanCFeb 23, 2007A powerful statement on the state of the world surrounding by the hum of an organ. Not Funeral 2.0 by any means and thats a good thing. An inventive band that time will show as the first great band of the 00's.
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wanderFeb 23, 2007so great and beautiful like funeral welcome to the radiohead´s room, arcade!
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CarlosDFeb 21, 2007Neon Bible reaffirms Arcade Fire's status as one of the most consistantly amazing bands of the last 20 years. Those expecting a Funeral clone will be disappointed though; Neon Bible takes a slower and darker approach.
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NeilPFeb 20, 2007Beautiful
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raeltFeb 20, 2007Quite disapponting, but yet decent enough so that most critics will call it a masterpiece... I'll probably put it down in few days and go back to listening Funeral
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ScottFFeb 20, 2007It doesn't have the same twists and turns that Funeral did, but that results in a more solid and focussed feeling album.
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JordanCFeb 19, 2007Another great album. They've taken the best song of their first LP remastered it and it serves as a heavy hitter to end the second LP. I don't know if its good or bad that they will never have another album with angst and frustration that we found with funeral. But lets hope they keep making music like this.
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MichaelFeb 18, 2007Inventive. Refreshing. Complex. Pure genuis! "Neon Bible" solidifies Arcade Fire's prominence into modern, uncomercialized music.
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MikeMFeb 18, 2007Time will tell if AF's second LP is more timeless than Funeral, but what is for sure from listening to Neon Bible, is that this band is easily one of the best bands of the past 20 years.
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CaitlinSFeb 17, 2007I love the arcade fire!
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WalabizFeb 17, 2007The Arcade Fire, I'ill never stop loving you...
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KyleNFeb 16, 2007Truly a remarkable album that exceeded my expectations and will be there in the end for album of the year.
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AlexFeb 16, 2007Fantastic Sophmore!
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MikeHFeb 16, 2007Great album, not as fast, but still incredible.
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T.SpeakerFeb 15, 2007It's really too bad that "Neon Bible" is going to garner critical acclaim simply because it's from the Arcade Fire. This is a decent album, but some tracks are far too repetitious (My Body is a Cage), and others don't take their potent melodies anywhere (Keep the Car Running). Thankfully, songs like "Intervention" and "Black Waves/Bad Vibrations" save the record from mediocrity.
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AdamTFeb 14, 2007
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SteveMFeb 13, 2007
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MichaelFFeb 7, 2007Incredible!
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DaveHFeb 6, 2007A bit of a different direction than Funeral, but this group still makes an amazing record. Some people will call it Springsteen-like, but it's more that it's got some rock and roll tracks on it. Beautiful follow-up album.
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Awards & Rankings
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So, Funeral was by no means a fluke. The Arcade Fire are unquestionably the real deal. And to prove it they’ve now thrown in another contender for ‘best record of the decade’.
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The Canadian septet are the greatest art rock group since Talking Heads stopped making sense.
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Alternative PressWhile devotees of Funeral... will surely enjoy Neon Bible, the album does have a decidedly different feel than its predecessor--mainly, there seems to be less of an emphasis on choruses. [Apr 2007, p.182]