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Universal acclaim- based on 792 Ratings
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Positive: 732 out of 792
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Mixed: 28 out of 792
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Negative: 32 out of 792
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Aug 14, 2010Album of the year. Builds on the first two albums to find a slightly more accessible sound than Neon Bible. In that respect it reminds me of how "Dear Science" fits into TVOTR's catalogue, or "In Rainbows".
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Aug 14, 2010Masterpieces. The best album of the year. Third album and third masterpiece. Arcade Fire confirms will be the best band actually. Amazing. Songs like Rococo and Mountains Beyoond Mountains are the best. Classic! Fantastic!
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Aug 14, 2010
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Aug 13, 2010I only had a passing knowledge of Arcade Fire until very recently. I saw them perform 2 songs on The Daily Show and decided to purchase this album. Only been listening for a few days now, but I'm impressed.
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Aug 13, 2010This might be the best Arcade Fire album yet. That's everything you need to know. 16 songs long, this album is sure to have at least ten songs worth soaking in for a long time to come.
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Aug 12, 2010Great album. One of the year's best. It seems somewhat conventional at first listen, but I was immediately compelled to go back and revisit it in its entirety. It is a deeply felt album about the uneasy passage from youth to adulthood and the fears and anxieties that go along with the transition. It also flat out rocks. What more can you ask for?
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Aug 12, 2010This is honesty the best album i have ever heard, it has some soft songs and some more rock songs that hit the ball out of the park, no one will be disappointed with this album.
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Aug 12, 2010
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Aug 11, 2010A complete work of art, an entire concept album that works. Incredible. Amazing. Sprawl II is the dance hit of the decade (once it's remixed to be harder).
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Aug 11, 2010Three extraordinary albums in a row. This band does not repeat itself. With each album Arcade Fire breathes new life into contemporary music. I think this album is as every bit good as the previous two . . . and that's saying something.
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Aug 11, 2010
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Aug 11, 2010Neon Bible did a curious thing to Arcade Fire. It made them popular. Sure, it wasnâ
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Aug 11, 2010This is an excellent release from a band that continues to build a strong core repertoire of songs. Clearly a departure from darker subject material of previous album releases, and a little more folk sounding as well. Really dig the brief foray into the 80's synth-pop sound a la Sprawl II and wish there was a bit more of it!
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Aug 11, 2010This is a decent album, however it is not in the ballpark, league or universe of Funeral (their debut) and Neon Bible was pretty darn good too. It's hard to see them reach the highest of highs and to wait years for their next and then get something that's just decent.
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Aug 11, 2010Arcade Fire are definitely maturing and expanding their sound, and those who say that they can never top 'Funeral' might want to give their subsequent albums a more careful listen.
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Aug 10, 2010This is a very solid effort;Arcade Fire's sound keeps evolving and this album proves it. My two favorites right now are Sprawl 2 & Half Light I. The former is poppy and sugary-sweet, while the latter is hypnotic and trippy.
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Aug 9, 2010These guys are getting better every album. I was inspired to buy this album on Amazon.com for $3.99 after watching the live concert on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ArcadeFireVEVO
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ChristopherAug 9, 2010If you like lifeless mediocre dad rock, this will likely be your album of the year.
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LukassPAug 8, 2010Pure Genius! This album blows me away every time! I was brought to tears by the second song my first listen.
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MusicMavenAug 8, 2010
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MorganKAug 7, 2010
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PeterPAug 7, 2010An incredible album from this Canadian band. Multiple genres are represented in this sweeping epic but it's rock at it's best when combined.
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BrianR.Aug 6, 2010Worst album of the catalogue. Too long for what it actually contains. None of the good sing-along moments from the first two albums. Rococo was my favorite track.
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peteraAug 6, 2010What an incredibly band! Their music serves as the soundtrack to my life in the 21st C. This new album has been on replay for the past day and is only interrupted by occasional listens to the first two albums-. Most bands are lucky to create one great song. This band has created three masterpiece albums!
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CraigAug 6, 2010I have to believe that all the favorable reviews of the album are more a sign of the overall mediocre output from the entire music industry. The songs are just average and the music is nothing to get excited about. Few people will play this album a year from now.
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BrianD.Aug 6, 2010On par with Funeral and may grow to be better with age. A bitter, but hopeful meditation on "living in sprawl, dead shopping malls". A great modern epic. Get this now.
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Jan 5, 2011With beats this straight and stolid, you'd better keep the anthems coming, and they do, almost.
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It's serious without being preachy, cynical without dissolving into apathy, and whimsical enough to keep both sentiments in line, and of all of their records, it may be the one that ages so well.
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The Suburbs is a really good record, but it's clear that indie rock is not in Kansas anymore.