Funeral
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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Funeral is like nothing you've heard before, and altogether familiar. Funeral comforts and cares, marches and dares, and towers over us with its anthemic choruses and orchestral arrangements.
12y
100
The Montreal indie squad use forms rooted in tradition, from violin-drenched waltzes to dusty acoustic folk, from doo-wop to calypso, and give them a theatrical pomo twist.
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The scorched soul of these 10 songs shines like a winter sun, bright against the gloom of the loss that inspired it.
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Everything is delivered in Flaming Lips cinemascope, which would mean nothing without lyrics to melt the heart.
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The fact that the music is so paradoxically life-affirming and euphoric makes it much easier to write, what now feel like, trite hyperboles.
12y
100
This is the debut of the millennium, and I cannot describe just how much you need it in your life.
100
These are songs that pump blood back into the heart as fast and furiously as it's draining from the sleeve on which it beats
12y
97
It's taken perhaps too long for us to reach this point where an album is at last capable of completely and successfully restoring the tainted phrase "emotional" to its true origin.
12y
90
Funeral ... is a realization of what they'd set out to practice with Arcade Fire, and is a resounding success on all levels -- the group clearly able to make something incredible out of the familiar, and something inexplicably moving out of one emotionally draining year.
90
The mix of funk, psychedelica and down the line college rock comes through just as strong on record as it does on stage. Stand out 'Neighbourhood #3' being a prime example.
90
A beautiful musical opus that transcends its surface meaning with moments of both heart-wrenching tragedy and uplifting encouragement.
10y
90
Funeral, is so fresh and exciting it's hard to believe they are operating in an old and potentially stale form. Not only are the songs uniformly excellent, they also show a mastery of the art of controlled dynamics, of tension and release, that most young bands ignore to pursue the catharsis of sustained intensity.
12y
90
The band has created an unquestionably sincere and autobiographical work of art, no matter how coded the lyrics prove at times.
90
For those of us who still believe in music’s power to redeem, ‘Funeral’ feels like detox, the most cathartic album of the year.
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For the most part, Funeral is a lovely, uplifting, and often pleasingly grandiose whirl through a panoply of sounds.
80
The band could have gone for a less direct title, but even then it would have been crystal clear: Funeral captures the agony and even ecstasy of surviving death all around you.
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It's so out of step with most indie rock it's as if it's been beamed from outer space.
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11mo
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At times their lurid romanticism can be an acquired taste ... But there's an ambition and articulacy here.
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11mo
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The orchestrations ultimately provide beauty and peace, but are never far from turmoil.
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With Funeral, they have expanded their sound beyond the narrow sonic precincts of their EP and begin to make a name for themselves in the sphere of multi-instrumental indie rock.
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All the components that make the Arcade Fire such a gripping live proposition remain intact on this full-length debut.
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11mo
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Chances are you’ll be oddly moved, compulsively intrigued, and perhaps even peer into the darker cavities of your memory where virtuous perceptions remain untainted.
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Strikingly beautiful pop songs.
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5mo
Funeral is the debut album of the band Arcade Fire. It is their best record in my opinion as it represents an ambitious, passionate, intense and poetic piece of art. It is extremely deep and emotional and I have to say, it touches me in a very personal way. The group itself influenced and influences indie and alternative bands. I'm a huge fan of Arcade Fire's music and I really like The Suburbs but this is... This is a MASTERPIECE. The instrumentation is almost symphonic, every layer is in its ... read more
Far and beyond on of the single most enjoyable musical experiences I have ever had! This is one of the most exciting and energetic indie rock records I have ever heard! Arcade Fire’s debut was a classic as soon as it came out and its not hard to tell why!
My maths teacher Mr. O'Grady was always asking my opinion on music and asked whether I had this album when it came out. I said I couldn't afford it, so he turned up the next day with a copied CD of it. Tracklist and everything. Cheers, Sir. 🥰
Funeral" by Arcade Fire is most definitely one of my recent favorites, offering a unique journey and distinct mood within each track. The album's seamless consistency is truly impressive, as it maintains its excellence from start to finish. Each song evokes a distinct set of emotions, making the album a truly remarkable and captivating experience. This ability to evoke a range of emotions is what elevates "Funeral" to greatness.
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Track List
| 1 | Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) 4:48 | 96 |
| 2 | Neighborhood #2 (Laika) 3:32 | 91 |
| 3 | Une année sans lumière 3:40 | 88 |
| 4 | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 5:12 | 92 |
| 5 | Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) 4:49 | 87 |
| 6 | Crown of Love 4:42 | 92 |
| 7 | Wake Up 5:35 | 95 |
| 8 | Haiti 4:07 | 87 |
| 9 | Rebellion (Lies) 5:10 | 94 |
| 10 | In the Backseat 6:20 | 94 |
Total Length: 48 minutes
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1mo
Greatest album opener ever, no doubt about it. Just the piano at the start is enough to set the mood.
