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Funeral

by Arcade Fire

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All Time

of 455,319

133
2000's

of 265,611

5
2004

of 38,944

3
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,112
    
    31
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,671
    
    11
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,593
    
    9
  - Rock
    
    of 7,788
    
    11
  - Indie Rock
    
    of 12,317
    
    7
  - Experimental Rock
    
    of 3,229
    
    6
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,794
    
    62
  - Experimental Music
    
    of 4,200
    
    5
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,724
    
    128
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    77
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,646
    
    77

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6427 Funeral is ranked overall as 3.6427 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.5336 Funeral has an avg. critic score of 3.5336 out of 4 stars

Funeral Rank 3 Reviews

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Almost Cool

If I were to have just heard the first half of the disc, I probably would have proclaimed it the best of the year as well. ...more

Drowned In Sound

I first heard of the Arcade Fire on a self-released disc that they released themselves through their website. I found a few small articles about them that claimed they put on one hell of a live show and that their somewhat questionably produced EP ...more

Almost Cool

Rolling Stone

Funeral aches with elegiac intensity. ...more

Splendid

Listening to Funeral takes a bit of patience. With most of the songs, the payoff doesn't come right away; in some cases, it sneaks up on you after several spins. ...more

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Rolling Stone

The liner notes to this exceptional debut from the Arcade Fire refer to the recent deaths of several family members -- which explains whyFuneralaches with elegiac intensity. Chilly imagery from this indie-rock band's native Montreal dominates the ...more

PrefixMag

At a glance, the Arcade Fire is a no-brainer. They hail from Montreal, which today evidently equals a Chapel Hill home base in 1995. They have a couple as the main songwriting duo, which, pioneered in the heyday of Sonic Youth, is a theme that seems ...more

Fazed

Merge Records Candians. Singing. Like Bright Eyes. IN FRENCH. I could have stopped at that first word-sentence and there would still be a lot going against this album (Oh, you know I jest, my shoulder-chipped northern brother!). But like ...more

ShakingThrough.net

In terms of sheer ambition -- and the realization that if you're going to use strings, you might as well go completely over the top with them -- The Arcade Fire is a promising, unapologetically melodramatic sure bet. ...more

PopMatters

Funeral is a truly eccentric rock record: bizarre at turns and recognizable elsewhere, equally beautiful and harrowing, theatrical and sincere, defying categorization while attempting to create new genres. ...more

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Funeral's layering of sound and wide-eyed posing can be overly dense, and though the band utilizes nice melodies and lively arrangements, the nostalgia-steeped-indie-rock-orchestra pool was pretty much drained before The Arcade Fire dove in. ...more

Billboard

"Funeral" is a modest debut, but it hints at a band that sounds like its ready to make a statement over the next several years. ...more

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