Funeral (2004) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Funeral a score of 3.5336 out of 4

based on (48) reviews

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Excellent

Music critics combined give Funeral a score of 4 out of 4

(26)

Very Good

Music critics combined give Funeral a score of 3 out of 4

(17)

Good

Music critics combined give Funeral a score of 2 out of 4

(1)

Fair

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Poor

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Stylus Magazine

The Arcade Fire make music the way Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark âThe Birdâ Fidrych played baseball: in an ecstatic style all their own. Read more about Funeral on Stylus Magazine

Stylus Magazine

It’s hard to imagine many other bands talented enough to even poorly imitate this. Read more about Funeral on Stylus Magazine

All Music Guide

Butler sings like Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood used to play, like a lion-tamer whose whip grows shorter with each and every lash. He can barely contain himself, and when he lets loose it's both melodic and primal, like Berlin-era Bowie or British Sea Power. Read more about Funeral on All Music Guide

Entertainment Weekly

For the most part, Funeral is a lovely, uplifting, and often pleasingly grandiose whirl through a panoply of sounds

Rolling Stone

Funeral aches with elegiac intensity. Read more about Funeral on Rolling Stone

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Music Album Reviews: Funeral

Funeral

by Arcade Fire

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All Time

of 457,240

132

2000's

of 266,960

5

2004

of 38,943

3
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    30
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,689
    
    11
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,661
    
    7
  - Rock
    
    of 7,805
    
    10
  - Indie Rock
    
    of 12,382
    
    6
  - Experimental Rock
    
    of 3,236
    
    6
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,857
    
    60
  - Experimental Music
    
    of 4,205
    
    5
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    126
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    75
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    76