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Funeral

by Arcade Fire

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All Time

of 455,189

130
2000's

of 265,332

5
2004

of 38,944

3
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,094
    
    33
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,671
    
    13
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,586
    
    9
  - Rock
    
    of 7,788
    
    12
  - Indie Rock
    
    of 12,310
    
    7
  - Experimental Rock
    
    of 3,229
    
    6
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,793
    
    61
  - Experimental Music
    
    of 4,200
    
    5
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,638
    
    126
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    77
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,577
    
    77

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

Overall Rating: 3.6400 Funeral is ranked overall as 3.6400 out of 4 stars

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

Funeral Album Reviews

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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. ...more

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It’s hard to imagine many other bands talented enough to even poorly imitate this. ...more

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. ...more

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. ...more

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Tiny Mix Tapes.com

"Time keeps creepin’ through the neighborhood, killing old folks, wakin’ up babies just like we knew it would..." I have my hands up in the air. I’m part of the choir and I’m ready to do what the Arcade Fire tells me to....read the complete review at Tiny Mix Tapes.com

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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....read the complete review at Almost Cool

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Dusted Magazine

Marred by indie-rock clichés and occasional over-effort, it remains frustrating....read the complete review at Dusted Magazine

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sample: Haiti You've heard the rumblings from the commonwealth, you've more than likely downloaded the record already (naughty bleeders) and you're in a state of anxious excitement like me. Maybe you've got friends in Canada who've seen them already;...read the complete review at Playlouder

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