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Neon Bible

Arcade FireMP3 Music
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (227 customer reviews)

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  • Original Release Date: March 6, 2007
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A couple of these songs are actually really good though. Greg Sumner  |  24 reviewers made a similar statement
Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" is as good as funeral in many more ways than one. Eddie Wannabee  |  28 reviewers made a similar statement
The lyrics on this album seem to be a subject of scrutiny, and I can certainly see most people's point. Matthew J. CAMPOS  |  25 reviewers made a similar statement
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Check your expectations at the door March 18, 2007
Format:Audio CD
After one listen, I said to myself, "Wow this really lacks everything I loved about Funeral. I'll have to go on Amazon and write a review chiding this band for making an overproduced mess with murky vocals, poor songwriting, and way too much organ." (I know, there will be people on here who think "he should have stuck with his first instinct!!!"). But ANYWAY, I put the CD down for a few days and then thought I would give it another chance. OK, a little better, some of the songs starting to grow on me a bit, and hmmm....they really tried some interesting new things on here. I started reading some other reviews and realizing that I might be missing something, I listened to it a few more times. Wow, this is clearly not a remake of Funeral but it is something altogether different and unique and dark (let me stress dark---this is what you would call a pretty "heavy" album). I personally love it, and if you find some of the songs a bit slow and heavy, there is always the (very big) payoff of "No Cars Go" to look forward to (one of the finest Arcade Fire songs I have heard, by far). This is not an album to listen to once and make a judgment on it. Another reviewer/commenter on here has suggested that this is a copout---that I am trying to make myself accept this to be a good album by imploring others to listen to it more than once. I strongly disagree with this person (obviously)---some of my favorite CD's did not "blow me away" the very first time I heard them. In fact a truly complex and beautiful song will take its time to creep into your subconscious, but once it is there, it will never leave. Simple pop songs can "grab" you the first time---but complex art often takes a little time.... Read more ›
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90 of 111 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It would change Natalie Portman's Life March 9, 2007
By Seamus
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have to rush to be among the first 20 people to write about how this album will change your life and make you cry and sit down and write beautiful poems about completely abstract thoughts that you didn't even know you might have. [Insert more over-dramatic hyperbole here!]

The truth that there is no easy way to describe the Arcade Fire. There were hundreds of things written about them after their last album, and there will be hundreds more this time. There are comparisons to every genre and desperate attempts to lump them into some category when it's just not possible. Indie? Folk? Post-punk? Chamber-pop? None of them quite fit.

And that's the beauty of this album, as well as the first one. It defies categorization, yet it's excellent. This album isn't Funeral Part 2. There are some of the same elements--grandiose production, tons of instruments, etc. But there are also differences. This album is more of a "rock" album, if that makes any sense, where the last seemed to be more of an operatic piece. There's definitely no sophomore slump, it's just a slight change. But the important connection between both albums is that they seem effortless. It just sounds like people making good music without pretension and having a good time doing it. If you like bands like Stars or Wolf Parade, this will probably appeal to you. It might also remind you of early Cure, or early Radiohead, though it's not much like either one.

If you want to know if you'll like the album, check out the songs "No Cars Go," "Keep The Car Running," and "Intervention." Those are among the best on the album and they'll give you a good feel for how the whole thing sounds, but they also illustrate the diversity within.
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51 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Who's gonna reset the bones March 6, 2007
Format:Audio CD
Personally, I was terrified as I waited for the Arcade Fire's second album -- so many bands have made exquisite first albums, only to disappoint with the second.

But there are few missteps in the amazing "Neon Bible," which tries out a new sound for the Montreal band -- it sounds darker, eerier, and thoroughly exquisite. They take the chamberpop sound to a stormy cliffside over the ocean.

It opens with steady acoustic guitar, and a swell of windy synth that sounds like waves crashing on the rocks. "I will walk down to the ocean/After waking from the nightmare/No moon, no pale reflection/Black mirror, black mirror," Win Butler murmurs over a rising tide of clashing piano.

They slip into the shimmering rock'n'roll of "Keep The Car Running," which cascades down into a beautiful folky tune wrapped in synth. The songs that follow continue this feeling: the quietly taut title track, ghostly experimental, transcendent little guitar-piano ballads, soaring organ pop, and even a sparkling, catchy indiepop tune or two.

The Arcade Fire obviously took their time crafting this album, and making all the kind of intelligent rock people expect from them. But the sound is entirely different -- it's darker and stranger than its predecessor, as well as sounding a bit more processed.

Granted, I wasn't crazy about the pipe-organ blues of "Intervention." However, the other songs are sheer brilliance musically -- a beautiful thunderstorm of instrumentation, with the sound of a sonic religious experience. Just listen to the crescendo of soaring voices, drums, horns and strings at the end of "No Cars Go."

As for the instrumentation, it's packed in dense, shifting layers.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Muchos muchos muchos gracias
Just what I was expecting. Really love this band and the disc are in great condition. It also came with the complete manual and everything that came with it. Thanks!
Published 17 days ago by Mark Gamo
5.0 out of 5 stars Gothic Heights for a Young Band
When it comes to making big sounds, few indie bands do it better than Canada's Arcade Fire. They've been critical darlings ever since their debut album, Funeral, was released back... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lunar Boulevard
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff
I've beens stuck listening to old classic albums for a long time and this was my first modern music purchase in a long time. Pretty good stuff.
Published 3 months ago by Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Neon Bible
As I reviewed the other CDs this is a great new band to make the scene and I enjoy their music.
Published 4 months ago by sherlock
4.0 out of 5 stars Need a couple more listens
I like it, but I need to listen closer to get the proper feel for it. Love their sound though, the baroque, chamber music.
Published 4 months ago by Elwood Blues
2.0 out of 5 stars Meatloaf Jr.
I don't get all the hoopla about AF if this album is representative. Maybe it's that every generation needs a Meatloaf to carry us away from our suburban frustrations? Read more
Published 6 months ago by EF Rust
5.0 out of 5 stars What are people talking about?
This album is amazing. I think people didn't like it because it was a lot different from Funeral, but I thought it was in a good way. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amy
3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely good, but not great
"Neon Bible" isn't a bad album by any stretch. That being said, it's not nearly as cohesive, poignant or profound as both "Funeral" & "The Suburbs. Read more
Published 9 months ago by somenerd
4.0 out of 5 stars LYRICALLY MAJESTIC
Neon Bible is AF's darkest album. The songs are sung with so much resentment, it's like Butler has chains all around him but the band will still get him out. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Harkanwar Anand
4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD
This is a classic Arcade Fire Album. The Last song is obviously the best one. Packaging was great, and the cd holds up to its great price. good buy for Arcade Fire Fans
Published 18 months ago by Gamer Guy
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My Body Is a Cage
this is going to sound weird---but the chord progression reminds me just a bit of "the House of the Rising Sun"....

probably not what you had in mind, but........

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Apr 17, 2007 by Daniel E. Fox |  See all 6 posts
Awesome "sophomore" record
I would have to agree. I feel it is a good album, by far, but the style has changed and I can't feel the energy and emotion that "Funeral" had. This feels much more organized and intentionally less raw. I would have to say it's a bit more accessible than "Funeral", which took... Read more
Feb 21, 2007 by Vanessa Konopasek |  See all 3 posts
It's Just OK.
Yeah, I agree with both of you. It's not the best record ever (that honor would go the Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, which I know I'm going to get intensely flamed for), it's definetly a better overall record than Funeral. It's very different, however. And that's the... Read more
May 26, 2007 by Catherine Rubsam |  See all 5 posts
Does anyone else think that this is the next great Talking Heads album?
I can't hear a parallel between the two (and I'm quite the Talking Heads fan) but yeah, it's a keeper.
Mar 18, 2007 by Jeffrey Thames |  See all 17 posts
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