Funeral
by Arcade Fire
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 1057 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 969 out of 1057
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 1057
  3. Negative: 63 out of 1057

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  1. sarahd
    Feb 8, 2005
    10
    best record i've heard in a while
  2. TagomagoT.
    Mar 13, 2005
    10
    Beautiful and exhilirating. This is a stunning album.
  3. PascalV
    Mar 14, 2005
    10
    Their intense emotion is not much seen nowdays, sadly enough...
  4. LeMolusque
    Mar 19, 2005
    10
    I don't konw how to put this one out of my cd player. I tried the Open button, i also put my stereo and the record in flames, but Win Butler's voice sounds in my head over and over : "and if the storm..."
  5. JoshO
    Mar 25, 2005
    10
    The best album ever. I love the combination as "va deemee" stated. The accordion and orchestra collaborate perfectly. Butler's lyrics are mesmerizing and every song they have. This is my favorite band now.
  6. ag
    Mar 28, 2005
    10
    Probably the best of all the new albums this year so far, an outstanding achievement.
  7. LaikaH
    Mar 29, 2005
    10
    I DONT KNOW HOW I LIVED WITH OUT THIS ALBUM!! This is the best album, and quite possibly the best band, I have ever heard. The serious foot-stomping tune of Power Out(Nbr #3) is mesmerizing and Rebellion is an amazing song
  8. KonstantinosC
    Apr 11, 2005
    10
    Art and power in an out-of-time and out-of-styles record ! Excellent !
  9. DanC
    Apr 14, 2005
    10
    Simply one of the greatest of all time. Not to mention that it is their debut. But the album fails in comparison to their powerful carthatic shows that will you speechless. Simply put this album is meant to change your fucking life. And it will.
  10. robertd
    Apr 20, 2005
    10
    This is the best album i have heard in a long time, possibly ever. I don't ever remember being this excited about a new band. It hit me the first time i listened to it, the music is so beautiful and emotional, i can't believe they are this good on their debut album!
  11. TheMan
    May 27, 2005
    10
    What can I say? Breathtaking! Rebellion (Lies) is one of the best songs I've heard in ages!
  12. MattP
    Jun 27, 2005
    10
    had me holding back tears when I first listened to it. The only album that can stand besides 'SMiLE' as album of the decade.
  13. MikeF
    Jun 28, 2005
    10
    Amazing stuff. Nearly all of the songs are great.
  14. bigboi
    Jul 23, 2005
    10
    One of the best albums ever. tunnels-10/10 laika-10/10 une anne sans lummiere-8/10 powerout-9/10 kettles-8.5/10 crown of love-10/10 wake up-8.5/10 haiti-8/10 rebellion-10/10 the backseat-8/10 overall-9/10 ~SO awesome. get it now
  15. Mark
    Jul 27, 2005
    10
    Unreal. And if you think the album is good, see them live. Believe me, you haven't heard these songs until you've heard them live.
  16. kellyb
    Aug 1, 2005
    10
    AWEsome
  17. SylvainT
    Aug 9, 2005
    10
    Absolutely "magnifique"! Even my mom likes it.
  18. BenD
    Sep 2, 2005
    10
    Hmm, Funeral has been getting a lot of good reviews. Perhaps a few too many good reviews...Nah, who am I kidding? Funeral is awesome. Buy it.
  19. MatthewH
    Sep 22, 2005
    10
    A truly rich, impressive album
  20. MusicMaven
    Sep 27, 2005
    10
    I've waited to comment on this for a while. Just let it sink in over the last year or so. And I've come to the conclusion that this is a true classic that will stand the test of time. The fist-pumping anthems and slow-burning ballads both have a naked emotional intensity. The lush music, with its brilliantly timed tempo shifts and unexpected codas, never seems to get old. If you I've waited to comment on this for a while. Just let it sink in over the last year or so. And I've come to the conclusion that this is a true classic that will stand the test of time. The fist-pumping anthems and slow-burning ballads both have a naked emotional intensity. The lush music, with its brilliantly timed tempo shifts and unexpected codas, never seems to get old. If you are a music fan, you owe it to yourself to check it out!… Expand
  21. AnnaJ
    Sep 7, 2005
    10
    The music is as wonderful as the inspired conceptual lyrics. The Arcade Fire blow my brains but carefully put it back together afterwards. And then it's like they were never there to start with.
  22. Stefanos
    Oct 2, 2006
    10
    A masterpiece, that's for sure. A little weird and very hard to compare to something because they sound unlike anything I've heard so far. This album just has a warm, radiant glow about it, as silly as that may sound. Give it a try, you'll love it.
  23. JoshuaF
    Dec 3, 2006
    10
    Simply put: amazing. The third time through, I was hanging on every note, anticipating the climaxes in the songs, and even rewinding to hear them again.
  24. omaro
    Dec 9, 2006
    10
    This Album is the musical equivalent to Fireworks , it's that good, scratch that Monumental.
  25. venusinfurs
    Jan 30, 2006
    10
    gorgeous...take a deep breath before listen to...
  26. HeitorV
    Jan 3, 2006
    10
    This album is the best one released in 2005
  27. danp
    Feb 13, 2006
    10
    one of the best albums ever made
  28. Kev
    Feb 17, 2006
    10
    Tiny Mix Tapes says:"One of the best albums of the year, hands down." I say: "One of the best album ever, hands down."
  29. TomC
    Mar 27, 2006
    10
    this is a breath takingly great album, i have fallen in love with rebellion/lies, the harmonies, the piano, everything about it! fantastic
  30. williamo
    Mar 9, 2006
    10
    essential, classic, masterpiece, white album....
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#7 Best Album of 2004
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#3 Most Shared Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Almost Cool
    83
    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.
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  2. Pitchfork
    97
    So long as we're unable or unwilling to fully recognize the healing aspect of embracing honest emotion in popular music, we will always approach the sincerity of an album like Funeral from a clinical distance. Still, that it's so easy to embrace this album's operatic proclamation of love and redemption speaks to the scope of The Arcade Fire's vision.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Marred by indie-rock clichés and occasional over-effort, it remains frustrating.
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