Arcade Fire Funeral Vinyl Review

Release 30 09 2011 originally released in 2004 2011 eu repressing on 180 gram vinyl montreals arcade fire brings a theatricality an intensity an insanity and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut fulllength youve never heard such energy beauty and emotion from such a young band fans of neutral milk hotel broken social scene and roxy musics first two albums will have a new favorite band.

Arcade fire funeral vinyl review.

This is a short review of the vinyl album and not the music hopefully you already know it s great if you re looking at a vinyl version. This album s operatic. There seems little doubt that funeral will live on. Arcade fire broke out of montreal for superstardom in 2004 with their hit album funeral setting the trend for melancholy indie rock funeral is set in an apocalyptic situation where history is forgotten families are torn asunder and young love still tries to conquer all.

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Top 1000 reviewer vine voice. Only arcade fire can make misery sound so good and only arcade fire distil life into a sound that is at once busy and simple textured and pure. For me arcade fire s debut album is not only one of the greatest albums of the 21st century so far but one of the greatest albums of all time.

Funeral vinyl arcade fire format. The album art is also gorgeous and even if you don t have a record player it looks great on your wall in a 12x12 frame. This is a beautiful heavy vinyl format of perhaps one of the greatest arcade fire albums. Please try again later.

Reissued on 180 gram vinyl includes a digital download coupon and a little 4 pages leaflet with liner notes lyrics and credits. For me arcade fire s debut album is not only one of the greatest albums of the 21st century so far but one of the greatest albums of all time. It s one of an exclusive group of records that i will still listen to at least a few times every year and each time the power and beauty of the work never cease to amaze and astonish me. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about arcade fire funeral at discogs.

Housed in an embossed gatefold sleeve. Asked a variation on the question that opens this review and in doing so suggested a type of universal disaffection synonymous with drowning. The arcade fire funeral september 14 2004 recorded and mixed at hotel 2 tango and win régine s apartment in montréal in a week of august 2003 and the winter of 2004.