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Upfront Reviews - 12.03.07: ALBUM of the week.
Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
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Quebec's finest return with a sophomore set brimming with ideas and energy. From the thunderous church organ intro of Intervention to the upbeat banjo strumalong of single Keep The Car Running, Neon ...
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- News wire article from: Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA) March 4, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Rachel Leibrock Mar. 4--Not all gratifications should be instant. Such is the case with the Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible." Unlike the hair-trigger sonic punch of the Montreal band's first full-length album, "Funeral," the impact here...
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- Magazine article from: Interview Conner, Justin March 1, 2007 700+ words
Since their 2004 debut, Funeral, these Canadian imports seem to have spent a little more time in America's heartland and now reenter the studio with a harsh critique. Win Butler's voice is less shrill here and more solid, with a soulful, world-weary quality like the Boss himself. Backed by more
- Arcade Fire burns right through any sophomore slump on 'Neon Bible'.
- News wire article from: New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) March 9, 2007 700+ words
...Patrick Ferrucci Mar. 9--ARCADE FIRE -- "Neon Bible" (Merge): Somehow, some...Arcade Fire's sophomorerific "Neon Bible," the tunes still feel intimate...Billboard's album chart for "Neon Bible," a disc named after "Confederacy...
- Northern Illinois U.: CD REVIEW: Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible' deep, enthralling.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 20, 2007 700+ words
...s quite a bit at stake on "Neon Bible," the second LP from Montreal...on the commercial success of "Neon Bible," you can rest assured that...and most importantly for Arcade Fire -- "Neon Bible" is a brilliantly textured collection...
- What's new in music racks.(The Weirdness; Neon Bible)(Sound recording review)
- News wire article from: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) Bandyke, Martin March 6, 2007 700+ words
...Martin Bandyke ___ ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible" (Merge) 3 stars Few artists...dark, disenchanted worldview. "Neon Bible" has a fiercer, tighter feel...doesn't quite touch the sky on "Neon Bible," but it sure isn't for lack...
- Tufts U.: CD REVIEW: 'Neon Bible' not too bright, but darkly charming.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 12, 2007 700+ words
...Montreal to fill. With the release of "Neon Bible," Arcade Fire has surely met their...compiling the 11 most popular tracks on "Neon Bible." What may seem like a cheap move toward...leaving only the creme de la creme. "Neon Bible" establishes a dark charm with its eerie...
- UCLA: CD REVIEW: Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible' disappointingly un-amazing.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 6, 2007 700+ words
...Let's start with the things that "Neon Bible" is not: A world-beating career album...Arcade Fire's 2004 debut. Instead, "Neon Bible," the second album from the Montreal...into collectively felt rock songs, "Neon Bible" looks to the outside world for lyrical...
- U. Utah: CD REVIEW: Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible' tingles with intensity.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 8, 2007 700+ words
...effort is over. Oh, and I do say, "Neon Bible" was worth the long wait (two years...introverted despair found in "Funeral," "Neon Bible" centers on a more timely observation...Luckily, a couple of things pull "Neon Bible" away from the precipices of complete...
- U. Massachusetts: CD REVIEW: Arcade Fire's ambitious 'Neon Bible' stands up to...
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...their most accessible songs off of "Neon Bible," their sophomore album, to the national...uncompromising in its confidence on "Neon Bible," an ambitious, darker product than...with issues such as loss and family, "Neon Bible" focuses on the apocalypse and religious...
- Sound alternatives.(Neon Bible)(Sound recording review)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Carlozo, Louis R. September 4, 2007 700+ words
...that just debuted its second album. As Neon Bible (Merge) proves, Arcade Fire is as...bought and lived in for the project, And Neon Bible--from its title to its coda--appropriates...song like a shaft of light. Much of Neon Bible was cut live, with instrumentation that...
