Neon Bible (by Arcade Fire, Indie Rock)
common sense media says
Raw, wide-eyed band reacts with intense lyrics.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this album is a treasure chest of emotions and worldly perspective. The words are brutally honest and sometimes depressing ("A vial of hope and a vial of pain/In the light they both looked the same" and "I'm standing on a stage/Of fear and self-doubt"), but the dark messages are lifted by beautiful, soaring instrumentals and interesting sounds. Once you get past the influx of intense reactions to the government, church, military, and basic rights of the common man, you'll be happy to know that profanity, sexism, and commercialism aren't an issue on this album.
Violence:
Lyrics deal with controversial topics like falling bombs, fighting like a soldier, living in an ocean of violence, ground-hitting planes. One reference to World War III.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
One reference to MTV. Includes lyrics like "they say it's money that we need" and "salesman coming after me."
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Abstract line: "Take the poison of your age."
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moose drinking ...
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Magnificent
I love the organ in the song "Intervention".
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davindie
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
Wow
This may be my favorite album of the year. Perfect, amazing instrumentals, great vocals, though not as good as 'Funeral'.
Songs to Download
My Body is a Cage
Windowsill
No Cars Go
Intervention
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ArcadeFire
teen, 18 years old
teen, 18 years old
Deserves a Grammy
This album completely blew me away. I'd never actually heard Arcade Fire before, and I bought the album after reading a good review- I was not disappointed! The lyrics are poetic, thoughful, and fit the music like key and lock. If I ever wanted to be in a band, this is what I would aspire to.
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Alice
teen, 13 years old
teen, 13 years old
Quite Possibly the Arcade Fire's Best
Wow. I don't even know where to begin. Like the Common Sense review says, the songs on this album focus on government, church, military, and the rights of the common man. And the lyrics are just fantastic! Also, I agree with moose drinking water, the organ on Intervention is really cool.
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cheese-process
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Amazing album!
This is definitely Arcade Fire's best album! The songs are great, and more memorable. The power in these songs is intense. My 3 favorite tracks: Ocean of Noise, No Cars Go, and My Body is a Cage.
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cheeserules
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
AMAZING album.
I absolutely LOVE this album. Arcade Fire is one of the best bands of this generation...one of the few who still produce good, REAL music instead of the fake garbage that dominates 99% of the charts these days. This truly is an amazing album, and, in my opinion, is ever bit as good as "Funeral", their amazing debut album that you should also buy. I would suggest songs that you should download if you're not going to buy the whole album, but, quite frankly, I can't suggest anything BUT purchasing the whole album. The only song on the album that I don't love is the finale, "My Body is a Cage", and the only reason is that it's not really "epic" enough to be the finale. I'm sure I would like it a lot more if it was the second-to-last song on the album and "No Cars Go" was the finale instead...that song is truly epic. Anyway...buy it, buy it, buy it!
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C Indications
adult
adult
"Funeral" was better
vocals are a little whiny, could have been better. I liked their album funeral better. Not bad.
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