Arcade Fire: Funeral
Composition: A thoroughly enjoyable progressive rock feel with little hesitation for experimentation and digital effects.
Performance: The vocal performance is offered with a slight affectedness which becomes a trademark for the band. If you lost that voice you would lose the essence of the band. The vocals are slightly reminiscent of Modest Mouse.
Lyrics: Fairly typical rock lyrics with a bit of angst. Nothing to complain about and nothing to sit in awe about.
Impact on the music world: This is a classic sound of 00s rock. I’m not sure if it was the first but it carries the trend.
Timeless or rooted in the decade: I think this will always be an album to which you could listen and think, “this is a good 00s album.”
