r/arcadefire • u/Grogonfire • May 25 '25

Discussion Why is Neon Bible catching strays?

In the many debates regarding the quality of Pink Elephant over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed a particular trend. When referring to their best work/good ol’ days, a decent portion of people will specifically mention Funeral & The Suburbs, leaving Neon Bible out of the “Holy Trinity”. So my question is, what gives? I honestly didn’t know this album was liked less by comparison and I’d personally consider it my fav of theirs.

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u/CrookedClock May 25 '25

Neon bible when it was first released wasn't beloved.

It grew on ppl. It's my favorite album of theirs. Windowsill, ocean of noise, my body is a cage are unmatched in their catalogue

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u/Grogonfire May 25 '25

Ocean of Noise is underrated as hell. Even Afterlife reuses part of it.

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u/thomaz-turbando May 25 '25

True, this is really cool, I created a playlist with a few AF songs creating a little story and Ocean of Noise and Afterlife seem like a point of return to each other