Arctic monkeys

[Jackson Maniac]

AH HA! I prove you both wrong, both albums are a load of shit, and when they are playing, ill be elsewhere!

[beLIEveR]

Any reasoning behind that statement or just one of those random statements people make who probably have never even heard the album

[superdjc]

And that was a very strong argument for the second album being better

I preferred the first album, I can put up with anything (even the chavvish element who tag onto certain bands) if it's done well. The second album may have been more musically adept, but it was samey.

Even the apparently all-important record sales back this up.

The argument that "Arctic Monkeys fans prefer the second album" really doesn't ride with me either. If a band releases two albums and you dislike the more recent of the two, chances are you'll no longer consider yourself a "fan" of that band. You might still like them, or think they're good live, but if a band released one album you liked and three years on nothing more that you liked, you probably wouldn't consider yourself a fan anymore.

The Arctic Monkeys might do something good again, and if they do, good luck to them. But in terms of mass appeal, they have unquestionably peaked. The fact that time has passed and the band has matured in some ways doesn't change the fact that they are headlining off the back of one massive album.

[Lithium05]

Very sorry, i should have said, "kerrang focuses on just as many flash in the pan bands as NME (Lithium05, 2009)".

[Englishdragon]

Any reasoning behind that statement or just one of those random statements people make who probably have never even heard the album

[Englishdragon]

Seeing as you're a fan of theirs I imagine I may have to spell it out further... but you do know that where it says "Arctic Monkeys: TBC" in the line-up and rumours page, that means they're definately playing.

I can use visual aids if you want:

A

Shit

Band

Playing

Reading and...

Leeds

Hope that helps

[beLIEveR]

nomination for best post of 2009!

[pigshair123]

Seeing as you're a fan of theirs I imagine I may have to spell it out further... but you do know that where it says "Arctic Monkeys: TBC" in the line-up and rumours page, that means they're definately playing.

I can use visual aids if you want:

A

Shit

Band

Playing

Reading and...

Leeds

Hope that helps

[Azzy G]

that looks more like a turd than a shit to me