Arctic Monkeys

[Tobieski]

"A band who will not look back on this record as a career high, but as the moment they stopped being defined by a genre and instead became (this bit is in italics) artists" - I am so done. Genuinely don't mind the NME, but this review is ridiculous.

[Tobieski]

On the second listen of AM now, I like it a lot but Alex Turner has been listening to The Black Keys' Brothers a fair bit hasn't he?

[the wonderwhy]

NME do the same thing with loads of bands, The Strokes for example.

[justanothername]

This is why I don't NME they just overrated some bands to high kingdom come! Also I swear they gave No More Idols by Chase & Status 1/10 which would give the suggestion that they don't like them but then they follow them. Someone please explain that to me.

[Com Truise]

NME's reviews:

Whatever... - 10/10

Favourite Worst Nightmare - 9/10

Humbug - 7/10

Suck It and See - 9/10

AM - 10/10

As you may see the album rating correlates with the band's 'hype' (for lack of a better word) at the time. Without the glittering reviews of the debut, their live performances, their singles, it'd be unlikely that there would have been a debut album or a career. Could anyone say that musically Whatever... was a perfect 10? Or was it moreso because of the 'hype' that had consumed the small band at the time? Not really a shocker now that they've weighted their review on the current popularity of the band, they've been doing it all along.

[Mouseboy11]

This is why I don't NME they just overrated some bands to high kingdom come! Also I swear they gave No More Idols by Chase & Status 1/10 which would give the suggestion that they don't like them but then they follow them. Someone please explain that to me.

[justanothername]

In the dustbin of humanity you will find Saul Milton and Will Kennard – two dullards guilty of producing the most offensive sub-music since Kosheen.

Making the kind of vacuous dumb’n’bass backdrops that have made Pendulum a band synonymous with shiteness, this London duo have enlisted a heap of likely goons (including Tempa T) and some shameful appearances from folk that should know better (Dizzee Rascal, Cee Lo Green), in a bid to cover up their electronic ineptitude.

Despite Cee Lo’s vocal guidance (‘Brixton Briefcase’), you almost black out from the terribleness before coming to and realising you’re too good for this soulless nonsense.

Read more at http://www.nme.com/reviews/chase-and-status--2/11823#jjthlFqRXgUX9DDh.99

This is journalism nowadays?

Edited September 4, 2013 by justanothername

[adam1234]

Not listened to AM yet for no other reasons than I've been very busy and can't be arsed. But for me best albums are:

SIAS

Whatever...

Humbug

FWN

FWN is poor IMO only decent tracks if you were there beware, house is a circus, old yellow bricks , brianstorm,do me a favour and none are great apart from brianstorm. SIAS is a great album

Edited September 4, 2013 by adam1234

[howlin_pete]

SIAS

Whatever...

FWN

Humbug

Will listen to the new record when it's out. They were fairly dull at Glastonbury mind. Not bad exactly, but just nothing special at all

[justanothername]

FWN is poor IMO only decent tracks if you were there beware, house is a circus, old yellow bricks , brianstorm,do me a favour and none are great apart from brianstorm. SIAS is a great album

[Gravyshambles]

What is wrong with Turners voice? Finally got round to checking out some of their live stuff from this year

[adam1234]

I think that FWN is brilliant and their 2nd best also Fluorescent Adolescent is my favourite Arctics song

[Com Truise]

What is wrong with Turners voice? Finally got round to checking out some of their live stuff from this year

[Com Truise]

Fluorescent adolescent is by far the worst song they've released and one of the worst they've ever created. All IMO of course. And it's the worst album by a mile for me. However SIAS gets slated on here and that's my favourite so... I've got a few days off now so should be able to listen to AM

[justanothername]

I hate Fluorescent Adolescent and Teddy Picker

[The Placid Casual]

Do Me a Favour, This House is a Circus and If You Were There Beware are the three best off that album

[The Placid Casual]

I hate Fluorescent Adolescent and Teddy Picker

[Andre91]

WPSIATWIN- A Certain Romance, You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me, Still Take You Home.

FWN- Do Me A Favour, This House Is A Circus, Only Ones Who Know.

HUMBUG- My Propeller, Crying Lightning, Dangerous Animals.

SIAS- The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala, Black Treacle, Suck It And See.

AM- No.1 Party Anthem, Do I Wanna Know?, R U Mine?

My top three from each album

Edited September 4, 2013 by Andre91

[Com Truise]

Still better than The Bad Thing and D Is For Dangerous

[The Placid Casual]

WPSIATWIN - Still Take You Home, Red Lights Indicate, From The Ritz to The Rubble

FWN - This House Is a Circus, If You Were There Beware, Do Me a Favour

Humbug - Pretty Visitors, Dance Little Liar, Secret Door

SIAS - Love is a Laserquest, That's Where You're Wrong, Library Pictures

AM - R U Mine?, Arabella, I Wanna Be Yours

[The Placid Casual]

i'd go with 'equally as crap'

[Com Truise]

My top three from each album

[lightning1000]

This circle jerk over arctic monkeys is upsetting me . I'll just stop reading this thread now. Most over rated band of all time.

Edited September 5, 2013 by lightning1000

[Com Truise]

This circle jerk over arctic monkeys is upsetting me . I'll just stop reading this thread now. Most over rated band of all time.

[dentalplan]

Fancy us all enjoying the Arctic Monkeys in a thread titled 'Arctic Monkeys'. What shameless behaviour!