Hugh Jass II Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 6 hours ago, thewayiam said: Behave! TBH&C is and they sacked off the rest of their tour to prove it. AM made them a massive force again after Suck it and see made them disappear quickly. AM was what Arctic broke the US with and got headline slot off of basically and if you can be an English Rock band and do that in America in the last 10 years you're doing okay. Bar their debut album which goes down as one of the top 5 debuts certainly from and English Rock band in history, AM is by far their best selling album. None of that makes it good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 I feel like am has aged poorly too. Tried to give it a listen the other day and got pretty bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said: AM is their worst album by a country fucking mile, and yet they continue to fart it out for almost a decade now. I hate it too but we're in the minority there - it's easily their most popular album with the more modern audience. I'm happy to admit I just hang on to the old days and I'm not entirely convinced I'd like much by them if it wasn't for the memories associated with those first two albums and being at uni, indie nights etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etodd22 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said: AM is their worst album by a country fucking mile, and yet they continue to fart it out for almost a decade now. Humbug is there best album, sad they don't play it much these days apart from Pretty Visitors. Good to see they are playing Potion Approaching again but 8/9 songs from AM is poor. Shouldn't be dropping 4 out of 5 from the setlist too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 54 minutes ago, Etodd22 said: Shouldn't be dropping 4 out of 5 from the setlist too! Yeah I really don't get this, it's clearly the most accessible song from TBHC and then by all accounts it looks like AM7 will be in a similar-ish vein. It's weird they tried so hard to move on from AM and even admitted to scrapping songs which were too 'AM2' like and then writing a slow album about a hotel on the moon but then they still just play live as if it's the AM tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Encore Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2 AM 3Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino 4 Favourite Worst Nightmare 5 Suck It And See 6 Humbug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 i've just seen that am ARE PLAYING outdoors in a roman arena in croatia this summer, it looks a fantastic venue. if i was a fan i'd try to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Matt hit the nail on the head further up - AM is boring. First two tracks are decent but it quickly becomes one paced and lyrically dull. Humbug and SIAS are both far more interesting both musically and lyrically and TBHC at least tries to do something a little different. AM just plods along to an unsatisfying finish. That they have been filling their setlists with the same turds for close to a decade now is seriously dispiriting. Does anyone really need to hear One For The Road or Snap Out Of It again? Humbug SIAS Whatever... FWN TBHC AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Theres nothing wrong with AM its just so frustrating they hardly touch the first album and play AM near enough in full every night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Would kill for That's Where You're Wrong or Black Treacle from SIAS but it's never gonna happen unfortunately, bit of a forgotten album despite being amazing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Croc Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 10 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said: AM is their worst album by a country fucking mile That's a bit harsh, I think people just love to hate it now because admittedly there are some over played tunes on it. But it probably has the most singalong tracks since their debut. I'd also put No. 1 Party Anthem and I Wanna Be Yours in my top 10 Monkeys tunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormajormajor Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Humbug and Tranquillity Base are their two best IMO. SIAS had some incredible stuff on it too. Would love to see them in a club and hear (amongst others): That's Where You're Wrong My Propeller Jeweller's Hands Dance Little Liar Fire and the Thud All My Own Stunts Suck It And See Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 If they came on at Reading & played only Humbug and TBHC tunes, they'd get bottled off! I like both albums, but in terms of festival bangers (that word again), AM & the debut album have far more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 20 minutes ago, Punksnotdead said: If they came on at Reading & played only Humbug and TBHC tunes, they'd get bottled off! I like both albums, but in terms of festival bangers (that word again), AM & the debut album have far more. only kidding myself here but i'm hoping something like when the sun goes down comes back for r&l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Fake Encore said: 1 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2 AM 3Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino 4 Favourite Worst Nightmare 5 Suck It And See 6 Humbug 1, 2, 6, 4, 5 for me. 3 isn't even worth the mention for me. It's the definition of we tried something completely different and forget about that period. Humbug grew on me more over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 AM are known by two generations, the whatever generation and the AM generation. And I think they’ve essentially doubled down on the AM generation and decided that’s the album they’d prefer to be known for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Matt42 said: AM are known by two generations, the whatever generation and the AM generation. And I think they’ve essentially doubled down on the AM generation and decided that’s the album they’d prefer to be known for. When you're a multi-millionaire rock star you don't really wanna sing about girls in chip shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted August 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Matt42 said: AM are known by two generations, the whatever generation and the AM generation. And I think they’ve essentially doubled down on the AM generation and decided that’s the album they’d prefer to be known for. I think it’s largely just a case of them really not liking their earlier stuff all that much and AM being their most recent popular album/the one that gained them the most fans worldwide so they’ve decided to just go with it as their setlist filler. Guaranteed to get the crowd going and probably still enjoyable to play for them unlike the really early stuff which they seemed to go off pretty early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Although it looks like they listened to me and moved Do I Wanna Know to the end of the set https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/arctic-monkeys/2022/obudai-sziget-budapest-hungary-3bb3e8c8.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st dan Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matt42 said: Although it looks like they listened to me and moved Do I Wanna Know to the end of the set https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/arctic-monkeys/2022/obudai-sziget-budapest-hungary-3bb3e8c8.html A solitary song from Suck It And See is a travesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, st dan said: A solitary song from Suck It And See is a travesty. Arabella, One For the Road, Knee Socks don’t need to stay. A good setlist from them imo would be The View From The Afternoon Brianstorm Snap Out Of It Crying Lightning Teddy Picker Dancefloor Pretty Visitors High Tranquility Base Fireside Potion Approaching Cornerstone Do Me A Favour Four Out Of Five One Point Perspective Fake Tales of San Francisco Mardy Bum Do I Wanna Know? 505 When The Sun Goes Down Suck it and See R U Mine Still sticks with 21 songs like they enjoy doing. 90 minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 And still no Fluorescent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, lighthouse said: And still no Fluorescent. good cause it's absolutely butchered by them these days. I would drop Dancefllor too tbh. Only first album song they do well is View from the Afternoon imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, lighthouse said: And still no Fluorescent. Forget it exists. Never really liked it tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etodd22 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said: good cause it's absolutely butchered by them these days. I would drop Dancefllor too tbh. Only first album song they do well is View from the Afternoon imo. From the ritz to the rubble was brilliant live on the last tour especially at TRNSMT 18, should be played a lot more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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