The Arctic Monkeys

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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    Bought the record the other day and I've got one word for the Arctic Monkeys:
    overrated.

    It's OK but they have nothing on Oasis.
    Wave came crashing...
  • Man_Of_The_Hour
    Man_Of_The_Hour Posts: 330
    UpHereInMyTree500 wrote:
    Bought the record the other day and I've got one word for the Arctic Monkeys:
    overrated.

    It's OK but they have nothing on Oasis.

    Not to defend the Monkeys (I'll leave that to psycosmic ;)) but I heard Oasis doesnt have anything on Oasis regarding their last album ;)
    Well, do you need a lot of what you've got to survive?
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    PaulJam wrote:
    Why are people so braindead! Go and fucking listen to Stevie Wonder.


    why would i do that??? he's shite...

    if any artist is more lauded by critics then i have yet to discover whom... I rate stevie wonder below most artists..

    remember this is the guy who had the songs "I just called to say I love you" which was pish... and as for "happy birthday" fuck me... . thats 80's discotastic... every DJ in the land must be sick to death of that dirge.

    give me Les Beatles anyday... :cool:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • (UK)_foxymop
    (UK)_foxymop Posts: 234
    PaulJam wrote:
    NME hyped The Libertines to the moon!....And I loved every god damn minute of it because they were a GREAT band. The blood, the guts...the endless POETRY (sorry, blackadder moment)....the romance, the intrigue that all went into this beautiful music. It just irks me that such a poor excuse can come and take all the success that belongs to a band like The Libs. But that's life and that's music. I'm over it...but I still hate The Arctic Monkeys. Bada bing.

    Now see that's where personal preference comes into it :D
    I don't get the hype round The Libertines, I like a couple of their songs but I don't get the god worship they've had. Plus Babyshambles are a shambles and Pete Doherty is an embarrassing tosser.

    But I like Arctic Monkeys :D

    .. and in a perfect world everyone would love Pearl Jam :cool:
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  • PaulJam
    PaulJam Posts: 163
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    why would i do that??? he's shite...

    if any artist is is more lauded by critics then i have yet to discover it... I rate stevie wonder below most artists..

    remember this is the guy who had the songs "I just called to say I love you" which was pish... and as for "happy birthday" fuck me... . thats 80's discotastic... every DJ in the land must be sick to death of that dirge.

    give me Les Beatles anyday... :cool:

    That's not fair. You just gave later day examples which even his biggest fans will admit to being a disappointment. They take nothing away from his genius and if you really want to stick your neck out there then ridicule his 70's stuff. Talking Book, Innvervisions and Songs In The Key of Life....have you listened to this stuff? Do you like soul/motown/rhythm and blues? If you don't like that stuff then fair enough but the examples you gave are a cop out.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    PaulJam wrote:
    That's not fair. You just gave later day examples which even his biggest fans will admit to being a disappointment. They take nothing away from his genius and if you really want to stick your neck out there then ridicule his 70's stuff. Talking Book, Innvervisions and Songs In The Key of Life....have you listened to this stuff? Do you like soul/motown/rhythm and blues? If you don't like that stuff then fair enough but the examples you gave are a cop out.

    I go by full collective output.... 3 good albums in the 70's does not a genius maketh.

    True to say that I dont really like funk soul stuff... i think Marvin Gaye has more talent in his eyebrow than SWonder did... I cant watch him, I think his voice is dull and overrated. Its fair to say that if he were not blind i dont think his status would have reached such dizzying heights..

    The thing i suppose is personal taste.. I would listen to Arctic Monkeys, The Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon every time before putting on a Stevie Wonder album... The former examples might not have the same jazz augmented fifths in their melodies or have a 3/7 signature time beat with a b flat diminshed bass line.... but they use simple chords and beats to produce something primal and unassuming... raw and edgy. Thats personal taste really :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • sj_2150
    sj_2150 Posts: 275
    This band is so shit...
    I wish my grass was emo... so then it would cut itself
    http://www.soundclick.com/Arcticangel
    http://www.soundclick.com/Armadillo
  • (UK)_foxymop
    (UK)_foxymop Posts: 234
    sj_2150 wrote:
    This band is so shit...
    A solid, thought-provoking response :rolleyes:
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  • PaulJam
    PaulJam Posts: 163
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    but they use simple chords and beats to produce something primal and unassuming... raw and edgy. Thats personal taste really :)

    Congratulations! You've just given the best definition ever for Superstition. Just one of Stevie's many classics! :-)

    To most people, his stuff is just pure spontaneous, soulful, rythmic beauty that is as alive as anything could be and I find it heartbreaking that someone could not be turned on by his music. Of course I shouldn't, but I do! Wow.

    So you HAVE listened to those albums? Those are just his three best. He's done a million and one other things...plus, motown was more about singles anyway.
  • (UK)_foxymop
    (UK)_foxymop Posts: 234
    CBS News:

    "Mark Phillips reports on a young English rock band called the Arctic Monkeys which has shocked the music industry by setting a debut sales record without the help of a major marketing"

    http://guide.real.com/media/musicguide?contentid=9220348

    (Click on "Play Video" to see the report)

    :cool:
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  • PaulJam
    PaulJam Posts: 163
    Don't worry, real music's coming back...

    http://www.blackbud.co.uk

    "It's gonna be ok" - Jack Black, High Fidelity
  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    I'm not really good at jumping on bandwagons, but our copy of the CD came from UK yesterday and we listened carefully and we think Arctic Monkeys really has something going for them. I'm glad I didn't hesitate to get tickets to see them live here, 'coz the show's sold out and has been moved to a bigger venue. I'm not saying that this band isn't going to change or get too commercial to listen to or whatever, but around here we think they have potential. We said the same thing about Coldplay, though. We liked them more when they were Coldplay not COLDPLAY, and now we're completely sick of them. Sooo, with that in mind, we're just enjoying this CD without making them out to be "the next big thing" by dancing around the kitchen and having a good time. :)
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
    ~ FZ ~
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    PaulJam wrote:
    Don't worry, real music's coming back...

    http://www.blackbud.co.uk

    "It's gonna be ok" - Jack Black, High Fidelity


    jesus, when did it lever leave?
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I listened to two of their songs from their website. Does anyone wanna do me a big favour and send me a few more songs? I can't wait until Tusday, I want more! ; )
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    Also, if anyone has any extra tickets for the toronto show please let me know. It's a long shot, but I'd prefer to see them at the Pheniex (sp) then buy off Ebay and have to see them with Oasis at the ACC
  • Man_Of_The_Hour
    Man_Of_The_Hour Posts: 330
    blacknapkins wrote:
    I'm not really good at jumping on bandwagons, but our copy of the CD came from UK yesterday and we listened carefully and we think Arctic Monkeys really has something going for them. I'm glad I didn't hesitate to get tickets to see them live here, 'coz the show's sold out and has been moved to a bigger venue. I'm not saying that this band isn't going to change or get too commercial to listen to or whatever, but around here we think they have potential. We said the same thing about Coldplay, though. We liked them more when they were Coldplay not COLDPLAY, and now we're completely sick of them. Sooo, with that in mind, we're just enjoying this CD without making them out to be "the next big thing" by dancing around the kitchen and having a good time. :)

    I think it would be different if Coldplay had stuck to their sound. They were a rock group in Parachutes, a more mature rock group in Rush Of Blood but they went to over-the-top production on their last album. It's as if they're not a rock band anymore but a pop orchestra. If theyx would have done those same songs from x&y and played them with bass, drums, guitar and keys here and there it would have been a really great album. But I dont think the Monkeys are planning to install organs and stuff into their sound.
    Well, do you need a lot of what you've got to survive?
  • (UK)_foxymop
    (UK)_foxymop Posts: 234
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I listened to two of their songs from their website. Does anyone wanna do me a big favour and send me a few more songs? I can't wait until Tusday, I want more! ; )

    There's 4 here:
    http://www.myspace.com/arcticmonkeys

    enjoy :)
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  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    I really tried to like them but, after 2 listens I still haven't found out what's so great about them. Maybe they'll grow on me.
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  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    (UK)_foxymop wrote:
    There's 4 here:
    http://www.myspace.com/arcticmonkeys

    enjoy :)

    sweet, thanks!
  • Dave Freeview
    Dave Freeview Posts: 12
    I think the NME are hyping them up way too much as they always do, they claim to be the first to hear these bands when actually they're 6 months behind the people who really know what they're talking about. They're an OK band, but I don't think they're life changing, I actually quite like "Dancefloor" but the other songs of theirs I've heard don't really do much for me, maybe it'll take time. I can't see personally what all the fuss is about, the NME were looking for a band to fill the gap left by the Libertines/Babyshambles and the Arctic Monkeys appeal to the same people, a lot of people listen to everything the paper says and any new band they say they should like, they will.
    www.freeviewtheband.co.uk

    www.myspace.com/freeview

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