If you haven't already check out Arctic Monkeys...

release30
release30 Posts: 2,051
edited July 2008 in Other Music
Their first album is awsome!"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"...the second one is pretty good also...Favorite Worst Nightmare
Conversations getting dull
There's a constant ringing in my ears
Sense of humor's void and numb
And I'm bored to tears.......
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  • RonForchette
    RonForchette Posts: 175
    Welcome to 2005! It's nice to see you!
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    RonForchette wrote:
    Welcome to 2005! It's nice to see you!

    They were a horribly over-rated band back then too. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    They were a horribly over-rated band back then too. :p

    You said it! To me they are the epitome of mediocrity, I don't think they're awful, but they're not in the least bit exciting.
  • HushBull
    HushBull Posts: 996
    Agreed in their ehhness. Nothing truly inspiring about them...
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    i love a few of their songs, but they got old for me....the songs are so repetitive, and the live show is even more so.....shame, they got some great lyrics and well told story-type songs
  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    Forgive my prescriptivist attitude shining through but I can't stand British bands who overemphasise their accents when singing. It really gets on my nerves.
  • Django
    Django Posts: 152
    facepollution wrote:
    You said it! To me they are the epitome of mediocrity, I don't think they're awful, but they're not in the least bit exciting.


    Thats bollox.....I can't think of another band around now of a similar age that are as good as them. Alex Turner is very talented, the drummer is savage.
  • MarkerInTheSand
    MarkerInTheSand Posts: 191
    ehh, im not huge on these guys. not bad, but not great. i can't believe they were hyped up to be "the next beatles" hahaha
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense

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  • morningstar
    morningstar Posts: 24
    release30 wrote:
    Their first album is awsome!"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"...the second one is pretty good also...Favorite Worst Nightmare
    dont really reply much on this forum, but erm no! they are what music isnt about, embarrassed to to be british half the time with the charts, ie pete docherty amy winehouse all just junkies, ok rant over.
    hows life treating u? better yet, how r u treating life?
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Django wrote:
    Thats bollox.....I can't think of another band around now of a similar age that are as good as them. Alex Turner is very talented, the drummer is savage.

    Kings Of Leon are of similar ages, and are way better.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Django wrote:
    Thats bollox.....I can't think of another band around now of a similar age that are as good as them. Alex Turner is very talented, the drummer is savage.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=eoUDjFMgUKM

    All these members are now 21.

    Truth be told though, the bassist is a huge arctic monkeys fan!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • morningstar
    morningstar Posts: 24
    facepollution wrote:
    Kings Of Leon are of similar ages, and are way better.
    totally with you there, they are amazing!!!
    hows life treating u? better yet, how r u treating life?
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    This House is a Circus is awesome, Alex is a great lyricist.
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Facepollution and Keeponrockin make valid points: the Arctic Monkeys are skanks. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Facepollution and Keeponrockin make valid points: the Arctic Monkeys are skanks. :D

    Ha ha, "skanks", not heard that one in a while! I don't think I would be so disinterested if the music press hadn't hailed them as the second coming -seriously I was expecting something truly mind-blowing, and when I heard it, it was like 'is that it?' They're boring as hell live too.
  • ZjorZ
    ZjorZ Posts: 15
    keeponrockin wrote:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=eoUDjFMgUKM

    All these members are now 21.

    Truth be told though, the bassist is a huge arctic monkeys fan!

    OMG these guys are really good, thx for letting me know ;).

    I liked Arctic Monkeys' first album when it came out, but I don't really listen to them these days. The drummer is awesome though. But I think they were a bit overhyped, first album was way better then the 2nd one.
  • Gold 26
    Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    Forgive my prescriptivist attitude shining through but I can't stand British bands who overemphasise their accents when singing. It really gets on my nerves.

    Exactly! It drives me insane. Scouting For Girls make me wish I was deaf!
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    facepollution wrote:
    Ha ha, "skanks", not heard that one in a while! I don't think I would be so disinterested if the music press hadn't hailed them as the second coming -seriously I was expecting something truly mind-blowing, and when I heard it, it was like 'is that it?' They're boring as hell live too.

    The press are so fucking quick to do that now: Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Libertines, Razorlight, whoever... they're all the same band with slightly different trendy t-shirts.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    Gold 26 wrote:
    Exactly! It drives me insane. Scouting For Girls make me wish I was deaf!
    Glad I'm not on my own here. The last three singles by that band sounded exactly the same. The Kooks piss me off too; they all came from a private school! They put the accents on!
  • Gold 26
    Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    Glad I'm not on my own here. The last three singles by that band sounded exactly the same. The Kooks piss me off too; they all came from a private school! They put the accents on!

    Yes, The Kooks also. And The Feeling. Grrrrrr!
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.

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