― JoB (JoB), Monday, 30 January 2006 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― asdfasd, Monday, 30 January 2006 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 30 January 2006 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 January 2006 21:50 (eighteen years ago) link
The debut Arctic Monkeys album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" (Domino), has been instantly — and accurately — hailed as a modern classic
― don weiner (don weiner), Monday, 30 January 2006 22:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 30 January 2006 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm on google uk. You must be using that commie revisionist Chinese shite that still lists the Beatles as an influential British band.
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 30 January 2006 22:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 30 January 2006 22:34 (eighteen years ago) link
The poll to establish the 100 greatest British albums ever has the indie legends at the top, just pipping fellow Mancunians The Smiths at two with their 1986 effort 'The Queen Is Dead', and Oasis, who are at Three with their 1994 debut 'Definitely Maybe'.
Arctic Monkeys make an appearance at Number Five in the week that their first album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' looks set to become the fastest selling UK debut album of all time.
The Top Ten is as follows:1. The Stone Roses 'The Stone Roses'2. The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead'3. Oasis 'Definitely Maybe'4. Sex Pistols 'Never Mind The Bollocks'5. Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'6. Blur 'Modern Life Is Rubbish'7. Pulp 'Different Class'8. The Clash 'London Calling'9. The Beatles 'Revolver'10. The Libertines 'Up The Bracket'
― jackcarter (jackcarter), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Cunga (Cunga), Saturday, 4 February 2006 06:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― parsifal, Sunday, 12 March 2006 16:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― gekoppel, Sunday, 12 March 2006 21:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tape Store (Tape Store), Sunday, 12 March 2006 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― keyth (keyth), Sunday, 12 March 2006 23:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― account settings (account), Monday, 13 March 2006 00:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Monday, 13 March 2006 00:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― account settings (account), Monday, 13 March 2006 00:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― parsifal, Monday, 13 March 2006 00:54 (eighteen years ago) link
Although they wouldn't exist without The Strokes as a precursor, in their favor AM are less fashion-layout-ready and display more musical agility. The Strokes had better songs, though (speaking in past tense 'cause their expiration date passed after the first album).
Verdict: Arctic Monkeys huge in UK, won't mean shit in the US.
― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 13 March 2006 01:45 (eighteen years ago) link
they're gonna have to get to used to that
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 13 March 2006 02:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― don weiner (don weiner), Monday, 13 March 2006 02:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sean Braudis (Sean Braudis), Monday, 13 March 2006 02:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Monday, 13 March 2006 03:00 (eighteen years ago) link
You know, I just finished reading this issue, and my eyes fell out of my head when I saw that.
These kids are going to have such a long, long way down...
― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Monday, 13 March 2006 03:34 (eighteen years ago) link
Ha ha
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 March 2006 09:53 (eighteen years ago) link
O RLY?
― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Monday, 13 March 2006 10:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― [apal fret, Monday, 13 March 2006 10:07 (eighteen years ago) link
That's a thread unto itself. (And, somewhere on here, it probably already is.)
― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Monday, 13 March 2006 12:22 (eighteen years ago) link
oh you like something, that's so interesting.
― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Monday, 13 March 2006 12:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― steal compass, drive north, disappear (tissp), Monday, 13 March 2006 12:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― I'm thinking six, six, six (noodle vague), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― I'm thinking six, six, six (noodle vague), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:40 (eighteen years ago) link
music is make-believe, the monkeys know that and their fans live like it. just because it seems a somewhat dull existence to aspire to (naturalism/cynicism), compared to say...glam, doesn't make the role play any less valid.
― [apal furtivity, Monday, 13 March 2006 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― I'm thinking six, six, six (noodle vague), Monday, 13 March 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― [apal apple, Monday, 13 March 2006 15:23 (eighteen years ago) link
'oasis are actually very talented.
clever talleneted and sucessful.
the furries, were sh*te, and more like a 3rd rate pub band.
brit pop was a huge movement throught the nineties and very succesful, and i doubt you'd have the sh*t art rock bands that pussy foot around today if if it wasnt for that.
artic monkeys say it perfectly
"the weekend rockstars in the toilets practisicing there lines""super cool bands with there trilbys and glasses of white wine"'
― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― I'm thinking six, six, six (noodle vague), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― [apal wdw, Monday, 13 March 2006 16:24 (eighteen years ago) link
And anyway musical history is full of people outside of a music's cultural area of origin wanting to be part of that scene. I think what have people upset here is the Arctic Monkeys are a throwback to a type of music they personally don't much like and don't want to see it gain any traction. Doesn't the UK know they should be listening to Grime?! Dizzee needs to eat too! Come on!
― lykvun stratta, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 01:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― [apal class hero, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 04:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 10:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 05:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― lovethefrench (lovethefrench), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― BeeOK (boo radley), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:37 (eighteen years ago) link
The new tracks on the EP were very disappointing.As I suspected, they're already on the rocky/rockist road to self-mythologising/self-justification.They should concentrate on their music instead of getting bogged down over what people, contributors to this thread included, think of them.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:56 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/imperfect-sound-forever.htm
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 07:10 (eighteen years ago) link