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Tony Montana
10-02-2006, 03:30 PM
What's everyone's opinion?
Mine is that they are a very good band although the album isn't perfect - i also feel that people are starting to write them off because of the hype.
I also think that they may however be one album wonders.
The lyrics are great, the songs are fresh and original and also the bad have a good attitude towards the media.
mooney
10-02-2006, 04:10 PM
I think they are good.
I have listened to the album more and more and everytime it keeps getting better.
As you have said, the lyrics and songs are 'fresh' and that is good.
They dont really do many interviews or talk for long as they are all a bit shy, which i think is defo good for em.
As for one album wonders........i dont think so.
To say they are going to be a 'one album' band is ridiculous.
Are the Kaiser chiefs or the Killers going to be one album bands?
The Darkness were 'one album' bands (if you can even call them that).
You cant put the Artic Monkeys in the same league as them.
Only time will tell. I think they will be with us for a long time.
8)
giannini
10-02-2006, 04:39 PM
i also feel that people are starting to write them off because of the hype.
You see i think its the whole boy who cried wolf thing. Last year Radio 1 and the NMe proclaimed that the Killers, Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, Hard Fi and Kasabian were the next big thing, then Arctic Monekys came along, they got handed the tag, in 4 months time there will be someone else, its now getting where people totally disregard it, and like you say, people are less interestee in hearing about them. Personally, i think they're just a good Inide band, nothing more, and im getting sick to death of hearing about them all the time.
emmma
10-02-2006, 04:44 PM
does anyone else think their song at the moment sounds like Ballroom Blitz in Wayne World???
its well a rip off
Emmet
10-02-2006, 05:48 PM
I really dont see what all the fuss is about.
sik80
10-02-2006, 05:49 PM
Are the Kaiser chiefs or the Killers going to be one album bands?
i pray every night that they are
the quoon
10-02-2006, 06:09 PM
just another blah band hyped beyond belief.
the teapot gnome
10-02-2006, 08:03 PM
Are the Kaiser chiefs or the Killers going to be one album bands?
i pray every night that they are
Totally agree with you there!!
As for The Arctic Monkeys everytime i hear them they make me smile and that's
good enough for me
Coakley
10-02-2006, 08:41 PM
They're not really my cup of tea, but I really do think there's something about the Arctic Monkeys in particular, that sets them apart from the retro "indie" bands around.
I get the sense from people I know that the lyrics are really good and the way the lad sings them is boss. People can relate to whats being said and played.
I get the same vibe from them that I got from when Oasis first came out....in that they're gonna be massive 'cos they appeal to the average lad on the street that I see. Whereas all these other retro "indie" bands, such as teh Kaiser Cheifs and co....whilst being decent bands in their own right, are a bit poncey.
The young boys in the lacoste and with the grade 0 on the back and sides, the footy heads and the Pleasure Rooms crew are fuckin' loving this band and really feel part of it.
In the same way that the scalls and that loved Liam Gallagher and could relate to them.
These people aren't listening to faggoty art-pop shite like Franz Ferdinand.
When you've got that crowd on your side you're onto a winner, since they make up the majority of the youth in this country.
philcharnock
10-02-2006, 08:46 PM
I'm a big fan. And indie sometimes repulses me, so they have to be different to grab my ears.
Shite.
Same old same old.
Same as the Killer Chiefs, and the Kaiser Kooks.
Shite.
Same old same old.
Same as the Killer Chiefs, and the Kaiser Kooks.
hardly same old. they sound nothing like them.
they're just very well done, catchy tunes that wont last very long.
hardly same old. they sound nothing like them.
they're just very well done, catchy tunes that wont last very long.
Nah, I know, it's more just a frustration how every guitar band is proclaimed as the second coming.
Since 'The Second Coming'.
And that was rubbish. :)
garyfontaine
11-02-2006, 02:30 AM
And that was rubbish.
Clouds are rubbish.
Rubbish is rubbish.
garyfontaine
11-02-2006, 02:31 AM
Must admit "The Second Coming" was a let down :roll: :oops:
Pedro
11-02-2006, 02:32 AM
Vastly overrated.
Not impressed by anything they have done before... and hardly original in any aspect that has been accredited to them.
Next.
Clouds are rubbish.
Rubbish is rubbish.
Clouds are cool.
jameshkfr
11-02-2006, 02:08 PM
I'm not really a fan of 'indie' music but i'm lovin this album. Been playing it in the car for the past 2 weeks. They may not be breaking any molds but there's something about them that appeals to the mass market.
In a way i really hope they don't make another album. I'll try to explain why... Think about about it, Faulty Towers is one of the best things ever, what if they made 2, 3, 4, 5 series, would it still be the british icon it is today.
Scott Gray
11-02-2006, 06:30 PM
the demo's that were knocking round online before they hit big were excellent, really gritty and so much feeling. The re-recorded versions of the songs for the album sound weak, over polished in places, and on some songs like "Riot Van" they've totally changed the lyric and part of the song structure, which hasnt worked. They are indeed a talented bunch of lad's, but remember they are only around the 19, 20 years old mark, they are simply lads writing song's about the town they live in, which is nothing new, at all, and has been done so many times before, and to a higher standard.
if you want to hear a truely stunning album about city life, go and track down a copy of Shack's "Waterpistol", about 11 years old now, and just depict's their struggle as, sadly, smack heads in Liverpool. Easily the best album of the last 15 years though, easily
richchibuku
11-02-2006, 10:31 PM
ive jsut bought and burnt a copy of waterpistols...
better be good...
ive jsut bought and burnt a copy of waterpistols...
better be good...
If not, who owes you? :)
richchibuku
11-02-2006, 11:20 PM
scott.
the teapot gnome
12-02-2006, 02:05 AM
The Head brothers are legendary and their tunes still stand up today,two words, Pale Fountains
Tony Montana
13-02-2006, 10:27 AM
HMS Fable is quality.
garnster
13-02-2006, 05:24 PM
As a self-confessed indie head, I can honestly say I think the Arctics are brilliant. No-one can really criticise them, as for their age they have produced a fantastic debut albulm.
NME plaudits will come and go, but in the Artics I think we have a band who people like because they're down to earth. The songs might not be epics but are catchy as hell and I for one look forward to many pissed up nights dancing around like a t*at to their songs! :twisted:
They are ace, I have seen them about 8 times now and love them. Not a huge fan of the album, the demo tracks are better
Think you can still download them from www.arcticmonkeys.com
If you like them, some other Shef bands you may like the sound of...
Milburn
The Harrisons
Little Man Tate
Reverand & The Makers
Random1
14-02-2006, 06:28 PM
I'd say the Arctic Monkeys are OK - not my cup of tea, mind and I can see myself getting sick of them soon...
Barrington
15-02-2006, 03:38 AM
I think they're wicked and that's irrespespective of me coming from Sheffield.
Like Geri, I preferred the demo tracks too.... more punch to 'em whereas the album, well, is just to toned down for my liking.
It's all the rage though innit, and many other people in this thread are quick to dismiss them which I suppose is fair enough if it ain't there cup of char. I think they're brilliant though and have handled the press well. Not sure what the response on their second album will be like though....
Geri> One of my mates at Sheff Uni has got a radio show and has interviewd some of them peeps - gut sheisse indeed gal.
the dancing shoes demo is so much better than the album version. the new one doesnt flow as well.
Madden
15-02-2006, 08:22 PM
Ive got a signed copy of waterpistol somewhere 8)
Pedro
15-02-2006, 10:54 PM
No-one can really criticise them.
I can.... watch!
OVERRATED CACK.
8)
Mr Spliffy
17-02-2006, 02:17 PM
quite like the artic monkeys, only got the demo's off the net cos im too tight fisted to buy the album, like them alot tho, their lryics are abit more interesting than some of the rubish thats been hyped up over the past 2 months
Kieran
17-02-2006, 02:22 PM
i have no opinion on therm because i have never heard them.
Id be very surprised if I liked their music though, though its nice to hear people are getting behind a british band
Tony Montana
17-02-2006, 03:21 PM
They're by far and away the best new British band.....they shit all over the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs who I don't think are that good altohugh they're in turn a lot better than Hard-Fi who are atrocious.
Pedro
18-02-2006, 03:05 AM
They're by far and away the best new British band.....they shit all over the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs who I don't think are that good altohugh they're in turn a lot better than Hard-Fi who are atrocious.
Yes, obviously.... The lyrical content supercedes hard-fi....
Whoooooooooooooooooo!
:roll:
Kaiser Chiefs are also to55.
Hard-fi's album, along with Kubb and The Editors were teh highlights for guitar music for me at the end of last year. 8) (Although I did pick up stars of CCTV a bit earlier than the the latter two).
Barrington
20-02-2006, 04:42 AM
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
azzerellis
20-02-2006, 11:09 AM
Shite, far too white for me. It will stop the local teenagers from hanging round our street corner so I am happy with what they are doing.
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
Hard-Fi = sky sports backing music.
Bag of shite.
ChrisMcGee
20-02-2006, 01:37 PM
I've heard Settle for a draw as backing music on Sky sports.
i quite like sky sports backing music.
Pedro
21-02-2006, 12:38 AM
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
Yup.
Tony Montana
21-02-2006, 09:20 AM
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
Yup.
Fuckin hell - Hard-Fi are up there with the worst bands ever..
Madden
21-02-2006, 10:28 AM
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
Yup.
Fuckin hell - Hard-Fi are up there with the worst bands ever..
Do you really beleive that?
mooney
21-02-2006, 11:17 AM
Pedro, you really rate Hard Fi over the Monkeys mate?
Yup.
Fuckin hell - Hard-Fi are up there with the worst bands ever..
Do you really beleive that?
Its a fair point.......worse bands EVER!
Surely Mike Flowers Pops (or whatever they were called) were worse?
The Darkness?
Busted?
Son Of Dork (SOD)?
Slipknot?
Korn?
etc etc
ALL worse than Hard-FI.
ChrisMcGee
21-02-2006, 11:20 AM
i quite like sky sports backing music.
me too..
and I think Hard-Fi are alright as well.
I really liked their first single and I might have bought their album, but I'm sick of hearing about them now, so I probably won't bother.
mooney
22-02-2006, 09:33 AM
I really liked their first single and I might have bought their album, but I'm sick of hearing about them now, so I probably won't bother.
Where do you keep on hearing about them, Radio1? Sounds about right. My suggestion there would be to not listen to Zane Lowe (although he is good) coz he does ALWAYS goe on about them!
My idea would be to stop "hearing" about them and "listen TO them. That way you wont need to hear what everyone else is saying.
I like the album, even though it did take a little to get into it.
Maybe the saongs aren't as "raw" as the demo's, but when you record in the studio I;m sure that you have to lose some of that "rawness".
Hawkster
23-02-2006, 02:09 PM
Saw Erol Alkan play a couple of weeks ago and his last tune was Arctic Monkeys so no doubt he'll drop it at Chibuku next week. Something for all the Arctic lovers to look forward too................
Barrington
25-02-2006, 10:07 PM
Shite, far too white for me. It will stop the local teenagers from hanging round our street corner so I am happy with what they are doing.
True dat :lol:
WUN LUV!
the production on the album is too basic i think. they probably rushed the album so they could deliver a product with all the hype.
Hooper
26-02-2006, 06:38 PM
I liked them for about 3 months, then I thought, nah no more thanks. xD
azzerellis
27-02-2006, 07:47 PM
Sugababes version should do well on the dancefloor, esp with the babes, at least it sounds a bit more hi-fi.
jules
01-03-2006, 09:14 PM
saw them in paris at the weekend and best gig i ve been to in ages, better than any of the manchester gigs ive seen them at. so good to see the preplexed frech folk wehn everyone started going mental, loads of crowd surfing and general moshing. reckon the brixton gigs will be pretty good tho.
Elvis the Hero
01-03-2006, 10:50 PM
Good Lyrics, average tunes with some exceptions ('fake tales of san fransisco' being one of them), plus the singers voice does my head in after a while.
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