Arctic monkeys......

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:05 am

Bin loving these for a while now, but in case you were a bit wary of them check out

http://www.mardy-bum.com/?page=music

you can download some of their other tracks and some of their live gigs absolutely legit for nowt. Thought there might be some of our friends out in the U S of A who might like them too and not know about them, lets get them world domination!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:08 am

Been singing their praises since about June, iirc... genuinely interested to see what people outside of the UK think about them. Not sure how well people singing in a Yorkshire accent about everynight UK town culture will travel...

Seeing them on Sunday night at the NME Tour gig in Cambridge. Wheeee.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:25 am

They are getting a lot of air time (both radio and tv) in Sweden.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:43 am

has anyone else notcied that they sound unncannily like George Formby?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:45 am

Best First wrote:has anyone else notcied that they sound unncannily like George Formby?

Scott Mills has, at the very least...

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:11 am

But still, how was it "bet you look good on the dance floor" wasn't nominated for best song at the brits, but X Factor winner "generic timberclone/westlame rip off shayne cant remember his surname"
gets nominated for "eat my hole"??

Strange but true

.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:57 am

I liked them before they were cool!

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:35 pm

Impactor returns 2.0
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:57:am Post subject:
I liked them before they were cool!

Snap. There is many a time whilst i'm at work where I can't be arsed doing anything and spend a while surfing the net, I found out about these guys last summer, my mate directed me to them, and I loved them.
Now everybody likes them and how long is it before we see topman creating a range of clothing in the monkey's style, and the twattish
"i'm so individual, so I follow the trend, but i'm an individual" people jumping on the band wagon.

I was on the train recently, and a bunch of what ca only be described as greasy boys and girls got on, wearing their pretend skater look, acting like idiots. The worst thing though was their insistance of putting there speakers in their walkman to show us all how individual and alternative they all were. Now before people get me wrong I liked somee of these songs, but most have meaning to me, or most I was listening to first time around with mates at gigs, and when frequenting our local rock pub on our underage drinking sprees. However, they were about 14, and blatently seemed as if they had just bought a "beginners guide to rock/metal music to impress my equally shaded friends" CD.

Their playlist went

Poison
killing in the name of
smells like teen spirit
......livin on a prayer (hmmm)

and on and on you get it

My Mate who was with me has a love for rock and metal, after hearing killing in the name of for the third time turned to the main boy, who seemed to have all the girly followers hanging on his every word, mr cool if you like, and asked if he knew who sung killing in the name of, the boy replied "kurt cobain", to which my mate corrected him, and there began an argument because the boy and all his friends would not accept rage had sung the song, one of the girls said that she had a cd at home of kurt cobain where he sings that and poison!

I hate soddin Kids like that.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:49 pm

To be fair, I think half the country liked the Arctics "before they were popular".

Wasn't Killing in the Name released after Kurt topped himself?

If I really cared, I'd check...

Post by **snarl** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:07 pm

Hmm...

I think they are ******* ***** to be honest.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:11 pm

You're entitled to your opinion.

You are of course wrong.

They're like the rock version of The Streets. Except Northern. And not Mike Skinner. So quids in all round in my eyes.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:15 pm

Both The Streets and Arctic Monkeys stink

Post by **snarl** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:16 pm

I think the streets are ******* ***** as well.

Seriously, I listened to some of there songs, found them all cack. Maybe I didn't listen to the good ones.

If "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" is one of their good ones, I'll think they are *****, as that song is IMO *****.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:20 pm

snarl wrote:If "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" is one of their good ones

It's not.

Their best songs are:

- Fake Tales of San Francisco (identikit wannabe-American indie band baiting)
- A Certain Romance (chav baiting)
- Still Take You Home (minger baiting)
- Mardy Bum (miserable cow baiting)
- Bigger Boys & Stolen Sweethearts
- Dancing Shoes

I.M.O.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:17 pm

Brendocon wrote: They're like the rock version of The Streets.

They aren't that bad.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:25 am

Best First wrote:
Brendocon wrote: They're like the rock version of The Streets.
They aren't that bad.

The "not Mike Skinner" qualifier was originally gonna be "not ****", but I changed it because I thought it was a pretty poor defence against the accusation of them being ****.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:08 am

i think they are ok, but not as good as a lot of people are makingthem out to be.

as an aside, i hate Jo Whiley.

Post by **snarl** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:10 am

Agreed, she be a ****.

But then, most of Radio 1 are.

I listened to Christian Oconnel for the first time since he moved to Virgin. It was nice, wasn't the same though.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:47 am

Haha, I heard that "You look good on the dancefloor" tune for the first time last night at the end of This Week.

That's it. Otherwise I have been totally untouched by their chilly, furry little paws.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:53 pm

Personally I don't like Arctic Monkeys, very dull. But I will still share with you my minor AM-linked claim-to-fame!

My band practices in the same warehouse complex that AM used untill they got famous.

My prediction for 'the next big thing' that will come out of Sheffield - 'The Darwin Theory' (no laughing at the name). They've got a very good emo-esque post-harcore type-thing going on. Just released their first album and I think they are supporting Muse on some dates on their Euopean tour. Much better than Frigid Monkeys

And they practice up the hall from me as well (and tried to poach our guitarist, but thats another story).

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:00 pm

Best First wrote:i think they are ok, but not as good as a lot of people are makingthem out to be.

To be honest, I don't think I've seen anybody rational making them out to be the Third Coming or anything. It's just one of those things where 80% of people think "yeah, they're quite good", which obviously has a bigger cultural impact that 10% of people thinking "they're godly!"

If that makes sense.

The media interest does tend to skew perceptions a bit and generate interest from places it really doesn't belong.

50 year old journalists extolling the virtues of Ritz to the Rubble? Having a laugh, surely.

as an aside, i hate Jo Whiley.

I think she's brilliant so long as she keeps her mouth shut.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:16 pm

ugh, she's such a horrible, ass kissing thinks shes cool and funny creep.

and she mings:

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:20 pm

Gooooooooooooooooooooood mornin'

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:22 pm

Dude, what the hell is that?

Post by **Best First** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:41 pm

you at 80.