All this praise for the Arctic Monkeys album. I dont get it.

Indie_Albums · 09-24-2013, 03:06 PM

I think the album AM works best if you don’t expect it to define another decade - in fact, if you don’t expect anything at all.
6/10.

stu123 · 09-26-2013, 12:01 AM

I agree. Overhyped, over-rated, and not a patch on their previous stuff.

edwardc77 · 10-08-2013, 07:01 PM

My personal opinion is that they stop being great after their first album...

chris_mills · 10-30-2013, 03:34 AM

Are you kidding me? AM is one of their best. 'R U Mine' and 'Do I Wanna Know' lead the way as the popular songs on AM. However, I believe the best songs are 'Knee Socks' and 'Snap Out Of It'. AM must be the most clever album from the lads.

locoman23 · 11-02-2013, 04:52 AM

I don't get all the hate that this album gets. It's a good album. No, it's not as good as their first two but it's not that far from it either. I really like it.

Darrenaj9 · 02-05-2014, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by locoman23

I don't get all the hate that this album gets. It's a good album. No, it's not as good as their first two but it's not that far from it either. I really like it.

I think people go overboard because their first album was so fresh and exciting and they expected to be slapped in the face with some unique tracks all over again but there's always an evolution with any band.

They're older now a little more cultured and some of that raw youth has now grown as it always does and people want to feel the original energy back and get way too critical.

Cookiemv · 11-03-2013, 06:01 AM

I don't know if I'm the only when , but the first listen was absolutely bad , but when I gave it another shot it was way better , i couldn't help it but crying to the song Mad Sounds, though it's supposed to be a happy sound . Old albums are better I give you that , but to say that AM is bad is definitely not righteous , so let's just say that the album was fine .

chris_mills · 11-03-2013, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cookiemv

I don't know if I'm the only when , but the first listen was absolutely bad , but when I gave it another shot it was way better , i couldn't help it but crying to the song Mad Sounds, though it's supposed to be a happy sound . Old albums are better I give you that , but to say that AM is bad is definitely not righteous , so let's just say that the album was fine .

Yeah, u do have to listen to it a few times to like it more, but trust me, I've listened to it a bit now and its one of my favourite albums right now.

blackdragon123 · 11-03-2013, 01:10 PM

The best song on the album is the cover of "War Pigs"...

Isbjørn · 01-03-2014, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by blackdragon123

The best song on the album is the cover of "War Pigs"...

Can't find one. Wrong thread, perhaps? Or were you just joking?

09-24-2013, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Indie_Albums Groupie Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 4	All this praise for the Arctic Monkeys album. I dont get it. I think the album AM works best if you don’t expect it to define another decade - in fact, if you don’t expect anything at all. 6/10.

10-08-2013, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
edwardc77 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 128	My personal opinion is that they stop being great after their first album... __________________ Thought he lost everything then he lost a whole lot more....

11-03-2013, 01:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
blackdragon123 don't be no bojangles Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 496	The best song on the album is the cover of "War Pigs"... __________________ 'Well, I'm a common working man, With a half of bitter, bread and jam, And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man, When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

09-26-2013, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
stu123 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 9	I agree. Overhyped, over-rated, and not a patch on their previous stuff.

10-30-2013, 03:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
chris_mills Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: England Posts: 97	Are you kidding me? AM is one of their best. 'R U Mine' and 'Do I Wanna Know' lead the way as the popular songs on AM. However, I believe the best songs are 'Knee Socks' and 'Snap Out Of It'. AM must be the most clever album from the lads.

11-02-2013, 04:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
locoman23 Groupie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 26	I don't get all the hate that this album gets. It's a good album. No, it's not as good as their first two but it's not that far from it either. I really like it.

11-03-2013, 06:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cookiemv Groupie Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Lebanon Posts: 1	I don't know if I'm the only when , but the first listen was absolutely bad , but when I gave it another shot it was way better , i couldn't help it but crying to the song Mad Sounds, though it's supposed to be a happy sound . Old albums are better I give you that , but to say that AM is bad is definitely not righteous , so let's just say that the album was fine .