Arctic Monkeys : Humbug
 

Better than FWN. Anyone who think otherwise is wrong.

adidasss post incoming...

with just the single word 'Bullshit' perchance? SN is correct though it is MUCH MUCH better.

I just found FWN apart from a couple songs to be mostly boring, Humbug actually has some life to it. Also I think Jeweler's Hands is a great testament to how much they've matured. It's great they're moving forward, and not sticking to the same formula, like alot of other bands. They can't keep writing songs about Sheffield nightclubs forever.

I'm gonna go excellent because as of now, I couldn't put any of their 3 albums in any order. I listened to all 3 yesterday and just plain couldn't decide.

Yeah, you people are obviously smoking a heavy dose of WRONG. I have no idea how anyone can say ANYTHING on Humbug is anywhere near as good or memorable as D is for dangerous, This house is a circus, Old yellow bricks, Fake tales, 505 or any number of their other songs/singles. You just can't so shut up. There isn't a single hit song on it and this is a band that's become huge based on catchy tunes. If they had put this out in 2006 instead of Whatever people say I am...no one would have payed ANY attention to them and that's a fact.

Moving on. I vote Fair. There are a few tunes I like, like Secret door, My propeller and Potion approaching. I'm sure some others will warm up to me but there's no way I'll ever think this is better than their first two and I'm sure as hell no track is gonna come close to topping the 140 plays D is for dangerous has racked up (my most played track on last.fm by far).

Maybe they don't want to have hit singles anymore and are exploring their sound a little more? It's not all about hit singles and quite frankly if that's what they were only about then people would become tired of them a la Oasis. It's no secet that turner has had his moments with fame and his dislike of certain aspects.

It's certainly not a brilliant album at all but I shall stay in your camp of 'wrong' and say that it is definitely better than FNW. That album hasn't even had a listen for over a year.

They got big because not only because of their catchy tunes but also their lyrics, attitude and energy.

I voted good. Favourite Worst Nightmare was just so bland compared to their first album, it never clicked with me. This is a step up from that but still falls short of Whatever People Say. Favorite songs My Propeller, Crying Lightning, Pretty Visitors.

Ok, Pretty visitors and The Jeweller's hands are my current favorites, especially the former. I probably should have voted good...

I personally think it's an amazing album.
Maybe their best? Ehh, I wouldn't say that yet.
Crying Lightning is amazing. <3

Wow, there are people out there who actually think Crying lighting is an amazing song...:|

Humbug is a bigtime grower. I think Jeweler's Hands might be the best thing they've ever done.

FWN was about Sheffield nightclubs or even 1/10th about Sheffield nightclubs? News to me.

Guess you didn't listen much, eh mate?

I cannot believe a fan of garage rock in any capacity would've found FWN boring. I struggle to think of a dull moment.

As for Humbug, well, it's not out yet so there's no way to listen to it - but I'm sure I'll end up liking it a ton.

I wasn't referring to FWN, I was referring to the people who have been complaining about their musical growth since their second album. Yeh I found large portions of FWN dull and I've even heard anyone refer to the Arctic Monkeys as garage rock, so idk where that's coming from.

I need to listen to Humbug more, but I don't find it as exciting/anything as good as Favourite Worst Nightmare. Maybe I'm just not getting something.

Really good. I enjoy the more laidback approach in comparison to their earlier work. Lyrically brilliant, and far more diverse than their first two albums, though I think I prefer Favourite Worst Nightmare.

When I listened to it Pretty Visitors stood out and I deemed it my favorite track. Everything else I didn't pay much attention to. I guess I have to listen to it a few more times. I have a feeling that I'm going to enjoy Humbug so much more than FWN.

I'm a fan, Favourite Worst Nightmare is still my fave, and I don't whether this quite hits the heights of that, but it's not far off.

I'm a huge, huge, huge fan of Joshua Homme so this album really takes the cake for me. Considering that The Arctic Monkeys are one of my favorite modern day bands, it's amazing seeing them team up with the mastermind behind Desert Sessions, Queens Of The Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal, and Them Crooked Vultures. I hear every influence vividly and frankly, I'm relieved this band didn't go back to making the same kind of music that the past two albums consisted of even though they both were very good.

I like the direction they're going. They just don't understand exactly what they're doing. For instance, in Secret Door, whenever you change the groove of the song, you have to build it back up again, and humbug fails to do that correctly. So, they're jerking you around several sections and expecting you to cry at the end. I don't think so.

They need some polishing for sure, but it's good to see the band expanding a bit.

peace,
-nick

I think this album needs to grow on you and gets better on every listen. I liked their first two albums as well but have to agree FWN wasn't so different as the first. In this one you hear they're exploring new things and don't want to repeat themselves. If they continue like this I'm sure they will release an album some day that we all can rate as "excellent".

I agree with you on this point. I went to an Arctic Monkeys concert a couple months ago, and they wouldn't play When the Sun Goes Down or Mardy Bum. I didn't realize til later it was because they were trying to work away from those kind of songs. But can you explain your last sentence? Do you know more about why Turner is so disillusioned with fame? I'd like to learn more about that.

And I agree with everyone who said Humbug was a grower. I hated it when I first listen to it, and now I absolutely love it, partially because I had to force feed it to myself in prep for their concert.
My favorite track by far is Dance Little Liar. Fire and Thud is great too, Cornerstone, Secret Door, all great.

I love Humbug. I loved WPSI(TWIN) a lot, but when I first heard this I couldn't decide what was my favourite Arctic Monkeys album and I still can't. Really good album, I do feel it's a transitional period into a new sound, I hope they can build their sound on their next album. I really can't wait for a new Arctic Monkeys album.

I voted Excellent by the way.

This album is a clear example of how the Arctic Monkey's have matured in sound and dare to be different. Humbug is a dark and emotional album. Dance Little Liar is my fav song. I voted excellent.

It's very good(generally hard to go wrong with Alex Turner),and an appealing change of direction, but I'd imagine that the next album will be trumpeted as a return to form by the music press.

A large disappointment when compared to the two previous albums imo, But it is tolerable and there are a few decent tracks on the album.

I agree with RonaldSays. I really did not like this album until after about ten listens. Really solid addition.

Loved it, but prefered Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What I'm Not tbh. It was a bit darker than the debut, and while theres nothing wrong with that, I simply liked the first more. Decent tracks though, and it certainly did not disappoint. Impossible to really, with a voice like Alex Turners its hard to make a crap record.

Dance Little Liar was my favourite on the record, but I must admit I missed hearing a song that I loved as much as Mardy Bum and A Certain Romance.

I also say good. It seems that they're trying something new and maybe when they find that sound they're really trying to get the next songs will fill in better.