Arctic Monkeys / Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not – CD

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Author: ARCTIC MONKEYS

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 14-02-2006

Details: Amazon.ca Hot on the heels of their shock UK No. 1 single « I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor », Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not confirms Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys as the UK underground’s most proselytizing young preachers of the DIY gospel. Marrying nervy, caffeine-and-cigarettes indie clatter to conversational, pretense-free lyrics and the occasional burst of off-the-cuff eloquence (« No time for Montagues or Capulets/Just banging tunes and DJ sets, » proffers « Dancefloor »), it’s an instant, pulse-racing hit.No question, the Monkeys are more sinners than saints. The opening « The View from the Afternoon » predicts a ruckus with a whole lot more grit than the Kaisers can muster, while on the mellow « Riot Van, » a tale of underage drinking and cop-baiting culminates in a messy beating in the back of a station wagon. Look beyond the Arctics’ bristly, laddish exterior, however, because it’s actually affairs of the heart that comprise this album’s secret core: see the sweaty-palmed « Dancing Shoes, » bearing testament to the trial of nerves that is pulling in a suburban indie nightclub, or « Mardy Bum »–a tribute to a moody girlfriend that, for all its witty barbs (« I’ve seen your frown and it’s like looking down the barrel of a gun »), is tinted with sweet affection. –Louis Pattison Product Description Arctic Monkeys

UPC: 801390008627

EAN: 0801390008627

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New