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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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  • Audio CD (23 Jan 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Domino
  • ASIN: B000BTDMDC
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (298 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 394 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. The View From The Afternoon 3:38£0.79
Listen  2. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 2:53£0.79
Listen  3. Fake Tales Of San Francisco 2:57£0.79
Listen  4. Dancing Shoes 2:21£0.79
Listen  5. You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me 2:10£0.79
Listen  6. Still Take You Home 2:53£0.79
Listen  7. Riot Van 2:14£0.79
Listen  8. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured 2:23£0.79
Listen  9. Mardy Bum 2:55£0.79
Listen10. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But? 4:28£0.79
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Listen13. A Certain Romance 5:31£0.79

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Hot on the heels of their shock 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 proselytising young preachers of the DIY gospel. Marrying nervy, caffeine-and-cigarettes indie clatter to conversational, pretence-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"--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



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Debut album from Sheffield-born quartet the Arctic Monkeys.Even before the release of this first offering, the band were being touted as the next big thing. With their mix of melodic pop, fused with a punk-garage edge, their sound appealsto the alternative rock crowd. Their first single. 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', which went straight in at No.1 in the UK singles chart, is included.

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Up There With Ray, Paul and Noel, 23 Aug 2007
By Sue "Martin's Aunty" (North Yorks, UK) - See all my reviews
At 51, I am surely not the type of listener the Arctic Monkeys were aiming for. But, having heard Johnnie Walker play the track "Mardy Bum" and being wowed by it, I got a young colleague to lend me his copy of the album. It's wonderful. On first hearing, my "elderly" ears were about to dismiss it as a row, then the lyrics got through. I think Alex Turner is as excellent a spokesman for his generation as Ray Davies, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher before him. Much more appropriate (and clever) than the whingeing of the likes of James Blunt. A superb album.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Arctic Monkeys, 1 May 2006
By Mark Richardson "Mark" (Newcastle, England) - See all my reviews
I love the Arctic Monkeys. They're my favourite band. I'm 16 and I first heard them after reading about them in the NME. I loved them then (around last august) and I love them even more now. Does this make me a 'naive teen' who's been manipulated by media hype? You might disagree, but I don't think so.

I have nothing against people over 25 who buy music, but it seems to me that most bands who are considered 'great british bands' (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, Oasis) are ones that have captured the imagination of the nation's teenagers. So I don't think it is fair to call the people buying this album 'naive teens'.

Im not stupid, but I havn't got a clue what an 'emotive chord sequence' sounds like. I can, on the other hand, relate to the emotion felt for a moody girlfriend in 'Mardy Bum' or the lust felt in 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'. The Arctic Monkeys have made a connection with the young music buying people of this country, and they should be congratulated not ridiculed for that.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start, 17 Jun 2007
When I got this album, I found myself listening to it over and over again. The best song on the album is I bet that you look good on the dancefloor and When the sun goes down isn't far behind. The only poor song on the album really is Riot van, however except that this is an excellent album. People who say Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs are better are wrong because the Arctic Monkeys are a more individual rock/indie band. Everyone will like the Kaiser Chiefs with their radio-friendly and catchy lyrics but the Arctic Monkeys are something different. I am not saying I don't like the Kaiser Chiefs or Franz Ferdinand's first album (however overrated the second is) but to be honest you either love or hate the Arctic Monkeys rhythmic indie/rock sound or you don't and I believe more people do. The second album is good as well but I won't go on about that. So all in all, the Arctic Monkeys have bucked the trend of normal rock bands with boring lyrics (this doesn't include the Kaiser Chiefs) and have produced a masterpiece.
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This album is up their with Definitely Maybe and The Stone Roses debut and possibly the greteast debut of the 00's
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To quote another witty Northern social observer who also used a similar medium, "we hate it when our friends become famous, and if they're Northern - that makes it even worse"... Read more
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Look through the reviews on here and you will see just how polarising the Arctics can be, people either love them or hate them. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
I am completely in love with the Arctic Monkeys, this album is the best they've done, with some of my faveourite songs on it. But, they have'nt done anything recently! I want more!
Published 9 months ago by David Roe

5.0 out of 5 stars You know you're doing well when your debut outsells The Beatles
As soon as that drumbeat of 'The View from the Afternoon' kicks in, you're instantly aware that this is a debut album like no other - this the sound of REAL music from 4 Sheffield... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring boring boring boring BORING
They plod along like a third rate pub band with all the musical inspiration of a brain dead gnat. NOBODY is going to be inspired to become a lead guitarist by listening to this... Read more
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How can I encapsulate how bad this group are, if you have never heard them before? Well, firstly welcome to planet Earth because believe it or not, they're actually a band which... Read more
Published 14 months ago by K-Pax

3.0 out of 5 stars 2 really great songs and the others are ok
Dancing Shoes is fantastic. I defy anyone not to start dancing when it comes on. I bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor is also great but maybe overplayed now. Read more
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