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

~ Arctic Monkeys
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Product details

  • Audio CD (21 Feb 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Domino
  • ASIN: B000E1155E
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (296 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 239,480 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. View from the Afternoon
2. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
3. Fake Tales of San Francisco
4. Dancing Shoes
5. You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring ...
6. Still Take You Home
7. Riot Van
8. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
9. Mardy Bum
10. Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...
11. When the Sun Goes Down
12. From the Ritz to the Rubble
13. Certain Romance

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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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36 of 38 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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's good and it gets better, 30 Sep 2007
I've had this CD for some time now and I have to say I never tire of it. I loved it when I first heard it and it just continues to grow on me as time goes by. It's great for working out to! I suspect it all depends on what kind of music you enjoy - if all those years ago you were, like me, utterly bored by the 70s and the dirge that was Soul and look on the Punk bands as the saviours of music, I suspect you will enjoy this album. It's more 'neo-punk' than Indie to me. If you are tired of the homogeneous 'easy listening' that so many performers roll out (David Gray, James Blunt, etc), you may see this as that breath of fresh air - something just a little different.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, 2 Feb 2006
Compared with other debuts doing the rounds, this album is mediocre. I was expecting more of the guitar indie pop with hooks that the singles had; it didn't deliver them.

These lot should not have had the praise heaped upon them that they have. I expect we'll all be wondering 'whatever happened to the arctic monkeys?' by this time next year.

If you're waivering about buying and don't own the 'We are Scientists' album, buy that instead. In fact, buy anything else instead.....

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitely Maybe Of The Decade

This album is up their with Definitely Maybe and The Stone Roses debut and possibly the greteast debut of the 00's
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Liam J. Cranfield

4.0 out of 5 stars A review for the reviewers perhaps - and thus the album
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
Published 5 months ago by Prof Whiteside

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh
I brought this and i listen it twice Mr Turner is a word smith who's confidence shows in his live playing i dont agree with the tag he is ripping of 70's band, this album was... Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. CHEW

5.0 out of 5 stars Polarising, and not just their name!
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
Published 12 months ago by A. Elliott

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 13 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
Published 13 months ago by J. Pettipher

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
Published 17 months ago by Grev

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter mince
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 18 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
Published 21 months ago by S. Tuck

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Fit For A Dustbin
No...just no. This is utter tosh, every single song. From the dreariness of Alex Turner's drone voice, to the monotonous guitars and that bloomin awful backing singer, this is... Read more
Published 21 months ago by MDD

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