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

Arctic Monkeys

Genre: music4me > Alternative > Alternative

Format: CD Album

Released: Tue 30 May 2006

Catalogue Number: EMII366636.2

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Description:
Reportedly the fastest-selling debut in British history at the time of its early-2006 release, the Arctic Monkeys' WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT is a brash, hook-filled album that immediately warrants music fans' attention, if perhaps not all of the pre-release hype. Clearly taking notes on the evolution of U.K. punk, the Sheffield-based band reveal the influence of revered predecessors such as the Jam and the Clash, while most notably evoking the Libertines in their youthful, hood-rat persona. On this hyperactive 13-track set, singer/guitarist Alex Turner is armed with an arsenal of sharply observed middle-class narratives (a la the Streets), which are propelled by wiry guitar lines and formidable rhythms that, at times, verge on funk (see Bloc Party). Highlights of this much-lauded disc include the raucous "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," the woozy "Riot Van" (one of the record's few quieter moments), and the lurching "When the Sun Goes Down." Like Franz Ferdinand's scruffier (and considerably less effete) kid brothers, the Arctic Monkeys prove that the hyperbole of the U.K. music press occasionally has roots in an impressive reality.

Details:

Distributors: PIAS UK, Sony DADC
Producers: Alan Smyth, Jim Abbiss
Sound Engineers: & (AND), Ewan Davies, Henry, Jim Abbiss
Discs: 1
Release Year: 2006
Weight (g): 98

Track Listing:

1.	View from the Afternoon [3:38]
2.	I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor [2:53]
3.	Fake Tales of San Francisco [2:57]
4.	Dancing Shoes [2:21]
5.	You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring ... [2:10]
6.	Still Take You Home [2:53]
7.	Riot Van [2:14]
8.	Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured [2:23]
9.	Mardy Bum [2:55]
10.	Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But... [4:28]
11.	When the Sun Goes Down [3:20]
12.	From the Ritz to the Rubble [3:13]
13.	Certain Romance [5:31]

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