Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
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Artist: Arctic MonkeysBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Model: 00801390013621
Music Label: Domino
Soundtracks:
- Brianstorm
- Teddy Picker
- D Is For Dangerous
- Balaclava
- Fluorescent Adolescent
- Only Ones Who Know
- Do Me A Favour
- This House Is A Circus
- If You Were There, Beware
- The Bad Thing
- Old Yellow Bricks
- 505
Music reviews of Favourite Worst Nightmare
Music Review: Phil says, "A is for: Awesome Alternative Arctics Awe Again"
Rating: 4 Stars
(by Phil Posen):
Straight outta Sheffield, the Arctic Monkeys return with their highly anticipated follow up to their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What I'm Not. They deliver the goods with a darker and much more polished Favourite Worst Nightmare.
Being hailed as the saviors of music in their home of England puts a bit of pressure on the only 20-year-old boys who still live with the parental units (not to be confused with any sort of cheap rental space).
On this album they definitely try harder to impress by producing more polished sounds and experimenting with new song ideas. The undeniably catchy radio single, "Brainstorm" that came out only a week or so before the album was a good preview of Favourite.... On it, they layer the track with a symphonic arrangement and collaborate with British rapper Dizzee Rascal to give the sophomore release a hip start.
But don't let these new things make you think they're not penning loud, fast, and wittily observant lyrics, because they are. Just now they are delivering them from a somewhat different musical approach.
On Whatever...the songs were highly influenced by everyday life and relationships. This time around we go inside their heads, experiencing the emotional shock that comes with being internationally famous as well as the troubles of touring.
Songs such as "If You Were There, Beware" and "505" stand out both lyrically and musically, conveying well the depression and homesickness felt from touring miles away from what the guys have known.
As loud and fast as the album is, the boys do slow it down a bit more with tracks like, "Only One Who Knows," which moves at a snail's pace.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned album opener, "Brainstorm," jump starts the album with the new bass player, Nick O'Malley, showing off his superior bass playing.
Throughout Favourite, Nick sets the rhythm with the skills of a master player, syncopating fluidly with the spine-cracking kicks of Matt Helders, the other half of the rhythm section who is by far one of the most creative drummers around. Helders melds the beat ideas of dance and rock music that sets the toes to tapping uncontrollably.
The Arctic Monkeys definitely show a more mature and darker sound, although their old ways seem to peek through in songs like "D Is For Danger" and "This House Is A Circus," which are two of the most catchy and toe-tapping of the album.
Alex Turner also cements himself as a prodigal lyricist, showing his curious observation skills in one of the standout tracks, "Fluorescent Adolescent," which takes on the perspective of a middle aged woman whose sexual life leaves something to be desired--definitely one of the more thought-provoking songs Turner has written.
In comparison to Whatever..., their sophomore follow-up lacks an absolutely hit-out-of-the-park track--a characteristic that defined most, if not all, of the songs on their debut. For instance, the closer, "505" is depressive, standing in stark contrast to the upbeat look at romance and relationships in Whatever's "A Certain Romance." Favourite's closing doesn't have quite the goosebump-worhty feel that the last album has; it sort of burns out--a definite downer.
All in all, Favourite shows the signs of a typical sophomore album: Band tries to be better to live up to their first album and at times seem to drift a bit from their key sound. Sometimes this disappoints fans, and this album may have for some.
But let it be known that The Arctic Monkeys have once again made a solid album with catchy songs and clever lyrics, proving they are not just another post-Libertines, Brit-Pop band that has garnered their fifteen minutes of fame only to fade into obscurity. The Arctic Monkeys are back in full effect and they definitely deserve any praise they receive.
My rating: 8.5/10
Description of Favourite Worst Nightmare
While this sophomore release is unmistakably Arctic Monkeys, everything's a little more muscular and aggressive. Each song is embedded with revelatory moments, as if some sort of critical mass is achieved through skillful song craft and sharp arrangements until an explosive release of energy or emotion is inevitable. Arctic Monkeys have exceeded expectations with this record.Snarly and stone-sharpened, the Arctic Monkeys open their sophomore effort with "Brianstorm," a bracing blast of guitar fractures and rhythmic herky-jerks. Alex Turner's voice is the centerpiece, scoured the way the Streets' Mike Skinner's quick. Favourite Worst Nightmare moves from frontal blast quickly to the lean, mid-paced pop nugget, "Teddy Picker," which even with its clear guitars and straight rhythms still has Turner's tart intonation piercing the air. The tugging bass and guitar of "Fluorescent Adolescent" show shades of the retro-soul tip that drives Amy Winehouse (and Lily Allen), showing that the Arctic Monkeys have a taste for the dancefloor that spans generations, even if their guitars can cut across each other with relentless jaggedness while Turner's caustic pipes lasso the ears. Nightmare expands the band's reach, as when "Do Me a Favour" goes wonderfully haywire from tumbling rhythm, clear-guitar, and fluid narrative to a cresting blast of guitars--big and brawny and borne from the merely tumultuous, like the band itself. --Andrew Bartlett
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