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THE REVIEW
And here we are talking about the Arctic Monkeys, the band holding the record for the highest number of copies sold in a week in Great Britain with their previous debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not". And with Maximo Park looming, Bloc Party pushing, but especially the Klaxons raging, the four from Sheffield couldn't just stand by, so they perhaps somewhat prematurely unleash this "Favourite Worst Nightmare", their second work fresh off the presses, just a year after the big bang.
And the formula is always the same, just a bit more refined in the production phase. Only those tracks not quite suitable for the dance floors disappear, which instead served as fillers on the previous record. Because the stronger the impact, the later the boredom sets in, the guys know it well, so here comes the opener "Brainstorm", a big single that immediately clarifies their combative intentions. No less catchy sound "Fluorescent Adolescent" or "Teddy Picker", just to name a couple and not list all the tracks (a task I gladly leave to the astute critics at NME).
In conclusion, an album not exceptional, but in my view, fun and well crafted (to make money), which certainly had to be mentioned in this universal container. Many of you will surely turn up your noses (I can already see you disgusted in front of this "third-rate rubbish"), but it's almost inevitable that you will find yourselves, willing or not, having to move your butts in some discotheque to the rhythm of the Arctic monkeys, so I take on this dirty work (someone has to do it, there is a fleet of fake alternative youngsters who were waiting for it).
P.S: actually, I didn't do it, and I hope no one does.
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The review discusses Arctic Monkeys' second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, released a year after their successful debut. It praises the refined production and catchy singles like "Brainstorm" and "Fluorescent Adolescent," though it stops short of calling the album exceptional. The reviewer notes the album's commercial appeal and inevitability in club scenes despite mixed feelings about its artistic merit.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield (2002). They rose to prominence with their 2006 debut Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not and have released several stylistically varied albums including Favourite Worst Nightmare, Humbug, Suck It and See, AM, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and The Car.28 Reviews
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By GrantNicholas
"'This House Is A Circus' is the best track of the new work, very energetic and frantic."
"No miracles, mind you, but a handful of fresh and fun songs that neither add nor take away from the current rock panorama."
By frogproduction
The single Brianstorm pleasantly surprised me: great, brisk, with finally decent guitar sounds.
While listening to the album, do something else that keeps 20% of your attention free (’505’ excluded, that one can be just listened to).
By Jaco2604
"Alex Turner was talking about me, whispering it to my ear, to me..."
"Favourite Worst Nightmare is not just an album for me... it tells a period where emotions were very mixed together and I primarily needed to organize them."
