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

очень тяжко, очень крикливо и панково, два часа смогла

When I started listening to this, I thought it was sounding fairly uninteresting. But, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I love Turner's lyrics and delivery (love his Sheffield accent) and the band kicks. I'm sure their live performances must be exciting and fun.

Fine. Nothing really jumped out at me as an incredible song.

Meh

This is one of those albums that really made me love music, and started an obsession with finding more music like it. Some of the first songs I learned to play on guitar were from this record! That's why it pains me to listen to it again with more seasoned ears. In hindsight, I feel like this just doesn't hold up very well. It feels like very straightforward britpop pubrock - almost a step backward from where british music had been heading before this. Much of the songs are very similar, there's not much diversity among them beyond faster/slower, louder/quieter. With that said, the performances are solid, the production is great, the vibe is there. It just has a sense of immaturity to it that doesn't help its case at all. 7.5/10

Not too bad

Best wel een paar lekkere nummers. Fijne energie. Tekst en thema zijn mij nietszeggend - de muziek verdwijnt naar de achtergrond en maakt enkel een subtiele indruk.

Okey yani artic monkey esintileri hep aynı şekil söylüyor bayıyor muse gibi

Well let’s hear what this is all about. Music sounds like The Hives but the vocals sound like British Guy At A Party You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With.

I like it. AM is just better

So aggressively British

I've listened to Arctic Monkeys off and on for a while. Their style is a fun and they are a good diversion when you are listening to a large collection on shuffle, but I believe this is the first time I've sat down and listened to a full album and all the songs end up just blurring together, with the exception of Riot Van, which thankfully breaks up the album a bit. I enjoy their aggressively cockney accent and how much it comes through.

Meh

relentless pop. A fast listen, if boring. 3.

Expected to like this album more but didn’t.

absolutely just Alright i guess

love a bit of Arctic Monkeys, not their strongest album but I physically could not give them less than 3 stars added one of the songs to my playlist

It is decent album of punk rock type music that has been done before at a higher level. 3 stars or C.

no me llegan, los prefiero ahora más tranquilos

For one of the more recent albums on this list, I’m not sure why this is here. This was an ok listen, but I don’t see how this is noteworthy at all. Seems like a lazy choice.

I remember when this CD came out. It was a pretty big deal, but at the time is was very much of it's era. It got a lot of hype, but I remember thinking that they were just a rougher version of Franz Ferdinand, who had hit it big in the US about a year earlier. The Monkeys eventually far surpassed everything their contemporaries were doing, with a stellar sophomore album, a huge hit in "AM", and the criminally-underrated "Suck It And See". Bit it's this CD that really sticks with people, I guess because it's the first. And it's fine, but it's just fine. It's basically CBGB-style 70s punk on steroids, keeping all the lo-fi sound but quintupling the word count and depth of vocabulary. The first three songs are the ones everyone remembers, and they are quite good, but it gets really thin after that. And it's also very dependent on liking Turner's wordplay shtick, which I don't really care about. I hope they put "Favourite Worst Nightmare" on here too.

This guy's voice has always stood out to me. Like i don't know hardly anything by them, but if i hear their music in public, i know it's them. It's good, good accent, good delivery

repetitive but i liked those drums

I mean, it's perfectly listenable. I just don't get why people go crazy for this band.

i grew out of the arctic monkeys' music a while ago at this point. solid album and i understand the appeal however they do not really align with my tastes and the older i get the more grading i find alex turners voice but alas what can you do

I was never a fan of Arctic Monkeys when they came onto the scene, mostly due to this album. I just don't personally find it that interesting. And while I think it is fine, I just still don't think it is as amazing as so many say. I do think they have evolved into a more interesting and complex band, however. I just think their first two albums are too close to other indie rock at the time that was too focused on being "hip" or "sassy."

Not bad but I like the more recent arctic monkeys sound better. You can hear it start to come through in the last song on the album. This was okay though. I appreciate finally getting a newer album.

Back when they still had a bit of punk fire. It's unquestionably their best album but I don't love it. The songs that truly rip (Dancing shoes, You probably couldn't see...) make the dully ballady crap sting. Just give me riffs! Very cool that it drew a huge young audience into Britain's punk and post-punk scenes in the mid 2000s, scenes which retain their relevance today.

Vintage rock sound - Nice drums and guitar, which are standouts - Vocals are alright, as are melodies

Solid debut album, can see what all the fuss is about. That said, some of the popular songs are overplayed and therefore a bit annoying.

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not Album Review Arctic Monkeys’ debut is often hailed as a defining indie rock record, but stripped of its initial hype, it feels more like a collection of energetic yet repetitive tracks. The production is deliberately raw, matching the band’s barroom grit, but this unpolished sound causes many songs to blur together. Tracks like I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor and The View from the Afternoon burst with urgency, but their relentless pacing leaves little room for dynamics. Even when the band slows down, as in Riot Van, the stripped-back approach feels underdeveloped rather than refreshing. Lyrically, Alex Turner’s sharp storytelling captures the chaos of British nightlife with humour and wit, but the themes rarely evolve beyond drunken encounters and social posturing. Songs like Fake Tales of San Francisco and Still Take You Home are fun but ultimately feel one-note, and by the time A Certain Romance attempts some reflection, the formula has worn thin. While the album’s energy is undeniable, the lack of variety and depth makes it feel more like a promising start than a fully realized classic. There’s no doubt Whatever People Say I Am... had an impact, but its relentless speed and limited scope make it feel less timeless than some of its indie rock peers. It’s a fun ride, but one that runs out of new tricks before it’s over.

Don't know how truly influential this album is but I think its fairly par for the course.

One of their best

I understand that Arctic Monkeys are basically sacred and so many people love them buuuuuut I've never really been able to get THAT into them. I'm not exactly sure why but the style of vocals just really doesn't do it for me. I love the instrumentals but the vocals sound almost too radio-y to me. This is a solid debut record but I just don't care that much about Arctic Monkeys.

Something about this band has never really clicked with me. It feels like I should like them, but maybe it’s that every good moment with them is never really matched or beaten? I’ll like a song or a part of a song, but then the rest of the song sounds like all of the other songs. And they’re not bad songs, and honestly, there are some artists that have tons of songs that sound the same and I still like them. However, these guys just don’t do it for me. I can’t ignore that there is good guitar work and even some clever lyrics and songwriting, but overall it just kind of feels like 2000s music that wasn’t great then and hasn’t really cracked the decade.

Not the biggest Arctic Monkeys fan, pretty surprised with how technical a lot of their shit is. Overall it's not bad, I don't love his voice but it's alirght.

It was okay.

This is the arctic monkeys

Ok. I bet you look good on the dance floor. 3/5

I saw an English rock band album from the mid-2000s and I can’t lie, I expected to despise this. Yet as I was listening during my weekly grocery run, it wasn’t bad. Can’t say I hated it, nor did I love it, but it was a perfectly fine album. I won’t go back to it, but don’t mind that I heard it either.

I like these guys. Saw them live a couple years ago.

More like the Strokes/Vines than I was expecting.

The hits are obviously good, but this album isn’t as good as the hype

It was good, but not for me. Hard to listen to as a daily jive type album

I had to unblock the Arctic Monkeys to listen to this album because I hated AM and was sick of their songs being suggested on Spotify playlists. This album is fine, which is a huge step up for me from other Arctic Monkeys songs/albums. I wouldn't walk out of a bar if they were playing this, but I wouldn't automatically turn it off. No standout songs, but they were all pleasant enough

i dont get it

A raw and ragged style, probably better with a few more listens

This is so 2006…bangs.

Didn't like this as much as I thought I would! Too rocky & the songs all sounded a bit 'samey'. Only 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor' stood out but then that was the only one I knew.

Didn’t like it very much. It is good music but the songs sound very similar to each other and it is overall not my vibe.

Pretty good sound. First time hearing them.

okay rock album, didn't blow me away.

not bad

Pretty standard sounding early 2000 British rock. Aggressive, a lot of minor songs, a lot of drinking and girls. A lot of songs sound the same. Riot Van sounds like an heavy influence for the band Easy Life. Not my favorite although I do like a number of later songs by this band.

Well, this was a lively enough album, but to really be a fan you'd probably have to have been part of the big internet related publicity thing. And all credit to the band for how they managed all that. I didn't really notice any stand out tracks here.

no sé què dir, not too bad i guess millor q i wanna be yours mmmm seria 3.5

kinda whatever. i just dont like this style of rock it doesn't do much for me i guess

This was pretty fun, a bit better than a lot of the other very similar stuff that came out around this time.

Avoided it for a long time due to Dancefloor being overplayed as a teenager. Still prefer the mid-era albums but found some good songs I was less familiar with.

I really like the sound of it, I should listen to it again

-1st song- doesn't sound quite like my cup of tea -Fake Tales of San Francisco - I like the beginning and why is the album starting to grow on me?... WAIT ITS FIRE -very upbeat electric guitary album -Riot Van sounds familiar, reminds me of Baby Blue by King Krule guitar kinda style/strumming pattern. automatically catches my attention and its more of my preferred style of music, its more chill compared to the previous songs -Mardy Bum is interesting not in the best way -I really like the guitar intros for each song -When The Sun Goes Down - nice guitar -A certain romance- guitar solo is really catchy, I love the ending I thought I wouldn't love it but it was surprisingly good; good way to end the album I think

Cheeky British fun Nothing crazy but kinda just what I was looking for

Веселая, энергичная музыка. Типа рок. Но голос раздражает.

The album that triggered a deluge of landfill. That whole era has that weird contradiction of sounding energetically youthful while wearing the musical clothing of an older generation. I like that he has a lot to say and how he paints a vivid picture of being out on the town. But why is he so angry with all the women he wants to shag? It's self loathing isn't it? Someone ought to write a thought piece in the Observer about how Alex Turner was the harbinger of the modern crisis in masculinity or something.

It's an excellent rock album. But rock is not my type of music.

Fine 3/5

6/10 - Not my type of music but wouldn’t mind listening to it on a road trip; wouldn’t add this to my liked songs

Brought back memories.

A good listen and fun to hear this again, but I think I'd be unlikely to put it on for its own sake. If I'm looking for this vibe I'd probably tend to go with The Strokes.

Another good debut album makes the 1001 list! This one’s high energy Brit punk from the 2000s. All good, but I liked Fake Tales Of San Francisco best. Hey, hey we’re Artic Monkees (3.2*s)

Listening to this again made my liver hurt, what a time. The whole setlist is really strong, full of nostalgia, and is an overall stellar debut. Always loved how decipherable the lyrics are, you know what you're getting with Arctic Monkeys. That being said, I don't really put them on anymore. This album sorta came and went for me. On this relisten, the middle songs all blended together and at one point I felt like it was just yelling at me. Still, AM won't reach these heights again and they're far superior to other groups of this ilk (The Strokes, Franz Ferd, etc.). Classic Reeboks mention cancelled out by pronunciation of "punch" so 3.35.

It's an ok album. Never really understood the hype around Arctic Monkeys at a time when I felt Bloc Party, The Strokes, The Killers, Deathcab for Cutie, Green Day, and many more were putting out better stuff.

Who came first, the black keys or this album? The sound is identical

Arctic Monkeys is one of those bands I heard about but didn't really know. I only recognized a couple of tracks: "Red Lights Indicate Doors Are Secured" (which only has ~50M plays) and "Mardy Bum" (which has ~430M plays). Interesting that the album has a bunch of other songs with lots of plays that I didn't know: "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", "When The Sun Goes Down", etc. In the end the album didn't rise above a 3 for me.

Mainly familiar with the couple songs that got play on Kexp. A lot of it reminded me of The Strokes, but punkier. Despite that, only about half the album had my attention.

I learned about this band after AM came out. I think I did a listen of their back catalog, but I can't be sure. This is a good debut. They have a different rhythm than other bands in the genre, and that's noticeable here. In my opinion, they needed some time to develop, but it's an admirable start, and it still holds up, but it's still missing something. It's got all the bits, they just don't quite have them in the right places. They will figure that out in the next few albums. Overall, a solid debut with promises that they follow through with.

This was fine. Straightforward rock, and I always like hearing non-US voices. Not particularly memorable

I really did not rate this. Some of the last few songs were interesting, but...wow I did not feel like it was a good use of my ears. Tight band, but... not for me, samey.

Too garage band for my liking but the voice was ok

There’s no real big negatives for me here beside I just wish it was weirder, more experimental idk. All songs here know what they’re doing, they’re just all doing similar things. Good stuff.

Very good, but not on that next level of greatness.

Great album that has got better with time

I liked it

Arctic Monkeys was never my favorite 00's indie rock band, but their debut is still quite a good album, albeit nothing groundbreaking. Also impressive they became instantly as successful as they did considering the sheer amount of band of this genre existed at the time. Key tracks: The View from the Afternoon I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor When the Sun Goes Down

Great album, a song here and there that doesn't keep up the standard but overall I really enjoyed this one. High 3.

I guess now I know why I can’t name a single AM song.

nothing super exciting, but pretty decent.

Я буду тем человеком и скажу, что раньше было лучше. Лучшая песня - Mardy Bum.

This album is fine and dandy, but I didn’t find it especially appealing. It’s ok. Some good moments of high energy and some good lyrics. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-whatever-people-say?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

it sounds like Blur if Damon Albarn's voice went up a few octaves and he applied a more annoying affectation to his voice. Outside that its not bad, pretty generic English rock. Some clever lyrics here and there, nice breakdowns, but I'll be damned if I wasnt thoroughly annoyed at some points.It keeps this high tempo that gets exhausting. Still Take You Home is a fantastic example, it just runs a bit too fast, but has a great breakdown, instruments are on point, but lead vocals, ugh.

Again, was hoping to like this better — maybe I like their later albums more? Bouncier tracks like From the Ritz to the Rubble and A Certain Romance were enjoyable but too much else sounded similar.

Non memorable British 2000s rock.

Some vivid stories but probably won’t come back to it

Enjoyable alt punk rock vibes, but awfully repetitive.

Not bad. Not great. Just average alt-punk rock.

Enjoyable but without the real bangers of AM and Favourite Worst Nightmare.

Bah. Every song sounds the same.

Not my style of music but this is about as good as this genre gets. 3.5 for me

Clever lyrics at times but none of the songs stuck with me for very long.

I liked it, will probably listen again. Nothing stood out to me as a certified banger.

This album is both an interesting and understandable inclusion to this list. Arctic Monkeys brought post-punk revival/indie rock to a broader audience. Where Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, and The Futureheads set the stage, Arctic Monkeys scored a big hit with this debut. The vivid, relatable story telling about youth and night life in Alex Turner’s lyrics and the energy of the compositions make for a fun album. I can appreciate the album and how vital it was/is for people. I think had I not explored the aforementioned bands before this came out, this album would have been on heavy rotation. Alas, I had moved on to my post-rock obsession and this felt a tad repetitive. Stand out track: Riot Van and Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured

This takes me back to senior year of HS. When this came out it sounded so fresh compared to the slew of post hardcore/emo bands that were still dominating MTV.

It's good. I remember them being huge when this came out, and I never got a chance to really dive in. It's nice that I got a chance to listen to this now.

Felt a little one note, but there were some nice deviations

Not my thing

Really enjoyed listening to this. It's all in a bit too narrow of a range for me to get super excited about it as a full album. But I'd perk up in my chair anytime one of these tracks came on a playlist.

This is getting a bit repetitive but this is another one where I knew the hits - when this was released I was seeing a lot of live bands and you could almost guarantee Look Good on the Dance Floor was played at the indie disco afterwards - but never really bothered to investigate further. It's okay. I like the energy and the slice-of-life lyrics (which is why later stage Arctic Monkeys doesn't seem like it is for me). It does have quite a few Young Band Just Starting To Find Their Feet issues. My least favourite one being the tendency to put *all* your ideas is one song.

pretty good Fav song: i bet that you look good on the dancefloor

wenn es nicht rock wäre, wäre es punk. es ist ok, und doch immer wieder gleich, weshalb es dann auch einfach mal gut ist. 3

Starker Rock von der Insel. Wie oft bei diesen Bands fehlt mir der Höhepunkt auf der Platte.

I kinda like this. Some catchy riffs in there too.

Not really for me. Every song sounds like the one before it. A good album, but not my style

I liked aspects of this, not much to take away. May revisit at some point to make sure I’m not missing anything.

Whatever people say I am supposed to like, that’s what I’m not always gonna like as much. Good post-punk feel that was an overall enjoyable listen. But the songs just weren’t as distinct as I expected and they started to run together. I wouldn’t turn the dial if this came on again, but probably won’t be seeking it out much more either.

Nice little album. Just didn’t have any standout moments that would take me to a 4. Prob a 3.25.

A lot of nice Indie Rock Songs

It's alright, was surprised by some aspects of the project and enjoyed it then and there. I usually feel this type of music is mostly forgettable and bland. Decent listen though.

i LOVE 505 by them so this was lowkey a letdown, kinda boring but also phineas and ferb coded. couple bangers 3/5

6/10 - I like the other arctic monkeys songs more. They are just more popular so they grew on me. The only song that I felt was similar to the newer songs was Mardy Bum, which I liked. The rest were pretty good but not amazing.

Started actually quite well, then ok, but in the end quite boring.

What a breath of fresh air this was at the time. The follow up was better in my view. A bit of a patchy album, I was a bit old for it but you can't deny it's impact or the few absolute classics on it.

I have never listened to this band, but I know a fair number of people who LOVE this band. This was pretty run of the mill mid-2000s meh for me. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing all that intriguing or interesting about it.

A lot of fun. Not necessarily indispensable.

Feels a bit like a mash-up of a few bands and styles that were popular at the time. Not really my cup of tea.

Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut on something. I don't know why I tried listening to this on multiple seperate occasions between one another wondering if my opinion would change. I was initially concerned my contempt for britpop given how commonplace it is on this ranking would affect my enjoyment of this even though the album is more of a modern derivative that essentially paved what would become the new trend for hack british musicians to leech off of. But no, every time I gave it a listen I just came out of it thinking it was just sorta decent, nothing really grabbed out at me as being something I would like to throw in a playlist either. By no means a bad listen though, and each time I appreciated the novelty of the time capsule aspect, this just oozes the mid 2000's

This displays lots of talent and a refreshed listen after many years leaves me feeling much more positively about it

Classic indie album, would have been a 5 for me a few years ago tbh. Enjoyable for sure, will listen again, but all indie kind of blends together (though you can say that for most genres, I suppose).

The chorus of you look good in the dance floor is so fucking milquetoast. Oh God, I forgot the whole album is like this. An album filled with songs with 10 seconds of a single amazing moment surrounded by utter mediocrity and blandness (4songs in) Riot Van, the only song I remembered being phenomenal on the album is still the goat Wait nvm I got home and finished listening to it, this might be one of my most personally contentious albums. FUCK this album is backloaded AS FUCK For context, for many years in highschool this WAS my favourite album of all time for quite some time. I returned to it a few years ago and thought it was mid as fuck and gave it a 4 /10 relistening to it today I think I was too harsh but it's easy to see why, the front half of this album is BAD and puts an AWFUL fucking taste in your mouth for the rest of the experience. Ima have to drop my individual track reviews for this one Length 1. "The View from the Afternoon" 8/10 2. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" 3/10 3. "Fake Tales of San Francisco" 3/10 4. "Dancing Shoes" 3/10 5. "You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me" 4/10 6. "Still Take You Home" 3/10 7. "Riot Van" 9/10 8. "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" 8/10 9. "Mardy Bum" 8/10 10. "Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But..." 6/10 11. "When the Sun Goes Down" 8/10 12. "From the Ritz to the Rubble" 7/10 13. "A Certain Romance" 5/10 Average = 5.77 I'm gonna round down to 5/10 for the sake of the inconsistent listening experience. But will give 3 stars. What a ride

Fun album, not something I'd go outta my way to listen to. Solid background music or something you'd hear on the radio. 3/5

The first time I listened to this album was when I was 14. I probably listened to it like ten times in one day to try and impress a girl I had a crush on. It turns out not only did she think I was a gross retard but the album she was actually talking about was some bullshit by Interpol so I have memory holed this album completely. UNTIL NOW I have never been a big fan of a vocalist with a very prominent British accent it sounds kind of lame and put-on but it definitely works for this style of music. It’s the kind of music I associate with annoying male baristas who would go on to glaze artists like Tyler the Creator and MF Doom. I’m saying this because I’m a petty person whose ability to enjoy media is hampered by thinking about the fact that somebody who irritates me likes the same thing. However the album is good, my feet are tapping to some songs even though they all kind of sound the same. Nothing here is crazy good and to be honest I couldn’t really name anything from here that’s memorable. Overall, if I had a bunch of people over at my house for beers that I didn’t know who were my age or a bit older I would probably put this on as background noise and it’d work.

This is pretty interesting sounding to me. Good strong rock vibes yet some raw rough vocals (no idea what's being sung about) and a bit irregular and discordant.. I could listen to these guys some more. 3 stars

arctic monkeys from this era is kinda mid tbh

I have become glaringly aware of the fact that this project is chock full of average britpop/90s alt brit stuff. I would argue that this is the first decent inclusion I've seen on that front in a while. Moving out of the 90s and into the 2000s, the Arctic Monkeys were at the forefront of this particular alt rock movement; America was very into "emo" type alt at the time, so the Brits were definitely holding down this particular style of alt rock, carrying the spirit of bands like The Strokes into the 2000s. I don't think American bands ever circled back around to producing this particular sound in earnest, but the lasting legacy of the Arctic Monkeys has shown that there is still an appetite for this sound. While I do think this album is a strong debut for the Arctic Monkeys, I don't believe this is the best album they have to offer, and it would not be my pick for a "must listen" from them. But once again, as I have become more and more aware of the fact that the author of this project has tried to balance music history and music significance, I guess I understand why this album would be chosen above others to represent this band.

Not as good as I remember

Interesting, different.

Pleasantly energetic

it's okay. it just sounds like the arctic monkeys really. unexceptional but alright.

I remember the hype around this was before anyone had heard a single note. I don't like being told what to like so I never bought it. Despite these heroics the songs were forced down my earphones via the Inbetweeners, Gavin & Stacey and so on. It's a slightly better than average indie album and sounds like everything else released that decade.

This was a good indie rock album - two fine guitars, bass, drums, and vocals clear and well up in the mix. Catchy tunes and certainly sounds northern English. Great debut, some bangers and some good quality filler.

I wanted to like this more than I did. I know a couple songs from these guys and enjoyed what I knew of them. I just couldn't get on board for on this. It's not bad, but it's just not good.

Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.

i really appreciate this era of rock music because it feels very transitional and almost like some of the last of its kind. Not every song is a banger and the slower cuts are better than the garage band sessions, but very enjoyable. 1.) Riot Van 2.) Mardy Bum 3.) Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured

Am is better....but ok

Not a bad album, a lot of it sounded the same to me though. 3/5

i enjoy it, i don’t normally listen to arctic monkeys but i do like this album

Despite the fact that I took against this band at the time because of their stupid name (sorry, judge away), I'm listening to this for the first time now with a bit of nostalgia because they sound so much like those landfill indie days. That's not to say THEY are landfill, but a lot of people sounded like them. I can hear the influence initially of The Smiths, then The Strokes come out really strongly. The rest reminds me of peers like Franz Ferdinand, White Stripes, etc. It's weird to look back and hear how the early 2000s have crystallised over time into such a clear assortment of beats and guitar styles. The originality is in the lyrics and delivery, though it's not enough to make me return to listen again.

There's a very specific couple of years where this music was everywhere. This sort of "Do-it-yourself" garage type music. It has its place I think. It's sort of raw. It's not a bad album.

3.5

there were some decent songs on it but wont ever be sold by AM

Decent. I remember this album getting a lot of attention back when it was released, but it didn’t gel with me then and it still doesn't gel with me now. It makes me think of another vaguely adjacent UK rock band from around the same time (Clinic and their great album Internal Wrangler) and how I think now (and possibly thought back then) “how did artic monkeys get so big and clinic not so big?”

I remember being really into this when it first came out. For nostalgic reasons I still enjoy it, and the songs are definitely catchy and well-written. Probably won’t revisit any time soon but a fun one.

Cuando fue lanzado en 2006 este disco se conviritió en todo un fenómeno mundial precedido por su éxito en internet mediante maquetas distribuidas por la red en formato mp3. Fue sobre todo una revolución dentro de la industria y sus técnicas comerciales, pero musicalmente también ofrecieron frescura y una vuelta al rock guitarrero inspirado en los Strokes, añadiendo algo de neo-punk y una pizca del dance-punk exitoso de los Franz Ferdinand. No volvieron a tener un éxito igual, pero han dejado para la historia canciones como "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", "Murdy Bum" o "When the Sun Goes Down" (la que más me gusta) repletas de guitarras estridentes, coros de llamada y respuesta del grupo y letras sobre sus vidas, ligues en la pista de baile, consumo de alcohol siendo menores y, ocasionalmente, trágicas historias inventadas sobre prostitución e industria musical.

Really enjoyed the instrumental portion of their songs. The lyrics were hit and miss for me. Better than I thought it would be.

Indie rock with some punk influences that's overall very mediocre. There's some good parts but I rather listen to something else. I've actually listened to most of Arctic Monkeys albums and their early stuff, like this album, is at least better than their later works.

Fun album. Had only heard ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor’ before. I like the Arctic Monkeys!

Good album, probably the one by arctic monkeys I've listened to the least. Might have a couple songs on here in rotation, but nothing particularly stands out to me. Interesting how much they kept that general sound.

Simple Nice!

Solid debut.

Underrated in their discog I feel

3.5

Bra album, fastnade inte direkt Bästa låt: Riot van

Was so focused on finishing my homework could not distinguish one song for another even though i must have heard it like 5 times. oh well

This albums has vibes of The Strokes, The Hives, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with punk esque vibes, so if you are into that, you will enjoy.

Pretty good, but I still don't gel with it in the same way I do with the Reytons

The Arctic Monkeys wish they were The Libertines. But pretty cool though anyway. 3.75

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Riot Van When the Sun Goes Down

Although it's not my cup of tea, this album (and band) is pretty good! But my feelings are towards the 3.5/5

good yeh. stop the world is still the best 2.65

3.5. I enjoyed this.

Dunno how times I've said in here that Arctic Monkeys and bands of their ilk from the 00s never really landed with me, but it's probably a lot, so Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is far less for me than most of you. I know the hits, I didn't really know the rest, and there are some good tracks on there for sure. Fake Tales of San Francisco and Dancing Shoes are a strong pairing early in the album, Still Take You Home has a similar energy and From The Ritz...is decent towards the end. The bass work is stellar throughout, that deserves calling out, but yeah, I can respect the authenticity of it and understand that it really resonates with a demographic of people who felt it captured an era of their youth or early 20s, I was the same age as that audience but not the same sort of person so that combined with not being a great fan of the indie rock sound means I'll probably give this a 3. Plus Alex Turner really annoys me for some reason, dunno why, it's probably misplaced.

Ok

Great album to listen while exercising (cardio) A lot of hits, but when you listen entire album, you dont see much difference between musics.

I am impressed. I have no experience with the band. This is the type of album I was looking to find in this project. I don’t know how to describe it, but it is not you “let’s make 1 or 2 good songs and then grind out some filler. The instrument sting has some great grooves. I can’t say I fell in live with any particular song, but the album as a whole is good. I can just imagine what their fans say of this album. This is not going in my rotation, but if the mood strikes me, I will listen again and may check out more of their catalog.

On paper, the Artic Monkeys are a band I should like. Unfortunately, I have found they never quite do it for me. I can respect the musicality as well as the interesting lyrics, but something about their "style" never quite engages me...maybe I just hate the British?

Good raw sound in a post-punk way. Simple but lots of energy

This is a good album, but you kind of need to be in the mood for some hard-driving rock with some frenetic energy. For something more mellow, I highly encourage you to check out The Last Shadow Puppets which is an Alex Turner side project.

Though this song has my favorite arctic song on it “from ritz to rubble”. I think that there are not complete albums by them that should have maybe made the list (and maybe they will)

I still remember all the fuss when this one came out. Mick Jagger endorsed! Ok, so "I Bet You Good on the Dancefloor" is an exceptional song. Did Arctic Monkeys live up to the hype? Probably not but they are pretty damn fun. This isn't their best album (AM is) but this is a pretty dang good first album. Still a good listen too.

I always did think the arctic monkeys were overrated. That being said, I guess it was after the got oomper famous after that later album. That being said, I guess when this album came out they were a diamond in the rough. That being said, I still don’t think they’re that great after this album. Now with that being said, I did listen to this album while on a road trip and was talking the whole time. Now with that being said, there still wasn’t a song that made me say hey, stop talking I need to listen to this song. Now with alllllll that being said, I give it a three.

This is fine for super-generic indie rock. It sounds like something that would be background tracks for TV shows like Royal Pains. Unlike that TV show though, this is completely forgettable. This is a 2.5, so it gets a 3. I have no intent to ever listen to this again, nor explore anything else from this artist, but it was enjoyable enough that I don't feel like my time was wasted.

I liked it more than I thought I would. I have a vague memory of checking out early Arctic Monkeys stuff and not liking it much, but this was decent.

It's fine.

3/5

decent downloaded 4,6,8,9

I like this band.... Sometimes. Not this time

Not a good as I remembered, with more weak tunes than their later albums.

Kind of torn between this being legitimately good, energetic rock and it being kind of derivative and boring. I think it's pretty decent but it also doesn't really stand out much in a way that makes me want to listen to it again.

I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor is a longtime fave and got this review an extra star

OK, but probably won't revisit

I love it when future soft boys make an album when they’re really young and haven’t embraced their softness yet. Future soft boys make albums that are energetic and fun and loud and fast and lusty because the band is the hardest they’ll ever be because they’re 19 or whatever, but the albums are also melodic and poppy and catchy because the band are soft boys at heart. An album like that really hits the sweet spot for me and this is a perfect example of one. I don’t know what the fuck the Arctic Monkeys have been doing for the last decade or so, lounge singers on Mars or some shit, but their first two albums were great and very deserving of being on this list. And to all you future soft boys who know you are soft at heart but are super angry and cynical and wild right now and for the next year and a half or so, pick up electric guitars for God’s sake! We need more albums like this.

I had remembered the Arctic Monkeys somewhat differently. I've probably heard newer stuff from them. The album was fun. However, I won't be listening to it again any time soon. But it motivates me to listen to other things by the Arctic Monkeys again. 3/5

guys voice is too english not the best from arctic monkeys

Much to my surprise, this was actually listenable. The arrangements and the vocals were good, and I wasn't paying that much attention to the lyrics but from what I heard of them, they're above average for a rock band. I probably wouldn't listen again though.

Generic basic white girl rock

Remembered this one quite fondly, less into it this time around. I suppose it’s quite a bit better than a lot of the rest of this wave of brit rock, and it’s interesting to know that these guys went on to become a pretty big and (I think) sonically diverse band.

sharp, energetic, chock full of brit wit. the lyrics were a highlight, and those could get 5 stars on their own. musically, it doesn’t do much for me, not particularly melodic, and the melodies that are there tend to hang around the blues scale. overall a well put together collection of songs and a hell of a debut that demonstrates AM’s potential as a fall out boy of the UK (and eventually more).

I think of Arctic Monkeys as an indie band, but listening to this album. It has a lot more of a punk sound or influence then I picked up on with just the radio singles. I like the driving beat of the drums, and the overall loose, but tidy way they play. I’m on the fence about the lead singer’s voice. Sometimes I think I like it, and other times I think it’s too much. 3.5

Decent band, but do not understand the rating system unless it's a sub-sub-sub-sub genre. Nothing special about these guys.

decent, kinda mixes up together after a while

This one was kind of underwhelming. I’ve heard much better. 6/10 Top 3: 1. A Certain Romance 2. Riot Van 3. Perhaps Vampire Is A Bit Strong But…

Ouais pas mal

Yay

I like arctic monkeys! They’re such a staple of tumblr time when I was growing up. I had always wished I had gone to their concert. This album was great.

Meh. Dancing Shoes was on heavy rotation for me when this came out but I could never get into it as much as some people did.

Meh

2006 was a rich year for rock music and I'm not sure this was one of the huge highlights. But then again, save for a handful of songs I never really got into Arctic Monkeys. Especially this album, it's fine but it's not a favorite. A lot of the songs have the same relentless rah rah rah energy, so it feels like when you hear one you've heard them all (nearly). Thankfully you get a little more rhythm in the stretch from Riot Car to Mardy Bum (plus A Certain Romance, which is a great ender), so that's where this record is at its best. Everything else sorta blends into one another.

Meh

I kind of like Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured

Oh, goody, another British rock band. Maybe this one will sound different than the previous five. Nope.

Probably my favorite of Artic Monkeys' discog. Their later stuff sounds like they're trying to hard to be weird in an intellectual way. They catchy hooks and bouncy musical energy of this album is what made people dig AM to begin with. The "volume wars" era mixing and mastering is apparent on this album and it's not particularly well done beyond that. The songs themselves get my foot tapping and my ears engaged. It's just a fun listen, but nothing mind-blowing.

It was fine. None of the songs I knew. 3/5

not entirely my thing, but the British accent made up for some of it

Pretty decent, I enjoyed it despite feeling like it had only one overall emotion throughout. Its not exactly my vibe but I can see the value.

Not as good aa I remembered.

Not my favorite era of the arctic monkeys. But must give the credit it deserves. This album exploded these kids on to the scene when they were nearly still in diapers.

Glad I got this from the generator. I have heard of them but haven't listened to them at all closely. This kind of sneaks up on you from being a chavvy cross between The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand, but toward the end of the album it seems to find its own voice. Listening to the whole thing beginning to end is sort of like riding along with these fellas as they experience a night out, stuff can go right(\"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor\") and then things can go wrong (\"From the Ritz to the Rubble\"). Separating this from other post 9/11 post-punk revivalists (like Franz Ferdinand in fact)are that they make these compelling little stories, and the lofi affectations that have a ton of burning young-man energy. Actual songs that don'task me to invest too much effort (I'm looking at you Arcade Fire). Fun tunes, fun album, a great listen from beginning to end! At 41 minutes (the perfect album length) it's a throwback to when the Album was a \"unit of art\" to quote someone who I forgot.

Decent album

Average

I mean, it was pretty good mid 2000s rock. I don't have a super strong opinion on it though.

Some pretty good tracks.

I’ve been surprised by the number of debut albums that have made it into this book. It makes me wonder a few things. Did the authors think that these artists peaked immediately? Are they so good that their debut AND at least one other album made it? Why pick debuts when there’s probably an album that better encapsulates the artist in their more mature, refined stage of their career? I just find it strange. That being said, this was a great listen. High energy on every track. Frantic, manic, bursting at the seams. It felt like a Raconteurs album crossed with the Fratellis’ debut album “Costello Music.” But man, a lot of the songs sound the same. Yes, the riffs are different. Yes, the melodies are different. But the frantic vocals, the lyrics about stories of being out late with friends and getting into shenanigans and getting drunk, the guitar distortion. It’s all consistent throughout most of the album. And that’s why I wish that a different album from Arctic Monkeys made it here. Because I have to believe that they took this raw energy and talent and refined it further into something great. Maybe I’ll find that out for myself at some point. For now, this was good but I can see them being better. Three stars. Standout tracks: The View from the Afternoon, I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor, Dancing Shoes, Perhaps Vampire is a Bit Strong But…, A Certain Romance

I got tired of it halfway through but it was decent

Love the band, and a few songs off the album. But not their best.

Modern day Clash. Good stuff, great for a walk/run

Yesss, but ...

Sounds a little repetitive, and I have heard some of the songs on this album a million times. But still a great album to recommend to others or listen all the way through every couple of years. 7/10

Its pretty okay not amazing by any means. Might need to give a relisten at some point soon. I understand the appeal but it defiantly fizzles out near the end.

Good album, drives hard, sort of washes out after a while.

Fun and expressive rock

Fun and raucous. This would have been a riot to dance to when it first came out. The lead singer embeds a lot of character and emotion into his voice. A little too "punky" for me to fully love, but I appreciate it all the same. All shorty songs, longest (by almost a full minute) is 4.5 minutes.

So hard to separate this album from the feeling I had towards it at the time. They were the cover of every magazine before they had even released a song. I think the actual content is decent enough, mardy bum and sun goes down are both great, but id be hard pushed to give it more than a high 3

Well after my regular music listening. Didn’t hate it. But it sounds very generic “rock” 3ish

Are the Arctic Monkeys one of the last successful rock artists? I only have listened to and own one Arctic Monkeys record. Which is the AM record and I really enjoyed it. This record was alright. I thought I'd like it more than I do. I listened to it twice, as I feel like it deserved it. Some issues that I have is the over indulgence of the staccato guitar. I appreciate the bass guitar taking the melody lead but the guitar can be a bit abrasive as t times. And it kind of has a shrillness that I don't care for. I prefer the more rockin' guitar parts then the former. The lead singer has a great voice. At times, I get a White Stripes feel from this record. I can definitely see an overlap of fans. This record didn't really have anything that stood out from the rest of the album. Not that it all blended together. But it was average at best. Kind of disappointed that I didn't like it more because I really wanted to. Maybe I set the bar too high? I won't count them out though because I know they have great music: AM.

Didn't really impress me but it wasn't terrible either.

Super high energy and they have a very distinctive style and sound. The album was fun and I really like I bet you look good on the dancefloor. I hope that some of their other albums are a bit more musically diverse because they did sound a little derivative at times.

#105. This is peak 2000s hipster rock here. Fun fact: this album was almost called "Looking Good on the Dance Floor, and 12 Other Forgettable Songs to Twirl Your Moustache To," but they decided to change it last minute. 3/5: acceptable, but just barely Song added to playlist: I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Fun kick ass rock. Hilarious how I was once told by a nephew that he listens to blues 'Like Arctic Monkeys". That being said, there could be said they do have some blues influences... but nah, not blues ;)

This is a solid album overall with above-par musicianship. I found the singer's voice off-putting at first, but had mostly come around by the end of the album. Had I listened to the album when it first came out, when I was a twentysomething, I might have rated it a bit higher. But the youth culture lyrical content appeals less to me today than it might have then. One song ("Vampires") liked on Spotify.

I like their later stuff, this was a little too “hard” for me

Pretty good Brit-rock album. Solid instrumentals and I liked the singer's unique voice.

Good rocking album

Not bad, not great.

I liked it ok!

I enjoyed this. I've tried listening to this band before and it wasn't memorable. This was pretty good though.

liked. good vibes. nothing I favorited.

I loved the sharply observed take on life. The lyrics were the star, giving you lots to think about.

To my taste, gets enjoyable at “Riot Van” after a slight switch of play style in “Dancing Shoes” Overall not bad 3/5

3.5 best look good on the dance floor

Standard Indie-Rock. 3/5

I've never sat down and listened to this album, but I *did* have a livejournal and then a tumblr so I think I've heard all of it before. It's fine? I never got into Arctic Monkeys when my cooler friends did. I do like Teddypicker, which is not on this album.

Nicht meines

interesting, however too heavy for me

Contrappuntista

good, but not as good as i remember!

Thoughts before listening: I remember when this came out and the Arctic Monkeys were being hailed as the next big thing in rock...at least since the Strokes I guess. They certainly have seemed to sustain much more of a career than I thought they would. The only song I remember from this album is I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor...and it's really good. Review: ...Dancefloor is still the best song on here, but the whole album is pretty good. This is catchy alt rock with plenty of hooks and overall a fun listen. I hear a lot of the Libertines and the Strokes in what the Arctic Monkeys were doing which is appropriate since those two bands hit right before the AMs and garnered similar praise for their debut albums.

actually pretty good. 3.4/5.

I’ve never been a huge arctic monkeys fan, but this is a decent rock album!

I recognise a couple of tracks tho I would never call myself an Artic Monkeys fan it wasn't bad.

i generally enjoy the arctic monkeys but for some reason this album just kinda bores me after a while

Not my favorite. Upbeat

Favorite track was from the Ritz to the rubble

Bättre mot slutet.

Sorta forgettable, feels very much like all the other music from the era

Pretty good, almost punk at points.

3.5/5

Good, but maybe over played

- Riot Van - Mardy Bum - A Certain Romance

3/5 - Fun album to hum along with. Perfectly mediocre album. They all play well together; the lyrics seem unique and catchy enough to sing along. But nothing quite stands out.   Much like the 2000s in general, i do not think time has been too kind to this album. They were once so new and fresh and shaking up the indie scene with poppy feel to match the traditional angst of indie music. I'm sure i would love this album more had I found it in high school when i had some more angst myself. Ultimately, I don't think it achieves much more than being an album to put on when in the reminiscing mood.

Very very British. All T, no shade but is this just a British version of Phoenix crossed with the killers and Franz Ferdinand? It’s a chicken and egg situation. Who cares 🤷🏻‍♂️

It starts off rowdy and obnoxious in a way that I really have no use for, but the album eases up and gets more thoughtful as it goes along, and in the back half I started to feel myself getting on board. Yeah, okay, they’re pretty good. But ultimately this is still by and for a mindset that I’ve never shared and that holds no mystique for me, so, you know, three stars.

Британское инди 21 века)))

Solid

A slightly above average album which made it to this list because… yeah, that part baffles me

Du bon rock un peu punk, et un peu trop générique

Decent album. Favorite song I bet you look good on the dance floor. Prefer the slower AM though.

Dancing Shoes, Riot Van, Mardy Bum, Perhaps Vampires is a Bit Strong But..., When the Sun Goes Down, FROM THE RITZ TO THE RUBBLE!!! This is closer to a 3.75 but I'm only rounding down because I prefer their other album still.

As a debut album this hits hard. Drumming, guitars, everything is top notch. But I probably prefer some of their later albums more.

I like it but it doesn’t really feel like the freshest or best from AM

There are moments on here where I am pleasantly surprised, but at its worst this is a truck commercial soundtrack. It’s a stepping stone for discovering better things, the missing link between popular and good. See also: black keys, foo fighters, coldplay. Really a 2.5, will round to 3 cuz I’m such a nice guy

It’s fine. Feels more like a right place right time album than a classic

Angsty

I quite liked "Riot Van" and "Red Light Indicates...." The rest were good, but all sounded the same to me: intense, but pushing just a bit too hard. Still, it's a valiant first effort and sounds better than a lot of other crap that came out around that time.

Every time I see Arctic Monkeys on a playlist I get excited until I realize I only really like one or two songs from the Arctic Monkeys

Fun but for me not terribly memorable.

Paar echte bangers wel, maar zeker niet alle nummers

Another great album.

Ok, not my style

it was alright like like 3 songs

Dudes voice is a bit annoying but it’s pretty good. I think I am a bit negative toward them cos I knew a douche in high school who was friends with these guys. More Talented and more British Jet

I have heard the band name before but never paid that much attention. They now have my attention. I'd say more of a punkish sound than rock, but either way, the sound and energy I look forward to hearing. Started out banging and never stopped! A very good album from start to finish that left me wanting to explore more of these guys. I will dive into their library of music. Can't really say a specific song stood out from the rest because the entire album is solid. I did like the line "The band were fucking wank and I'm not having a nice time." I laughed and thought, what a bitch. And then I thought of that shitigan coach who cried like a lil bitch after a football game. Apparently a michigan man = pussy who cries about getting caught cheating. Enough about that clown school. Added bonus, the music that Spotify kicked into when the album was over was perfect. First song was Love Buzz by Nirvana. Very good album, followed up by solid, random tunes is a good day of listening to music. I'm real close to a 4 with these guys and probably closer to 4 than the 3, but 3.8 it's going to be with the scoreboard showing a 3. In a few weeks I'll look back and wish I had given a 4. 3.8

Other than AM I really only knew a handful of Arctic Monkeys songs. The hits, mostly. And I quite like most of what I've heard. WPSIATWIM also has a fair few songs that I like as well and will absolutely be going back to. Mostly off of the front half of the album I found it kind of samey by the end. I was kind of surprised by its punk edge. I'm more used to AM's groove influences, I guess. It's weird because I normally don't like this style/sound of rock music but the Arctic Monkeys do it different. I won't be buying this on vinyl or anything but it's perfectly entertaining. 3

Cool record. Will listen again.

All very listenable, nice guitar and drums, and Alex Turner's voice is very unique. Few outstanding songs though.

3/5 close but no

A bit too shouty, not really able to get into it. Maybe need more listens. Bet you look on the dance floor, stand out song.

A little to much for me! 3 stars

Enjoyable. Repetitive in places. Alex Turner's vocals are grating at times. Overall, it was a fine slice of fun! 69/100

Made me feel like a teenager again. (I don't like ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)

Didn't love the start of this album. It felt like generic rock that wanted to be punk. I've said it before, but it's hard to hear an artists accents, so it's hard to tell where in the world they are from. Not the case here, these Monkeys really emphasized the fact that they are English. Overall, the album got better as it progressed, but it still feels just like a rock album. Mardy Bum was a stand out and the basslines were pretty solid throughout. This one is pretty squarely a 3 for me.

Did not realize how popular Arctic Monkeys was on Spotify until I looked them up. I liked the consistent sound across the album with good energy. Could be convinced to listen to more, but outside of my usual genre interests.