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

3 - I can see myself liking this more in the future, but as it stands, I'm comfortable with a 3. It can feel a bit repetitive, and only, like, one or two songs stood out from the bunch to me. But yeah, I'm sure it'll click when I revisit it eventually.

Hadn't heard most of these songs before - in fact I only know I had heard one or two. They all sound pretty similar to one another lol. I did like the pace and mild rock - reminds me of some of Fall Out Boys' subtler songs, which I liked. Good first album to start with.

I had never heard this album before. I’ve played it a few times. It’s a good listen. There are some terrific lyrics here - When The Sun Goes Down is terrific. So is Fake Tales Of San Francisco. I get the feeling they were listening to those early Strokes records. They can really rock but their overall approach is quite diverse. I enjoyed it.

I was listening to this album when Hal, my 18 year old son, wandered into my office. "Ah," he exclaimed, "the only Arctic Monkeys album I really like!" "oh, why's that, then?", I ask. "It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's energetic, and it feels real." True that. This is one really captures the feeling of a young person enjoying the nightlife in a provincial town. And "I bet you look good on the dance floor" is a bangin' tune. Thumbs up!

Great songs

First time listening to Arctic Monkeys. The music was pretty decent. Not a fan of the vocals though. The combination of the English accent, the speak-sing, and distortion annoyed me at times.

It's a pretty decent album, but I'm not sure why it's on this list. Artic Monkeys have better albums and there are better and more influential examples of the style.

Better than their recent offerings. Here the singer doesn't really try to sing, but makes up for that with energy

Good

Not bad but too bad it's so popular.

I have really tried to start getting into Arctic Monkeys, but they are really hit or miss for me. Alex Turner's vocals and lyricism is best on tracks such as Marty Bum or When the Sun Goes Down. I like how this album gives strong vibes of a danceable rock and roll sound, but I think they may have lost that with all of the albums following. Stand out track: Mardy Bum

This album was better than expected. It's pretty solid and a good rocking time. The album carries a consistent vibe, but none of the songs really stand out to me. This would probably be great for some who just wants to jam to punk-ish rock. The first song has cool mixing, when listening with headphones the rhythm guitar goes back and forth between headphones Favorite Track: The View From The Afternoon

Not my favorite Arctic Monkey’s album but still some solid sounds and clever lyrics…

Easy 3, maybe a 4 on repeated listens. Super catchy, surprisingly danceable

Quintessential Brit pop/rock zone, and like it. Always a fan of Alex Turner’s matter-of-fact and sometimes frantic/desperate delivery, and the song writing is very good. If someone else was singing I probably wouldn’t like this too much That being said , this thing thrashes around a little too much and loses a little bit off my attention, I’d give I’d a decent 3

ok

Gekend album. Staan goeie nummers tussen.

Ok. Prefer AM as an album

3,5

A very solid album with good tunes.

It's good to hear in the background but most musics sound the same for me, like a "Artic Monkeys" formula. Which is not bad for a single song, but for a entire album is a bit repetitive for me.

Started strong but faded about half way. I really don't like the vocals and, other than the main single ("..dance floor..") nothing stood out at all

sounds like a surfer boy album. I like "A Certain Romance" the most.

a bit loud? nothing stood out, probably deserves a second listen

Don’t really vibe with later Arctic Monkeys, but this is pretty solid stuff. There’s a punk edge that I’m here for, and it can get almost delightfully snobby. Still a little too poppy for my tastes sometimes but not bad. C+

I'm not super well versed in the article mokneys catalog but with ny limited knowledge I would say this is just as catchy and nice as anything that hit the charts. But the other edge to that is it does not feel like they have grown or evolved at all either. Amd that bothers me. In 20 years there should be some decent change. Not saying you have to leave yr old fans behind but take them on a journey with you. More meta things aside I can't deny its a good listen. 3*

This is the very epitome of a three-star album. The music on this album is absolutely fine. There is nothing outstanding about it. There is nothing bad about it. It's just really music. I would put this on a music playlist to walk around a city and give me a pep in my step any day. Pick any song. That's the song to walk around a city to. Do you want a song to really connect to you on emotional level? Look elsewhere.

Pleasantly surprised. Nice mix on the music and vocals. Will listen to again

Pretty solid indie rock, Dance floor is still a banger

Drums!!!! Vocals and lyrics are strong and interesting. Liked much of it but the repetition of the guitar was loud and annoying way too often overtaking the songs.

Kind of punky, raw rock

Starting to hear the evolution of their current sound!

they're insipid

Okay weird I think I’ve never consciously listened to the Arctic Monkeys before. Enjoyed it, it wowed me about as much as any standard alternative album could, but seems like the type that grows on your over multiple listens. 3.5/5

Some fun stuff, just hard enough for my taste

Bootleg strokes. Rating: 3.3

Average

This album encapsulates a very specific moment in time for me. It was an introduction to a whole new era of English aughts rock. I prefer AM to this one though, because the singles are stronger and more darkly suggestive. But I sure rocked the fuck out of that looking good on the dance floor song for a hot moment, don’t you ever doubt it.

Прикольное, побеситься в клубе захотелось под такое. Но вообще... не тянет на их лучший альбом. Понятно, что у группы есть прогресс, и потом она стала фигачить альбомы один за другим коммерчески успешные, но здесь я как-то приуныл. И не очень много песен можно прям записать в разряд "гимнов", мелодии которых знает абсолютно каждый.

зародыш стилька ептель

Ok

More agressive than expected. A bit samey after a while, but some really interesting stereo production in some songs.

Bit rougher around the edge monkeys album with some true og's from them. Favourite Worst Nightmare is a bit nicer imo from this era. Mix of bangers and some that are not really up my alley. I guess the ones that sound too punk-ish are not really nice to me.

It was OK. No songs I particularly disliked, but nothing memorable either.

Certainly not as good as their later records, but still some catchy noisy tunes on here.

Singles from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (#1 UK, #7 US Alt) When the Sun Goes Down (#1 UK) Standouts: I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Rating: 3

3+/5

Un bon album rock, je suis intriguée et intéressée par l'écoute des autres albums du groupe.

People say you're the British Strokes, that's what you're not.

I find it kinda accessible brit-indie-rock that is kind of like jock-jams for da club or a soap commercial. Meh, it's fine... it's formulaic and there.

okay, just too teen for me

I would say the Arctic Monkeys are quite successful here in achieving the punk/indie/rock sound and themes they're known for. It's just not music I personally enjoyed very much today.

solid. like a nice big dump.

3.5

Some good songs. Worth hearing again, probably.

Arctic Monkeys are always interesting to me, since on paper they're the exact right era & genre that I should be a fan, but I'd overlooked them back then, and they still fail to click every time I go trying to get into them

Quite an energetic youthful album. From the Ritz to the Rubble has been my favorite. Some songs aren’t as sonically distinct from each other as I might like.

I’ve heard this band’s sound changes up a lot. This one sounds like Jack White meets the Strokes. Not in love with the songs but the guitars sound very cool.

Not bad, kinda diggin it. It is a bit one dimensional and It'd get old if I had to listen to it often or if their other albums sound the same, but on first listen, it was reasonably good.

It

not their best

It's not bad, but it's all been done at least as good by other bands before them. Somehow this got them to be one of the biggest "indie" rock bands of the late 00s. Favorite song: Still Take You Home.

Sounds like early Billy Talent's projet Pezz, minus the innovation. Not bad, just not very interesting to my ears.

Good guitar work. Makes me wanna run naked across a football pitch. 🙈🙉🙊

D'r staan wel aardige stukjes op, maar wanneer ze weer gaan raggen, heb ik de neiging af te haken. Vooruit, ik ben in een goede bui vandaag.

good album but not my favorite sounds, kind of cliche brit-pop rock

Don't think I've listened to this album front to back since the year it came out. One of my best friends, who at the time walked around looking like Ben Sherman had barfed on him, was going through a douche bag phase and got addicted to this album. I think that was part of the turn off for me, as there was a certain type in America who embraced the Arctic Monkeys and that wasn't my scene. I always moved more with weed and psychedelic types than coke in the bathroom of a dive bar types. So I usually went to the former kind of shows over the latter, and I skipped AM every time they came through. Listening to this now, I like it more than I did at the time. It has an energy that reminds me of the time and all the bad choices everyone I knew (me too) was making. But it's not an album of nostalgia for me, it's one that makes me think of the regret of a morning after and assholes who had no regret the morning after. This really peaks in Riot Van. I'll probably come back and listen to this again, I do think it's better than some of that scene upon this listen, still not my main cup of tea, just not as grating and obnoxious as it was to me in the 00s. 3 stars leaning to 3.5

this sounds like other things that i already like but i like those other things more than this

Some great songs on here of course, although they have been overplayed a little. As a whole album it's kinda middling

I mixed these up with all the other landfill indie bands at the time, but resented them more because I loathed having them forced down my neck like an unclean penis by everyone. In hindsight, it's leagues better. Alex Turner has strong Morrissey vibes (but at this point was at the age it's not embarrassing) and it's pretty good! The shittiness of going out in the noughties is the main lyrical theme, and I can very much relate.

Some of these songs I love, some feel a bit average to me. But it's still a really fun album with lots of memories attached to it.

Meh

B side saves the album

Didn’t like the first half, it sounded obnoxious. Second half was great

I never got into these guys when this came out (or after), but heard how they were the next garage rock revival band. I loved the Strokes, White Stripes, Hives and felt like this was a band I should check out. This was still a good 8-10 before I had a streaming subscription and checking out new bands wasn't as always easy and cheap as it is now. Long story to say that I haven't really listened to their stuff until now. As much as I was "supposed" to like these guys, this album just didn't catch. Maybe it's missing the catchy melodies in the hooks that you get with the Strokes. Maybe it's noisier than where my tastes have shifted to now. Whatever it is, I don't feel the need to come back to this.

The type of music I typically enjoy, and a perfectly good listen; would probably have liked it a lot if I had heard it when it came out, but now angular indie rock is less where my tastes lie. Best song: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

This was cool it’s like the hits but there’s no hits. Feels like some more punk oriented less radio friendly less fuzz on the vocal type stuff

Meilleur que ce que j'ai entendu d'eux à la radio, mais ça devient répétitif à la longue

Meh, ok.

HL: “When the Sun Goes Down”, “A Certain Romance”, “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured” Here’s another album I’m glad that I came across, it’s a fairly strong debut by the Monkeys but I’ll have to dig deeper for an album of theirs I really vibe with. Somewhere between the dance punk of this, the radio-friendly “AM” & the newer, jazzier stuff coming out this year. November 10, 2022

I was mixed on this.. although thought From the Ritz to the Rubble and Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured were both pretty excellent songs.

I dont really know what to make of this. This is my first time ever actually hearing this band. I avoided the hype when this came out in part because that band name is ridiculously awful. There's a slight punky quality running to this, but overall it's a bit more like The Strokes. I think they'd work better if they would lean into that sound. At the same time it's kind of Brit pop? Pardon me if I sound foolish there. I don't really know how to categorize it. Overall, I'm not sure who this record is really for, it's not bad...but it's not especially good. I think it could grow on me? I really wish they had a different name though. Woof.

Pretty good indie rock, I have never been into them. They have always seemed quite far up their own arse. 3.5/5

Enjoyed it!

Ils sont égals à eux-mêmes il faut croire. Ça ressemble à leur album qui a cartonné début 2010, mais avec moins de chansons catchy. Très bien pareil!

Great album! And "I bet that you look good on the dancefloor" was one of the first free itunes singles I ever got back in the day. Really enjoyed listening to this one but it was fast!

Cheeky little monkeys, these ones. My first album from them was AM in 2013, which I think a lot the purist fans would say is trashy or poppy or whatever, but I don't care, I love that album. This one has some heat on it too, though maybe not as much for me. I definitely recognized "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor," that's a classic and I'm almost certain it appeared in a Tony Hawk game or something. Definitely a welcome album, love a more recent rock album that actually rocks. Favorite tracks: I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor, Still Take You Home, From the Ritz to the Rubble. Album art: Guy blasting a cig, not much too it but it's definitely memorable. Looks like he wants to fight me. 3.5/5

Un choix de genre musical des plus incompréhensibles, eux qui nous avaient pourtant séduis avec des titres pop. Le punk est décidément une calamité qui peut surgir de n'importe où, restons groupés et sur nos gardes.

Hard to believe this is 16 years old! Like a more modern oasis. Not my favourite style but I can appreciate

Some good tracks, but I never quite jived with their overall sound. A lot of this album has great energy and catchy hooks, but it also feels joyless. Saw some stuff online comparing them to The Strokes and The White Stripes, and I think I feel similarly about their sound.

Kinda rough for me I guess.

classic. uk vibes. idk if we'll ever get chance to see them outdo themselves

Pretty good, listenable. Nothing too stellar.

Respectable album that has kickstarted AM era. Seems to be loved in the UK, but I never really understood its appeal apart from a few songs. Songs are pretty solid, but uninteresting to me.

it's ok, had some bangers

Have some vague memories that later AM albums get better but never cared too much for their debut and always struggled a bit to get through it in one go. Had the same experience today, but things got better after a second listen. There is a lot of energy and some of the songs are actually quite nice. Highlight: "Fake Tales of San Francisco" (a great song!)

Sounded okay, but there was nothing special about it. Very unlikely that I'll be listening to this again.

Brit pop yes

Good tracks at 2, 11, and 13; the rest is monotonous filler.

Every song name is long lmao but a jam

A couple of cracking songs but overall the album dragged a little. Cheeky fun lyrics but felt like a lot of filler.

Touted as some kind of generational game changer for rock. I don't hear that.

Des fois, je crois que la nouveauté vient de gens qui ne sont pas formatés par l’éducation. Il y a des musiciens là-dessus qui sonnent un peu novices, mais ça donne un ensemble rafraichissant. Du moins à la sortie de l’album.

I was never a fan of the Arctic Monkeys - felt like knock offs of earlier 2000's artists or like everyone was jumping on the bandwagon of a so-so band. Kinda like Jet - feels a bit all too familiar, or their lyrics are too simple. I might forever detest I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. But maybe my view would've been different if their debut single was the first track - The View From the Afternoon. Great sound (albeit a bit like Supergrass) - pumping. I also really liked the final track - A Certain Romance. In between I still felt a bit divided. Sometimes cheeky lyrics and good beats, but also sometimes so little depth to lyrics (about party life or who is/isn't a wanker) and recycled beats - Fake Tales of San Francisco being a great example of this. I give it a 3.5 because I still can't shake that this just feels like a slight tweak to the sounds of Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, or even Interpol (with worse lyrics).

Enjoyed it. Was good.

I like this album but don’t feel much of a need to return it. I remember liking it more in high school and college

Yeah, can't be arsed with this one. Enjoyed it back in 2007 or whenever, but not a single one of their records since and the Alex Turner hero worship that followed is kind of annoying. But mainly I just didn't like the music. This is clearly the best one though and obviously the lyrics are clever. Blah

Somehow they have all the components I would normally enjoy, but the muffled vocals, lack of melodies, lack of special songs really just make this band super average to listen to for me. I could never get into them in my life.

Decent alternative rock but without any real highlights or standout songs

I listened to this album quite a bit during high school. I wasn't in the mood for it very often, but it was enjoyable each time I played it. It still holds up somewhat, although I don't really care for it as much as I used to.

A bit snarly for me but there's shades of Franz Ferdinand which I quite like.

Qué gran golpe de energía es este disco. Mis favoritas son …dancefloor y Mardy Bum. Pero aún así no lo escucho tanto como los posteriores.

3.75

Boy did the press ever try to will this into being acknowledged as the greatest album ever recorded when it first came out. Overhype aside, the album is just fine. It's not going to change your life, and I'm almost envious of those who get to listen with fresh ears minus the fanfare.

It’s hard to imagine an indie rock band coming up with a fresh sound in 2006. But these guys are certainly punchy, using lots of starts and stops and in-your-face guitar to give the music added energy. The lead singer has a great voice, the lyrics are clever and the hits are quality, especially “I Bet You Look ….” It’s the fastest selling debut album by a band ever, but I’m not so into this sound these days. I think I’d prefer their later material.

This debut album from this post Brit-pop band is pretty ok innit. They are insouciant and full of attitude and it comes out in their music. Just when Brit-pop was waning in the early 80s the Monkeys came to the rescue with a more aggressive, harder sound. There's some decent guitar and drumming on this record.

I appreciate the eclecticism, but this is ultimately not for me

Fantastic debut but not as good as some people feel it is. To me it is dated and clunky in places the singer's wry lyrics sounding a lot more affected as the years pass. I do enjoy the album, don't get me wrong but it just feels like a safe nephew or what the Libertines had already just done. Could be worse it could be Coldplay

Exceptional when it's going all out, largely meh sadly

Alex Turner and the boys set out to give the world a memorable debut…they gave the world a few memorable tracks in an overall album full of too much filler. The hits in this are bangers though.

Dit was best wel ok! Get on your dancing shoes, You sexy little swine!

Best wel ADHD-muziek eigenlijk. Niets ten nadele van ADHD'ers en ook niet van deze muziek, maar het is nogal up-tempo en daar moet ik wel voor in de stemming zijn. Er staan wel een paar echt goede nummers op (zoals een van onze bruiloftsliedjes 'dancing shoes').

Confident, well-paced album. Would definitely rock with this if I was a white girl in the 2000s. StronG 3

Ett flertal riktigt bra låtar, ett flertal som inte gör så mycket alls för mig. Trea!

I liked it. Not too many songs I'd specifically add but as a whole it was pretty good

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not by Arctic Monkeys (2006) For a Britpop album that was marketed primarily on MySpace (remember that?), it turned out to be better than I was expecting. It’s a nice 21st century rock sound—plenty of fun with accented off beats, exaggerated triplets, cross-channel dancing, innovative rhythmic breaks, this music keeps you guessing. Very nice drumming by Matt Helders, and the lead vocals by Alex Turner are sassy, confident, crisp (very crisp), and recorded cleanly enough that they’re not smothered in the considerable sonic background. The rapid-fire and highly referential lyrics are not very deep, but the word pictures keep flying past with disciplined cadence. And when it’s time to slow down (“Riot Van”), the words are authentic and vivid. Makes me wish I had been there. Forty-one minutes of good frolic. I could pretend to be young again. 3/5

It is good not great.

white man music but its alright idk this albums concept does not resonate heavily with me but i do enjoy the instrumentals

03/25/2022 Nice debut album, full of energy. Not really into punk, but there's not really a bad song on this album. Good for them and their success! lol.

It was alright. Can’t say I’d seek them out. 3*

A profile picture of a man smoking, in a dark monochrome. A caption that goes like "whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not". Yep. This is definitely a Facebook profile of a millennial trying to be "edgy". And weirdly, this association sums up the album.

Favorites: Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong Mardy Bum I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

I hate the singer's voice, but the actual music is pretty decent.

Good until it wasn’t

This is an okay album, the type of music you can play on a young people's radio station. I'm honestly having trouble telling one song from another, but that might just be my neurons getting old.

Proto-pop-garage-punk? I'm not sure how this is classified, but take the irritating parts of all of those styles, blend them together into a homogenized slurry of early-00s rock and you get the Arctic Monkeys? 3/5

First few songs in was great, after two thirds it got a bit grating on the ears, then after the final couple it turned enjoyable again. A rollercoaster of emotions when listening to this. Favourite song was I Bet You Look On The Dance Floor.

3.6 - I remember NME or some British music magazine fawning over this record with bold superlatives, claiming it as the "best British rock" or the "best rock period" or some such. The few songs swirling around failed to grab me and that's how I felt after listening to this album. I bet these guys put on a spectacular live show and I can imagine a packed venue filled with attractive people dancing joyously. I just never connected with this prince of the hooligans persona complaining about nightlife and how girls can be a drag.

Witty, knowing lyrics, some energetic music. It doesn't come together quite right for me but I can see why it's popular.

Fun songs and cult classics, but not a fan of the singing. Grates on me after a minute and I don't find it very musically interesting.

Takich arktycznych malpiszonow sie nie spodziewalem, bo bande kojarze jedynie z AM, ktory swojego czasu byl grany dosc czesto gesto na stacjach muzycznych w tv, a tu takie zaskoczenie tym jakze wymyslnym tytulem whatever people say i am, thats what im not, ktory jest debiutanckim studyjnym krazkiem zespolu, ale slychac, ze nie jest pierwszym materialem jaki banda grala, bo przez wydaniem plyty pare lat juz grali razem, arktyczne malpy to jeden z tych zespolow, ktore nie slychac, ze sa wyspiarkie, przynajmniej na AM, bo debiutancki krazek, to koncept album skupiajacy sie wokol nocnego zycia mlodego wyspiarza z polnocy kraju, banda pochodzi z Sheffield, wiec juz calkiem polnocno patrzac na mape anglinska, sam pomysl niby dosc osluchany, ale jednak brzmi na tyle roznorodnie, ze nie nudzi opowiesciami o densingach, twardych narkotykach, dziwkach i milicji, czy romansach jedno nocnych, jak i powaznych relacjach damosko meskich, no i o zgonikowaniu, rownie roznorodnie jest od strony muzycznej, bo klasyczny sklad rokowy, wiec 4 czlonkow, dwie gitary, basior i drumy, ale stylowo jest mocno misz masz, stad gatunkowo discog opisuje plyte jako rok indyjski, wiec mocne blendy w ktorych znajdzie sie miejsce na post punka, garazowe granie, czy akcenty britowego popu, najbardziej kojarzy mi sie on stylistycznie ze strokesami, bo na pixiesow za malo tutaj szalenstwa, bo lider i teksciarz zespolu Alex Turner nie wydaje sie az tak uzdolnionym wizjonerem lirycznym, jak i wokalnym virtuoso, ale na kawalkach przygrywa takze na instrumentach, a nie jest jednynie wokalista, wiec sa miejsca gdzie skupia sie na gitarce, ale nie sa to jakies epickie solowki, zdarzaja sie takze fejkowe zakonczenia trakow, zeby znowu wrocic na beat, wiec nudno nie jest, ale miejsc porywajacych i zmuszjacych do rewindowania rowniez brakuje, troche denerwowal mnie takze mastering, bo niektore momenty brzmia wrecz jak material lofi z garazu, a inne znowu jakby byly wyszorowane z wszelakich niedorobek, wiec album sredni, ale i tak jestem pozytywnie zaskoczony, bo spodziewalem sie czegos o wiele gorszego, tak to jest jak sie jest uprzedzony do malpiszonow, na plejke leci i bet you look good on the dance floor, ktory gdzies juz wczesniej slyszalem, ale brandowo nowy kawalek, ktory mi wpadl w ucho, bo jest chyba najprostysza kompozycja calej plyty jest riot van

Haven't actually heard this before. Not much background with the Arctic Monkeys. Feels like something I should like or perhaps would have liked more if I'd heard it back in the day when it came out. Pretty good straight forward guitar rock. Not sure I'm in love with the vocals but they're mostly fine. That kind sums up my feelings on this album actually... it's fine. Given the theme of the record, I can see why maybe this would have a lot of nostalgia for people who found this at the right age. Decent record but for some reason I didn't fully engage with it. Strong 3 I guess.

Fully impressive but definitely overshadowed by their more impressive and successful AM album.

It's fine, I guess? 5-6/10

not for me

I had only heard one Arctic Monkeys song before this, and never looked into them. Not bad. Punk rock isn't something I listen to much, so I doubt I would seek them out, but not awful music by any means.

Definitely knew the band's name before, but that's about it. Don't recall hearing their music. Some cool stuff here. Interesting rhythms, punk-ish melodies and vocals, and tight playing. When I'm in the mood for something with more drive and grit, I could see myself listening to this one again.

1 STAR

My daughter loves this group although not sure how she feels about this album. She would probably be devastated to hear that I think this is just okay. There are few songs I liked but most of it was just okay to me. Prolly 3.5/5

Good but why is like 90% of these recs post 1990? Gimme the old stuff.

A lot better than I thought it was going to be

It’s just an „okay” album for me. I wouldn’t necessarily skip it, but I definitely prefer the „AM” album and that vibe, which on the other hand I totally love! Can’t deny that the riffs are usually on point though!

A good pick me up album. A bit rough around the edges. Remarkable for a debut.

Ok. Just started listening. This is cool. (Just so you know, I mainly listen to the sound not the lyrics) 1. Strong opener. I like it.

Ok. pretty good modern British rock. didn't blow me away.

Better than I expected, but all songs sound the same

pretty great debut album

Good band I completely forgot about. I'd give this an upper 3 and round to 4.

Pretty good album that I do not find as compelling as the majority of critics do. Can't put my finger on what keeps me at arms length, I'll just say that I didn't connect with this the way I hoped I would 3.25 stars

Gutes Album aber den Einstieg bei den Arctic Monkeys habe ich damals glaube ich Dich nicht rein zufällig verpasst

i worry album art is more of an afterthought these days. maybe not to the artists but more so for listeners. it's such an important part of the experience. In this case, for me, a negative one. I don't know why but I hate this album art and it's legit having a negative effect on listening to the album.

Not bad

Some good old British music. I didn't find it super engaging but I can see why people would like this

zabavan, upbeat, crowd pleaser, osobno nisam odusevljena. malo je repetitive. opener je solidan.

The overlong and fundamentally meaningless title about sums this up for me. Significantly less there than what purports to be.

Post-punk revival album - not my go-to choice for casual listening , but good pump up music for the gym (fast paced, punchy drums and rhythm guitar) 3.5/5

Hell, thats really Punk-ey. Not at all like their recent albums. I dig the energy, but I strongly dislike the guitar sound. Vocals are, as always, really good. But I guess its a good rock/ punk album? I really don't know. Its fast and explosive.

not their best album, but fun

Whatever I say it is, that's what it's not. It's alright. I love the guitar. Sometimes I really enjoy the lyrics. Other times I couldn't care less about them mostly because I simply cannot relate. It's like Holden Caulfield rocking about his various late night bar-hopping escapades.

Helt ok

Good but not really for me

Not bad for indie.

Inte toppen! Okej

the view from the afternoon: ‘anticipation has a habit to set you up for disappointment in evening entertainment’ india summer vibes i bet you look good on the dancefloor: ojalá alguien me la dedique aunque no me vea good on the dancefloor. fake tales of san francisco: era un -5 hasta que dijo ‘is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf’ y me conquistó. dancing shoes: estuvo cute extraño ir al baile la verdad. you probably couldn’t see for the lights: basándome en esta y la canción anterior logro suponer que el alex vio a una gurisa linda en baile y se enamoró pero no la encontró en ig. still take you home: en esta me cayó re mal, brutas vibes al vértigo. riot van: que linda me fumaría un cigarro. red light indicates doors are secured: me aburrí en la mitad. mardy bum: ‘oh when you say i don’t care well of course i do, yeah i clearly do!’ quebraría en llanto si alguien me dice eso. perhaps vampires is a bit strong but...: esta también me aburrió y wtf ese candombe en el medio. when the sun goes down: abolicionistaaaaaaaaa. from the ritz to the rubble: meh. a certain romance: bruta nostalgia me dió:(

This is a different style than the Arctic Monkeys songs that I know. Not my favorite album tbh, felt pretty same-y throughout. Interesting to see how their music has changed in the past ~10 years though!

Enjoyable listen. Pretty middle of the road album though.

likeable enough, but never totally drank the kool-aid with them

Prefiero los álbumes "Favourite Worst Nightmare" y "AM", pero este es su antecedente y por eso hay que quererlo.

Good but nowhere near their best

Qué tiempos. Qué divertido era todo. También, y sobre todo, Fake tales of San Francisco.

Pretty good tbf

Not bad, not great

Muy de los monkeys. Casi estilo propio aunque este estilo me deja tibio.

Vieles macht der Lad Rock richtig, spiegelt die Seelenlage des Pint haltenden Insel Blokes zu Anfang des neuen Jahrtausends wider, erzählt Alltagsgeschichten für Anfang Zwanzigjährige, die ihren Weekend Thrill mit Stadionbesuch und Kneipentour selbstzufrieden ausschöpfen. Welch verführerisch einfaches Leben. Irgendwann waren wir ja alle dort, aber selbst wenn sich die Änderungen nicht auf die Ausgeh-Frequenz runterbrechen lässt, so wähnt sich mir dieses Album so seltsam fern, heute wie damals. Songs kommen mit Druck und der schnodderigen Leidenschaft eines sympathischen Saufkumpels durch den Pub gebrettert. Völlig glaubwürdig und irgendwie ausgesprochen britisch. Papierfabrik Köln Ehrenfeld vergibt wohl ewige 5.0 und ich haue diese in salomonische Hälften. 2.5

Solid album. Catchy rhythms.

Fun brit rock. I little grittier than I expected.

Not bad it's like the UK style band type music. 6/10.

Nice riffs de guitare, quelque chanson qui accroche mais pas necessairement mon style. Semblable au black keys dans les meilleurs moments

I thought this was pretty good, and I'd listen to it again.

5

It was good, fine. Don't know why they're so popular!

A few bangers.

i listened to this 20 years ago and don't feel like going back

Meh it's the artic monkeys

já conhecia uma música ou outra... o álbum foi exatamente oq eu achava que ia ser... sem muita variedade. num sou mto fã do estilo mas num é ruim não, vou dar nota 3 pq 2 é pouco... vejo agora q 3 pro supertramp foi pouco, pq esse tbm é inferior ao crime of the century. alguns 3 são muito melhores q outros... o solinho final eh legal

Bottom tier AM album but not bad

Pretty good genuinely enjoyed

Kinda sparse, a lot of the songs sound the same. Would've probably loved this when it came out and I was in my indie guitar rock phase.

One of the better ones

it's all right, but it was never my thing, and it still isn't

@@@½. Nice straight-forward rock with a few twists, like quite a few songs on it.

I liked it but I imagine teenage me would have been way more excited by their britpopness. Makes sense considering the album came out when I was sixteen.

Arctic monkeys rule, this album just isn’t their best. It’s still good, and I enjoyed it, but they have better material

Really solid alternative rock album

Catchy but derivative, a pastiche of post-punk sounds and styles from decades past but not offering too much in originality

Not good. Not great. Sorta poppy for my tastes. Reminds me of a more hipster Oasis.

Listened before

Eh, it's not total ass but I've always found these guys grating.

I knew a girl that liked the Arctic Monkeys, oddly enough everyone hated her. 2/5

How the fuck is this so well-rated?

Meh.

Ehh? It twas fine.

Its good, but just not for me

ну хз, как то скучно прям и однообразно

"Feels like the Strokes but British. Pretty good!" "the Adam Sandler cigarette album" post punk schon ok. c

2/4

Not my style of music but isn’t bad. Not an album I would reach for.

I remember being in sweaty indie clubs in Manchester in the late 2010s full of people rocking the whole late 2010s indie look who absolutely loved Arctic Monkeys. For some reason it failed to land with me and so this record epitomises an era and genre I really do not like. Maybe it's the shout, stilted vocals and crashy, clangy thing going on.

I like some of their songs but not this album

I don't really understand all the hype. Sounds like the Hives to me.

My beef with the Arctic Monkeys is long-standing and continues today alas (not with monkeys in the snow irl tho, they slay). For me, this music turns up at every bar/club in the norf of England, and it's always the point where you either go to the loo or go to get a drink. You can't dance to it in a homosexual manner, you can sort of thrash your body around I guess in a heterosexual way. Every song sounds the same to me, and I take umbridge with the singing voice. It's probably a pass, but I'm gonna fail it x.

It was okay. 5/10

Couldn't get into it.

Hmm did not like this that much at all. I remember listening to this when it first came out years ago on my sister's sky blue iPod haha. Like Riot Van and Mardy Bum are decent but yes dont enjoy listening to it. But yea just doesnt do anything for me the punky rock really not my thing. Some of the songs I can get I suppose but yea. 2 out of 5 for me.

Arctic monkeys on jäänyt aika vieraaksi, ei vain ole yksittäisistä kuulluista biiseistä oikein lähtenyt eikä tämän kokonaisen albumin kuuntelu muuttanut tilannetta.

Another sorta meaningless british album. Mind me, this is a tiny it more meaningful than MANY other entries in this list, but just slightly. It's british Rock, with a hint of pop, and the usual plethora of self-important pompous "artistic" lyrics. Yeah, not for me. The music, at the very least, is not bad at all. I didn't hate every second of it, as it happened before with other albums on this list, so I guess it's a good start. Or am I british-ising me-self?

First time listening to an album by them! Was a little underwhelmed and thought the sound was very consistent between songs. Thought his singing style was more talking and sliding then singing. Wasn’t my favorite but enjoyed learning the album!

#58 It's ok, kind of messy garage rock with punk rock influence. I like a lot of their music that came after this better. Switch it for AM. 2.5/5

Kinda boring

fav songs: riot van lean, swaggy, dance (?) 40/100

Muzyka.

not bad. but i might give a collection of fart recordings a higher rating

So mid-2000s... Not enjoying. I almost get it but it's just annoying to me

Lowkey, mid. I listened to the album all the way through, but I don't think any songs caught my attention.

Too much brit for me

I don’t think I’m a fan of the long British lyrics, kinda makes the fun instrumentals boring. Idk I’m just not really interested in it right now. Picked up in the second half.

I knew the name. Friends were hyped. I never understood why, and this didn't help. The Arctic Monkeys debut is fast, guitar-driven Sheffield indie — lads in a room playing 20% faster than necessary. Everything sounds like the same song at slightly different tempos. "Riot Van" slows it down deliberately, which at least proves they can. The rest doesn't. The attitude is the other problem. "Too cool" as a personality only works if you're already a fan. 2/5 — not my kind of cool. Though the title earns its place: whatever people say you are, that's the thing you have to keep refusing.

I was familiar with their 2018 album tranquility base hotel & Casino, and my friends and I write that album highly, so it was nice to learn more about where they come from. This album would suggest that they really came into their own recently. Maddy Bum is a great song and a couple other tracks had harmonic interest like it, but a lot of this album was relatively uninteresting punk rock. I hope we get one of their more recent albums later on to compare. Feeling a strong two to a light three

Another boring, forgettable British band; 2 stars (a pretty low 2). Also, both the singer and the music sound snotty. Pass.

whatever people say they are is probably what they are very British, very mainstream rock music

Cet homme a une relation étrange avec les femmes

Not my style

Arctic Monkeys is one of those bands that I definitely know, and they have been one of the biggest acts from the last 20 years. Coincidentally, this album is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. There are many things that rise up from this record, from the UK's social influences to the fact that AM was, in some sense, the last of the big British rock bands to have a global impact. The period right after this was mostly dominated by Americans and other genres. The sounds also on this album are also still something that people are chasing today. For me, though, it may be a bit overhyped. I want to like it more, but it just does not hit the way I want it to. I am mostly a melody-listener, so what I am really after is probably more "chorusy" choruses—like a resolve from the dance beat into something a bit more typical.

wow between this and the last two (Raw Power and Now I Got Worry) i'm getting a crash course on the history of garage rock. now, i don't really care for it that much, but i can respect the intent and artistry. as for this album, the only Arctic Monkeys song i like is I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. that said, i *REALLY* like that song. justifies this whole album even if the rest of it falls flat. deserves to be one of the 1001? i would swap this for AM but i don't think it's a crime to have it on here

Didn’t hate it. But just so-so for me.

i haven't listened to this since its release back in the day. what an odd (not great) time for british indie. i still don't love this. it's fine.

An okay album, no real stand out songs.

Last song was my favorite

Fun i guess but all a bit samey for myvtastes

I did not enjoy at all. Some of the riffs are grand but nothing memorable and the singer's voice grates on me. I'll give a 2.

I thought I would dig this a lot more than I did

British indie

Another great band with good lyrics ruined by a lead vocalist with a really, really annoying voice. I will never understand the appeal of the scream-whining subgenre. Does this music make people feel anything? All it makes me feel is a desire to turn it down or hit skip.

Faens garage rock revival som forpestet rocken på 00-tallet, og infiserte alle norske band som absolutt også skulle høres helt lik ut. Jeg husker at jeg tenkte at nå må da faen meg den bølgen dø når denne platen kom, men neida, da ble det full blomstring, gitt, etterfulgt av faens The Black Keys som skulle spy ut de kjipeste reklamevennlige låtene. Ti år etter har bølgen mutert seg til at Måneskin vinner melodi grand prix (som er plattformen alle disse bandene hører hjemme) med en låt som like så greit kunne vært Arctic Monkeys. (PS. Jeg setter det på spissen, det er faktisk en håndfull garage rock revival som er bra... sånn ca. 1%)

Always felt culturally irrelevant to me and still does. Clubbing lads, all that. As far as rock bands they're competent with a relatively distinct identity, but the hooks are shouty and the riffs are rudimentary. From a distance it appears the band got a little bit more creatively ambitious as they aged but this first album is pretty boring.

I've always found the artic monkeys too horny to be interesting. I enjoy the math rock elements of their sound which really comes out in the technical guitar and bass work. Plus the accent of the lyricist is iconic at this point. But the lyrics are so dull that I can't really get into their albums. 2.5 rounded down

vite fait l'ancien

An essential album in the 2000s garage rock revival. Quintessential but not for me personally, those who love the genre will love this (but they’ve also already heard it probably)

Feel like I should be rating this album higher but it's just not that memorable to me. I can only think of one song that felt really distinct and enjoyable to listen to. Hopefully there's another Arctic Monkeys album later that can redeem themselves to me.

Whatever people like about this record, that's what I don't like

this band is the embodiment of mid

It’s fine. Doesn’t really differentiate itself from other rock bands of the era. I do like the production, but the songs are ultimately forgettable.

Mamy songs, but single one of them lacks any cohesive melodic motiff. Just generic background rock.

It was alright. Great energy, idk why i can't get into it.

1990's garage band

Love it

So, that's what you are then.

Highly energetic and smooth, solid rock album. Unfortunately not to my taste - for me it was ultimately boring

This does nothing for me. I don’t love the singer’s voice and find it irritating after a few songs. I guess i completely missed out on the hype around this band, because most people seem to love it. I am immune to its charms.

I grew up hating the Arctic Monkeys as a concept. I think I may have heard a song tangentially, through a commercial or something, but I never made a point of purposefully listening to Arctic Monkeys before. I pleased to report they are not as bad as I thought. I have some small bit of nostalgia for this era of English indie rock; the kind of bands like the Cooks that would appear on Jools Holland. There are some inspired instances across the album, and as much as I was predisposed to hate this album, I found it difficult to poke as many holes in Whatever People Say I Am.. as I thought I could. There are absolutely tendencies that annoy me, and I doubt I'll listen to this again by choice, but I'm impressed that they're listenable. Arctic Monkeys also sound like they influenced Cage the Elephant and bands of that ilk to some degree

Not impressed

"Post-Britpop" is just as bad as regular Britpop.

4/10

Amusing lyrics Inspiration on their sleeve This guy whines a lot

Take half a Citizen Fish song, half a Strokes song, a few lyrics about getting your dick sucked and you're fucking platinum, baby.

Too teenager high school Kind of complains in lyrics. Good for a kick of energy when needed but might be too much most of the time

I honestly liked the instrumentals. It is a good album.

Couldn't get myself to pay attention to it

i'm good, thanks

Alex Turner's voice gets on my nerves after awhile. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor is catchy enough.

Whatever People Like About This, That’s What I Hate

one of their best but i still hated it

60

Meh

top 3 - Riot Van, Still Take You Home, The View from the Afternoon. I’ve tried to like the Arctic Monkeys and couldn’t, just not for me. I really like the instruments on this one though.

2.5

band is basic but tight and the recording is great. can't stand the vocals.

Some good songs, but negative aura loss from 'that rock and roll eh' and 'invoice me for the mic' mean that I give this 2 instead of 3 stars

En niin välittänyt. ⭐️⭐️

This is pretty boring. I think I would rather listen to The Black Album.

Technically impressive; can’t say I enjoyed it nearly as much as, say, AM.

Nothing much of interest, straight forward "good" rock. Inoffensive. Yeah dis ain't for me. 2.5 Stars

It's got a lot of energy, snarl, and humor. It's missing melody and complexity.

Like

it was fine, not really for me. none of the songs really stuck but if someone put it on i wouldn't complain. just one ear out the other.

..

I never spent much time paying attention to this band and this record didn’t do much for me now. I wouldn’t completely rule out the possibility of it growing on me a little in the future, but on first listen I found it bashy & frenetic and the songs didn’t hook me at all.

I’m not a fan of this kind of music but I do appreciate that they are not a one-dimensional band. While most of the songs have a punk-rock feel, I really enjoy when a band can show more musicality in a studio. Since the first song was very heavy, I thought the whole album would be like that. I was pleasantly surprised to find they multiple sides to their sound.

I've genuinely tried very hard, but I really don't enjoy anything from Artic Monkeys..... can't help it. It's visceral. The only exception is Mardy Bum, hence 2*.

I thought it was okay I only ended up adding one song to my playlist. I've heard of this artist before but I've never really listened to much of their music.