Product Description

Debut album from Sheffield-born quartet the Arctic Monkeys.Even before the release of this first offering, the band were being touted as the next big thing. With their mix of melodic pop, fused with a punk-garage edge, their sound appealsto the alternative rock crowd. Their first single. 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', which went straight in at No.1 in the UK singles chart, is included.

Track Listing

1. The View From The Afternoon
2. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
3. Fake Tales Of San Francisco
4. Dancing Shoes
5. You Probably Couldn’t See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me
6. Still Take You Home
7. Riot Van
8. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
9. Mardy Bum
10. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But..
11. When The Sun Goes Down
12. From The Ritz To The Rubble
13. A Certain Romance

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200 in Music
• Released on: 2006-01-23
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Hot on the heels of their shock No.1 single "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not confirms Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys as the UK underground's most proselytising young preachers of the DIY gospel. Marrying nervy, caffeine-and-cigarettes indie clatter to conversational, pretence-free lyrics and the occasional burst of off-the-cuff eloquence--"No time for Montagues or Capulets/Just banging tunes and DJ sets", proffers "…Dancefloor"--it's an instant, pulse-racing hit.

No question, the Monkeys are more sinners than saints. The opening "The View From The Afternoon" predicts a ruckus with a whole lot more grit than the Kaisers can muster, while on the mellow "Riot Van", a tale of underage drinking and cop-baiting culminates in a messy beating in the back of a station-wagon. Look beyond the Arctics' bristly, laddish exterior, however, because it's actually affairs of the heart that comprise this album's secret core: see the sweaty-palmed "Dancing Shoes", bearing testament to the trial of nerves that is pulling in a suburban indie nightclub, or "Mardy Bum"--tribute to a moody girlfriend that, for all its witty barbs ("I've seen your frown and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun"), is tinted with sweet affection.--Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

2 really great songs and the others are ok
Dancing Shoes is fantastic. I defy anyone not to start dancing when it comes on. I bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor is also great but maybe overplayed now. The rest are a bit dull really.

The songs remind me of going to the theatre to see a musical when there's no real tune just words being semi-sung.

Not Fit For A Dustbin
No...just no. This is utter tosh, every single song. From the dreariness of Alex Turner's drone voice, to the monotonous guitars and that bloomin awful backing singer, this is quite possibly the most overrated dirge I've ever come across. No emotion comes across in Turner's voice, and it is just soooo boring!

What's that I hear? It's Alex Turner's mum calling him in for his supper!

Avoid like the plague.

music to laugh with...
If you love raw, energetic rock/indie music with clever lyrics that'll make you choke whilst you sip on your pint of Stella then this is for you... Turner is a story teller of note and the music makes a perfect backdrop. There's a slight dip mid-album, but it's bookended by such talent that all's forgiven.