Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys

The Arctic Monkeys exploded onto the UK music scene in 2006 with the fastest selling debut album in history, and they seemed to have The Midas Touch, so this 2nd album was either the proof of their talent or it would prove the doubters right that they had a lucky break but did not have staying power. For me, the single that they chose as the first release from this album was all important as it had to be something that would meet the standards set by the first album, which although a huge success is most likely a weight around their necks. They chose "Brianstorm", which if the stories are to be believed is about a guy they met on tour, whose style ...

Having listened to this album for a few months now I feel happy that I spent my hard earnt £6.99 on it. I like many people do these days, purchased the album on the strength of one track, the first single, Brianstorm, of course the highly successful first album also had something to do with it. In the lead up to this album being released there was a lot of questions asked about whether it was possible to produce an album anywhere near the quality of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Well they’ve tried but have definitely fallen short. After the first couple of listens I didn’t really enjoy it other than the first half of the album and found myself ...

On the back of "Whatever People Say I Am, I'm Not" which included the monster smash of last years "I bet you look good (on the dance floor)" the Arctic monkeys gained a mass following in the UK. This following lead to them smashing records for fast selling debut album and most songs in the top 200 (a pretty artificial record for now I feel) and on the back of this hype I went out and bought this album. Sadly I feel they mistitled the albu, and it should have had a title along the lines of "Average Hypemare", but hey it'll make a good birthday present for someone I presume. Now if you look in the media as a whole they seem to be ...