Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys Reviews

Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band from Sheffield, who came to prominence through user-generated social media sites such as MySpace and sharing tracks prior to getting a record label. This led to a pre-built fan base before the band released their debut studio album, which accounts for it selling 360,000 copies in its first week of ...  Read the complete review

Artic Monkeys are a four piece indie rock band from Sheffield, who have won multiple awards including "Best International Band". They formed in 2002 and have since released 4 studio albums. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is the band's debut album. It was released in early 2006 and sold over 360,000 copies in its ...  Read the complete review

'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' is the debut album by the English Indie Rock band Arctic Monkeys and it was released in 2006. I cannot say a bad thing about this album, everybody I know loves it, and I think it can be put under that rare category of music which EVERYBODY likes, no matter what age you are or musical ...  Read the complete review

This album is a real piece of art, it is an album that has got everything, there is very few, if any off the top of my head, albums, that I can truly say that I enjoyed every song on there, but this is one of them. It starts with a bang and ends with a bang and just keeps going all way through, the Arctic Monkeys are the number one band ...  Read the complete review

On a rainy day in Manchester in late 2004 I found myself in the Night & Day pub watching an unknown Sheffield band called the Arctic Monkeys. I wasn't expecting much - around 17 years old, unsigned, hardly any gigs outside their native city. They began their set and I immediately knew I was witnessing the start of ...  Read the complete review

When I first heard of the Arctic Monkeys, I must admit that I was a bit skeptical. "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" was taking over the charts in the UK, and it was reported that they were having greater initial success than The Beatles and other great bands of the UK. Could such a young group of guys really be this ...  Read the complete review

You may wonder, how is it I am only catching onto the Artic Monkeys now? This, their debut release "Whatever People Say That's What I'm Not" was released in 2005 and became the fastest ever selling debut album in British history, amid a media frenzy who if I remembered correctly praised them to the nines. Normally I do anything ...  Read the complete review

'Whatever People Say I Am. That's What I'm Not' was released in January 2006 and was the debut album from indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was very successful reaching the number one spot in the UK Album Charts. I purchased this album after hearing the song 'I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor' on the radio and was very ...  Read the complete review

The Arctic monkeys certainly did burst on the the scene in some style when they released their debut album in 2006. It certainly did shock British music into life as im sure many did not expect to here such a raw an energetic band since Oasis had burst onto the scene more than 10 years previously. The album goes with a bang ...  Read the complete review

For better or for worse, the Arctic Monkeys are here to stay, it seems. Their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not was a MASSIVE success, causing mentally ill music magazines like NME to deem them better than The Beatles. I gave this album a listen, and whilst I recognise the appeal, to me it just seems a bit soulless. ...  Read the complete review

So many bands these days get hyped up as being "the next big thing" and so few deliver. I am glad to tell you that the arctic monkeys debut album 'whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not' has not just lived up to the hype but if possible it has surpassed it. Deservidely it became one the fastest selling album in UK ...  Read the complete review

A brilliant debut album from the Arctic Monkeys. Has some brilliant sounds to it. None of the songs do you ever get the urge to turn over and skip it. Every song is catchy, upbeat and generally fantastic. The highlight for me is When the sun goes down, the song has real meaning and how the song is put together is also excellent. The ...  Read the complete review

In January 2006 a small group from Sheffield called the "Arctic Monkeys" realeased an album called "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not". The album turned out to be the UK's fastest selling debut album, shifting over 360,000 copies in its first week, and remains the fastest selling debut album by a band. It ...  Read the complete review

The Arctic Monkeys shot to fame in 2006 when the Sheffield-based Indie Rock band released "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" as their debut album. It finds Alex Turner leading the Psychedelic and mildly Funk-inspired band propping up the mid-'00s re-emergence of British Indie music. 1. "The View ...  Read the complete review

In 2006 4 unknown lads from sheffield burst on to the scene as the arctic monkeys. Little did we know that they was about to become one of the best bands around to date. The band started when two of the members recieve guitars for christmas,Alex turner(vocals) and Jamie cook(Bass) accompanied with Matt helders(drums)and Andy ...  Read the complete review

==================== Arctic Monkeys ==================== Arctic Monkeys are an award winning indie band from Sheffield, UK who have been around on the music scene since 2002. Over the years they have gained a huge fan base due to their catchy lyrics and brilliant festival anthems. They are most well know for the hit single ...  Read the complete review

What ever people say I am that's what I'm not is perhaps not the best name for an album as its quite long and hard for people to remember the name of the album, but never the less it still did fine. It was the first album released by the band The Artic Monkeys, and since the release of the album they have been doing very well, ...  Read the complete review

I bought this album not long after it came out and to be honest I haven't stopped playing it since , the lyrics and the music are just absolutely fantastic . From the first drum beat of View From the Afternoon to the last Guitar strum on Certain Romance Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is an absolute stormer of a debut. ...  Read the complete review

The first comment to make about the Arctic Monkeys debut album is that the hype is spot on - it really is that good. Its hard to say who they sound like a s they seem to have a sound of their own. There are influences from the punk bands like the Clash and Buzzcocks. As well as indie influences from the Libertines and Oasis, ...  Read the complete review

Arctic Monkeys, 'Whatever People Say I Am...', is definatly the best album of this millenium! The album comes under the alternative/indie genre. Their first single to be released was 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor'. Which instantly left people wanting more. It put alot of presaure on the band as they had built up a ...  Read the complete review