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the_debaser

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Its pretty good after only a couple of listens. Not AMAZING but still some cracking songs on there. Aside from the marvellous Bet You Look Good and When The Sun Goes Down other good stuff includes A Certain Romance, Fake Tales of San Fransisco and Mardy Bum.

Worst song, funnily enough is probably the title track I reckon. Or maybe that Red Light one.

Definitely a grower.

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Worst song, funnily enough is probably the title track I reckon.

Title track?.. :P

I'm kinda bored of the Arctic Monkeys tbh. There's only three new songs that are all pretty standard stuff (I expected them to be better). I've always disliked the overlong guitar solos on A Certain Romance and Scummy too (which alsoo chugg at the guitars in parts), even if the lyrics are ace. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts is my favourite 'Monkeys track and is better than half of the songs on the album, in my opinion. So, with only three new tracks, Arctic Monkeys, the fresh, new band now feel a bit dated.

I did listen to their demo tracks to death btw, so that's probably why I'm a bit sick of them. <_<

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Sure it will! If the next single goes to number 1 they'll be in with a very good chance.

It'll sell, at the very most, a quarter mill in week one.

Yes, they're huge for an NME band, but if X and Y did't get close to the Oasis figures, then the Arctic Monkeys won't.

Trust me.

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But Coldplay have never had a number 1 single... <_<

(Or at least I don't think they have...)

But X&Y, and certainly Be Here Now, weren't leaked onto the net a month before release either.

I've listened to the album, I didn't particularly like the songs and his voice began to irritate me after about four tracks, so that's one sale lost.

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No they haven't.

But then i'm not talking about singles.

Though since you mention it Speed of Sound sold more then Dancefloor did last year.

It didn't:

17 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor - 177792

41 Coldplay - Speed of Sound - 112593

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DC Lemon

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Where's that from?

And more importantly if that's true since when did the Brits change their rules on single of the year?

When they decided they had to find a way to equally share out the awards between Coldplay, James Blunt and Robbie, obviously.

But that's an entirely different topic.

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Where's that from?

And more importantly if that's true since when did the Brits change their rules on single of the year?

I don't know what you mean about single of the year - the top seller was Tony Christie, wasn't it?

End of year charts are here: they also get the midweeks before anybody so it's a good site...

Coolclarity

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I don't know what you mean about single of the year - the top seller was Tony Christie, wasn't it?

End of year charts are here: they also get the midweeks before anybody so it's a good site...

Coolclarity

The Brits single of the year nominations are top five selling singles. Coldplay is in there. Must have changed the rules.

Never heard of that site before and whilst it seems useful, i'm not convinced by some of those figures.

Anyways, still not the point, the Monkeys album will do very well, but it won't get anywhere near fastest selling album.

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Meh.

It's easy to say it's lost it's charm in the production, but it has. It's like they've pissed on their own fire. The vocals sound strained and lazy now rather than honest and forgivingly amatuerish. Very dissapointing.

Rumble To Ritz is the only thing they've not really fucked up because it was never really done before hand, from what I heard.

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I haven't heard the album but I loved the demos and intend to buy the album. I think a lot of people will not have heard the demos (but will have heard dancefllor and the hype) and so will pick up the album and not be at all disappointed by it.

I hope they do well. It'll never sell more than Be Here Now or , I reckon, X & Y for that matter.

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Got a 10 rating in NME, this did. :(

There's a fucking suprise.

Though i'd care more if the NME was more relevant than a handbook on how to eat soup.

It's a rag for children who need direction in life.

And that's a shit quote-"more likely to make you form a band..."

What a dumb thing to say. If it's urgent and relevant why does it sound like the same rock and pop music the Beatles made 40 years ago? And why oh why would it make everyone reading the magazne want to go and form a band. Sweeping generalisation+lots of hyperbole+big fat review score=NME review.

Twats.

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Just listened to this. I thought it was good. Not 10/10 but 7 or 8/10 good.

I don't like the changes they made to Riot Van and I can't believe they left Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts off the album, that is one of my favourites.

The funny thing is I got NME tour tickets to see the Arctic Monkeys but have been listening to the Maximo Park album in preparation and am now looking forward to seeing Maximo Park more than the Arctic Monkeys now.

I think that they'll have to evelove their sound quite a bit if they want to have more than one or two hit albums.

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The funny thing is I got NME tour tickets to see the Arctic Monkeys but have been listening to the Maximo Park album in preparation and am now looking forward to seeing Maximo Park more than the Arctic Monkeys now.

It's lucky that Arctic Monkeys are the support act then, aye?

BTW, thought they were awesome on Jo Whiley yesterday. Hope it'll be available to watch via-the-red-button shortly...

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There's a fucking suprise.

Though i'd care more if the NME was more relevant than a handbook on how to eat soup.

It's a rag for children who need direction in life.

And that's a shit quote-"more likely to make you form a band..."

What a dumb thing to say. If it's urgent and relevant why does it sound like the same rock and pop music the Beatles made 40 years ago? And why oh why would it make everyone reading the magazne want to go and form a band. Sweeping generalisation+lots of hyperbole+big fat review score=NME review.

Twats.

Seconded :D The NME is utterly hopeless these days and their recommendation is more of a turn-off to me than recommendation. Their desperate need to create 'scenes' out of nothing depresses me beyond belief.

Plus, they didn't bother revireing the Slint reunion gigs last year. Can't forgive them for that. I expect babyshambles were playing at the Underworld though ;) . Idiots.

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