Arctic Monkeys - The Car (October 21,2022) Album • Page 13

I love all the Bond films and will not stand for the slander

 

i meant its reductive to a genre and as a listener. not like preachy bs or whatever else.

 

Hmm. Still not following you but whatevs.

 

i just mean the genres been around since the 60s and they didnt name it the james bond genre

also cinematic music is routinely used for all movies

 

i wouldnt stand for dog water either

 

I don’t know what that means

 

i was just trying to be funny

 

What was that you were saying about being reductive? lol

I don’t think anyone is saying a Bond song and the entire genre of baroque pop are one in the same, or that the former predates the latter.

But Bond songs have also been defined and refined for the past sixty years, so people know what elements constitute one? And Arctic Monkeys are not only frequently discussed as potential contributors, but as Serenity pointed out, at one point were public suitors.

I just don’t think the discussion around it is as big of a stretch as you think it is.

 

my post you quoted was broad which is the opposite of reductive

id just rather discuss the album instead of “lel sounds like james bond” for more than a couple posts

 

Reductive means to simplify in an overt fashion. You discounted why people would think Monkeys songs sound like Bond themes as “cinematic music is used for all movies,” discounting what people were saying regarding the specifics of Bond/Monkeys through a broad simplification. That is being reductive.

But you do you.

 

cinematic music describes many genres including modern film score

the point is simple and i didnt mean to bait confused comments like that (or anger?)

 

All good, was intentionally trying to seem not heated, but that’s hard to do in conversations on here sometimes haha.

 

At least we can all agree that whatever Bond theme they did write would never top that of Jack White & Alicia Keys.

 

Still mind boggling a Jack White/Alicia Bond collab even exists lol.

Low key I really enjoyed Garbage’s Bond theme.

 

I'm really enjoying this album. I'm going through some grief at the moment and the mood fits well with my mindset.

My only complaint would be how often Alex writes about writing itself, or how self aware he is that the band is going in a new direction. Songs like 'Sculptures' and 'Hello You' are almost explicitly about that, and there are other nods across the album. It seems a bit more inorganic about moving in a new direction when you can't help pointing it out. The good news is that he dresses them up in fun/clever ways (ex, the City Life 09 reference).

 

Favourite Worst Nightmare
The Car
WPSIATWIN
The Age of the Understatement
Humbug
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Suck It and See
AM
Everything You’ve Come to Expect

 

After my second listen reallllly diggin this. Mr. Schwartz is a nice little diddy

 

someone help; Alex singing “Hello you” is the only thing I can hear in my head today

 

der de der de der de DER DERRRR

 

I cannot fooooor the life of me remember how it goooeees

 

Yeah I like a dis album

 

This has been in my head for a week at least

 

avoided over listening to "Body Paint" before the release but it's a top five AM for me at the moment. such a beautiful track.

 

Hello You goes