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Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (May 11, 2018) Album • Page 48

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by mad, Aug 24, 2017.

  1. imthegrimace

    the poster formally known as thesheriff Supporter

    AM is miles above any black keys album
     
  2. Serenity Now

    deliver us from e-mail Supporter

    They’re certainly not what they were but Brothers is a great “we’re going for it” LP and Magic Potion is just good without any qualifiers
     
  3. Steve_JustAGuy

    Trusted

    I love it when bands go for it like that and succeed, Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys included.
     
  4. prattsy

    Regular

    @phaynes12 is hitting the nail on the head over and over
    AM isn't a bad record by any stretch but it's definitely them just operating inside someone else's template
     
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  5. Maddy

    Regular

    i think this is it for me…both bands aimed to make fun accessible albums and more than succeeded…follow ups however they went into divergent directions with Black Keys staying in that sound arena and AM taking on a totally new sound for them
     
  6. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    thank you.
     
  7. eagles1139

    Regular

    I think AM is retroactively made better by the fact that TBH&C was so fuckin wild. Like when AM came out my reaction was: "these songs are jams, but I thought the band would go in a more unique direction." In retrospect I think it rules, kinda like a really talented director making one big blockbuster and then following it up with something more nuanced and weird.

    Also it can't be overstated how wild it was that they came back with TBH&C lol. They'd just had their biggest hits on their most accessible album, gained countless new fans, and then Alex Turner said "time to play a coked-up drunk lounge singer in a science fiction noir with more piano than guitar."
     
  8. Transient_Hymn

    Somebody Turn the Neon Down Supporter

    AM is Spielberg Arctic Monkeys
    TBH&C is Iñárritu Arctic Monkeys

    God what a stupid reddit comment I just made. lol
     
  9. unbornwhiskey

    Trusted

    tranquility base is pretty inarguably fassbinder arctic monkeys
     
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  10. Doomsday

    strange days are here to stay Prestigious

    I quite enjoy reading your guys opinions on AM because of the context of the band as a whole. I love it a lot but the case could definitely be made for it being their least interesting. This band is hard to rank because they're so consistently quality
     
  11. Onlyadirector Aug 23, 2022
    (Last edited: Aug 23, 2022)
    Onlyadirector

    Trusted Supporter

    New song "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am" performed today!
    Insiders are saying it's NOT the lead single and that the album will be announced tomorrow.
     
  12. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    someones been listening to thundercat
     
  13. zhargfoul

    mad

    I am ready
     
  14. Serenity Now

    deliver us from e-mail Supporter

    hell yea. continue to kiss off all the AM only fans with an even weirder release please
     
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  15. Doomsday

    strange days are here to stay Prestigious

    Yessss
     
  16. mattylikesfilms

    Trusted

    Sounds more interesting than most of TBH+C so that’s cool!
     
  17. MathiasGeleyn

    Regular

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  18. prattsy

    Regular

    Sweet fancy moses, AOTY is announced
     
  19. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    yesssss
     
  20. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    someone make a thread
     
  21. Rowan5215

    An inconsequential shift as the continents drift.

    oh yes
     
  22. iCarly Rae Jepsen

    run away with me Platinum