Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (May 11, 2018) Album • Page 8

I will preface this by saying I'm a huge fan of AM, and I think that album is a lot more brilliant than some people want to give it credit for. It's probably in my top three albums from that year, maybe second overall behind Humbug in their discography for me. Superbly sequenced; well-executed; some super interesting themes at play...

But the decision to put "I Want It All" on that album over "Stop the World, I Wanna Get Off With You" still drives me absolutely insane and was a huge mistake.

 

HQ Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Review Picture • r/arcticmonkeys

Lots of interesting details here

 

All of this right here.

Also "Stop the World, I Wanna Get Off With You" is a fucking JAM but the song seems to be lacking a little in energy. With a little touch up in the studio- this could have been one of the best songs on AM.

 

Damn- that kind of makes me a little less excited for the record despite the rating...

 

Made me way more excited. Alex's lyrics are my favorite part of the band and it sounds like they're at the forefront, so I'm pretty pumped. Not that the quoted lyrics are great or anything but the review makes it sound like it's an album full of rich and dense lyrics.

 

Yeah exact opposite for me as well haha, this sounds really cool. I'm definitely down for a more introspective, moody AM album.

 

That's very intriguing. Also glad to see someone recognize the cultural anxiety present in AM in print, haha.

 

color me even more intrigued

 

Hopefully I’m just reading into it wrong. Been longing for a follow up to AM for forever now.

 

Better than Jimmy Eat World B-sides?

 

that review has me very excited

 

All my NYC peeps. Arctic Monkeys just announced a super small show at Brooklyn Steel on May 9th. Tickets on sale Friday.

May the concert gods be on our side when trying to get these tickets.

 

That's nuts

 

Whoaaaaaaaaaa I got tickets to the Queens show later in the summer but fuck that's tempting

 

Anyone know if theres like a password or whatever. I don't wanna miss this

 

Was literally in the “waiting room” 10 minutes before they went on sale but it went live at 10:01 so I feel like I never actually had a chance

 

Yeah I struck out too : (

 

Apparently they sold out by 10:00:01

Lmao. Bots man

 

NICE


Turns out I couldn't go anyway but man that sucks

 

Fucking bots are the worst. I wish there was a better system to fight them.

 

Did you see their plan to fight them? I'm pretty ignorant to this stuff....were bots still a problem? Seems like it would have been pointless since the tickets can't be resold at profit.

September 2018 Live Dates - Anti-Touting Measures | Arctic Monkeys

Edit: I realize this announcement is for the September dates, but San Diego tickets for May are up on the resale site they mention in the announcement.

 

Humbug is great. Been going through their discog over the past 5 months.First three albums are so consistent.

 

the debut will more than likely always be my favorite but Humbug and SIAS are very very underrated

 

The only record of theirs that I think is weak is Suck It and See.

Everything else is gold.

 

Humbug is fine but it’s their worst. “Cornerstone” is great though.