Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band, straight forward brilliance, from England, Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner on lead vocals and guitar, Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals and Nick O'Malley on bass guitar and backing vocals. Arctic Monkeys achieved chart success with their first single, 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor', which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not', released in January 2006, was at the time the fastest-selling debut album in British music history. Its still the quickest-selling debut album for a group. The Band won the 2006 Mercury Prize and the 2007 BRIT Award for Best British Album.
After a highly anticipated wait, fans got blessed with the band's second album, 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'. It was released on 23 April 2007 and in its debut week sold over 225,000 copies. This album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. The group recieved the award for Best British Album and Best British Group at the BRIT Awards in 2008.
Track Listing
1 . Brianstorm
2 . Teddy Picker
3 . D is for Dangerous
4 . Balaclava
5 . Flourescent Adolescent
6 . Only Ones Who Know
7 . Do Me a Favour
8 . This House is a Circus
9 . If You Were There, Beware
10 . The Bad Thing
11 . Old Yellow Bricks
1 . Brianstorm
2 . Teddy Picker
3 . D is for Dangerous
4 . Balaclava
5 . Flourescent Adolescent
6 . Only Ones Who Know
7 . Do Me a Favour
8 . This House is a Circus
9 . If You Were There, Beware
10 . The Bad Thing
11 . Old Yellow Bricks
12 . 505
In my opinion, a bit heavier and not as immediate, 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' is a slightly lesser record, though by no means a bad Second Album. The basic stuff is the same as the first album with the same momentum, alternative hard-riffing guitars, and Alex Turner's catchy lyrics. Great tracks like "Brianstorm" and "505" sound among the better of the album and really good at that but still i feel that the the easy winner is the amazing "Fluorescent Adolescent," a sense of a young wild girl becoming tamed: "You used to get it in your fishnets/Now you only get it in your nightdress." Turner's lyrics are shorter this time and the details dont stick and some songs are less than memorable but more of 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' sounds very confident, interesting and really just straight out good. I would highly recommend this album, even though I am a much bigger fan of the debut. The Arctic Monkeys are the new Arctic Monkeys.
