The impact this album had on British culture when it came out cannot be overstated. If you go to a pub on a Friday night and a teenage band's playing covers, you can almost guarantee they'll play I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, almost twenty years after it came out
@@smags1082nearly 20 years later, it still holds the record of being the fastest selling debut album by a band in UK history... over 360k copies sold within the first week.
Listen to You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr, it influenced Sonic Youth and Nirvana. Kurt even asked the singer and guitarist J Mascis to join Nirvana twice!
The whole concept of the album is about the teenage life of kids in the UK/Europe... Going to clubs, trying your luck with girls, running from the police late at night cause being drunk is a horrible crime, replaying the whole night through a conversation with your mates in the taxi... there are some other motives in there too, but that's the core of it. That's what makes this album as good as it is, they managed to capture the childhoods of millions of people to the point where it's universal... it's always gonna be relevant and relatable.
Recs: Third Eye Blind - Self- Titled Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway Parannoul - After the Magic clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned please blud
Alex Turner was inspired by Jake Thackray, a Yorkshire troubadour who told serious and comedic tales through song. That's why so many Arctic Monkeys tracks are laid out as stories, 'When The Sun Goes Down' being prime example. For lads under twenty, they created iconic evergreen songs in-between forgettable ones on their first try. Riot Van, Marty Bum, When the Sun.., From the Ritz To The Rubble & A Certain Romance standout. It's admirable they managed to create a unique sound despite being influenced by The Strokes. They talked about topics you expect from eighteen year old band members from England; women, romance, drinking, their city and the music scene. Compared to another young talented singer song writer who grew up in that part of the world, Jake Bugg, the influence of American Blues means he sings with a Southern twang and writes songs titled, 'I've Seen It All'. He created a few bangers but naively fell into copying genre tropes. That's why the authenticity of Arctic Monkeys first album is noteworthy.
listen to humbug or tranquility base for more arctic monkeys, i like their indie stuff (and ill get killed for this) but humbug and tranquility base are 100x better
Although this is one of my favourite AM albums, I totally understand what you mean. This is their debut album and was released when they were very young which I think shows in their fast pacing and lyrics (the use of a lot of British slang, songs about about drinking and going out, etc). Whereas with their later albums, there are deeper meanings to their lyrics and the songs have a slower pace (which a lot of people criticise now because they think their latest two albums have been too slow haha). I think you'd really enjoy their albums Humbug and AM as they have slower songs, great lyricism but still have some great guitar riffs as well :)
Coming from Sheffield and growing up very close to them (5mins away). This album resonated with many or us at the time. I even knew his ex girlfriend who he wrote Mardy Bum about. I seriously would go and listen to the later albums. They grew older and more successful they lost the local roots and became each album the grow as musicians and song writers. Tranquility Based Hotel And Casino is a wonderful nod to Alex’s love for Scott Walker. 🙌🏻 for 505 love , that is top tier Monkeys. Love your work!
As someone who lived this album in real time in England I can tell you the hype was insane. Genuinely hit us like Nevermind did way back when which I also lived through.
Arctic monkeys is rlly subjective. That’s what I think makes them such a good band. Almost everyone has a different favourite album proving how they can be great no matter how much their sound changes
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY a few recommendations: Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production) Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production) Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo) Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop) Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
Their 2009 album Humbug is killer . They recorded it in the desert with Queens of the stoneage's Josh homme. It's more darker riff based and more of a variety.
Dude, you gotta do some LCD Soudsystem, please! Any of the first tree records. It will blow your mind, and we'll love watching it. Greetings from Portugal.
This record to me is how the brits internalized the boom of hip hop across the pond. Alex's delivery is so unique in that he is rarely melodic in this album. He takes a pocket and flows with it accordingly. It's very raw, and very direct without it being puffy or cheesy.
Hi, can you please listen to the album duster - contemporary movement if you haven’t listened to it yet. A very interesting record that reveals this band from a slightly different side.
If you like this album I recommend their next release, Favourite Worst Nightmare. Its got 505 on it and is generally considered to be one of their best
The first two albums are just about their life in their hometown. The people on the streets and in the clubs etc. The thing i like about the first two albums if you're in the mood for this kinda thing both albums satisfy that itch.
i‘ve been following you for a year now, never disappoint! i‘d love you to listen to favourite worst nightmare arctic monkeys 3rd album or tranquility base hotel & casino their 6th album. lots of love ❤️
I remember watching the music videos for the hits of this song on the TV when I was a kid in 2006 or so thinking it was the shit, but my fellow Americans obviously didn't agree.
Great reaction. It makes me a little sad though because you clearly don't relate to this perfect little snap shot of that time in a young persons life when they go out to clubs every weekend and drink and party. Although the music is great on this album it's the lyrics that make it special. So a great debut from such a young band.
The first two are classics but I'm more interested in your opinion on the most recent two if you ever hear them, I like them more than 3-5 but that's a rare opinion I think.
Yesss this is a prerequisite to join the Reactor Elite. If you want more britcore listen to Food For Worms By Shame + watch Sexy Beast + get a fade + start wearing Fred Perry's head to toe. Love the vids Smag ❤
Not similar in sound at all, but would love for you to listen to The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit. They were a brilliant band from Scotland.
Best Arctic monkeys album in my view. I’ll suggest you Go tell fire to the mountain from WU LYF I really think you will appreciate it, (not like arctic monkeys but equally good).
@@gpe1279 they’re my favorite band! Go see them live on their upcoming tour if you have a chance. I’ve seen them twice and it was absolutely incredible both times
The impact this album had on British culture when it came out cannot be overstated. If you go to a pub on a Friday night and a teenage band's playing covers, you can almost guarantee they'll play I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, almost twenty years after it came out
Damnnnnn I did not know that
@@smags1082I'm not even a huge fan of this band and still I cant argue how large this was in the uk when released. Especially Mardy Bum.
@@smags1082nearly 20 years later, it still holds the record of being the fastest selling debut album by a band in UK history... over 360k copies sold within the first week.
i think that actually happens in every country in the world
English culture*
I loved it but I don't remember it changing Welsh language culture sorry
Smags coming out as British is so brave from him he deserves all our support
English stole the word British from the Welsh in the 1700s ironically
@@penderyn8794 What are you talking about. British is from the Latin Britannia, anglicized to Britain.
This album is so good, a certain romance is peak indie rock
The album is peak indie rock
the way i knew the strokes were gonna be on autoplay afterwards
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is an underrated masterpiece
The consistency can’t be ignored
Theres no more iconic 2000's album in the UK. Certain romance is pure nostalgic bliss
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People!!!
PLZ
YES!!
so real
Essential indie rock record for sure
my favorite album of all time !
We can only hope!
Bro skipped straight over “You couldn’t see for the lights😭”
yeah that was wild
Lets gooo this album's heat
New Order reaction when?
When the sun goes down is one of the best rock songs I’ve ever heard
The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground 😢 Changes between their albums are fantastic
Tbh I might like that album more than the velvet underground and Nico
Velvet underground
love that albummm
Listen to You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr, it influenced Sonic Youth and Nirvana. Kurt even asked the singer and guitarist J Mascis to join Nirvana twice!
With one of my favorite album covers of all time
@@runaway_hideout yeah their first few covers are pretty great
I'll keep telling him to do it but seems like he only responds If I comment within half an hour of the video release.
Influenced My Bloody Valentine’s guitar tone too!
@@meatgrinder9506 Yeah got that photo-gaze in Tarpit
The whole concept of the album is about the teenage life of kids in the UK/Europe...
Going to clubs, trying your luck with girls, running from the police late at night cause being drunk is a horrible crime, replaying the whole night through a conversation with your mates in the taxi... there are some other motives in there too, but that's the core of it.
That's what makes this album as good as it is, they managed to capture the childhoods of millions of people to the point where it's universal... it's always gonna be relevant and relatable.
Bluds kept the consistency going for a whole year straight
Recs:
Third Eye Blind - Self- Titled
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Parannoul - After the Magic
clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
please blud
fav album of all time!! It's what got me properly into music
Alex Turner was inspired by Jake Thackray, a Yorkshire troubadour who told serious and comedic tales through song. That's why so many Arctic Monkeys tracks are laid out as stories, 'When The Sun Goes Down' being prime example. For lads under twenty, they created iconic evergreen songs in-between forgettable ones on their first try. Riot Van, Marty Bum, When the Sun.., From the Ritz To The Rubble & A Certain Romance standout.
It's admirable they managed to create a unique sound despite being influenced by The Strokes. They talked about topics you expect from eighteen year old band members from England; women, romance, drinking, their city and the music scene. Compared to another young talented singer song writer who grew up in that part of the world, Jake Bugg, the influence of American Blues means he sings with a Southern twang and writes songs titled, 'I've Seen It All'. He created a few bangers but naively fell into copying genre tropes. That's why the authenticity of Arctic Monkeys first album is noteworthy.
thank you smags you are truly a throat goat 🙏
unironically one of the greatest debut rock albums of all time
Hey, I remember mentioning this ages ago during a AM hyperfixation, good timing as its just returned. always great content.
i also definitely recommend their next album, Favourite Worst Nightmare.
We need a Blur “13” reaction soon my guy 💪
I clicked on this video so fast!
You should definitely do more arctic monkeys 😁
Atomizer by Big Black next ♥️🔥
im wide awake its morning - bright eyes
modern vampires of the city jit
Still needing that Primus reaction man 😅 love your vids and the consistency ❤
Smags I love you for this
been waiting for you to make this video bro
He's wanting the taxi driver to allow 6 people in the cab, and there's only 5 seats.
One of my fav albums of all time
you NEED to do Around The Fur by Deftones
OMG I WAITED FOR THIS
Great reaction!!
"Loathe - I Let It in and It Took Everything" reaction when? 🥺
listen to humbug or tranquility base for more arctic monkeys, i like their indie stuff (and ill get killed for this) but humbug and tranquility base are 100x better
Although this is one of my favourite AM albums, I totally understand what you mean. This is their debut album and was released when they were very young which I think shows in their fast pacing and lyrics (the use of a lot of British slang, songs about about drinking and going out, etc). Whereas with their later albums, there are deeper meanings to their lyrics and the songs have a slower pace (which a lot of people criticise now because they think their latest two albums have been too slow haha).
I think you'd really enjoy their albums Humbug and AM as they have slower songs, great lyricism but still have some great guitar riffs as well :)
I think you'll like Bows+Arrows by walkmen very much. The best post punk revival album imo. Also love the debut of the libertines..
You should react to their album Humbug and Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, note that they sound VERY different from each other
You should totally listen to I’m wide awake it’s morning by bright eyes!
one of the strongest aspects of their songs are the lyrics!! totally look at those in re-listens
One of my favourite albums of all time fs
a certain romance is easily top 5 arctic monkeys songs
Glad you did this album dude, but what's going on with the editing on this video 😂
Coming from Sheffield and growing up very close to them (5mins away). This album resonated with many or us at the time. I even knew his ex girlfriend who he wrote Mardy Bum about. I seriously would go and listen to the later albums. They grew older and more successful they lost the local roots and became each album the grow as musicians and song writers. Tranquility Based Hotel And Casino is a wonderful nod to Alex’s love for Scott Walker. 🙌🏻 for 505 love , that is top tier Monkeys.
Love your work!
Weezer's Pinkerton (the infamous one) would be an interesting reaction
The Wrens - The Meadowlands, great and unique indie album
Yes!!
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People!! you gotta my man!!
As someone who lived this album in real time in England I can tell you the hype was insane. Genuinely hit us like Nevermind did way back when which I also lived through.
Humbug is their best. It's got the energy of their early shit AND the experimentation of their later shit.
agree, i think he may like that one more
Arctic monkeys is rlly subjective. That’s what I think makes them such a good band. Almost everyone has a different favourite album proving how they can be great no matter how much their sound changes
For how amazing of a drummer Matt Helders is, Humbug is a standout in his catalog.
with a few times u'll realise it has 0 skips❤, at first dancing shoes and vampire wasnt on my liked songs, but with time i like them now
Dancing Shoes is probably my least favorite
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY
a few recommendations:
Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production)
Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production)
Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo)
Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop)
Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
BRUH!!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Their 2009 album Humbug is killer . They recorded it in the desert with Queens of the stoneage's Josh homme. It's more darker riff based and more of a variety.
Dude, you gotta do some LCD Soudsystem, please! Any of the first tree records. It will blow your mind, and we'll love watching it. Greetings from Portugal.
This record to me is how the brits internalized the boom of hip hop across the pond. Alex's delivery is so unique in that he is rarely melodic in this album. He takes a pocket and flows with it accordingly. It's very raw, and very direct without it being puffy or cheesy.
Lmfao i lost it at the strokes bit. That was such a normal reaction. The two bands just go so well together.
Heaven to a tortured mind by yves tumor please. I’m done making funny jokes and I’m almost starting to give up
Hi, can you please listen to the album duster - contemporary movement if you haven’t listened to it yet. A very interesting record that reveals this band from a slightly different side.
If you like this album I recommend their next release, Favourite Worst Nightmare. Its got 505 on it and is generally considered to be one of their best
I’m sure it’s already been recommended and if not happy to be the first: Skylarking by XTC
The first two albums are just about their life in their hometown. The people on the streets and in the clubs etc. The thing i like about the first two albums if you're in the mood for this kinda thing both albums satisfy that itch.
Would be great to see a The Voidz reaction, both albums are really good
i‘ve been following you for a year now, never disappoint! i‘d love you to listen to favourite worst nightmare arctic monkeys 3rd album or tranquility base hotel & casino their 6th album. lots of love ❤️
I remember watching the music videos for the hits of this song on the TV when I was a kid in 2006 or so thinking it was the shit, but my fellow Americans obviously didn't agree.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
love the video bro, would love to see reaction to clarence clarity no now
Favorite worst nightmare is definetly worth a shot imo! the sound is quite a bit more diverse, think you would enjoy it :)
Songs of Leonard Cohen or All Things Must Pass reaction PLEASE
yeah, I second Leonard Cohen
saw them at reading fest 22 and they were decent, wished they played more of their older stuff tbh
What happened to your Vampire Weekend video?
It got blocked so I have to remove the audio from one song. Then it will be back up
Great reaction bro! You gotta check out “Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino” by these guys it’s a masterpiece for sure.
But you just cannot get angry in the same way
Great reaction. It makes me a little sad though because you clearly don't relate to this perfect little snap shot of that time in a young persons life when they go out to clubs every weekend and drink and party. Although the music is great on this album it's the lyrics that make it special. So a great debut from such a young band.
Cool album. Sort of reminds me of the acclaimed " Tracy Denim " by Bar Italia
Bro you have to do to another MGMT album! Congratulations!!!
Arctic monkeys were heavily inspired by the strokes because of how big the strokes were in the uk
Yess i was literally searching to see if youd reacted to this yesterday
Their best album by far imo
The first two are classics but I'm more interested in your opinion on the most recent two if you ever hear them, I like them more than 3-5 but that's a rare opinion I think.
I believe you were thinking of Badbadnotgood! Time moves slow! Love that song! Definitely the same kinda feel.
Jean dawson pixel bath. I will keep asking 😂
Bad sports lowkey better but both great
@@runaway_hideout both great but pixel bath is way more iconic and so damn catchy
Holy crap I didn’t expect this
I love this album
Can you please react to Knife Man by AJJ or The Turning Wheel by SPELLLING?
Id love to see your reaction to Jamie T - Kings and Queens, another raw UK album that's different
Via Hillsborough please x
You should react to Last dinosaurs - in a million years. Zoom is such an amazing song
not at all similar to arctic monkeys but you should check out This Heat - Deceit, super weird and proggy but amazing album. its incredibly unique!
Please Smaggy Waggy react to Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues.
Freaking awesome.
Continuing to suggest Ben Folds Five- The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
pls do God’s Country by Chat Pile 🙏🙏🙏
Yoooo he got a Patreon, catch a sub buddy, love ur stuff
You need more shoegaze in your life! Check out the first album by Ride!
A note if you decide to keep going with them. All of their albums sound very different from one another besides the first 2, which are pretty similar.
Yesss this is a prerequisite to join the Reactor Elite. If you want more britcore listen to Food For Worms By Shame + watch Sexy Beast + get a fade + start wearing Fred Perry's head to toe. Love the vids Smag ❤
Not similar in sound at all, but would love for you to listen to The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit. They were a brilliant band from Scotland.
Best Arctic monkeys album in my view. I’ll suggest you Go tell fire to the mountain from WU LYF I really think you will appreciate it, (not like arctic monkeys but equally good).
Listen to Soda Stereo "Nada Personal"
personally i like the 2nd one better but this is truly legendary stuff in Rock music
Nice
Day 4 of asking for Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay
I just found out about them and that album this week and not stopped playing it....absolutely love it and the new single is brilliant 🤍🙏
@@gpe1279 they’re my favorite band! Go see them live on their upcoming tour if you have a chance. I’ve seen them twice and it was absolutely incredible both times
Time Moves Slow is by BADBADNOTGOOD