[arsenalforever]

I've been a fan since i heard their first album Youth and young Manhood a few years back they mixed the Strokes and Creendence clearwater revival to great effect plus those beards and long hair made them along with Caleb's voice made them sound like a long lost 70's band. Every track perfect from " wasted Time" and "California waiting" still the second best album they've done.

The Second album aha Shake Heartbreak saw them add an 80's sound of The cure and The cars to their Mix of Boogie. For me, its still their Greatest album to date with "The Bucket","King of the Rodeo","Milk" and "Four kicks" some of the best songs they've written. it Garnered huge praise and a huge fanbase including RADIOHEAD,BOB DYLAN,PEARL JAM and U.2. The Guys had the world taking notice.


Third Album BECAUSE OF THE TIMES saw a more unCommercial sound and a new Look come to the band which for me i saw as a sellout but the songs and new sound won me over songs such as U.2-ish lead off single "ON Call" also great tracks as The Pixies Rip "Charmer" and Great tracks such as "Knocked up","FANS" and "My Party" instead of dividing their crowd it made them even bigger been their First number 1 album in the uk. I like the album myself but still it lacks the swagger and 70's feel of their first two albums for me.

Onto Their Fourth and most commercially succesful album to date with "Only By The Night",yes i know its made them what they wanted to be the biggest band around in the UK anyway but for me it lacks the Swagger and coolness of the last three Albums even though "SEX on Fire" and "CRawl" are the best things they've done it smacks of sell out and its their worse album with them sounding like a wanna be U.2 and "use somebody" is the worse case of Sell out on the Album a soppy ballad you can imagine Leon Lewis singing it soon enough or someone on the X factor

From a swaggering rock band to sell out company rockers

anyway write up what you feel of the Guys and their albums?

[Stu]

I used to love the 80's, group of lads jamming in a flat waking there mothers up vibe in the second album.

Now I rate them along with the Script, Nickelback and every other generic rock band out their. Not even interesting enough to be bad. Wholly unremarkable.

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610768&tid=148231&author=ProbeEight]I used to love the 80's, group of lads jamming in a flat waking there mothers up vibe in the second album.

Now I rate them along with the Script, Nickelback and every other generic rock band out their. Not even interesting enough to be bad. Wholly unremarkable.[/rquote]

they rocked during the first 3 albums but totally sold out with their last album, i'm sad cause they were one of my favourite acts today. Now they are releasing a Remix album with Justin timberlake

[teabag.]

i love all there songs just now their known more from sex on fire and use somebody and clearly they are not there best songs at all and it annoys me
i still love them though and they are amazing live

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610844&tid=148231&author=teabag.]i love all there songs just now their known more from sex on fire and use somebody and clearly they are not there best songs at all and it annoys me
i still love them though and they are amazing live[/rquote]

they are a chav band now seen as Artic monkeys dropped out of that and gone more Rockier

[xDramatick]

If they didn't become commercial, I'd never have got into them.

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610852&tid=148231&author=Darenn]If they didn't become commercial, I'd never have got into them.[/rquote]


going by your sigs i wouldn't think you be a big fan of their earlier stuff cause they rocked it now they suck simon cowell's cock

[teabag.]

[rquote=2610846&tid=148231&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2610844&tid=148231&author=teabag.]i love all there songs just now their known more from sex on fire and use somebody and clearly they are not there best songs at all and it annoys me
i still love them though and they are amazing live[/rquote]

they are a chav band now seen as Artic monkeys dropped out of that and gone more Rockier[/rquote]
yeah thats what annoys me, people are like ugh there chavy now but i dont care they still have great songs, even some of thhere more recent albums too
i do love arctic monkeys though i dont like their new album much

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610864&tid=148231&author=teabag.][rquote=2610846&tid=148231&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2610844&tid=148231&author=teabag.]i love all there songs just now their known more from sex on fire and use somebody and clearly they are not there best songs at all and it annoys me
i still love them though and they are amazing live[/rquote]

they are a chav band now seen as Artic monkeys dropped out of that and gone more Rockier[/rquote]
yeah thats what annoys me, people are like ugh there chavy now but i dont care they still have great songs, even some of thhere more recent albums too
i do love arctic monkeys though i dont like their new album much[/rquote]

i love their new album best this year so far and has the best thing they've done so far in Cornerstone

i just hate bands who go from cool rock to sell out write a ballad for the chavs and rake in the millions kind of rock

[teabag.]

apparetly though arctic monkeys got boo'd at leeds doing their set because most of the songs are too slow

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610874&tid=148231&author=teabag.]apparetly though arctic monkeys got boo'd at leeds doing their set because most of the songs are too slow[/rquote]

yeah they played a set of new songs a few weeks before the new album was released very brave indeed. But at reading they were cited in a few mags as the best band in the new world. and they've got a great set now mixing new songs with old ones and have been doing great in Amercia.

[teabag.]

i hope there good live im going to see them in november! i have no doubt that they will be though

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610893&tid=148231&author=teabag.]i hope there good live im going to see them in november! i have no doubt that they will be though[/rquote]

i've seen some of their sets from Amercia and they are playing brillantly. the new album takes a few good listens before it hits you and when it does its a great change of pace. At leeds, they were playing to a festival crowd not a AM's crowd

[*mazedsalv**]

Use Somebody is one of my fave songs of the year, so i would say they have got better. I dont like those kind of groups normally.

[King Gizzard]

Worse, the first 2 albums are brilliant. I admit them being liked by everyone has made me not like them as much..cause there songs are always on TV and radio and it makes me get tired of them

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610906&tid=148231&author=*mazedsalv**]Use Somebody is one of my fave songs of the year, so i would say they have got better. I dont like those kind of groups normally.[/rquote]

they are pandering to the pop fans or fans who buy Snow patrol records like yourself even you admit you don't listen to these bands

[Shaun]

Prefer their old stuff, the new album is so ridiculously overplayed and overrated.

[King Gizzard]

Favourite song - Red Morning light, then it goes four kicks..the bucket..king of the rodeo

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610912&tid=148231&author=Nathan]Worse, the first 2 albums are brilliant. I admit them being liked by everyone has made me not like them as much..cause there songs are always on TV and radio and it makes me get tired of them[/rquote]

but its gone more commercial badly with ballads and less rockers also they don't look like a rock band but a boy's band

[King Gizzard]

*rodeo

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610914&tid=148231&author=Shaun]Prefer their old stuff, the new album is so ridiculously overplayed and overrated.[/rquote]

yeah its three or so good songs but the rest is filler

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610915&tid=148231&author=Nathan]Favourite song - Red Morning light, then it goes four kicks..the bucket..king of the rodeo[/rquote]


they had a swagger to them back then and they look like a rock band now its sell out city although the third album is good

[King Gizzard]

Damn you steve youve got me listening to them now

[arsenalforever]

[rquote=2610926&tid=148231&author=Nathan]Damn you steve youve got me listening to them now [/rquote]

as long as its the first three records

[Tom4784]

I like their new stuff as much as their older albums, it's a different sound and I like how they are tweaking their music with each album. They never stay exactly the same. Their newest albm has one of my favourite tracks by them if I'm honest (Closer). Calling them a 'chav' band is completely wrong as well, chavs don't like bands they like basshunter and robbing old ladies.

Finally the only thing that annoys me about this thread is the use of 'sell out'. Now i'm a snob when it comes to music but i can't stand the use of that phrase. It's a phrase used by wannabe-cool indie kids who think liking a band nobody else knows or likes makes them cool.