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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Release details
Artist Arctic Monkeys
Title Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Release type Album
Date of release 23rd January 2006
Highest chart position 1 (UK)
Record label Domino
Catalogue number WIGCD162
Producer Jim Abbiss and Alan Smyth
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Tracklisting
- 1. The View From the Afternoon
- 2. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- 3. Fake Tales of San Francisco
- 4. Dancing Shoes
- 5. You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me
- 6. Still Take You Home
- 7. Riot Van
- 8. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
- 9. Mardy Bum
- 10. Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...
- 11. When the Sun Goes Down
- 12. From the Ritz to the Rubble
- 13. A Certain Romance
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Reviews
Amazon Review
Hot on the heels of their shock No.1 single "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not confirms Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys as the UK underground’s most proselytising young preachers of the DIY gospel. Marrying nervy, caffeine-and-cigarettes indie clatter to conversational, pretence-free lyrics and the occasional burst of off-the-cuff eloquence--"No time for Montagues or Capulets/Just banging tunes and DJ sets", proffers "…Dancefloor"--it’s an instant, pulse-racing hit.
No question, the Monkeys are more sinners than saints. The opening "The View From The Afternoon" predicts a ruckus with a whole... Read full review »
Boring boring boring boring BORING
They plod along like a third rate pub band with all the musical inspiration of a brain dead gnat.... Read full review »
Utter mince
How can I encapsulate how bad this group are, if you have never heard them before? Well, firstly welcome to planet Earth because believe it or not, they're actually a band which is very popular. They've even won awards for their music. I know, you're confused, awards are generally given for good music. If you like 'music' which has... Read full review »
2 really great songs and the others are ok
Dancing Shoes is fantastic. I defy anyone not to start dancing when it comes on. I bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor is also great but maybe overplayed now. T... Read full review »
Not Fit For A Dustbin
No...just no. This is utter tosh, every single song. From the dreariness of Alex Turner's drone voice, to the monotonous guitars and that bloomin awful backing singer, this is quite possibly the most overrated dirge I've eve... Read full review »
Music to laugh with...
If you love raw, energetic rock/indie music with clever lyrics that'll make you choke whilst you sip on your pint of Stella then this is for you... Turner... Read full review »
Trivia
The album's name is a quote from English actor Albert Finney.
Lyrics
You can get the lyrics to the songs on Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not from the Bands Only Arctic Monkeys lyrics section.
