Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

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i'm not the biggest Arctic Monkeys fan to begin with. i bought their debut album back in the day but only followed them with their singles for the next few albums. when i heard "Do You Wanna Know?" i ended up buying AM. i fell head over hills for that album to become a newer fan of these guys. i did miss the opening band and this place was packed. got there when they played "Arabella" and it was perfect. this band is at the top of their game. they didn't talk to the audience other then "Hollywood you're so dark" but had them in the palm of their hands. the band was on point all night where it felt like they have been on the road for a bit, which is not true, this was their third show for this new album. the AM tracks stuck out of me, they seem to have a groove to them that is sort of missing from their other songs. not to take anything away from the other songs as they were also a lot of fun. "You're So Dark", "Knee Socks," "One for the Road" and "R U Mine?" along with the other two massive songs from AM were absolute highlights. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" was puck rock with everyone jumping up and down. had a blast last night as that was a special night. go see them when they come to town if you are interest, you will not be disappointed.

Did they rise from the sludge and break through the glass ceiling looking better than ever?

they did, there was way too much energy on stage for being in a smack stage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSDa1Gv5RyM

this is a B-side from AM that i didn't now about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVM0t6CLPT8

sorry about the grimmer errors like always. i really should re-read what i write before hitting submit.

I can think of grimmer errors than going to a H’wood Forever show on a nice warm evening... glad you had fun!

he has that louche Lloyd Cole vibe

OTM

since this will probably only be on for a few more hours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zbYDXsbrRo

can we discuss this

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double fantasy

holy fuck this is NOT sounding good at all. It reminds me of the garrulous horrors of the third album.

Humbug is their finest record, IMO... if this new one is most like that, then I might like it.

well this isn't good news Alfred. i'm going to stay optimistic along with Turrican and hope for great things from this. the songs i heard live sounded good.

oh wow, this gets release Friday on Spotify, so i guess we will all find out soon enough.

I got notification yesterday that it was gonna be delivered today.

I got one today saying it's delayed. SO, I guess it'll arrive when I'm out and I'll have to go to their depot bladeblah...

I got notification yesterday
That it was gonna be delivered today...
I got one today
Saying it's delayed

<Channnggggggg>

can't believe they haven't taken this all down by now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6phkb5TB1U

Some gorgeous stuff on this ere album but it's surprising just how much of it is samey and cold and distant. I like the highlights very much.
Batphone is as-good-as unlistenable. Seems they are trending on Twitter in the UK because people hate it so much, it's The Last Jedi all over again.

Turrican otm about Humbug being their best, jumped off the bandwagon before AM came out but the distaste for this new one has me curious

lounge!

huh, from the first three tracks i think i really like this? i guess i'm not surprised it's getting panned though

Living with it for almost a week, I'm convinced half of it meanders in search of melodies that Turner's piano and voice can't support, but it was ever thus with these dudes.

the melodies are a little oblique and ungiving sometimes ("golden trunks" seems to go in reverse every time it alights on something pleasurable to hear)... but i'm pretty sure that's why it's good

AM is pretty samey too tbh, despite some excellent songs. I've never made it through from start to finish i don't think

oh wow it was all worth it for "four out of five"

these songs are all short but they're very internally proggy

you are NOT going to get me to hear this

oh wow it was all worth it for "four out of five"

― flamenco drop (BradNelson),

yes, this is the highlight (those harmonies).

apparently everyone hates "batphone" but it sounds like the rest of the record

and it's good

This is their Black Celebration.

At this point the Arctic Monkeys are rapidly overtaking Lana Del Rey as the people who should obviously be working on the next James Bond theme

Yeah you can just imagine it can't you? I mean they let Radiohead have a crack..

I don't particularly care about them but man "Four out of Five" is indeed a jam

This is their Black Celebration.

― piscesx, Friday, May 11, 2018 9:22 AM

There's one track that begins with a synth preset right out of mid '80s Depeche Mode.

ah it's "Batphone."

this record brings up a lot of weird comparison points for me. like i feel like jellyfish might've made this record had they traded in paisley overalls and wide-eyed awe for impenetrably dark sunglasses and ennui

Turner's always traded on ennui, though, right? This time he's shooting for the rotter vibe of This is Hardcore, and I'm still wondering if he's cramming too many words onto rickety melody lines.

I realized yesterday that I had a terrible download. The stream sounds much better.

oh yeah totally it just feels even more locked into that ennui than even their previous records. this is hardcore came to mind too

bowie/queen glam/prog axis of worship but sitting poolside and dissociative

poolside did you say

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damn I really like this, the fact that UK fans hate it is just icing

I dig this so far! seems like it would be good to get lifted to

I think not being super invested in the Arctic Monkeys helps

I've yet to hear this, but if people are hating it because it sounds like Humbug or because it isn't their (incredibly overrated) debut then I may like it.

the fact that UK fans hate it is just icing

Explain.

oh I just love the idea of Mojo-reading lads being like "hell yeah time to rock" then listening to...this

I'm not excessively fond of the debut or "I Bet You Look Good..." either; the second album impressed me, though, and "Fluorescent Adolescent" remains their best fast single imo.

this doesn’t sound like any of their previous records

there’s also a pretty audible r&b element in the first two tracks, makes me think turner’s been listening to a lot of al green

Re 'MOJO reading lads' Mojo had the first interview before the album came out and the band did a playlist of influences for 'em (Dion, Nino Rota, David Axelrod, Gainsbourg..) so anyone reading Mojo knew before anyone else that the record wasn't a rock album. It's more for 30 and 40-something types Mojo. Lads are more 'LadBible' these days.