Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

still think AM is their best but this album is also really good. there was a point where i couldn't stop listening to it and not a lot of albums do that to me anymore. this concert was also really, really good. it will be interesting what they do next.

I think the first half is really strong, it peaks with 'Four Out of Five', and then the second half isn't as good as the first but has a couple of highlights ('She Looks Like Fun' and 'The Ultracheese') - The part where 'One Point Perspective' segues into 'American Sports' is still my favourite part of the album, and I have no time at all for 'Batphone'. I played the shit out of the album when it was first released, and while I still love the fact that it rubs fans of their earlier work up the wrong way, I think AM and Humbug are better albums.

'star treatment' came on at the bar last nite and i couln't help but sing along to the whole thing

should do a trax poll

yeah, I love this record

Still love the best tracks, and the BBC live show thing from last year is up in full now on YouTube, featuring many older tunes 'done' in a
Tranquility Base style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9AzL0wMcA

agreed with those who say this is their best album, disagree with those who have no time for batphone

"Batphone" rules!

if anything I hope their next one pushes the sparseness even further just to annoy ppl

'Batphone' is one of the dullest things this band have ever done. An absolute waste of time.

sorry, we're talking about the song "batphone" by the arctic monkeys, not "bananaphone" by raffi

thanks again turrican for weighing in with the intellectual rigor of a youtube comment

Hey, I'm all for people wasting their own time, as long as it ain't mine.

I launch my fragrance called "Integrity"
I sell the fact that I can't be bought

the intellectual rigor of a youtube comment

Turrican needs to up his game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQrjweCqE8

put this on for the first time in a while and yeah still great. miles beyond the rest of their records

feels like the first thing they've done that both wholly makes good on their promise and removes all the negative influences

it's fantastic

I get 4 Stars Out of 5 in my head all the time
.

i want to make a simple point about peace and love
but in a sexy way where it's not obvious

This is so great even though I hate how the drums sound. Modern live drum sound I hear on everything from Jack white to lianne la havas.

such beautiful photography
it's worth it for the opening scene
i've been driving round
listening
TO THE SCORE

I don't mind the drums but *that* bass sound has been everywhere these last few years. I've seen Alex Turner talking about trying to get the bass to sound like Histoire de Melody Nelson.

What's up with the drums, do you think?

It's some sort of 70s ish flat, low reverb, fat, dry kind of snare that would be the 'warm' setting on production software or something, idk. I actually let this album pass me by until I heard their versions of these songs on their Albert hall live album which are even better than on the album.

I think AT is my musical man crush. I love how he sings on this.

Maybe I was a little too wild in the seventiieeeees

apparently recorded a new album last month with plenty of double bass & piano

This is as good as i've ever seen them; as much down to the crowd as the fellas themselves. But also it's rare to see a gig on live Tv that captures what it's like to be there. There's a few songs missing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqP39p6VmI

so who ya gonna call
the martini police?