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"" | 100 pages | 06 Sep 2007 | Faber Music Ltd | 9780571530786 | English | , CD: Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare | Music |

In many ways, the release of an artist's second album is the defining moment of their career, Favourite Worst Nightmare anything too similar or inferior seeing them disregarded as just another one record wonder. Should an artist ride that wave to successfully deliver something that matches its predecessor's quality, however, Favourite Worst Nightmare you're pretty much guaranteed an entry into the hall of fame. The past quarter of a century has seen several successful endeavours - , Blur, Oasis and spring to mind - but no group of musicians have embraced the task with quite Favourite Worst Nightmare much gusto as Favourite Worst Nightmare quartet Arctic Monkeys whose sophomore album Favourite Worst Nightmare - the rowdy sequel to their record-breaking debut - was released in the UK ten years ago this Sunday 23 April. Perhaps what is most striking about album number two is just how well they avoided succumbing Favourite Worst Nightmare the pressures that so many other bands would have invariably fallen victim to had they scored the UK's fastest-selling debut record just 15 months previous. Instead, and company returned with this gem which - after a decade - still stands tall as a metaphorical middle finger in the face of 'second album syndrome. What Favourite Worst Nightmare fails to boast in freshness, it makes up for in unabashed ferocity. Take as the proof the lead single '', a Favourite Worst Nightmare of an opening track featuring all four band members working at their peak: drummer , guitarist and Nick O'Malley's frenetic instruments all heightening Turner's delivery. It's a breathless opener backed up by the double punch of standout track '', the opening beat and riff of which is impossible not to expect as soon as the former grinds to a halt - the hallmark of Favourite Worst Nightmare album that demands to be played back in order. Favourite Worst Nightmare has zero time for messing about - every song immediately makes its presence felt and ends just as abruptly before hurling the listener full throttle into the next. It's a minute ride allowing a mere five-minute breather the wistful 'Only Ones Who Know' and the first Favourite Worst Nightmare of 'Do Me a Favour' before carousing its Favourite Worst Nightmare to perennial set-closer ''. Then there's ''. Could it be the indie pop crowd-pleaser of the noughties? It's certainly a contender. With its instantly recognisable "ba-da-da"s and lewdly nostalgic talk of fishnets and Mecca daubers, the track - inspired by 's poem 'Out of Control Circus' bolstered by the fairground-evoking organ - is a refreshing lull whose lyrics, so concerned with the banality of routine, prove that not even widespread Favourite Worst Nightmare could ever take the out of these lads. On one level, the album's electrifying attitude is unsurprising - the band themselves found themselves caught up in a whirlwind year following the gargantuan success of Whatever People Say I Am Upon its release, the album outsold the entire top 20 in its first day of sales, Favourite Worst Nightmare nominated for the Mercury Music prize and won the group their fourth Brit - yet it's clear these achievements were never the goal. Favourite Worst Nightmare was the first sign that Arctic Monkeys would change up their sound with each new record in as drastic a fashion as they wished - something which will no doubt continue with record number six which they're rumoured to be currently Favourite Worst Nightmare. Already have an account? Log in here. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Favourite Worst Nightmare Premium. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Favourite Worst Nightmare journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily Favourite Worst Nightmare dedicated articles. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. 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Share this page. Tracklistings come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Favourite Worst Nightmare at musicbrainz. Find out more about our use of this dataand also our policy on profanity. Find out more about our use of this data. Rather scarily, 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' has surpassed previous heights scaled by Tom Young Less than fifteen months after releasing a debut record which rewrote most music history books, Arctic Monkeys return to prove a Favourite Worst Nightmare to those who still remain unconvinced by the retiring and nonchalant Sheffield quartet. With the world waiting for the most almighty of musical slip-ups, the Arctics have found Favourite Worst Nightmare under a burning microscope in the build up to the release of Favourite Worst Nightmare. Could this be the moment where Alex Turner falls flat on his face and admits that maybe, just maybe, he should have spent more time appeasing an interview-thirsty media frenzy? Not bloody likely — this is an absolute treasure. Favourite Favourite Worst Nightmare Nightmare illustrates a great degree of maturity in many ways. Expect green-eyes from all corners from through to as the Monkeys continue their pursuit of perfection. Rather scarily, Favourite Worst Nightmare has surpassed previous heights scaled by the Favourite Worst Nightmare and will have many Favourite Worst Nightmare rival tossing and turning in their sleep for years to come. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. If you choose to use this review on your site please link back to this page. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. Home Clips. Released Like this? Try these Find out more about our use of this dataand also our policy on profanity Find out more about our use of this data. Clips taken from original discs may contain strong language. BBC - Music - Review of Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Sheffield band follows its record-breaking debut with another assured album that seems to glimpse the possibility of greatness even when it fails to attain it. No longer can Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare considered underdogs; given the notoriously fickle English music scene, perhaps that means they should be. The band's early press clippings, like those for Gnarls Barkley, Lily Favourite Worst Nightmare, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, highlighted their rapid netroots success story as much as their music, which is a traditionalist brew of observational storytelling, post-Libertines meat-and-potatoes guitar rock, and the heady enthusiasm of youth. Fifteen months later, Arctic Monkeys' sophomore effort is already receiving a royal welcome at home, though the premature use of words like "comeback" underscores the precariousness of the group's situation. As for the Arctics, they've Favourite Worst Nightmare back tougher, sharper, and bleaker, even if to non-fans of this brand of no-frills Britrock it probably still sounds pretty much the same. Favourite Worst Nightmare is in some ways better and in other ways worse than its breakthrough predecessor, but above all it's the assured statement of a self-conscious young band determined to deserve their acclaim. Eventually, maybe they will. In interviews, singer and lyricist Alex Turner stays low-key about his abilities. Nevertheless, Favourite Worst Nightmare flexes Arctic Monkeys' considerable songwriting and musical muscle with a confidence that sets the group apart from their UK rock peers; the latest songs seem Favourite Worst Nightmare glimpse the possibility of greatness even when they fail to attain it. Turner finds new emotional depth on songs like breakup anthem "Do Me a Favour", which climbs patiently from baggy drums to a searing, guitar- led crescendo. Gradually shifting from the Favourite Worst Nightmare perspective to the woman's, he Favourite Worst Nightmare, "How to tear apart the ties that bind? If such heartache is a fresh addition to Turner's songs, so too, it seems, is the feeling that makes the pain possible. Real affection glimmered through the bickering on the debut's "Mardy Bum", but the girls on that album are mostly fake-tanned participants in meat-market mating Favourite Worst Nightmare "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", "Still Take You Home". By contrast, Favourite Worst Nightmare unveils one of Turner's first proper love songs: The closing "", draped with an apparent organ sample, poignantly if none too adventurously describes Favourite Worst Nightmare longing to get back to a hotel room where his lover awaits. However, some of Favourite Worst Nightmare continues in the unfortunate direction of last year's Who the Favourite Worst Nightmare Are Arctic Monkeys EP, which found Favourite Worst Nightmare band coming unappealingly to grips with fame. Turner's obsession Favourite Worst Nightmare poseurs has always been the least likeable thing about his lyrics, but songs like "Fake Tales of San Francisco" at least reflected a nagging desire not just to repel phonies but to crave something true and real; here, with the band's debut certified as the "fifth greatest British album ever" by the Favourite Worst NightmareTurner's unrelenting bitterness makes him sound like one of the petty fakes he despises. It doesn't help that first single "Brianstorm"-- ostensibly about a T-shirt- and tie-wearing industry creep the band met in Japan-- shows the Arctics at their least melodic, swapping out the "Richard III" riff that opened the debut and replacing it with pummeling, double-speed aggression. Check the mirror, dude, though Turner also squeezes in what sounds like a pointed jab at the music press: "When did your lists replace the twist and turn? Favourite Worst Nightmare flirts, too, with the notion of the Arctics as an indie-dance group, enlisting the guidance of 's who also produced the recent debut album by Klaxons. The throttling playing of drummer Matt Helders has been a Favourite Worst Nightmare part of Arctic Monkeys' appeal since the beginning, so the differences here are subtle: A thick bass groove on the Dr. Suessian "This House Is a Circus" "berzerkus"? While Ford coaxes commanding performances from the band, he modifies their trad-rock trajectory only slightly; Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons were never as different as the UK press suggested. If Favourite Worst Nightmare is notably Favourite Worst Nightmare something, it's another song like the debut's standout, "A Certain Romance". Arctic Monkeys have now traveled the world, and their new material veers from such Favourite Worst Nightmare tales of growing up in provincial England, at times focusing instead on subject matter Blur pursued with sharper wit and only slightly sharper hooks on The Great Escape. Sure, Arctic Monkeys may no longer belong to their old world of kids wearing "knackered Converse", drinking underage, and Favourite Worst Nightmare accosted by bouncers, but they're still too boldly tuneful not to find yourself rooting for them. Skip to content Search query All Results. is the most trusted voice in music. Share on Facebook Share on Open share drawer.