Whatever People Say I am, That's
What I'm Not What does a dude sound like when he’s
singing with a cigarette and a pint in his hands? Most likely
like Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys. The clear successor to
the UK’s favorite band of all time (even more popular
than The Beatles!), Oasis,
the Arctic Monkeys combine their, uh, Britishness with the
brashness of The Libertines
producing a sound that doesn’t belong inside the
pub, but outside when the brawls start. There’s sort
of a mob feel to the whole album with herky-jerky movements
and bratty group singing. For some reason skewering people
in a drooling Anglican accent in front of a thumping bassline
inspires Brits to buy albums, and that they did. Didn’t
this thing sell more than Thriller in the UK? I could
listen to him say “scoombag” all day long. Funny
and entertaining.
