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Universal acclaim- based on 617 Ratings
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Positive: 563 out of 617
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Mixed: 29 out of 617
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Negative: 25 out of 617
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KarlCMay 20, 2007This album is more complex then the first one. It takes a little time, but you can easily see the Monkeys evolving.
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FeDAug 6, 2007Simply the bast band at the moment.
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johnApr 23, 2007Best band alive.
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CaitlinSApr 24, 2007Just a month ago I despised this band calling them over-rated and unoriginal. After hearing this CD, I've changed my mind. 505 and Brianstorm are key tracks, and a CD well worth your listen.
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GigiLApr 30, 2007Probably the best lyrics to come out of a band in years... although you probably have to be a Brit between the ages of 18-25 to understand how wonderful it is that they used words like balaclava and teddy picker.
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BorisC.Sep 3, 2007Whatever people say I am, seriously discredited the hype, in my view. Favourite Worst Nightmare, au contraire, is perhaps the finest record I
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GerberOct 31, 2007A more chill album then the first, but it is just as good. Every track is strong and there is never a point that makes you feel like your time is being waisted. The album is like a beautiful dream.
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WillOApr 15, 2007These guys just prove why they are the best new band. This album takes their music to a whole different level. They just kick ass. Plain and simple.
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BBGNLApr 22, 2007Great follow up! More diverse and more mature!
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markcApr 23, 2007Great to see the band continuing their success with another excellent album..
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DanSApr 24, 2007Instant classic. Massive development, both lyrically and musically. the presence of nick o'malley on bass adds steel to an already stellar line-up. The first half is immediately recognisable, yet the ambitious second half of the album is an outrageously good evolution of their sound as they test themselves and push the boundaries of their sound. Buy it
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mikeyffApr 24, 2007
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GraceLApr 24, 2007Their new record is a more intimate, emotional, heartfelt, and mature than their debut record. Turner's vocals have improved greatly and the rest of the band seems to have grown into their sound well.
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SeanP.Apr 25, 2007This album left me speechlessly in awe during only the first listen, which is rare for me. Even rarer though, is when an album that does that remains great to me after multiple listens. But i've heard this six times by now and I still love it end to end. Even Neon Bible didn't leave me in awe on first hearing; that one had to grow on me a bit.
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tobyjoyceApr 25, 2007great album, shows how far the band has come
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alecWApr 25, 2007Absolutely massive, how refreshing that they didn't come back with a mixed bag of half-baked ideas and sloppy tunes, Top of the form, A+
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AndréPApr 26, 2007fantastic! whatever people say i am is a little better, but favourite proves that arctic monkeys are the best and most important band since oasis.
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JosephAApr 26, 2007Better than the first. Nice work, nice to see one of these megahyped bands not over or underestimating themselves. Straight forward growth and evolution with out loosing touch with what made them great the first time around. Kudos
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joeylApr 26, 2007Much better than I expected. Not much like their debut, but just as good. Higlights for me are Fluorescent Adolescent, D is For Dangerous, and Teddy Picker. Its an easy listen and fun too. Overall a great follow up!
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QUAIDApr 27, 2007It would have been a perfect album for me, but the album isn't even 40 minutes long. It goes way to fast. I think by extending the beats a little more, it would not have damaged the album. In any case, it is a wonderful album and this band is far from over-rated.
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AndreaPApr 30, 2007Great band!!! This second album is surely better than "Whatever". This boys have the future in their hands!
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TerronMMay 1, 2007Where "Whatever People Say I Am..." took place in and around a raving London Club, "Nightmare" is of another location, perhaps the alley behind it. It's darker, moodier, more adventurous, and therefore, that much more enjoyable than it's predecessor.
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chrispMay 1, 2007just as good as the whatever
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yanivvMay 14, 2007excluding 2 songs this album is mind blowing. its a pure youth potion. hate or love it you just cant stay indeference to it
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TimFMay 23, 2007Don't listen to anyone who says that there are not enough 'tunes' on this record, FWN is an ambitious, clever and, most importantly, great album that sees Arctic Monkeys having much more depth to the sound than the somewhat samey Whatever.. 'Tis bo!
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FrankMay 2, 2007it seems like you eather love or hate this band, and to all the haters i say, did you listen to the right album? cuz this ones perfect
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CzarMay 9, 2007I loved the first album, a lot. And that usually means I feel very disappointed when the second one comes out. But not in this case, its a real cracker. The songs continue to grow on me. I notice something new each time I listen to it. Love it.
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RogerI.Jun 22, 2007absulutly brilliant every song has a sense of meaning i could listen to that over and over again till i to tired and nap still singing those catchy lines and phrases. Just in love with flourecent adolesence, nearly know all the lyrics by heart
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StevenChungJun 7, 2007It didn't sound that great during the first try. As with Regan, after a few plays, I think it's better than the first.
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mi-lyJun 8, 2007So much better than the first to which I listened to three times and never had the urge to listen to again. Prefer the lyrics and the music and the lack of cheesy tunes.
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Awards & Rankings
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Under The RadarFavourite moves forward not one inch from Whatever, which is safe and reliable, but also repetitive. [#17, p.82]
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In the tradition of thorny newbie bands that get scarily too big (Nirvana, Radiohead, Weezer), they’ve followed their funny, catchy debut with a less funny, less catchy second record to prove how little they trust the good times their music obviously inspires.
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UncutFavourite Worst Nightmare is a near-triumph, a far superior Album #2 than Meat Is Murder, The Libertines, or Second Coming. Yet some doubts nag, partly because of the subject matter. [May 2007, p.84]