- Record Label: Domino
- Release Date: Feb 21, 2006
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Universal acclaim- based on 907 Ratings
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Positive: 763 out of 907
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Mixed: 64 out of 907
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Negative: 80 out of 907
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CatMApr 15, 2006I found the album dull, monotonous, and lacking in musical creativity. Loads more room for expansion though.
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ConiseuerApr 20, 2006Don't bother with this. Reviewers are way off with their scores.
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JDWilliamsApr 26, 2006Horrible overhyped shit!
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samanthavApr 26, 2006this band is what music is about. there is alot more great music coming from them in the future. we should applaud they're amazing achievements
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DTApr 29, 2006Not the ground breaking world beater it's hyped up to be, but it is a good Album with 5 or 6 strong tracks & a couple of poor ones.
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JorgeTApr 29, 2006Perfect!!!
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Ali/mApr 5, 2006Nothing annoys me more than this "ooh we got discovered on the internet so we're indie" crap. Along with the Kaiser Chiefs this is just another post-Oasis re-hashing of the same old guitar rock we've been listening to in the UK for the last 5 years. Dull and derivative, nothing on the likes of the Futureheads, Franz Ferdinand etc.
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AndyGApr 6, 2006Genius. F****ing love it. The little Yorkshire b*stards.
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AshLApr 9, 2006Believe the hype !
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BMikolsMay 11, 2006Gotta say, I've given the album several listens since early Jan, and I find it to be enjoyable, but overall rather simplistic and totally conscious of itself. If the NY Times really believed a better album would not come out this year, they certainly underestimate The Strokes and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It will be interesting to see how The Monkeys evolve for their second offering
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VictoriaMay 14, 2006SHIT
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HouseMay 22, 2006What would you get if Ray Davies had joined the Clash...Artic Monkeys? There EPs were smart and sharp and this, there first full length record is even better. Can't wait for their Sophmore effort. This one rocks and surprises and makes you laugh all the way through.
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LuisMay 29, 2006Awesome music & lyrics...so fresh
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BjørnBMay 4, 2006
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antoniopJun 23, 2006I really don't understand why the music media talk so much about these guys. Their sound is so previsible and boring.
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LoganMJul 16, 2006
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JohnLAug 16, 2006The British Strokes.The libertines have nothing on these Monkeys.Best album of the year and debut since "Is This it".
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ArcticMonkeyJan 26, 2006Wicked cool album, these yougens have got some thing that can be huge!!
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johnnybgoodeJan 26, 2006this CD is boring and just rips off oasis.
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PedroLJan 26, 2006Well... yes, they are really hyped by british media, but their record is still great. On 2005 we had Bloc Party and Hard-Fi as fantastic new bands (maybe Kaiser Chiefs also), now you can add Arctic Monkeys to that list.
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GarrisonFJan 27, 2006Almost as overrated as the new Franz Ferdinand. They got alot potential. Personally I feel artists like The New Lows, Bark Bark Bark, and Harley Goldstein deserve the spotlight. No one deserves hype for one quality single. Music should sell itself. Download "Dancefloor" and check out those other artists and you be the judge.
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MonkeyseemonkeydooJan 28, 2006i read Q magazine and there was this voting is done by their readers to pick their most favourite album of all times..and the readers dare to put this album in the top 10 list..don't tell me this one is better than the jesus & mary chain's Psychocandy or how about The Cure's Pornography...don't believe the hype, warns Chuck D !
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JulianJJan 31, 2006Simply Brilliant. For a bunch of 19 year olds to bring this out as their first album is astonishing.
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MarkJan 31, 2006Amazing music and lyrics, I reckon this is the revolution of Indie Rock of today.
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VikSFeb 11, 2006Ouch. You Europeans have some weird taste in music if you're claiming the the Arctic Monkeys are the "it" sound of 2006... Remember folks, these are the same people that brought us the Spice Girls.
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EastVillageFeb 11, 2006Meh ...it's O.K. Well executed but one has the feeling that they've already heard this album done by at least a dozen other bands. The NME hype proves that the Brits are as gullible we Americans ...CHEERS!!
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NeilPFeb 13, 2006This is already sounding like one of the top albums of 2006, they have the genius of Franz Ferdinand and The Futureheads. Im feelin' a new british invasion.
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TboneFeb 14, 2006Yeah it' overhyped. I'm glad I only bought a couple songs. Whatever other reviewer compared them to a British Fall Out Boy is dead on.
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DavidGeorgeBarnyardFeb 16, 2006
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DavidSFeb 16, 2006
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greghFeb 16, 2006simply amazing. an impeccable debut album. lets just hope they don't pull an Oasis and fall short on us in the long run...
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AdamFFeb 17, 2006This is the album I always wanted to hear from many of the UK bands. Futureheads' energy, Bloc Party's riffs and Oasis' lyrics mixed into one.
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PeterMFeb 21, 2006they roxxor almost as much as CYHSY
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DSchultzFeb 21, 2006Far superior and more enjoyable than Franz Ferdinand...this is an album that deserves to be the best selling UK album. They have an amazing amount of talent and energy...and for being so young, one can only hope that this debut isn't the peak of their creative talent.
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GaborAFeb 21, 2006Uninspired talent free rubbish. Naturally its topping charts.
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JakeM.Feb 22, 2006Just heard the absolutely brilliant Sugababes cover of "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - I think if THEY rerecorded the entirety of the Arctic Monkeys' debut I'd be inclined to give the album a 9 or 10, but as it stands it is just hopelessly mediocre.
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oliezFeb 22, 2006What a rubbish, boring piece of shit. Anyone giving a rating over 4 probably hasn't even listened to it.
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housebordersFeb 22, 2006i Love it!
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JudStacerFeb 23, 2006The only SArctic Monkeys do well is imitate all Brit rock groups before them. I'm actually quite depressed I bought the record -- it's so boring. A group of 20-year-olds got lucky with an internet phenomenon.
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RaulGFeb 23, 2006I dig the album....The hype these guys are getting is a lil bit much...decent album from a cool band....hardly the second coming of Christ however....
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RobertRFeb 24, 2006I remember putting on the CD and I remember taking it off, but I don't remember anything in-between. Pleasurable but utterly forgettable.
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DavidHFeb 24, 2006one of best albums i have, and i have a 60GB ipod :-).
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adamwFeb 24, 2006Brilliant, energetic and engaging album. Love the opener and a certain romance. Hard to find a poor track.
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WerdBombFeb 26, 2006Solid and entertaining. But shades of a hollow core, it's too early to get too excited. Actually nothing really new, just a damn fine crystallization of the proclivities of past 5 years or so.
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MattMFeb 27, 2006
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JoshuaMcFeb 27, 2006It's funny when a really good album gets hated on for getting too much hype. The same thing happened to Clap Your Hands, and its really a shame because that was a great album. So is this, most listeners will have a hard time not enjoying the inventive lyrics and catchy tunes. Definetly worth a listen, if nothing else.
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DanPMar 13, 2006
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AlekMMar 14, 2006Catchy but uninspired and very shallow lyrics. Didn't get all of the hype over here in the US. An impulse buy for sure, but of those probably one of the best I've heard.
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MartyMMar 16, 2006I have no idea why I love this CD. There is nothing new about the music nor are the lyrics in any way profound. But the thing is just compulsively listenable (not to mention dance-in-your- underwearable). Every track just reeks of good times.
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RHMar 17, 2006Boring, overhyped rubbish. Better than most of the mainstream pack, however.
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SamXMar 31, 2006
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FrasierCraneMar 31, 2006
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joebApr 13, 2006catchy and cheeky with lyrics a lot of us can relate to. let me down with their belligerent and their typically "rock behaviour when they kicked their award around at a ceremony as thogh it meant nothing. guys, u have to be rock and roll before you act it. dont show yourself up!!
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EzraMApr 17, 2006I guess you can see the jackasses here... In any case, it's a great drinking album, well made, with good spirit. Not great, but you remember the Royal Tenenbaums...
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LouiseApr 18, 2006I really wanted to like this. I am worried about the kids and where they are taking music This is terrible. I listen to bands like the Clash, Bad Brains and even stuff like Guided by Voices and worry when this is the best of today's music cos all those bands just peel this
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sajooApr 19, 2006
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StephenSApr 21, 2006Well played catchy tunes. Nothing deep, but loads of fun. Would have fit nicely at one of my spring-time college keg parties. Cue this CD up for infectious good times!
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ChubbyDApr 21, 2006As an old man who remembers the Buzzcocks and Undertones fondly, this was a wonderful blast of smoky air.
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DustinPrude.Apr 26, 2006Its a bad experimental Strokes album.
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DeanRMay 11, 2006For a debut album, this is second to none. It combines enigmatic lyrics with classic guitar riffs and great changes in pace, tone and musical amalgamation. Quality album.
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kkMay 19, 2006fucking brilliant. it puts any album to come out of america in the last 6 years to shame (bar jack whites efforts or Is This It). people want to put them down so muh as they dont want to beleive the hype but this album surpases expectations.
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MonkeymanMay 19, 2006The best British debut album since The Stone Roses. Absolutely essential.
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HackTheplanetMay 22, 2006Highly overrated.
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laxNSnaxKMay 31, 2006
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EthanJul 29, 2006This cd is awesome nothig more.
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Rev.RikardAug 13, 2006This is just great kickin rock and roll. The album reminds me of Grand Funk Railroad (at GFRs best). The driving bass and rythm section accompaned by guitar work that is intense. This album will not allow you to relax. It has the power to shake us out of complacency and awaken the ear to a sound long missed.
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Sep 15, 2011Just wonderful. Alex turners ability as a wordsmith is truly magnificent with his dissection of youth turning simple daily experiences into exhilarating tales . Well Done Mr turner.
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Apr 6, 2012One of my favourite albums ever. I would love to go back in time and listen to this album for the first time once more, it has lots of great songs; in conclusion... one of the best records of the last 10 years.
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VedranKNov 13, 2006The best album of 2006 so far
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ReviewBoy15Jan 26, 2007
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AbelDFeb 8, 2007Amazing album. Probably the best debut album in the last decade.
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NiallPMar 21, 2007These gus are amazingly overhyped!! There is nothing inspired or beautiful about this. A barage of noise and commercial garbage. Stay clear if you are a fan of indie.
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bobrMay 3, 2007Love the vocal style and lyrics. This album's awesome. "When the sun goes down" is my favorite.
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JamesM.Sep 1, 2007Just can't stand his voice and the wannabee working class attitude.
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dannyboyAug 25, 2009
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TiagoR.Oct 19, 2007Bad really bad.
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tristantMar 17, 2007
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HelenBMar 26, 2007amazing & sexy
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ACApr 24, 2007This was the best album I heard in all of 2006. Whoever said they're trying to sound like Oasis needs they're head read. The lyrics are just brilliant!
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tobiasjApr 25, 2007i cant believe people even bothered to rate this at zero , TYPICAL AMERICANS alll they can do is compare this album to other english bands , such a load of crap, this album is amazing lyrically brilliant , dont give an album like this a zero just because you dont understand the lyrics,
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NickBApr 7, 2007All you stupid fucks who gave this a 0 or a 1, how about you actually listen to the album before commenting based on hype.
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JimKApr 8, 2007All youth culture and no music, Oasis could write melodies and had taste. England apologises for this music
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Shes_soLooseAug 31, 2007As strong a debut as any you could care to mention. Energetic, catchy, and with strong lyrics. The only song I dislike is Perhaps Vampires... Well done Monkeys.
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RyanJ.Aug 7, 2007
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RobS.Aug 8, 2007Alex turner is a god of this age :) with the great lyrics and all round music to back it up makes for the greatest album ever!!!! buy it listen and love join the revolution!!!!!!
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TodorI.Sep 8, 2007This album changed the way I listen to music.
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prostitute_fingerMay 26, 2008Too primitive and boring commercial shit. Only few interesting and fun moments exist.
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VictoriaNov 15, 2006SHIT
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ReubenFDec 18, 2006
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ChrisLDec 30, 2006A truly exceptional album, ignore the naysayers this is a piece of true class and raw energy
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jnjgas.gnApr 14, 2006great
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amurorSep 27, 2006Don't believe the evaluation of the mass communication. No CD that the rock lover should hear.
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GraceLCSep 6, 2006
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ChristopherMSep 7, 2006I'd give it more but this sure seems like it's been done a few times before.....and the name really bites...sheesh..arctic monkeys..??????
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juanpJan 13, 2007wow!! this album it's fantastic number 1 of the year
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ILOVETHEARTICMONKEYSJan 25, 2007What the hell is wrong with everyone!!!!! Average mark 6.9!!!!!!!! You got it all wrong!!!!!! They combine INCREDIBLY powerful and imaginative lyrics with a raw and unparallelled beat to it. The're one of a kind and i'll recommend this album to anyone who has been blessed with the gift of a pair of ears that work.
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MichaelRMar 20, 2007Based on the album's title, somebody must have said they were not absolute rubbish.
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CarlPMar 21, 2007Whoah, I thought that they were meant to be the next Oasis. Ummm... such a massive letdown I have to give it 0!
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RyanTMar 21, 2007Nothing compared to Oasis, Radiohad, Futureheads etc. These guys are fakers. Torture to listen through!
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MJPiscesMar 31, 2007WOW, I'm really shocked and frankly pissed at all of the people that gave them a bad rating. There's a ton of Indie/Rock bands in England, and maybe these guys aren't up to par with the rest but let me tell you...in America...the ARCTIC MONKEYS ROCK!! They are so much better then so many other musicians out there... you guys have bad taste!! Go listen to your Elton John!!
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Awards & Rankings
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It’s exciting stuff, simple yet deadly effective.
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Such is the depth and quality of Turner's songwriting, it plays like a best of.
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It's not a totally perfect record, for which we should be thankful - remember what happened to The Stone Roses after they'd released their flawless debut? - but it is an excellent first album, and gives notice that Alex Turner is already one of this country's best lyricists.