Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
by Arctic Monkeys
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 21, 2006
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 907 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 80 out of 907

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  1. MattM
    Feb 27, 2006
    10
    This is one of the greatist albums of my time. Alex turner although only 19 has an amazing way of mixing goofy lyrics like"bop like a robot from 1984" and amazing lyrics like "There is no love, no Montagues or Capulets". This band also makes many interesting beats a feat that not many bands today can do. This band had to live up to an enormous ammount of hype and many people dont think This is one of the greatist albums of my time. Alex turner although only 19 has an amazing way of mixing goofy lyrics like"bop like a robot from 1984" and amazing lyrics like "There is no love, no Montagues or Capulets". This band also makes many interesting beats a feat that not many bands today can do. This band had to live up to an enormous ammount of hype and many people dont think they did. Its hard to live up to something like that and in every way they did.… Expand
  2. AlecG
    Feb 27, 2006
    4
    It gets a 4 because it's.. listenable. People who I've heard say "they're the next Beatles" don't seem to understand what made the Beatles so good.
  3. tommyph
    Feb 27, 2006
    10
    Brilliant lyrics.
  4. ---GS---
    Feb 27, 2006
    10
    The best record of 2006 so far. Really great music!
  5. JoeH
    Feb 27, 2006
    9
    Upon first hearing the album i did not realise how great it actually is, this album definitely grows on you and then infects you with its catchy riffs and very clever and humerous lyrics. For an album full of high points the pinnacle for me is When the Sun goes down. The only song which lets the album down is Riot Van, But this fails to change my opinion that The Arctic Monkeys are the Upon first hearing the album i did not realise how great it actually is, this album definitely grows on you and then infects you with its catchy riffs and very clever and humerous lyrics. For an album full of high points the pinnacle for me is When the Sun goes down. The only song which lets the album down is Riot Van, But this fails to change my opinion that The Arctic Monkeys are the best new band around!… Expand
  6. WerdBomb
    Feb 26, 2006
    7
    Solid 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.
  7. AdamL.
    Feb 25, 2006
    2
    NME's heralding this as one of the best albums you'll ever hear. Rolling Stone's calling them the new Oasis. Play "Definitely Maybe" next to this and join my hysterical laughter.
  8. GeorgeC
    Feb 25, 2006
    7
    There's a couple of great under 3:00 songs.....and it's fresh.....but it's not London Calling or even close to the brilliance of Let is Bleed....
  9. GarethM
    Feb 25, 2006
    9
    This is proof that Americans just don't "get" british culture, the fact is we have the greatest music scene in the world and Arctic Monkeys top it off. Forget the hype, listen to the music. What Alex Turner and his band have managed to do is make songs that tell you more about true british culture than anything else. Creative people who come from the North will always get a backlash This is proof that Americans just don't "get" british culture, the fact is we have the greatest music scene in the world and Arctic Monkeys top it off. Forget the hype, listen to the music. What Alex Turner and his band have managed to do is make songs that tell you more about true british culture than anything else. Creative people who come from the North will always get a backlash of biterness for being intelligent but that just goes with our territory. The reason the monkeys are so popular is that they are anything but pretentious, with simple catchy tunes but punctuated with clever lyrics that capture the current culture, oh, and the vocals are fantastic. Listen to "From The Ritz to the Rubble" or "A Certain Romance", The Arctic Monkeys ARE England, take it or leave it.… Expand
  10. robd
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    i dont see how you cant like this album, honestly. It is probably the best cd i own. No not of recent time its up there with dark side of the moon.
  11. adamw
    Feb 24, 2006
    9
    Brilliant, energetic and engaging album. Love the opener and a certain romance. Hard to find a poor track.
  12. DavidH
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    one of best albums i have, and i have a 60GB ipod :-).
  13. RobertR
    Feb 24, 2006
    4
    I remember putting on the CD and I remember taking it off, but I don't remember anything in-between. Pleasurable but utterly forgettable.
  14. joec
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    best lyrics since morrisey and great hooky riffs. simple classic!
  15. Constant
    Feb 24, 2006
    3
    Come on people, don't fall in for the hype, ask yourself would you really buy this album without having read about it? This is only very immature rock, with really weak lyrics delivered with a Midlands accent (though this can sound exotic & charming to American ears, go figure). It does certainly please 20-year old girls with half a musical culture. I can't blame them for that, Come on people, don't fall in for the hype, ask yourself would you really buy this album without having read about it? This is only very immature rock, with really weak lyrics delivered with a Midlands accent (though this can sound exotic & charming to American ears, go figure). It does certainly please 20-year old girls with half a musical culture. I can't blame them for that, only there's so much better around... get over yourself.… Expand
  16. RaulG
    Feb 23, 2006
    7
    I 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....
  17. TylerD
    Feb 23, 2006
    0
    Horribly pretentious album
  18. JudStacer
    Feb 23, 2006
    3
    The 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.
  19. andrewt
    Feb 23, 2006
    8
    Always a good sign of a good new album - strongly divergent views - a very strong album - imperfect buit then again, Never Mind the Bollocks was not a perfect album - I think it has balls - This is a modern punk band and it ain't meant to be pretty....
  20. silvergellar
    Feb 23, 2006
    0
    Awful. Just plain awful. All been done before with Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine and Pop Will Eat Itself, both who are fantastic. Arctic Monkeys are niot gonna save Bristish music, they are gonna finish it off!! No more!!
  21. shawnsavage
    Feb 23, 2006
    10
    Great album...
  22. MikeK
    Feb 23, 2006
    6
    Decent. But WAY overpraised. The album has a lot of sameness to it that gets very repetitive after a listen or two. Not bad, just not the second coming. I predict a critical backlash in about, oh, 4 months.
  23. Chris
    Feb 23, 2006
    9
    Fuckin' great rock'n'roll record!!
  24. LewisG
    Feb 23, 2006
    10
    Excellent album which speaks the spot on truth about teenage chavs in england. A masterpiece
  25. houseborders
    Feb 22, 2006
    10
    i Love it!
  26. johnroberts
    Feb 22, 2006
    10
    i have listened to it 7 times through and i bought it yesterday. IT ROCKS!
  27. StevePar
    Feb 22, 2006
    6
    Thinking it was all hype, I listened to this album only to prove that it sucks, so I can tell people who rave about it to shut up. Turns out it wasnt all that bad. Some of the songs are a bit repetitive, but there are some decent songs in here. I would give it more points if they had stronger vocals. 6.5.
  28. danielb
    Feb 22, 2006
    3
    A confused debut. An even more confusing reception. I think The UK is playing a joke on us.
  29. Zimbo74
    Feb 22, 2006
    7
    Its a pretty good album not the saviour of music some people are making it out to be but good nonetheless.
  30. oliez
    Feb 22, 2006
    1
    What a rubbish, boring piece of shit. Anyone giving a rating over 4 probably hasn't even listened to it.
  31. NickJ
    Feb 22, 2006
    9
    The other users on this site don't know anything about rock... this is a great, energetic debut that gets better the more you listen to it. Fans of the Smiths and The Clash will love it. Although these guys don't need any more support, show the U.K. that all American aren't void of taste.
  32. JakeM.
    Feb 22, 2006
    4
    Just 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.
  33. Joris
    Feb 22, 2006
    8
    FROM THE RITZ TO THE RUBBLE is for me the obvious Killertrack, simply amazing... but overall a good album and a very good debut, though very overhyped too... cmon better than Definitely Maybe??? I guess not! Apart from latter mentioned song, other favourites are I Bet you Look Good on the Dancefloor, Fake Tales of San Fransisco; Perhaps Vampires..., the solo in Dancing Shoes and the FROM THE RITZ TO THE RUBBLE is for me the obvious Killertrack, simply amazing... but overall a good album and a very good debut, though very overhyped too... cmon better than Definitely Maybe??? I guess not! Apart from latter mentioned song, other favourites are I Bet you Look Good on the Dancefloor, Fake Tales of San Fransisco; Perhaps Vampires..., the solo in Dancing Shoes and the haunting Riot Van... a well deserved 8, nothing less but nothing more… Expand
  34. JJHoldijk
    Feb 22, 2006
    9
    This album is the definition of rock music in 2006. Not life changing, but it'll definitely push a lot of people's button. The youthfull excitement which this album is loaded with will even cause a 40-year old man living in his parents' basement to tap his feet and shake his head. Lyrics are jsut amazing, especially the way Turner spits them out at some points. Tall black This album is the definition of rock music in 2006. Not life changing, but it'll definitely push a lot of people's button. The youthfull excitement which this album is loaded with will even cause a 40-year old man living in his parents' basement to tap his feet and shake his head. Lyrics are jsut amazing, especially the way Turner spits them out at some points. Tall black men with a certain amount of bullets in their body could learn from this. To the people who think this sounds like everything else or just don't get it: just don't bother, if you dont get it now, you'll probably never get it.… Expand
  35. GaborA
    Feb 21, 2006
    1
    Uninspired talent free rubbish. Naturally its topping charts.
  36. DSchultz
    Feb 21, 2006
    9
    Far 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.
  37. pAULG
    Feb 21, 2006
    9
    This is proper reet gudd. Imagine a Yorkshire version of Mike Skinner playing guitar like Franz Ferdinand. Not life changing, but bloody good!
  38. PeterM
    Feb 21, 2006
    9
    they roxxor almost as much as CYHSY
  39. Matt
    Feb 21, 2006
    4
    Their jams are repetitive, and the lead singer can't muster much energy.
  40. DrewK
    Feb 21, 2006
    1
    Damn...this album sucks shit. Terrible. How could anyone in their right mind give this a fucking "10"? I want my $15 back!!!
  41. JoeD
    Feb 21, 2006
    1
    Incredibly overrated. Listened to it once over and wouldn't go threw that again. I dont understand the big deal. Sounds like everything else. Some critics dont have a clue.
  42. willO
    Feb 21, 2006
    10
    Just proves that British rock keeps producing amazing albums. Alex Turner the leadman is fronting one of the greatest bands in the future. This album is totally amazing, and is a must have for sure!
  43. jason
    Feb 21, 2006
    2
    I'm glad to know that 15yrs later, the UK finally got its own version of Sublime. With bands as generic & boring as the Strokes, why laud cut-rate imitators? This is just another crappy garage band feeding off the hype of the continually tone-deaf UK criitcs.
  44. MattE
    Feb 21, 2006
    8
    Good album well worth a listen just for the lyrics which in some places are inspired. Not particularly groundbreaking music but good nonetheless
  45. RichardW
    Feb 20, 2006
    4
    Considering that I do like Franz Ferdinand's sound, and even enjoy a bit of Oasis now and then, I was sure I would like this one...but, eh... It's only so, so. A few catchy tunes here and there, but the lyrics are flat and forgettable, and it really starts to grate on your ears after a while...
  46. joeP
    Feb 20, 2006
    8
    decent, not spectacular
  47. MaliniR.
    Feb 20, 2006
    9
    After a couple of listens I was hooked. But the only thing that I feel deserves recognition on this album is the lead singer. It's his energy that brings everything together.
  48. jh
    Feb 19, 2006
    6
    I give it a 6.5 actually. Its definitly pretty good, but its no Up The Bracket.
  49. YokS
    Feb 18, 2006
    7
    Insanely energetic and catchy, but hardly life-changing. They've got some great tracks but they miss the target with their fillers more often than not which makes the album ring a bit hollow.
  50. AdamF
    Feb 17, 2006
    9
    This 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.
  51. MichaelW
    Feb 17, 2006
    10
    Have not heard a fresher sound in rock since The Strokes. Great Humor and melodies. Will be listening to this 5 years from now
  52. GarfieldC
    Feb 17, 2006
    0
    Really awful. Concrete proof that the NME no longer has a clue. Buy this and you are a total dork.
  53. gregh
    Feb 16, 2006
    9
    simply amazing. an impeccable debut album. lets just hope they don't pull an Oasis and fall short on us in the long run...
  54. DavidS
    Feb 16, 2006
    7
    I'm just going to come out and say it, this release was a bit of a disappointment. I'd read the hype and was expecting something phenomenal. I was expecting caviar and instead I got salmon roe. You get the idea. When I listened to Oasis for the first time, or even Travis(Good Feeling) I was blown away. Those songs grabbed me by the jugular and didn't let go. Arctic I'm just going to come out and say it, this release was a bit of a disappointment. I'd read the hype and was expecting something phenomenal. I was expecting caviar and instead I got salmon roe. You get the idea. When I listened to Oasis for the first time, or even Travis(Good Feeling) I was blown away. Those songs grabbed me by the jugular and didn't let go. Arctic Monkey's on the other hand are a decent band. NOT A GREAT ONE! The songwriting lacks maturity, along with the lyrical content as well. Also, the vocalist is lacklustre at best. I heard these guys listen to a lot of hip-hop and it's evident in the vocalists delivery. Too much, too fast. His tone is boring, and he has absolutely no range. The first time I heard Liam Gallagher sing Live Forever it gave me goosebumps. This dude just doesn't do it for me. Most of the songs are good but there's no standout. Some are hummable but most are forgettable. I gave this a 7 because they have some potential, but realistically I think this band will be gone and forgotten in a year or two. Just a blip on the radar screen people. As for the next great rock band, I'm still waiting. P.S. NME needs to lay off the funky herb!… Expand
  55. DavidGeorgeBarnyard
    Feb 16, 2006
    9
    I have only heard two songs and I am very impressed. I hear the Clash and Hot Hot Heat, some minimalized Strokes (which is good in this case), yet it's an original signature. I'd like to know from those that give this band low scores who they find exceptional. I'd like to know if we can trust such plummeted ratings. C'mon, boys and girls. Put it all out there. I have only heard two songs and I am very impressed. I hear the Clash and Hot Hot Heat, some minimalized Strokes (which is good in this case), yet it's an original signature. I'd like to know from those that give this band low scores who they find exceptional. I'd like to know if we can trust such plummeted ratings. C'mon, boys and girls. Put it all out there. Let's get philosophomoric.… Expand
  56. mickismcna
    Feb 16, 2006
    2
    this album has a couple of decent songs but everyone now loves to run around talking about the arctic monkeys as if it was them who discovered them first and that they are a member of a rare cult following. their lyrics are pretty fucking dodgy when you look below the surface and they are incomparable with the libertines. they havent a fucking chance of a half decent secound album.
  57. MichaelK
    Feb 15, 2006
    5
    'Dancefloor' apart, this is mediocre and forgettable. Completely overhyped.
  58. ArkiM
    Feb 15, 2006
    8
    Although their debut is very good it does not push up to the levels that The Strokes entered when they introduced the genre.
  59. Tbone
    Feb 14, 2006
    5
    Yeah 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.
  60. RaülJ
    Feb 14, 2006
    10
    Music should always be this fun. Hard to find a record with more catching tunes
  61. NeilP
    Feb 13, 2006
    10
    This 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.
  62. mckludge
    Feb 13, 2006
    0
    The Greatest Album in the History of Humanity. Period. No question about it. You will *never* hear anything better ii your lifetime!!! Go and buy it now!!!!! No score can truly do it justice. Therefore I'm giving it a 0. Ok?
  63. KeithW
    Feb 12, 2006
    0
    This isn't painful to the ears, but it is bland. The hype here earns this release a zero because it steals time from listeners that could be spent listening to superior album.
  64. Bens
    Feb 12, 2006
    7
    Yeah their good but christ not THAT good. ' Bet you look good on the dancefloor' is magnicent as are 'sun goes down', ' a certain romance', 'mardy bum' and ' fake tails of san fransisco', they all sound like hits but some of the rest is dour, 'dancing shoes' slips by, 'viabsb...' grates ( as does the full title), and Yeah their good but christ not THAT good. ' Bet you look good on the dancefloor' is magnicent as are 'sun goes down', ' a certain romance', 'mardy bum' and ' fake tails of san fransisco', they all sound like hits but some of the rest is dour, 'dancing shoes' slips by, 'viabsb...' grates ( as does the full title), and riot van is very very average… Expand
  65. David
    Feb 12, 2006
    9
    Very good debut album...At last a young band bridges the gap between good old Rock and Roll and Hip Hop.A change had to come and there it is!!!
  66. EastVillage
    Feb 11, 2006
    5
    Meh ...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!!
  67. VikS
    Feb 11, 2006
    2
    Ouch. 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.
  68. NickW
    Feb 11, 2006
    6
    Well..its not as awful as I expected considering this album has been scene raped beyond comprehension. I just couldn't get past the oldness of everything- it all sounds like a combination of every thing that's been big on the british scene in the last 10 years..plus, some songs just grate me.
  69. JozefD
    Feb 10, 2006
    5
    To be honest, I've only heard this album all the way through a couple of times, but it sounds no different to any other NME-hyped flavour of the month thang (see also the Libertines, Franz Ferdinand). Pretty mediocre then, but with haircuts...
  70. douglasm
    Feb 9, 2006
    7
    sublimely witty lyrics, catchy melodies. not exactly the instant classic the british media is claiming it to be, but it could be a lot worse. it is what it is: a promising debut from a promising band. the demos sounded better, but the songs are still top-notch.
  71. EarlV
    Feb 9, 2006
    0
    Horrid cack. The hype surrounding this high school level band of jerks would be funny if it wasn't so sad and desperate. One of the greatest bands ever? Sure, and The Knack were the new Beatles, too. A year or so from now you won't be able to find anyone who admits they ever liked these chumps. Proof that rock music in the 00s is in sad shape indeed.
  72. ChrisB
    Feb 9, 2006
    8
    Not as good as the Brits are saying it is but not as bad as the Americans are saying it is.
  73. Shantie
    Feb 8, 2006
    7
    very enjoyable album would probably have rated it 7 1/2 if that had been possible above par songwriting, some nice (early) Sonic Youth kinda music some great tracks not worth the great hype (but, let´s face it, no album is) but very enjoyable
  74. MusicMaven
    Feb 7, 2006
    6
    The hype machine is in full effect. The album is not bad, but it's way overrated. It sounds a bit like the Libertines meet the Rakes. You want to hear the best of Britain? Check out Hard-Fi. Stars of CCTV is a great album that Metacritic completely missed. Maybe they'll finally list it since it's getting a U.S. release. Only 9 months late!
  75. jordand
    Feb 7, 2006
    9
    Great sound. Fun and upbeat. Great album.
  76. JoshP
    Feb 7, 2006
    4
    Is it just me or has the "best of Britain" as of lately just sucked beyond belief. They always compare every band as the best post Libertines band. So if the Libertines = crap, where does that put the Arctic Monkeys? Actually better in my mind, but in no way similar to the the second coming of Christ. I dug When The Sun Goes Down and it raw approach to lyrics. Honestly though they are a Is it just me or has the "best of Britain" as of lately just sucked beyond belief. They always compare every band as the best post Libertines band. So if the Libertines = crap, where does that put the Arctic Monkeys? Actually better in my mind, but in no way similar to the the second coming of Christ. I dug When The Sun Goes Down and it raw approach to lyrics. Honestly though they are a flavor of the moment and may be a dull as American equivalents such as Fall Out Boy and Yellowcard. Rating: Buy at your own risks.… Expand
  77. SeamusM
    Feb 7, 2006
    4
    Like Franz Ferdinand with more energy and weaker hooks.
  78. jamesl
    Feb 6, 2006
    5
    The praise being given this effort is astounding. If it were half as good as the tastemakers say it would be ok. A major disappointment.
  79. david
    Feb 6, 2006
    9
    excellent guitar, catchy lyrics that relate to their audience and highly upbeat. great 1st album, but new oasis? if theyre stil around hitting number1 spot in 10years then i would agree, until then just credit them for a well rounded album.
  80. TravisS
    Feb 6, 2006
    8
    What kind of music do you like Rob R? I'm willing to bet that it's supremely gay. Bloc party and Arctic Monkeys are both really good bands. Anyway, this album solid throughout and doesn't disappoint. Worth the money.
  81. carl
    Feb 6, 2006
    10
    fucking great !!!!
  82. Mart
    Feb 6, 2006
    10
    Who reads Stylus Magazine?
  83. MartinJ
    Feb 6, 2006
    7
    Not bad. But why some people can't stop acting rashly?
  84. Alex
    Feb 6, 2006
    8
    There's no way this CD could live up to the hype being generated. But that doesn't mean it's not a good record. (It's at least /very/ good.) And the more I listen to it, the more I like it. The sound is just different enough from Franz Ferdinand and their ilk to make it refreshing. And you've got to love those accents.
  85. mikep
    Feb 5, 2006
    9
    Original lyrics and excellent delivery help to make what would sound like quite a normal album into a great one. Not quite as great as the 'hype', but then what is. That said, does have some cracking tunes that will be filling indie dancefloors for years. Filling stadiums will be trickier, but that's their charm. Whether they will be able to cross over the countries that Original lyrics and excellent delivery help to make what would sound like quite a normal album into a great one. Not quite as great as the 'hype', but then what is. That said, does have some cracking tunes that will be filling indie dancefloors for years. Filling stadiums will be trickier, but that's their charm. Whether they will be able to cross over the countries that dont undertand the phrase 'mardy bum' remains to be seen!… Expand
  86. RalphP
    Feb 3, 2006
    6
    They are not bad, but they are not very good too. They are just like 10000 other bands, i.e. average. Certainly, being the most-hyped band ever is not going to help them. The Strokes had enough talent to live up to the hype surrounding them. This is not the case with Arctic Monkeys. I doubt anybody will be talking about them in 2 years.
  87. damian
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    SIMPLY GREAT!
  88. cristianp
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    excelente disco con canciones increibles y altamente adictivas de principio a fin!
  89. MaxM
    Feb 3, 2006
    8
    Tom B.. (see above)... wrote that this was pumped up by a relentless British music press... (he's wrong) ...the real story here is that some talented, cocky, guys wrote songs that make you think of the Jam... and the Streets... and put the tracks online (free) where they got passed around (I got them early last year) like old fashioned mix tapes until the buzz burst out with 360,000 Tom B.. (see above)... wrote that this was pumped up by a relentless British music press... (he's wrong) ...the real story here is that some talented, cocky, guys wrote songs that make you think of the Jam... and the Streets... and put the tracks online (free) where they got passed around (I got them early last year) like old fashioned mix tapes until the buzz burst out with 360,000 people buying a copy in a week... was at their gig last night and the great thing is that they can still improve (!) but boy the atmosphere was electric... amazing... why do people who can't perform, sing, write consider it necessary to so flippantly damin those, at 19 (!) who can? It's like the Razorfish song "Golden Touch", that they mind because they can never do the things that you can I do so well.… Expand
  90. RobR
    Feb 2, 2006
    0
    "Style" over substance wins again. Hype hype hype, and nothing else. Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Editors, Bloc Party et al - get over yourselves, all of you.
  91. JohnnyW
    Feb 2, 2006
    2
    The most hyped band ever. The music? Tedious Brit-rock crapola. Utterly average in all respects. This year's Franz Ferdinand.
  92. ErwinK
    Feb 2, 2006
    3
    yawn. hype hype hype. zero originality
  93. TimmyH
    Feb 2, 2006
    10
    The best debut for a long, long time. Fun, exciting and made to be played loud. The hype machine is in full force, but this time theres something of substance behind it.
  94. reeset
    Feb 1, 2006
    8
    brilliant!
  95. GavinC
    Feb 1, 2006
    8
    I like it, and am pretty impressed at how much they seem to have polarised people, there are just as many scathing reviews as their are glowing ones on here.
  96. Mark
    Jan 31, 2006
    10
    Amazing music and lyrics, I reckon this is the revolution of Indie Rock of today.
  97. JulianJ
    Jan 31, 2006
    10
    Simply Brilliant. For a bunch of 19 year olds to bring this out as their first album is astonishing.
  98. That'swhatthepointisnot
    Jan 31, 2006
    4
    Tedious pub-punk with awkwardly-worded football chants over the top. Grrrr.
  99. myopinion!
    Jan 31, 2006
    7
    Great songs, not much new here, but the ·$%&ers have incredible talent. Denying it can only mean youre jealous, cause theyre hugely talented and young... As far as rock goes, 2006 is lookin good already
  100. simonc
    Jan 31, 2006
    2
    I thought Britrock was dead in 1997
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Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. BBC collective
    90
    It’s exciting stuff, simple yet deadly effective.
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  2. Dot Music
    90
    Such is the depth and quality of Turner's songwriting, it plays like a best of.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    90
    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.
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