'I bet that you look good on the dancefloor' is in my humbly, subjective opinion, the greatest 3 minute pop song I've ever heard. The album it's off is one of the greatest debut albums of any band, any era. Alex Turner will be remembered along with the great lyricists.
So many Artic monkey songs are my faourite songs. The view from the afternoon is a pumping drum led piece. Florescent adolescent is melancholic masterpiece. Cornerstone is cheeky and silly. When the sun goes down is dark but punchy and energetic. Very versatile definitely worth reviewing their other work.
Amy, you deserve every subscriber you have. You’ve come so far as a host and you breathe new life into the music we love. I have to admit to enjoying the video more when you find things about the song exciting. This is one of my favorite channels.
Alex Turner is a master of melodic riffs. Listen to Fluorescent Adolescent. It's an earlier song but you can see a natural progression from that song to this one.
Right, we need Amy to hear more Arctic Monkeys, as Alex Turner is widely acknowledged to be one of the best lyricists of his generation, but this was about as mainstream and simple as they ever went. Want more complexity? They can definitely do that. More orchestral, huh? That too. Even on the same album, but especially later. What would be extremely interesting is how many references there are in their work to different artists/genres/time periods, and how many Amy would recognize by now.
I honestly never noticed that the vocal performance in the chorus matches the guitar riff in the verses. that's quite cool. i would say its unique but i don't know how often that happens in most music
I'm listening here in Sheffield and wondering how Amy will deal with Alex Turner's Sheffield accent. When they won the Mercury Music Prize in 2006 they were up against fellow Sheffielder Richard Hawley, who had been nominated for his beautiful album Coles Corner. At the podium to accept the award Alex Turner announced "Call 999, Richard Hawley's just been robbed!" By 2013 the influence of Hawley had certainly rubbed off on Turner, not least in the quiff and leather jackets he wore but also in the sound of the guitars here: there's definitely a throwback to the era of twangy, Duane Eddy/Link Wray guitars that Hawley himself loves and is so redolent in his music. Great to see Sheffield represented on what has become one of my favourite channels.
Lol, I loved your wholly honest reaction. I think many can agree with your take that they lyrics do not match the music but I feel that some of that effect is intentional. Kind of like how it is often hard to say what you feel. Here he is lightly crooning to his ex but his intensity of feeling is heavily melodramatic. The drums, especially, start you on this almost heartless march forward. In that regard the song sounds equal parts longing and menacing. It's supposed to be equal parts wish and threat. Which creates this oddly sumptuous interior of warmth and dynamism, as the melody develops. I also feel that it's difficult to separate the lyrics from the melody entirely because the line, "falling back to you," matches the initial main arc of the central guitar riff. Almost like how a roller coaster starts with the largest hill to build up momentum for the rest of the ride. Seriously, though, I think Arctic Monkeys would take your analysis as a total compliment since I think the effect is intentional. Also their name, Arctic," it's just a melodramatic way to say they're very cool and, "monkeys," implies a sense of childishness. So they're essentially named the cool kids. lol. =)
Arctic Monkeys have always been really good, for me they've been steadily zeroing in on my tastes since they started, to the point where their 2022 album _The Car_ was my fav album of that year...they have developed further! Alex Turner is a proper artist with the music, the words, the vibes, and the meanings. You talking about little delays and rushes in the music touches on a thread in so many of my favorite music. Totally straight timed music that sticks exactly to the grid rarely works as well as the surprise and delight of microvariations, shuffle, syncopation, and swing!
The early 2000s saw the rise of a lot of indie rock bands. Notable acts include The Strokes, Death Cab for Cutie, Interpol, The Shins, Arcade Fire, and The White Stripes. I think Amy might like the Shins "New Slang" or "Saint Simon."
Amy touched on it briefly, but I think what is notable about this song is that it does not have a bridge. I feel like that is unusual in the Modern Rock category, it's more what you might expect from Prog Rock. Ultimately it's something that a casual listener might not even notice, but I just think it's interesting (along with the song structure in general).
It actually makes a lot of sense that it doesn't have a bridge because a bridge is usually a turning point in a song that resolves the idea of the song somehow. But the idea of this song is pouring your heart out to someone you have feelings for, and wondering if you even want to know the answer. We don't get the answer in the song, so there is that nervous feeling that just lingers.
I only just found your channel a few weeks ago, and have been loving revisiting so many of my favorite classics(especially Queen!) through you, but imagine my surprise when I saw you've now done a video on one of my absolute favorite modern bands! Alex Turner is brilliant, and the last 2 Arctic Monkeys albums are actually much more orchestral. He also has a side project with Miles Kane called The Last Shadow Puppets, which has produced 2 more orchestral/rock/pop albums as well. The one thing I really love about AM and Turner's songwriting is that he is never content to just keep producing the same thing over and over again, every album is a progression of their musical journey. Even when many fans were put off by the more orchestral sound, he dug in and went even further in that direction. It seems to me he is truly in it for the music, and doing what he loves to do. And I'll say, he is a much better lyricist than this song may have you believe. I do agree with your analysis that this song's lyrics are pretty basic, but Turner has really come up with some great stuff over the years. The slow burn of the riff slowly building and building is really more the driving force of this song, though. I hope you'll give some of their other stuff a shot! If I could throw some other suggestions out, one of my other favorite bands of all time is They Might Be Giants. To me, they are the gods of alternative rock. But they have been going for such a long time and have such a huge, sprawling catalogue, some of which is really out there, so to speak. So it's tough to know what to recommend! I'd also love to see you react to Andrew Bird, a genius modern folk rock singer-songwriter. He's also dabbled in various styles of jazz, swing, Americana, and is a phenomenal fiddle player, whistler, vocalist - just a wonderfully talented musician all around!
I am so glad you enjoyed this! I hope you are still considering my suggestion of Lawrence that I made on the Patreon. I know you have 1000's of songs worth doing, so I know it may take a while, but I think you will enjoy it very much. Wonderful channel. I really love the support you have been doing for other channels, as well as the collaborations. I hope you do more in the future.
16:05 - To me, that lack of symmetry is the most interesting thing about this song. The way Alex Turner "free styles" the singing tempo in the verses must be a nightmare for cover bands. To this day I still can't get the start of the phrases right when I'm trying to sing along with him. 😄
This song is amazing. I've had it on my Spotify (yes Spotify!) playlist ever since I've had the streaming service and I never skip it when it comes on. It's one of those songs that never gets old no matter how many times you've heard it.
I remember when I first heard of Artic Monkeys when I was a teenager and they were very raw and had a very post punk edge by now they seem very polished and their singer has definitely been inspired by Elvis Presley.
Thanks Amy local band to me , started very young and it's interesting how they have matured from rowdy mischievous kids to grown men with worldly troubles with the music of this era try , crying lightning,
guitar riff sounds like a question itself, I think the song name came from it. Actually there is a question-answer thing as if somebody is thinking to himself.
It's a song that's all about space and letting the guitar line and melody just breath. No rush to fill it with more notes than are strictly necessary and confident enough in how strong the melody is just let it do it's thing over a very simple beat until it builds and builds. I always think it's a sign of a mature and confident band that can just let the space in a song do as much as doing some virtuoso thing with every tick of the song crammed full of notes. Don't get me wrong, there's a time and place for that, in fact Brianstorm by this very same band is a bit like that, particularly on the drums, but being able to just let a song breath like this is an art all in itself.
Wow, you're reacting to indie rock bands; my favorite kind of music. The Strokes, The Kooks, Tame Impala, MGMT, even Keane, are good bands that you could react to. The hits obviously.
AM are a gig / album band. One song shows you just a glimmer. This is a great song but in the context of the album it allows the listener to chill. Lots more going on
I'm not sure Amazonian Polar Bears really works, but Seals Of The Sahara, or even Desert Krill might work. And what about Penguins Of Madagascar? Oh wait a minute ... 😅. I love counterpoint too BTW. The guitar motif here sounds like the main theme of a modern symphony (it has a Russian feel to me). It would be great if you or someone else did develop it further.
I left a comment under Amy's Mrs Robinson reaction, that she failed to mention the melody, and went on to state that neither she, nor any of the other Classico reactors ever seem to. Whether they thought it beneath them, or that meoldy only gets to you on repeated listens, I couldn't fathom. Then, low and behold, Amy can't shut up about the melody on this reaction! Im sure its a complete coincidence, but she could have given my earlier comment a like...😀...
Plus you need to check out their side project The Last Shadow Puppets and the tracks Aviation, Sweet Dreams and Bad Habits. They're inspired by a love of David Bowie and Scott Walkers songs, truly amazing work from Alex Turner. Enjoy! 😊
Great review of a great 'working class' band. For me, their lyrics can only be understood in the context of their other songs. This song hangs on the frame of all their other work, which is overall, lyrically strong. They didn't win an Ivor Novello award for nothing! A dive into their work will surprise and delight. Thanks Amy.
I love this song because of the way the stomp-clap and the call and response recall the format of work songs but the lyrics have nothing to do with work. I also love the unapologetic Britishness of the vocabulary, words like "summat". It's more complex than it seems at first glance.
You should check out The War on Drugs. They're an awesome mix of a bunch of different subgenres of rock. I'd recommend "The Stragest Thing" it's an awesome display of rock dynamics and I'd love to see your take on them. Thank you.
Marketing, media exposure, and maybe because they came from the period just before social media and not the music was the main way to grow your fanbase I think. I think they can also be a bit of a slow burn, grow on you kind of band. I'm from Sheffield, England where Arctic Monkeys are from and at first I wasn't so into them, but they grew on me. Can you get a following like this in the US? I'm not so sure.
It'd be very interesting to see you react to any song by The Last Shadow Puppets. Same singer, same Alex Turner, completely different band direction and style
I think Arctic Monkeys are one of the best bands of our time And I really glad that you reacted to them I think you'll enjoy some modern bands like Coldplay or the Strokes too
"Christie" is a song written by John Richard Baldwin, known by his stage name John Paul Jones, an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist in the rock band Led Zeppelin. Jon Anderson sang "Christie" on the soundtrack to Scream for Help. Thank you. m.th-cam.com/video/wCxwOrEJUpg/w-d-xo.html
Well, Arctic Monkeys are one of those bands that had musical development, similar to old bands like the Beatles or Queen, they started very young and with no much music experience, as with wish and energetic desire to play and growth musically. And their fifth album "AM" that this song opens, is their first album where is visible that they mature musically, so jumping straight in to their work from that kind of breaking point in their music development, can be little bit confusing. Guitar riff is played on 12 string electric guitar, and drum and bass was deliberately set in production to sound fat, trying to mimic hip-hop/rap beats, specially one made by Dr. Dre for reper 50Cent, this are just one of trivia's for understanding this song. Lyrics are always banal, on purpose, that how Alex Turner, is writing them, cause that is influence of older musicians and from Sheffield, like Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker or John Cooper Clarke. From this album "AM" the most listen song is actually "I Wanna Be Yours", that closes the same, and lyrics of that song are part of poem written by John Cooper Clarke, self proclaimed punk poet and experimental let's say artist/musician, his poetry is example of banality in approach, and he influenced a lot, so I suggest that you look, how they created music on someone else poetry that originally was not singed, as your next, or future analysis of Arctic Monkeys, even you find that kind of lyrics simple and banal, many people believe it is the most hardest way of writing poetry. Also their most popular song, by their fans, voted on internet is song "505", from their second album: "Favourite Worst Nightmare" that is written under the influence of personal friend, Miles Kane, who is also one of English musicians who influenced them a lot, with musical quotations on organ from Ennio Morricone, movie music from Sergio Leone movie. Song "505" do not have to do anything with my nickname, it is pure coincidence, but it is one of my favorites from Arctic Monkeys all this years, so I would like that you think about analyzing the same also in future, and song from first album named "When the Sun Goes Down" is also one you may take in consideration. Keep on good work Amy, kiss the little one and all greetings to Vlad
Hello. Would be great you react tô Elis Regina singing "Como Nossos Pais". She was a great brazilian singer who died in 1982. This song is about resist to militar ditactorship that there was in Brazil (1964-1985) and to the reactionismo the society that gave support to that bloody oppression.
Wow. Very cool song. You're cool, though a bit dorky. :) However I deeply respect your academic knowledge of music and your inherited noble manners. You're very special. Though I have one suggestion, never pause songs. In this way you sometime miss some moments, or your subscribers miss it. So drop that. I hope your hubby agrees on this. Warm regards for the both of you.
The problem with this song is that it doesn't quite take you on the journey that you wish it would. By the time it's over it doesn't sound all that different from how it started.
That's the point though. It's about a guy revealing his feelings for the other person and then not knowing how they feel. It's unresolved and the music matches.
Happy to see that she's branching out in the Arctic Monkeys, but I'll admit that I'm a bit disappointed that it's "new" monkeys. I know it's a personal preference, but I've always enjoyed their early work so much more. Those first two albums (and the early EPs) are all pure gold.
Not really a fan of Arctic Monkeys but have to say Alex Turner usually writes good lyrics. Very few bands trouble the UK singles charts these days but they and Coldplay are the main exceptions that spring to mind.
It actually starts at 12:30. It's not something I thought about before but since this is an analysis video I noticed it. Then your comment popped up in the comments right after so I thought I'd share my thoughts on it. I think it is directly connected to the lyrics of the song. The singer is basically telling the other person they are attracted to them and right before the "noise" starts he sang "we could be together if you wanted to" So that proposal is out there. He finally revealed his feelings and we don't know what the response is. It's just hanging out there. So there's this tension that is intensified by that noise. And it carries through the rest of the song as you noticed. The chorus is about if the singer even wants to know one way or the other. It could be bad, and he could get rejected. And we never get the answer in the song. So that tension is carried through. Another comment mentioned there isn't a bridge and that the song doesn't get resolved. That's the point. It's to highlight pouring your heart out to someone else and then having that nervous feeling waiting to find out how they will respond to your feelings.
@@gregjustlovesyoutubeguidelines for me the sound gets distorted to just noise in my headphones. You can see the waveform just max out at the end, that's the loudness of it.
@@mkpleco yeah because I think it represents the overwhelming feeling of telling someone you want to be with them and then not knowing what they feel about it. It's emotionally gripping.
One of the most overrated songs of AM. They became popular worldwide after this one IMHO. At least that was a feeling. They have much better compositions. Both before and after.
'I bet that you look good on the dancefloor' is in my humbly, subjective opinion, the greatest 3 minute pop song I've ever heard. The album it's off is one of the greatest debut albums of any band, any era.
Alex Turner will be remembered along with the great lyricists.
But she will love the other side..There'd Better Be A Mirrorball
Thank you Amy for this reaction.
Been a huge AM fan since the beginning. Love that u are reacting to them.
So many Artic monkey songs are my faourite songs.
The view from the afternoon is a pumping drum led piece.
Florescent adolescent is melancholic masterpiece.
Cornerstone is cheeky and silly.
When the sun goes down is dark but punchy and energetic.
Very versatile definitely worth reviewing their other work.
I’m a fan of Arctic Monkeys and I’m telling you that you need to hear more of it
Amy, you deserve every subscriber you have. You’ve come so far as a host and you breathe new life into the music we love. I have to admit to enjoying the video more when you find things about the song exciting. This is one of my favorite channels.
Alex Turner is a master of melodic riffs. Listen to Fluorescent Adolescent. It's an earlier song but you can see a natural progression from that song to this one.
Right, we need Amy to hear more Arctic Monkeys, as Alex Turner is widely acknowledged to be one of the best lyricists of his generation, but this was about as mainstream and simple as they ever went. Want more complexity? They can definitely do that. More orchestral, huh? That too. Even on the same album, but especially later. What would be extremely interesting is how many references there are in their work to different artists/genres/time periods, and how many Amy would recognize by now.
Really good song with a nice arrangement. Never heard before. I liked what you said about the melody and riff. Thanks Virgin Rock.
Got the amazing chance to be in one of their concerts. They started with Do I wanna know and the whole place exploded
I honestly never noticed that the vocal performance in the chorus matches the guitar riff in the verses. that's quite cool. i would say its unique but i don't know how often that happens in most music
I'm listening here in Sheffield and wondering how Amy will deal with Alex Turner's Sheffield accent. When they won the Mercury Music Prize in 2006 they were up against fellow Sheffielder Richard Hawley, who had been nominated for his beautiful album Coles Corner. At the podium to accept the award Alex Turner announced "Call 999, Richard Hawley's just been robbed!" By 2013 the influence of Hawley had certainly rubbed off on Turner, not least in the quiff and leather jackets he wore but also in the sound of the guitars here: there's definitely a throwback to the era of twangy, Duane Eddy/Link Wray guitars that Hawley himself loves and is so redolent in his music. Great to see Sheffield represented on what has become one of my favourite channels.
Lol, I loved your wholly honest reaction. I think many can agree with your take that they lyrics do not match the music but I feel that some of that effect is intentional. Kind of like how it is often hard to say what you feel. Here he is lightly crooning to his ex but his intensity of feeling is heavily melodramatic.
The drums, especially, start you on this almost heartless march forward. In that regard the song sounds equal parts longing and menacing. It's supposed to be equal parts wish and threat. Which creates this oddly sumptuous interior of warmth and dynamism, as the melody develops.
I also feel that it's difficult to separate the lyrics from the melody entirely because the line, "falling back to you," matches the initial main arc of the central guitar riff. Almost like how a roller coaster starts with the largest hill to build up momentum for the rest of the ride.
Seriously, though, I think Arctic Monkeys would take your analysis as a total compliment since I think the effect is intentional.
Also their name, Arctic," it's just a melodramatic way to say they're very cool and, "monkeys," implies a sense of childishness. So they're essentially named the cool kids. lol. =)
Arctic Monkeys have always been really good, for me they've been steadily zeroing in on my tastes since they started, to the point where their 2022 album _The Car_ was my fav album of that year...they have developed further! Alex Turner is a proper artist with the music, the words, the vibes, and the meanings. You talking about little delays and rushes in the music touches on a thread in so many of my favorite music. Totally straight timed music that sticks exactly to the grid rarely works as well as the surprise and delight of microvariations, shuffle, syncopation, and swing!
Yeah recently he really started to use his voice to the fullest. He really utilizes it with songs like body paint.
One of the greats in the modern era! This opens the door to the Strokes, Tame Impala, War on Drugs, the Black Keys… Exciting!
The early 2000s saw the rise of a lot of indie rock bands. Notable acts include The Strokes, Death Cab for Cutie, Interpol, The Shins, Arcade Fire, and The White Stripes. I think Amy might like the Shins "New Slang" or "Saint Simon."
James Mercer is a force to be reckoned with! Ben Gibbard has done so much over the years too.
My favourite Shins song is "So Says I"! I would also like to hear her listen to The Decemberists lol
There was a big rise in the uk too
Amy touched on it briefly, but I think what is notable about this song is that it does not have a bridge. I feel like that is unusual in the Modern Rock category, it's more what you might expect from Prog Rock. Ultimately it's something that a casual listener might not even notice, but I just think it's interesting (along with the song structure in general).
It actually makes a lot of sense that it doesn't have a bridge because a bridge is usually a turning point in a song that resolves the idea of the song somehow. But the idea of this song is pouring your heart out to someone you have feelings for, and wondering if you even want to know the answer. We don't get the answer in the song, so there is that nervous feeling that just lingers.
Btw as a Brazilian Amazonian Polar Bears would be awesome
I only just found your channel a few weeks ago, and have been loving revisiting so many of my favorite classics(especially Queen!) through you, but imagine my surprise when I saw you've now done a video on one of my absolute favorite modern bands! Alex Turner is brilliant, and the last 2 Arctic Monkeys albums are actually much more orchestral. He also has a side project with Miles Kane called The Last Shadow Puppets, which has produced 2 more orchestral/rock/pop albums as well. The one thing I really love about AM and Turner's songwriting is that he is never content to just keep producing the same thing over and over again, every album is a progression of their musical journey. Even when many fans were put off by the more orchestral sound, he dug in and went even further in that direction. It seems to me he is truly in it for the music, and doing what he loves to do.
And I'll say, he is a much better lyricist than this song may have you believe. I do agree with your analysis that this song's lyrics are pretty basic, but Turner has really come up with some great stuff over the years. The slow burn of the riff slowly building and building is really more the driving force of this song, though. I hope you'll give some of their other stuff a shot!
If I could throw some other suggestions out, one of my other favorite bands of all time is They Might Be Giants. To me, they are the gods of alternative rock. But they have been going for such a long time and have such a huge, sprawling catalogue, some of which is really out there, so to speak. So it's tough to know what to recommend! I'd also love to see you react to Andrew Bird, a genius modern folk rock singer-songwriter. He's also dabbled in various styles of jazz, swing, Americana, and is a phenomenal fiddle player, whistler, vocalist - just a wonderfully talented musician all around!
There's show in outdoor are great. Very good live music. I've seen them in Arena of Nimes & I loved that
You Need To Check Their Other Album "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"
I am so glad you enjoyed this! I hope you are still considering my suggestion of Lawrence that I made on the Patreon. I know you have 1000's of songs worth doing, so I know it may take a while, but I think you will enjoy it very much. Wonderful channel. I really love the support you have been doing for other channels, as well as the collaborations. I hope you do more in the future.
Love the band thanks for doing what you do!
I love this breakdown, it's like turning magic into science
16:05 - To me, that lack of symmetry is the most interesting thing about this song. The way Alex Turner "free styles" the singing tempo in the verses must be a nightmare for cover bands. To this day I still can't get the start of the phrases right when I'm trying to sing along with him. 😄
oh arctic monkeys is so good. Alex Turner is one of a kind
Believe me you're going to enjoy the Arctic Monkeys journey. They are very smart Musicians.
You do know there are actual arctic monkeys? They are very chill and love to take hot baths.
Thank you for the reaction. I was more tepid on them, as I found The Black Keys around the same time. Their Chulahoma EP was my soundtrack.
This song is amazing. I've had it on my Spotify (yes Spotify!) playlist ever since I've had the streaming service and I never skip it when it comes on. It's one of those songs that never gets old no matter how many times you've heard it.
I'm not a huge Arctic Monkeys fan, however the album this is from is in my top 10 of last 30 years
I remember when I first heard of Artic Monkeys when I was a teenager and they were very raw and had a very post punk edge by now they seem very polished and their singer has definitely been inspired by Elvis Presley.
Thanks Amy local band to me , started very young and it's interesting how they have matured from rowdy mischievous kids to grown men with worldly troubles with the music of this era try , crying lightning,
never heard this song or band amy thanks for the listen
This riff is a long question and a short answer. So catchy
guitar riff sounds like a question itself, I think the song name came from it. Actually there is a question-answer thing as if somebody is thinking to himself.
This is song is genius. And R U Mine? is even better.
It's a song that's all about space and letting the guitar line and melody just breath. No rush to fill it with more notes than are strictly necessary and confident enough in how strong the melody is just let it do it's thing over a very simple beat until it builds and builds.
I always think it's a sign of a mature and confident band that can just let the space in a song do as much as doing some virtuoso thing with every tick of the song crammed full of notes. Don't get me wrong, there's a time and place for that, in fact Brianstorm by this very same band is a bit like that, particularly on the drums, but being able to just let a song breath like this is an art all in itself.
Wow, you're reacting to indie rock bands; my favorite kind of music. The Strokes, The Kooks, Tame Impala, MGMT, even Keane, are good bands that you could react to. The hits obviously.
How did you now mention the Voidz? Wow.
AM are a gig / album band. One song shows you just a glimmer. This is a great song but in the context of the album it allows the listener to chill. Lots more going on
I'm not sure Amazonian Polar Bears really works, but Seals Of The Sahara, or even Desert Krill might work. And what about Penguins Of Madagascar? Oh wait a minute ... 😅.
I love counterpoint too BTW. The guitar motif here sounds like the main theme of a modern symphony (it has a Russian feel to me). It would be great if you or someone else did develop it further.
I left a comment under Amy's Mrs Robinson reaction, that she failed to mention the melody, and went on to state that neither she, nor any of the other Classico reactors ever seem to. Whether they thought it beneath them, or that meoldy only gets to you on repeated listens, I couldn't fathom. Then, low and behold, Amy can't shut up about the melody on this reaction!
Im sure its a complete coincidence, but she could have given my earlier comment a like...😀...
What a tune!!!
Plus you need to check out their side project The Last Shadow Puppets and the tracks Aviation, Sweet Dreams and Bad Habits. They're inspired by a love of David Bowie and Scott Walkers songs, truly amazing work from Alex Turner. Enjoy! 😊
Great review of a great 'working class' band. For me, their lyrics can only be understood in the context of their other songs. This song hangs on the frame of all their other work, which is overall, lyrically strong. They didn't win an Ivor Novello award for nothing! A dive into their work will surprise and delight. Thanks Amy.
I think the first Arctic Monkey song I was made aware of was Fluorescent Adolescent - possibly on a CBC radio program at the time.
I love this song because of the way the stomp-clap and the call and response recall the format of work songs but the lyrics have nothing to do with work. I also love the unapologetic Britishness of the vocabulary, words like "summat". It's more complex than it seems at first glance.
First, she discovered "the riff", now she got to step on a turnaround.
You should check out The War on Drugs. They're an awesome mix of a bunch of different subgenres of rock. I'd recommend "The Stragest Thing" it's an awesome display of rock dynamics and I'd love to see your take on them. Thank you.
Love AM. Never understood why they have never been as popular here. I guess it's the recent dislike for rock bands in the U.S.
Marketing, media exposure, and maybe because they came from the period just before social media and not the music was the main way to grow your fanbase I think. I think they can also be a bit of a slow burn, grow on you kind of band. I'm from Sheffield, England where Arctic Monkeys are from and at first I wasn't so into them, but they grew on me. Can you get a following like this in the US? I'm not so sure.
Hipsters know about them.
Desert Penguins methinks! [Don't forget Uriah Heep's 'Salisbury' track!]👍👍😀😀
She needs to do Closer by Nine Inch Nails next.
It'd be very interesting to see you react to any song by The Last Shadow Puppets. Same singer, same Alex Turner, completely different band direction and style
Piledriver waltz is rather good. The lyrics are key with AM.
4 classic chords arranged interestingly. G min, Eb maj, C min, C maj. It's not a song that I'd have on repeat. It was a nice listen though.
I would love to se your reaction to some more unconventional artists such as: Aphex Twin, Foals, Burial to name a few
I think Arctic Monkeys are one of the best bands of our time
And I really glad that you reacted to them
I think you'll enjoy some modern bands like Coldplay or the Strokes too
Any has reacted to Viva La Vida I believe. I think Coldplay blocked the song though so only her analysis is up on TH-cam.
"Christie" is a song written by John Richard Baldwin, known by his stage name John Paul Jones, an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist in the rock band Led Zeppelin. Jon Anderson sang "Christie" on the soundtrack to Scream for Help.
Thank you.
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Good song hello from italy
Great drumming on this song!
Listen to Arctic Monkeys - The Car album... Try to analyze the string sections of the album
Franz Ferdinand - Take me out…..
Well, Arctic Monkeys are one of those bands that had musical development, similar to old bands like the Beatles or Queen, they started very young and with no much music experience, as with wish and energetic desire to play and growth musically.
And their fifth album "AM" that this song opens, is their first album where is visible that they mature musically, so jumping straight in to their work from that kind of breaking point in their music development, can be little bit confusing.
Guitar riff is played on 12 string electric guitar, and drum and bass was deliberately set in production to sound fat, trying to mimic hip-hop/rap beats, specially one made by Dr. Dre for reper 50Cent, this are just one of trivia's for understanding this song.
Lyrics are always banal, on purpose, that how Alex Turner, is writing them, cause that is influence of older musicians and from Sheffield, like Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker or John Cooper Clarke.
From this album "AM" the most listen song is actually "I Wanna Be Yours", that closes the same, and lyrics of that song are part of poem written by John Cooper Clarke, self proclaimed punk poet and experimental let's say artist/musician, his poetry is example of banality in approach, and he influenced a lot, so I suggest that you look, how they created music on someone else poetry that originally was not singed, as your next, or future analysis of Arctic Monkeys, even you find that kind of lyrics simple and banal, many people believe it is the most hardest way of writing poetry.
Also their most popular song, by their fans, voted on internet is song "505", from their second album: "Favourite Worst Nightmare" that is written under the influence of personal friend, Miles Kane, who is also one of English musicians who influenced them a lot, with musical quotations on organ from Ennio Morricone, movie music from Sergio Leone movie.
Song "505" do not have to do anything with my nickname, it is pure coincidence, but it is one of my favorites from Arctic Monkeys all this years, so I would like that you think about analyzing the same also in future, and song from first album named "When the Sun Goes Down" is also one you may take in consideration.
Keep on good work Amy, kiss the little one and all greetings to Vlad
Hello. Would be great you react tô Elis Regina singing "Como Nossos Pais". She was a great brazilian singer who died in 1982. This song is about resist to militar ditactorship that there was in Brazil (1964-1985) and to the reactionismo the society that gave support to that bloody oppression.
2000s: Amy Winehouse, Jack White (White Stripes, Dead Weather) and Hania Rani from Poland.
react to muse please, and not their populair songs but from their first albums. Thank you.
Hola te recomiendo tranquility base hotel and casino, es un gran álbum y creo que te sorprenderá
First album is the best album, check it out 👍
DO MORE BILLY JOEL YOU ONLY DID ONE SONG...HE HAS SO SO MANY GREAT SONGS!!!!
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One song that is oddly complex that melds a lot of elements is King Slayer by Bring Me The Horizon and Babymetal
Wow. Very cool song. You're cool, though a bit dorky. :) However I deeply respect your academic knowledge of music and your inherited noble manners. You're very special. Though I have one suggestion, never pause songs. In this way you sometime miss some moments, or your subscribers miss it. So drop that. I hope your hubby agrees on this. Warm regards for the both of you.
Wow, AM, interesting!
The problem with this song is that it doesn't quite take you on the journey that you wish it would. By the time it's over it doesn't sound all that different from how it started.
That's the point though. It's about a guy revealing his feelings for the other person and then not knowing how they feel. It's unresolved and the music matches.
Happy to see that she's branching out in the Arctic Monkeys, but I'll admit that I'm a bit disappointed that it's "new" monkeys. I know it's a personal preference, but I've always enjoyed their early work so much more. Those first two albums (and the early EPs) are all pure gold.
As a classical musician you should give a try to the metal band Death - album "Symbolic"
Listen to crying lightning from the Queens of the stone age like album of theirs!
Think I would have picked Cornerstone or A certain romance, if I had to pick just one Arctic Monkeys song.
amazonian polar bears caught me of guard lol
Listen to Star Treatment a whole different band sound
Love this song.
Not really a fan of Arctic Monkeys but have to say Alex Turner usually writes good lyrics. Very few bands trouble the UK singles charts these days but they and Coldplay are the main exceptions that spring to mind.
Bemoans TH-cam numbers while reacting to something on TH-cam 😂 bless you.
Their name is because southern English call northern English “northern monkeys” and they are so far northern it’s the arctic
Earlier stuff is more interesting musically.
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I like the Artic Monkeys but why do they put all that loud noise at the end of the song starting at 12:54 that sound like sirens.
It actually starts at 12:30. It's not something I thought about before but since this is an analysis video I noticed it. Then your comment popped up in the comments right after so I thought I'd share my thoughts on it.
I think it is directly connected to the lyrics of the song. The singer is basically telling the other person they are attracted to them and right before the "noise" starts he sang "we could be together if you wanted to" So that proposal is out there. He finally revealed his feelings and we don't know what the response is. It's just hanging out there. So there's this tension that is intensified by that noise. And it carries through the rest of the song as you noticed. The chorus is about if the singer even wants to know one way or the other. It could be bad, and he could get rejected. And we never get the answer in the song. So that tension is carried through. Another comment mentioned there isn't a bridge and that the song doesn't get resolved. That's the point. It's to highlight pouring your heart out to someone else and then having that nervous feeling waiting to find out how they will respond to your feelings.
@@gregjustlovesyoutubeguidelines for me the sound gets distorted to just noise in my headphones. You can see the waveform just max out at the end, that's the loudness of it.
@@mkpleco yeah because I think it represents the overwhelming feeling of telling someone you want to be with them and then not knowing what they feel about it. It's emotionally gripping.
Billy Joel....please..
You can say it. cause he sounds sexy. not even you are immune to a proper swagger . 🤷🏽♂️
I always thought "Arctic Monkeys" was a cheeky way of saying "White People".
Not my favorite type of rock
One of the most overrated songs of AM. They became popular worldwide after this one IMHO. At least that was a feeling. They have much better compositions. Both before and after.
I personally don't like AM music
It's all so... pop-sounding, in a bad way, and boring?
I can't find things I like about their songs
A good AM song with 1 big problem. It's only got 1 repeated guitar riff. No chorus/bridge so it's boring after 1 listen
Hahahaha 😂
Is she going to comment how the drums are just a computerized track pulled from some silly software program. Not real music played by a real musician!