Notice how drummer Matt Helders looks like Chris' brother Justin
Here are two classic reviews of, coincidentally, Arctic Monkeys’ first two albums: Favourite Worst Nightmare 1. “Brianstorm” – (A) – Heavy rocker in all aspects, most noticeably drums and lead guitar.
2. “Teddy Picker” – (B) – Alex’s great voice kind of gets lost in distortion.
3. “D Is For Dangerous” – (A-) – A catchy riff, simple as that.
4. “Balaclava” – (A) – I can’t believe I’ve always overlooked this song. It’s awesome!
5. “Fluorescent Adolescent” – (A+) – Might just be the best they have to offer. Great ending harmonization.
6. “Only Ones Who Knew” – (B+) – It’s like you expect a huge build-up, but don’t get it. Still good, though.
7. “Do Me A Favour” – (A-) – Kickass heavy ending!
8. “This House Is A Circus” – (A) – You see the correlation yet? Loud, noisy distortion = awesome for AM.
9. “If You Were There, Beware” – (B+) – Cool rhythm, but not ultra exciting…well, the last minute or two is!
10. “The Bad Thing” – (A) – Just a good one!
11. “Old Yellow Bricks” – (A) – My favorite part is the beginning.
12. “505” – (A) – Makes sense that they usually close out sets with this one. Final Grade:93
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 1. “When The Sun Goes Down” – (A+) – An instant classic! “Said he’s a scumbag, don’t ya know!”
2. “The View From The Afternoon” – (A) – High energy goodness.
3. “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” – (A+) – Nothing needs to be said.
4. “Fake Tales of San Francisco” – (A) – I think it’s the bass line that makes this song!
5. “Dancing Shoes” – (A+) – Exquisite replication of tapping.
6. “You Probably Couldn’t See…” – (A) – Really really really really catchy. Features drummer vocals.
7. “Still Take You Home” – (A+) – Crisp all the way through.
8. “Riot Van” – (A) – Somebody on KLYAM’s favorite AM song. Soft, but meaningful throughout.
9. “Red Light Indicates…” – (A) – Very Humbug-esque.
10. “Mardy Bum” – (A) – Awesome.
11. “Perhaps Vampires…” – (A) – Like so many other songs.
12. “From The Ritz to the Rubble” – (A+) – I dig the spoken-word deal. Definitely one of their best.
13. “A Certain Romance” – (A+) – Great great great great way to end things. Final Grade:97
Associated Press
A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.
A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.
The bill, which faces steep odds, would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship unless it results from a playoff. The measure passed by voice vote in a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee, with one audible “no,” from Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga.
Damn, this album sucks I’m not even going to continue. I think I saw a song on here called “No Man Is An Island” and for that I give it some props. Maybe it is just these first two songs that are bad so don’t judge my judgment. I’m just telling you what I’m feeling.
Do I really mean kill all males?! Maybe…. Of course not! Nor do I seriously advocate the extermination of all white human beings as I endorsed in an earlier post. That was simply my brand of mericiless satire, y’all should be immune to by now. So, what are my actual views? Well, speaking seriously, I am 100% against dominance, whether it be male dominance over females, which I see all the time or white domiance over black people, which is also far too prevalent. Sometimes, I may jokingly say I’m anti-male or anti-white, but that’s just to piss off the racist/sexist fucks. I don’t label myself as a feminist and I would not necessarily say I’m pro-black, I’m not pro anyone. Everyone sucks! This ain’t PC Pussy shit either. I also do not claim to be an expert in race or gender relations. Far from it. I know my kind the best: white, male, bougeoise, swine of Amerikkka. I understand our postion and role in Babylon and I’m against it and I think it should deteriate, as it slowly is. I developed said convictions from reading many Black Liberation Fighters and more importantly from the observations (of mostly vanilla folks) I make on a day-to-day basis. So, I’d love to stay and babble on and on, but I gotta go save lives. Peace out beautiful men and women of the world!
WERS News
The head of the World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations weather agency, said Tuesday that the past ten years will “very likely” turn out to be the warmest decade on record going back to 1850.
Michel Jarraud, the WMO’s secretary general, added that 2009 will likely be about the fifth-warmest year on record.
The WMO released its findings on the second day of the Copenhagen climate conference.
Delegates at the 192-nation conference, which opened Monday, are trying to reach a new agreement on controlling greenhouse gas emissions.
