7.7
Avg Score
9
Opinions
#4,912
All Time
11
Tracks
“The history of rock is full of "Eureka!" flashes of brilliance. Chuck Berry had the idea to fuse country with the blues. Bob Dylan took folk music electric. Nikki Sixx realized that theline "I'd say we've kicked some ass" could rhyme with "I'd say we're still kickin' ass." For the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, the big light bulb idea came in 2005: Get huge by thinking small. Write scrappy little Br”
“The Arctics expand their sound with the help of producer Josh Homme (QOTSA) on this, their relatively relaxed, confident third album.”
“You do wonder whether, in their treehouse, the Arctic Monkeys haven’t got a copy of the lyrics to ‘Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?’ pasted to the wall, with the important bits circled. Never were truer words spoken in drawl: “Stick to the guns. Don’t care if it’s marketing suicide…” So, as they Montgolfier off on the magical balloon ride that is ‘Humbug’, over the side they chuck about half of t”
