
13 Songs, 41 Minutes

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys
EDITORS’ NOTES
Arctic Monkeys' debut gave British rock music a swift kick in the trousers. Riotous tracks like "The View from the Afternoon" and "Dancing Shoes," with their twitchy drum lines and broken guitar scales, are both wobbly and anthemic; they provide a fitting backdrop to Alex Turner's stories of “weekend rock stars” who dodge the police, hustle club bouncers, and dance “to electro-pop from 1984.” The songs are more snapshots than portraits, but there’s an urgent beauty in their raggedness.
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The View from the Afternoon
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I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
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Fake Tales of San Francisco
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Dancing Shoes
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You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me
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Still Take You Home
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Riot Van
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Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
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Mardy Bum
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Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But…
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When the Sun Goes Down
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From the Ritz to the Rubble
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A Certain Romance
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