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Arctic Monkeys — Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
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bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 09:32
 
Not bad.

But it's "You look good on the dance floor"

At least, at this stage of their career, the lyrics are excellent and *unforced*
It is exceptionally British music and probably a lot of it just doesn't translate across the pond.

The most recent album, the lyrics are so clever forced, it's embarrassing to listen to - they completely lost that mojo.

 

zenhead
(Maine)
Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 14:00
 
it's just rock and roll, but i like it.

JIan
(SW Desert, AZ, USA)
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 - 13:28
 
 ncollingridge wrote:

Neoliberalism, like any form of fundamentalist ideology, is a grossly misguided and simplistic way of approaching a country's economy. That should be obvious to anyone with any sense. Unfortunately there are still hordes of people on the right of politics who believe that it IS that simple. But in practice all you end up with is rank after rank of big corporations who run everything for profit with no mind to the common good; basically where we are right now in the "wealthy" west.

Extreme capitalism is, in my view, as corrupt as communism. No-one in their right minds would want to live in a communist country, but because business pulls the political strings in the west we end up with a system that is becoming equally as unjust. In theory capitalism offers equal opportunity for all, but in its extreme form the only people who succeed are those who own or run the big corporations which can smother out the smaller businesses before they even get going.

Just to be clear, fredriley, I am essentially agreeing with the thrust of your post! And I love this track.
 
Excellent post! This and the post that inspired it from fredriley. Thank you! Now, if I could just get this message across to more people in the state I live in...

ncollingridge
(Knebworth, UK)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 03:14
 
 fredriley wrote:
Lighten up, O Didactic One. Sheffield in the 80s was known semi-seriously as the People's Republic because it was run by a Labour council under David Blunkett (yes, he once really was left-wing) and spent a lot of money on, amongst other things, public transport. It was a bastion of resistance to the destructive neo-liberalism of the Thatcher regime, and for that reason was directly targetted by the regime.  It was most definitely a better place to live than other regions of the UK which had been ravaged by untramelled Thatcherism, destruction of social welfare, and asset-stripping.
 
Neoliberalism, like any form of fundamentalist ideology, is a grossly misguided and simplistic way of approaching a country's economy. That should be obvious to anyone with any sense. Unfortunately there are still hordes of people on the right of politics who believe that it IS that simple. But in practice all you end up with is rank after rank of big corporations who run everything for profit with no mind to the common good; basically where we are right now in the "wealthy" west.

Extreme capitalism is, in my view, as corrupt as communism. No-one in their right minds would want to live in a communist country, but because business pulls the political strings in the west we end up with a system that is becoming equally as unjust. In theory capitalism offers equal opportunity for all, but in its extreme form the only people who succeed are those who own or run the big corporations which can smother out the smaller businesses before they even get going.

Just to be clear, fredriley, I am essentially agreeing with the thrust of your post! And I love this track.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 02:58
 
Proper Arcttics.  This song rocks.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 11:58
 
 Cynaera wrote:
First listen for this song, but it gets an automatic 8 because of that accent!  The lyrics remind me a bit of some of Francis Dunnery's stuff.  I'd happily listen to more from Arctic Monkeys! 
  same. (we miss you! )



Cynaera
(Oh, who cares?)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 15:11
 
First listen for this song, but it gets an automatic 8 because of that accent!  The lyrics remind me a bit of some of Francis Dunnery's stuff.  I'd happily listen to more from Arctic Monkeys! 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 15:08
 
There's not many songs about getting taxis in Sheffield after pub closing time. I really love that about the Monkeys, that they're so truly local and paint such vivid pictures of working-class Sheffield life. How they've become so popular internationally is a mystery to me, but they've helped to put Sheffield back on the map after the death of the steel and mining industries.

crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 07:18
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
{#Beat} Right up there with cluster bombs and trans fat.
 
I get the cluster bombs, but leave my bacon alone!!

 My dad died of cancer in 1990 (age:70) and was a lifelong smoker. Sadly, it's one of the things that I think of, when I think of him. He always had a cigarette in his hand. {#Cowboy} I tend to forget that he could play guitar and harmonica at the same time, played piano cross-handed and could grow anything. Miss you, Dad! {#Cheers}

fuh2
(salmon land)
Posted: Aug 01, 2009 - 17:15
 
  9 thumbs up!

kcar
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 23:24
 
 Atlantis wrote:
I love cigarettes fo rthe record.  One of the greatest things on the planet as far as I am concerned.
 

I'd introduce you to five friends who bitterly regret their ciggie habit...only they died, slowly and painfully. 

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 10:30
 
 Atlantis wrote:
I love cigarettes fo rthe record.  One of the greatest things on the planet as far as I am concerned.
 
{#Beat} Right up there with cluster bombs and trans fat.

Welly
(Vangroovy)
Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 10:28
 
Great spewing narcisism.
My gawd he loves to hear himself yap, doesn't he?

Atlantis
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 06:06
 
I love cigarettes fo rthe record.  One of the greatest things on the planet as far as I am concerned.

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 16:06
 
 Vandy005 wrote:


I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!
 
My brother didn't look so cool at age 54, himself eventually reduced to a box of ashes after several years of fighting cancer. Now one year olde than he was when he died, I'm sure glad I quit 30 years ago, after "graduating" from several packs of Marlboros per day to the same number of Camel straights (I didn't need no stinkin' filter!).


Mack
(All over the place)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 09:50
 
Do rich rockstar people's wives pay their taxes for them, in a people's republic?

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 03:34
 
 ocsike wrote:
If any of you had the luck to live in a real people's republic you wouldn't be so enthusiastic about that... These things don't work, and there are a couple of examples to prove that.
 

Lighten up, O Didactic One. Sheffield in the 80s was known semi-seriously as the People's Republic because it was run by a Labour council under David Blunkett (yes, he once really was left-wing) and spent a lot of money on, amongst other things, public transport. It was a bastion of resistance to the destructive neo-liberalism of the Thatcher regime, and for that reason was directly targetted by the regime.  It was most definitely a better place to live than other regions of the UK which had been ravaged by untramelled Thatcherism, destruction of social welfare, and asset-stripping.



kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 13:42
 
This set (Arctic Monkeys, High Violets, Radiohead) is turning out to be really nice!

smehan55
(Beneath a Carolina blue sky)
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 11:59
 
 Vandy005 wrote:
I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!
 
It makes your chest x-rays look really cool ... eventually. Hack ... cough. Oh yeah and the song is pretty OK. 


apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 11:56
 
 Vandy005 wrote:
I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!
 
Actually, the other way around: you make it look cool. So, if you're not cool already, no amount of ciggies are going to help you.


Dog_Ear
Posted: Sep 03, 2008 - 14:43
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
WTG! I quit last October after some 40 years. I started mostly to look cool—and because everybody else did. Last year we lost my best friend's father and older brother, both to lung cancer. Neither of us smokes now.
 
Don't any of you know that he's hiding his Tracheotomy stoma with his smoking hand?

skyguy
(CO)
Posted: Sep 03, 2008 - 14:40
 
 rockasaurus wrote:
Especially when you're lying in a hospital bed breathing from a hole in your neck. Man, that's hot.
 
giggity-giggity


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 06:59
 
Jack_Jefferson wrote:


I started smoking as a teenager to look older. Not to look older while smoking, but for my face to look a little weathered and, consequently, appear older. I looked young for my age then and did not like it.

Now, I just recently quit. I smoked my last cigarette on St. Patrick's Day.


WTG! I quit last October after some 40 years. I started mostly to look cool--and because everybody else did. Last year we lost my best friend's father and older brother, both to lung cancer. Neither of us smokes now.
rockasaurus
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 06:56
 
Vandy005 wrote:


I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!


Especially when you're lying in a hospital bed breathing from a hole in your neck. Man, that's hot.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 09:42
 
Kinda catchy...
lingchih
(Irving, Texas)
Posted: May 31, 2008 - 22:52
 
Sounds like The Clash, but not nearly as good. Well, I guess it is hard to compare to The Clash.
Ericac
(Lakeville, MN)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 08:04
 
My first listen back at the end of April I gave it a 7. Second time, I'm liking it a bit more . . . 8.
Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 12:02
 
Vandy005 wrote:


I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!


I started smoking as a teenager to look older. Not to look older while smoking, but for my face to look a little weathered and, consequently, appear older. I looked young for my age then and did not like it.

Now, I just recently quit. I smoked my last cigarette on St. Patrick's Day.
Vandy005
(dreaming of Jeanie in Cocoa Beach)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 11:28
 
westslope wrote:
I'm not sure what to think.

The album cover photo is a little troubling. People still brag about being hooked to tobacco!?!!



I don't care what you say, it does make you look cool... Ha!
bobringer
(Wayne, NJ)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 11:27
 
MattB099 wrote:
Thing is, I think they are a welcome breath of fresh air.

Music with energy and a proper edge, the lyrics have a healthy dose of good old British honesty and wit garnished with a bit of sarcasm.

I can understand why they may not travel well but believe you me if more bands were as direct and unpretentious as this it would be a good thing.

Long live the Artic Monkeys.


michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON Canada)
Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 19:36
 
Nopey-dopey. Not my taste. Then again, I don't like broccoli, either.

MonkeyPod
(Florida)
Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 07:51
 
9-volt wrote:
Blimey! RP is still playing this mediocre brit-trash?


Seems they're pretty well respected within the rock community? Does that mean we're trash too?
sdn
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 11:08
 
Wow, how punk.
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 11:07
 
MattB099 wrote:
Thing is, I think they are a welcome breath of fresh air.

Music with energy and a proper edge, the lyrics have a healthy dose of good old British honesty and wit garnished with a bit of sarcasm.

I can understand why they may not travel well but believe you me if more bands were as direct and unpretentious as this it would be a good thing.

Long live the Artic Monkeys.


I totally agree. Well stated.
9-volt
(WNC)
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 11:07
 
Blimey! RP is still playing this mediocre brit-trash?
westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Feb 11, 2008 - 20:43
 
I'm not sure what to think.

The album cover photo is a little troubling. People still brag about being hooked to tobacco!?!!


MonkeyPod
(Florida)
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 09:25
 
Love those cheeky Arctic Monkeys!


Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne)
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:31
 
lophrequa wrote:


i've read your posts Paul - you're a hypocrite.
love from the American South ... go ahead, i know what you think you know


Thanks for the love! Not sure that occasional inconsistencies makes me a hypocrite, but thanks for reading my posts!

And for commenting on my posts...twice. You don't have a gun, do you?

eskles
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:13
 
For this song, at least, these guys seem to be an honorable entry in the Kinks - Blur - Supergrass sarcastic British rock lineage.
Cdog
(532 Miles South of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:13
 
Turned low, the riff reminded me of Sugarloaf's Don't Call Us (child, we'll call you).
I must be slipping....
MattB099
(Essex, England)
Posted: Oct 31, 2007 - 07:56
 
Thing is, I think they are a welcome breath of fresh air.

Music with energy and a proper edge, the lyrics have a healthy dose of good old British honesty and wit garnished with a bit of sarcasm.

I can understand why they may not travel well but believe you me if more bands were as direct and unpretentious as this it would be a good thing.

Long live the Artic Monkeys.

lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 18:45
 
Paul_in_Australia wrote:


# 23 in our series, "Why you never read the words 'America' and 'cultural sensitivity' in the same sentence"


i've read your posts Paul - you're a hypocrite.
love from the American South ... go ahead, i know what you think you know
membeth
(dc, but longing for austin)
Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 07:48
 
Paul_in_Australia wrote:


# 23 in our series, "Why you never read the words 'America' and 'cultural sensitivity' in the same sentence"


as if Australians don't suggest that every irritating American export should go back where it came from...
Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne)
Posted: Jul 06, 2007 - 20:53
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
I really wish this band would just go away. Take that Led Zeppelin wanna-be Wolfmother with you too and head back to Australia.


# 23 in our series, "Why you never read the words 'America' and 'cultural sensitivity' in the same sentence"
ocsike
(in the heart of Europe)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 01:54
 
fredriley wrote:

Aye, ye're not wrong there, lad :). Ah, the People's Republic of Sheffield - them wa' t'days. 10p to travel where you wanted, proper public services, working mines - a sadly past age :( ...


If any of you had the luck to live in a real people's republic you wouldn't be so enthusiastic about that... These things don't work, and there are a couple of examples to prove that.
About the music... well i could do without the Arctic Monkeys all right, but then again, this is RP, the headquarters of eclecticism, so I'll just wait for the next song to play...
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 24, 2007 - 02:41
 
lawman wrote:

(Agent Provocateur?) They come from Sheffield, a big city in Yorkshire, Northern England, which has a long and very proud history of putting two fingers up to private greed, profit at the expense of the community, and all forms of pretentiousness. (At one time called People's Republic of Sheffield.)
These lads are great (for a lot of us anyway!).



Aye, ye're not wrong there, lad :). Ah, the People's Republic of Sheffield - them wa' t'days. 10p to travel where you wanted, proper public services, working mines - a sadly past age :(

I suppose to Yanks a Yorkshire accent sounds like Strine, but then some folk across there have a tough old time telling the difference between Scots and Aussies. Mind you, I often have trouble with US and Canadian accents (though not much trouble once I get to speak to them - the attitudinal difference is marked).
lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: Apr 24, 2007 - 02:33
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
I really wish this band would just go away. Take that Led Zeppelin wanna-be Wolfmother with you too and head back to Australia.

They come from Sheffield, a big city in Yorkshire, Northern England, which has a long and very proud history of putting two fingers up to private greed, profit at the expense of the community, and all forms of pretentiousness. (At one time called People's Republic of Sheffield.)
These lads are great (for a lo of us anyway).


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 24, 2007 - 02:31
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
I really wish this band would just go away. Take that Led Zeppelin wanna-be Wolfmother with you too and head back to Australia.


The songs I've heard from this album are very culturally-specific, not just to the UK but to a particular sort of street lifestyle in Sheffield. I can suss it, 'appen as like, having lived for many years in God's Own County, but I can see how even Londoners would find it hard to identify with this lot, let alone folk across the Pond. Still, this specificity is part of their attraction, and there's not many bands have come out of Yorkshire of late.
deanofox
(Yorkshire, England)
Posted: Apr 24, 2007 - 02:31
 
milehighYinzer wrote:
I really wish this band would just go away. Take that Led Zeppelin wanna-be Wolfmother with you too and head back to Australia.


F- for your geography skills, ignoramous.
milehighYinzer
(717 E. Colfax Ave, Denver)
Posted: Apr 03, 2007 - 12:28
 
I really wish this band would just go away. Take that Led Zeppelin wanna-be Wolfmother with you too and head back to Australia.