Are the Arctic Monkeys terrible

[Kilby]

I'm sorry but this question has to be asked

[Crazy_Joe]

Yes they suck balls.

[blue]

they're no worse than any of the other bands knocking around at the minute, but the british press do get utterly hysterical about some bands, raving about them like it's the second coming of christ or something.  and then, of course, ripping into them as soon as they've decided they aren't the in thing anymore.

utterly hyped, yes, but hardly their fault.  without all the hype they'd just be an okay indie type band, with it they're annoying.  it's all a bit depressing, i'm going to have to go for a lie down now...

[Kilby]

I would have been less critical of them this time last year, but after a nother serving of 'more of the same'

I have had enough listening to reheated 2nd rate late 70s post punk, with no humour.

I can even tolerate Fall Out Boy (as even looking at their song titles show theyre more interesting than the usual whingers)

Rob...

[HTH AMPS]

I actually like the Arctic Monkeys, can't say they sound like anyone else I've ever heard - lyrics and vocal style are quite different to most other bands too.

They remind me of Television at times, so they're in good company there.

 :twisted:

[noodleplugerine]

I actually like the Arctic Monkeys, can't say they sound like anyone else I've ever heard - lyrics and vocal style are quite different to most other bands too.

They remind me of Television at times, so they're in good company there.

 :twisted:

They're awful.

And they remind me of EVERY other indie band at the moment.

Their songs annoy the hell out of me, and they're all identical - thus they all identically annoy the hell out of me.

[Kilby]

I wish they remined me of Television then I wouldn't feel the need to complain about them

[HTH AMPS]

lmao, am I sensing a lack of love for the Arctic Monkeys?  

give 'em a break, they're still young 'uns - plenty time yet.

 :twisted:

[99_not_out]

OK they are massively overhyped ... I mean in the top 10 greatest bands of all time in NME last year??? come on ...

But I do like them all the same :D Its not their fault their label has gone OTT on the media coverage. And songs all the same ... I'm a DC fan :P

[BloodMountain]

hate them. hate indie. that's not to say i'm narrow minded: i like/can tolerate most genres, but not indie and pop.

[_tom_]

I quite like a few of their songs. Good guitar tone, and I find it more interesting to listen to than most other cr@p you hear on the radio. They dont really sound like other indie bands, at least I dont think so anyway.

[dave_mc]

this thread rules. now i just have to decide which option to vote for... i suspect "worse than that"...  :lol:

[Bainzy]

OK they are massively overhyped ... I mean in the top 10 greatest bands of all time in NME last year??? come on ...

Yeah, but you expect that with NME - the indie music genre and it's associated press is the biggest self important / self gratifying there is, they act like proper rock music doesn't exist, and that U2, The Smiths and Love Division were the only bands going in the 80's. All it takes to be talented as a guitarist in their eyes is the ability to play stacatto guitar riffs with fizzy distortion on a telecaster. Eventually the negative aspects of the music genre will completely overshadow the positive ones, and the fans will slowly desert it.

[indysmith]

shiteE i clicked "yes" before i even read the other option >.<

I've had enough of all this shitee on the radio; i dread work on a saturday not because i have to work, but because i have to listen to bloody radio 1.
I've heard jonathan woss call the kaiser chiefs the best band of all time. Wen i see him i'll kick his arse/

[noodleplugerine]

shiteE i clicked "yes" before i even read the other option >.<

Pretty much sums up how much they suck :P