This is true but at least the old albums exist and I feel like if they tried to emulate something like AM then they would probably struggle a bit. So it's probably better to keep trying to evolve their music?
I think so and I always find it strange when fans struggle to adapt to their favourite bands evolving. Alex Turner isn't the 20 year old kid he was in 2006 and at his age it's pretty natural that he'd want to sing about other things, and experiment with other styles musically. Those 1st albums, their sheer fun of them, the youthful energy, they're going nowhere and they're always be there, but hoping they're gonna create a new Dancing Shoes or I bet you look good on the dancefloor is more an issue of the fanbase than them. Not criticising you personally, just to be clear, I've had these thoughts at time concerning some of my favourite bands, but I just find it interesting, probably linked to nostalgia.
Agree but I tend to have the opposite experience to this - their earlier albums are too nostalgic and I can't enjoy them because they make me feel too old
Completely agree with this.Agree but I tend to have the opposite experience to this - their earlier albums are too nostalgic and I can't enjoy them because they make me feel too old
I think new sounds and ideas are best approach for any band that lasts >10 years. A lot of bands will churn out the same stuff over and over and you just end up thinking the new songs aren't as good as the earlier jams meaning only an ever dwindling fanbase tends to enjoys them until they fade into irrelevance. AM have done well to avoid this thus far.
You can't start a sentence like this on the caf without a certain association being made
I'm backwards on their discography. Prefer Tranquility then AM etc. The first being my last favourite. But I got into them later so that's probably why.
I was thinking...far from it!You can't start a sentence like this on the caf without a certain association being made
Agree with you and much of what was said before. I didn't like TBHC nearly as much as the first 4 albums, but I totally get that they're not the same people they were 16 years ago, they don't have the same desires and inspiration. They owe me nothing, and I'm just glad that they're making music for themselves. Certainly always excited to listen to anything new from them because the track record is that I like most of what they put out.
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I agree. Completely unrealistic to assume that a band as creative at the AM’s will stick to knocking out the same music. I wouldn’t want them too either as I’m sure it would get stale.
I agree with a lot of this but find with bands like Arctic Monkeys that the longer they go on, the further they get from whatever made them great to begin with. It's almost like they start to feel like they've outgrown the basic joy of writing great tunes and need to prove themselves by becoming sophisticated. Which usually just ends up dull and inferior.
Yes and I'm glad.
Yeah I'm all on board with whatever style they want to go with.
Saw them at Reading Saturday and agree. It wasn’t a great performance overall though the speakers being fecked didn’t help. But yeah TBHAC doesn’t equate to great stadium/open air music and I loved that album. Think it’d go down a lot better in a the acoustics of a small venue. Probably didn’t help that I’d just seen BMTH own the whole weekend but AM felt a little flat.
I'm not a huge fan of it, but I think it could work well on an album. It's an odd choice for a single release though.
It’s a much better produced song, than it is a song.
Alex Turner should just talk like that in interviews
That's bloody lovely that is.
Really enjoyed that
