Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not

Description: HomeAbout UsPostage & PaymentReturnsContact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General InterestWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotContaining thirteen tracks including the hit single "I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor", Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not is a remarkable modern British debut. The first album from Sheffield-based rockers, Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not was the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history. Review Over three years on from the bomb-in-your-pocket blast of Arctic Monkeys introduction to the mainstream two consecutive number one singles, and a chart-conquering debut album, represents quite the eruption from the blocks its only by considering the pair of long-players that have followed it that one can begin to find relative fault with the Sheffield bands first foray into audience affections. With hindsight, 2006s Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not lacks both the acerbic edge of its fairly immediate successor Favourite Worst Nightmare released just 15 months later and the sense of completeness conveyed by their most recent, Josh Homme-assisted affair, Humbug. But the same that the debut doesnt match its follow-up releases could be said of many a domestic indie success: Radioheads Pablo Honey is an embarrassment placed beside the superlative structures of The Bends, and Pulp didnt hit their stride until fourth effort, His n Hers. Granted, Oasis have perhaps never bettered Definitely Maybe, but theyre the exception to whats otherwise a fairly established rule. Exuding the ramshackle character of their preceding (freely distributed) demo material, much of Whatever People Say flows at a rambunctious pace, its players shortcomings at the time masked by an infectious energy listening back, its the spirit of When the Sun Goes Down and I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor that nailed them to our hearts, not any particular compositional flair (Alex Turners John Cooper Clark-indebted lyricism aside). With their innocent faces but wicked tongues, the Arctics were always a commercial proposition in waiting Dominos success in signing them sped the process up, but its hard to imagine a world without these songs finding a sizeable audience, label assistance or not. The albums clearest hooks are broad enough to cover several sub-genre bases, while the spiky riffs appeal instantly to punk-minded indie kids after something with true bite especially after the likes of Keane and (modern era) Snow Patrol took the torch passed by Radiohead et al and proceeded to dampen it down to a smouldering shadow of its former self. Todays definition of what passes for an indie band has everything to do with this album: it redefined ones musical lexicon, pinching from the past but resolutely contemporary with its tales, however faked, of young-adult-eye-level social minutiae. And its for its legacy, rather than actual content, that Whatever People Say warrants categorising as a classic of its era. Its roots might not stretch deep, but branches continue to sprout forth from its frame --Mike Diver This link will take you off in a new windowShipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post.Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs.Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help!Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you.HomeAbout UsPostage & PaymentReturnsContactCopyright © 2017 - 2024 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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