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Table of Contents We're talking about Arctic Monkeys, one of the greatest English rock band of all time. About The Band Band's Top Album 07 08 WHAT IS ARCTIC MONKEYS ? 02 FAVORITE WORST 09 NIGHTMARE Band Personnel WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT WHO IS ALEX TURNER ? 03 HUMBUG WHO IS JAMIE COOK ? 04 WHO IS NICK O'MALLEY ? 05 WHO IS MATT HELDERS ? 06 1

About The Band WHAT IS ARCTIC MONKEYS ? WHO IS THIS BAND ? Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released. Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet, with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed.[2] Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history, and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. 2

Band Personnel RUMBLE WHO IS ALEX TURNER ? Alexander David Turner (born 6 January When at college, his English teacher Steve 1986) is an English musician, singer, Baker described Alex as “quite reserved… songwriter, and record producer. He is incredibly laid-back… a little bit different”. well known as the frontman and Sorry, are were you talking about Alex principal songwriter of the rock band Turner or someone else here!? Apparently Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has he is said to have had a very released seven albums. He has also “lackadaisical” approach to school work recorded with his side project involving too, which worried his mother. Miles Kane, as the Last Shadow Puppets and also as a solo artist. 3

Band Personnel RUMBLE WHO IS JAMIE COOK ? Jamie Robert Cook (born 8 July 1985) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and a founding member of the indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. Jamie Cook attended Ecclesfield Secondary School in Chapeltown, Sheffield. Originally a next door neighbour of fellow band member Alex Turner, Cook and the other band members picked up their respective instruments and formed the Arctic Monkeys in 2002. He is the son of an engineer. At the start of the band's career, Cook would join Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson in backing vocals for songs such as \"Fake Tales of San Francisco\", but has gradually shied away from singing duties, leaving them to the other three members of the group. 4

Band Personnel RUMBLE WHO IS NICK O'MALLEY ? Nicholas Edward O'Malley (born 5 July O'Malley was drafted in as a temporary 1985) is an English musician, best known replacement for bassist Andy Nicholson as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist when the latter announced he would not of English band Arctic Monkeys. make the band's North America tour in May 2006. O'Malley states that he picked up the bass guitar at the age of 16, after ambitions to play the drums and guitar were rejected by his father. Before joining Arctic Monkeys, O'Malley played the bass guitar in local garage rock band The Dodgems 5

Band Personnel RUMBLE WHO IS MATT HELDERS ? Matthew Helders (born 7 May 1986) is an Helders has said that he ended up playing drums as English drummer, vocalist and songwriter. He is \"that was the only thing left. When we started the best known as a founding member of the indie band none of us played anything. We just put it rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has together. They all had guitars and I bought a drum recorded seven studio albums. kit after a bit. Helders also explained the band's insistence on singing in their native Sheffield accent, In 2015, Helders collaborated with Iggy Pop saying, \"when you talk between the songs at a gig and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and you're speakin' English in our normal accent, it and Dean Fertita to record Pop's studio album, seems a bit strange when you burst into song like Post Pop Depression (2016). you're from California or something ... it looks a bit daft.\" 6

Band's Top Album RUMBLE FAVORITE WORST NIGHTMARE Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 April 2007 by Domino Recording Company. Recorded in east London's Miloco Studios with producers James Ford and Mike Crossey, the album was preceded by the release of \"Brianstorm\" on 2 April 2007. This is the band's first album with bassist Nick O'Malley, replacing their previous bassist Andy Nicholson, who left the band before the North America tour of the band's debut studio album. In comparison to the band's debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the album is considered more ambitious, with ambient sounds and expanded drum rhythms being introduced. Like Arctic Monkey's debut, Favourite Worst Nightmare was a widespread critical success, with critics highlighting the band's new emotional depth and Alex Turner's matured songwriting. NME and Uncut ranked it the second-best album of 2007, while Dutch publication OOR named it the best of 2007. In retrospect, the album is considered the start of the band's change of sound with each of their albums after their debut. In its first week of release, the album sold over 227,000 copies, going straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart. \"Brianstorm\" and \"Fluorescent Adolescent\" were also both hits on the UK Singles Chart, with the former reaching number two on the chart. 7

Band's Top Album RUMBLE WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT IM NOT Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is the debut studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006 by Domino Recording Company and on 21 February 2006 in the United States. The album includes their first two singles \"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor\" and \"When the Sun Goes Down\", as well as re-recorded versions of both tracks from the band's debut EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys. This is the only Arctic Monkeys album with bassist Andy Nicholson, as he left the band shortly after the album's release. Prior to the release of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic Monkeys achieved their first UK number-ones with \"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor\", which was the most acclaimed song of 2005, and \"When the Sun Goes Down\". The album became the fastest selling debut album in British music history, selling over 360,000 copies in its first week, and remains the fastest selling debut album by a band. It has since gone 7× platinum in the UK. In the US, it also became the second-fastest selling independent record label debut album in history and was certified gold by RIAA for selling 500.000 copies there. 8

Band's Top Album RUMBLE HUMBUG Humbug is the third studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, first released on 19 August 2009 through the Domino Recording Company. The band started to write new material for the album towards the end of summer 2008, and finished it entirely in spring 2009. Like their previous release, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), Humbug was released first in Japan, followed by Australia, Brazil, Ireland and Germany, on 21 August 2009. It was then released in the UK on 24 August 2009, in the US the following day and in Greece on 31 August. The release preceded the band's headline performances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals at the end of that week. It topped the UK Albums Chart and has been certified platinum in the UK. Though Humbug did not receive the extent of acclaim that both Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) and Favourite Worst Nightmare received by critics, it received generally positive reviews, with critics noting that the band expanded their sound and themes, while the album's tone was recognised as darker than the band's upbeat previous records. Retrospectively, Humbug is considered one of the band's most important records, with many noting it as containing various musical styles and lyrical themes the band would explore on later releases. 9

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