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Genre: People & Blogs
Date of upload: Nov 15, 2022 ^^
Rating : 4.994 (11/7,050 LTDR)
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This album is a masterpiece. It has multiple facets to it. Itās a satirical nod back to the hysteria surrounding the boom in Vegas when the casinos first hit the strip. Everything was excessive and over the top. Commercials were cheesy and casinos would have all kinds of weird and wonderful events to attract customers in. The Tranquility Base is used as a setting for the whole concept to offer a top level for casual listeners with Turner playing a nonchalant lounge singer which is reflected in his singing style in this album. Heās capable of more but it doesnāt fit the character. He sacrifices his usual vocal talents to remain true to concept.
Looking into it further, the whole album challenges our current obsessions with technology and how they take away from the way we lived pre-tech. Human connection has been affected. Community is digital. Life experiences are lived through a screen and not first-hand. He uses multiple references to science fiction movies and novels throughout to emphasise the powers of technology but also as a nod to the things he used to love and how time has passed on.
If you dig even deeper, youāll find some of the most beautiful love songs ever written hidden beneath all the mastery.
Any lyrics you donāt understand, research them and youāll respect Turnerās songwriting skills on a whole new level.
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I have such a deep connection to this album. First listen was an easy skip for me. I didn't get it and I felt really, disappointed. Then when the pandemic started, I was alone, working at home, feeling afraid and bored as much as hundreds of us were too. Decided to revisit their whole discography, and when this album popped out my thoughts were... "hold on a minute". The melodies, sounds, lyrics and mostly the beautiful voice arrangements simply bewitched my soul. Can't remember how many times I've danced alone wearing a bathrobe and using my hairbrush as a microphone, listening to it's entirely. It moved me, and it helped me so much to get through the loneliness. I guess Turner's moon lounge at the Tranquily Base Hotel and Casino is a good stay for souls looking for some kind of solace, who didn't know exactly what to expect or to feel. That's why is my comfort album.
But I totally understand who can't feel the same about it. As Connor's commented, there's something about let the album grow as you listen again and again. And I absolutely adore to talk about it. Great video and amazing comments made by both of you, as always. I get Kevin's trouble with the lyrics, cause there's a lot of phrasing indeed, and the meaning of a lot of that is til this day, mysterious to me. Just felt a little sad cause I didn't expect that Golden Trunks would be Connor's least favorite song, hahaha. It's the best on the album for me, paired with the title track. And The Ultracheese does close it perfectly, with some of the greatest writing and vocals from AT.
Thank you guys!
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I absolutely love this album and for me its the perfect example of a band favoring artistic expression over meeting expectations. The arctic monkeys easily could have just churned out more classic catchy rock for the rest of their career or they could create an immersive, unique and fascinating album that defies all expectations. I understand that this album isnt "conventionally" appealing because its slower, complex and weird but once you just set aside all expectations and listen to the vision, i found it one of their best. I think thats a great lesson all music fans can learn!
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@finnhatherell7416
1 year ago
Please cover their debut album " whatever people say I am that's what Im not" I know your dad will love it
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