History Music / AM

-->''I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be\\

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!!''Do I Wanna Trope?''

''AM'' is the fifth studio album by Music/ArcticMonkeys, released in 2013. It was a breakthrough hit and it allowed the Monkeys to penetrate the US market thanks to the hit singles “Do I Wanna Know?”, “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?”, and “Snap Out of It”. Exploring themes of sexuality and relationships, the album represents one of the band's more accessible records. Critics have noted that it was able to reconcile the band's signature IndieRock sound with conventional material, and it is considered a comeback album of sorts after the band's experimental records ''Humbug'' and ''Suck It and See''.

* LyricalColdOpen: "One For the Road" opens with the title, sung by the backing vocalists (Nick, Matt, and [[Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge Josh Homme]].

* BreakUpSong: “Snap Out of It” is about a girl who can't get over her ex. The music video takes it UpToEleven, as it reveals that the girl can't get over Alex Turner himself, and she fantasizes and grieves about him.

This has drawn a more ambivalent response from the band itself, as they claim to have [[ItsPopularNowItSucks “sold out” for making their songs more accessible to a widespread audience]]. Nevertheless, the band has viewed the record as successful, even though they look to change their sound on future releases. Within a month of the album's release, ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' listed ''AM'' as the #449 [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime greatest album of all time]].

* OopNorth: Alex Turner's use of the word ''summat'' (the Sheffield way of saying ''something'') in "Do I Wanna Know?" is one of the few distinguishing, Northern England characteristics of his voice on this record.

* OopNorth: Alex Turner's use of the word ''summat'' (the Sheffield way of saying ''something'') is one of the few distinguishing, Northern England characteristics of his voice on this record.

* SmokingIsGlamorous: Arabella apparently smokes organic cigarettes, which is kind of an {{Oxymoron}}.

* ZettaiRyouiki: “Knee Socks”. Alex Turner apparently finds them very sexy.

* MinimalistcCoverArt: A white alternating-frequency sine wave on a solid black background.

# "Do I Wanna Know?" (4:32)
# "R U Mine?" (3:20)
# "One for the Road" (3:26)
# "Arabella" (3:27)
# "I Want It All" (3:04)
# "No.1 Party Anthem" (4:03)
# "Mad Sounds" (3:35)
# "Fireside" (3:01)
# "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" (2:42)
# "Snap Out of It" (3:12)
# "Knee Socks" (4:17)
# "I Wanna Be Yours" (3:04)

'''''AM''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/ArcticMonkeys, released in 2013. It was a breakthrough hit and it allowed the Monkeys to penetrate the US market thanks to the hit singles “Do I Wanna Know?”, “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?”, and “Snap Out of It”. Exploring themes of sexuality and relationships, the album represents one of the band's more accessible records. Critics have noted that it was able to reconcile the band's signature IndieRock sound with conventional material, and it is considered a comeback album of sorts after the band's experimental records ''Humbug'' and ''Suck It and See''.

Drawing from a more mainstream repertoire, the composition of the music has been described as a fusion of more [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic sounds]] with EpicRiff-laden guitar hooks. The lyrics center on love and relationships, with a HipHop edge and RAndB rhythms added to the instrumentation. Music/JoshHomme, who recorded backing vocals on "Knee Socks", even described it as an exciting, sleazy [[{{Disco}} discotheque album]] of sorts. Indeed, ''AM'' wears its influences well; the band has cited Music/DavidBowie (particularly his [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust material]]), Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/BlackSabbath, and even Music/OutKast as inspirations for the record.

'''''AM''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/ArcticMonkeys, released in 2013. It was a breakthrough hit and it allowed the Monkeys to penetrate the US market thanks to the hit singles “Do I Wanna Know?”, “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?”, and “Snap Out of It”. Exploring themes of sexuality and relationships, the album represents one of the band's more accessible records. Critics have noted that it was able to reconcile the band's signature IndieRock sound with conventional material.

Drawing from a more mainstream repertoire, the composition of the music has been described as a fusion of more [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic sounds]] with EpicRiff-laden guitar hooks. The lyrics center on love and relationships, with a HipHop edge and RAndB rhythms added to the instrumentation. ''AM'' wears its influences well; the band has cited Music/DavidBowie (particularly his [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust material]]), Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/BlackSabbath, and even Music/OutKast as inspirations for the record.

* AudioAdaptation: “I Wanna Be Yours” is actually a poem by English poet JohnCooperClarke that the band put to music.

* AudioAdaptation: “I Wanna Be Yours” is actually a poem by English poet John Cooper Clarke that the band put to music.

--> Now it's three in the morning and I'm trying to change your mind\\

* XtremeKoolLetterz: “R U Mine?”, which itself could be a ShoutOut to Music/{{Prince}}''.

* InTheStyleOf: The shout-out to ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' in the first line of “R U Mine?” is done similarly to Music/{{Drake}} and Music/LilWayne, who use [[TalksLikeASimile backwards metaphors]] to communicate lyrics.

Will you pour me one for the road?''\\

--> Now it's three in the morning and I'm trying to change your mind
Left you multiple missed calls and to my message, you reply

* FetishFuel: “Knee Socks”:
--> ''The ghost in your room

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‘‘‘‘‘AM’’’’’ is the fifth studio album by Music/ArcticMonkeys, released in 2013. It was a breakthrough hit and it allowed the Monkeys to penetrate the US market thanks to the hit singles “Do I Wanna Know?”, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”, and “Snap Out of It”. Exploring themes of sexuality and relationships, the album represents one of the band’s more accessible records. Critics have noted that it was able to reconcile the band’s signature IndieRock sound with conventional material.

Drawing from a more mainstream repertoire, the composition of the music has been described as a fusion of more [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic sounds]] with EpicRiff-laden guitar hooks. The lyrics center on love and relationships, with a HipHop edge and RAndB rhythms added to the instrumentation. ‘‘AM’’ wears its influences well; the band has cited Music/DavidBowie (particularly his [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust material]]), Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/BlackSabbath, and even Music/OutKast as inspirations for the record.

This has drawn a more ambivalent response from the band itself, as they claim to have [[ItsPopularNowItSucks “sold out” for making their songs more accessible to a widespread audience]]. Nevertheless, the band has viewed the record as successful, even though they look to change their sound on future releases. Within a month of the album’s release, ‘‘Magazine/{{NME}}’’ listed ‘‘AM’’ as the #449 [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime greatest album of all time]].

# "Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?" (2:42)

* Nick O’Malley - bass guitar, backing vocals

!!’’Do I Wanna Trope?’’

* BreakUpSong: “Snap Out of It” is about a girl who can’t get over her ex. The music video takes it UpToEleven, as it reveals that the girl can’t get over Alex Turner himself, and she fantasizes and grieves about him.

--> ‘‘She’s a certified mind blower\\
Knowing full well that I don’t\\
May suggest there’s somewhere from which I might know her\\

It’s not like I’m falling in love I just want you to do me no good\\
And you look like you could’’

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High” music video, the girl in the video has Alex Turner’s number saved as “Alex Band Guy”; clearly, she doesn’t care that much for the Monkeys.

--> ‘‘The ghost in your room
That you always thought didn’t approve of you knocking boots\\

Knee socks’’

* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough: In the video for “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”, Alex Turner gets so piss-drunk that he doesn’t take the hint from a clearly uninterested woman to stop calling her.
* InTheStyleOf: The shout-out to ‘‘Series/{{Thunderbirds}}’’ in the first line of “R U Mine?” is done similarly to Music/{{Drake}} and Music/LilWayne, who use [[TalksLikeASimile backwards metaphors]] to communicate lyrics.

-->‘‘One for the road\\

There’s no need to show me round baby\\
I feel like I’ve been here before\\
I’ve been wonderin’ whether later when you tell everybody to go\\
Will you pour me one for the road?’’

--> ‘‘What’s been happening in your world?\\
What have you been up to?’’

--> ‘‘There’s all these secrets that I can’t keep\\
Like in my heart there’s that hotel suite\\

It’s kind of strange now you’re gone’’

--> ‘‘ Arabella’s got some interstellar gator skin boots\\
And a Helter Skelter ‘round her little finger and I ride it endlessly’’

* OopNorth: Alex Turner’s use of the word ‘‘summat’’ (the Sheffield way of saying ‘‘something’’) is one of the few distinguishing, Northern England characteristics of his voice on this record.
* QuestioningTitle: “Do I Wanna Know?”, “R U Mine?” and “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”
* QuickNip: “One for the Road”, as the title suggests. However, it’s used more in the context of a BreakUpSong:
--> ‘‘One for the road\\

There’s no need to show me round baby\\
I feel like I’ve been here before\\
I’ve been wonderin’ whether later when you tell everybody to go\\
Will you pour me one for the road?’’\\

--> ‘‘ Secrets I have held in my heart\\

I wanna be yours’’

* SpaceWestern: There’s a clear “space cowboy” theme on some tracks such as “R U Mine?” and “Arabella”, which could lend to the insistent theme of bravado throughout the record.
* SpecialGuest: Josh Homme of Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge, who produced their previous album ‘‘Humbug’’, provides backing vocals on “Knee Socks”. Pete Thomas of [[Music/ElvisCostello The Attractions]] is featured on a few tracks as well.

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: “Mad Sounds” is a more simplistic song, since it’s one of the few built around the same chord progression and featuring vocal {{Scatting}} for its entirety.

--> ‘‘ (Wraps her lips) ‘round a Mexican Coke\\
[[RagingStiffie (Makes you wish) that you were the bottle]]’’

--> ‘‘There’s all those places we used to go\\

But something about it’s changed’’
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”:
--> Now it’s three in the morning and I’m trying to change your mind

Why’d you only call me when you’re high?’’
* WhenImGoneSong: Mentioned in “I Want It All”, though it’s more of an {{Angst}}-filled variation:
--> ‘‘And then suddenly it hit me\\
It’s a year ago\\

Said ain’t it just like you to kiss me\\
And then hit the road’’
* XtremeKoolLetterz: “R U Mine?”, which itself could be a ShoutOut to Music/{{Prince}}’’.