![]() They're all there, dirty little Herberts, thugs and thieves, party animals, lovely lads and maidens in the maze - 'forever unfulfilled' - trying to make sense of the world and their own emotions.Īlex Turner has the knack of converting everyday speech into rhythmic cadences. Having got that out of the way, Favourite Worst Nightmare gets on with the real business of tracking life, love and crime among today's real-time teens and those trying desperately to remain young. The song closes with another killer kiss-off: 'Presuming all things are equal who'd want to be men of the people, when there's people like you.' It was always strange that the Arctic Monkeys were hailed as everykids when they obviously weren't: if they were, they couldn't have the detachment or the skill needed to nail modern teen manners so skilfully. Quickly settling into a punk-funk strut, 'Teddy Picker' pithily summarises the absurdity of celebrity culture: 'The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means.' 'Brianstorm' nails a creepy hanger-on: 'We can't take our eyes off the T-shirt and ties combination.' 'Like trousers like brain' is not a bad rule of thumb in these situations. ![]() ![]() The fame stuff is dealt with in the first couple of songs. ![]()
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