Deconstructing the Arctic Monkeys

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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I love trying to figure out why things are the way they are…it’s a need to understand, you know?... Take a guy like Jack White, for example…if you go deep into his background, you have a much better understanding of why he is the way he is and why his music sounds the way it does… Another example is the Beastie Boys…how did they grow to what they became…if you look at Green Day’s upbringing, you get them even more… Same goes for Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder—they all have life experiences unique to them and crucial to the music they end up making… Lemme give you another name: The Arctic Monkeys…you may, like me, have always found something different about these guys…they rock pretty good, but their songs are constructed in a distinctive fashion….and lyrically, they’re above and beyond so many bands… And they started so young…they got it while they were still teenagers…and the way they became famous was completely antithetical to the way you’re supposed to do things in the music business… To put it another way, The Arctic Monkeys are unusual—and I mean that with the utmost admiration…tell you what: let’s see if we can deconstruct the band to see what makes them tick…then maybe we’ll figure how why they are the way they are… For a total of $70 off your first three weeks of Hello Fresh, go to HelloFresh.ca/OngoingHistory70 and enter the code “OngoingHistory70”. That’s HelloFresh.ca/OngoingHistory70 and enter the code “OngoingHistory70”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing
0:04.3	history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.
0:09.3	I love trying to figure out why things are the way they are. It's neat to understand, you know?
0:16.4	Take a guy like Jack White, for example. If you go deep into his background, you have a much better understanding of why he is the way he is and why his music sounds the way it does.
0:26.4	Another example is the Beastie Boys.
0:28.2	How did they grow to what they became?
0:31.1	If you look at Green Day's upbringing, you get them even more.
0:34.7	Same goes for anyone, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder. They all have
0:39.6	life experiences unique to them and crucial to the music they ended up making. Let me give you
0:45.5	another name. The Arctic Monkeys. You may, like me, have always found something different
0:52.4	about these guys. They rock pretty good, but their songs are
0:55.5	constructed in a very distinctive fashion, and lyrically, they're above and beyond so many bands,
1:02.1	and they started so young. They got it while they were still teenagers, and the way they became
1:07.5	famous was completely antithetical to the way you're supposed to do things
1:11.1	in the music business. So to put it another way, the Arctic monkeys are unusual, and I mean that
1:17.7	with the utmost admiration. So I'll tell you what, let's see if we can deconstruct the band
1:23.2	to see what makes them tick. Then maybe we'll figure out why they are the way they are.
1:29.6	This is the ongoing history of new music podcast with Alan Crox.
1:36.3	Why'd you only call me when you're high?
1:40.4	Hide.
1:41.6	Why'd you only call me when you're high?
1:46.3	Somewhere darker.
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