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At The Apollo
Rock · 2008 · 32 tracks

At The Apollo

Arctic Monkeys

A high-voltage document of the band's 2007 peak, captured on grainy 16mm film. It’s seventy-six minutes of breathless, sharp-witted indie rock at its most kinetic.

November 3, 2008 · Hostess Entertainment Unlimited

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At The Apollo is a visceral, sweat-drenched time capsule of a band at the absolute zenith of their initial explosion. Recorded at the Manchester Apollo in 2007, it captures the Arctic Monkeys just as they were transitioning from the scruffy, lightning-fast indie sensations of their debut into the more muscular, atmospheric rock of their second album. The sound is thick with the humidity of a packed theater, characterized by Matt Helders' superhuman drumming and Alex Turner's increasingly confident, sharp-tongued delivery. It feels like a victory lap that refuses to slow down for a breath.

Tracklist · 32 Tracks
01
Brianstorm
3:02
02
This House Is a Circus
3:13
03
Teddy Picker
3:15
04
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
2:52
05
Dancing Shoes
2:50
06
From the Ritz to the Rubble
3:23
07
Fake Tales of San Francisco
2:56
08
When the Sun Goes Down
3:34
09
Nettles
3:09
10
D Is for Dangerous
2:51
11
Leave Before the Lights Come On
3:59
12
Fluorescent Adolescent
3:19
13
Still Take You Home
3:57
14
Da Frame 2R
3:02
15
Plastic Tramp
3:03
16
505
5:04
17
Do Me a Favour
3:28
18
A Certain Romance
6:16
19
The View From the Afternoon
3:43
20
If You Were There, Beware
5:17
21
Balaclava
2:39
22
Bad Woman
2:56
23
Riot Van
3:57
24
The View From the Afternoon
3:55
25
Still Take You Home
2:33
26
You Probably Couldn’t See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me
2:21
27
Cigarette Smoker Fiona
2:58
28
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But…
3:55
29
Dancing Shoes
2:50
30
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
3:07
31
When the Sun Goes Down
3:37
32
A Certain Romance
6:46
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition between If You Were There, Beware and Fluorescent Adolescent where the mood shifts from dark tension to pop-punk brightness.
The moment the crowd takes over the chorus of 505 as the organ swells and the guitars finally crash in.
Matt Helders' frantic, precise drum fills during the climax of Brianstorm that sound like a controlled demolition.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does At The Apollo sound next to the rest of Arctic Monkeys's catalogue?

Triumphant+3.7σ

Triumphant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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