Suck It And See
by Arctic Monkeys

Some more great tunes on this album. A slight change of tone from previous 3 albums but it's still unmistakably them. My highlights are That's Where You're Wrong, She's Thunderstorms and Shalalala.

It siginfies a welcome change of pace. It starts off somewhat slow, but it picks up momentum after the middle. The self titled track is one of their best.

It took some time to come back to this album, but I really like it! I feel like it is dripping with sunshine and beach vibes, sort of like Weezer's White Album. The chimey guitars and appropriate background singing echo some aspects of Beach House's overall feel and can border psychedelic pop rock in the best way. Turner's songwriting digs deeper as he finds more complex ways to sing love songs, and Nick O'Malley's bass really shines on songs like Reckless Serenade, That's Where You're Wrong, and Love Is A Laserquest.

This album is not without it's duds, and the singles released are in company of some of the absolute worst Arctic Monkeys songs. Brick by Brick is abysmal, Black Treacle is a dumb metaphorical themed song, and Don't Sit Down is just a lazy excuse to fill 3 1/2 minutes. I think the band expanded on this uninspiring writing and sound to create AM (at least most of that album). But pretty much every other song on this album is either good or great! It doesn't quite meet the highs that the first two albums met, but it's pretty solid!

Best Tracks: Reckless Serenade, Piledriver Waltz, Love Is a Laserquest, That's Where You're Wrong

The back half of this album is light years better than the front half. "Brick by Brick", "Black Treacle", and "Don't Sit Down..." should be B-sides. Those songs really ushered the way for the anemic AM. But basically the rest of the album is a nice, summer-soaked dream-rock record! The closer is probably in my Top 10 for them and "Piledriver Waltz" is like the sad brother to "R U Mine?" with Turner's lyricism.

The best AM album, although the middle is a bit off. Great opening and an amazing finish. Pretty much a masterpiece from Reckless Serenade to That´s Where You're Wrong

Favorite tracks
1) Suck it and See
2) She's Thunderstorms
3) Black Treacle/Piledriver Waltz

From Jhlffc 04/01/2019 22:55 | #234389

Don't let the Brick by Brick memes and a few bland alt rock tracks fool you this album has some pretty great Smiths esque jangly indie pop

From Cargusbralem 03/28/2019 20:49 | #234137

Average track rating 82, album rating 73... what the hell guys

"Do you still feel younger as you thought you would by now?
Darling have you started feeling old yet?"
Just like "AM" and "Favourite Worst Nightmare", "Suck It And See" has a place in my heart. I heard in a time in my life that I needed to hear these things, and It was just perfect, I have so many memories with these albums. They intruduced to a whole new world and I probaly wouldn't be in this site If It weren't by Artic Monkeys and that time I was so amazed by them.

Pretty underrated. Definitely not my least favourite AM album. It's a solid and simple pop rock sound compared to the previous and next album in their discography. Favourite tracks: 'Piledriver Waltz', 'Library Pictures' & 'Suck It And See'

From luigybetis 07/10/2018 22:56 | #218044

Definitely my favorite album by the AMs, so underrated. 8.8/10.