samedi 15 décembre 2018

The Arctic Monkeys And Their Indie Music History

By Matthew Morgan


Sometimes other people are complaining about their neighbours because of the loud music that interrupts their relaxation. Others would say that rock music is a noise pollution and fans would really counter them some strong arguments on how that genre is absolutely an art and authentic compared to pop genres. Nevertheless, many individuals have dreamed to become like Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and other famous rock-stars out there. Furthermore, before you start to dream about it, you must also know that some underrated bands like The Magnolias from a famous Nirvana were also starting as an indie.

Whenever you wanted to be an artist or musician, sometimes you might take a risky path. But when luck is at your side, maybe a famous singer might recognize your talent since he or she happened to watch your cover videos and began to like it. But that can just be a one in a million chance. As a result, you started to as an indie artist.

Those individuals who has a band and wanted to show off their talents and be recognized have also experienced this difficulty. Those bands play indie rock in which their songs are usually not commercialized and independently made by them. But in this present generation, the essence of indie rock has now changed since most rookies are now enjoying their success and joining the mainstream sound of music.

When it comes to indie rock, the most successful and iconic one is the Arctic Monkeys which is an English band. They started in 2002 with Alex Turner as their frontman. Until now, they still are making music and their new album is still on-going.

While starting their career, the recorded some songs for demos and burnt it on a CD then give it to the audience at their gigs for free. And then suddenly the distribution grew and more people began to listen to their demos. Their fans even made them some site in MySpace which they did not even know.

It was their fans that also contributed to make them successful in their career. And by listening to their music, you would not be surprised on why many individuals invested their effort and time on supporting this band. Their songs became popular and they made six studio albums and also released one live album.

In addition, they also won some big awards. They have seven Brit Awards and also 3 nominations coming from Grammy Awards. You would never doubt it since if you listen closely and understand the lyrics, their song-writing is very on-point and clever.

And you think Justin Bieber was the only internet sensation before. No, there was also Arctic Monkeys who became like that because of their fans. If you check their channel in YouTube, most songs have reached one hundred million, proving that many persons still are listening to their songs.

Do you want to be like them as well? It might be risky. Nevertheless, it can also be worth it.




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