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"My favourite English band"

Arctic Monkeys— British rock-band. Musicians of this band are combining different styles and trends of music in their work, among which the main are the indie -rock, psychedelic rock, garage rock and post-punk.

The band was founded in 2002 in a suburb of Sheffield. The band released five studio albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), Humbug (2009), Suck It and See (2011) and AM (2013), and also 1 live album, one compilation, two mini-albums, 20 singles and 2 video albums.

Band's debut album became the best selling album of the rate in British music history. It outstriped the album "Definitely Maybe“ written by band Oasis. Arctic Monkeys is one of the most famous post-punk band in the UK and the world.

Friends and neighbors Alex Turner and Jamie Cook became interested in playing the guitar in 2001. That same year, the guys got guitars as a gift for Christmas and decided to pick up a guitar band, to which they have signed Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson.

Nicholson had already played the bass guitar, so Helders had to learn the game on drums. First Alex Turner shared responsibilities vocalist with Hlinom Jones, who left the band before the recording of the first album. Their first live concert was played on June 13, 2003 in Sheffield club “The Grapes”. Andy Nicholson has left the band after the first album was released .

Composition of music group 1) Alex Turner - vocals, lead guitar / rhythm guitar, keyboards, back-vocals (2002 - present). 2) Jamie Cook - lead guitar / rhythm guitar, keyboards (2002 - present). 3) Nick O'Malley - bass guitar, back-vocals (2006 - present). 4) Matt Helders - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2002 - present) Ex musicians 1) Andy Nicholson - bass (2002 - 2006) 2) Hlin Jones - vocals, rhythm guitar (2002) Tour’s participants 1) John Ashton - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2009 - 2011) 2) Ben Parsons - keyboards (2011 - present) Studio albums 2006 — Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2007 — Favourite Worst Nightmare 2009 — Humbug 2011 — Suck It and See 2013 — AM

STILL TAKE YOU HOME Well it's ever so funny, Cause I don't think you're special, I don't think you're cool You're just probably alright, But under these lights you look beautiful. And I'm struggling, I can't see through your fake tan Yeah and you know it for a fact, that everybody's eating out of your hands Well what do you know? oh, you know nothing But I'd still take you home, Yeah, I'd still take you home. So what do you know? you don't know nothing. Well fancy seeing you in here, you're all tarted up and you don't look the same. Well I haven't seen you since last year, And suprisingly you have forgotten my name, but you know it And you knew it all along You say you have forgotten, But you're fibbing, go and tell me I'm wrong. Well what do you know? oh, you know nothing, But I'd still take you home, Yeah, iId still take you home. So, what do you know? you don't know nothing, no. Yeah, so what do you know? well you don't know nothing, no! Yeah, but I'd still take you home, And yeah, I'd still take you home. I said, what do you know? you don't know nothing. I fancy you with a passion, you're a topshop princess, a rockstar too. You're a fad, you're a fashion And I'm having a job trying to talk to you, But it's alright, yeah I put it on one side And you know that everybody's looking, you've got control of everyone's eyes. Including mine.