I just stumbled upon a few rare Artic Monkey demos. They are from the Favourite Worst Nightmare sessions. I got the demo’s for Brianstorm, Do Me A Favour, Balaclava, Teddy Picker, The Bad Thing, and Fluorescent Adolescent. They are pretty similar to their finished products, just more raw and stripped down. You can actually hear certain instruments a lot more clearly in these songs than you do on the final versions.
The only song that sounds very different is “The Bad Thing”. The Bad Thing may actually be my least favorite Arctic track out of their entire catalog! It isn’t “bad” but it just feels like it doesn’t quite belong on the album. Well, this old demo version works a lot more for me. Their is a lot more…..kick to it!
These are hard to find so enjoy them!!!
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm (Demo)
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – The Bad Thing (Demo)
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Do Me A Favour (Demo)
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Balaclava (Demo)
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker (Demo)
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent (Demo)
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