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Arctic Monkeys
| April April 7th, 2010 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Another sold out show at Ramshead Live! in Baltimore. This time is was the UK's Arctic Monkeys that filled the place on April 7th, 2010. Having recently completed a European tour, the Arctic Monkeys booked a two week tour of the United States which luckily included a stop in Baltimore.
Still out on the road in support of their 2009 release, Humbug, the Arctic Monkeys came out on the stage kicking off their set with "Dance Little Liar" off that recent album.  The set proceeded with the majority of the songs coming from this album but that was to be expected. Tossed in amongst though was the Nick Cave cover "Red Right Hand" which is included on Humbug as well as two songs that are b-sides of singles ("Joining the Dots" and the last song of the night "Nettles"). Surprisingly missing was "Fake Tales of San Francisco" which left many fans at the end of the night wanting more.
The crowd for the most part was playing along with the planned stops in the middle of songs for them to cheer even though you could tell it was mapped out. The Arctic Monkeys have been criticized over the years for their seemingly planned sing-a-longs that take away from the spontaneity of a live concert. But if that is all we can criticize about them, then I say take it with a grain of salt.  This is a band that sells out stadiums back home and they have the sound of a stadium band even when playing on a club stage. Watch out America, the Arctic Monkeys have your number.
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