A look at some other reviews...

Think I may of poured on the praise a bit to much for the Black Lips album.
"amazing vocal harmonies" - not amazing, its just two of the band members singing to good affect.
But i dont care, it was the albums fault - it puts you in a good mood. Whereas on The Arctic Monkeys album didnt put me in that "place" which is probably why I was so critical of it at times.
Speaking of that album, I havent gone back and listened to it much since reviewing it which isnt a great sign.
I was interested to know how it would be seen in the eyes of the "pros". I had a feeling it would split the opinion of fans but really didnt know how the mass media would approach it; could we see a Monkeys backlash? The only way to find out was to have a root around for some reviews.
So this is how both albums ive reviewed this week are holding up with the music press.

Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See

Spin magazine give it a very respectable 8/10 saying they have combined the best of there 2 previous sounds (the punky raw aggression of there debut and the "sludgier" rock of humbug.)
http://www.spin.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-domino

Both Mojo & Q magazine agree with spin both agreeing with the laters score and deeming the album to be there best since there debut.

Uncut however only score the album a 6,  making sure they dont poo-poo it to much and describe the songs as "beautifuly played and produced"

Black Lips - Arabian Mountain


Obscuresound.com have given the album an ok score of 6.5/10 (the .5 isnt really needed is it you picky fuckers?). Although they agree with me that the album is extremely fun and also site "Dont Mess Up My Baby" as the best song on the album, they deem some of the songs to be "filler".

Spin Magazine give the album 7/10, thats 1 less than the Arctic Monkeys for those of you who struggle with numbers. I would of gone the other way round if anyones interested.
"In the hands of dapper producer Mark Ronson, the glibly sloppy, lo-fi brats are almost sculpted into garage-punk sophistication, adding extended psychedelic guitar lines, fleshed-out percussion, even retro-soul sax."

Q mag go one better and deem the album to be a fine collection of raibid pop-punk gems. 8/10


So in summary....both albums are pretty good. Go and get em. Black Lips one is better though. Trust me.