After an uninspired performance of "Brainstorm" last Thursday on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Arctic Monkeys joined up with the king of late night TV for the first show in his week long stint in San Francisco. I fully realize that the Monkeys just released a new album, but I will be more than a little bit disappointed if they pass on this golden opportunity to play "Fake Tales of San Francisco".
Skipping over what was probably a very interesting and relevant interview with Dana Carvey, I stopped to watch some dude named Jasper Redd attempt social comedy, ouch. After fast forwarding past some more commercials, I finally got to Alex Turner and his mates. Conan introduces the Monkeys and says they are playing a song off their new album, so much for "Fake Tales". Instead it's "Brainstorm" again, but this time Turner looks slight more interested to be performing than he did on Kimmel. The song starts out in typical Monkeys style, fast and tight driven by heavy percussion. Turner adds in his biting lyrics as the song transitions naturally before a brief stop and crescendo. Everything we've come to expect from the Monkeys, but little else. Maybe "Fake Tales" wouldn't have been such a bad idea.
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