I've never liked the sound of the AM. Kasabian were more anxious about their musical idea when they started out. But I think I lost my faith in their music. They are about to become the epitome of a pretentious 70's glam rock band in the year 2016.

Neither are that enjoyable but the Monkeys have some decent ones.

Arctic Monkeys, without a doubt.

While I enjoy Kasabian very much, and while they may be far more energetic and engaging in the live setting, their songs are lightyears behind those of the Monkeys - musically, lyrically, you name it.

The pinnacle for me is the Humbug era, where they surely hit the peak of their creativity. The quality even of the b-sides is more than a match for many Kasabian tunes - the My Propeller EP being a personal favourite.

Both are really overrated...but if forced to choose I'd go with Arctic Monkeys. I remember listening to AM's debut a lot back when I had a crush on a girl who was really into them...but even then I didn't think they were that great.

I like Kasabian a lot and have watched quite a few live thingies, and it always looks and sounds great. Never seen them in the flesh. Live wise I'm sure I'd prefer them. I HAVE seen Arctic Monkeys and that wasn't very great.

Music wise I prefer Arctic Monkeys, though I like Kasabian a lot too. It's just that I have more of Arctic Monkey's material on my devices and happen to listen a bit more to them.

agree alot with scott1, kasabian are a fantastic live band but theyre a bit one trick pony for my liking, musically i think arctic monkeys are far superior, really do think people underestimate alex turner as a songwriter, hes a bit of a wanker yeah but cmon the guy can write a song

Arctic Monkeys by quite a bit but I really like both. Kasabian have a lot of great songs but they also have a LOT of total shite. Kasabian are far better live though.

For all Turner's cringeworthy behaviour, he's not half as bad as the Gallagher tribute acts that are Tom Meighan and Serge. They lack any of the wit and talent of the Gallagher and all the bravado and arrogance merely comes off as distasteful and charmless. Kasabian's first album is good, just a shame they never lived up to potential because all the other albums are just woeful, barring some killer tunes (Empire, Underdog, Lets Roll, etc). Chris Karloff must have had a big say in the music, because Serge can't write a tune or melody anymore and his voice is as piss weak as Dot Cotton after drinking a can of paint stripper. Tom Meighan's voice is terrible too, and is just boorish lacking any character.

I'm a big fan of the Arctic Monkeys - they still make brilliant albums, perhaps not with the same originality as when they were kids basically singing about the everyday goings on in a northern industrial town, but I can't expect Turner to write songs about Sheffield now he's a multi millionaire. The amalgamation of influences on AM really make that album shine for me, for me it is their best since the debut. Technically however, they've really come on and their vocals and instrument playing have an added sophistication. They've grown up in fairness to them and they're not a band that attempts to recreate past glories so full credit to them.

They were very close until 2011. Great first three albums for both bands. But Monkeys won the battle with albums for 4 and 5.

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I love both bands but the above statement is true and can see only one way for Kasabian unfortunately.