The Strokes

[Scott]

The Strokes. I like the two songs I've heard (the one they released and the modern age) and I like them both. Is the album any good?

[thelitguy]

YES!

If you get into their whole style of music the album is one of the greatest rock records in history. They have a way of taking a classic sound and making it modern and hip...this album is highly suggested.

[Scott]

i wouldnt say they were that good after hearing the album, but worth buying anyway.

[Adam]

I heard one song and it rules. I need to get the CD. Yes, I love the hybrid of the old style and then "modernizing" it. It is very unique, something hard to find nowadays.

[Scott]

yeah, the funky hip rock type thing they have going is cool. Well, that's the best way I could describe it.

[zoe r]

I like the Strokes. They are a leetle unpolished, a leetle raw, a leetle messy, but tis all good. I partly like them cos they're cheery. Cheery but not gay..


ps. one of the guys kindof resembles Frankenstein..it's weird..

[Scott]

lol, they are possibly the scruffiest band I've seen in some time

[codyofthejungle]

I've seen on of their shows(that 2$ mtv thing)i think the guitars were super catchy,but i just couldn't get into the music.

[perhaps]

ive only heard last night

[Scott]

the best song on the album is "Is This It?". It's another fusion type idea, but this time indie with their usual stuff. And it's got the best bassline on the album that pops up around the second verse i think. Cool guitar line as well, if a little simplistic.

[Pick it up!]

i has staying at a hotel in texas the other weekend and was really bored, i don't know what channel i was watching, but they did and hour long Strokes concert thing. 'twas okay. could'nt understand a thing the vocalist was singing. but the guitar/bass players were entertaning, more so in the way they look than the way they play, but i dig that kind of playing so i liked it.

[codyofthejungle]

i spoke too soon,i liek them now.i got teh cd(burnt it,so i could have nyc cops on it)anyway,the disc is realyl good.better than their live show.nice album

[Jael]

I burned the Album and it's not too hot. i think that they tunes sound the same mam. I mean can you get some diversity? Just the same raw strumming. It not that good. If you heard one, you've heard it all.

[codyofthejungle]

its good background music




dano sucks

[Turok]

I like them , I think ther pretty cool, Hard to explain, I think thats the best one one the whole cd, but I like them all, I didn't like them at first but after i heard it a few times I realy liked it

[Jael]

I've come to not liking them. After seeing the Bristish music awards, I said that's it. I dislike the fact they have an attitude. It's so FAKE! They pretend like they don't have an image, but they do! Their image is... get this.... NO IMAGE!! They play like they don't care about nobody, and they are so rugged and on the edge... It's a SHAM! Down with the strokes!!!!!

DANO rocks

[Scott]

who cares about a bands image? The important thing is whats on the shiny thing you pay for.

[zoe r]

Jael- LOL. That's almost more nonsensical than MY posts.

and.....stupid q... who is dano????? It's driving me insaner...

ps. i agree with scott.

have a safe and super day. :)

Zoe

[Jael]

they got you have'nt they?!? The wave rays that they sent floating throught the air have be used to make you enjoy them! That's why I'm wearing my tin foil hat right now! On a serious note, you guys have to remember that image is what sell the CD too.

[Scott]

not if you use your brain and just buy music you like. As I do. I havent even seen some of the bands that I have the cds of.

[codyofthejungle]

well.......i just got my nifty tom fifty cd,and something had to leave the "intelligent music" cd binder(a cd case where i put my 48 fav cd's,the rest go to a "mediocre music" 300 cd binder.i actually have maskin tape on teh binders that say what they are in sharpie marker,maybe im weird)anyway,something had to go,so nifty tom get could in,it was a struggle between the strokes,toxicity(system of a down),and smell the color 9(chris rice),and the poor strokes lost...........,system goes when a perfect circle's new album comes out this summer.


i need to go take my crazy pill now

(EDIT:dano still sucks)

(EDIT: was all that blank space just to give me something to do?)

[Jael]

The music scene in america is drowned with image. And sometimes it does'nt matter, But in the music image and personality come out. The dude from the strokes even sound 'fake'















Yet again... Dano roxz. Vox 2.

[Zooropa]

I just saw a mindblowing Strokes show in Atlanta. If you like, go read about it at <a href="http://outofthevoid.blogspot.com">Out of the Void</a>

[2ManArmy]

At first, I hated them. And then the White Stripes and The Hives became popular. Now hearing The Strokes is a relief.

[Sean]

They played Austin not too long ago. I didn't go, so I only speak second hand. Ben Kweller was the opening act. From what I heard from everyone was that they were completely life less. They essentially stood on stage staring down the whole set. I wasn't there was I don't really know.


I think their music is alright. I definately enjoy it. If they weren't part of the current trend I'd imagine I might like them more.

[Adam]

Everyone check out Andy Duggin's (Zooropa) new review of The Strokes show live in Atlanta at Out of the Void.

[Scott]

If they weren't part of the current trend I'd imagine I might like them more.

Learn not to care, and just enjoy the enjoyable.

[OnceLost1224]

The strokes are awful. Let me repeat just to make sure i'm heard. Messy guys who stare down at the stage and have songs comprised of one whole chord + "music" = awful awful awful AWFUL!!!!!!


*note: i am completely sure that i am right. I am a very stubborn person and i do not consider this my opinion. It is a stone cold fact!!!

[Sean]

Originally posted by OnceLost1224
The strokes are awful. Let me repeat just to make sure i'm heard. Messy guys who stare down at the stage and have songs comprised of one whole chord + "music" = awful awful awful AWFUL!!!!!!


*note: i am completely sure that i am right. I am a very stubborn person and i do not consider this my opinion. It is a stone cold fact!!!

Well, I guesse its a good thing that your "facts" don't mean anything to anyone else. You can call them facts, we'll call them "opinions."

[Scott]

The fact that you are completely sure makes you right? Hmmm, an odd premise.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by OnceLost1224
The strokes are awful. Let me repeat just to make sure i'm heard. Messy guys who stare down at the stage and have songs comprised of one whole chord + "music" = awful awful awful AWFUL!!!!!!


*note: i am completely sure that i am right. I am a very stubborn person and i do not consider this my opinion. It is a stone cold fact!!!
Their melodies are definately their strength. Also, I love their stage act. That's what makes them The Strokes. They don't just stare, Julian was quite lively.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by AtlasShrugs
I think their music is alright. I definately enjoy it. If they weren't part of the current trend I'd imagine I might like them more.
I think it is unfair to group The Strokes in with The Hives, Vines, etc. The Strokes are leagues above those groups. When the "trend" starts to fade away, I think it will only be The Strokes who stick around. I heard some of their new stuff at the show, and this isn't a band that's going to fade into oblivion when MTV decides to start pushing a new sound. These guys are for real.

[2ManArmy]

I would definately have to agree that The Strokes will last longer than those bands. Like you said, their melodies are their stronghold. Now, while I'm not a fan, they are definately a band that I would MUCH rather listen to than The Vines, The Hives, etc.
They are kind of a feel-good band. I like that.

[Scott]

What's with the Hives dissing? They're a good band too, I'd put their album on a par with Is This It.

Anyway, back to the Strokes, did anyone else notice how the melodic baseline on Is This It that kicks in roughly half way through the song isn't replicated elsewhere on the album? A crying shame, tis lovely.

[zoe r]

lol, i like The Strokes, the Hives, The Vines, and the White Stripes.

And I concur, the Is This It bass line is tremendous, I especially love it toward the end, when most all's muted. sigh. Yay for them.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by Scott
Anyway, back to the Strokes, did anyone else notice how the melodic baseline on Is This It that kicks in roughly half way through the song isn't replicated elsewhere on the album? A crying shame, tis lovely.
Yes, it's fantastic. Their bassist is one of the more underrated in rock currently. He comes up with some fantastic lines that are largely overlooked.

Not that it means anything, but The Strokes were recently named 2002 Band of the Year by Spin Magazine. Go The Strokes! :)

[Sean]

Originally posted by Zooropa

Not that it means anything, but The Strokes were recently named 2002 Band of the Year by Spin Magazine. Go The Strokes! :)

SPIN Magazine likes the Strokes!?! I'm shocked. ;)

[Raven]

The Strokes rule!:yep:

[MuchAfraid]

i bought it, because i like last night. then i listened to it, and slowly came to despise it. Julian Casablanca's voice murders my ears.

dave

[MuchAfraid]

Originally posted by 2ManArmy

They are kind of a feel-good band. I like that.
how are they a feel good band? just listening to them makes me want to jump into the ocean....and sink like a rock.
also, i saw them on jay leno, and all julian did was stare at the crowd and sing with his mouth pressed against the mic until he walked off stage....pitiful

dave

[Raven]

Um...I haven't seen you performing on Jay Leno with your awesome performance skills yet. Maybe that is just his style of singing, what is wrong with that?

[shineN]

haha, I like the way julian sings... I also like the guitarist w/ the long(ish) hair, who just bobs his head up and down while playing... they're fun to watch

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by MuchAfraid
also, i saw them on jay leno, and all julian did was stare at the crowd and sing with his mouth pressed against the mic until he walked off stage....pitiful
Why the heck does everyone have a problem with this? That's what makes them The Strokes! Don't you see that their stage presence fits their songs perfectly? They act just like their music feels.

I can see people not liking Julian's vocals. The drowned out, sounds-like-he's-bored thing can't be for everyone.

[thelitguy]

When I was the first to reply to this thread and called "Is This It" one of the greatest moments in rock and roll history, I think I make a pretty decent call..

I said this meaning that they are going to highly influence the next few years, and I believe I was right. Every new band I hear coming out these days has that "We try and sound old, look like junkies, and all have names like we came from New York" effect. I think they have set the standard for what this decade in rock music will hold.

This was a post to try and make myself know what I was talking about when I posted that (AKA: trying to make myself sound smart), but it was also an explination that came far too late for my comment.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by thelitguy
I think they have set the standard for what this decade in rock music will hold.
I don't know about that, but I think they will be one of the more important bands of this decade. And it ticks me off that people refuse to recognize that. Give it 4-5 years for The Strokes to sort themselves out of the rock band pile and people will be agreeing with us. All I have to say is go see them live, and your opinion will change on them in some way. Seeing them live turned me from a average fan into a huge fan.

[Skeeter]

What I've heard of the Strokes I love. But I haven't heard much.

And for goodness sakes, it's spelled "Last Nite"...geez people...:D

[Scott]

I'd say it was a promising debut, their next album has the potential to be as big as you guys are saying.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by Scott
I'd say it was a promising debut, their next album has the potential to be as big as you guys are saying.
Oh, I'd say it's pretty much going to tell us what kind of band The Strokes are. If it's just as good but not better than Is This It, then they're nothing more than a very good rock band. But if it blows Is This It away and shows progression, then this band's career is just getting started. Of course my expectations are sky high. The only album that will be better this year is Radiohead's. In any event, this fall will be an important time for rock because of the promise The Strokes show.

[VictoryRose]

It just seems to me that they are a pop rock band that takes awesome songs by The Velvet Underground and Television and repackages them as Radio friendly hits. I don't really hate them, although I have said that, it's just that I think their good versus great and there are so many better bands who aren't getting any recognition. They're like a good pop band to me.

[Zooropa]

Looks like Justin Timberlake's not finished hitting up the rock scene yet. Not long after jamming with The Flaming Lips on "Top of the Pops", here he is chatting with Nick and Albert of The Strokes at a pre-Grammy party. A duet with Julian Casablancas on The Strokes first single off their upcoming album this fall may be in the works ;)

http://thestrokes.com/photos/justin.jpg

[Zooropa]

NME did their silly greatest albums of all time list again for the first time in ten years. The Strokes made the top ten. We're talking about consideration for the greatest albums of all time here. And they put The Strokes in the top ten. *shakes head*

http://www.nme.com/news/104366.htm

[VictoryRose]

Originally posted by Zooropa
Looks like Justin Timberlake's not finished hitting up the rock scene yet. Not long after jamming with The Flaming Lips on "Top of the Pops", here he is chatting with Nick and Albert of The Strokes at a pre-Grammy party. A duet with Julian Casablancas on The Strokes first single off their upcoming album this fall may be in the works ;)

http://thestrokes.com/photos/justin.jpg

If only. Heaven I tell you, heaven.

[Scott]

NME did their silly greatest albums of all time list again for the first time in ten years. The Strokes made the top ten. We're talking about consideration for the greatest albums of all time here. And they put The Strokes in the top ten. *shakes head*

A completely ridiculous list, we were mocking it in college today.

The only albums from the top twenty I don't own, btw, are Blondie - Parallel Lines and Television - Marquee Moon.

[VictoryRose]

Originally posted by Scott
A completely ridiculous list, we were mocking it in college today.

The only albums from the top twenty I don't own, btw, are Blondie - Parallel Lines and Television - Marquee Moon.

You really should buy Marquee Moon. It's really, really great.

[Scott]

Yeah, it's on the list, lol.

[Zooropa]

From nme.com:
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THE STROKES are currently in a NEW YORK studio recording two new songs with RADIOHEAD producer NIGEL GODRICH.

The band's manager, Ryan Gentles, revealed that the band are working with Godrich over the next two weeks and may continue to work together on the follow-up to 2001's 'Is This It ', which is pencilled in for an August or September release.

Gentles said the second album will probably include songs previewed at the Reading and Leeds festivals last year, including 'You Talk Way Too Much' , 'The Way It Is', 'I Can't Win' and 'Meet Me In The Bathroom', and will also include previously unheard tracks.

However, Gentles said The Strokes will not be touring throughout the summer in order to concentrate on the recording of the album.

He said: "I can confirm that there will not be any touring until this album is completed the band needs to have 100% focus in the recording studio, so don't look for The Strokes to be touring until after completion of the album."

He said the band may resurface to play dates in August, probably playing the US and Europe, but nothing has been finalised yet.
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Very cool news. I like this pairing. I also like that The Strokes are not touring, instead opting to focus on the new record. I can't wait.

[Scott]

The Nigel Godrich news just got me excited about this album....

[Zooropa]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's it, I'm driving up to NYC to smack the strokes on their foreheads! From nme.com:
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THE STROKES and producer NIGEL GODRICH have parted company.

The NYC group had previously announced they would enter the studio with the Radiohead, Beck and Travis producer for initial sessions for the follow-up to ‘Is This It’.

However, the band’s manager has said that the pairing just "wasn’t meant to be", and the Strokes will now work with Gordon Raphael, who worked on their debut.

"All parties involved had a lovely experience and Nigel and the band really did get on famously," manager Ryan Gentles told Billboard. "It just wasn't meant to be in the studio, I suppose."

Gentles previously said the second album will probably include songs previewed at the Reading and Leeds festivals last year, including 'You Talk Way Too Much' , 'The Way It Is', 'I Can't Win' and 'Meet Me In The Bathroom', and will also include previously unheard tracks.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Zooropa
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's it, I'm driving up to NYC to smack the strokes on their foreheads! From nme.com:



If it wasn't meant to be, it wasn't meant to be. It had seemed like an odd pair to me. The Strokes sound on their debut was fairly unproduced. Well, not unproduced, but producedc to make it sound like it was cheaply recorded. It sounds like the strokes are just playing in a room. Nigel Godrich has done some albums that are essentially the exact opposite. Kid A sounds completely studio generated. I imagine that was kind of the appeal of using Nigel I guess.

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by AtlasShrugs
If it wasn't meant to be, it wasn't meant to be. It had seemed like an odd pair to me. The Strokes sound on their debut was fairly unproduced. Well, not unproduced, but producedc to make it sound like it was cheaply recorded. It sounds like the strokes are just playing in a room. Nigel Godrich has done some albums that are essentially the exact opposite. Kid A sounds completely studio generated. I imagine that was kind of the appeal of using Nigel I guess.
But you see, I'm afraid that now the new record is going to sound just like the first one. Do you realize the expectations the rock world has for this album? It's going to be a very telling album in the sense that it will tell us whether or not we have an important band on our hands. When that record hits this fall it will be the most important time for rock and roll so far this decade just because of the answer we're going to be given. I thought Nigel would be the one to guide the boys to that greatness. So you can see why I'm a bit upset about this.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Zooropa
But you see, I'm afraid that now the new record is going to sound just like the first one. Do you realize the expectations the rock world has for this album? It's going to be a very telling album in the sense that it will tell us whether or not we have an important band on our hands. When that record hits this fall it will be the most important time for rock and roll so far this decade just because of the answer we're going to be given. I thought Nigel would be the one to guide the boys to that greatness. So you can see why I'm a bit upset about this.

If they truely are a great band, the producer shouldn't be that import. If you're counting on the producer for them to be great, something is wrong.

...anyway, don't you think you might be giving the strokes a bit too much credit? "Most important time for rock and roll so far this decade?"

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by AtlasShrugs
If they truely are a great band, the producer shouldn't be that import. If you're counting on the producer for them to be great, something is wrong.
I'm not saying that I'm counting solely on the producer to do it. I'm just saying that I thought he would be the one to help them over the hump so to speak.

...anyway, don't you think you might be giving the strokes a bit too much credit? "Most important time for rock and roll so far this decade?"
No, I don't. I think three bands have shown up so far that have the potential to break out and be important bands of the 00's. Those three are Sigur Ros, The White Stripes, and The Strokes. Sigur Ros and The White Stripes didn't quite make it with their latest albums. I think when 2010 rolls around, The Strokes will have established themselves as one of the greats of the 00's. Can you think of a more important time so far than this upcoming fall? I can't. Just listen to Is This It. There's a potential deep down inside their sound. You should be able to just feel that they have the ability to break out and be an artistic monster (from a pure rock standpoint). I haven't been this excited about a new album since Kid A, which incidentally is the only time that could challenge The Strokes new record as more important time of the 00's.

[Jared]

Originally posted by Zooropa
No, I don't. I think three bands have shown up so far that have the potential to break out and be important bands of the 00's. Those three are Sigur Ros, The White Stripes, and The Strokes. Sigur Ros and The White Stripes didn't quite make it with their latest albums. I think when 2010 rolls around, The Strokes will have established themselves as one of the greats of the 00's. Can you think of a more important time so far than this upcoming fall? I can't. Just listen to Is This It. There's a potential deep down inside their sound. You should be able to just feel that they have the ability to break out and be an artistic monster (from a pure rock standpoint). I haven't been this excited about a new album since Kid A, which incidentally is the only time that could challenge The Strokes new record as more important time of the 00's.
I would like to voice my objection to the comment that Sigur Ros's ( ) is inferior to its predecessor.

[Scott]

If they truely are a great band, the producer shouldn't be that import

Sorry, I'm gonna have to disagree with this completely.

Every great band has had great producers.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Scott
Sorry, I'm gonna have to disagree with this completely.

Every great band has had great producers.

But is that because the producer made them great or because the band was able to choose a good producer? I'm not saying that producers aren't extremely important. I'm saying that a great band will choose the right producer. They won't rely on getting the biggest name producer.

[Scott]

A bit of both, I think.

George Martin certainly made the Beatles great.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Scott
A bit of both, I think.

George Martin certainly made the Beatles great.

Yeah, I agree with you

[Zooropa]

Originally posted by AtlasShrugs
I'm saying that a great band will choose the right producer. They won't rely on getting the biggest name producer.
Which hopefully The Strokes did after realizing that Nigel wasn't right for them. I just hope that Gordon Raphael is "their guy." "Their guy" meaning how Nigel is Radiohead's guy and George Martin was The Beatles' guy. And I certainly hope that the production does not sound the same on the new record. Not that I disliked the production on Is This It, it's just that The Strokes don't need to repeat themselves. I'm officially nervous.

[Will]

as my former guitar teacher put it: they are a rock bluse jazz punk type thing.

so any ways they rock my sox off

[Zooropa]

New record Oct. 21. This is going to be an important album. Just trust me. Here's an article from Rolling Stone about it:


Strokes Test Limits on New LP

New York rockers blow up amps searching for perfect sound

In a second-floor studio on East Twelfth Street in Manhattan, the Strokes are rehearsing a dark drone, a dirty, swinging vamp that sounds fairly un-Strokes-like and clearly fabulous. It is a Friday evening, eight weeks into recording for the band's second album, and eleven songs are in various states of completion. This new one they started on just the day before, and like the rest of what they preview this evening, it shows a band with greater dexterity and power, testing its own limits.

Work began in April with British producer Nigel Godrich, known for the albums he's made with Radiohead, Beck and Pavement. Three songs were quickly completed, then just as quickly scrapped. "We got along really, really well," says guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. of the Godrich sessions, "but we just had different ways of working. We'll spend days getting the right drum sound. We don't want to hear, 'We'll fix it in the mix.'"

So this studio -- a windowless loft that resembles nothing so much as a very comfortable bunker -- was booked, and the Strokes turned to Gordon Raphael, producer of Is This It. Their approach to writing, arranging and recording was driven by an almost scientific passion. "We spent a lot of time looking for specific sounds," drummer Fabrizio Moretti says simply. In fact, these sounds jump out of some of the new songs on first listen, from the awesome live snap of Moretti's snare in "Under Control" to the processed whip-crack percussion of a track currently titled "Nightmare." "That's probably one of my favorite drum sounds right there," says Hammond with a tired smile. "It's kind of 'Billie Jean'-ish. We spend all this time to make it sound like a drum machine, but Fab still plays it." "Supernova" (another working title) sails along on a bed of New Wave hand claps and is topped by a summer breeze of a guitar solo that sounds like a keyboard about to melt from pleasure overload. "That's Nick Valensi," says singer Julian Casablancas. "He blew up two amps getting that sound."

One of the earliest songs cut was "Under Control" ("our first more mellow song," says Hammond), a stunner of a soul ballad, which the band played live. "The neighbors on the seventh floor complained about the noise," says Hammond. "It was four in the morning, and we had to pull the plug. And that was the take where we felt like we had it. But it was all right because we came in the next day and got it."

Two songs, "Raga" and "Ze Newie" (a live staple from last year), incorporate reggae accents, but overall the mood, message and musical approach are summed up by another live staple, "Meet Me in the Bathroom," with its quintessentially Strokes-like mix of drugs, sex and guitars.

The October 21st release will be preceded by club dates and followed by a month-long Tuesday-night residency as the musical guests on Conan O'Brien in November. For now, a brief beer break is over, and it's back to work on that dark drone. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture makes a quiet joke about the progress of the sessions, "So it's back to square one? Back to the video store and college?" Not by a long shot, Nikolai.

[Zooropa]

The second STROKES album will be titled ’ROOM ON FIRE’, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.

The album, which is released on October 20, will be preceded by a single ’12:51’ on October 6.

NME.COM can reveal the final tracklisting to be:

’What Ever Happened?’

’Reptilia’

’Automatic Stop’

’12:51’

’You Talk Way Too Much’

’Between Love & Hate’

’Meet Me In The Bathroom’

’Under Control’

’The End Has No End’

’The Way It Is’

’I Can't Win’

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Hmm......yucky album title. I don't like.

[Zooropa]

Ugh. I guess it's true, isn't it? The Strokes are nothing more than a good band that write good melodies and hooks. I just heard the new single from the new album. It was perhaps one of the most deflating experiences of my entire musical life. All of this buildup for what? And I'm the one who helped build it up. Perhaps it was all in our minds? I have a lot personally riding on this new album. I've invested a lot of my musical credibility by hyping and preaching about The Strokes for the past several months, expecting a big payoff come this fall. But the new single.....well it's just not...it. This is the best track they have, the big comeback single? Ironically, when the song ended I found myself thinking, "is this it?" Outlook: not good. Looks like I'm going to end up being embarrassed.

[Than]

Ehh keep the faith, brother. I wouldn't put everything on the single. I have a few albums where the single was the worst song off the cd. Specific examples escape me, but I think we all have albums like that.

[Scott]

We'll wait for the final result, eh?

[MuchAfraid]

maybe its just me....i didnt really like is this it. it really didnt snag me as "great music" or even "great rock music." it was good but way too short, i thought. oh well.

dave

[Than]

We'll wait for the final result, eh?

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait for the full album. It's a good possibility I'll end up eating my words, though.

maybe its just me....i didnt really like is this it. it really didnt snag me as "great music" or even "great rock music." it was good but way too short, i thought. oh well.

My take was that it was a solid album, but you could hear definite potential for greater things. Little snippets of glory, if you will. The hope is that they'd capitalize on those snippets and bring them to fruition on this album.

[MuchAfraid]

i'd agree with that. there were some pretty good moments on the album.

dave

[Zooropa]

By the way, I forgot to mention that Gordon Raphael has struck again. I knew the decision to bring him back as producer would be a bad one. The production on Is This It was the worst part about the record. Those songs are so much better live. Anyway, from the sound of "12:51", it looks as if the same old production is back. Also, Julian's statement about Room on Fire sounding like an early 80s record has been proven to be true so far. I'm at least intrigued now. If anyone would like the new single, PM me.

*edit* I didn't know that you couldn't attach files to PM's. Just PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

[Zooropa]

Ignore everything I've said. The version of "12:51" I have is an unfinished version. Just found out.

[Sean]

They were going for that trashy bad microphone sound. Which I think everyone thought was stupid except them. ....especially because it wasn't like they got the trashy sound by recording cheaply. They spent lots of money to try and sound cheap....kind of like that there new Metallica record.

[Zooropa]

I just heard the finished version of "12:51" and I've warmed up to the song quite a bit. So I've conceeded defeat. I was wrong. The Strokes aren't going to be "important." What they are going to be is a great band that makes quality music. They just aren't going to shift the musical paradigm. Oh well. I'm still going to enjoy the hell out of them during the duration of their career!

[Will]

they are good i like them the music vids are waked out but i like them there is a band called rooney kind of like them

[MuchAfraid]

really? who would have thought that...i am flabberghasted...

dave

[Zooropa]

Fellow music fans, I give you the ugliest album cover ever. What are The Strokes thinking?!!!??!

[benj]

Agreed. It is truly awful.

[Scott]

I bet the painter's mum likes it.

[Zooropa]

Strokes tour dates from Billboard.com. I guess you know where I'll be Nov. 9 :D

Dates:

Oct. 9-10: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)
Oct. 12: Baltimore (UMBC Theatre)
Oct. 14: Toronto (Hershey Centre)
Oct. 16: Detroit (State Theatre)
Oct. 18: Chicago (UIC Pavilion)
Oct. 21: San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
Oct. 23: Los Angeles (Shrine Auditorium)
Oct. 25: Seattle (Seahawks Exhibition Center)
Oct. 29-30: New York (The Theatre at Madison Square Garden)
Oct. 31: Boston (Tsongas Arena)
Nov. 6: Grand Prairie, Texas (Next Stage)
Nov. 7: Houston, Texas (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
Nov. 9: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
Dec. 1: Glasgow (venue TBA)
Dec. 3: Cardiff, Wales (venue TBA)
Dec. 5-6: London (venue TBA)
Dec. 10: Paris (venue TBA)
Dec. 12: Amsterdam (venue TBA)
Dec. 14: Berlin (venue TBA)
Dec. 16: Copenhagen (venue TBA)
Dec. 18: Rome (venue TBA)

[Zooropa]

Room on Fire has now been leaked. Just look around and you're bound to find it. And of course I'm going to be a good boy and wait until Oct. 28 to hear it. I just value the experience of going to a record store to buy a new album from a band I love too much to ruin it with downloads.

[Zooropa]

The new album is already being denounced by the hipsters on the Pitchfork message board. Gee, that didn't take long. :rolleyes: I just discovered the message board tonight, and I'm already so sick of the place that I can't stand to read another post there. If anyone wants a link to the album, PM me. I'm not going to listen to it, but I'll tell you where to get it.

[Zooropa]

I know there's not many Strokes fans here, but I thought I would be helpful anyway to those who might want to hear it.

http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/the_strokes/room_on_fire/index.jhtml

p.s. look what you did, guys. You made me quadruple post. That is beyond tacky. Thanks a lot. Would a "the Strokes are cool" or even a "the Strokes suck" be too much to ask? :confused:

[CynicalRepose]

i downloaded "room on fire" a couple days after it was leaked....i enjoy it! Although i do agree...i would've liked to have heard different production then the previous record, but i cant complain too much. i like it a lot.

[Zooropa]

The lack of hype has been startling. I expected huge hype for this album. Basically, the only big hype has come from NME (who hypes everything). I guess a lot of people were wrong (including me). We'll see how the album does once it's been in stores for a couple of months, but the current Strokes vibe going around right now is an indifferent one.

[slap_j]

I like the video/song I've seen on MTV lately.

[Zooropa]

I like the video/song I've seen on MTV lately.
It's all right, but it's more like b-side quality not first single from an album quality. I have yet to hear the new album, but I have my suspicions. Gordon Raphael is the likely culprit. Why did they have to bring him back as producer?

[perhaps]

I've just started listening to The Strokes. :thumbsup: I have no other comment.

[Zooropa]

I need some advice on how to not think of a band's previous album when listening to their new one and directly comparing the two constantly. For those of you who say you're capable of this, how do you do it? I'm listening to the new Strokes album and I keep thinking stuff like "well, the instrumentation is improved, but the big hooks aren't there" and "this is more mature, but the song intros and outros and lyrics aren't as good." This was my most anticipated album of the year, and I want to enjoy the new album's merits by themselves without comparing, but I can't slip out of my rock critic uniform. And it's really bugging me. So, how do you guys do it?

[Scott]

Why should you?

[Sean]

I don't understand what you're trying to do. Are you trying to enjoy the album? Are you trying to find an excuse to give it a better review than it deserves?


I want to enjoy the new album's merits by themselves without comparing
If the album doesn't stand on its own merits when compared to their previous effort, what merit does it really have?

[PunkRocker]

anybody here like the strokes? i can't stop listening to them...i dont know what it is.

[thelitguy]

I'm sorry. You are about three years too late.

[Scott]

Haha, you elitist indie swine.

The Strokes are good, I've been listening to them on an old mixtape lately. Fun, happy songs.

There is already a big thread about them.

[thelitguy]

I just put in "Is This It" last night after seeing this thread, actually.

The songs are so bouncy and happy. "Last Nite" is just too great for words. It's possibly one of the most perfect singles of this decade.

[PunkRocker]

how are the strokes happy and poppy? room on fire sure isn't. there really isn't a lot of emotion at all, i dont think.

Haha, you elitist indie swine.

is there a relation between indie music and pigs? i mean, if being a pig makes me a good musician then i'll just start speaking in oinks today.
and...wouldn't indie and elitist be opposites? i dont really see any relation in the two.

oink.

[PunkRocker]

I'm sorry. You are about three years too late.
i like led zeppelin....how late am i on that one?

[rock_guitar1990]

i like led zeppelin....how late am i on that one?haha. :D

[AmberNichole]

merged.

[meatfinger]

and...wouldn't indie and elitist be opposites? i dont really see any relation in the two.

Ummmm...how are they opposties? Indie means he likes music of the indie persuasion, and elitist means he's very picky/arrogant about the music he listens to. I see no contradiction.

So the question of the hour is: is it me who's a moron, or the search function? I couldn't find this so-called Strokes thread.

[AmberNichole]

We'll blame it on the search.

[Scott]

Haha, slaaaaaaaaaaaaaam.

[PunkRocker]

[QUOTE=meatfinger]Ummmm...how are they opposties? Indie means he likes music of the indie persuasion, and elitist means he's very picky/arrogant about the music he listens to. I see no contradiction.QUOTE]

when defined separately it does make since...but generally it wouldn't be the indie who are elitist, would it?

but my question is, since when does making the strokes make you elitist? does listening to led zeppelin make a person elitist? how about the cure? or jimi hendrix? or maybe even... good charlotte???

hmm....that's a thought

[Scott]

You didn't get what I was meaning.

I called him elitist because he said the Strokes were so 3 years ago, or something. It was a joke. Me and Chris share pretty much the same taste in music, which is kinda what I was getting at, lol.

[PunkRocker]

oooooooooooh haha
i thought you were calling me elitist because i listened to the strokes....my bad.

[thelitguy]

does listening to led zeppelin make a person elitist? how about the cure? or jimi hendrix? or maybe even... good charlotte???

No, that just means you surround yourself with bad music (save the Cure).

how are the strokes happy and poppy? room on fire sure isn't. there really isn't a lot of emotion at all, i dont think.

I think the bass lines add a kind of driving fun to the songs. The guitar usually always follow the same line of such. True, "Room on Fire" isn't as bouncy as the first offering, but still has it's moments. Besides, we all know "Is This It?" is their best work.

[meatfinger]

No, that just means you surround yourself with bad music (save the Cure).

Led Zeppelin and James Hendrix are bad music? :(

[thelitguy]

Led Zeppelin and James Hendrix are bad music?

Sarcasm.

Although I do not tend to listen to them often, I cannot tell anyone they aren't wonderfully amazing.

[PunkRocker]

just for my reputation's sake, the only "bad music" i surround myself with is hendrix and zep......i do not listen to or endorse good charlotte in any way, shape or form.

[thelitguy]

just for my reputation's sake, the only "bad music" i surround myself with is hendrix and zep......i do not listen to or endorse good charlotte in any way, shape or form.

I like you.

I know I've came off sounding kind of pretentious in some of the posts here. I really don't mean any of it; it's all in good fun.

[meatfinger]

I like you.
I don't. Grrrrrr. :eek:

[Scott]

Well, nobody likes you Chris. Go away, stinky head.

[PunkRocker]

haha

um....i mean.....um....good charlotte......they're awesome.....yeah. whoohoo. three cheers for gc.

[meatfinger]

Well, nobody likes you Chris. Go away, stinky head.
:kiss:

[Decency]

OK. I just got into a band and need to learn songs on bass that are the same type of music as the Strokes. Any help?

[Kenny C.]

Merged

[Decency]

Thanks, Kenny.

[Underhill]

First Impressions of Earth in stores tomorrow. I'll be buying it after school. The single is pretty sweet.

[Zooropa]

The new album, save for a couple of tracks, smokes. By far their best work. Of course, it will go overlooked.

[mmmthasgood1]

I have a friend that keeps talkin about them, i didnt know any one but her knew about them

[Mattlock]

The new album, save for a couple of tracks, smokes. By far their best work. Of course, it will go overlooked.
My friend Vinny didn't like it at all. I wasn't to impressed by the single, either.

I really like "Is This It?" though.

[Zooropa]

My friend Vinny didn't like it at all. I wasn't to impressed by the single, either.

I really like "Is This It?" though.
Neither was I at first. This album is a grower. You have to listen to it fully at least 5 times before it starts revealing itself to you. It's not like Is This It at all. This doesn't even sound like The Strokes at first. Surprisingly, the star of the album is guitarist Nick Valensi. He shows off on track after track. I was very impressed and glad that someone other than Julian has emerged as an important part of the band. If they had just cut a couple of tracks off, this could have been one of the best releases of the decade.

[Skeeter]

Valensi absolutely kills on this album. I've only listened to it all the way through once but I enjoyed that first listen. I'm looking forward to letting this album grow on me.

[bread man]

I'm trying so hard to like this new album but it's not working. I'm starting to think that I like The Strokes' style but not any of their songs.

[Underhill]

I've seen talk of First Impressions of Earth in both the best of the year and worst of the year threads, so I'd like to see some more discussion about it. I really like it for a number of reasons. It's got sweet guitar riffs all over the place for one thing. It definitely sounds different from the last two albums, which pretty much sounded the same as each other.

[Skeeter]

I thoroughly enjoy it. Great guitar riffs, great songs. Thus far it's one of my favorite albums this year.

[Gecko of Doom]

I think it's a great album. It certainly could have been better, but it's very good as it is. One of my favorites for this year, as well.

[mistershow]

Juice Box has got to be the worst choice for a lead single ever....especially since every other song on the album is superior. It's a good album, You Only Live Once, Razorblade, Heart in a Cage, 15 Minutes, Electricityscape.....all great songs.