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First few listens I was like "what the fuck is this shit? is this some kind of joke or something" but I really, really, really like it now. Insane man.. wouldn't have expected such a drastic change.. though all of the articles I've read these past few months were like "it's such a radical departure..."

They've got fucking chops, man!
 
I enjoyed that. I disliked Room on Fire, and I didn't like this at first, but I like it now. It's heavier than anything they've ever done, but it's still got that Strokes sound to it that none of the other garage bands could capture.
 
personally i dunno if i like it or not

but i do remember everyone bitching about how their albums sounded the same and blah blah and now i bet the same people will bitch about this
 
White Man said:
Out of curiosity, which order did you hear them in?
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they are incredibly similar



o wait, after listening to this song again is there a bit of backup singing going on cause thats not right
 
1. It sounds nothing like an F'ing Foo Fighters song (For the record I like the Foo Fighters)

2. It is awesome

3. Room on Fire did not sound like Is this it, it was a million miles ahead
 
sans_pants said:
they are incredibly similar



o wait, after listening to this song again is there a bit of backup singing going on cause thats not right
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That's why I was curious what order he had listened to them in. I think you end up liking the first of the albums that you hear, and then you're hit by a bit of disappointment by the second you hear, when you realise they are both similar.

EDIT: The beginning reminds me of Brand New Cadillac, by the Clash.
 
shantyman said:
1. It sounds nothing like an F'ing Foo Fighters song (For the record I like the Foo Fighters)

2. It is awesome

3. Room on Fire did not sound like Is this it, it was a million miles ahead
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it was better musically, but they are still similar
 
Eminem said:
I really, really like it.

I really disliked Is This It, absolutely loved Room on Fire.
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Room On Fire was great. Is This It was ho-hum. This single is pretty decent.

Foo Fighters haters can eat a ca-zock.
 
It starts off like the song to a SNES boss fight or something.
 
mattx5 said:
All I know is that Reptilia is the coolest song ever.

Not sure how I feel about this song just yet....
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Reptilia is the song that really made me give The Strokes a serious listen. Best song on that album.

This new song sounds good to me.
 
what the shit is this? i thought they'd just keep replicating their debut album over and over. indefinitely. and i was looking forward to it. man: julian casablancas sounds like shit when his vocals are clean and up front.
 
Yeah, that's the big thing here. Julian's ACTUAL voice.

I'm not so sure about the structure of the song. Is it catchy? Not sure yet.

I'm trying my best not to think of the Vines as I listen *shudders*
 
on second thought, it's impossible for anything to sound exactly like the vines, because the vines don't sound like anything in particular. the new strokes song still sucks, though.
 
PS: thanks for posting this Jason. You made my day, even if it didn't make yours!

PPS: And what is awesome to listen to now Drohne if the Strokes suck so damn bad?
 
never really liked them. but this is interesting.

that intro is stupid enough to sound... genuinely garage? (I have no idea what this means)

Second half is typical Strokes.
 
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Strokes offer a bigger, more eclectic sound on their as-yet-untitled third album, due in late January.

The rumored first single from the RCA Records set, "Juicebox," is driven by a heavy riff in the vein of Henry Mancini's "Theme From Peter Gunn" and an intense vocal performance from frontman Julian Casablancas, who repeatedly pleads, "Why won't you come over here?"

Eight songs sampled by Billboard.com find the Strokes stretching beyond the constraints of their prior garage rock-leaning style. As the group's manager Ryan Gentles told Billboard.com earlier this year, producer David Kahne went for a sound that is "a lot clearer and brighter. The vocals are up. David really taught Julian how to accept his voice and hear it over the top of the mix."

Casablancas adopts a Patti Smith/ Tom Verlaine vocal delivery for the upbeat, soul-tinged "I'll Try Anything Once," and offers close-miked confessions ("I've got nothing to give / Got no reason to live / I will fight to survive / I've got nothing to hide / Wish I wasn't so shy") backed only by a synthesizer on "Ask Me Anything."

With a melody and rhythm along the lines of the previous single "Someday," "Razorblade" chronicles the ups-and-downs of love ("You've got to take me out at least once a week, whether I'm in your arms or I'm at your feet"), while on the snappy "Heart in a Cage," the angry narrator simply declares, "I don't want what you want / I don't feel what you feel."

Elsewhere, "Electriccityscape" blends new-wave shine with a vaguely U2-ish melody and comes up with something unexpected in the process, while "Vision of Division" is an uncharacteristically aggressive tune with a guitar solo seemingly inspired by AC/DC's "Thunderstruck."

A wall of guitars and a booming bass throttle encircles the choruses of "The Ize of the World," where Casablancas' vocals retreat below the din as the music grows in intensity.

The Strokes will return to live duty during a late October tour of South America, which begins October 21 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Can't wait. Sounds awesome (the album description that is, still need to warm up to the single a bit). Strokes are one of my favorites.
 
Hey, Foo Fighters > The Strokes people.

This isn't too bad though. After a few listens I'm liking it. But yeah, it defintiely sounds like The Vines more than the Foo Fighters, wtf.
 
Totally rips Peter Gunn on the intro. I dunno how I feel about the song as a whole. Verse melody isn't too catchy.
 
Wow, the lack of preamp processing and distance on the lead singer's voice really reveals how shitty he is.

Musically though, I think the song is interesting. I like their other stuff better, but this is all right.
 
When Phantom Planet released their last album I thought it sounded like a more aggressive, heavier version of The Strokes. Now Juicebox is a more aggressive, heavier version of The Strokes. I don't mind it and that Billboard description of the album sounds great.

Also, Julian sounds a bit like Alex from Franz Ferdinand when he sings "standin' in the...".
 
Remember how in 2000-2001 everyone said The White Stripes and The Strokes were so innovative, original, creative, had the potential to remain that way 5 years later, etc.?

Yeah, well, The White Stripes won that battle. A long time ago. The Strokes need to pack it up.
 
Diablos said:
Remember how in 2000-2001 everyone said The White Stripes and The Strokes were so innovative, original, creative, had the potential to remain that way 5 years later, etc.?

Yeah, well, The White Stripes won that battle. A long time ago. The Strokes need to pack it up.
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who cares what "everyone" says?

I listen to both those bands and love them both. Everyone should too.
 
Diablos said:
Remember how in 2000-2001 everyone said The White Stripes and The Strokes were so innovative, original, creative, had the potential to remain that way 5 years later, etc.?

Yeah, well, The White Stripes won that battle. A long time ago. The Strokes need to pack it up.
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White Stripes might seem to be more "successful" but everyone and their mother is copying The Strokes and you know it.
 
Diablos said:
Remember how in 2000-2001 everyone said The White Stripes and The Strokes were so innovative, original, creative, had the potential to remain that way 5 years later, etc.?

Yeah, well, The White Stripes won that battle. A long time ago. The Strokes need to pack it up.
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You always have the best logic.

They need to just pack it in! All because The White Stripes are more "innovative" (haha).
 
Diablos said:
Remember how in 2000-2001 everyone said The White Stripes and The Strokes were so innovative, original, creative, had the potential to remain that way 5 years later, etc.?

Yeah, well, The White Stripes won that battle. A long time ago. The Strokes need to pack it up.
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Nobody ever claimed those bands were innovative. They both wore their influences on their sleeves. They were said to be the next big thing, and that held to be true, to a certain extent.
 
Zeo said:
You always have the best logic.

They need to just pack it in! All because The White Stripes are more "innovative" (haha).
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Not that so much as it is The Strokes just aren't good at what they do anymore, IMO.
btw, I was going by what every music critic seemed to think of these two bands at the time, as they were always compared. Was that dumb? Maybe, I can't speak for everyone.

White Man: I remember seeing quite a few times that The White Stripes and The Strokes were "innovative" if only because what they are trying to bring back into the mainstream has been gone for years, and that in itself will be heard as new to a lot of people... don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

I'm obviously not talking about "innovative" like Radiohead. Just being "innovative" as in throwing an old idea against a newer formula and trying to make it work. That's what bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes do. To a much lesser extent with The Strokes.

No, I don't have direct quotes saying they were innovative but I remember reading tidbits of reviews and commentary on the bands in 2001. I don't have the magazines or I would have scanned them for you, and I sure as hell have no idea where I read it on the Internet, because it was so long ago.

I don't think Jack White's southern influences did power riffing like he did. Compare the Son House version of "Death Letter" to Jack White's cover, and well, maybe you'll start to understand what I mean about being "innovative." Or maybe not, because you're White Man and I don't think I'll ever understand you (not that I'd want to.)
 
From RS's review of Is this It?

In the last two years, they have perfected their sound: a rhythmic snarl that draws on Seventies punk and New Wave but recalls nothing so much as a bunch of British mods - the Yardbirds or the Who, say - tearing through Chuck Berry and James Brown covers for the freedom and sense of possibility they found there and nowhere else.
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The short, choppy guitar riffs and bottles-breaking-on-the-sidewalk drumbeats bring to mind the punk rock of New York and London, to be sure, but Is This It jumps along like punk as played by a boogie band; that is, a band in a mad rush to get to the finish and grab a cold beer and a warm girl.
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It doesn't get more mainstream than that. When discussing their sound, they're only compared to other bands. Nowhere does the original RS review come close to calling the band innovative.

NME

Hailed as bringing about the revival of post-punk garage rock, debut album 'Is This It' was released in 2001 and reached number 2 in the UK charts.
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Generally, "revival" !- "innovative."

I'm not even going to entertain looking up White Stripes reviews. Aside from their latest album, I don't think you'd find a critic with the stones to even use a word that begins with "i" to describe their music.

Note: I thoroughly enjoy both these bands.
 
White Man said:
I'm not even going to entertain looking up White Stripes reviews. Aside from their latest album, I don't think you'd find a critic with the stones to even use a word that begins with "i" to describe their music.

Note: I thoroughly enjoy both these bands.
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Possibly "illiterate". I'm not sure Jack and Meg had much schooling back when they were married/growing up as brother and sister together.
 
Note: they may have not literally said "this band is soooo innovative omg" but they did say they were testing the old with the new. This is all I'm trying to say.

If you're so inclined to have the bigger e-penis, congrats, a winner is you. I'm done with this thread.
 
Diablos said:
If you're so inclined to have the bigger e-penis, congrats, a winner is you.
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Rock. I've beaten the dreaded "Curse of the Irish." At least in an online forum.


EDIT: Also,

Note: they may have not literally said "this band is soooo innovative omg" but they did say they were testing the old with the new. This is all I'm trying to say.
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no they didn't:

AMG said:
Equally inspired by classic tunesmiths like Buddy Holly and John Lennon as well as the attitude and angular riffs of fellow New Yorkers Television and the Velvet Underground, the Strokes were also equally blessed and cursed with an enormous amount of hype
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They mixed the old with the old!
 
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