DEEP DISCOG DIVE: The Strokes
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:00 Prologue
01:11 Is This It
07:12 Room on Fire
10:59 First Impressions of Earth
17:04 Angles
21:53 Comedown Machine
25:48 Future Present Past EP
28:31 The New Abnormal
32:00 Conclusion
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BACKGROUND
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s indie rock revival. They’re most well-known for their debut album Is This It, as well as the songs “Last Nite,” “Reptilia,” and “You Only Live Once.” - เพลง
1. The poll for the next DDD is in the description! Go vote if you want a say in who gets covered next time.
2. This one is another redo! The Strokes was the first band I ever covered for the DDD back in early 2019. It’s kinda surreal to see how much the series has changed since then. The old one has been made unlisted, but the link is in the description if you want to watch it.
Thanks everyone!
twenty one pilots next please
the link for the poll isn’t working
The link is down
Links down
I thank you for including Neil Cicierega on the poll
The Strokes are so cool! My favorite stroke is the one Margret Thatcher had
BROOOO
Edit: you must've had this one ready cause oh my god ahahahahah
LMFAO
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best shit i read all day
"The two wolves inside of me have moppy hair and denim jackets and they're living their best lives" is a line for the ages
The Voidz are superb as well. Human Sadness is one of the greatest songs of all time nobody talks about.
Hard agree
Agreeeddd; Human Sadness is one of those songs that is a whole body experience
God damn I love that song. There is video of 18 years old me "dancing" to that song in 2014 that we still laugh about with my friends. I very was drunk or/and high it's still one of my favourite memories.
Human Sadness is absolute perfection
If not the greatest
you know i’m something of a DEEP DISCOG DIVE: The Strokes myself
If I could super like a comment this would get it.
i think you mean acclaimed rock band the stronks
@@NovemberOnion if i could super like a reply to a comment i would
@@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay thank
I love this comment... so much.
The chorus on Why Are Sundays So Depressing scratches the right part of my brain every time. The way the lyrics and synths go back and forth is perfect to me.
exactly! i wondered if i was the only one who heard those
godly scratches after the chorus lmao love that song soo much
“I love you in the morning so you know it’s no lie” is my favorite part of the song and the entire album. Just kills me every time.
why are sundays so depressing is my favourite strokes song. and that's saying something
Its a massage for our brain cell
I bought the vinyl of the new abnormal the other day, best purchase I’ve made in ages. Fav song honestly
Hands down the best thing Julian is involved with is Boombox with the Lonely Island
I just want to point out to readers who may not understand right away that the parent comment is sarcasm and is absolutely NOT true
@@HectorTWE I would like to point out that this guy is full of shit: one of the greatest songs ever, Mozart is jealous that he couldn't have written a song as great as Boombox by the Lonely Island
A BOOMBOX IS NOT A TOYYYYY
@@kingdomcommerce8490 EVERYONE WAS WEARING FINGERLESS GLOVES
@@HectorTWE
Is it? I'll leave it open ended
i would do anything to hear the recordings they did with nigel godrich
Here’s the only song they ever released from those recordings th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
same
I just want to hear the full version of the "i like the night" song
i just wanna hear Clear Skies stuidio version
There is a small chance that he reworked those songs for beck, but probably not
fun fact: alberts father was also a singer songwritter of his own and had a UK hit single in the 70s that has some resemblance to radiohead’s creep (mostly due to some of the chords), after taking legal action, albert ended up having a writing credit meaning he has a bag on all sales creep makes, making it most likely his biggest hit lol
And any facts you'll find about Julian's father is anything but fun.
@@Frahamen why is that?
@@box676 rich kid pretending to be garage rock band
box
His father was a pedophile.
Julian's dad would constantly cheat on his mom,with younger woman (some which were underage)
@@box676 you will get a pretty good idea by just going to his dad's wikipedia page
I think Steven Hyden put it best when it comes to the Strokes' "bad" albums: "The fact is that The Strokes have never made a boring record. Even their failures are interesting, and contain at least two or three songs that most rock bands couldn’t touch on their best albums."
Bro at first I thought you said Steven Hyde from That 70s Show
Although they aren’t on the poll a Talking Heads DDD would be great! Their evolution being covered in a video would be sick
#JusticeForNaked
^^ more bands whose discogs are complete!
oh yeah for sure
Boy, do I have some good news for you!
Ode to the Mets is one of the best songs ever made, it single-handedly made me a strokes fan, it's such a phenomenal song, just so so beautiful
mine is call it fate call it karma but i love that song too
Scott the woz but for music
The strokes changed my life. They are the soundtrack to my adolescence. Extremely nostalgic.
Red Light is definitely one of the most underrated Strokes songs for me, the guitar work on it is fantastic and boy howdy what a hook.
the dual guitar is heaven for me
red light is a classic
I even like how 15 minutes picks up after the slow start. I could listen to that song anytime. The way he counts up to 12 major chords is so catchy! Definitely needed to listen deeper to that song to appreciate it. 9 fancy keys, 10 years we've been friends, 11 seconds in, and of course 12 major chooooooooooooords!
Julian Casablancas is truly one of the greatest singer/songwriters. Even the ones he doesn't sing himself are incredible, but his work as the lead for The Strokes and The Voidz is incredible.
Ize of the world on First Impression of Earth is so underrated. Like, the song just ends before the last syllable, implying that maybe they were vaporized before they could finish. The guitar solo and the chord progressions in that song just hook you in and don't let you go.
They play live this song recently in singapore.
that whole album is crazy underrated
Looking at the DDDD poll, I think a dive on Neil Cicierega would be especially interesting because he's one of a few artists whose official discography includes his entire journey through learning to make music, instead of starting at his peak. I find it inspiring to follow that journey.
Plus, way too many joke opportunities.
i want this so bad
TWO TRUCKS HAVING SEX
Pleeeeease give us Neil
Neil Cicierega is the voice of a generation
Deep Disc Dog Dive 🤘
I would honestly love a DDD on Foo Fighters. They have some great music and Dave Grohl is just the coolest. Like your favorite uncle that doesn’t always come to gatherings but when he does, you know it’s gonna be a fun time.
I think Nirvana and Foo Fighters in one long video would be cool, albeit it may be straining and having them be two seperate videos might be ideal as Nirvana would mostly focus on Kurt while Foo would focus on Dave
VERY unpopular oppinion but CDM is my favorite Strokes album. Its both so diverse yet it ties so well together. It has some of the very best vocal and musical performances shown from this album at all imo
Absolutely agreed! It’s way better than people give it credit for being.
I'm pretty disappointed in my younger self for not discovering The Strokes when I was in middle or high school, which matched up with their early albums. They would have been right up my alley. They're still up my alley, but I think I'd like them better if I got into them as a teenager. Oh well.
Now do a band I did get into as a teenager: Ween!
I was the same growing up, I knew their hits and never listened to their albums because at the time I was only into Metal and I used to think The Strokes were "Indie Crap". How wrong was I.
As a person who found Reptilia whilst at a party in middle school, playing guitar hero 3 back in 2007… I can say I am your comment personified. I was very into Metal and such at the time , lots of Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, etc.. I thought The Strokes were too soft for my liking. Well, I downloaded juice box by accident on limewire along with reptilia which peaked my interest. I then checked out Last Nite, Someday and never looked back. I can say without a doubt that the reason why I love them now and will always enjoy them is because of the sheer nostalgia that they bring me, looking back on my teens through early adult years. It is 2022 and I still listen to them consistently, and probably always will. Just wanted to share my love for The Strokes with you all.
Luckily I’m a teen and getting into them now!
I was a teen during their debut era and it was amazing. I had an extra ticket to one of their 2002 shows and couldn't get any of my friends to go with me.
Ize of the world is a fantastic song. I admit that albums the most chaotic sounding but it grew on me and Ize had always been a stand out for me. The solo is great.
their best solo ever.
Bro! That solo is just beautiful.
The New Abnormal is EASILY (IMO of course) their best record since This Is It. Room On Fire is a great album, no dispute, but The New Abnormal showcases a rejuvenated energy from every member in the band with Each Song being great in its own right. So excited to hear what comes next.
Am I the only one who really liked Comedown Machine?
@@user-ht5ei8gi1m if the strokes only has 100 fans then yeah. Lucky for you that 1 in 100 their fanbase is still big enough for there to be thousands of CM fans
I like CM… but they admitted it was made fairly individually through home studios and it does feel like it doesn’t have the same band connection
@@user-ht5ei8gi1m one of few. Way weak work coming from them
I'm 27 years old and proudly a Strokes listener for 18 years now and fan for at least 16. They're just something else.
so happy to see modern girls + old fashion men here, and comedown machine getting the praise it deserves makes me think there is still good left on this earth. there's some home demos out there on youtube if anyone wants an even more lofi sound from the strokes
I've always had a soft spot for On The Other Side, I won't lie. Lyrically, it's Julian at his most blunt and vulnerable. The way the chorus evolves from 'nobody's waiting for me' to 'I know you're waiting for me' feels like him coming to terms with a difficult change in his life, or maybe forgiving his problematic father. One of my favourite songs on this album for sure.
fr is mic on crack, OTOS is a highlight if anything
yeah i was like WHY DOES THIS GUY HATE OTOS SO MUCH!??! it's one of my favorite songs from the band ever because of the blunt lyrics and pessimism
I used to hate this song when I was younger but then I saw them play it live and idk what did it but now I really enjoy listening to it now
Wasn’t expecting another dive so soon! This is a band I’ve always been wanting to get into but kept putting off for some reason, now I think I’m finally gonna give them a listen. Also I’d love to see a DDD on R.E.M. at some point!
Heck yeah. R.E.M. and XTC have the greatest discogs in music imo. Would love to see them covered on the channel.
17:39 Albert’s solo work is actually how I found the Strokes. I found Albert’s stuff through playing Forza Horizon 3, which featured 2 of Albert’s songs from his album “Momentary Masters,” those being “Losing Touch” and “Caught by My Shadow.” I didn’t find the Strokes for another 7 months, and when I did the first song I listened to was Reptilia.
Side Note: Please go check out Albert’s solo albums, especially his album “Francis Trouble.”
frantic trouble is goated
I saw The Strokes at Primavera Sound, weekend 2, 3rd time seeing them, during Under Cover Of Darkness i just started crying hysterically, a friend i was with hugged me and she kept asking me “what’s wrong boo?” And i just said “Nothing i just love them so muchhhh 😭😭😭😭😭” that sums up my feelings for this band 🤍
that was me sobbing when arctic monkeys starting singing Arabella, just instantly tears
@@TheSmalyy are u sure it's not 505 or anything else?
@@herculet weirdo
GRATISFACTION IS INCREDIBLE. In total agreement with you about it being the most underrated strokes song ever and the best track on angles.
The Strokes are the one that got away of bands for me, was never actually a fan of them, but hearing their songs on MTV back when I had no knowledge of rock as a music genre definitely changed my brain chemistry
Hawaii is one of my fav strokes b-side. It’s so different from their other stuff and it’s always amazing to hear Julian’s falsetto
important events to happen on October 28, 2003:
1. I was born
2 Room on Fire by the Strokes was released
3. I was born
so true bestie
@@neobridgey the strokes need to shout me out on the 20th anniversary of room on fire, then i’ll be happy
Vision Of Division was probably one of the first Strokes songs I ever heard, only after Last Nite. I love it because it's definitely their heaviest song and Fab's drum part is insane.
there is a feral creature that rattles around in its cage inside my brain when the strokes is brought up and the only way to make it stop gnawing at the fleshy walls of my head is to hear genuine and deserved praise about REPTILIA which i, too, first heard from the guitar hero game, hatching the horrible creature fed by the bassline of that song.
At the door might be my favorite strokes song, I have listened to it probably hundreds of times and the chorus gives me goosebumps every time without fail
It’s funny that you don’t recommend First Impressions as the first album to listen because it was exactly how I got to know The Strokes. I saw “You Only Live Once” music video on MTV and loved it, so I looked up for the album and I know many fans and even critics don’t like it, but it holds a special place in my heart for introducing me to the band. “Heart in a Cage” used to be on constant repeat on my MP3 player hahaha.
Amazing video as always! (Sorry for any mistakes, Brazilian here haha)
That’s so funny because this was first album that really got me into them too. I mean, I was a fan of some songs off of their other albums but I didn’t really listen to any of the albums front to back until that one (except for comedown machine for some reason I chose that one to start with which I didn’t really vibe with at the time but I’m definitely going back to it)
Reptilia is just so good. I can't help but air guitar it everytime I hear it. One of my favourite songs to get stuck in my head
The New Abnormal is what got me into the Strokes, I listened to the closer so many times
The fact that Angles isn’t universally considered the best Strokes album and Comedown Machine still hasn’t been reappraised shows how far we are from realizing a utopian society
Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
Angles is a bad album? No
Angles is their best album? Hell no
those two albums have some of my favorite but also some of my least favorite strokes songs
Comedown > Angles change my mind
True. Omg. Angles is masterpiece.
Since you brought up Queens of the Stone Age I would LOVE a DDD on them. Hope they'll be on the poll soon!
Fuck yeah! I've been hoping too see them on the poll for months now... 😔
damn, very cool of you to cover the more obscure little side project of beloved voidz frontman julian casablancas, once again helping out the underdog 👍 god bless
(btw, if you ever feel like doing another really big episode like the bowie video, may i suggest paul mccartney? that's a hell of a discography to dig into, you even get to do a fun little wings detour in the 70's)
YEAAAAAA I was hoping this one got remade after binging the series twice!!! So hype to watch this.
side note: for a new artist to cover, I'd say twenty one pilots would be great! For another redo sometime down the line, maybe Oasis?
my chem would also be a good one to redo
My sibling in Mop-top, Jean jacket Christ, I have great news. Mic the snare has a poll that you can vote for and add these artists to.
@@lillizilizard no way where can I find this?? I need it instead of praying that Mic does whatever review I want.
Bruh I already know this I just like suggesting artists even if theyre on the poll lol
He needs to also redo blur then if he redoes oasis
This guy gets it. I have no idea why people so many people say comedown machine is their worst album. I think it's their best personally.
15:34 How could you not like Killing Lies?! I didn't think much about it but after relistening to it it is one of the songs that hasn't aged too badly and could easily fit on The New Abnormal today
"why is this their best album since room on fire" YES!!! YEEEES!!! YOU GET IT MIC! justice for comedown machine!
Wasn't huge on Heart In a Cage until I heard them live and they opened with it, and it completely shredded my mind
Really cool to see how passionate and articulate this guy is.
I saw The Strokes, live, in person, for the first time ever at a music festival recently, and seeing Reptilia live brought me the most joy I’ve felt in five years.
It was unreal what it did to me.
i kinda love the strained vox on FIOE but that may just be nostalgia from being an angsty teen screaming "How long must I wait?" that Vision of Division live at T in the park video is legendary though
The strokes provided the soundtrack to the best parts of the worst parts of my life. Specifically "Is This It", "Room On Fire", and "Comedown Machine"
I tried listening to the strokes music earlier and I thought it was ok. This video got me to listen to their entire discography and now I am in love with the band. (and I feel like a sick bastard too for loving comedown machine)
On the Otherside is in my top 3 favorite Stroke songs of all time and my favorite off of First Impressions.
Let me tell you why.
I stumbled across this song about a month after my father died. Before his death, I had a lot of anger towards him because he wasn’t in my life after 13 and I thought to myself “why should I give a fuck about that man who wasn’t there for me?” I felt nothing but anger being at his side in the hospital and left back to my hometown before he passed.
Then he passed and it’s so fucking true what people say. You never know what you have until you lose it. Until it’s gone forever and you realize you’re never hearing that persons voice again. My dad wasn’t perfect by any means, but in my early years he gave me a wonderful childhood, he was present, involved, and a loving father. Yeah it might not have been a perfect life but it was still worth living.
The older I get I realize how flawed humans are and everyone is still trying to figure things out even at an old age. I think how possible it is for me to fuck up just as bad as my father did even while striving to be better. I thought “What if I don’t do better? What if with the same circumstances he had, I would have done the same?”
Maybe I just didn’t wanna hate him anymore because I missed him so much. Then I heard “On the Otherside” and I balled my eyes out.
I see this song through the eyes of my father
The verses make me picture my dad absolutely done with life. He couldn’t talk while I was there, but I assumed who he was as a person is still in there. I feel there are regrets he had and there are people he wished he wouldn’t hate but can’t and that in and of itself makes him hate himself more and want to die.
The Bridge is the only part I view through my eyes. One of my favorite memories is my dad doing what the lyrics say and teaching me how to sing on my grandfathers kareoke speaker when I was around 5 or 6.
And then there’s the fucking chorus
Again through the eyes of my father, I sing these lyrics picturing I am him on the hospital bed. I imagine he’s scared and knows what’s coming next. It’s his final chapter on Earth coming to a close and going to the “Otherside”, and maybe he knew how I felt towards him at the hospital. Maybe that’s how he thought everyone felt towards him.
He felt he knew what waited for him on the “Otherside”. He felt he would be forgotten. He felt unloved. He felt his sins had caught up and because he wasn’t perfect he deserved the fate he got.
I feel so bad I didn’t comfort him in his final days. I feel so bad I waited for him to die to miss him and remember the good times. I feel so bad imagining what he felt there as he waited for what’s to come on the Otherside.
Honestly a deep discog dive on ELO/Electric Light Orchestra would be really cool. The history of it is pretty cool but mainly I’d wanna see it cuz there really is a lot more great music by them beyond Mr Blue Sky.
so true i always like to come back to telephone line especially
I understand the hatred for On The Other Side, but I like it. If you can learn to love Under Control, I think you can learn to love it too
Mic is at it again. Once again refuseing to do a DDD on The Killers, but insted does them on some of my other favorites. At this stage I can only asume its personal.
i LOVE LOVE LOVE comedown machine so much. it’s next to, not second to, is this it for me. julian’s falsettos and writing on it are so.. . sweet? the title track, chances, and call it fate are just so good. i love
One of my favorite bands of all time.
This is such a fucking great video. The production is so tight and your narration is incredibly engaging. And none of the bullshit ‘like and subscribe’ nonsense
Chances is absolutely gorgeous, one of my favorite Strokes tracks
it’s a shame you don’t comment on the side projects other than julians albums because albert stuff is some SERIOUS early strokes fix for anyone that wants that sound back now that strokes got more 80s synth oriented
So true. BTW, I spoke very briefly to him on Instagram and he said he will be releasing a double album this year. I'm looking forward to it.😊
@@lucakat9262 LFGGGGGG losing my touch was crazy, if julian sang on it wow
@@dumb-angel I still think Albert has a good voice. Imo anyway.💁♀️
I actually like Francis Trouble quite a bit
@@akwilson1676 me too! That's one reason I'm looking forward to his new album.😃
I saw the Strokes play Arlene's Grocery in NYC back in '98. I still have their demo CD, which I bought directly from Hammond for like, 5 bucks.
What was it like meeting them? Or even just Albert? We love them all anyway.:😉
I would do silly things to see them that early. Do you remember if they played In Her Prime?
@@lucakat9262 They were just regular guys at that point. I thought they were pretty good, but honestly I wasn't blown away (I think their producer on This is It really helped them get to the next level).
@@williamberry2351 Honestly, have no idea. This was, '98, I think? I do recall Julian was wearing a white or light beige jacket.
@@Andyanddiana467 thanks for answering me. I won an autograph from an auction that has all of the guys signatures. The guy who originally had it said they were all really nice. He said he used to do publicity for local bands and he was selling all of his stuff. The only thing that really stands out that he told me was that the guys liked goofing around a lot and joking. He said it was funny listening to them tease each other too. Somehow that doesn't surprise me.😊
Glad to see Angles and Comedown Machine get some praise here. I remember the responses to those records being somewhat muted.
Funny enough, FIOE was the first Strokes album I've ever heard and it made me fall in love with them
'I'll Try Anything Once' has completely different lyrics than YOLO but I recommend checking out The Strokes BBC live version of YOLO where they combine both of those songs
Hearing high praise for Is This It always makes me so happy for some reason
6:38 THANK YOU! SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT. just because When It Started replaced a fan favorite NYC Cops the song gets so much shit. literally nothing wrong with the song. it's great along with the rest of the album
I heard machu pichu 10000 times while playing fifa 12 and never got sick of it
My personal favorite album of the strokes and maybe one of my favorite albums of all time is first impressions of earth. I shed tears every single time I hear someone dog on that album.
grew up listening to these guys! love them so much
Great video as usual! I would love a Red Hot Chili Peppers DDD, they’ve got an extensive discography and have had a lot of interesting history within the band. I think it would make for a great episode, keep up the good work!
I only recently discovered The Strokes and This Is It. The entire album is like perfect. So chill with memorable verses.
I legitimately screamed when he called Comedown Machine their best since room on fire!! It's my second favourite album from them, and I listened to it a lot during a period of intense burnout where I found it difficult to enjoy pretty much anything and felt exhausted all the time. I really love the jaded, tired feel of the album, it felt like the album occupied the exact same mental space as me. When I looked up the background of the album, how they put no effort into promoting it, combined with the minimal album cover, it really added to the whole burnout vibe of the album. It really doesn't get the love it deserves.
I legit want you to do so many of the bands in the poll in a DDD keep this series up please
Haven't really thought too deeply about the Strokes before, but now realizing how much the 1975 took from them. I think July will be an Is This It month. Great exploration as always! Thoroughly enjoyed :)
I fucking love the grit of first impressions, to me it sounds like good grain on a photograph, it just gives it the texture it needs for it to comunicate the sound according to the feelings they wanted to evoke. It could have been cleaner or lighter but it's an artistic choice in the end and Im all for it, on most genres.
no mention of trying your luck the best strokes song damn
So glad that you are a "Gratisfaction" fan. That has ALWAYS been one of my very favorite Strokes tracks. And if that wasn't enough, I found another fan of "Comedown Machine" GOODNESS let's go!!!!
seeing the strokes in august. julian's voice has grown so much throughout the years.
Julian’s voice cracks on “shut me up”
Just went to see The Strokes in Stockholm. The gig made me fall in love with Juicebox as well, didnt like it before. Your so cold gives me chills everytime. Julians improvisation at the end of most ”The Adults Are Talking” live versions is always immaculate as well. Thank you for this video.
Finally a DDD where I know every song! I am so psyched that you cover one of my favourite bands, since you also led me to some of my new favourite bands like KGLW :) you're my favourite Music TH-camr, keep up the cool content
First Impressions is my fav strokes album. Can't believe you wrote, recorded, edited, and posted this review in sick-bastard-mode
"I thought this was a knee for so long." Definitely could relate
Though calling us strokes fans Strokers would be accurate, I prefer the term "Strokes Folk"
So glad this one got remade! Especially love to hear another fan of comedown machine talk about it (and 50/50 + all the time are also the only songs I don't care for on it). Nobody tell mr. snare, but as a newer strokes fan who REALLY likes synths it even surpasses their debut for me.
I remember everybody listening to is this it my freshman year of high school. I never gave the strokes the time of day until I got older and they are absolutely my favorite band now.
modern girls and old fashion men is not only my favorite strokes song, but my favorite song in general. im so glad you made a video for the lads. theyre my favorite band and theyve pulled me through some pretty rough times. i discovered them at 15 which was the hardest yet most formative year for my teen years since i had spent the whole times im quarantine. 17 now and seeing them live is at the top of my bucket list (i did see interpol last month which was amazing)
I cant believe you never mentioned the song hawaii. Closest thing to hard to explain they wrote after the is this it album.
Hawaii is amazing,one of their best b-sides ever
They ripped that song off from a great NZ band the clean, never gave them credit and I'm still bitter about it lol
Here's the song: th-cam.com/video/cVkC8W_-a-8/w-d-xo.html
"what songs are in e flat minor?" down with the sickness, mic. down with the sickness is in e flat minor
So glad you showed the UK cover was so confused listening to the playlist. That cover was iconic in the UK
i LOVED this video!! the fact that our opinions on songs and albums by the strokes are so different just shows how great it is haha, thank u for this!!
Feel bad for you bro, The Strokes made weekend 2 of Primavera Sound, they were sick. Julian couldn't stop talking though so they cut two songs from the setlist tho lol
Seeing them live today, this is great for a warm up :)
I’m having a The Strokes right now
I remember the old days when I would check out music blogs (i just revealed my age saying that) and clicked on "Is this it" cover cause i thought it looked cool. Been listening to The Strokes ever since! I enjoy so much these videos, you make me discover new artists and feel nostalgic about the ones I love, thanks for that 😊
I've felt so alone loving Comedown Machine as much as I do. Thank you for validating my opinion of the album and showing me that I'm not the only one with bad music taste
also I remember brooklyn bridge to chorus playing right before a Billie Eilish concert I went to in February, and everyone started to do the wave BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE
gotta say that razorblade is my all-time favorite strokes song, that song and juicebox hold a special place in my heart along with first impressions of earth
It seems a common thing to get into Strokes later, not while they were just there when one was coming-of-age and sort of following 'what's good'. Anyway, I think you very well captured much of why we love them. P.S. ''Meet me in the bathroom'' book was good and made me appreciate their influence in a new way.