The closing two tracks are among their most evocative
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 23:51 (seven years ago) link
that record is bleak and depressing?
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 23:54 (seven years ago) link
is this it?.. i was really really resistant when it first came out, seemed like such a tacky and dumb band to get so much hype and the music was annoying as shit. but i got into after a few months. that smooth velvety(fabric not band) sound is so sumptuous. their music had a nice warm energy. good tunes, good vocalist. totally classic.
room on fire is almost as good, the highs might be higher. "under control" is a massive song.
haven't listened to their later albums for some reason
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:22 (seven years ago) link
loved is this it, hated room on fire with a passion, never bothered with any of the rest.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:24 (seven years ago) link
not really into any of these new york bands, "maps" is cool..
as for Fisherspooner, "emerge" is great but i dig electro/electro-revivial in general and my standards aren't terribly high.. it has a strange minimal structure to it though, the way the drums kind of drop in and out until the full on barrage towards the end. the wire cover sucked, iirc. rest of the album seemed ok.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:27 (seven years ago) link
love Fischerspooner. lol i love the Wire cover too, i prefer it over the original.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
franz ferdinand are terrifying
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:29 (seven years ago) link
Interpol's first album was great, i spent a lot of time hearing that while driving to thrift stores.
The Rapture was a lot of fun especially in the club or for drunken dance parties. "House of Jealous Lovers" was an early 20s anthem for me. it was surprising to see them open for The Cure at years later and sonically it being a huge let-down. its a claustrophobic kind of music that just seems to reverberate into mush in an open-air amphitheater/festival setting.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link
this is insane to me
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link
they dressed up like NYC 70s rock scene but sonically were closer to the Cars and Tom Petty
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 2:28 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah, exactly, they started making more sense to me when i thought of the cars or like sniff n the tears
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:32 (seven years ago) link
not surprised to see a ton of extra-musical dismissals here
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:37 (seven years ago) link
I prefer Rooms on Fire -- it's funnier, more assured, songs about getting fucked up and their scene that are sharper musically and lyrically than the debut ("So many fish here in the sea/she wanted him, he wanted me"), but I'm not gonna argue about it. Minor band.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:40 (seven years ago) link
Not culturally
― albvivertine, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link
I'm gay, we don't affect culture
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link
Visage and Ultravox are minor bands too. They affect culture more than greater ones.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:44 (seven years ago) link
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau)
The second Fischerspooner album is secretly really brilliant, especially A Kick In The Teeth which was even better than Emerge.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 00:57 (seven years ago) link
Yeah Yeah Yeahs were fanrastic up until Mosquito, and It's Blitz! is easily one of my favourite albums of that decade without question.
I always thought Fischerspooner were crap.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 01:08 (seven years ago) link
Visage and Ultravox are minor bands too. They affect culture more than greater ones.― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:44 AM (twenty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:44 AM (twenty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Island-era Ultravox were a very influential cult band.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 01:10 (seven years ago) link
Agreed!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 01:16 (seven years ago) link
I will also defend the s/t - they got unfairly slated for how depressing and bleak it was...for some reason?
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.)
lol
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 17 May 2017 01:29 (seven years ago) link
sonically were closer to the Cars and Tom Petty
back to back "American Girl" and "Last Night" is a great DJ move.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 02:07 (seven years ago) link
the inevitable Rick Rubin comeback album!!!
http://pitchfork.com/news/the-strokes-recording-new-album-with-rick-rubin-says-albert-hammond-jrs-dad/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 July 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link
the inevitable hyperbole-laden retrospective - "it was a bomb in the middle of a plastic pool"? sounded to me like just another bunch of guys with guitars.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/27/that-was-it-how-the-strokes-and-new-york-rock-ripped-up-british-music
― The XX pants (ledge), Friday, 28 July 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
i see this has been largely covered upthread, carry on.
― The XX pants (ledge), Friday, 28 July 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Comedown Machine should really be considered on par w/the first two imo
― bhad and bhabie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 January 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
otm
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 January 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
Completely agree. One of the most underrated albums of the decade.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 16:26 (six years ago) link
damn ok i should revisit it.love the first two.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 16:35 (six years ago) link
The new single is good but the video is...stunning? What in the hell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CAz_vvsK9M
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 02:30 (four years ago) link
i'm excited for this and i hope the like five others here who also adore comedown machine are too
"at the door" is a bit of a left-turn and sounds like a very stripped down phrazes for the young track but it's not bad. there's shitty footage of them playing another new song "bad decisions" yesterday which sounds very good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ZoII-w3GY
― ufo, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 02:38 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbZTnZDvPA
yeah i love this one
― ufo, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 22:28 (four years ago) link
Count me in as one of the five who loved Comedown Machine. Really like both of these singles. I especially ove the guitar sound on Bad Decisions and the not-so subtle nod to Billy Idol's Dancing With Myself.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 22:58 (four years ago) link
listening to Comedown Machine now, this sounds great
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 23:13 (four years ago) link
three previous posts otm
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link
There’s a Billy Idol writing credit. Either he did help write it or it was a pre-emptive move to not get sued for it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 03:58 (four years ago) link
Almost certainly the latter.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
Sounds more like "I Melt With You" imo than anything by Billy Idol.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 05:47 (four years ago) link
Oh yeah, wait... the chorus definitely bites "Dancing."
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 05:49 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jna3dWEnzo
this one sounds like a phrazes for the young track but doesn't quite do it for me
― ufo, Monday, 6 April 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
love it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 6 April 2020 13:50 (four years ago) link
i think the individual sections are decent enough but they don't quite fit together?
― ufo, Monday, 6 April 2020 13:55 (four years ago) link
Well I liked the Strokes and the Libertines and the Stone Roses [cowers in corner, awaiting rain of ILM boots]
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 6 April 2020 14:09 (four years ago) link
i feel like rick helped julian find his way with vocal delivery again or something. he was stuck in that weird drawling thing for years. he sounds noticeably better on all of these to me compared with last few strokes and voidz albums.
― anza808, Monday, 6 April 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
Ah, this is so great. Really can't wait for this album now.
― kitchen person, Monday, 6 April 2020 15:32 (four years ago) link
album is pretty good on first listen. it's closer to comedown machine than any of their other albums, though not quite as good. really like "the adults are talking" and "eternal summer" and "why are sundays so depressing" is the most phoenix song they've ever written lol
― ufo, Friday, 10 April 2020 03:27 (four years ago) link
Solid album but definitely doesn't excite me the same way Comedown Machine did. I'm surprised how downbeat and subtle it is, especially the second half. The production reminds me of Angles but the songwriting is much stronger this time round. Julian sounds great throughout.
― kitchen person, Friday, 10 April 2020 03:46 (four years ago) link
I’ll def listen to this.I did get around to Comedown Machine. Love “happy ending”!
― brimstead, Friday, 10 April 2020 04:22 (four years ago) link
went back to Comedown Machine to compare and that's still such a great album
― ufo, Friday, 10 April 2020 05:21 (four years ago) link
Opening track is such a welcome surprise. I still need to listen to the rest but Julian’s voice sounds the best it has ever sounded on this one. Not sure if he sobered up, took some singing lessons or this is all Rick Rubin pulling wizard tricks.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 10 April 2020 06:25 (four years ago) link
Yes - opening track seems strong. The Strokes are so drenched in nostalgia for me: very strong memories of 2001 when they were ubiquitous.
― Luna Schlosser, Friday, 10 April 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link