What Ever Happened To THE STROKES?
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The Strokes changed the sound of popular and independent music by embodying a nostalgic sound at a time when nu-metal reigned supreme and music fans were questioning rock’s authenticity.
Alongside The White Stripes, they led a new rock revolution. Their 2001 debut, Is This It was a decade-defining record that introduced the template for a new era of guitar-based music. A movement that spawned a slew of rock bands which would evolve into the alternative and indie rock scene. [The Black Keys, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, The Shins and Arctic Monkeys.]
Four albums later and not much else from their catalogue has really come close to recapturing the immediacy of Is This It. There are some great tracks in their later releases and the group developed into fine musicians, but their debut currently remains their most celebrated effort.
We’re now approaching six years since the group’s last studio album. (2013, Comedown Machine) and with the recent news of The Strokes plotting a global comeback for 2019 -- 20 years since their formation -- I don’t know if I should be excited or not. The Strokes have had a fairly odd and inconsistent career. They’re plagued to always be measured against their debut. And for a brief moment, they really did burn very brightly. Leaving me and plenty of others to ask, was that really it?
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The Strokes FAQ
Are The Strokes still together? Are The Strokes broken up?
Yes, The Strokes are still together. No they did not break up. The group has been on hiatus since 2013’s Comedown Machine. Recently the group announced festival and tour dates for a 2019 comeback. This could mean we’ll see new music from The Strokes in 2019 as well.
Are The Strokes good?
The Strokes are a great garage rock band. Give their record Is This It a chance and decide for yourself.
Are The Strokes British?
No, The Strokes are from New York City however their initial record label, Rough Trade, was located in the UK.
Are The Strokes touring?
The Strokes are planning a global comeback in 2019 with festival and touring dates on the way.
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Middle 8 yes
is that nardwuar at 3:32 ?
I'm such a music novice. I've always been more of a book/film person because I find it hard to understand something when I can't put it in a larger narrative context. One of the amazing things about your videos is that...it's like you help me hear context and narrative in the albums you talk about. And understanding the context weirdly makes me enjoy music that I never noticed before or just skipped over. So yes, I AM excited for The Strokes' new album because of what you talked about here, and I'm listening to all their albums with a new "lens" now. Thanks for what you do man
@@paulportegies7569 The human serviette himself
@@frecklesofdoom I'm so happy I could do that for you. I feel like making these videos does the same thing for me, I appreciate The Strokes so much more now than I did before making this video. Thank YOU for watching and returning for every video!
You should have titled the video “What Ever Happened to the Strokes?”
If this comment gets 1251 likes, I'll do it.
Middle 8 nice!
Middle 8 someday
You're So Right
Middle 8 *Bet*
The Strokes are the most british sounding american band.
It’s either them or The Killers hahaha
Interpol sounds super british too
Wrong. Black rebel motorcycle club.
White Stripes?
Nah its the killers 100%
I'm so glad to confirm that they delivered... The New Abnormal meets expectations
1. It's worth noting that Albert Hammond Jr. also went through a very dark period that brought tension to the band
2. Not every album can be a revolution.
3. Where is it that culturally we expect musicians to be our lord and saviours? It's just an art form. It's just sound.
4. Angles and Comedown Machine are GREAT albums.
5. Not every album can be a revolution
I agree with point 2, but completely disagree with point 5.
“Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals, no matter how great they are or were” - Scroobius Pip
what did Albert hammond go through?
@@jakescourage he was spending two grand a weekend on heroin, coke and ketamine. He was a chronic drug addict for nearly a decade
One of the best comments on the history of youtube for sure! Where is it that culturally we expect musicians to be our lord and saviours?....AND not every album can be a revolution
I actually loved Comedown Machine. Very underrated in my opinion.
so many great songs on Comedown Machine!
Slow animals, tap out, one way trigger, chances just to name a few
@@gavin2321 "80's Comedown Machine" and "Call it Fate, Call it Karma" are really nice, too. A bit different but still great songs
@@gracebmanning 80's comedown machine was my highway song
Like he said, they have yet to make a bad album
What happened was that they came out with one of their best albums yet. How good does that feel?!
I wouldn’t put Modest Mouse in that “influenced by” category considering they formed in 1992 and released their first studio album in 1996.
I wouldn't say The Strokes influenced Modest Mouse either. But Modest Mouse didn't start seeing mainstream success until after the post-punk boom took off with The Strokes and The White Stripes.
Middle 8 I’ll give you that one for sure. It seemed like after The Strokes and White Stripes broke the mainstream, every channel that played music videos were finding any alt rock/indie rock band and playing their videos, Fuse was the channel I remember having multi hour blocks of just early-mid 2000s alt/indie rock almost every day.
@@Middle8 Modest Mouse got mainstream attention because of Float on. Recorded in 2003 and released in 2004.... That's when the Strokes were coming up... Modest Mouse was already on top of it. Interpol was already famous from their first album..
@@Middle8 Modest Mouse went platinum before The Strokes released Is This It
@@Steven-wm9vu that's false, they got mainstream success after their third studio album The Moon and Antarctica in 2000
julian casablanca has one of the greatest rock voices of all time
it's pleasant and cool. but no.
@@LidiaGetRiddaya that's why it's so great. i'm not speaking in terms of range or anything.
Lidia He said one of the greatest not the greatest
@@jjvexist nor did I.
@@jamescoppolino9144 I love the strokes and I really love Julian's voice but to call someone with such a small range one of the greatest of all time. (and I know range isn't everything!) ...I guess different Strokes for different folks, ha ha.
Angles and Comedown Machine are sooooo underrated
ProfessorLaytonFifa yeah i guess cause they compare em to the other 3 ones
Exactly those are my favourite albums!
Angles had some brilliant songs. Comedown Machine was a load of shit though.
The best two albums they ever did
@@kevinkibble8342 Partners in Crime and Happy Ending are two of my top 10 Strokes songs ever and the first half of CM is amazing too
Julian Casablancas' band The Voidz is actually really great, I really recommend Virtue if you're looking for some new music
Virtue is my favourite rock record of 2018. Just inching past Parquet Courts' Wide Awake 👌
@@Middle8 👌
There are some amazing tracks on Virtue and in terms of a specific genre it's a real mixed bag. One of my fav albums
@@Middle8 I would love a Parquet Courts vid some day, such a unique group
They're not my thing, unfortunately
I wrote a paper on The Strokes for my history of rock class last semester and damn dude I wish I could've used this video as a source. You told their story so well. Great job man. (here's hoping for a U.S. tour this year)
Thanks a lot!
- Think of your favorite Rock Band on last 10 years.
- Its Strokes
They would not exist without the strokes.
It's Interpol but you do you
Strokey Stroke*
Arcade fire
Them Crooked Vultures
Honestly, I love every single one of their records. I don't listen with Is This It in mind. I think that's kind of an unhealthy way to view their discography. Room on Fire was actually my first Strokes album and I hold it about the same regards. I was HYPED for First Impressions and Angles. While, I think First Impressions is overlong and could do without at least three or four songs, it's got some of my absolute favorite material from them on it. "You Only Live Once," "Electricityscape," and "Ize of the World" are (IMHO) classics. Sometimes I go through phases where I listen to Angles even more than Is This It or Room on Fire. Comedown Machine is really good as well.
I really think it boils more down to the music press and hype than anything. If there was as much hype and press behind their other releases, it's likely we would be talking about them differently today.
I am looking forward to the new record. Although, the Future Present Past didn't do much for me as a whole. It's probably the first time I felt a little meh towards a Strokes release.
I would argue that Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol also fall into the same trap. If you stopped comparing everything to their debuts, the rest of their respective discographies are pretty damn good.
I agree, I didn't really know who the Strokes were until I heard Under cover of darkness, which is still my favourite song of theirs and Angles is brilliant, as are all the albums in their own way.
Although I could agree about Future Present Past, like most Strokes releases, it had at least ONE great song on it (IMO the chorus on Oblivius really kills). But otherwise, yeah, a little meh.
I said please dont slow me down, if I’m going *TOO FAAAAAAAAAST*
Update: just released “at the door” and “bad descisions”
Is This It, in my opinion, is one of the best albums of all time.
it has been listed as greatest debut album and '00 greatest album by media
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Man, I play that shit constantly. I can't help it. It's the one full album on my phone. Best traveling album, best album to play along too. Just a fucking, STROKE OF MASTERPIECE.
Fr my favorite of all time not even close. The album I've listened to the most
It's great but it's far from the best fucking rock album they isn't enough space to list the albums that shit on it.
The strokes had no obligation to release another amazing album, didn’t stop them tho, the new abnormal is so good
Room on fire is on the same level as is this it
Nah, but it really is great tho
It is kinda..but it's too much similar to be considered a classic. Reptilia, whatever happened, 12:51, automatic stop, I can't win, the end has no end, under control, you talk way too much are just as good as anything on Is this it but there are some weak (relatively) moments like meet me in the bathroom or the way it is.
@@MrShahid0072 I agree with that. I just value a lot the raw emotion you get from room on fire. I still think is this it is amazing and more diverse, room on fire doesn't get the respect it deserves though
@@zezaa98 well don't be bummed outJulian too prefers room on fire over is this it!
I feel the same way!
LOVE THE STROKES!
Fitting end to this story with The New Abnormal's release and put the Strokes back on the charts.
This is it, chief
Is this it?
HELLO ZEE STROKES
Julian Liguori it always warms my heart :’)
Is it just me or are we in need of another revolution? Haven’t heard many new good rock/alternative albums in the past few years. Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino and Wonderful Wonderful were probably the best two efforts in the past few years but they aren’t as breathtaking as anything that came out in the mid 2000s.
Max Senoff we need a young band
I feel like black midi, IDLES, and Fontaines D.C. are the best new rock bands out there.
@@areallybadmusicnerd4632 The thing is none of those names are popular. Where do you find those releases?
Look up Ignant Benches. They’re a great upcoming band
Check out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
if anyone wants to know more about the Is This It era (and other New York bands of the era), I cannot recommend Lizzy Goodman's book "Meet Me In The Bathroom" enough. She interviewed loads of important people from that era (including The Strokes) and the book consists only of what everyone had to say about the different topics. It's a really interesting read.
i'm right in the middle of reading it myself. good video to accompany the book to
It's a fantastic read. Highly recommended.
Saw an interview with her and a couple of musicians who are featured there and I want to read it rn but it's very expensive in my country :(
Amazing book a real page Turner
The Strokes was first band with the style of music that I connected with. I will always remember hearing them for the first time on UA-cam back in 2008.
To this day, we haven't had quite the musical revolution of the early 2000's with The Strokes, White Stripes, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, and Wilco and others. There's been plenty of incredible music since then, but it's been somewhat the same old stuff. Nothing has really been incendiary enough to kickstart a new age, and instead it's all marketing that makes the changes, rather than the music.
KrisJM1234 lots of new great bands coming out of the uk, could see a revolution soon. Check out the snuts, completely out there sound just signed by parlophone
Well, I love all those bands to different extents, but you're merely talking about rock music. In other areas of music, namely hip hop, music has been in a constant state of revolution brought on by the mass reach of the Internet. And there have been plenty independent rock acts that have been changing the game lately, but as rock isn't mainstream anymore, they're not selling out stadiums around the world, which is actually good for the genre right now.
I’m gonna rule the 2020’s, you guys well see just wait
@@patriciofernandez2711 - You don't always have to sell stadiums to make a cultural impact. But I see your point, hip-hop was venturing to wild territories for a while there, but now I feel it is stagnant again. These guys are selling out stadiums, yet they aren't doing anything new.
I think it's people's taste in music that gone bad, and therefore the music is worse since less and less people pursue it. It's no longer very attractive to pursue music as an art or a way of expression, people are just looking for tune in the radio for something fun
the new abnormal is such an amazing album and i think it's a really good direction for the band
little did middle 8 know, a year after this video was made the strokes would make one of their best albums
I love the Strokes and all their albums. It's like each one has a different feel and mood, especially the post-hiatus albums.
The Strokes kinda remind me of The Stone Roses both bands started a revolution in music with their first album that was so good it overshadowed everything else
Well, The Stone Roses' problem was taking too long for the follow-up.
I will always love and support the Strokes. They were the first band I was crazy about. I learned English and how to play bass guitar thanks to them. Proud to say I got to know them when they came to my country in 2005.
Frankly this is the problem with nearly all of post punk and dance rock alternative bands from the 2000s. Interpol, The Strokes, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand.... all have their best records in the beginning of their careers, usually the first or the second effort. The only exceptions to that may be just The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys or maybe Queens of the Stone Age, though they're sound is a little different.
QOTSA pre-date the Strokes and the others by quite a way. Josh Homme was already well known from the early 90s band Kyuss.
@@dungareesareforfools yeah I know. That's why I said they were kind of different than the other alternative bands
Are you gonna follow this one up now that The New Abnormal is out?
Hell yeah a strokes video
and damn, that skillshare transition was smooth
comedown machine is my favourite of theirs and I will defend it with my life
Happy you brought up Virtue and Francis Trouble, two of my favorite albums of the year
Check out New Skin by CRX if you haven't already. It's Nick Valensi's band. Sooo good
well, they’re back.
Well they returned, and it was with a bang!
First Impressions was AMAZING, actually. It was aggressive, and indeed dark, and I don't get the "uninspired". If anything, Is This It feels...rather average, even the singles.
The first half of that album is amazing, almost on the same level of Is This It? It does drag a lot in the second half, but if they got rid of three or four songs and had 15 Minutes as the album closer it would easily be in contention with Is This It? for their best record.
Aye man, both albums are fantastic (First Impressions is probably my favorite, but there ain't room for Is This It slander around here 😤)
Saw these guys Live at the Stone Pony in October 2001... Best night of my life.
Middle 8, you are a scholar and a gentleman! I've been asking for this video since I discovered your channel a few months ago. It seems like no discussion of contemporary rock music can be complete without talking about The Strokes. Thank you so much for making this video, I'm heading to your Patreon as soon as I finish watching this.
I just wanted to be one of the strokes
Now look at the mess youve made me make
Very well written essay. Excellent enticing closing line. Well done.
The strokes and Julian casablancas have done incredible things to keep music progressive. Maybe people didn’t like the sound of their later stuff as much but that’s kind of the point. Julian looked at how influential he was and decided he wanted to do something special for music itself so he changed his style and still to this day makes new and interesting music nobody has heard before
Wow your channel got big really fast, and the quality of the videos has improved so so much too. Can’t wait to see your channel grow and gain more exposure, you’re amazing man
Excellent video, the narration was superb and the endline sublime, well done.
Your video made me really sad, but it's still very good nevertheless. Your editing is really awesome and your facts are checked. I will always consider the Strokes as one of the greatest bands of all time and even if they stopped making music we still have their side projects to enjoy. Personally I'm excited for their comeback but I also think that Julian and maybe Albert aren't too excited to get the band together and I understand where they are coming from. Virtue is probably my favorite album of 2018 and it would make me really happy if Julian kept releasing music with the Voidz especially that it makes him happier to work with the Voidz now than with the Strokes.
V by
I agree 100%
He has never on the record said he's happier working with the voidz than the strokes. that has always been a rumor that articles make up and people believe and he's stated many times that he's good with The Strokes and he said in a recent interview he talks to them frequently. He has said he's able to express his ideas more with the voidz because The Strokes is more of a collaboration now. But thats as far as it goes lol just wanted to clarify this because I always see this in the comments
@@BeachSkies yes you're right. when I said happier I meant that he is able to express himself freely without having to deal people expecting specific things from him. He can do whatever he wants to do with the Voidz and no one will complain that it doesn't sound like Is This It. and yes I don't know him personally and therefore I can't speak about his feelings but back in 2014 when he first started working with the Voidz he was the happiest I have ever seen him.
Room on fire is the best strokes album imo. I feel like you undersold it, the choice between Is This It and Room on Fire should be a Pinkerton vs Blue Album debate. they are both nearly perfect.
GOOOOOOODDDDD TRYYYYYY WE DONTTT LIKE ITTTTTTTTTTTT
Ever since watching this video the week it came out i’ve been listening to The Strokes non-stop. Thanks so much!
Thanks for having such an approach for the videos 👍
Under the cover of darkness is incredibly underrated
With the absolutely brilliant The New Abnormal, and their most recent live performances, The Strokes are back and better than ever!!
I've been waiting for such a video! We need another Strokes album, or at least them to start recording together again 😔
I'd seriously fly wherever to see their concert.
Wow that panel of all the bands from the past ten years you put hit me hard. I listened to 15 of thos extensively, well done
I’m surprised Casablancas’ work with daft punk on RAM wasn’t mentioned. Idk why it would’ve given the video’s subject matter but idk he was shouted out at the Grammys when it won record of the year. I also wish Future Present Past was mentioned just because it’s got some bangers.
Is this it changed my life in 2016, I don’t know what I’d do without it
that sound interesting. details?
yea. is this it and room on fire changed me a lot
Yes! Same here in 2016
Javier Sola Trinidad I fell in love with the album and it opened me up as a person and a musician. It also opened up my music taste, it will always be my favorite for doing that
Literally same
Dude! I love you for making this video. Super well put together and the storytelling was super on point, the way it ended as welll. Lololooveeee itttt ❤️
Keep doing good work man :)
Can't believe he didn't mention Nick Valensi's band CRX who released their debut in just 2016. Highly recommend listening if you'd like a darker and faster garage band sound.
Bloc Party Next? I find the music and the change in the band's discography really interesting
Cyph0n bloc party died when their drummer left
@@goonie8117 yeah their best songs are the early ones, especially the drumming
Guilherme S. Sousa I think Matt tong left in 2012 , silent alarm is their best album
Kele Okereke became a better solo artist, but became a worse frontman for Bloc Party. He got overexcited with EDM/soul mashups, and Russell was the only one on board, it seems.
@Guilherme S. Sousa their follow-up is pretty solid, too. Not quite as hooking as their debut, but I think if you give it a chance, you'd be able to appreciate it.
Yes. MIDDLE 8 UPLOAD!!!!
Thank you for this great video!
Just found the channel, nice work! Keep the hard work.
My first true love! I listened to their first two albums pretty much everyday during my early teenage years. Just hearing that intro sound to “is this it” takes me back to that awesome feeling. Pretty cool what music can give us.
I would love to see an upcoming video on vampire weekend, as they've just announced their fourth album scheduled for later this year
that being said this is one of my favorite channels and you have introduced me to many artists I wouldn't have otherwise discovered or known the story behind, keep it up! can't wait to see what's next from you
I just discovered your videos and am currently binging these are great!
Awesome videos! Glad YT got one right. Keep doing what your doing and you will take off for sure.
I find it pretty cool that 2 of my favourite bands (The Strokes and Catfish and the bottlemen) are making new music and another of my favourite bands (Circa waves) have already released one. This year's already one of my favourites!
Yes I am excited for the strokes comeback tour. They’re headlining gov ball in NYC and I’m so gonna be there
ME TOO, for the second time.
@@Leta409 when was this confirmed?? And how much are tix? I will cut off and sell both legs, and use the arm rests on my wheelchair to rise and cheer
i reallly wanna see them at gov ball but I wont be able to be there. Really hoping they’ll have another performance after that aside from the music festival in UK. even the voidz are performing. But I know if I never see the strokes :( I’ll atleast see the voidz and Albert Hammond jr at some point in my life
@@hicheist4305 the feel when you're born too late and too poor to have seen them prior when they toured :( Hopefully they don't make it another short one
Its on the Governors ball website the new line up for 2019, they are performing on the last day sunday june 2nd, 3 day tickets are 305 i think single day tickets arent out yet but i know they are in the 100s.
Please put out content mire often. I find your videos very interesting and fun to watch and be glad for a lot more. Cheers!
the strokes and the yeah yeah yeahs are like on my top 5 of personal favourites. it’s more about nostalgia for i’m 29 now and i was like 10 when i first heard them, but i love them after every release.
They’re back. Who’s going to the gov. Ball 2019? 🤙🏻
I want to. Just super far
Deff in there 👌🏼
They should name the next album THIS IS IT!!
YES IVE SAID THE SAME
@@manasseh7 haha. Right on!
These videos are amazing!!! I’m so intrigued every time! And you’ve even introduced me to some of my favourite artists now (like Tame Impala). Keep up the great work!
glad to have found your channel today, awesome stuff ✌🏼
It seems all of 2000's revival bands had the same problem of delivering their best album (usually a debut) and then becoming less and less interesting with each subsequent release (Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Libertines, Interpol).
Not the White stripes... they came out with white blood cells and elephant after their debut and The strokes have made better albums than Is This It whether it's Room On Fire, Angles or First. Room on fire is there most original material in my opinion, besides the end has no end riff and better than Is This It by a mile. The one thing Is This It has over Room On Fire is the quality of production and mixing.
Difficult second album syndrome during 2000's revival was huge:
Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Bloc Party, Yeah yeah Yeahs, Libertines, Interpol, The Strokes, BRMC, the Vines, the Shins, Arcade Fire, the Kooks...
Even in other cases: Television, The Stone Roses.
Disagree here... humbug and suck it and see are both incredible albums, just different
@@PatoGuzmanAd Arcade Fire had a pretty consistent discography until their last record, and The Shins second album is their most acclaimed and well received record. Even Interpol, The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand had some great second albums. It's more of a long term problem rather than not living up to their debut.
Yeah idk about that. Arcade Fire may have peaked with Funeral, but they had a string of 4 great albums before the recent release. The White Stripes if anything got better and better up to Elephant, then stayed at a high level for their final 2 releases. Jack White solo is another story... completely forgettable for the most part.
The Strokes are the most influential band of the 2000s
I was introduced to the strokes 10 years ago and I still listen to their music almost daily. I love all their Albums.
Man the editing in this video (along with everything else in it) is amazing! Good show, Frank.
You should do a ‘Radiohead’ video, specifically about ‘OK Computer’ and how they reinvented their style.
Ok Computer leading into Kid A is a thing of genius
I love your videos!
Thanks!
Your videos are so well written
Thank you for this! I still listen to them until this moment.
Room On Fire is just on another level from Is This It and anyone who disagrees, in my opinion, doesn't know what they're talking about.
In my opinion, Room on fire is the best one
Room on fire is more unique and and diverse than Is This It. Actually the debut can be considered overrated. At least half of This Is It is a little overrated and extremely hyped up by New York media.
definitely the album i would choose to listen to
I love is this it but I have to agree with you man
agreed
To be fair, there are countless groups that never escape the shadoe of their first album. Just among the indie bands you put up on the screen in the video, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, arctic monkeys etc. In some cases it might be fair, but it seems to be a pretty common trope.
Wow! This video really shows how your editing has improved, it's just flawless. Keep up the great work!
That really means alot! I'm always having fun and trying new things while editing, so I think that helps
Am very excited to see videos nowadays about the strokes!!
Woah WOah WOAH NEW VIDEO. And on the strokes? EXCELLENT
Man I love the Strokes! To be honest, I think every album is better than the last, leading Count Down Machine to be my all-time favorite record from the Strokes. I don't know but I feel like their debut album is the weakest yet I still love it a lot. Nothing will ever beat Reptilia as their best song in my opinion!
Happy 2019 Middle8, I've been watching your videos since the King Gizard episode and I hope for another wonderful year of your professional video essays!
Also, can we see some love for Stuck in the Sound. They are under appreciated unfortunately.
Wow, never thought I'd meet someone who shares that opinion. I love their newer stuff because they used the same signature riffs and vocal melodies, but just put a 80s new wave spin on it which I love. Comedown Machine is my favorite album of all time.
I love comedown machine, but i still prefer first impressions of earth
Lol you must the only person on earth with this opinion wtf
@@frarfarf what can I say, I just like their new music over their old
I feel mostly same. Their debut is still great, but I prefer the other albums. I just love the change of pace. I think First Impression of Earth is their darkest album and pushed Julian vocally. Angles and Comedown Machine are really good. I still can't decide which is better, Angles or Comedown Machine.
You are so good at what you do man
really enjoyed this video!
You should do a Radiohead video next
Probably about their shift from OKC to Kid A and how they re invented their sound
K N A C K fuck Radiohead
id love to see that
K N A C K just listen to the ‘ongoing history of new music’ podcast that had several episodes on Radiohead history
Oh boy am I excited
Great Video! Let's hope there will be another great Strokes album soon. Also I would love to see more videos of this kind about some of the other bands that you mentioned at the start. Many of them deserve way more credit in my opinion. Especially the Vines or Franz Ferdinand. Keep up the good work 👍
Love The Strokes ! And great video man, I truly enjoyed it
“Is This It” =best album of the y2k era
Are fucking high? are they better than against me New wave? Hell no. Or Californication, Stadium Arcadium fuck off.
@@berserkerarmorbitchplease.2808 Chill mate. I wouldn't put it at 1st but it's pretty damn close, surely the most influential one tho
Personally, I've always been in the camp that wants to see a band progress their sound and try new, interesting things. If they tried to simply ape Is This It with every studio outing, it'd get stale. Casablancas in particular has never been one to stagnate. He's always pushing his craft, taking new risks, trying new directions. You see it as early as FIoE. Angles is more prominently experimental, but I feel the middle gets a bit sloppy. Comedown Machine is underrated, and the Future Present Past EP is very telling. I always thought "Drag Queen" was always the strongest of that bunch because it's the most instrumentally daring, and indicative of their growth as musicians. Casablancas brings a lot of that fire to The Voidz, and for the first time in a long time, he looks _genuinely happy_ playing live. I hope all of The Strokes' solo efforts mesh into something new and exciting that keeps pushing them forward in 2019.
Thanks for reminding me to check these guys out again!
I have seen many videos related to the strokes because I love them to death and honestly you did such a great job covering all their history :) I can’t wait for them to start touring again!