I feel like the overlapping guitars in songs from "The Strokes" never get enough attention. They flow so seemlessly into each other while still playing two entirely different tunes. It's wild
Is This It and The New Abnormal are, in my opinion, the best two albums they've released, they are almost flawless. Two incredible records. Room on Fire is close, and FIOE and Angles have their high points. From your reaction, I'd tell you to check out Comedown Machine, it's the closest they've got to The New Abnormal imo
Definitely agree on this. I think Jack would definitely digg comedown machine with the slow songs spread over that album. Happens to be my favourite strokes album too.
Julian's falsetto is insane on this album. When you think back to old Strokes albums, that falsetto is unimaginable. Julian's singing style has evolved so much. When he first started experimenting with it, I didn't know what to think because it was so different, but now I absolutely love it. I think every single Strokes album is worth listening to. Also, I wonder what you would think of Albert Hammond Jr.'s (the lead guitarist) solo stuff. You can really get a feel for exactly what he brings to the signature sound of The Strokes. Mutual Beatings is a great song to start with. Also, nice ear with the samping/references. They reference many bands from Joy Division, to Billy Idol. The lyric "making bad decisions" is a spin off of "dancing with myself" by Billy Idol. The Stroke have been one of my favorite bands since my very first listen. The impact they had on mainstream music at the time of their debut is undeniable. I'm always excited to see someone who is as in love with their music as I am. Please react to more Strokes albums. Every album is worth listening to.
The first time I listened to ode to the Mets might honestly be one of my favorite music experiences ever, felt full body chills at the end too. Something that honestly rarely if ever happens.
Honestly one of my favorite albums. Listen front-to-back or in a shuffle, all the songs stand on their own. The production and mixing, the duelling guitar riff and solos... and my god, Julian's vocal performances are sublime
I saw the strokes live at "ain't no picnic" festival in LA and they played bad decisions and let me tell you, it was just as good as you described it. Everyone was singing and having a great time! Great review man, this is my favorite album of all time
Iv been a massive strokes fan from the start and I will admit I kinda had accepted they were passed it.. This album is absolutely blew me away and I’m so happy for the guys.. this is a masterpiece and arguably their best… a few years later this album is even better.
Same. I enjoy most of their later stuff, but I accepted their best work was behind them years ago. Somehow, I didn’t even hear that they had made a new album until 2023! I couldn’t believe how good it was, totally blew me away. ROF is my favorite album, but this is easily tied 2nd for me with Is This It. That first listen was so emotional for some reason, it felt like being reunited with your best friend after not seeing them for years.
My life was not the same after listening to this album for the first time (specially Ode to the mets). It got out almost 4 years ago and there hasn't been a day that i dont listen to at least one of these songs. They are just so much better than anything you hear. And it takes so many elements from like Daft Punk, Tame Impala while keeping the the strokes elements present. I still haven't found a better album than this one. I also love the debut from Arctic Monkeys because of its rawness and how young they were, but the New Abnormal is just on onother level and watching people listening to it for the first time remindes me of how good it really is. Can't wait for their next album
And another amazing reaction! Thank you. I think you need to listen to the voidz (+ Julian Casablancas), for me their album "Tyranny" is great, hope you like it too
To me, strokes finally decided to stop trying to make their debut album again and finally just made whatever they felt like making. One of my favorite albums of all time.
The album cover is an original piece from an American artist named Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was very popular in the Brooklyn art scene in the 80’s and was once seen as Andy Warhol’s protege. He died of a heroin overdose in 1988. Basquiat’s estate approved the band’s use of the piece. I’m sure them being from NYC was a big factor in it getting approved, as the Strokes also made a huge impression on the same city when they quickly rose in popularity in the early 2000s
As someone who truly loves watching album reactions because I just love seeing people experience albums that I hold dear to my heart for the first time..this was fucking mint man. Had a stupid grin on my face the whole time watching this. Bravo
Probably one of my favorite reactions I've seen to this album. Just a joy seeing someone be pulled into the music so completely. I absolutely adore this band. Thanks for sharing your experience and discovery of these legends. I hope you'll check out more albums in the future!
So well said in their passion and unafraid execution of this record, one of my all time favorites. I will never forget listening to it for the first time, locked down during covid
His vocal on the the adults are talking is a huge FU to everything that rags on Julian as a one trick pony. So much brilliance on the album, its everything I love about the band, but with the element of maturity that only comes from the trials and tribulations they’ve gone through. Perhaps my favourite album by them. I was 30 something when they broke and now in my late 50’s year old no one was more surprised when this was delivered by them.
In Bad Decisions you talk about that "Festival-esque" vibe of the album and u are so right.. I went to their Lollapalooza Chile 2022 show and they just opened with Bad Decisions. It was such an amazing vibe.. crowd going crazy, singing, making so much noise, jumping.. I recommend you to check that show on youtube, I guarantee you will get goosebumps! Anyways, i love your reactions.. u really appreciate and feels the good music and I hope you can react to their entire discography, there are so many gems and legendary songs.
34:36 so that writing says "para morir" It means "to die" in spanish, its used to express when something is so good you would do anything to obtain it, its such a good album its worth dying for it
This album finally felt like The Strokes. Is This It was such a success that they focused so much on recreating that, meanwhile their identities changed and they matured as musicians, yet were hesitant to change their approach to the point where it drove a rift between the group. It was so nice to see them come back together to create what they wanted as a group and inject a little bit of them all into each track. Everyday since this album’s release I’m hoping and praying for another record from them that’s created in the same light.
This band is so special && paramount to my teenage high school experience. I honestly heard this album until last year && the sound && lyrics illustrate how far they’ve all come. A talented bunch. You never disappoint, Jack. I wish to see you react to Björk :)
Nobody’s mentioning it from what I can see. The tune you recognized in Bad Decisions was in Flushed Away. Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol is directly referenced in the chorus. Billy Idol has credits in the song
Btw, on Bad Decisions the riff you were thinking of from Flushed Away is "Dancing with Myself" by Billy Idol. The riff is taken directly from that song and they credited him for it
Thank you for reacting. I live through people like you to “feel” that same way to when I listened to it for the first time. It’s such a lovely thing. Happy to see you loved it just as much as I did!
This is how you know you're in front of an awesome, solid-ass album! Every song takes you on a different trip, but the mix comes together ridiculously well
Thank you for this reaction Jack. I have been a huge fan of this album since it came out, but this reaction made me fall in love all over again. Artwork is titled "Bird on Money", it's a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Thanks for the video man.
They had to give writing credit to Billy Idol for Bad Decisions because the chorus sounded like Dancing with Myself. I personally think it sounds like Modern English’s Melt with You.
@@NarrowShouldersOpenMind Surely the whole point of The Strokes is taking nostalgic sounds and modernising them? Both Angles and Comedown Machine also have a lot of new wave influence. Just listen to The Voidz if you're wanting something more contemporary and experimental
Great reaction. Great album. Please try “I Love You Jennifer B” by the British duo Jockstrap. They have an interesting energy, two distinct styles in one band. It’a a 2022 album. Give it a go!
You can tell his reaction completely changing when At The Door started playing. He knew this one was gonna hit him hard and just laid back instead of dancing around lmao.
the painting is basquiat and that was made in the 80s in new york and it shows a world of chaos and war or negative things but the bird is money (usa?) and promotes peace to, but the words also mean para morir is spanish for dying, greenwood means freshness or youthfulness,and there are a few more words and whatnot in the bigger and normal painting but yeah they wanted to pick one from his work and the band choose that one, but julian was interested in other ones. per interview i saw of him
Hello, I went through your channel and I see that you react to different albums, I would like to recommend you and react if you can to the following album: Untrue by Burial, it is an album from the undergrown dubstep and garage scene, it is quite deep and introspective and something dark, it's my favorite album, I recommend listening to it at night.
What most of them miss is at the very end of The adults are talking the elec guitar gives away intro to their next song with similar chords that is selfless
Julian honestly has one of the coolest voices ever. I’m so happy you reacted to this!!!! Now… The Voidz next!
Yes, Jack should listen to Tyranny!!!!!!
that would be rad
human sadness and Nintendo blood and crunch punch are all bops and his vocals on NB at the end are insane
reminds me of keanes Tom chaplin mixed with radioheads Thom Yorke vocally.
Ode to the mets is one of the best songs i've ever heard
low-key one of the best songs I have ever heard too
I feel like the overlapping guitars in songs from "The Strokes" never get enough attention. They flow so seemlessly into each other while still playing two entirely different tunes. It's wild
BEEN SAYING THIS
As an unapologetically obnoxious Strokes fan for the past 22 years, this video makes me smile so hard. Love this dude.
Also, Room on Fire should no doubt be your next Strokes listen. It’s arguably just as good if not better than Is this it, and my personal favorite.
Me too
This album won grammy! And they deserves
The album cover is a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled "Bird on Money".
handily one of the best albums this decade so far
Best Strokes record and Top 5 Indie-Rock Albums for me. Such a masterpiece. I still listen to it on a regular basis, especially during summer.
What are the other 4 I’m curious
I completely agree this is easily one of my top 5 favorite albums of all time and has such a nice warm summer feel to it.
Is This It and The New Abnormal are, in my opinion, the best two albums they've released, they are almost flawless. Two incredible records. Room on Fire is close, and FIOE and Angles have their high points. From your reaction, I'd tell you to check out Comedown Machine, it's the closest they've got to The New Abnormal imo
Definitely agree on this. I think Jack would definitely digg comedown machine with the slow songs spread over that album. Happens to be my favourite strokes album too.
crazy lockdown vibes off this one for me!💛
loool yes
Bad Decisions is very similar to Dancing With Myself which is the Flushed Away opening credits
fun fact: billy idol actually has writing credits on bad decisions just because of how similar the chorus is!
Julian's falsetto is insane on this album. When you think back to old Strokes albums, that falsetto is unimaginable. Julian's singing style has evolved so much. When he first started experimenting with it, I didn't know what to think because it was so different, but now I absolutely love it. I think every single Strokes album is worth listening to. Also, I wonder what you would think of Albert Hammond Jr.'s (the lead guitarist) solo stuff. You can really get a feel for exactly what he brings to the signature sound of The Strokes. Mutual Beatings is a great song to start with. Also, nice ear with the samping/references. They reference many bands from Joy Division, to Billy Idol. The lyric "making bad decisions" is a spin off of "dancing with myself" by Billy Idol. The Stroke have been one of my favorite bands since my very first listen. The impact they had on mainstream music at the time of their debut is undeniable. I'm always excited to see someone who is as in love with their music as I am. Please react to more Strokes albums. Every album is worth listening to.
The first time I listened to ode to the Mets might honestly be one of my favorite music experiences ever, felt full body chills at the end too. Something that honestly rarely if ever happens.
one of the best songs I have heard all year
Honestly one of my favorite albums. Listen front-to-back or in a shuffle, all the songs stand on their own. The production and mixing, the duelling guitar riff and solos... and my god, Julian's vocal performances are sublime
The song Bad Decisions lifts from “Dancing with Myself” from Billy Idol.
I saw the strokes live at "ain't no picnic" festival in LA and they played bad decisions and let me tell you, it was just as good as you described it. Everyone was singing and having a great time! Great review man, this is my favorite album of all time
I was there too! Excellent set, such an amazing night
Seriously my guy, the best reaction to this album on youtube. The way you let the music play run from section to section, love your reaction.
thank you!
Iv been a massive strokes fan from the start and I will admit I kinda had accepted they were passed it.. This album is absolutely blew me away and I’m so happy for the guys.. this is a masterpiece and arguably their best… a few years later this album is even better.
Same. I enjoy most of their later stuff, but I accepted their best work was behind them years ago. Somehow, I didn’t even hear that they had made a new album until 2023! I couldn’t believe how good it was, totally blew me away. ROF is my favorite album, but this is easily tied 2nd for me with Is This It. That first listen was so emotional for some reason, it felt like being reunited with your best friend after not seeing them for years.
My life was not the same after listening to this album for the first time (specially Ode to the mets). It got out almost 4 years ago and there hasn't been a day that i dont listen to at least one of these songs. They are just so much better than anything you hear. And it takes so many elements from like Daft Punk, Tame Impala while keeping the the strokes elements present. I still haven't found a better album than this one. I also love the debut from Arctic Monkeys because of its rawness and how young they were, but the New Abnormal is just on onother level and watching people listening to it for the first time remindes me of how good it really is. Can't wait for their next album
And another amazing reaction! Thank you. I think you need to listen to the voidz (+ Julian Casablancas), for me their album "Tyranny" is great, hope you like it too
He needs to listen to Human Sadness at LEAST.
To me, strokes finally decided to stop trying to make their debut album again and finally just made whatever they felt like making. One of my favorite albums of all time.
absurd take. every single album distances itself more from the first one.
More like people stopped wanting them to re-hash Is This It and actually started to appreciate what they were doing currently
The 2nd album was literally the only one that sounded like the debut
Bro is clueless
just room on fire sounds like the first one tbh
this reaction really made me smile. thanks for doing this, one of my fav albums ever.
no worries, your comment made me really smile!
The album cover is an original piece from an American artist named Jean-Michel Basquiat.
He was very popular in the Brooklyn art scene in the 80’s and was once seen as Andy Warhol’s protege. He died of a heroin overdose in 1988.
Basquiat’s estate approved the band’s use of the piece.
I’m sure them being from NYC was a big factor in it getting approved, as the Strokes also made a huge impression on the same city when they quickly rose in popularity in the early 2000s
favorite reactor reacting to my favorite album
legend!
This is my favorite strokes album and one of my favorites from the 2020’s
As someone who truly loves watching album reactions because I just love seeing people experience albums that I hold dear to my heart for the first time..this was fucking mint man. Had a stupid grin on my face the whole time watching this. Bravo
hahaha hell yeah, thank you!
Eternal Summer is a ride! Easily one of my favorites from this album.
Why Are Sundays So Depressing is my favorite tho
What a pure dopamine hit for me to see you enjoy this album as much as I did lol. It's perfect.
Probably one of my favorite reactions I've seen to this album. Just a joy seeing someone be pulled into the music so completely. I absolutely adore this band. Thanks for sharing your experience and discovery of these legends. I hope you'll check out more albums in the future!
So well said in their passion and unafraid execution of this record, one of my all time favorites. I will never forget listening to it for the first time, locked down during covid
His vocal on the the adults are talking is a huge FU to everything that rags on Julian as a one trick pony. So much brilliance on the album, its everything I love about the band, but with the element of maturity that only comes from the trials and tribulations they’ve gone through. Perhaps my favourite album by them. I was 30 something when they broke and now in my late 50’s year old no one was more surprised when this was delivered by them.
I love how you described "at the door". I also get somehow lost with that song. Lost far away, a milion light years at my home.
Excellent album, for me the best of the band. and what it says on the cover is "to die for" Pd: your reactions are the best.
thank you so much!
loving these reaction videos jack
HANL is so good, I still have hope they’ll eventually make more projects.
I listened to this a month ago and it became one of my new favorite albums and i thought, wow i wonder if jack reacted to this
In Bad Decisions you talk about that "Festival-esque" vibe of the album and u are so right.. I went to their Lollapalooza Chile 2022 show and they just opened with Bad Decisions. It was such an amazing vibe.. crowd going crazy, singing, making so much noise, jumping.. I recommend you to check that show on youtube, I guarantee you will get goosebumps!
Anyways, i love your reactions.. u really appreciate and feels the good music and I hope you can react to their entire discography, there are so many gems and legendary songs.
Wow that would have honestly been incredible, they cam to Aus last year but I didn't know them ..kicking myself now
34:36 so that writing says "para morir"
It means "to die" in spanish, its used to express when something is so good you would do anything to obtain it, its such a good album its worth dying for it
This album finally felt like The Strokes. Is This It was such a success that they focused so much on recreating that, meanwhile their identities changed and they matured as musicians, yet were hesitant to change their approach to the point where it drove a rift between the group. It was so nice to see them come back together to create what they wanted as a group and inject a little bit of them all into each track. Everyday since this album’s release I’m hoping and praying for another record from them that’s created in the same light.
This band is so special && paramount to my teenage high school experience. I honestly heard this album until last year && the sound && lyrics illustrate how far they’ve all come. A talented bunch. You never disappoint, Jack. I wish to see you react to Björk :)
Thank you so much! Gotta get back to Bjork soon far out what an artist!
That reaction to Selfless was just how I felt when I heard it, it just a perfect song
This and Comedown Machine are my favorites from The Strokes, but it’s honestly so hard to pick favorites when they’re all bangers
Comedown machine is seriously underrated it's my second favorite after TNA also.
MY FAVORITE ALBUM LESSGOOOO
Nobody’s mentioning it from what I can see. The tune you recognized in Bad Decisions was in Flushed Away. Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol is directly referenced in the chorus. Billy Idol has credits in the song
It was great! It was very fun to see how you react to this amazing album, thank you very much
Btw, on Bad Decisions the riff you were thinking of from Flushed Away is "Dancing with Myself" by Billy Idol. The riff is taken directly from that song and they credited him for it
First time listening to the strokes, and it was great! Keep up the good work with these videos.
Thank you for reacting. I live through people like you to “feel” that same way to when I listened to it for the first time. It’s such a lovely thing. Happy to see you loved it just as much as I did!
Man, genuinely happy you got to this album :) thanks for sharing your reaction
My pleasure!!
Amazing reaction!!!! Really enjoying the music
Listening to this album, I haven't felt that wow since 2013 with atoms for Peace - Amok. I will wear this jewel forever
17:20 you're probably referring to the song "Dancing with myself"
This is how you know you're in front of an awesome, solid-ass album! Every song takes you on a different trip, but the mix comes together ridiculously well
Saw them live in Hong Kong and it was a dream come true
Ode To The Mets never fails to make me tear up
Heya man I just binged your whole channel. Safe to say you got my sub, you're super entertaining! Cheers
Welcome aboard!
Thank you for this reaction Jack. I have been a huge fan of this album since it came out, but this reaction made me fall in love all over again. Artwork is titled "Bird on Money", it's a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Thanks for the video man.
My pleasure!!
Amazing album!!
There is a certain comfort in seeing someone develop the same love that I have for a piece of art
When I die I hope I die after Julian so I can have heard all his music and projects masterclass
Room on fire next!!
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - TOXICITY NEXT PLEASE. DOPE REACTION VID BTW AND I HAD THAT EXACT REACTION WITH ODE TO THE METS
The album cover art is a piece from the artist Basquiat. The album was produced by the legend, Rick Ruben.
Oh good! I thought it was just made to resemble Basquiat
I’d really love to see your reaction to Comedown machine
They had to give writing credit to Billy Idol for Bad Decisions because the chorus sounded like Dancing with Myself. I personally think it sounds like Modern English’s Melt with You.
I’m not a fan of that song or other ones like Brooklyn Bridge that sound like nothing BUT a pastiche of other songs.
@@NarrowShouldersOpenMind Surely the whole point of The Strokes is taking nostalgic sounds and modernising them? Both Angles and Comedown Machine also have a lot of new wave influence. Just listen to The Voidz if you're wanting something more contemporary and experimental
They did
Love your reactions. Glad you appreciated this album as much, if not more, than I did.
"This is such a feel-good album."
Next track: At The Door
😂
hahaha
Lol...your face when you looked into the camera, when the outro bit of eternal summer popped 😂
would be awesome to see you reacting to the album "trench" by twenty one pilots, pretty sure you'd like it
I second this
Loving the reactions! when's the next Arctic Monkeys coming?? - Interested to hear your take on Humbug.
There is not a bad song on this album I enjoy every single one although the first and the last are my two favorites.
Great reaction. Great album. Please try “I Love You Jennifer B” by the British duo Jockstrap. They have an interesting energy, two distinct styles in one band. It’a a 2022 album. Give it a go!
This album is sooo good
Even tho im in the 90s but this album what really got me into The Strokes. On 2020 i listen to them day and night, sometimes even when im sleeping xD
Jack you have to listen to the band Interpol, i recommend listening to either Antics or Turn on the Bright Lights by them
more the strokes pleaseee
yup, it was a grammy winning album for a reason
Never noticed the Glory Days connection! Totally hear it now
So happy you reacted to this! Great vid!
Glad you enjoyed!
One of the handful of albums that got me through 2020
Bad decisions sounds very similar to dancing with myself by Billy idol, that may be where you remembered it from.
You can tell his reaction completely changing when At The Door started playing. He knew this one was gonna hit him hard and just laid back instead of dancing around lmao.
I have yet to hear a better album closer than Ode to the Mets. It is a masterpiece.
You got to do virtue by the voidz next..
Their other tuff i great a well, very clear evolution into their modern sound. My Favourite other album would probably be "Comedown Machine"
the painting is basquiat and that was made in the 80s in new york and it shows a world of chaos and war or negative things but the bird is money (usa?) and promotes peace to, but the words also mean para morir is spanish for dying, greenwood means freshness or youthfulness,and there are a few more words and whatnot in the bigger and normal painting but yeah they wanted to pick one from his work and the band choose that one, but julian was interested in other ones.
per interview i saw of him
Can you give YES a try? Listen to And You And I from the Close To The Edge album, studio version is preferred.
Or just the entire album. Album title track is def the best tho
Jack please do Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins. It’s up there as my fav 90s alt-rock/grunge album more than Nirvana
Love this album, "Why are Sundays so depressing?" is easily my favorite, btw what headphones do you use?
Looks like the audio technica R70x open backs
Audio technica R70x :)
My favorite album of theirs
JACK IS BACK 😁
hell yeah!
Such a great album
Love the strokes, it would also be cool if you could do a foo fighters listen along
Hello, I went through your channel and I see that you react to different albums, I would like to recommend you and react if you can to the following album: Untrue by Burial, it is an album from the undergrown dubstep and garage scene, it is quite deep and introspective and something dark, it's my favorite album, I recommend listening to it at night.
The best album relesead this decade
you should react to comedown machine (by them), its a not well appreciated album and rlly is worth a listen
Jack would deffo appreciate that album. Those ballets on there just hit diffy. My favourite album of theirs. Along with this one.
Brilliant album
The cover of the album says "Para Morir", "To Death" in spanish
Would love to see what you think of the band, The Cure
All The Strokes's albums are 💯
What most of them miss is at the very end of The adults are talking the elec guitar gives away intro to their next song with similar chords that is selfless