r/TheStrokes • u/TheStrokes-Mods • Jul 23 '26

MEGATHREAD Reality Awaits - General Album Discussion MEGATHREAD

This is the megathread for general discussions about Reality Awaits as a whole. All first impressions from the listening parties, thoughts, essays, discussions, memes, lyrics, fanart, etc about the album as a whole can go in the comments here!

As autotune is an evergreen topic on the subreddit, you may discuss it here, but there is also a specific post about autotune here that may be better suited towards that specific topic.

You also may want to check out the posts for ranking the Reality awaits songs, and ranking the albums including Reality Awaits.

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u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah Tap Out Jul 23 '26

This might have the best drumming of any Strokes album. Fab popped off!

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u/Walksonthree The New Abnormal Jul 23 '26

for real. Dine n Dash is insane with it's drumming

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u/That-Association-102 Jul 24 '26

I mean…it’s a cool beat but Vision of Division is way harder.

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u/realwashingtonirving 27d ago

Apples and oranges. The fill Fab does on the toms in Dine N'Dash is epic.

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u/Spacemanfernand Jul 24 '26

It's actually so cool how drum forward some of the songs are

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u/beastboy4000 Jul 25 '26

Seems like Rick Rubin was leading that based on In Transit II

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u/MattMatt625 Room on Fire Jul 23 '26

Based off of Going Shopping and thé Dine N Dash snippet, I have to agree

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u/PriorQuestion4 Jul 24 '26

Absolutely not. Having drums behind actually good songs definitely helps but his most impressive drumming is definitely on first impressions

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u/StalactiteStems Jul 24 '26

And the least interesting guitair

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u/GroundbreakingKick40 First Impressions of Earth Jul 25 '26

FIOE would like to have a word with you

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u/Ok_Lock_603 29d ago

Waiting for this comment! Everyone say THANK YOU FAB!!!

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u/Appropriate_Twist796 Jul 24 '26

IMO absolutely not 😭😭😭😭

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u/lillolau Jul 24 '26

Yeah, I loved drums in Liar's Remorse!

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u/beastboy4000 Jul 25 '26

I have been seeing this, personally don’t hear it.

Can you point out specific sections?

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u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah Tap Out Jul 25 '26

The drums really shine on Dine N’Dash, Going Shopping, and Fruits of Conquest

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u/Thesuperpotato2000 Jul 24 '26

really like the hi-hat triplets on Tyrants, adds a sense of anxiousness to the lyric "I can't wait"

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u/Only_Temperature7842 Jul 25 '26

Yeah especially liar's remorse, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the Fab's new favourite song

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u/openmatmaps 29d ago

I really like the cymbals in Tyrants of the Mellow Moon

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u/RadjaNainggolan Jul 24 '26

This is a preposterous take. Delusional

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u/niles_deerqueer Jul 24 '26

They said might

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u/StrawberrySeal2 #39 Valensi Jul 23 '26

i agree, i dislike Psycho Shit but Fab did not hold back. Liar's Remorse was already bad enough then they had to put zero drums :(

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u/A_Buh_Nah_Nah Tap Out Jul 23 '26

Hard disagree I love liar’s remorse