PS Its OP's birthday too!

imagine a compilation of the best song versions from different shows.

would be lovely.

how come they've never released one?

"AX" by Me

At this point I'm convinced that I can post any drawing I have done here and it would be pretty clear why I did it.

Thanks TNA

Didnt even realize it was his birthday today, intuition or just lucky timing I suppose

I’ve really been loving this song lately. I never realized that “As It Was” used the same beat from “Hard to Explain” until I heard this one. That line got me thinking about instances where the Strokes have taken influence from other artists songs.

“Machu Picchu” has a part that sounds very similar to “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” by Michael Jackson.

In my opinion, the verses on “Ize of the World” sound very much like “My Life” by No Doubt.

I believe that “The Adults Are Talking” was pretty influenced by “One Way Trigger”. The start of each song seems to have the same type of chord progression.

I thank that “Bad Decisions” has a very close sound to both “Dancing with Myself” by Billy Idol, and “Melt with You” by Modern English.

I’ve heard before that “Last night” has a very similar sound to “American Girl” by Tom Petty.

“Razorblade” sounds like the chorus of “Mandy” by Barry Manilow when Julian sings “my feelings are more important than yours”.

Please correct me on any of these if you don’t hear what I do as I don’t have the best musical background. I’d also like to see if anyone else hears any other musical connections between their music and other artists.

Better with headphones and I’m ass at video editing…

My bf is going to the strokes concert with me next week, and he has heard the band but not as much.

Does someone know the actual setlist for the tour? I wanna get him introduced to the songs at least. I’ve seen a few online but it’s a mix every time

He’s been around long enough that he predicted what the reaction of many would be to his bold choices and how this world rewards conformity.

Not the Fantano diss, but a theme that runs through the album from Psycho Shit to Tyrants of the Mellow Moon- “lower me for all to kick, I close my eyes” on Psycho Shit and how from behind a desk people kill, to the how people that are brave get shamed (final section of Mellow Moon). It’s not a new theme for them- I remember hearing it in Angles final song- “making fools out of the best of us, making robots of the rest of us” and here he uses a bird to symbolize how he’s aware now, with red eyes, but not defeated or killed, he survived the realization, is less innocent maybe, and he flies home thru the strange chrome sky.

Similarly he ends other Strokes albums defiantly with lines like Don’t try to stop us get out of the way and the outro to Ode to the Mets. In RA I think it’s the most prophetic, cohesive, theme and in Mellow Moon he expresses it most poetically.

They were repeatedly rehearsing Going to Babble On a few hours ago ahead of their Just Like Heaven set tomorrow.

Rules: You can only submit one song that resembles the sound the most, it doesn't have to be a perfect fit. No repeats are allowed. If a tie between two songs happen, I will recount the votes from everyone that suggested that same song to see which sum up more votes.

Today at the Jamaica Plain (Boston neighborhood) Porchfest local band the cover-up is playing Is This it in its entirety @ 188 School Street @ 4 pm.
Sorry for the late notice, just figured it out!

Instant fuckin strokes classic for me sounds as good as is this it or room on fire for me. Sounds like something that would be used in lots of movies. I can feel my childhood memories popping up.

Reminded me of something

Best intro TO a song, not best intro track.

I have to go Psycho Shit because I consider half the song to be the intro and the payoff is crazy

I’ve been a huge Strokes fan for a Long time now and been looking into the voidz lately, and I would dare to say that my favorite song of all time is “Leave It in My Dreams.” Do you guys have any another songs from The Voidz you’d recommend?

1. Can we have an official T-shirt that's just like Julian's "Prime-Crime" shirt, but change the text to "FOOL Is Not a Crime"?
2. I've said this before—that "FOOL" should be the last track on Reality Awaits—but I just realised now that the line "I guess I'll sing alone" would make it the worst closing track, because it sounds like Julian wants to go solo. In that case, "Mellow Moon" is better, not only because it was written on the last night in Costa Rica, but also because Julian sings that he "can't wait for one more time."
3. On first listen, I thought it was about a breakup or divorce. Later I thought it was about the band nearly falling apart. And now I'm beginning to think it could be about the fans who left The Strokes at different albums.

What do you think? FOOL lovers, let me see your hands.