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| Factory Girl |
Have any of these shows surfaced yet? What is the buzz on this tour?
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Taken from www.thenme.com
BASKET(BALL) CASES!
THE STROKES and KINGS OF LEON have started their US tour together � and already they�re getting on like a house on fire.
The bands played their first dates on a whirlwind trip across the States last week, starting at the Philadelphia Tower Theatre (October 9-10). The shows were the first chance anyone in the world had to hear all the songs from the hugely anticipated new album �Room On Fire�, which is released on October 20.
Writing on the band�s official website, thestrokes.com. The Strokes� tour manager said that both bands are taking time out between gigs to hang out and catch up with old friends.
He said: "(On the tour bus) Albert watched the original version of �The Italian Job� and concluded that having one�s own tailor is the way forward. Nick read the New York Times while Fab and Nikolai took over the back lounge of the bus to listen to Fab�s well-stoked I-Pod.
After soundcheck Nick and Fab played basketball with the local crew and the Kings Of Leon."
A short clip of the bands playing basketball has been posted on thestrokes.com.
Their tour continues into November, and then The Strokes come over to the UK for a short tour. Those dates have sold out.
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| Sir Stonesalot |
In 2 years Kings of Leon will be headliners and the Strokes will be opening for them. |
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| parmeda |
They played the Aragon last night, FG.
I didn't go, being it was a Sunday night gig...
If I see any reviews, I'll pass them on to you.
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| beer |
I just saw the video for 12:51, it's fuckin wacky! kinda sci-fi but it suits the song well.if you ever saw the movie Tron, it's sorta like that. Honky tonk man and factory girl, ya gotta see it. love the strokes! |
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| Cardinal Fang |
quote:
Sir Stonesalot wrote:
In 2 years Kings of Leon will be headliners and the Strokes will be opening for them.
Hey Marc !!
YES !!!!! I agree. I can't stop playing that KOL album. I liked The Strokes first album for about 10 minutes. I used to like The Strokes back when they were called VELVET UNDERGROUND. Maybe if I was a girl ? (maybe ??)
To answer Factory Girl's question, they are playing in San Francisco either tomorrow or the next night. I was offered a ticket to go but I figured KOL would only get to play about 45 minutes so I'm not going to bother. I'll catch KOL next time around.
Did you know that I thanked BOTH of you in a different thread ? Take care of yourselves.
Later, Jimmy :-) |
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| beer |
i like the strokes, i'm a girl. who or what is the velvet underground? |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Hey Beer, your a girl? Alwaysthought you were a guy. No offence!
Yes, i have seen that video. Actually, untill recently they were showing a different video for 12.51. Just them recording in the studio. I have the single. Didreally well and made number 3 in the UK charts.
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| beer |
sorry alex, was just goofin around. yes i'm a boy.
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Oh, LOL, well i did think you were a guy!
You guys should all really grab the chance to see the Strokes. Their shows don't evan seem to sell out over there. All their UK shows sold out in a minute or two! I was upset for about 5 minutes.
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| beer |
theyre playing in Seattle this week, but i gotta work.i'm already tempted to quit my job, but i cant right now. the album comes out this week too, do you guys already have the album?? |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
I think it came out last week
Alex |
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| Zeeta |
I also believe that KOL shit on the Strokes their new material is so tedius and the singing down a telephone line thing the singer does bores me. They are, lets be truthful more about the image and lifestyle than the music no matter how hard they try. Kings of Leon grabs you by the balls and gets you hyped and makes you wanna rock - a man on a telephone or even a woman does not do that for me!!!
Don't get me wrong Strokes are better than a lot of shite but just don't live up to the hype. Check Wasted Time on KOL album...tight guitars, fast, raw and not overproduced like the Strokes stuff.
Also Marlon Richards was hanging out with them last time they were in the UK - respect,
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| Factory Girl |
To SS & CF-The Strokes are the real deal. I like them better than the White Stripes, actually. White Stripes may have more raw talent, but the Strokes are more listenable.
KOL-if someone wants to hook me up, be my guest.
Beer- you are a mighty pretty young lass...rotfl. Now, go call in sick when the Strokes are playing. That's what sick leave is for.
The Strokes are Awesome!!! |
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| parmeda |
Found this hot off the press this morning. 
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CASABLANCAS & CO. BURN THROUGH SONGS FROM "FIRE"
October 21, 2003
Chicago SunTimes
BY JIM DEROGATIS Music Critic
Returning to Chicago a week before the release of their second album -- arguably the most anticipated disc of 2003 -- the Strokes knew they had something to prove, especially after the show was moved from the UIC Pavilion to the smaller Aragon Ballroom.
The New York City quintet's first gig here in support of "Room on Fire" was to have taken place once the album was already in stores, but the release date was pushed back several times as the group's singer and primary songwriter, Julian Casablancas, a dedicated perfectionist, continued to obsess over everything from the mix to the artwork.
While a significant number of fans at the packed Aragon seemed to have heard the new music in advance via leaks on the Internet (and they sang along with the choruses), many others were still turning out to see what the fuss was about, and whether this band could possibly live up to the avalanche of hype that greeted its 2001 debut, "Is This It."
Casablancas and his mates proceeded to win them over and silence the skeptics by playing with a furious precision, unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of 17 songs in less than an hour during the set proper.
The joy of hearing the Strokes onstage and on album is reveling in their sense of tasteful restraint. They are a lover hovering on the verge, prolonging that transcendent moment just before orgasm. Or they are a subway train hurtling precariously down the tracks at top speed; you may have to hang on to the strap for dear life, but there is no danger of the train ever derailing.
Even when things threatened to boil over -- as when Casablancas threw his microphone stand to the floor and jumped into the crowd three songs into the set during a fiery rendition of the new "What Ever Happened?" -- the band was always in complete control.
This is not to say that the delightfully disheveled pretty boys manipulated their audience in the sense of a group that preprograms its every emotional peak. The Strokes' idea of control is all about keeping the emphasis on the concise and brilliantly crafted songs -- where each melodic bass line, tuneful guitar riff and machine-perfect drum part contribute to the tuneful mix -- and maintaining an undeniable forward momentum.
Critics delight in comparing the band to New Wave icons such as Television or the Cars, or to those groups' inspiration, the Velvet Underground. To be sure, there is plenty of all of those bands in the mix. But as the Strokes hone their stage show and move forward with "Room on Fire," the New York-area group that they recall more than any other is the similarly dynamic but restrained powerhouse of the Feelies.
The Strokes update the Feelies' crazy rhythms for a new era via the focused thunder of drummer Fabrizio Moretti (whose style falls somewhere in between the Feelies' Anton Fier and Stanley Demeski and Nirvana's Dave Grohl) and the nonstop blur of motion from curly-haired rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. (who keeps the chords moving at a frantic pace while bassist Nikolai Fraiture and second guitarist Nick Valensi provide the counter-melodies).
On top of it all is Casablancas' wonderfully monotone vocals. To condemn the twentysomething singer for not investing emotion in his words or his performances is to miss the point entirely: Like many of his peers, Casablancas is conflicted, confused and ambivalent. Not since the similarly befuddled Jonathan Richman in the early days of the Modern Lovers has a rocker so effectively captured that "everything is uncertain" adolescent unease.
"I don't want to be forgotten, but I don't want to be reminded," Casablancas sings in "What Ever Happened?" He's addressing a failed romance, but he could just as easily be singing about his conflicted feelings about rock stardom.
Casablancas may not want to be reminded of the many expectations heaped upon his band by outsiders. But as long as the Strokes continue to deliver shows as gripping and powerful as Sunday's set at the Aragon, they won't be forgotten any time soon.
Strokes whip forward in total control
CONCERT REVIEW
THE STROKES
AT THE ARAGON BALLROOM |
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| Factory Girl |
Thank you parmeda! You made my morning! 
Jules C. is a StudMuffin!! |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
I like The Strokes
I dislike Kings Of Leon
Neither of these bands are as good as the Libertines
That is all i have to say
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| Factory Girl |
Alex, tell me more about the Libertines. |
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| Zeeta |
Agreed Alex! Theyavreally are the dogs - a filthy slice of London Rock and Roll!
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| Honky Tonk Man |
The Libertines are 4 dead-beats from London. They formed a band and got lucky. Pete Doherty and Carl Barat are the two singer/songwriter guitarists. You have a drummer called Gary and i don't know the name of the bass player. Pete Doherty recently burgled Carl Barats flat, he was sentended to 6 months, but got out recently. He is a recovering heroin addict. They recently toured the States without him.
The day he got out, they played a "back together" gig. They played it in my friggin' local pub, The Tap n Tin, in Chatham. I used to bunk of school to get drunk there. I just can't beleive i missed it. The stage in this pub is the smallest i have ever seen. The whole room stinks of sweat. It would of been perfect!
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| Jumacfly |
Zeeta i love this pic of 81...great one!!!
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| Zeeta |
Gutted mate! That would have been the meanest gig!
When Pete robbed Carl's flat he thought he had given Carl a right kicking but actually it was a mirror - he must have been fucked! I missed them in Camden also, which was annoying but they'll be touring again soon,
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| Factory Girl |
Hey, I just found a Libertines cd in a local cd store!!! Should I get it??? I'm saving all my pennies for the Strokes next week!
TIA! |
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| Nasty Habits |
quote:
beer wrote:
who or what is the velvet underground?
Beer, is that a serious question?
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| beer |
quote:
Nasty Habits wrote:
Beer, is that a serious question?
of course not. |
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| Joey |
" Jules C. is a StudMuffin!! "
No , HAMMER is a " Stud Muffin " !!!!!!!
Skee !
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| Factory Girl |
Beer, you slay me...
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| Factory Girl |
Joey, Hammer is not a studmuffin. |
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| Joey |
" Beer, you slay me... "
Sure as Hell beats , " Beer , you ' Kobe ' Me !!!!! "
Jacky !!!!!!!!!!!
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| Factory Girl |
Joey, stop jerking on this thread...please. |
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