Now this sounds more like classic Strokes. Honestly, what's with all the leaking? Put your guesses in the comments.
The Strokes - "On The Other Side" (Stereogum <3 RIAA)
(Not that I mind the leaking...thanks, "The Weenstah")
Posted at 2:01 AM
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The leaks will stop as of Friday night/Saturday morning. Why? They will because all of the songs that have been leaked will be played at the shows in South America Friday/Saturday. The band wanted the produced/album versions to be the "First Impressions.." of the songs that the public-at-large had of the album (i.e not shoddy bootlegs).
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ahh the strokes
ive dug 3 of the 4 leaked
the exception being 15 minutes...
but really
i dont think thats gonna be the album version of that song
the strokes are too smart for this.
their just playin with yall'z
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Is it me or is the bass mixed in a really pronounced way on this tune? The drums are also much more prominent compared to the first two records. I like the tune after a couple of listens, but all the new stuff is hard to get a grasp of, to say the least.
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3 of the 4 leaked, what's the fourth???
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oh, so that was the fourth one. bloody hell this blog moves fast.
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juicebox
only live once
15 minutes
on the other side
are the 4 i have
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I've really enjoyed the first album. The second don't say nothing to me, and this, well...crappy
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ew, '15 minutes of pain' went down like one of those revolting cough sweets. currently liking three out of the four.
in my mp3 blog newbieness i thought maybe 'juicebox' was leaked deliberately for the hype and all that, but because most folk couldn't stand it 'you only live once' was sent out to keep people happy. now i just can't be bothered.
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Im not sure what is up with the leaks, or how I feel about it... But I do know ill take advantage of it!
:O)
R2000
Bathroom Review
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Man just complete shit...really nobody should defend this crap as decent. The music sounds like a computer refil loop of "2002 nu-garage". Truly, I would rather listen to "(Take me to) The Other Side" by Aerosmith at least that was a fucking song...not this horrid mess.
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The Strokes whole schtick of lets jam, with the same piercing guitar notes, stick the parts in Pro Tools to create something thats 4 minutes, and have our little shit "singer" work his magic over it is sooo awesome!
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what a cool song
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drags a little but it might grow on me
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This song just drags while he whines about how jaded he is. How could a band go from an album loaded with great pop hooks to making such boring songs?
They went from being a dance band, to soundtracking suicides.
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first two songs were "okay" the third sound was so bad that i half think it is a fake leak and this one one is okay. why is the strokes held up as the torch bearer of "new music" i will never know. they have always come off as a evil a&r guy's frankenstine creation to capitalize on the indie rock/college music underground. i liked the first album's smiths-like guitar chords, but these songs for the most part seem lazy and uninspired.
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oh well
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filler, i hope.
as long as the other 3 didn't make the cut.
best of the four.
but dandelion leaves look scrumptious compared to dried squirrel poo.
is this record because of less drugs or more drugs. my guess is more, but not in a jimi hendrix way, more of a danny bonaducci way.
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Didn't like "Juicebox"
Really liked "You Only Live Once"
Hated "15 Minutes of Pain"
Liking "The Other Side"
So the next leak should really suck.
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julian casablanca sooooooooooooooooo wants to be fabian basabe..its sickening....
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Wow, it really does sound more like "classic" Strokes.
Which means, of course, that it's complete shit.
Could we stop giving these douchebags press now? Pretty please?
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ya gets what ya pay for
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no complaints here - frankly, I've enjoyed a stroke a day. G'night everybody!
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did the strokes not kick start this whole 'indie -is-cool' mainstream shit? would we have modest mouse playing O.C. without them? Would we have O.C.? would death cab have been signed to a major? the strokes are responsible for the current (or what was current, as indie hipster fucks change every 3 months cause of the demand to stay fresh) music interest in 'indie' rock.
how many of you gripers praised their debut? 'the saviours of rock' i love the strokes, can't you tell by my tight jeans and unkept hair? now you all turncoat because they aint fresh no mo'.
i love 'em. always will. they saved everyone of the horrors of nu-metal
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I never thought the Strokes were the saviors of anything, I just loved Is This It and liked Room on Fire a lot. So far I'm not liking what I'm hearing from the new one overall, but who knows how the album as a whole will turn out.
I agree with Frank, I really like "You Only Live Once." "Juicebox" and "15 Minutes" are pretty awful, and this new one is ok (the drums and bass bother me now, too artificial sounding in a bad way).
Is there any semi-official word on whether "Juicebox" is actually the lead single?
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why don't you marry 'em
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HI , MY NAME IS KARIM FROM MEXICO CITY, THE SONGS OF THE STROKES ARE GOOD , BUT I RATHER JUICEBOX , IS THE BEST OF THE 3 ,
CAN SOME OF YOURS SEND ME THE SONG "15 MINUTES OF PAIN " ? PLEASE, I CAN SEND A SONG OF SOME GROUP , MI MAIL IS karimbaldemar@hotmail.com
thank you
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You people suck...this new Strokes stuff is brilliant and if you don't here it..buzz off...Juicebox and You Only Live Once are fantastic and the other two are good as well...and you know it you silly little Indie snobs!!!!
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Just 'cause The Strokes kick-started the "new rock" revolution doesn't mean they have a free pass to put out anything they want and we have to like it. I like The Strokes and liked both records, but part of being a fan is also looking at their work with a critical eye and not necessarily liking everything blindly. In my opinion "15 Minutes of Pain" is horrible and sub par with their other stuff. "Juicebox" is average and "You Only Live Once" one of their better ones. Liking a band doesn't mean you have to accept everything they put out.
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whens the normal guy get back?
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Well juicebox is for sale on itunes so i would asume it is the first single, but feel free to correct me if i am not right i just assumed it was.
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If this song was on another strokes record it would have a killer chorus (not a remarkably generic sounding one which just follows the fucking bass melody). The verse is fine, good in fact. But a shitty chorus. Juicebox did have a good chorus (but sounds bad in most other respects) so it scares me that maybe it weas seriously realeased first because its the only decent chorus on the whole album.
Incidentally, you could cut and paste my take on "other side" and cross apply it to "you only live once". I already wrote on the "15 minutes" thread...
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strokes wish they were as good as clap your hands or wolf parade.
any arctic monkeys news?
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honestly i think that they are just experimenting with new sounds. everyone won't like it but thats the way it goes. i appreciate the fact that they are trying to do something new instead of making a third Is this it, don't get me wrong I loved room on fire! but i also think the point of being a fan is taking time to listen and love it. not to bash them for not sounding like the strokes of Is This It. i stand by my boys. i give them credit for trying something new and i love ALL the songs.
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everyone's a critic.
i like the new songs, ive only hear the first two leaks.
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frohicky, arctic monkeys are apparently set for a number one in the uk chart on sunday with their debut single. i know the uk top 40 is a joke these days, but that's still pretty impressive for a guitar band.
as for the strokes... i'm disappointed with what i've heard.
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Juicebox is good.
Can I ask what the problem with that song is?
15 Minutes was pretty awful, I'll agree with that.
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i remember reading somewhere that Julian took worked really hard at writing music, and took alot of time crafting perfect melodies and so forth. On the songs I've heard it really sounds like he's abandoned this method.
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Ok you people who get pissy at others not agreeing with you need to SHUT UP. No seriously, just sit there, and please refrain from typing.
You like the songs? Great.
You don't like the songs? Great.
As for my opinion...I don't like them. That's fine. I am happy to listen to my cd's without giving a damn either way.
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Julian is a tool
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yeah well you all talk about the 4 songs that have leaked. i heard those and i like them for the most part...but there's something that u all haven't heard...and thats the 5th song. i've got it. and its abolsutely amazing. hate it say it to you haters, but this albums going to be a gem. the weakest songs were leaked first but nothing can prepare you for the amazing-ness of the rest of them......
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i just told the biggest lie.
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long time lurker, first time poster. I actually agree with most of these statements about the strokes saving rock. Sure theyre responsible for the indie hipster trend, but without them wed have to endure Linkin Park, Limp Bizket, Disturbed, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and Staind. As i recall from 1998-2001 these bands dominated the airwaves and alot people unfortunatly liked them. The Strokes came out in the fall of 2001, the year when Weezer was making a comeback. Shortly in 2002, similar bands to the strokes emerged and eventually started a new trend to kick the ghey outta mainstream nu-metal.
Im loving the new strokes and my favorite song so far is "You only live Once"
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Why do people post hate messages about the Strokes on a page where most are Strokes fans (new or old material)? Do you honestly think we're going to take your opinion seriously if you dislike all their material? Next time, don't even bother.
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The Strokes did not 'kickstart' or 'invent' anything. That is so laughable. They copped their sound from the Velvets and the Stooges, but it never went any deeper than that. All style, no substance. And they did not save us from nu-metal any more than Nirvana saved us from hair metal. Do not shed a tear for the faux 'indie' movement, my darlings. A new corporate distraction will capture yr fancy soon enough.
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Damn, missed it. Where else can I find it? Got link?
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i thought they sounded like the television
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I like it.
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can somebody post a link for "on the other side", its been shut down.
Also, i dont understand all the bitching about "15 minutes of pain", its actually pretty fucking good.
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I liked it the most out of the four songs that have leaked so far.
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http://rapidshare.de/files/6553179/strokes_-_on_the_other_side.mp3.html
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I'm checking their Rio gig thru TV. They're at their third new song (including the leaked ones). Here're my impressions, quick and dirty:
. Hawaii-Aloha is surf music just like Elvis sounds in Lilo & Stitch soundtrack;
. Automatic Stop is known already, and for me it seems just like an old Strokes song mixed with Julian deep desire to be like those old times crooners;
. You Only Live Once is almost a Talking Heads' cover.
Will talk more when more come up.
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They cut the signal in two of the new ones and now Juicebox is airing. Everybody knows it by now, but I have to remember it's Peter Gunn with vocals.
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"And they did not save us from nu-metal any more than Nirvana saved us from hair metal."
This is one of the worst arguments I've ever heard. I don't actually disagree with your premise (The strokes didn't sell enough records to cause a serious cultural shift- you'd have a better argument with the White Strips) but I've nenver heard anyone deny that Nirvana eradicated hair metal bands basically overnight. Because they did- Hair Metal immediately became un-cool upon Nirvana's arrival, and some metallers still hate them for that.
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DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I COULD HERE "ON THE OTHER SIDE" I CANT FIND ANYWHERE TO LISTEN TO IT!!!
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The Strokes did contribute a lot though to 00s rock as did the White Stripes. But I separate the Strokes and the White Stripes in my head; I can't compare them on the same level (not saying that one is better than the other). And it seems blind to say that they didn't shift the style somewhat. They spawned so many new bands post Is This It that to say they didn't cause but a ripple in the rock world seems wrong to me.
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"The Strokes - You Only Live Once" from the new album First Impressions Of Earth.
Code:
http://rapidshare.de/files/5880467/TSYOLO.rar.html
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What's "Razorblade" ? I just grabbed that from a bittorrent site...
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Hated Juicebox
Liked You Only Live Once
Ambivalent about 15 Minutes OF PAAAAIN
Don't like The Other Side
Liked Razor Blade
Hey I thought Julian's voice would be pretty cool out in the open but please go back to the payphone vocal effect.
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And to all you people saying blah blah the strokes kick started whatever the fuck: Nobody cares.
If they put out crap tracks, we still get to call them on it.
If they put out good stuff then we can all dance around the moon.
And if you love it, good for you.
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diss I guess you have a point there... and Mark S - how's Razorblade?
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Let's not go overboard on dissing them though. I think there's a tasteful (and mature) limit. And people can talk about whatever the hell the Strokes started, they might care, even though you don't.
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Holy shit!!
I can't wait for Manilow to sue these fuckers for stealing the chorus from "Mandy" on "Razorblade"
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http://www.ilboss.net/blog/2005/10/strokes-razor-blade-e-non-c-quattro.html
Here u can find razor blade, that sounds like Manilow's Mandy
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Where's the link?
Wanna get a glimpse of what's happening in Tokyo, go to my site Newtectonic and get a loads of mp3
http://newtectonic.blogspot.com/
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only heard juicebox and this one so far. it was okay...and i can really just wait until the album is released rather than gobbling at crumbs scattered here and there...not sayin' i mind the leaks, but i'll just wait.
confession time! i really didn't start listening to either the first or second releases from the strokes until about four months ago. i couldn't take the overblown hype. i heard "last night" a trillion times, of course, and then "hard to explain" back in 2002/3 and that was it. well, i now see what all the hype was about. of all their releases, there's only maybe two i don't love.
i think we're probably in for a great release from them in jan(?) and these four are just kinda fodder.
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IMO,
I'm glad the Strokes are trying new things, new sounds, etc. I loved Is This It AND Room on Fire, but I didn't want them to make another album that sounded a lot or exactly like them.
I think You Only Live Once, On the Other Side, and Razor Blade are all outstanding songs.
Juicebox and 15 Minutes are not nearly as good, but they are still entertaining in parts. Can't wait until the rest of the album comes out (or gets leaked, haha)
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if i hadn't heard these mp3's I definetly wouldnt have bought the new album. I've ordered it today.
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You guys can find most of the new songs at rapidshare. Here's my view of the strokes' new material from best to worst:
1. Razor Blade (excellent song, sort of original)
2. You only live once / on the other side (both as good as one another, the guitars sing to the audience rather than play, great songs.
3. Juicebox (could have been number 2 because of the chorus and "you're so cold" area of the song, but gets 3 because of the bass line.
4. 15 minutes of pain (just doesnt have that strokes flair. Didnt like it much at all...
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Could someone send me all the new stroke MP3 songs to my e-mail m_wojnar@hotmail.com
They rock my socks besides Juicebox, the sound of that song is so-so.
thanks!
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I didnt so much mind the ugliness of juicebox; at least the song had personality, especially on the 49 sec mark. i dont know what to say about "on the other side," other than it sounds like an 80's song bent on sounding gayer than Elton John at a homo-convention. 'He hates himself for hating them. He drinks, he likes them. He drinks more, he hates them more than he did before.' Tell me, what does this have to do with "The Other Side"? I hope this song grows on me like the others.
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everyone who doesnt like juicebox or 15 minutes of pain sucks!I think those two songs are the best out of all the ones leaked so far!
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I have to disagree with most of these reviews, I think all the new songs are amazing. I think the so called "indie" kids are not liking them because they are a little bit of pop in them aka "juicebox". But I think it is a totally under rated song. Never have we heard Julian's voice go that high, and it sounds awesome. Obviously they can't make everybody happy, but they made this cat estatic. Can not wait tell it comes out. Oh, and the next song that leaked that I got was Razorblade.
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Do you have a good version of Razorblade, not a bootlegged copy of one of the South American shows?
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i really like all of the new stuff, on the other side and 15 min are kind of bland but i think that the other songs on the album will make up for them, but all these new songs are fantastic, oh and does anyone have the lyrics for Razor blade/15 min or on the other side?
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whats ur email? i will send you the lyrics for razor blade
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please please someone put in a link for the two new songsssss 'Razor blade' and 'on the other side'... strokes fan running dry here... sos. bless you, bless you
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http://d53.yousendit.com/D/3TRGZW7S9QIQV0UY5O9CIJDVQF/03%20The%20Other%20Side.m4a
http://dl3.rapidshare.de/files/6608110/114288920/The_Strokes_-_05_Razor_Blade.mp3
not sure if they work all the time
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http://rapidshare.de/files/6553179/strokes_-_on_the_other_side.mp3.html
I think this one works
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the songs are horrible, im deeply dissapointed. im still gonna buy the album tho
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Razorblade's the best song out of all the leaks probably. 15 minutes of pain was more like 4 minutes and 32 seconds of pure musical pain.
Still can't get other side though... hmm hmm.. thanks for trying though mb.
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Awwwwwwwww..... I love it, I love it all. There will never be another Is This It.... but these songs are soooo great! Razorblade and You Only Live Once do stand out above the rest. They're the fucking Strokes! Do you realize they're so much better than most of the shit out there!?
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Think u can just nick my song without asking, u son-of-a-fashion-model, huh, huh?
I'm gonna sue your pretty boy ass !
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By the way, saw the new album tracklist....but I know it's fake. Razor Blade will definitely come right after the awful "15 mins of pain" !
1. I'll Try Anything Once
2. Juice Box
3. Heart In A Cage
4. Razor Blade
5. The Other Side
6. Electricitycape
7. Killing Lies
8. Fear Of Sleep
9. 15 Minutes Of Pain
10. Vision of Division
11. Red Light
12. Evening Sun
13. Eyes Of The World
14. Ask Me Anything
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your all a bunch of indie fags...juicebox and 15 minutes of pain are by far the best..thats real rock for u assholes!
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Your all fools 15 mins of pain ye slightly weird but the rest is just amazing, you can't deal with change whats with that? New records gonna be amazing all of you wait you'll eat your words.
BTW i've heard Razor Blade as well so theres 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its also a tad weird but still great.
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Hey!!I can´t get the new strokes songs if anyone can please send them to me to my email eranac_4@hotmail.com PLEASE, I can send other songs.
I didn´t like Juice-box but you only live once is a good one, at least after the juice-box shock
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What manilow song have they ripped off?
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razor blade is amazing. best leak out there.
HOWEVER!!!
15 minutes of pain lives up to its title.
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I like Juicebox
I love You only live ones
I like Razorblade
but fuck all that! I just listened to Heart in a cage! Best strokes song ever???? Can't wait to hear the studio version
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can someone please put in a link for "heart in a cage"? i'm really excited to listen to this one!
thanks
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where can i find heart in a cage?!?!?...please, someone post a link!!!
thanx
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halaii-aloha is the best
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heart in a cage (live) is at whatsthatsound.com it sounds like old strokes pre is this it. its good
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hawaii is damn good cos it reminds us of the ramones, and the rest of the strokes tracks are great as well. its not gonna top is this it though. no chance in hell.
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new strokes rule! razor blade being the best. for anyone opposing to that yous is a fag... anyone would realize that room on fire was a let down, though it was still a good record it was a let down, is this it, well it's a classic and i'm sure this 3rd album will be amzing as well, whatevs though... i can enjoy the music with or without your opinions.
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Razor blade is the best, by miles.
all the other songs kick ass, but im not too fussed on hawaii aloha.
does anyone else think julian sounds like jonny borell in you only live once.
go onto limewire, and type in the album name and a huge list of all the songs comes up.
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I really like that song. Its really been helping me through a breakup. Sappy, I know. But....TROOF!! Razor blade is frickin badass as well!
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Why doesn't anybody likes Juicebox??? I LOVE IT!!
Hawaii aloha is ok
Razor blade is awfull!
You only live once... i had to hear it twice before i liked it a little
haven't heard the others yet
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razor blade....what? heart in a cage! what planet are you from, strangers? juicebox is way better than that...and by the way, download the video for it.............its great. david cross+lesbians= glory
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Their amazing.
If you don't like it...leave it alone.
If you do like it....smile.
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where can i find "Vision of Division"?!?!?...please, someone post a link!!!
thanx
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someone needs to leak this cd, by the looks of it, it sounds soo bad, i liked the early cds but this doesnt seem to want me to put down my money. perhaps if i hear the cd i'll buy it for portable use. otherwise going out and buying it on the day it comes out, you'd be the one of many people listening to it.. yuck.
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tao mas é parvos pah...the strokes é a melhor banda do mundo...HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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