I am wearing my new Bose Noise-cancelling headphones, so I can't hear anything except my heartbeat in my head. But I keep thinking they're footsteps and it's freaking me out a little.
aw, this thread makes me sad...so little love for the strokes. i was just poking around and my eyes were immediately drawn to the word "strokes". maybe because i'm a little obsessive...the strokes are one of my all time favorite bands!!! i personally think that First Impressions is amazing, and the b-side is a really fun song too. and to anyone who's never listened to them - i think that it's worth a try (well, obviously, i'm completely and utterly biased), but i would start with their old stuff - i still think that it's the best.
as for the juicebox video, i agree that it's tasteless and just plain nasty, but the director's main idea for the video was about how screwed up censoring is. this is the gist of what he says about it:
"the unfortunate problem mtv had with censoring the video is that there was nothing explicit in the video to take out to begin with. they were trying to censor an idea, which is really hard to do...is there really any actual sexual content in this video? not really. christina aguilera shakes her booty with a gaffer-taped thong two inches from the camera for three minutes and that's ok, but we can't show a blurred out image of women wearing bikinis in a magazine in a wide shot for half a second, at least according to mtv, because it's disgraceful to women. what does this actually mean? is mtv up in arms about lesbians on a rooftop, or are they disturbed by how the lesbians on the rooftop are presented - as material for a man to jerk off to in the dark? by showing the end result of the pornographic chain maybe i've done something truly disturbing. i've shown what people do when they go home at night and sit in front of their computers. now that's a censorable offense!"
i dunno, i think that he makes a really good point, even though i still wouldn't watch the video again.
btw darbie, i LOVE modern girls and old fashioned men!!! hehe, you made me wanna listen to it, so i am.
I havent actually listened to it yet, but the album cover is very very pretty...
And you know, that's all that matters. However, I am afraid that the strokes are becoming more and more perverted, because of the juicebox vid thing, and then I opened the lyrics booklet and was scarred for life.
I still love them, though.
I also got the Juicebox single, which is completely useless to me, because I dont have a real record player. grrr.....
However, the single is also very pretty, so Im still happy. XP
Edit: sorry, I forgot to mention that my Dad opened the lyrics booklet and found the disturbing imagery. yeah, kinda not the sort of thing you want your father to notice. He took it well, though.
I havent heard it yet, I'll probably hear it thru ryan this week as he bought it when it came out. I didn't like juicebox when i first heard it, but it grew on me, i feel like that with lots of bands at the moment. But I hope its all good!!!
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I will then.
don't take his word for it!..
the strokes featuring regina spektor - modern girls and old fashioned men
come on jade, you know you wanna listen to the wonderus regina, just click the link...
oh, and i can't comment on the new album yet, because i haven't heard it, hopefully it'll be waiting for me in my mailbox tomorrow...
I did love the 1st two though so im hoping this one wont disappoint me....
meh
how much was the album?
the strokes featuring regina spektor - modern girls and old fashioned men
come on jade, you know you wanna listen to the wonderus regina, just click the link...
oh, and i can't comment on the new album yet, because i haven't heard it, hopefully it'll be waiting for me in my mailbox tomorrow...
I already like Regina Spektor. I saw her on Conan and liked her over the summer.
Like a lot of bands I like.
*coughtheredwallscough*
yes i know you like regina, that's why i was telling you to listen to that strokes song...
Aaaah, I see.
Why do I always lose my stuff?!
as for the juicebox video, i agree that it's tasteless and just plain nasty, but the director's main idea for the video was about how screwed up censoring is. this is the gist of what he says about it:
"the unfortunate problem mtv had with censoring the video is that there was nothing explicit in the video to take out to begin with. they were trying to censor an idea, which is really hard to do...is there really any actual sexual content in this video? not really. christina aguilera shakes her booty with a gaffer-taped thong two inches from the camera for three minutes and that's ok, but we can't show a blurred out image of women wearing bikinis in a magazine in a wide shot for half a second, at least according to mtv, because it's disgraceful to women. what does this actually mean? is mtv up in arms about lesbians on a rooftop, or are they disturbed by how the lesbians on the rooftop are presented - as material for a man to jerk off to in the dark? by showing the end result of the pornographic chain maybe i've done something truly disturbing. i've shown what people do when they go home at night and sit in front of their computers. now that's a censorable offense!"
i dunno, i think that he makes a really good point, even though i still wouldn't watch the video again.
btw darbie, i LOVE modern girls and old fashioned men!!! hehe, you made me wanna listen to it, so i am.
I havent actually listened to it yet, but the album cover is very very pretty...
And you know, that's all that matters. However, I am afraid that the strokes are becoming more and more perverted, because of the juicebox vid thing, and then I opened the lyrics booklet and was scarred for life.
I still love them, though.
I also got the Juicebox single, which is completely useless to me, because I dont have a real record player. grrr.....
However, the single is also very pretty, so Im still happy. XP
Edit: sorry, I forgot to mention that my Dad opened the lyrics booklet and found the disturbing imagery. yeah, kinda not the sort of thing you want your father to notice. He took it well, though.
I don't think I would, headphones aren't as important as chapstick.
I would rather listen to my music out loud.
whoever said they like the end has no end, YES me too haha
obviously....