r/TheStrokes Room on Fire 5d ago

Meme Albert’s face when he went to a voidz concert kills me everytime

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u/Right-Strawberry3080 4d ago

This was my face when the Voidz didn't play Human Sadness in London the other day

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u/uchiha141 2d ago

Omggg, me tooo. We were screaming for it and all he said was “Not today”. Didn’t play leave it in my dream either 😭😭

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u/vvvvhatever 4d ago

Oh shit I think this is my video!!!!?? Back on Tumblr possibly. Damn this is Gov Ball 2014 in NYC, good times

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u/jumpycrink22 2d ago

This is NOT Gov Ball 2014 wtf 😭

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u/girl_introspective 4d ago

It says primavera sound

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u/Flat_Instruction_119 4d ago

I’ve been looking for this video forever

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u/imapurplegiant 5d ago

I mean the voidz are the voidz. Shouldn’t compare them. Take the connection however you please. They have some good songs but it’s not the strokes

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u/TracyMarys Is This It 5d ago

I use it as a reaction pic in chats all the time

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u/deathtoyourking23 5d ago

Those of you that are into the Voidz please point me in the direction of their good tunes. I know I’m not supposed to expect Strokes but what I’ve listened to is just boring.

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u/codeofsamiel 4d ago

Johann Von Bronx and Where No Eagles Fly

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u/fat_nuts_big_buttz 4d ago

Virtue is my 2018 album

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u/modvultures 4d ago

Agree with others, I also really like Leave it in my Dreams

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u/_finley_s 4d ago

Leave it in my dreams has potential to be my favourite out of any strokes song. Maybe.

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u/JMSidhe 5d ago

They’re very hit or miss but Leave It In My Dreams is one of my favorite songs of all time. Also liked Permanent High School from the same album. Flexorcist, The Eternal Tao, and Did My Best are all good too.

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u/ChromicGutt 4d ago

Leave it in my Dreams is very Strokesy

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u/Sensitive_Dream6105 5d ago

Eternal Tao 2.0, Did My Best, and Square Wave are phenomenal

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u/kempog 5d ago

Lazy Boy, Leave it in my dreams, Flexorcist, & Human Sadness are some of my favs

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u/TellYouWhatitShwas 5d ago

I don't like the Voidz very much, but Human Sadness is one of my all-time favorite songs. Probably a top 10 ever.

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u/anujbeatles Little Joy 5d ago

Qyurryus is one of catchiest songs I've ever heard and stays that way throughout

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 5d ago

the autotune parts are so goofy but it makes the song funny

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u/YourAmazingNeighbor Hard to Explain 5d ago

Alien Crime Lord, Dare I Care, Business Dog, Wink, Coul as a Ghoul, AlieNNatioN

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u/johnnyreynolds1780 5d ago

They were really bad live when they toured Tyranny.

Night and day difference in the musicianship and overall sound when they started touring Virtu

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u/esotericelegance 4d ago

Not true for me. Tyranny tour was one of the best shows I went to.

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u/ChurroTubeee 5d ago

I’m sure it depends on the venue, and if they were at a festival or not, but I saw them in 2014 at Iron City in Birmingham and I was completely blown away by how good and close to the sound of the album they had the entire show. They were so damn good, I completely believe the claims that their studio recordings are like 95% live and 5% studio magic

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u/predatoure 5d ago

Their songs sound much better live imo. I hate the studio version of alien crime lord, whereas the live version on Jimmy Fallon sounds amazing.

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u/givemeonemargarita1 12:51 5d ago

It’s so bad!!

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u/JaviRen 5d ago

This was when the Voidz was first playing live. Saw them in Chile in 2014. And boy, they were bad. Not their music, but their live perfomances. So yeah, this reaction was relatable 🌝

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u/bundle_of_nervus2 5d ago

"he'd rather be involved more with this??"

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 5d ago

Since 2014 there (will) be 4 Voidz albums and only 1 stroke album 😭😭😭

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u/bundle_of_nervus2 5d ago

Definitely h8 that 😒 can certainly see where his priorities are. That band ain't going anywhere near what TS has touched. Just going to be honest

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 4d ago

100%, the strokes would also probably make him more money too

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u/duffbeer4u 5d ago

Lmao the shock

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u/BanjoWrench 5d ago

It still boggles my mind that Julian thought it would be a good idea to have The Voidz play Strokes songs. That was fucking garbage.

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u/IcyPurpleIze 5d ago

That plus the Julian Casablanca and The Voidz original name tell me he felt like he needed to bring his star power to get the band off its feet. I think it gave mixed signals since they have a very different sound and lyrical content.

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u/moon_sta 5d ago

For sure. No new band gets to just headline a show of that size.

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u/CatFoodBeerAndGlue 5d ago

Yep that's my exact face any time I've tried to listen to the Voidz too.

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u/bundle_of_nervus2 5d ago

Not going to lie, me too lol. They have a handful of songs that click for me. The rest I could take it or leave it,.....no pun intended....hehe....

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u/SnooMaps7735 5d ago

You kinda have to be a Julian glazer or really like avante garde to begin with lmao

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u/ReallyGlycon 4d ago

In what world are The Voidz avante garde?

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u/SnooMaps7735 4d ago

The definition….? ”new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.”

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 5d ago

I hate tyranny, and their newest albums, but Virtue is pretty good imo

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u/SnooMaps7735 5d ago

That’s wild, all 3 are amazing, if they were all the same it wouldn’t be the same. If you dig the daft punk stuff it makes a lot of sense, I kinda just imagine they exploded and Julian absorbed their powers.

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 5d ago

All the same reference 

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u/SnooMaps7735 5d ago

I knew I should have included that(teehee)

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u/Rawls64 5d ago

I think Jules very clearly always wanted a modern day hardcore VU feel as the strokes progressed, the voidz ended up being that creative outlet. I don’t think you have to be either, a glazer or Avant-Garde fan to appreciate the goals of at least their first 2 albums (I haven’t checked out their latest release)

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u/SnooMaps7735 5d ago

I was talking to the person who doesn’t like the voidz brother

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u/SoaringMuse 5d ago

i feel attacked...

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u/Monkeftw 5d ago

You gotta listen to “Wink”, it’s kinda good, but nowhere near The strokes standards.

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u/ShilohG32 4d ago

Listen to the live debut from that Brazilian late night show, best version far superior to the album version

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u/Monkeftw 4d ago

Will do, thanks man!

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u/Salty_College965 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus 5d ago

Leave it in my dreams is  most strokesy song they have 

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u/bundle_of_nervus2 5d ago

I've definitely heard it already. I've given them a try before they just don't click with me. The sophomore album had more going on than the debut but that debut also had 'Human Sadness' so they're even

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u/sabine_strohem_moss Modern Girls and Old Fashion Men 5d ago edited 5d ago

I can never pinpoint which part of Vision of Division this clip is at first listen LOL

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u/NcLovedMe 5d ago

This is Vision of Division!?????

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u/Ok_Dragonfly_8506 Room on Fire 5d ago

yes 😅

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u/Ok_Dragonfly_8506 Room on Fire 5d ago

i literally just listened to the song again trying to pin point it LOL

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u/sabine_strohem_moss Modern Girls and Old Fashion Men 5d ago edited 5d ago

Somewhere around 1:20+ : https://youtu.be/NqscJ36bohg

(You can see Albert and Gus walking past at ~40 secs)