Friday, March 25, 2011

The Strokes - Angles (2011) Album Review on Buskebulan !!!



Now you might think , a band is as important as the music they give us. And in a continuation on a linear , time , progress seems inevitable. And in that course, many bands lose the shine.
 
Its hard to place Angles , The Strokes 5th and latest album anywhere in between the previous four. It is progress indeed in my eyes (1st album - awesomer than many other bands-2nd album awesomer than many other bands- 3rd album awesomer than many other bands- 4th album awesomer- 5th album awesomer than many other bands).

For the songs they make now , although sounds alike with the others earlier , it has its very very very vivid identity. An identity that only a band like the strokes can deliver , at the end of the 1st quarter of 2011. The freedom in its songs are superb! The way its allowed to shape. in sweet sweet angles!

You can say that the album was hurried and actually , it was. It was actually recorded in 2 plus months. For me , thats just great ! and sad. Cos imagine what a band like the strokes is capable of if they really really really devote their time to create an album for the fans . Epic!

Fuck Yeah!!! Its beautiful!!!


Machu Picchu is funky. Nikolai Fraiture's bass keeps its on...fabs drums kick in the funk love at the same time and the album gets going... Ohhhh La La.... The guitar works are sharp and indie at its finest . A distinct sound in an ocean of bands . Seems like they're talking bout the US of A . CiviLIEsation that is the topic perhaps.

Under cover of darkness is set to be their first chart buster. Their first single of the album , this song is hauntingly good. Nick's lead guitarworks are great ... nice licks n all with a sweet drop beat and up again! Sweet lyrics , lines like "wont just be a puppet on a string" shows their rebel spirit in their works.

Two kinds of happiness has a different julian vocals ... poppish like his solo album kinda stuff. And it gets in a barrage of awesome drumming and guitar works when its chorus time. Nice vocals though ( my fav of the album)

Youre so right is one of the dark ones... pissed of at the ways you live you life perhaps...fast and repetetive , instruments and vocals ...like lines such as " im done with the office , im done with the office , im done with the office , hello forest...." A lesson to be learned in this song hey.

Taken for a fool is such a funky sounding song. Julian's deeper voice is matured in this song i reckon ..screaming 'Momma!!' The beat is so retro! valensi's lead is the shit. Monday tuesday is my weekends...nice.

Games has an Julian solo album intro feel....It heightens very well...take ur pick which part ud like...its got a good slow but fast sounding fab moretti , nice keyboards..a good nice long wavy phrases of nice ambience and boom! its over. next song.

Call me back is the slower one of the album...I love the lyrics . then again , its all very appealling to me , all the lyrics thats the strokes.

Gratisfaction has that vintage the strokes intro.... gets us dancing in front of the mirror. Ah man....sweet chorus. Albert hammond junior , with his new clean cut hair style is awesome man..... this band is so toight!!!!!! funky toight!!! nikolai is a madman on the bass!

Metabolism has a sweet sweet sweet sound. Dark and sweet!!!!! Screaming LIKE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! Kinda like a glorified indie version of Matt Bellamy of the muse. Its the shit.

Life is simple in the moonlight is a great outro. Not only by its name , that buskebulan loves. hehe. But in its delivery. Hammond works hard and plays the rhythm pure (god) , so does nick valensi(god) , julian keeps it cool and beautiful in words and lyrics (although the input if the band is always 5 ways) , so does nikolai (god) ...and moretti keeps the love and the beats as sweet as it gets (GOD).

Oh yeah , julian was deep in alcohol...he then got sober (or maybe just a hoax for proper personal image?)...for 3 years plus now i think....so ..yeah... beautiful isnt it...with or without whatevers , wonderful things are whirled inwards towards us ->  the audience , fans , critics and whoever else thats glued on the strokes.

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Thank you for sticking around till the end. Side note , do check out Cake's latest album Showroom Of Compassion and Cage The Elephants latest Thank You Happy Birthday. 2 good albums . Later peeps!!!