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The Strokes — Machu Picchu
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Dav3thedog
(Canberra)
Posted: Apr 08, 2013 - 22:19
 
Well I liked it!
kcar
Posted: Mar 31, 2013 - 23:04
 
 TerryS wrote:
M. C. Escher

Agree with Bill, nothing to do with Peruvian holy spots, mystical places or visionary blokes
 
Hey, everybody! Surf's up! 



xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 10:45
 
 Stingray wrote:

For REAL escape try to leave USA!
 
Westslope already did.  Approximately 200 years ago.  No more San Pedro cactus for you, Ray.       

xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 10:39
 
 westslope wrote:
Une  certaine originalité ou une originalité certaine?
 
Not much original at all in this song.  Rather forgettable.  A song title relating to the lyric content in some way would be a start.  My dog could compose a better metaphor.  Arf! 

Stingray
Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 10:37
 
 westslope wrote:

Machu Picchu as a metaphor for escape.

Cool.

 

P.S.  For true escape try San Pedro cactus.  Not for amateurs.

 
For REAL escape try to leave USA!

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 12:09
 
Une  certaine originalité ou une originalité certaine?

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 12:07
 
I'm over it. I think there was a song of theirs that I liked better, but this one's always been iffy.
 
edit: Now it says "plays in last 30 days: 4" How lucky I am to have heard them all.  

tutakea
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 09:21
 
never understood the hype. they are so mediocre and predictable, imho

skooba
(The tip of Americas Wang)
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 13:10
 
I have this song as my ringtone.  It really gets your attention.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 21:14
 

Machu Picchu as a metaphor for escape.

Cool.

 

P.S.  For true escape try San Pedro cactus.  Not for amateurs.



TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 17:56
 
M. C. Escher

Agree with Bill, nothing to do with Peruvian holy spots, mystical places or visionary blokes

calypsus_1
(East of Eden)
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 06:39
 

Selling your body to the street
Selling your girlfriends to the night, for cheap
Wearing a jacket made of meat
Sealing a letter made with horse's feet
And now you've heard that...
Waves turn to grey
Life in the shade
A violent crime
And that's on USA
Platinum's on the rise
Playboys in disguise
I'm just tryin' to find
A mountain I can climb
Putting your patience to the test
Putting your body on the line, for less
Didn't you know there was a choice?
It's never yours, it's someone else's voice
And now you see that
Blondes turn to grey
Life in the shade
A violent crime
And that's on USA
Porn's on the rise
Psycho's in disguise
I'm just tryin' to find
A mountain I can climb
Darling, ain't nobody gonna tell us
They're gonna be oh so jealous
We're gonna be oh so silent
They're gonna be stoned on silence
I didn't want to ask you baby, I didn't want to ask anybody baby
Is anyone asking maybe?
Can anyone even hear me/this shit?
Why are you waiting beyond the door?
Life turns to dust
And rain turns to rust
Gossip is a truth
And money pays for the lies we trust
Your love is a surprise
Homeless saints are in disguise
I'm just tryin' to find
A nice place for you and I


Jared
(South Central...MA)
Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 17:00
 
 govna wrote:
i like the part that goes DEERRR nerr...de-na-na-NA, na na DEERRR nerrr...de-na-na-NA na na DEEEEErrr neerrrr....du, nu-NUH nuh nuh...DEERRRR nerrr....
 
Glad I saw this before I tried to type it out. That part is sweet.


govna
(beantown)
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 12:45
 
 Jelani wrote:

reminds me of an MC Escher drawing I never saw.
 
you're both wrong:  it's Q-bert.


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 19:05
 
 fredriley wrote:
The CD cover reminds me of one of my favourite 80s arcade games, the difficult, visually imaginative, and funnyMarble Madness on which many tens of hours of my misspent youth were, well, misspent. Nice song, too. 
 
reminds me of an MC Escher drawing I never saw.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 19:02
 
I ove this more every timeI hear it.

Neil66
((stav) anger)
Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 06:11
 
 fredriley wrote:
The CD cover reminds me of one of my favourite 80s arcade games, the difficult, visually imaginative, and funny Marble Madness on which many tens of hours of my misspent youth were, well, misspent. Nice song, too. 

 
Thinking more like Crystal Castles.... many hundreds, nay thousands of hours misspent youth in there!!!

Never could get used to the hysteresis of marble madness ;-)




Nerubo
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 13:00
 
My theory about the song name - they threw dice and looked up a page in an encyclopedia or dictionary, since song names that actually match words in the song are so painfully obvious and uncool.  Same school of thought as Smashing Pumpkin's "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" which should have been called "Rat in a Cage".

coloradojohn
(still Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; will be back Rocky Mtn Way from early 2012!)
Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 02:38
 
Just the other day — I swear to God, people, it was JUST THE OTHER DAY — I had Is This It and Room On Fire blaring like I hadn't done in years, and while sadly, most of the rest of this record (or ... Earth) doesn't measure up or pick up where those left off, THIS ONE DOES!


Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 - 16:49
 
 fredriley wrote:
The CD cover reminds me of one of my favourite 80s arcade games, the difficult, visually imaginative, and funny Marble Madness on which many tens of hours of my misspent youth were, well, misspent. Nice song, too. 

 
I LOVED that game.  I rented it once from our local video store and just never returned it.  Luckily for me, it was bought out by a chain place a couple months later, so I got away with it.  Of course, that was in the very early 90's I think.

I recently came upon an emulator and ROM of the game, so I can play it on my computer anytime I want.  As a matter of fact...  I may go play it now.


neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 13:03
 
yawn

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 18, 2011 - 19:43
 
Been there, done that.

soulseeker
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 01:04
 
The worst of the 70s...gives me a headache!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 14:18
 
See you next time!

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 06:21
 
I normally do not like The Strokes, but this doesn't sound like them so it is ok. Talk about channeling 1983 though!{#Lol}

dadofsammy
(Hopedale, MA)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 21:21
 
rhythm guitar++++++++++++

savoyard
(SB, Indiana)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 10:38
 
Decent song, but the album is bad. Disappointing effort from them. 

govna
(beantown)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 10:37
 
i like the part that goes DEERRR nerr...de-na-na-NA, na na DEERRR nerrr...de-na-na-NA na na DEEEEErrr neerrrr....du, nu-NUH nuh nuh...DEERRRR nerrr....

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 15:09
 
So much better after a few listens. 6 —-> 8

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 15:07
 
Boy, I've missed em! 8

deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 14:01
 
Yeah, I thought this was some new Supergrass that got released after their break-up.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 16:45
 
 Orodrigues wrote:
Great riff...
  to me sounds like it's got a double riff.
being musically illiterate I can't really tell you what they both are.


Alexandra
(Hopefully, departing the Gem City VERY soon)
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 04:26
 
 Orodrigues wrote:
Great riff...
 

{#Yes}  I never get sick of it!

SinisterDexter
Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 14:05
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
 


That's a very challenging skateboard ramp.

toomanyollys
(Bucks)
Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 06:01
 
Verse: 8, chorus: 5... dammit there's no 6.5...


Orodrigues
(Resende (RJ), Brazil)
Posted: Jul 01, 2011 - 07:21
 
Great riff...

Sasha2001
(Where the last of the union men run free)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 11:45
 
Can somebody tell me why Casablancas gets to be lead singer of what is an otherwise imaginative and rockin band? I don't need to understand his lyrics but I've always suspected they're unintelligible because they're not very good. Also his voice sounds like veterinary waiting room.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 16:53
 
 fredriley wrote:
The CD cover reminds me of one of my favourite 80s arcade games, the difficult, visually imaginative, and funny Marble Madness on which many tens of hours of my misspent youth were, well, misspent. Nice song, too.
Marble Madness, yes! I was thinking Q*bert
but then remembered the huge pile of recycled block I got on the cheap. Saved a gym membership, moving those.

Nice song, indeed.


Peace_tode
(Atlanta)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 15:41
 
This is a frigging AWESOME audio mix. Great job to whomever did this!!

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 15:41
 


I'm just trying to find...a mountain I can climb.

arserocket
(S.O.B in an S.U.V)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 15:40
 
bad supergrass

lkovathana
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 22:59
 
you find the right hamster to promote this song, and it could go viral.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 09:23
 
The CD cover reminds me of one of my favourite 80s arcade games, the difficult, visually imaginative, and funny Marble Madness on which many tens of hours of my misspent youth were, well, misspent. Nice song, too. 


sieversfam
Posted: May 30, 2011 - 15:53
 
Strokes were given all this hyperbole by Rolling Stone.  To me, they are a bit overrated, by RS at least. 

Not bad, but nothing that STROKES me..



peterm252
(UK)
Posted: May 29, 2011 - 01:03
 
Great song.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 23, 2011 - 17:13
 
 treatment_bound wrote:
Anybody catch The Strokes show @ Coachella or on the web?...
 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival a few weeks ago. Nothin' fancy about the stage presence, but a great show! On second thought, it was mid 80's and Casablancas wore a black leather jacket on stage. Not bad when you're riding a bike, but under the stage lights? Also seemed unclear on the pedigree and purpose of the Fest, making several derisive cracks about Jazz during the band's set. Delivered a solid performance though, and probably got schooled a bit before they left town.



coloradojohn
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe)
Posted: May 21, 2011 - 06:58
 
Yeah...OH, HELL YEAH!
I gotta heap mighty praise upon RP for turning me onto the nice new Strokes effort, and I am thrilled they are rocking again!  (I actually liked several from Room on Fire more than anything from First Impressions of Earth...and of course their debut is still rock-solid in my book...)
This thing has grown on me like moss on the north side of an old tree!
I love that WICKED blistering guitar ripping out of the speakers, and I'm rockin' out to it here big-time at the old Mac-top, for sure!
I was fortunate enough to clamber all over that ancient Inca retreat for Royal elites a few years ago, and though, like Bill said, who can have any idea why they named it that? unless it refers to some amazing ROCK-work that seems deceptively simple but was definitely hewn and fitted like none other... but I can sure get back up there in my mind any time I hear this, and for that I'm grateful!  Rock this bad boy often!



coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: May 19, 2011 - 21:11
 
Poppy, accessible
Good hooks... 



the_jake
(on the sideline)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 03:45
 
 Dave_Mack wrote:
Yow, Bill's really breaking out the new stuff today!  Fun stuff. But what did he say about a jacket made of meat?  Hmmmm.
 
Those meat jackets have been popular lately........ TV commercials for deodorant, Lady Gaga.   I prefer mine {#Flamed}medium rare.

birdiestobehad
(sitting beside the golf course wishing I was playing)
Posted: May 04, 2011 - 06:36
 
 aelfheld wrote:
Didn't take long for this to get tedious.
 
You betcha.....................