![]() ![]() ![]() Which, um, may be something of The Point. Howly, scowly and punk-rock growly – the Yanks’ll love it. “WHY WON’TCHA COME OVAH HEEE-YAARRR!/WEEEE GOTTTA CITY TO LUUUUURVVEEE!” gargles El Casablancas to an unnamed “actress” while Albert Hammond Jnr butt-rapes his guitar through a solo that appears to have recently broken out of a padded cell. Juicebox Lyrics Verse 1 Everybody sees me, but its not that easy Standing in the light field, standing in the light field Waiting for some action, waiting for some action over Why wont you. Once you’re past the opening riff and have worked out that the bloke singing like an American Alan Rake having his tonsils removed with a blowtorch is actually what Julian Casablancas sounds like when amplified, the Strokesian meta-brilliance of ‘Juicebox’ burns stronger than a pile of Kate Moss modelling contracts. That is to say, a bit like everyone that’s been ripping them off for the past four years, but with monstrously exaggerated studio budgets. 'Juicebox' became the Strokes second UK Top 10 hit, as well as their second US Modern Rock Top 10 success. The single was then released as an exclusive on online download services. Don’t feel so clever now, do you ‘Kid A’?ĭrag The Strokes out of their cooler-than-thou lo-fi coal bunker and initially they sound… well, a bit like everyone else. In late September 2005, 'Juicebox', the first single from the Strokes then unreleased third album, was leaked online, forcing the singles release date to be advanced. Juicebox is the aggressive first single of The Strokess third album, First Impressions of Earth. ![]() And yes, it is The Strokes embracing the brave new world of professional recording techniques from beefing the guitars up past ‘wiry’ to actually turning the microphone on. Yes, it’s the theme from Mission: Impossible. Yes, it’s a sped-up ‘Hash Pipe’ by Weezer. ![]()
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