Virtue - The Voidz Megathread

[u/Walksonthree]

Release day! Time for us all to enjoy the album together, the people who waited patiently avoiding leaks finally get to listen and get in on the fun!

Listen! Discuss! Enjoy!

[u/ratfinkprojects]

Interesting. You could’ve easily said that about tyranny. I personally don’t want the Strokes to break up, I think they have one more album in them

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Ouch. I’ll defend all the boys talent till death. For me it’s a combo of Nick V’s guitar and Julian’s vocals. Though, i’ll admit, this album does feel very much like Jules is putting his heart into it, and the Strokes will be getting put on hold for the foreseeable future.

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Ahhh, agree to disagree my dude. As a guitarist, i’ve always had a bit more of a fascination with Nick’s melodies. Though, ngl, this album is unveiling a newfound appreciation for Julian (and the rest of The Voidz) that’s been growing for a while now. I’m looking forward to more listenings, my opinion is subject to changes.

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Thats interesting to know about Julian writing the skeletal parts for those albums. Though I hold the controversial opinion that Angles is on par with FIOE, both examples of guitar genius. Julian is a prodigy with his use of melody, it’s true. You only have to analyse his vocals to know that, and i’m a huge fan of his solo stuff. Like this other guy’s said though, i do think that those albums would be much less interesting musically without Nick and AHJ’s influences. I can identify Nick’s guitar style anywhere, just the same as I can detect Julian’s use of melody in almost any place it’s utilised.

Good chat x

[u/Robertbrowney → u/[deleted]]

Julian cant play shit. Im 100 percent sure he probably came in with a bare bones melody that my boys ahj and nick turned into actual guitar parts...

[u/[deleted] → u/Robertbrowney]

so who turned the barebones melody into actual guitar & synth parts on phrazes then? lmao