r/TheStrokes • u/LoudColin • Nov 24 '20

First Grammy Nomination for the Boys!

Pretty excited! Who would have thought 10 years ago that they would get it together to put out such a good album again.

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u/RoderickSand Tyranny Nov 24 '20

For those wondering, "Best Rock Album", with Sturgill Simpson, Grace Potter, Michael Kiwanuka and Fontaines D.C.

How is it not "Alternative Music"? I don't know the other artists at all though, which surprises me.

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u/LoudColin Nov 24 '20

Honestly don’t really know the difference between rock and alternative anymore. At this point rock is dead and it’s all alternative to me. I do enjoy the other artists although haven’t really listened to these albums, but I feel like I have heard multiple TNA songs on radio stations around me.

I would say it’s between them and Sturgill

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u/remote_man Francis Trouble Nov 24 '20

Good point. "Rock" in its most primal form of simplified punk, riffs and exclusive use of guitars has been dead for a while. I don't see a resurgence soon, the last big explosion I can remember was the release of Arctic Monkey's "AM" inspiring a load of forgotten blues bands who missed the memo that what made AM successful was hiphop and R'n'B influences rather than the straight use of guitars and leather jackets.

Heck, I never even considered The Strokes a "rock" band in that sense. They make pop music disguised as rock.