When we was young, oh man did we have fun :: The Strokes live from a Melbourne brewpub
Back in 2001 as Is This It started to take off for The Strokes, their dance card was suddenly and dramatically packed; according to the archived tour dates on their website they played just three shows in 2000, but over a hundred in 2001. Early show recordings are really difficult to find — to sate my ears, I wanted something nascent from 2000, but the odds were against me.
During the summer of 2001, they played a small (capacity 300) pub/club in Melbourne called The Laundry, and the set was broadcast on Australian 3RRR community radio. The sound quality on this boot is pristine – the minimal crowd noise almost makes it sound like a lost studio demo of alternate versions rather than a live show, but with that terrific energy that I expect from these boys. It’s a necessary addition to the collection of any Strokes fan.
THE STROKES
LIVE AT THE LAUNDRY
Fitzroy, Melbourne, AUS – July 2001
Intro
Is This It
The Modern Age
Soma
Barely Legal
Someday
Alone, Together
Last Nite
Hard To Explain
New York City Cops
ZIP: THE STROKES IN MELBOURNE
[top photo credit Cody Smyth, CBGBs 2000.
bottom photo credit Christopher Wahl]
Name: Heather Browne
WOW. I love these guys and this is a real treat. My only problem is that the set isn’t twice as long! What great quality! Caaarazzzyyyyy! Thanks Heather!
-Steve
Steve — March 13, 2008 @ 10:21 am
thanks
thanks
thanks
!!!
JJ — March 13, 2008 @ 11:25 am
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS BLOG AND MP3S. I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOME LIVE STROKES FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE SOME ON CASSETTE FROM A LIVE MTV SHOW, BUT THIS IS MUCH BETTER! THANKS AGAIN, YOUR FRIEND PAT
Anonymous — March 13, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
thanks Heather,
Kev in STL
Anonymous — March 13, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
Thank you thank you thank you!
KT — March 13, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
great audio, thank you
The Laundry is more of a club than a “brewpub” (had to wiki that phrase) though.
Anonymous — March 14, 2008 @ 2:43 am
…i enjoyed that immensely…grazie, heather!
Windy City Vinnie — March 14, 2008 @ 9:04 pm
Thanks a lot. Passed this post around to a lot of people.
Eric — March 16, 2008 @ 7:41 am
could you possibly repost this? these guys are my favourite band and none of the links work. I would greatly appreciate a new zip file!!
-Hanan
Hanan — August 23, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Please could you repost the zip. The Strokes are amazing and i would love to listen to this!
thnks
Anonymous — October 3, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
ditto, i would be forever grateful if you reposted the zip
Anonymous — October 25, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
CAN YOU PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE REPOST THIS FILE
Anonymous — December 2, 2008 @ 8:44 am
I posted the concert on my site:
http://musicinducedeuphoria.blogspot.com/2009/06/strokes-post-113-super-awesome-super.html
Hanan — June 12, 2009 @ 11:07 am
thanks hanan! I have not had time to re-up.
browneheather — June 12, 2009 @ 11:22 am
heather, its not working aanymore now, or something like an error keeps on occuring. please, heeeeeeeelp. i want this so bad. :((
catherine — November 11, 2011 @ 3:13 am