“15 Minutes” Really Only 4:32 Minutes

A new Strokes song has leaked on l’Internet. It’s called “15 Minutes of Pain” and it sounds like a cross between the Velvet Underground (first half), The Walkmen (Hamilton-like screaming) and some power pop band like All-American Rejects or something like that (second half). Initially, it seems to be leaving listeners…confused. Thanks to B. for the heads up.

UPDATE: Apparently the original link on the post isn’t working anymore, so go here.

11 Responses to “15 Minutes” Really Only 4:32 Minutes

  1. 1. Anonymous | 1:32 pm on October 20th, 2005

    me likes very much, especially the last minute or so.

  2. 2. n. | 2:16 pm on October 20th, 2005

    the link is down but i love how someone on their asked if it was a songa bout getting that ugly spider tattoo.

  3. 3. Henry | 4:15 pm on October 20th, 2005

    It just seems like I hear a new shitty Strokes song every couple of days…

  4. 4. peter | 5:28 pm on October 20th, 2005

    if you were saying the internet like that in french it would be “l’internet”. or in strokes french it would be ze internetie.

  5. 5. Anonymous | 5:31 pm on October 20th, 2005

    not so good…

  6. 6. laura | 7:57 pm on October 20th, 2005

    holy crap, is my college french teacher reading my blog again? the french canadian who used to wear the Sonic Youth t-shirt? whatever the hell your name was.

  7. 7. Anonymous | 6:02 am on October 21st, 2005

    Apparently the song is just called “15 Minutes” and someone added the “of pain” as a joke because they didn’t like it. On the official tracklisting it’s just listed as 15 Minutes. The tracklisting:

    You Only Live Once
    Juicebox
    Heart in a Cage
    Razor Blade
    One the Other Side
    Electricityscape
    Killing Lies
    Fear of Sleep
    15 Minutes
    Vision of Division
    Red Light
    Evening Sun
    The Ize of the World
    Ask Me Anything

  8. 8. laura | 7:33 am on October 21st, 2005

    forever will be “15 minutes of pain” in my mind.

  9. 9. newguy | 11:25 am on October 24th, 2005

    “sounds like the velvet underground” - knew that already.

  10. 10. Germán W. | 7:59 pm on November 28th, 2005

    first time i heard it was like what the hell is this! now its my favourite song…

  11. 11. Tim Riggi | 6:48 am on July 24th, 2006

    This is the song. Can you dig it? I bought First Impressions of Earth and was furious that It wasn’t like the first record. I guess in a shallow kind of way, I just wanted more of the same. Well I got it 2:00 into track 11. Just like that the strokes were back. And In a way I was back to where I started in 2001. Except now I got this rash. Ouch.

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