Albert Hammond Jr. on Conan O’Brien
For an early birthday present (it’s Al’s bday today), Albert Hammond Jr. performed on Conan O’Brien last Friday:
When you watch it, you just can’t help wonder if 4 band members were necessary–it’s almost like Albert wants to be in The Strokes…except re-cast as the lead singer.
Sure some of the singing is off-tune and slightly painful to listen to, but those suspenders are pretty darn adorable. Albert > Sanjaya (??) Link from Oh Someday.
1. dhs | 7:46 pm on April 9th, 2007
That’s the dude from Longwave on lead, is it not?
I didn’t hear out of tune singing…
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3. Steve | 8:03 pm on April 9th, 2007
Gotta say, I like Albert’s album a helluva lot more than the last 2 Strokes albums. His voice isn’t great, but the songs are pretty damn good.
4. fo | 8:38 pm on April 9th, 2007
hate to say this about albert, but i found this performance totally lacking. and i miss the strokes.
5. Molly | 8:51 pm on April 9th, 2007
His Record has been out here (Australia) for 6 months or more and I still can’t get over how ’strokes-y’ it is. It’s like a big helping of strokes washed down with a glass of beatles-pop.
So why bother then?
Is Julian some big Nazi control-freak?
Its good and good for him but…..um ????
6. BrunetteBaby | 12:34 pm on April 10th, 2007
I might be the only one, but I don’t think Yours to Keep sounds as much like The Stokes as everybody else keeps saying. As for Albert’s band they are amazing live! Although I did also think “hey, there’s 5 of them. Is he going for The Strokes the sequel?” But I think the band is more like a bunch of differnt versions of Albert (all with the curls) and a Julian/Nikolai thrown in in the form of bassist Josh. Or that is all bullshit and Albert’s music should just stand on its own and not need to be compared to The Strokes at all.
7. joe k | 5:33 pm on April 10th, 2007
i saw albert on april 2nd at the bowery and i wont lie, i originally thought 3 guitars was pushing it for songs that didnt seem to need much to them. however, his live show completely won me over and his music and his show completely stand on their own feet regardless of the what the strokes do.
8. pauly | 5:42 pm on April 10th, 2007
This is better than the last Strokes album, they should listen more to Alb in the future…
It makes me miss less the old Strokes, he’s pretty much everything I loved of that band…
9. kiranberry | 6:16 pm on April 10th, 2007
it’s the strokes mellow gold. i too miss the strokes…control freak or not, jules has the touch.
10. Kate | 7:06 pm on April 10th, 2007
is somethign wronte with my ears?! i looooved it!
xoxoxox
* i do miss the valensi jaw tho, long live ze strokes!
11. Kate | 7:07 pm on April 10th, 2007
*wrong
12. Get a life | 11:48 am on April 13th, 2007
I somehow stumbled in here so here it is…
Though I tend to keep a safe distance from the Strokes camp I actually like Hammond’s album. No, he isn’t the best vocalist but who gives a shit neither are Lou Reed, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop or even the guy from Weezer but I’d take any of those folks over one of these polished Chemical Romance or Cold Play sort of jokers anyday. Afterall, rock ‘n’ roll is about personality & attitude isn’t it? Something that has taken a backseat these last few years. If polished and perfection is what you want then go listen to some new pop band… there’s plenty of them. End of story.
As for sounding like the strokes, well don’t you think that’s a little unavoidable considering he is 1/5 of the band. Do you expect the guy to go out of his way to change his guitar sound and the way he writes to adhere to a few music twits with no life?
Outer here…
13. laura | 12:45 pm on April 13th, 2007
i think it’s obvious i love the strokes and albert’s work. i’m just doing a little ribbing… i mean.. it is.. out of tune… doesn’t change the fact i still like the album
14. vintage | 5:23 pm on April 13th, 2007
he had worked too hard to get this. i think its time to recognize albert hammond jr as himself not as “albert hammond jr from the strokes”. his album is good cause is
a “very albert album”. i just loved it.
15. Justin | 12:56 am on April 16th, 2007
you know i agree albert has a sound why should he change it and OF course its going to sound like teh strokes hes the rhythme guitar for the strokes! lol and yeah i saw albert live and LOVED it i had the chance to meet him actualy and hes a rly cool dude i love the strokes i cant wait for new album and i hope albert keeps doing wat hes doing
16. Fariha | 3:56 am on May 4th, 2007
i dont think he sounds at all like the strokes and if he does ‘get a life’ explained it very why.
but i mean everyone has been saying that “omg your to keep sounds like the strokes so much” but i think everyone just agrees with what everyone else says cos they don’t think/can’t for themselves.
albert kicks ass, and the tracks on ‘yours to keep’ are fucking gooood, so much unlike the strokes… i think it’s like listening to a good ol’ 60’s track with major influences from the beach boys, beatles etc.