The Strokes - Meet Me in the Bathroom (Live)

[@WeeyumEdits]

The guitars are so fresh and worn in, crisply and persistently strumming on rhythm and accenting it perfectly on lead, with simple, fresh drum beats and tightly knit, bouncy basslines. The way they create so much with so little will never not astound me.

[@balortegaiii8710]

WeeyumEdits and julian's iconic raspy drunken vocals, all combined together and boom 'The Strokes'

[@ians3801]

Well put. Glad you said that

[@okcivicx693]

The Strokes in their heyday were the tightest fucking band ever.

[@Slashycent]

@@okcivicx693 Still are.

[@gavinchester6890]

chelea sux

[@Carlino22z]

I was the guy wearing the Compton shirt!!

[@Johnspartan296]

Bob Carlino Nice

[@ofrsilililala]

lucky

[@joãoboychoco]

COMPTON *points*

[@juslin3422]

You're a fucking legend, I love you bro.

[@tomderby2812]

i hope you were really there

[@qqwertyuiop13]

This is amazing. What a band! How could something from 2002 sound so immediately retro but also fresh at the same time? Unreal from the vocals to the composition. We need more from this band.

[@1181darkfire]

Jon Smith I agree

[@gsw2714]

Well they are coming out with a new album April 10

[@joevenables3393]

@@gsw2714 And it was great

[@gsw2714]

My favorite album ever

[@logan4x6]

Amen

[@atvitale]

anyone realise that this is one of their earlier concerts before "room on fire" came out. this means that the song obviously wasn't the "album version" that you are so used to hearing and thusly the words MAY in fact be different. either way, this is a gem, and all albums are great.

[@unceasinglotus9370]

fucking 13 years later but Julian sometimes changes the lyrics when he performs live

[@sonyabladesbooty3890]

This is 2 Dollar Bill.

[@TheAddictiveVideos]

This performance was even before the is this it album came out.

[@sappy9320]

@@TheAddictiveVideos nah, it was already out by then. released in sept. 2001 but this performance is from feb. 2002

[@akellahmed6581]

also Between Love and Hate, bcs that song sounds so Is This It. and then theres When It Started that sounds so ROF

[@toamit123]

Album came out Oct. 2003 they sang this 2002 The lyrics Julian is singing is the original Pre-release Lyrics Except for the Compton part.... XD

[@WC-jd8rn]

I always thought this was The Strokes quintessential song. Perfectly captures their sound and lyric style, and the song is about a feeling or relationship that millions can relate to. It's without a doubt the one Strokes song that has changed the most for me over the past 20 years.

[@RSanchez111]

Freaking love this stuff. It looks and sounds like something from the 70s.

[@djhero0071]

Man, the early 2000's was a weird time. I've never seen a stage that small for a band like them.

[@ericway1067]

They specifically made this stage to look like Elvis' comeback gig. That's why the stage is that small.

[@karinaservin8857]

gonna see these guys on my birthday in 3 months fuck yeah!!!!!!!

[@muddwell]

How was it?

[@skullzstar8722]

They killed it. And they killed him too, I guess.

[@marioskyjuicemonster]

*her

[@jjddrumming]

This is the best song from 'Room on Fire' in my opinion. I remember the joy I felt when this album came out years ago.. Not so much a feeling of joy upon hearing the new tracks from 'Angles'. The first 2 albums had a unique quality and sound which was very much The Strokes.

[@Notkdenben]

I wish I was born just a bit before my actual birth year to have experience this era of the strokes live. Something about these old clips has a lot of nostalgia for me and I wasn’t even 5 years old yet when this album debuted.

[@scottyboi6677]

"I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SONG"

[@pjsawyerthomas]

scottyboi Hilarious moment with Fab.

[@ΘεόδωροςΑρετάκης-η7π]

This happened the month before I was born. Now that I’m 16, I’m a huge fan of the strokes. Hope they do something in the next few years, if at all.

[@TrinoElrich]

Do I have news for you

[@ΘεόδωροςΑρετάκης-η7π]

TrinoElrich couldn’t be any happier man! The New Abnormal is so amazing!

[@TrinoElrich]

@@ΘεόδωροςΑρετάκης-η7π it's a pretty fantastic album. I'm pretty happy with it too and can't wait to see them in LA (whenever that date becomes finalized lol)

[@ΘεόδωροςΑρετάκης-η7π]

TrinoElrich dude you’re so lucky... i hope you have a blast whenever the concert finally goes down

[@Joaotookapicture]

favorite strokes song

[@juliancasablancas3684]

Joao Rosa first commment 10 years ago :(

[@rikoguitar]

@@juliancasablancas3684 14

[@anonymousperson3424]

If only my parents fucked sooner, so I'd have acknowledged The Strokes and went to go see em there and then. Why did I have to be 1 at the time?! Fuck my life 😥

[@trevonwilliam9385]

anonymous person I wasn't even born yet...😥

[@anonymousperson3424]

Trevon William sad times

[@trevonwilliam9385]

anonymous person I know 😥 but at least the Voidz and CRX are working on some new stuff and it's rumored we may get new Strokes music this year💯👏

[@colemadden5147]

the threat of joy melody is pretty reminiscent of this

[@droobie_]

Cole Madden wha

[@bananastan714]

I hear what your hearing too.

[@raihanshrk1955]

3:54 i guess

[@guidogomez2647]

1:08 hermosa cancion

[@stearrow_3245]

It just hit me that Julian is younger than I am here. To be so talented, enlightened and young...

[@Koldfusion234]

This song always makes me think of past relationships that could have been :/

[@oscarballesteros225]

Alex White funny cause this song is about friends with benefits and then suddenly someone catches feelings. Maybe in this case you were the one who caught feelings. That's a no do in free term relationships man

[@Koldfusion234]

Couldn't help it

[@pjsawyerthomas]

Alex W I fell in love with a girl who would lay in bed and listen to this song with me.. we split awhile back.. this song forever makes me think the same. I feel your pain, Alex. Cheers brother.

[@orlandonavarro1459]

No wonder why I feel sad right now :’v

[@pjsawyerthomas]

Orlando Navarro You aren’t alone my friend. Give “Kubes” by Machinegum a listen. It will settle your sadness.

[@thomasjcox]

this looks like a 90s film or 80s film, just the quality and the look of it. love the strokes

[@dizzinicol]

love the strokess!! their music is so rich with all those guitars great vocals and a killer drummer love them!! cnt wait for their new album and julians new solo album later this year!!

[@IndieBassJA26]

3 of my favorite songs of the strokes are "You Talk Way Too Much" , "Between Love and Hate" and "Meet Me In The Bathroom" edit: I realize I missed naming many off the album that I think are equally as great, those being: automatic stop, the end has no end, I can’t win

[@HotStrange]

Isn't Room on Fire phenomenal?

[@leonardperez6664]

yeeeea 👍😎😎

[@leonardperez6664]

yeeeea 👍😎😎

[@cronenbergfilm]

for me, 12:51 is my favorite off of that album then those songs :)

[@samanthacolless4212]

Room on fire is my jam

[@supercube86]

What can I say they are The Strokes. Cant stop listening to these guys.

[@chrisliammm]

ten years ago my man... I don't wanna get old..

[@Triskaidekaphobi4]

10 more years my guy, how's being old going for ya?

[@fendi_doll]

i'd pay so much to be in this concert

[@97ros97]

I love this song... everythings brilliant! from lyrics to bass, they got it all covered!

[@ThroughTheTides]

Amazing concert back in 2002 :) glad I discovered their music they are my favorite band, can't wait for The Strokes new album to come out!!

[@isthisit93092]

The strokes will forever be my favorite band. This is the kinda stuff you wanna show to your kids in the future

[@moonsmonsters]

be nice if they did more small shows like this, this lighting would go well with Comedown Machine songs. If only practiced like in FIOE days

[@moonsmonsters]

Agreed

[@moonsmonsters]

Same, same

[@windinhishair10]

I know angles just came out today but I cant stop listening to this song.

[@ImMilkthedog]

The strokes are the best band you’ll ever hear live the sound is perfect the vocals are great 👍

[@aBheuss]

i love how he pronounces

[@jobinmcgooch]

Wish this were still a thing.

[@bluevalentine9]

by far my favorite strokes song. just two fucks in lust!!

[@leanzx]

Sinceramente, es una de sus mejores canciones, que hermoso tema, The strokes son los mejores. :')

[@ratm1211]

I remember being in high school around the time Is This is It came out downloading live songs off of Napster and I would find songs that were later released on Room on Fire. Some of songs off of Room on Fire could have been on Is this It.... Songs I found were: Ze Newie (Between Love and Hate) I Cant Win Meet Me in the Bathroom You Talk Way Too Much

[@ragekawawa]

what they have is that they're above the cut together, so that when they're seperate, they're still incredible

[@tbrown8890]

This is my dream concert. I could die happily after I saw this concert.

[@yourpainismygain]

If I ever watch videos from this performance it feels like I've stepped into a time machine. Everything about this band is so perfect, they deserve all the success and none of this bullshit from some fans.

[@pianoCiD]

same here i never get bored hearing this song over and over

[@NenSalazar12]

one of my favorite songs by them!

[@onevato]

I lined up for hours in the cold wind & freezing rain to get these tickets at the virgin store on sunset blvd in hollywood... it was worth every nano second!

[@thedragonslayerboss]

1:16 might easily be the most excited ive ever gotten for a song to start

[@nicolasgonzalez2670]

0:41 jesus that scream

[@pablo_honeyy._.1315]

She was ready for that stroke

[@el_guingo]

this is the best stroke's song with trying your luck, take it or leave it, last night and you only live once

[@pauliqm]

amo esta cancion y no sabia que la habian tocado en ese show que dieron... me encanta amo a the strokes

[@CarEdy23]

I would loveeeeeeee to be there

[@leafygreens8332]

The silence in the beginning is just like the album!!

[@JM-nv1hx]

1:42 “¡CANTEN!” Jajajajaja (sounds like « sing » in Spanish)

[@nover8688]

"Count it"

[@Reint25]

thekillers1stfan asked me why, in the studio version, they did take out a lyric in. I didn't understand him right and though he meant in this video, so I showed him the moment they sing the lyric.

[@GearsDemon]

COMPTON

[@ComentaristaDeYoutube]

1:42 Sounds like "CANTEN".. "Sing!" In spanish LOL

[@Samuel-kb1mp]

jajaja es cierto :D

[@quepedo1234]

oh see my uncle would say things will change when he's dead this is one of their best songs!! reminds me of my times in middle school

[@Rachels_Composure]

This song is connected to "uncle's house" on the new album

[@badskroy71]

So amazing..brings me back to the good old garage rock revival era of 01- 03 :D .

[@timoshs]

AGH! I cant stop listening to The Strokes! They are so AMAZING

[@joaojose18]

This record looks like from the 70's. That's what make it great!

[@brandonsoza2940]

muy buena cancion....

[@marchiesal]

brilliant!!!!

[@peekayyemm]

Why. Why couldn't I have been there? Y. ;____;

[@Johnspartan296]

peekayyemm I know the feeling man.

[@_KingOfCalifornia]

i don't think i had even been on this planet for a year when this happened

[@mandudedude12]

i love this song. wish they would get it goin w/ their 4th album!! but we all must be patient..

[@vincomens]

Golden age of the return of rock and roll.

[@TininSkywithDiamonds]

best song from strokeess.. just listen to the lyrics.. it totally describes me

[@scottfreeland3242]

This is an example of what people try and get across when they say something is "Greater than the sum of its parts." This fucking band, man. Golden.

[@Roberto_1997]

i love this song

[@realfreakaynaughtay]

my favorite song

[@josephsego1095]

The father of art

[@TheBlueBeginning]

Bro first impressions will always be first or second best album

[@stevenf544]

rock wouldn't be the same today without the strokes

[@brianstorm92]

fav song from them

[@dnon75]

Well said. When the Black Keys came out with El Camino, I went to the record store and bought another copy of Magic Potion. Still my fav.

[@Nachotina]

I fucking love the ending, it's the only time they ended the song like that

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

Beautiful men, the Strokes

[@imanadzhar]

the strokes will be an icon in indie rock someday, most influential indie rock band

[@belzorahollow3888]

They already are

[@thekillers1stfan]

this song is so much fun to play

[@Warrior3ug]

lyrics: They say promises, they mean promises They'd say, "That's okay, long as we can celebrate" "Count it"? My uncle would say Things would change when he's dead "Meet me in the bathroom", that's what she said I don't mind, it's true Never was on time, yes, I once was mine Well, that was long ago and girlfriend, I don't mind Yeah, we were just two fucks in lust And darling that cause don't mean much And check this in her prime I will not rewind Now there, she's wide-eyed, I can't close her eyes Anywhere is fine, just don't waste my time See, my uncle would say Things would change when he's dead "Meet me in the bathroom", that's what she said I don't mind, it's true Never was on time, yes, I once was mine Well, that was long ago and girlfriend, I don't mind Yeah, they were just two fucks in lust And baby, that cause don't mean much Take them as they come And shoot them after they run do only I hear "and shoot them *after* they run?

[@MrFalius]

the alternated outro tho, why hasnt someone talked about this?

[@soundcohert8595]

Alternate lyrics too, "take them as they come, and shoot them as they run"

[@thekillers1stfan]

I always play this song with this outro haha

[@swiftripper7557]

@@soundcohert8595 From what I've heard, this was a preview. Room On Fire hadn't been released yet, and this concert was really just for Is This It, so it wasn't really a complete song yet. They just thew it in

[@jamesheath7601]

Room On Fire is amazing. Fantastic album.

[@e.m.n6032]

Love this song!!!! Love them!!!

[@oslal]

I was one month old! haha

[@mahgraum]

julian sempre bebado e deprimente e os caras arrebentaando no som

[@jackman8929]

Song starts at 1:17

[@annailuj]

love strokes ♥

[@Angel68iou1]

I get chills everytime @ 2:03 - 2:16

[@thekillers1stfan]

@92declan yeah, espescially when it's right next to "between love and hate". those two songs are a deadly tagteam

[@christopherdouglas512]

Apparently there’s a new vice documentary film coming out about how the strokes were the last great band in America👍🏻👍🏻

[@carlo88moe]

Point is- as faulkner put it- PAST ISNT PAST--"is this it"lives forever, as do the strokes of 2002- so when people talk about theyre not good anymore they miss the point-albums/art RECORD, so no need to grouse about what WAS, bc u can always pop it on and again experience what IS---the strokes dont need to keep making more "is this it" songs-bc nothing could get better than the original, right people????

[@gabrielmiranda2079]

Só queria escutar essa música ao vivo mês que vem no Lollapalooza

[@leonardopassos2639]

Eu só queria ir pro lolla

[@KidFuryTV]

Amazing 👏🏾 🙀

[@eliasgr0752]

Meet Me In The Bathroom The Strokes When they say promises They mean promises They'd say, "that's ok, Long as we can celebrate" You see, my uncle would say things would change when he's dead "Meet me in the bathroom" That's what she said I don't mind, it's true. Never was on time Yes, I once was mine Well, that was long ago And darling, I don't mind. Yeah, we were just two friends in lust And baby, that just don't mean much You trained me not to love After you showed me what it was Now she's staring wide-eyed Can't close her eyes Say what? Anywhere is fine just don't waste my time You see, my uncle would say things would change once he's dead "Meet me in the bathroom" That's what she said I don't mind, it's true. Never was on time Yes, I once was mine Well, that was long ago And darling, I don't mind. Yeah, they were just two fucks in lust Baby, that just don't mean much You trained me not to love After you taught me what it was.

[@yuangc2022]

ty

[@gilerkepesak]

They were playing at Compton, L.A.

[@carlo88moe]

if i could write one song as good as any of the strokes id die feeling i accomplished something fucking unbelievable

[@ArturitoRR]

the strokerooooooooos!!!!!^^4ever!!!!!!!!!!^^

[@thomasallen7359]

Damn this was 22 years ago. Where tf does time go?

[@Romeobg249]

yea!!!!!!!! strokes the best band forever

[@pissdrunkizzy]

@carlo88moe you're right, it does. thanks!

[@itsdearnow]

LOVEANDLUST

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

i'll go to japan to watch them live this tear! >

[@StupidTeddybear]

Hopefully new album wakes people up

[@pjevans1]

All of their songs are fucking awesome, but this is their best.

[@JeffanyStones]

@cutestkittyface AGREED! I love his style now, and I love his old one!

[@kepler10b12]

I was the guy who close the lights when everybody's gone