After a Franz Ferdinand listening marathon a few weeks ago(I listened to only Franz Ferdinand for like a week, nothing else), I listened to "Heart in a Cage" by The Strokes again (one of my favorite songs by The Strokes) I was like "Julian Casablancas sounds like Alex Kapranos!!!!" which is weird because I always thought that both of their voices were unique and completely different. But anyways, it was the weirdest thing ever. Julian, to someone who listens to The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand occasionally, totally could have been Alex Kapranos. There are indications otherwise- like the fact Julian doesn't exactly do the half whisper thing Alex does and the guitar riff that was used doesn't really sound like Franz Ferdinand as the beat too. It's not as dance-y as Franz Ferdinand. It's more only when Julian sings really low and does the crooning thing that Alex does. The way Julian annunciates is also different from Alex, but at like 1:45 and like 0:40 during the chorus, it completely could have been Alex. The way Julian changes note is also markedly different from the way Alex does.
Well, anyways, it's a great song and the video is super cool/sexy - it's NEW YORK CITY for Christ's sake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbRe5mxR0q0
(Note: Apparently Albert almost died on set because he fell off the building top or something. LOL. Glad he's okay though. Awesome video though. As always, Julian looks fantastic. The comments about Julian are extremely funny - for example:
