The Strokes ndi gulu la rock laku America lopangidwa ndi abwenzi aku sekondale. Gulu lawo limatengedwa kuti ndi limodzi mwamagulu oimba odziwika kwambiri omwe adathandizira kutsitsimutsa kwa rock ya garage ndi rock ya indie.
Kupambana kwa anyamata kumalumikizidwa ndi kutsimikiza mtima kwawo komanso kubwereza nthawi zonse. Zolemba zina zidamenyera gululo, popeza panthawiyo ntchito yawo idadziwika osati ndi anthu okha, komanso ndi otsutsa ambiri.
Masitepe oyamba kulowa mdziko la nyimbo The Strokes
Anyamata atatu Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi ndi Fabrizio Moretti anaphunzira pa sukulu imodzi, komanso anapita ku makalasi pamodzi. Chifukwa cha zomwe wamba, oimba am'tsogolo adagwirizana ndipo adaganiza zopanga gulu lawo mu 1997.
Patapita nthawi, atatu awo anawonjezeredwa ndi bwenzi lina, Nikolai Freythur, amene anatenga udindo wa bassist. Patapita chaka, anyamata anaitanidwa kusewera nawo mu gulu la Albert Hammond Jr. Posachedwapa adasamukira ku America ndipo adavomera mosangalala.
Kwa zaka ziwiri zotsatira, gulu mwachangu anabwereza, oimba anali cholinga ndi maganizo pa zotsatira. Maphunziro awo ovuta sanaleke ngakhale usiku. Ntchitoyi sinali yachabechabe, The Strokes adayamba kuwonekera ndikuyitanidwa kuti akachite m'magulu a rock.
Konsati yoyamba ndi kuzindikira
Konsati yoyamba yotsimikizika yomwe gulu idapereka mu 1999 mu kalabu yaing'ono yakumaloko. Zitangochitika izi, adakopa chidwi cha opanga komanso anthu.
Ndizofunikira kudziwa kuti ngakhale wolemba wotchuka panthawiyo Ryan Gentles adasiya ntchito yake ku kalabu kuti athandize anyamatawo kupita patsogolo pamakampani oimba. Mosakayikira ankawona luso lalikulu mwa iwo ndipo sakanatha kudutsa oimba oimba. Patapita nthawi, anyamata a gulu anakumana sewerolo wina, Gordon Rafael, amene anachita chidwi gulu ndi ntchito yawo.
The Strokes adalemba naye chiwonetsero cha album yawo "The Modern Age", yomwe inali ndi nyimbo khumi ndi zinayi. Chimbale ichi chinabweretsa kupambana kwakukulu kwa gulu. Ophunzirawo adayamba kudziwika pamsewu ndikuyitanidwa kuti azijambula zithunzi. Pa ntchito yawo panali nkhondo pakati pa malembo. Aliyense ankafuna kupeza oimba olimbikira, olimbikira ndi kugwira nawo ntchito.
Chimbale chatsopano "Is This It"
Mu 2001, The Strokes anali kutulutsa chimbale chawo chatsopano "Is This It", koma chizindikiro chomwe adagwira nawo ntchito adaganiza zoyimitsa mwambowu. Chowonadi ndi chakuti pachivundikirocho panali chithunzi cha dzanja la mwamuna kumbuyo kwa mtsikana. Kuphatikiza apo, RCA inali yowopedwa chifukwa cha zomwe zili m'mawuwo, omwe adabisala mizere yoyipa pambuyo pa mikangano yandale m'dzikolo.
Cholembacho chinasinthabe chivundikiro cha chimbalecho ndikupatula nyimbo zina pamndandanda wachimbale. Ngakhale kuti kumasulidwa kunachedwa pang'ono, albumyi idawonabe kuwala ndipo idalandiridwa.
Pambuyo potulutsa bwino kwambiri chimbale ichi, The Strokes adayendera mayiko onse akuluakulu. Paulendo wawo, adajambula zolemba zazifupi zaulendo wawo, zomwe mafani adakondwera nazo.
Nthawi yotsatila kuyambira 2002 mu moyo wa gulu ndi yogwira ntchito. Gululi limachita nawo ziwonetsero zosiyanasiyana, zikondwerero, kuwombera zithunzi ndikupereka makonsati ngati alendo oitanidwa. Panthawi imeneyi, mamembala sajambulitsa ma Albums.
Nthawi yogwira ntchito ya Strokes
Mu 2003, anyamata anapereka zoimbaimba angapo ku Japan, kumene iwo anakhala opambana m'magulu angapo. Patatha chaka chimodzi, The Strokes adaganiza zotulutsa nyimbo yamoyo "Live in London", koma chochitika ichi sichinachitike chifukwa chakusamveka bwino.
Mu 2005, ena mwa omwe adayimba m'gululi ali m'magulu 10 apamwamba kwambiri ndipo amakopa okonda nyimbo za rock. Nyimbo zawo zimayamba kumveka pawailesi. The Strokes akukonzekera kutulutsa chimbale chatsopano, komabe, chifukwa cha nyimbo imodzi yomwe idadumphira mwangozi pa intaneti, kutulutsidwako kudabwezeredwa. Patapita nthawi, chimbale "First Impressions of Earth" chikadatulutsidwa ku Germany. Idalandira ndemanga zosakanikirana kwambiri kuchokera kwa mafani.
M'chaka chomwecho, The Strokes amaperekanso zoimbaimba zazikulu m'mizinda ya America. Ndipo mu 2006 gululi likupita ku Europe, komwe limapereka makonsati okwana 18.
Mu 2009, anyamata ayambanso kugwira ntchito pa Album yawo yatsopano "Angles". Album iyi inali yosiyana ndi ena onse chifukwa mawu olembedwa ndi anyamata onse a timu, zomwe sitinganene za nyimbo yapita.
Komanso chaka chino, gululi linapanga webusaiti yawo. Chifukwa cha chochitika ichi, mafani adatha kuwerenga mfundo zosangalatsa za moyo wa gulu lawo lokonda nyimbo za rock, kusangalala ndi nyimbo zawo ndikusiya zofuna zachikondi. 2013 idadzazidwanso ndi ntchito yopindulitsa komanso kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chatsopano "Comedown Machine".
Panopa
Mu 2016, anyamata anatenga gawo mu zoimbaimba lalikulu, komanso ziwonetsero zina m'mayiko ambiri. Patatha zaka zitatu, The Strokes adachita nawo konsati pachiwonetsero chachifundo. Patapita miyezi ingapo, adalengeza kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chatsopano cha situdiyo.
Mu 2020, gululi lidachita nawo pamisonkhano yandale. Komanso chaka chino, anyamatawo adatulutsa chimbale chawo chachisanu ndi chimodzi "The New Abnormal" ndipo adalemba nyimbo ya mndandanda.
The Strokes ndi gulu lachipembedzo lanthawi zonse. Ntchito yawo imasiya aliyense wosasamala ndipo ikupitiriza kukondweretsa mafani padziko lonse lapansi mpaka lero. Anyamata pa ntchito yawo yonse agwira ntchito molimbika, apindula bwino ndi kuzindikira anthu.
