Is This It

The Strokes - Is This It

Is This It
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Artist: The Strokes
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Import
CD Release Date: 2001-09-03
Music Label: Bmg/RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. Is This It
  2. Modern Age
  3. Soma
  4. Barely Legal
  5. Someday
  6. Alone, Together
  7. Last Nite
  8. Hard to Explain
  9. New York City Cops
  10. Trying Your Luck
  11. Take It or Leave It

Music reviews of Is This It

Music Review: Boring
Rating: 2 Stars

I'd heard a few Strokes songs on the radio, including Last Nite, and had filed them away mentally as a band to check out at some point, probably when i could pick up some of their stuff discounted or second-hand. Finally, a few days ago, i got around to buying Is This It at my local discount music store. I haven't been so disappointed since listening to Interpol's Antics. Both bands have been hyped out of all proportion to their talent.
One of the other reasons I was interested in checking out The Strokes is that i've seen them compared to the Velvet Underground, a band i love dearly. Frankly, i don't think the comparsion is valid. At times, the vocalist does sound superficially like Lou Reed, and occasionally there's a bit of guitar work that recalls Sterling Morrison, but these moments are fleeting, and the similarity doesn't go all that deep. Comparisons i've read here with other NY bands such as Sonic Youth, Television and The Ramones are even less justified.

Perhaps their next record is better - i haven't heard most of it - but Is This It is one to bypass. There's a sameness to most of the songs and it just gets boring after a while. Admittedly Last Nite is a catchy single, but its way better than anything else on the album. I really tried to give this a fair go - i listened to it several times, but just don't see what the fuss is about. i suspect their success so far is based largely on record company support (ie they've been nominated as the 'next big thing'). Don't believe the hype...

Description of Is This It

The Artwork is Completely Different from the Us Version. They Sound Like Many New York Bands Before them (I.e. Velvet Underground, Television, Talking Heads, Even the Ramones), but the Upshot is that They have Fused all of the above and More to Create a Fresh New Sound that is Sorely Lacking in Today's Pop Market. With their Combined Good Looks and Attitude, They Appear to have all the Elements of a Major Force Sweeping the World.

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