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^just as good as Is This It. they started to suck after that.
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i was scared to check it for a long time.. then it turned out to be my fav Strokes album.
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This was my sentiments too about this album back in the day but YA! it's got some mint tarts; end has no end for example. Third album was atrocious and the latest one is not much better, they both have maybe a couple good songs and thats it. The same can be said of Julians solo album. Not heard much of the guitarists (can't remember his name) stuff; only the first album which was bland. |
Overrated, but definitely helped define my early 20s, and definitely features some absolutely infectious songs.
Someday is probably the song I have the best memories of. btw is "New york city cops" even on the US version?? |
I like the first album a lot but gave up after the second one. They obviously weren't a band with that much to say and it felt like they'd said it all on This is It. Fave track is Barely Legal.
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room on fire was nothing like as good as Is This it, the first song it was class though, whatever it was called.
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I haven't listened to much after Room on Fire.
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I have heard only few songs from the Strokes, but i think it´s the same thing like with White Stripes. I mean Jon Spencer Blues Explosion started the whole thing and those others got then lot more success than JSBE.
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Honestly, I know they're nothing alike really, but out of all the garage rock upstarts of the early millennium, White Stripes take the cake. The Strokes are like their pets... that's how much better they are. Not even the same species.
Still, Strokes have a knack for writing songs that stick with you and define time periods. I really don't understand how and why their popularity took such a dive. I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd been the biggest band in the world. Instead they're New York Ghosts. At least they're better than Interpol. |
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The John Spencer Blues Explosion argument doesn't hols water; you're right. A lot of people like to say the Stripes are JSBE derivatives, but they weren't. Two different sounds. JSBE was more about psychedelic garage rock than they were about the blues. The Stripes had an honest to god, genuine blues feel and vibe, and it didn't sound derivative or redundant. The Stripes had energy, bite, skill (at least Jack did), and turns out they had actual pop sensibilities. That's why they were the biggest radio band of the 00's... aside from Coldplay and Nickelback lol. |
The reason Interpol got so poor was cos of his voice. With a voice like that you need to be able to write at least semi-poetic lyrics, but i honestly think he's one of the worst lyricists ive ever heard.
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This is nice, its like im 16 again!
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That was probably the last big "trend" that wasnt significantly pushed by the internet, in the UK at least, so it really does feel like an alien time to me now. I bought Is This It? in Tescos for crying out loud.
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Negatory. All their albums rule. :) |
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Absolutely no argument here. Some might be so caught up with being "edgy" that they can't recognize the brilliance of a band that went from being underground to getting Grammy nods and SPIN covers. I am not one of those people. For a long time I didn't want to like any band that sounded anything like Led Zeppelin, because I hated Led Zeppelin (because I had just finished loving them and made a giant about-face) lol! NEway, I think the Stripes are freaking great. The Strokes may have had a knack for melodic post-new-wave Velvety pop, but the White Stripes actually ROCKED. I swear, there is more energy in the first three notes of "Dead Leaves..." than in the entire Strokes or Hives catalog. |
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