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yobarman

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"You've heard the hype and nursed your doubts. Can the Strokes really be as great as their panting British press clips claim? No. They're better, a dynamite hybrid of the bedlam, tension and flash that define the best, seismic New York rock. The genes are all there on Is This It: the hard dry squall of the Velvet Underground, the serrated melody bombs of the Ramones and Blondie, the joyful poise of the Beastie Boys. There are other vintage flashes, too. In "The Modern Age" and "Barely Legal," guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. bundle the snappy chording of the '65 Who with the snake-dance arpeggios of early-Eighties U2. Singing through what sounds like layers of sandpaper, Julian Casablancas pleads and sneers through "Alone, Together" and "Last Nite" with the sour magnetism of the Fall's Mark E. Smith. The Strokes' ability to build on precedent, rather than just manipulate it, will be tested on the next album. But Is This It proves that sometimes you have to take a few steps back to make that giant leap forward. With these eleven songs of advanced New York electricity, the Strokes are facing the right way." - RollingStone.com


I was laying back in my friends car in the middle of a 6 hour trip home. He popped this cd in and I just sat back and was really impressed. Later I found it was the Strokes, and i decided to give it a second listen. I'm so impressed with this band, they have a great retro sound if you wanna call it that. It's just music to just sit back to and relax.

Try these two songs out:
"The Strokes - Soma"
"The Strokes - Hard to explain"
 
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The Strokes - Good music to take a nap to. They are soooo B O R I N G . . . .

I saw them on SNL last night. I was wide awake, by the time they got done with their first song, I was on the verge of sleep.
 
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yobarman

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<< The Strokes - Good music to take a nap to. They are soooo B O R I N G . . . .

I saw them on SNL last night. I was wide awake, by the time they got done with their first song, I was on the verge of sleep. >>



maybe cause it was midnight ;)
 
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abaez

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At first I liked them, but after listening to their cd a bit more they're just a bland rock band with a tidal wave of hype behind them.
 
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woodly6

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You guys should check out: The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba, if you like The Stokes, great sound BTW, I think you will dig on these guys.
 
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Saw them on SNL too. Was any of them playing lead guitar? Drummer looked good, but was pretty straight forward.
 
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Here's another vote for the stroke's rocking!!! "Last Night" was an awesome song. They are such a solid rock band. I liked their music video (gasp!!!) it's done in an old style, like the Beatles or something.

-Ben
 
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Gonad the Barbarian

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My only exposure to these guys was on SNL this weekend. Granted most bands sound bad on SNL, even good ones, but these guys totally blew.
 
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zod

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Theyre good, though many of their songs I've heard of theirs sound the same.

Very refreshing band though, at least theyre not a nameless sludge-metal band.
 
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gopunk

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the strokes really SUCKED on SNL. i have never seen a more lackluster, boring performance in my life. my GOD.

their music is alright to listen to though.
 
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<< i have never seen a more lackluster, boring performance in my life. my GOD. >>


bout how did they sound again? i'm mean, they focus on the sound they make and not much else...

did you guys not like them because they just stood there and played their instruments? did you wanted them to jump around like fairy f*cks like all those pop rock bands out there right now? (ex. "Clevername"followed by number)

 
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gopunk

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bout how did they sound again? i'm mean, they focus on the sound they make and not much else...

and it shows...

did you guys not like them because they just stood there and played their instruments? did you wanted them to jump around like fairy f*cks like all those pop rock bands out there right now? (ex. "Clevername"followed by number)

i don't care if they jump or what, all i'm saying is that they put on a crappy show. a show consists of both auditory and visual stimulation. watching a symphony play some mozart concerto would have been more exciting, and they don't jump.
 
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