Reviews (page 10 of 15)
This is good, I don’t get the rapturous reception it received but it’s good
Great album.
Love it
Svaret på sidners dilemma… en fyra
Obviously a modern classic, essential listening, must hear before you die etc. etc. I personally prefer Room On Fire
Damn good album from beginning to end
LOVEEE the vibe
Cool cat vibes
Good album! Fun tunes.
Forgot how much I loved this album. Still a good one
A great rock album! Straight forward, classic guitar tones, lots of energy and fun!
Listened to at some point 4.5/5 Favorite song: last nite I love the early 2000s and this song was SUCH a bop
Solid modern classic rock album.
This album is refreshing and repetitive in the same proportion. I enjoyed it, and I'm annoyed by the similar songs around the whole thing. Overall, from my perspective, this is an excellent Strokes' album, but it's far from their best.
The Strokes were the freshest thing to happen to the early noughties, and after a few albums I thought that's where they left it..... but apparently they're still going and just not particularly relevant any more. Anyway back to this album, spiky, jangly, great style, great attitude......naughty cover art. It was great!
Fine album that I've liked since it was released. Lots of hi-lights; Last Night, New York City Cops and my favorite Take it or Leave it. A really strong debut album. 4.5 🌟
I liked this one. It was pretty interesting how it simultaneously sounds reminiscent of old-school garage rock and of modern day alternative rock - despite falling in between the two eras. Actually a 3.5, but rounding up because I like it better than the previous two 3's.
Crazy, just a couple days ago I was telling some people how I don't know any Strokes songs (beside Reptilia) and realized I probably need to listen to their stuff a bit more. Excellent timing. I really enjoyed this album, more than I thought I would. I didn't find much enjoyment in some of their newer albums I've heard, but this one is strong. Very fun little rock album here, some nice melodies. Favorite tracks: Someday, Alone Together, Last Nite. Album art: There's two for this one, the apparent naked woman profile (though if Ebaum's World taught me anything, that could be an armpit), and the yellow and blue intricate art one. I don't know which is more iconic, I've personally seen both enough that I thought they were two different albums. I think I prefer the US release, the blue and yellow one. The colors and the design just pop, much more so than a black and white hip. 4/5
Fun album that races along. Two hits (Last Nite and Someday) that I knew already, but a couple of new discoveries here too.
This sounds a lot thinner to me than it once did - I remember hearing this for the first time and it was like a life preserver in a sea of shit. But some very simple, catchy rock, sort of on the order of The Cars, maybe. It cut through everything else that was going on and think what was going on was sort of a Limp Bizkit / Boyband / Sleaze techno phase. So anyway, this was better than that. Still very listenable - I don't know if there's a track on here that doesn't hook me at one point or another. But I have no idea what this guy is singing about, so... I'll still give it 4 stars because I'd listen all the way through.
Very nice.
Enjoyable album. Some of the tracks have been spoiled a little for me by being played at shitty clubnights
Muito bom.
I love 90s/00s alt rock so this should be a no brainer for me. And while the album is great it just never clicked with me to the same degree as some album from that genre from that time period.
Love this lo-fi, garage rock meets pop sound. Haven't listened to the Strokes in a long time and am having fun digging back into this era and genre.
Never really dug deep in The Strokes apart from loving the shit out of "Juicebox" but this is really good. Thought the start of the album took a little to take off, but after that it was one great song after the other.
big fan
Solid indie/garage album. This is definitely the best of the Strokes on this one, it is unfortunate that they peaked so early. The guitar riffs on this album are muddled up nicely through distortion effects and the vocals are produced to match that feel. Fave tracks: Last Nite, New York City Cops
first time listening to the strokes and i am a new fan! i admittedly don't know much about the garage band revival scene, but i found them much easier and enjoyable to listen to than other bands of this time. the vocals, surprisingly, are clear despite fogginess. every song starts off strong and unique, and begs your attention. i'm obsessed with this album cover. black and white, sensual, daring.
One of this big bands I never truly checked out, and what a shame. They have a unique sound and each song follows a formula I tend to enjoy.
good
This came close to a 5*. I’d say it’s a true 4.5 but couldn’t round up. Good collection of songs with a couple of pure bangers! Very enjoyable
Really enjoyed the guitar riffs in a lot of songs. The vocals aren’t my favorite but I get why they fit with this style. Listened to it twice through since it’s so short!
So new... so hip... so melodic... Last Nite just pure rocks out.
A really solid album, that is great straight ahead rock with punk and indie influence. It sounds much more mature than a debut album. Hard to explain is great. Very enjoyable.
I really like this album, not their best in my opinion but certainly an iconic one with that album cover.
Their playing is a bit simplistic so I can't include this with the great works of musical art, even if those in the biz believe the album helped saved alternative rock. It's really not clear to me how good they are as musicians (though some deft guitar work and solos on The Modern Age). I'm amazed every time I think they have two guitarists; it sounds much simpler than that although yeah I can hear the two distinct styles when I listen closely. Still it's a fun album (loved the free-styling at the start of New York City Cops), an easy enjoyable listen, and includes some well-arranged stylings (bass lines kick ass in most songs) despite the simplicity. Easy to put on repeat and not get annoyed.
It took me back to the early 2000s! A great album!
Man, this takes me back to the end of college days. Great album.
I love this band and I love their songs. I like that their sound is consistent.
This came out a year or two before I properly started following indie music so I can't verify exactly how huge its influence was, but I'm willing to believe it was pretty big - its presence certainly loomed large in my school & uni years. The languid Is This It and the sprightly Someday are my two highlights, though listening back now there are a few forgettable tracks that I can *ahem* 'take or leave'. The difference in quality between this and their later albums isn't as great as common opinion says, IMO. Still, it's worth at least 4 stars.
They are good at doing what they do. Great album. Always wondered why they spelled "nite" like that
Such a cool guitar and bass tone.
She's good! I was already a fan of this album
This is just a really solid record. Every track is great, the songwriting is catchy and direct and the whole album flies by in such a joyous way. It took a few listens for this to click with me, and growing up I always preferred Room on Fire and First Impressions..., but ever since it clicked I've been revisiting these songs more and more. There's a beauty in its simplicity and it's clear how this became such an influential album; one of the first real classics of this century
Alternativ 00’er rock, catchy hooks, fed stil, tempofyldt
Kann man gut hören, wobei ich den Hype um die Band nicht verstehe. Aber das Album hat schon ein paar starke Nummern.
Yes, this is it. This album has some true classics. This is quite the debut album for a group. I will say, not all songs are on the same level. I thought New York City Cops was the worst song on here, all others are great.
This album is full of refreshing, oddly moving early 2k rock; it's just my cup of tea!
Great album.
An album I own and have heard many times. I haven't listened to it in a while, so it was good to hear it again. It's almost a 5-star for me, but not quite. It lacks variety and doesn't finish as strong as it starts.
Had ooit een hele avond een discussie met Xander77 welke band beter is: The Strokes of The Stooges! Ik wist ook wel dat The Stooges cooler zijn, maar het ging om de ruzie en niet om argumenten.
Lovely - although biased because it brings back really nice memories. It’s still rocks and now with time as perspective it’s not just a trend but has a bit of, dare I say, classic vibe going?
It was fun
Is This It, that apes the atonal lo-fi pop of the 1980s; the bouncy and spirited Someday; the ska with progression a` la Cheap Trick of Last Nite. Like it, but don't know if it'S a must hear. (7/10) FT: see above
Oh we're having a good old high school flashback with this album. Looking forward to what this does to my Spotify recommends.
Can’t find anything wrong with it
Pretty cool album. Not much variety, but enough to not dismiss it. At least the similarity sounds good.
Great! So many good tracks
Television re-run
An album of my youth, gives me a feeling of nostalgia and saudade for times gone. Julian Casablanca's melancholy vocals are top tier for the sound they cultivate. I didn't know the original album cover had a bare ass on it, kind of iconic, and kind of a bummer they changed it for the puritans.
Ну такое
Bringing the shades of Ramones and Velvets into the 21st century.
// Favs: Is This It / Soma / Hard To Explain Score: Decent to Strong 4
I very much dig it
While I really like the best hits of the Strokes, I didn't find the entire album to be as listenable as I thought I would. Still enjoyed it, especially w/ someday and the modern age -- just expected to love it given how iconic the strokes are.
A couple familiar tunes, but listening made me think of Hot Hot Heat. Throwback!
Love the Strokes and this album especially, the mix of proto punk, ska and Talking Heads College Rock is rather wonderful and was a positive step in the early Noughties! Last Night is a rocker that I can imagine started many a teenage party in 2001/2! Lovely stuff all through. Great Live band too!
Muy, muy bueno. Haber debutado con algo así es increíble. No le pongo 5 porque no está al nivel de los mejores.
Love it. Have US first pressing
It's a slapper, what can I say. There are good mainstream hits and some really good deeper cuts. Very strong closer song
Taken in by the razzamatazz back in 2001, and thoroughly enjoyed the music and the style. Still quite like it 20 years on, but Julian's vocal delivery can irritate.
Decent
I’m gonna put it in the rotation
Very strong effort from the Strokes, second half could be a little more varied.
Brilliant listen
Pretty good
Liked The Modern Age and Trying Your Luck. Merits more listens.
Loved it
I remember when this came out thinking what a breath of fresh air after the final years of the 1990s (Radiohead aside, of course) and all the post-alt-grunge and pop crap that was being played on the radio at that time (Bootylicious by Destiny's Child was No. 1 on the charts the week this came out). Great tracks start to finish. Think of all the bands they inspired. These guys and the White Stripes helped save American Rock-n-Roll.
Great album and two really great songs, (Someday & Last Nite). 8/10.
Pretty good. Had a punk sound that was clean
Muy buen disco. No soy muy fan de The Strokes pero debo admitir que este disco si está muy bueno.
Nostalgic as hell. Used to bump this a lot back in the day. Plenty of decent tracks, Someday, Last Nite, Hard To Explain. 4/5
Probably the album that kick-started the post-punk revival, influential in its own right, and it is brilliant. The Modern Age, Someday, Hard TonExplain etc… tunes everywhere. It’s hard to imagine the Arctic Monkeys and countless others, good or bad, without this album. Clever guitar licks and lyrics at every turn!
catchy, fun, albeit simple. A nice short and sweet listen with no filler, solid 7.5-8/10
obviously I have heard this before but better than I remember "We all disagree, I think we should disagree, yeah" dont think I ever heard soma, great reference obligatory she was just 18 if you now what I mean song of course the guitar in barely legal sounds like arcades in parts not sure it that's deliberate
I never really got into the strokes and now it feels a bit too late. This album was incredibly influential to the point where a lot of what came after sounds just like it. If I had heard this album first, perhaps my reaction would be different
Fine album that I've liked since it was released
Hard to overstate how massively influential this album was to 21st century rock music. Has a couple songs that are kinda weak and sound the same but overall this rules
Pretty great album, that kicked off an era.
Really nice and smooth songs to listen everyday
That's high school right there.
love it
Very guitar driven. Cool rock vibe
Pretty catchy music for hanging out.
not my favorite strokes album but an incredibly strong debut.
Devo dire che non è un capolavoro ma è un album che mi fa divertire e mi ascolto volentieri. Mi piace anche il modo di suonare semplice, sgraziato ma efficace. Sono una ragazzetta hipster.
I know and love this album, but I will listen to it again if you insist 💕
5
Solid album
Thought it was a little repetitive in type of sound but enjoyed it more after a second listen.
Great album, great album cover lol
Great
Very accessible and listenable.
A great album and an easy listen.
Listened to this one before, it's a real solid album and definitely The Strokes definitive album. 4/5.
I like this sound. Probably a 4. Let's see about individual songs.... There are 4 of 11 that I really like, as well as sections of others! This pushes it near-or-into 5 territory. I think it's just a 4 though. Would probably be an 8-9/10
I liked this when it first came out, still do
Great Retro Rock!
it was good! i even favorited a song.
Good but repetitive.
I love the sound and energy of this album, makes me want to move. Brings me back to the Navy years when I used to run to it
For the life of me can't see how I DIDN'T own this album back in the day. Super debut 💪
A real throwback for me - a solid collection of songs.
Some of the songs sound a bit weak with the passage of time but it's still a modern cultural classic. 4
forgot how goods this was - really enjoyed it with only 1 or 2 weak tracks.
Good stuff
4.6 + This was on heavy rotation on my iPod nano for several years, particularly at the gym. Such a tight backing band without too much extra by way of frills and effects. The bass line in “Is this It” is amazing. Vocals delivered with snearing affect mixed with general malaise. Love this one from start to finish.
good album
alt/punk rock, cool riffs (no solos really), not horrible vocals. The sound is cool, though, and there are a few I know on there.
4.5, classic album with some top tunes, reminds me of thursday nights
A classic obviously, great consistent sound and just a neato album to throw on
I enjoyed this album quite a bit on my first listen through. I would, based on my first listen through, recommend "Is This It" to anyone who might enjoy something a little more indie. Is the term Alternative? Stand out tracks we're, imo, Barely Legal, Someday and Alone, Together. Looking forward to further listens and further venturing through their discography.
Is this is it gang shit fell asleep shout out super bowl
Enjoyable
Classic.
One of the top debut albums by any band. So many hits
This is such an easy listen. One of the main groups that got me really interested in 'Indie' music back in the day - when I found them I was going through my divorce and needed something upbeat and different than the pop crap I was used to consuming. 'Last Night' and especially 'Hard to Explain' were like a gateway drug. 4 stars for helping to pull me out of a pit and keeping me company on my drives back and forth to Phila in the early 00's.
Found a new favourite Strokes song. Listened 15/1/21
4/5 This one hits me in my nostalgia zone
7.5/10
Lovely!! He's able to put emotion in his voice while still sounding like himself.
Really good indie rock. Seemed a bit out of time, sice they are from 2001
Enjoyable unique rock band.
Love the mixing here. The vocals are unique and that guitar tone is to die for.
Good nostalgia album.
Great album, lots of cool guitar and bass parts to it and definitely a distinct early 2000s sound
Listened to this album so many times in my first year at uni. Great album. 4.25 stars.
на пятерочку не дотягивает, даже учитывая обложку=)
Throwback to gr 6/7 when I first discovered Indie/alt rock... Still a great band to this day. Last nite, is this it and someday are a good time. Fun fact - The Strokes debut was set for release in 2001, but after 9/11 happened they replaced the song NYC Cops with a different one to avoid negative backlash and disrespecting nyc law reinforcement.
I always like the strokes sound. This is classic indie rock music at its best.
THE STROKES
Not a bad song on here, also no overwhelmingly great ones for me either. More upbeat than I thought it'd be. Standout Tracks: Hard To Explain, Trying Your Luck
the strokes <3
I get the feeling the Strokes has been overhyped to me prior to listening and that has resulted in this feeling of dissapointment listening to this. I mean, I always heard they were a band on the cutting edge of style and this is just very much ordinary indie rock from the 2000s. I could hear it alongside Peter Bhorn and John on an advert and it wouldn't stand out to me.
I like the songs, but the (intentionally) bad production isn't my cup of tea. Especially the vocals are abrasive and I keep asking myself his you can sound so bored while constantly screaming? The bass guitar is really nice, though.
This is an absolute indie classic with some great tunes, but at the same time it feels quite one note to me and there's a few tracks that don't feel standout. It's a good album, borderline very good, but I'd definitely have a couple of other Strokes albums over this one.
Nothing special but decent listening.
3 1/2
An okay album, I liked Someday and Alone, Together the most.
Only really liked the popular songs like last nite and someday
Pretty catchy! I might have expected more from this because of how well known The Strokes are, but it was only alright. I think the later stuff is probably more my speed.
very nice 2000s rock, raw. 3 bangers but the rest is ok. album is short also.
Pretty meh
Great debut from The Strokes
My favorites are "Barely Legal", "Hard To Explain" and "Take It Or Leave it" 🖤🖤 Thank you so much. I love it 🤍
I remember hearing Last Nite a lot thee apparatus of mass communication, television, back in the day and finding it somewhat intriguing, but being a young metal teen just about to dive into the world of black metal more deeply at the time, I couldn't really let myself like or look into it too much back then. I've never come across this band ever since until now and this album's pretty alright actually. I guess they were going for a natural, "dirty" production with the album but listening to it today, it still sounds very Pro Toolsy, even though I get what they're after. This makes the album sound somewhat flat though, which sadly was a bit of a curse of all albums at the time. Had this been an actual analog recording with some proper dynamics, it would've only benefitted the album. Now it's just an alright album to me.
It's a solid album that definitely deserves its place here. I don't know that I'd heard it all the way through before. The sound from this album kinda took over the airwaves when it came out. That retro sound that they fit here just worked. I don't know that I'll be seeking it out again, but I'm glad I listened through it.
Better than expected. Fun album.
I mean it’s alright - solid but nothing piques my interest incredibly
Kind of liked this, but I didn’t care for the effect of making some of the vocals sound as if they were being sung into a tin can. Three stars.
I liked it more than I disliked it. It didn’t quite rise to the level of four stars.
good but not my fav, too shoegazey
Even though it reeks of New York cuntness, I guess this album had its importance by launching a catchy indie pop-tinted post punk music style that sold a gazillion of records and they still sell out big arenas with their concerts 20+ years later. If you care for that sort of thing.
Someday and Last Nite are classics of this time and sound.
I've heard "Reptiles" by The Strokes previously, and though it's a later song, the musicality is pretty much the same here. The catchy melodies, the energetic guitars and interesting basslines, Julian Casablancas's voice having some distortion to it. I do like the music for the most part (the fun guitars and it being hooky certainly helps), but there's not much variety.
Liked only a couple of songs
This was good. There were some catchy tunes. I wish the vocals were pushed to the front more and not so obscured by the music. Not sure I’m understanding the hype though. I don’t know anything about them, but I feel like this style was so prevalent during the 2000s that maybe it just doesn’t sound as innovative to me.
A progressive collection of upbeat, aggressive rock songs just this side of punk, yet simple in composition. The listen was interesting as a whole but it never really grabbed my attention enough to want to take a return trip.
6,50/10 Me gusto, tiene buenos temas pero no me volvió loco
Unfortunately I fail to see the hype in this one. Nothing really felt like the praise I’ve heard about this Album and The Strokes in general. 6/10
It‘s fine
Ihan Jees rallattelua ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Every song on this album sounds the same. No thoughts but I do feel like a sheep rating every album a 3/5. Whoopsies. 3/5.
I think a live concert with this band would be really good but the album is not quite the same. 3 stars or C+.
What a time it was for a really specific brand of soft-boy sexism. The sound is fine, I would have enjoyed this a lot as a teen when -importantly- my brain hadn't developed properly and I just enjoyed vague indie sounds and pseudo-sexy vibes; but honestly now it repulses me.. Barely Legal? What the fuck is that, like honestly? This is what passed for okay music in 2001? Even the fact Last Nite is spelt Last Nite. Grow the fuck up, this isn't MSN. There are also evil little lyrics in here "pretend to be nice so I can be mean" - girl, that's gaslighting 101. This whole album feels like the diary of an (older) boy that my friend would have been in a horribly toxic relationship with and I'd be screaming DUMP HIM!!!! g2g - Nil pois. (p.s. my toe is INVOLUNTARILY tapping and that is because I was hard-wired to enjoy this music when I was younger and didn't know better music was out there, and obviously it is skins-core which obviously we were all obsessed with and I don't exist in a vacuum).
HOT TAKE ALERT this album is massively overrated. Like, it's good enough indie guitar music, I enjoy it, there are a few tracks I think are really great, but I really feel like The Strokes were such a product of hype and having lots of money for PR rather than real talent - as evidenced by the fact they never really made anything good again other than the occasional song. In a just world Liars would have been the weirdo 2000s New York band who revolutionised music. I'd give it three and a half stars but I'm feeling hot and bothered today (and not in a sexy slap of the bum way) so it gets a grumpy three.
Expectation: -> I feel that I should know this band and maybe do but don't realize it? After listening: -> Wow this band is popular. I'm quite familiar with and enjoy the top two songs listed below. Somehow, though, I've never hit the like button on Spotify. Those two have about 1.5 billion streams in sum. Very impressive. This is a cohesive project and is very well done. Though I would not say this is my favorite rock style, I can see why they are beloved. Track ranking: Last Nite Someday Modern Hard To Is This It Started Legal Alone Take It Luck Soma
I follow you down till the sound of my music preference will haunt you type shit Τζούλιαν, κάλμα.
One of my struggles with this album is that all of the songs sound so alike. So much so that sometimes I wonder if the same song has been on for ten minutes. Aside from that, The Strokes do know how to create something pretty catchy. I actually do like the distortion on the vocals; I think it fits their style really well. I can appreciate some of the guitar riffs, but they are pretty simple and something that you might learn in your very first week or two of picking up a guitar. Alas, they are pretty nice to listen to and get kind of lost in. This album has a lot of very specific things that I like and appreciate, but for me it would be hard to have on repeat.
I don't mind The Strokes at all, they've got some great hits. Do I like this album though? It's pretty good, although a little repetitive. I'd like to hear their sound evolve and expand throughout, but it's mostly the same. Some decent, big tracks like "Last Nite" and "Someday". A high 3, but not quite a 4.
I love selfless
Not my fav but Repitilia is fun!
Were they the saviours of rock 'n roll? I mean it's no Marquee Moon, but what is? Not terrible, occasionally good, sometimes irritating.
6/10 Best songs: Alone Together I knew a lot of people very into the Strokes back in the day. Personally, I never got into them, despite being very into indie rock. Having listened to this album now I find that nothing has changed. It's a perfectly cromulent album - good music (strong bass/guitars in particular) that becomes very sonically repetitive by the end of the album, vocals that just don't work for me, and barely discernable lyrics. It ends up sounding a bit interchangeable with other indie(?) rock/alt rock bands of the time to be honest. Not awful, but it's telling that the album cover is the thing about the album that stands out the most.
Standouts Someday Last Nite
🙂
not bad, glad to have been introduced to the Strokes this way, autoplay played Call It Fate, Call It Karma right after, loved that song.
Nice bum
In no way do I mean that this album sounds dated, but I was taken by how emblematic it is of a very particular early-mid 2000s sound. Though at 2001, I guess they were at the forefront of creating said sound. Last Nite still doing numbers in my house after all this time.
Estuvo bueno. Es un gran albúm
It all sounded pretty much the same, but I liked the sound, so.... yeah, good shit.
Overall like kinda mid, wish I could give it half stars. The first song was great.
Entertaining debut, not their best album IMO.
This album is one long song. The Strokes have a pleasant sound, though.
Not bad but it's a bit samey after a while.
good, not rly my taste
I tell you about a stroke (it's my pebnis)
Enjoyed the album, pretty nostalgic as a 90s kid
solid. no standouts
I liked some of this recording. don't recall ever hearing any of it before.
Enjoyed, if not a little samey at times. The vocal effect was a hair grating, but largely had fun with the vibe.
No mi estilo de álbum, se lo dedicaría a mariola. 2,5/10
i thought the album cover meant i was about to hear some weird instruments, but overall it's just good.
Fun good time album. One of the better records to come out in the early 2000's
Kort og godt. Høres veldig likt ut over hele fjøla, med spartansk gitar, ivrig tromming og vrengt vokal. Har en viss sjarm, men dette når ikke helt gjennom.
This was an important album in that it broke through the pop music that was dominating the charts and ushered in a wave of garage rock bands. Without that context though, this album is... ok. They figured out a formula they liked and just hammered it over and over. The basslines occasionally stand out, but the vocals kinda sound the same for most of the album, as do the stabbing guitars. Staccato riffs are great, but not when that's about all you play.
Pleasant radio-friendly rock but can't say that much about it. Unlike the album cover, the sound is a bit "meh" and predictable. Too plain (bass pumping out 8ths, no standout groovy licks).
rock de los 2000, no hard pero no pop, está chulo, tiene varias canciones famosas, suena guay
good
Ei täysin lemppari strokesi mut hyvä kuitenkin
A strong and obvious Velvet Underground influence to this album, which makes it slightly more interesting than I was expecting it to be, elements of grunge and punk too bubbling along quite nicely through the tracks. on the whole it's.... ok, at least I got through the whole album. The cover is bloody awful, even Spinal Tap wouldn't sink this low!.
Gossip Girl for the Indie Boys
2,7/5
The instrumentation is beautiful, vocals are raw, and do a wonderful job portraying all those emotions. Not a single dud in the album, but unfortunately, not a single song stuck with me.
solide high-school emo vibes, bisschen killers hat spaß gemacht aber muss ich nicht nochmal hören 6/10
Good, worth a listen
Some good stuff
Someday has been a banger since the first time I heard it.
Don't even remember the next day
The Strokes' “Is This It” is proof that good production can only partially make up for the musicians' limited skills. Some of the song ideas are pretty good, and I generally like the sound—even if the mid-heavy vocal mix gets a bit annoying after a while. Unfortunately, the drummer and bassist only know two grooves, and the guitarist sounds like he just picked up the instrument last year. Sure, that’s how garage rock works, but the result is mostly just boring. Not bad, but boring. Listening to one of these songs every now and then would be fine. But I don’t need an entire album of it.
Meh. Okay.
Tidy and polite
Kinda all sounded the same - some bangers tho
A band I've never really gotten into. I don't mind them and have some good songs, but nothing outstanding.
Never really got into them but there's a few decent songs here.
Out of all of the artists, we've listened to so far, this has got to be the one that I am the most familiar with their discography. After listening to this album, i'm now pretty familiar with all their albums except for "first impressions of earth." Every album is good and its own right, and this one is no exception. My favorites are the 2020 album "The New Abnormal" and "Angles" from 2011. In general, I think they have gradually improved over time, but this album might be slightly better than a few that follow it. The title track has a great bass line, and "Someday," "Last Night," and "Hard to Explain" are all very memorable singles. The strokes are a band that dance the line of having their own distinct sound without sounding repetitive; clean guitars and dirty vocals. The lead singer is very talented and the guitar lines are always catchy. All in all, to me, this just sounded like a very solid The Strokes album. Strong three to a light four
I remember when this album came out, there was a lot of buzz about it from the critics. I used to have a copy, but appear to have gotten rid of it (or possibly a babysitter nicked it, lol -- I remember a few CDs went missing, one time). Anyway, it still sounds pretty good, I guess -- although I'd say that I like it, more than I love it. So a 3, or a 4 - but I think I'll go with a 3. Still hear "Someday" and "Last Night" on the radio; I like "Someday" better. Second-best song "Hard to Explain," maybe? A lot of the songs seem to sound kind of the same, though; it's a good enough sound, but . . . not a lot of variety? So, yeah, a 3, rather than a 4.
the distorted vocals give it a warm, cozy feeling I always thought the Strokes were overrated, but it's a good album. It justs starts to lose interest as the songs become samey. The same guitar strumming patterns and casual, washed out sound. I have to acknowledge that this album had quite an influence on the pop rock of the 2000s and beyond. I think the Strokes loom large over my and my generation's memory of growing up
After listening to this one, go track down The Slits for an alternative.
objectively not one single bad song on that album, but somehow regardless of multiple tries over the years for me it just doesn't hit the spot, feels monotonous and feels like its going nowhere
I love the instrumentals of this album they're incredibly powerful. I love the guitars but im a sucker fo⁷r some drums and a bass. I appreciate Casablancas singing style, on most of the tracks he sounds very non chalant and uncaring but then on tracks like New York he yells into the microphone and you can feel the emotion. It also feels like hes being crowded by the instrumentals and its kind of claustrophobic which is really cool, I just wish they'd boost his volume a bit more. One thing that holds this album down is the track Barely Legal. The entire concept is vapid and predatory. Although the song may be about his dad's relationship with a young girl, I'm not entirely sure of that and it makes me pretty uncomfortable. Except for moments near the end of the record, This Is It is incredibly monotonous, they clearly have a lot of skill, I'd love to see them push boundaries and do something that wasnt so heavily inspired by previous artists. :) 2.5/5
This album sounds fantastic and fun. Just don't look or listen too closely or you might mistake its joyful sound as something meaningful.
Good but overrated as hell.
Betterment thin coalplay
хороший но однообразный и из-за этого становится тяжело слушать
good bass tracks, the vocal compression/overdrive thing really started to bother me.
Didn't really like it after first listen, but on second one it opened to me in different way, definitely going to be re-listened many times in the near future, really good rock music, nice radio effect on vocals. 6.4 | Hard To Explain
Did not land for me. Was alright
Wears its influences on its sleeve bc every song on it sounds familiar. Even so, there are a few terrific head bopping singles throughout. I don’t know any of their other stuff but my guess is that a strokes going steady comp would be pretty enjoyable and imminently forgettable. The album doesn’t have anything new to say sonically or lyrically but the boys had time to bash out a few bangers, I guess. Entirely unsurprising that this was made by some rich kids slumming it but whatever.
enjoyed a few, but mostly sound the same to me
Happy y catchy
Habs nicht super aktiv gehört, aber ganz durch. Ich fands nett, aber bisschen repetetiv, nichtschlecht, aber mehr so single Visten Value anstatt Album durchhören Value maybe.
Good stuff
Got better as it went
Voice of angel. Album was so long I actually died and she greeted me.
I love the vibe of the songs, im not a big "The Strokes" fan but I really enjoyed the album. Even if most of the songs are repetitive which again doesnt let the album shine. Overall i think it was solid, one of the best songs there was "Trying your luck".
Hab ich teilweise schon mal gehört. Erinnert mich an die 'The happy fits' zeit. Vielleicht ist das sogar die Band, zu welchem Konzert Frida mal mit mir gehen wollte. Die Musik ist ganz cool und passt eigentlich zu meinem Geschmack. Bisschen rockig und instrumental. Manchmal zu radio typisch. Garage band vibes lowkey.
It was ok. It all kinda blended together. Not sure if it was the lead singers voice or what
The Strokes, a band I haven't truly listened to besides a number of the singles. For a debut album this is tightly controlled but a little same samey. Really interesting sound overall, something new at the time but calling back to the past at the same time. This album is an enigma.
good rock album nothing much to add
It is good but not amazing. Pretty one note throughout but not in a bad way. This is movie background music to me. I like it, but it's the music that plays while you focus on something better happening. Bonus points for being short, any longer and this would feel torturous.
It was allright, had some "hits" I had heard before but nothing stood out too much.
Knew most of this album, but the bits I didn't know weren't really any different. It's all fairly generic indie-fuzz-covered poprock. It was all perfectly listenable, it's fairly tuneful, but the scratchy vocals get a bit grating after a while, and the guitars don't do anything even remotely interesting through the course of the whole album. Distinctly average. Low 3.
Felt like typical britrock with an American accent. Enjoyable enough but missing something. Low 3
Is this it? I don't think so. There's a lot of filler besides 2 or 3 above‑average songs. Nothing more.
nostalgic but still meh
You know what I’m not sure. I mean this was huge in the early oughts, one of the most prominent of the post punk revival bands. This is really music for the social media generation, based on expressing FOMO, they’re singing about their party life you will never be a part of while also feeling they are not a part of it. Music is the genre staples of garage rock mixed with post punk. This is one of the better examples of the genre so it should be on the list, but kinda tedious and boring at times.
I was never really that keen on the Strokes since I found their energy to be a bit lacking at times, but this album wasn't too bad to listen to. I do prefer to listen to other garage rock artists like The Hives and Royal Republic though. At least the songs were quick, simple and jolly.
it was aight
1 - Is This It (a mellower opener with the Pavement influenced relaxed sound. Song shows signs of picking up but drops back down. This song is fine) 3/5 2 - The Modern Age (a much better and more driving riff which is probably what they were going for on this album. Julian kind of sounds like Iggy Pop on this for some reason) 3.5/5 3 - Soma (sort of sounds like a changeup of the previous track rather than a new separate song. Julian's rougher shoutier voice works better than his clean singing at this point in his career) 3.5/5 4 - Barely Legal (3rd song in a row to use the same chords and key. The bridge halfway though actually works rather well though) 3/5 5 - Someday (an acceptable mid tempo garage rock piece. One of the first instances of real interplay between instruments is found here. Nothing else to this otherwise; it sounds like an advertisement) 3/5 6 - Alone, Together (Julien finds a really good melody to sing and latches onto it. The guitar freak out towards the end is a nice touch) 3.5/5 7 - Last Nite (the big hit off of this album and it's easy to see why. A beat that gets you moving right away, a performance with some oomph from Julian, and an energy that the rest of the record doesn't quite match) 4/5 8 - Hard to Explain (a spirited performance from Julian. I usually don't consider the frontman this often but so much of this album hinges on his performances he really makes or breaks each song. His voice is really complimented by the noisier guitar. The sudden stop bumps this up a notch) 4/5 9 - New York City Cops (the slow buildup into the jumping beat is a very welcome change. At least Julian sounds like himself rather than a hybrid the garage rockers who came before him here. The last verse is quite good in all its shouty glory) 3.5/5 10 - Trying Your Luck (the instrumental does something interesting here, and it builds somewhat from start to end. Nothing else to this song otherwise) 3/5 11 - (this is at least the 5th song to start the same way on this album. The verses at least do something fun melody wise with a staggered delivery before getting a little more aggressive on the prechorus. There's even a short solo at the bridge. A fine closer) 4/5 OVERALL - 7.7/10
I never found this type of indie rock very interesting. All these bands sound the same to me, with same sounding singers and same sounding songs. There were some interesting guitar moments I enjoyed, but mostly this was a very 'meh' experience. 2.5/5
Chillcito, para poner de fondo y laburar
a lot of the songs lowkey sound the same but there are a couple of bangers
Not bad - Got kinda same
Good album but got a bit repetitive over time. Still classic 2000's indie rock.
I liked this initially, however, there is a sameness to the music that leaves it feeling bland. It's an album that is a comfortable listen and it is enjoyable to a point. It's just that after a while the songs kind of blur together
Actually, not a bad album at all. I enjoyed having it in the background and it had this old sound to it, but it seems to have been released not so long ago. There were even a couple of songs that had quite enjoyable little guitar solos, but it's overall quite nice having it in the background.
I wanted to love this more but a lot sounds the same
Some of these tracks ring a bell. I think I'd like it more without the vocal effects.
Definitely a Strokes album
I get why it's on the list, but really not for me. Lyrically I've found a multitude of songs I connect with better
Decent pop rock album
It’s an okay album, not their best.
Every song sounds the same.
Saved a couple of songs
Pretty good. ★★★
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - This album is a bit strange in the sense that I really like it and there are moments that stick in my head, but not many of the tracks are super memorable in their own right. It’s almost that I like the album but not the individual songs. Still this is on the higher end of 3 as I do really enjoy the overall feel of the album.
I like the Strokes, however I've listened to this album a few times over the years and I've never understood why people were so hyped over it. There are a few really good tracks, but a lot of middling stuff, and the lo-fi effect over Julien Casablancas' voice is way over-used. Some of their other albums are far superior.
didn't listen COME BACK AGAIN LATER
good vibes, first kinda intro to the strokes. great guitars. good to study and chill to
Decent album, but also nothing that stood out as exceptional to me. I know I've used that for a number of albums on this list already. Therefore, my own reviews are also guilty of the same sin of being repetitive.
Tell me you're an early millenial without telling me you're an early millenial. I confused last nite and someday about a dozen times today. It's catchy but samey.
I liked this album when it came out and 20 years ago I might have given this a 4. But today it’s a solid 3.
Doh, I was expecting GREAT things from this album but it was all a bit samey 😕
period
My favorite song from this album is definitely Soma
Very fun and new sound from the Strokes I can’t listen to a few songs and there are a couple skips but the bangers are bangers, and you can see it’s influence on other music artists
Song I like: last nite
3,4 Highlights: Last Nite, Hard To Explain
Åbningsnummeret, someday og Last Nite er højdepunkter, men ellers bliver noget af det lige larmende nok for mine pop-girlie-ører <33
It's fine if you like The Strokes I guess
It was a bit distracted today so I didn’t quite notice this one. Seems good and rather short as well
Pretty good
6/10 not a big fan of the band tbh
Although i listened to this album for the first time today, I had listened to and really liked the follow-up, Room On Fire. In my opinion, Room On Fire is a better album, but that may just be because I heard it first and it became my version of the definitive Strokes album. They are very similar, but they're both good and aside from the tracks that got radio play, Alone Together is a great song with the rest of the album being pretty consistent. It's a high 3 stars - the follow up would have been a 4.
Catchy tracks, but they all sound so very similar to each other.
Я ніколи не був фанатом строукс, але цей альбом звучить приємно для мене. На 3.5. Нью-йорк сіті копс топ.
Listened to this while playing Final Girl. I won! I remember downloading this album illegally back in the day. I probably would have given it a solid 4 back then...but now it gets a 3. A few great catchy songs...definitely better than a lot of the other albums that made the cut for this list.