Is This It

Basic

is this it ? no, not really - didn't hate it but didn't really get much out of it either. couple of bangers but that's only really because even i know them

I'm a long time listener of indie music and one of the things this list has taught me is that indie music might be kind of bad. One or two songs from this album is alright, but altogether it's repetitive and whiny. Sorry. I do like Is This It though ngl

Sympa mais sans plus

Better than I remembered. Quintessential apathetic hipster indie. Not really sure it will have staying power long term.

I know this was a pretty big deal but The Strokes never really grabbed me. Listening through this at last and I didn't really get the hype. It's fine but I don't think it's really doing anything that innovative. I think most people just wanted to look cool, fair play.

Maybe I'm just being a grouchy old man yelling at a cloud, but why do all of these early 2000s post-punk bands/albums sound the same? It's like they got the same guy to do all the half-sung vocals, the same musicians to play the repetitive, droning rhythms, the same producer to make everything sound like it's coming through an AM radio receiver. (The bass lines are occasionally interesting, though.) I can't tell the bands or the songs apart, and I honestly don't care enough to try. It sounds like the Strokes were one of the originators of this sound, so maybe it was original at the time? Good for them, I guess.

I thought I would rock with this more. But beyond the hits, it was just kinda muffly and mediocre.

I really liked it to start, but after Last Nite it kind of tapered off and went from a 4 to a 3

Heel leuk, maar.niet memorabel

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.

#428/1001. 2nd hyped band in a row (after the Vines). Last Nite is of course a classic, and Hard to Explain especially when mashed up with Genie in a bottle (a Stroke of Genius), but most of the record starts to repeat itself in a way, which gets tedious in a wrong way (nit the Ramones way that is).

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.

It’s good but the songs all sound the same

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

A very consistent sound despite it being borrowed from a handful of the bands they idolized, I'd personally rather listen to the guys who inspired The Strokes. They may have never made a better album than this, but they have a few better hits at least.

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

Sad white boys with a radio filter. Didn't expect the opening and closing songs to be so underwhelming, and the first half of the album is a bit repetitive. I did like some of them, but I wouldn't search them to listen to them again, Is this it: The title describes what you feel when listening to it. Only saved by the cool bassline it has sometimes. The modern age: better than "Is this it", cool guitar solo too. I don't have anything else to say about it tbh, Soma: didn't even realise the song had changed from the previous one. Barely legal: It sounds similar to the previous two, but I liked the chorus better. I also thought it said the N word at some point lol. Someday: nice change of pace (and chords) Alone, Together: variety in the guitar rythms, and a sick solo? Yippee! Also ditches some of the distortion which is much appreciated. Might be my favourite. Last nite: cool bassline. The melody for "when I feel left out" is doing so much to give this song some flavour. Hard to explain: Don't have any strong feelings for this one. One might even say it's hard to explain them. New york city cops: maybe the singer would like some cough drops. The guitar melodies are too cool for a chorus like that. Trying your luck: nice and groovy, my second favourite but i can't stop thinking about how it reminds me of "You really got me going" from the Kinks in the chorus. Take it or leave it: no need to scream it bro. Highlights: "Alone, together", "Trying your luck"

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

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

Fave song Someday

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.

The debut album from The Strokes, an American Garage Rock band from New York City. 2001. Fun fact: the ablum released in Australia first apparently because they got some buzz while being a supporting act for "You Am I"'s tour. I tried reading some critical reviews from the time, retrospective opinons by fans, and the lyrics while I was listening to this one. Both critics of the time and retrospective fans have a beloved feeling towards this album. Descriptions you can find both have to say about the album is "Timeless classic," "formative," and "influential." It's interesting to see people echo the same praise they said back when it first released. Is that truly a testament to the album? Based on my own music history knowledge and experience, this style did become very popular in the early 00's. You can find earlier instances of this style but with any aesthetic taste, it's origin is irrelevant to its popularity. People will like it when they like it. It's kind of stereotypical teen/young adult album. Its tales are about the problems people so often face in young love and trying to find their place in the world as they emerge from the inbetween of child and adult. The song writer feeling anxiety, directionless, and lonely in their life. Even some of the frustration voiced in songs like "Alone, Together," feel like there's a lack of conviction/action behind it. At least to me. And all this so say, it feels so very stereotypically Millenial from top to bottom. If someone other than me ends up reading this and they happen to like The Strokes or this album in particular then do not take offense to me saying I didn't like this one. I didn't hate it either. Perhaps we can blame the fact I'm not in the inbetween of child and adult, unsure and anxious with life where this might speak to me. Or perhaps we blame the highsight from which I get to hear this album through. If it was so influential then so many other albums that came after it have surpassed it both musically, lyrically, and emotionally that I can't give it more than a 5/10.

Just a very middle of the road rock record. I thought that it was made earlier than the 2000's. But I was wrong there.

Adoreeei... Não havia ouvido um álbum inteiro dos Strokes.. Música pra beber e cantar!

A blast of nostalgia, solid 6 out of 10.

3.5

decent

Even with some stone-cold hits on it, the overall impression of the album is slightly tarnished by the monotony and sameness of the arrangements. I understand it's a stylistic thing, but if the album were shorter, the rating would be higher.

Decent

For a debut album, The Strokes present a refined sound that proves they know their vibe earlier in their career than most. I always had a distaste for The Strokes, but found myself appreciating the narrow focus of the sounds they are able to achieve with simple riffs and arrangements of just a few instruments. The hits on this album like Last Nite find a greater appreciation in the context of the other songs on this album, and I enjoyed this opportunity to become more familiar with the music. However, after several songs I found myself tiring of the distortion effects on the vocals, and began wishing for a song or two with a cleaner sound, if only for the variety.

This album is not ordinary one. I just guess it’s not for me. Didn’t have any song that like blew my mind, so 6/10

Some of these songs are indie-Rock-classics, others are less memorable.

ai conheço esse tb FAVS (top 3): barely legal; alone, together; new your city cops mençoes honrosas: is this it, soma, someday, last nite, hard to explain, trying your luck acho as musicas meio iguais e repetitivas mas como elas sao boas pelo menos é alguma coisa ne KKKKKK eu amo; ah e tbm n aguento essa capa mds nota final: 3.5/5

Not bad but extremely overrated. Re-invented rock music, my arse.

This album is really interesting and hard to listen to at the same time. Fun experience but not likely I'm coming back

Nice album, rate it 6,8/10 need to listen to it more for it to be higher. Old, the band got great songs

To je biu tak ragebait k sem odprla nov album...res mi niso vsec sam sem dala vecini albuma priloznost pa morm rect da sem na momente celo uzivala.

Coldplay left me well, cold

It's fine.

alright album it was kinda fun but wouldn’t listen often

Important in it's space and time and very influential but I've never loved it. 3

Solid album nothing profound or ground breaking.

Love the Strokes. Didn't want to listen to this whole album at the same time.

When this came out I really didnt like it as they just sounded like a Television tribute band. They still do

Глядя на обложку думала будет что-то в стиле Мерлина Менсона. Но это ноющий рок, каких-то задротов неудачников. Слушать можно но пока никак, не плохо не хорошо. Уже становиться поактивнее, но такое. Хочу просто выключить. Так, ну soma мне даже нравиться, гитарное соло вытягивает. Пока я могу сказать что выше 3 ну никак не может быть и то с натяжкой. Пока 2 из 5. Вытягивает музыка, вокал и текст шлак. Когда вокалист поет ровно, все нравиться, когда начинает завывать, просто выруби это дерьмо. Музыка стала ещё приятнее, она заслуживает 4 из 5, но - бал за вокал так что 3 из 5. Да тепер музыка кайф, но вокал с текстом просто перечёркивает все, ещё раз слушать не буду. Действительно понравилась hard to explain, даже вокал

not my vibe but i saved a couple of tracks

i mean, ya can’t go wrong with the strokes

Is this it?

solid 6,5/10 this is something im definitely gonna listen while working out, not too bad overall but also not a masterpiece

Good, but their third best album in my opinion. Just makes me want to listen to their two better ones.

There’s one song that’s definitely still popular I think third on the album. Otherwise just another rock album, better than Bowie not as good as Fleetwood

it doesn't do much lyrically and musically but is still very entertaining to listen to. Ich würde nicht sagen, dass die Band musikalisch was ganz neues gemacht hat, aber es ist trotzdem cool es sich anzuhören (habe das Gefühl dadurch sehe ich die Welt durch die Augen meines 17-jährigen Ichs)

Kinda bland but listenable

It was pretty good, not my usual genre of music but good. My two tracks that I liked most and added to my playlist was ‘Last Nite’ and ‘Take it Or Leave it’. The beginning of the album was more slow and sad like, but as it progressed it became for fast paced and happy. I would say 6.5/10 because I like it but not enough to add most songs to my playlists.

not that bad, but too loud and fast, so I don't like it sm

Swaggy

I still really enjoy “Take it or leave it”. The rest was okay.

Liked a couple of the songs, decently catchy. 3/5

Interesting, some songs are great but overall not my style

Prima album

6/10

The bridge between 1990's punk and 2000's butt rock.

was just ok. I remember really liking it when it first came out though. 3stars

We hardly need reminding that when this came out it was "the new Rolling Stones", "the new Velvet Underground" and a revolutionary new direction in rock and roll. Of course it's nothing of the sort. It's a cool pop album that's recorded like a throwback to the sixties with a set of songs that, to be honest, all start to sound a bit the same after a while. There are certainly worse ways to spend 40 minutes, but it's not going to change your life.

I liked it.. I can see how other people want to listen to it but not my cup of tea.

Cool band, cool sound, I just wish I liked the songs more. For whatever reason I just can't connect with them. If I was going to create a band I'd probably want it to have an overall sound like this, but when I hear them I always hit next. The songs are catchy, just not compelling.

Yep. It's a rock album. Some good grooves/hooks. At the point it was released, it was a decent change from what was being released. Not overly processed. Would listen again.

Cool background music. All solid good songs but only a few stuck out to me. 7/10

Cool album, very influential but bit aged

192/1001 The Strokes - Is This It Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❎ I was 11 at the time of this release and I remember a kid at school had an older brother, who would pass on new music to us and this was one of the albums that was played a lot at the time, thinking we were incredibly cool. As I discovered other stuff later, this album fell by the wayside and I remember listening to this a few years back and quite frankly thought "is this it?" On listening to this again, I'm still in the same mindset. Last Nite still absolutely slaps.

not my music type but liked it

Lol I was a teenager in 2001 - if I didn't own this album, most of my friends did and hoooo boy

חמוד!

песен 4-5 норм остальные не для меня, из эмоций более грустный альбом

Whenever I listen to the Strokes I feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over again. To be fair it is a pretty good song. 2.5 -> 3/5

The irony of this is that the last album I rated, it got a 1 because it just wasn’t it for me. This album was the next one up. Got a chuckle out of me. It’s starting at a 3 pre-listening because of that. Update: It’s staying at a 3, which is solid.

Was a fun listen, absolutely loved the instrumentals, however i did believe the lyrics were sort of vague and like not in the good way, i found myself constantly questioning wth the songs were even talking about

I like it a lot. Love the groove in the album!

This is a pleasant fun album. Liked it on the first listen.

Yepp

I think it’s a bit overrated but I don’t think I listened to it well. I really like Soma though

Last night is still solid. Great guitar work throughout the album. The singing feels boring and repetitive at times

Great opening track, really sets the tone of the album. Barely Legal is the best track of the album. Last Nite has a reaaaaally sick solo guitar lol

The cover slaps. A bit monotone and I cant understand what the singer is saying without reading the lyrics. Songs I liked: - Someday - Last Nite

If i were a teenager boy I would love it

Tienen un estilo muy marcado que ocasionalmente se vuelve hostigante. Me cuesta diferenciar las canciones. Todas suenan muy parecido. Aún así reconozco su relevancia musical actualmente. Tiene grandes totes.

Mid, not listened at full attention but didn't get my attention that well.. and proof is that finally a song got my attention and I was like oh I love this and then see that the album finished.. so yeah..

Typical early 2000s album. The hits are good, filler is filler.

normally not my style, but was pulled back to 2018 me when I was very much into the strokes for the summer. just overall good and great listen

A couple good tracks ('Alone, Together,' and pieces of a few others) but a pretty boring record overall. Good vocal performances can't save stale songwriting.

Gostei da primeira música. Terminei o álbum, confesso que deu uma vibe meio anos 90/00. Gosto de coisas assim. Scooby doo kkkk

1. Is This It - “We’re not enemies, we just disagree”; an interesting start to the album, sounds similar to what would be found closer to the end of most albums. Reminds me a lot of a conclusion, with the repetition of “is this it?” sounding so weary- so it being the starting track is different. 7/10 2. The Modern Age - “Start to pretend, stop pretending,” (isn’t that so real!!). Feels like the summer of 2020, not much else to say. Similar to “Everybody Talks” by Neon Trees. 6.5/10 3. Soma - It’s alright. Having no personal experiences with drug addiction (Is that what he’s talking about?) I didn’t personally connect. 5/10 4. Barely Legal - “I should’ve worked much harder, I should’ve just not bothered,” (basically me?). I really like the conflict in the singer’s actions in this song. Plus the key change in the 2nd verse makes the song memorable. 7/10 5. Someday - “Promises, they break before they’re made,” I’ve actually heard this before!! Like the guitar and bass in this song. 6.5/10 6. Alone, Together - “He knows it’s justified to kill to survive / He then, in dollars, makes more dead than alive,” My favourite song on the album!! Has a more gritty and different sound compared to the rest of the songs on this album which I find a little plain. First guitar solo of the album too? Went hard. 8/10 7. Last Nite - Bit of a whimsy switch up after Alone, Together. It’s a nice song, don’t get me wrong, just not wholly memorable. 6/10 8. Hard To Explain - “I say the right thing but act the wrong way,” I like this song - again, a bit of a switch up in tone/key compared to the rest of the songs and style of singing, which i def prefer! A nice song, especially the end of each chorus where the singing speeds up. 6.5/10 9. New York City Cops - “Darling, I’m somewhere in between,” This reminded me that The Strokes are american (they feel like they should be british…). Like the bass line in this song even tho it simple. Sometimes traditional is best!! 6.5/10 10. Trying Your Luck - Can’t say much negative about this song; was surprised to see its C major key, it feels pretty minor, especially the whole “No harm, he’s armed(…)” bit - that’s js the way that it’s sung though I think, which i think is one of the best bits about the song. 7/10 11. Take It Or Leave It - Feels like this should be swapped with the opening track, but it makes the album more unique this way. The song is ok, nothing too interesting for my personal taste, apart from the “He’s gonna let you down (…) gonna win someday.” - this bit was a nice change from the rest of the song. Plus, 2nd guitar solo of the album!! Can’t go wrong. 6.5/10 Overall: This album was inoffensive. Not my personal music taste, I think - I do love indie music, but for me this album felt very same-y, with my highlights being Alone, Together and Barely Legal mostly because they escaped the framework that seems to make up most of the songs on this album. That said I can see why people would like this album - it’s definitely not bad. Overall rating: 6.5/10

No geral o album é gostoso de ouvir, uma vibezinha muito boa, eu gostei bastante das músicas ~Is This It, Barely Legal e Last Nite~ as outras são boas mas não me deram a vontade de salvar pra ouvir depois, porém no geral é um album bom e se aparecer qlqr música dele em uma playlist aleatória eu não passo :)

I could easily listen to this on a drive to work.

This indie band signature sound it present from the first chord to the last. The distinctive industrial and boppy guitar riffs give this album a major lift where variance and comprehensible lyrics kind of falter. Their hits are great, but their songs all sound alike to the point where they blend one track to the next. Without reading the lyrics, I genuinely don’t know what most of the songs are about, though I think the through line is about an unhappy relationship(s). Not a bad album by any means, but I’ll probably stick to their hit songs and consider that enough.

It wasn’t what I would usually listen to, but it was nice & I liked almost all of the songs. Good background music for doing BA’s

I think this album is ok it's not mind-blowing to me but I do enjoy the songs and it's a nice easy listen.

De skapade verkligen en ny våg av garagerock med det här albumet. Många ville låta som The Strokes i början av 00. Och bandet är väldigt mycket sitt sound. Utan det hade det varit - ja, rätt okej melodisk rock, men nog inget att skriva om i en bok. De bra låtarna passar egentligen bäst som singlar. Tillsammans på ett helt album låter allt väldigt likt. Ändå bra nog för en stabil trea.

Känns som det var ett gäng rockband som kom fram vid den här tiden som lät rätt snarlika; the strokes, Franz Ferdinand, the hives...ok rock, inget unikt, inget som faller ur ramen. Mest spännande låter de i inledande titelspåret som också är skivans bästa låt tack vare den fina basslingan. Tack vare att Zeppelin finns färskt i minnet klarar de en trea.

this album feels like a one long song

boring

A bit monotonous at times but I enjoyed most of the songs.

Meh. It's a pretty boring album. Drums, bass and guitar are boring and the singer sounds like he's singing from behind 12 inches of cloth. 1 or 2 memorable/good tracks despite that though.

Nothing outstanding, but all quite reasonable. A mediocre 3

Fun, quirky and simple.

I picture someone listening to this while drinking a cup of coffee as they watch the end of the world 🌎

cool

I remember when this came out I was a little confused about the simplicity. After a fresh listen, I have a better appreciation but it’s still a bit mid. My favorite sections are the bass licks. 3.0/5.0

a fun listen. will it be something i regularly think about or go back to? probably not! but it was fun and (to me) sounds like what being in your 20s in the 00s in nyc would’ve sounded like. favorite tracks: is this it barely legal last nite hard to explain

Álbum bastante plano a mi parecer. Tienes éxitos, sí. Pero el resto de las 8 canciones suenan muy parecidas, no hay mucho experimento y se entiende porque es su primer álbum de estudio. Aún así, si se escucha completo de corrido se hace un poco pesado y monótono a mi oído. Destaco que está muy bien plasmado el sello de la banda, si escuchas las canciones automáticamente sabes que es The Strokes y no precisamente por la voz de Julian Casablanca. No me genera mucho el sonido en cuánto a emociones y la letra me dio paja

Didn't really do anything for me. Is this it? 3/5

Good sound, a classic album of the early-to-mid 2000s. I admit the whole thing runs together a bit for me, though. Not one I see myself going back to frequently, but good enough.

Solidi Büez, doch isch mer nüm so viel blibe und da ich biz ufhole mun magis ned nomal es Zweitmals lose. Würdis nüm lose aber gstört hets nöd. Alli guete Durchschnittspünkt sind 3

Eich scho na geil. Gueti gittarr riffs und e guete drive. Klassische fall vum ne 3.5er Hüt rundi mal ab, sorry strokes But keep öp

i like it good band will continue listening

ok album

this album is good but not much diversity going on. like how simple the songs sounded like and the writing is nice. overall just a nice and simple indie rock album.

Feels like 2012

I have to be in a particular mood to really like this. Some songs were automatic skips but others I added to my playlist already

GOING IN: Hopeful FAMILIARITY: Know a song or two SKIP RATE: No skips (played straight through) REPLY VALUE: I’ll play it again DISCOVERY CURVE: Liked it straight away, surprisingly ALBUM ARC: Consistent throughout VERDICT: Liked it more than expected FAVOURITE TRACK: Hard to Explain Good solid 3/5

- grundgy - almost too much bass?? - fist impression not great - very confessional

3.5! Enjoyed it.

The Strokes were one of those bands that seemed to materialise fully formed - cool sound, cool look, and decent songs to match. Of course, their influences were easy enough to trace, but they threw angular guitar interplay, upbeat drums and overdriven vocals together in a way that made their sound fresh and important in 2001. I never quite fell in love with them, though. I remember picking Last Nite apart in my head and thinking it had the same energy as This Charming Man did nearly 20 years earlier - the kind of song that made you want to leap up out of your seat as soon as you heard it - but somehow it didn't feel like it was speaking to me once it had me by the collars. And that, I've come to accept, was simply a result of me, probably for the first time, being just a bit too old to be the target audience of "the next big thing". I'd been there for The Stone Roses, Nirvana, Oasis, et al, but this somehow didn't seem like it was meant for me. Now, with plenty of hindsight, it is clear to see The Strokes' influence still reverberating through almost every guitar-led alternative act worth their salt. Is This It is probably the band's most satisfying record too, and still stands up today.

This one is totally stamped in time for me. When it came out, that fun indie-rock vibe hooked me immediately. I loved Julian Casablancas - his voice especially - and the way the whole album pulls you into this little journey. It felt cool, effortless, and exactly right for that moment. It was a bit of a soundtrack for a while…makes me me my iPod!

Everything kinda sounded the same

Is this it? Al ono fakat pitam. Koliko sam čula pohvala za ovaj album mislila sam stvarno da treba biti nešto spektakularno. A ne da je svaka pjesma praktično ista. Nije loše ali je sve isto i ni sekunde genijalno.

I guess the album is important for its role in reestablishing the garage rock sound in pop culture along with making record labels sign the “The” bands at a rate on par they signed bands from Seattle in 1992. It’s a good straightforward rock album, I appreciate the lack of fat and and how it’s right to the point but in the end I think i just want to listen to the original garage rock bands.

Soundtrack to my memories of Middle School…

Passable facimile of bands that influenced them like Television, Iggy Pop, etc.

Some good and recognizable songs (Someday!) that I found quit enjoyable. Not too fancy with the guitars and drums, but overall interesting melodies.

Is this it? I hope not

This was fine. Pretty middle of the road meh rock.

It’s ok

Is this it

Good

Viel besser, als ich erwartet habe. Eigentlich ganz angenehm. 3 1/2.

Good listen kind of repetitive but a classic

Some strums that feel familiar but it's not my vibe. Is this like 90's Britain maybe?

A classic in early-aughts alt/indie rock. Definitely a nostalgic listen. It's not my favorite from that time period but it was a ton of fun to revisit. 3/5

Not a patch on First Impressions of Earth from 2006

A really good debut album.

This was pretty solid. I liked when the vocalist leaned more into the grit with his vocals, which doesn't happen in many of the songs on the album but it was great when it did. This was a nice introduction to the band. It was a good, clean album.

The songs that are good are INCREDIBLE. Timeless classics like Someday and Last Nite. The problem is that the bulk of the record is pretty boring and forgettable. 3/5.

that song. sad? voice sound?

Ok - not really my thing though.

It’s not a bad album. But definitely not the album I would listen to again

It’s fine am just not a massive fan

Not something I’d listen to regularly but it’s not the worst 2000s alt emo boy band album that I’ve listened to

I may be in the minority but this to me isn't very appealing. Quite same-y, simple songs that all sound the same. Not much variation. Doesn;t really do much. Sounds very hard like you're trying to be cool and make very stylised vintage music out of a private school.

My kids had this CD in the car, it was pretty good

6 - AVERAGE

Decent tunes but not outstanding - happy to sing along to the ones I knew