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The Strokes

Is This It

Is This It

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Released 2001, US

Arriving on a wave of well-earned hype rooted in tight chops and a confident swagger, The Strokes offer a Rock & Roll antidote to the plague of boy bands, teen divas, and petulant rap-rock outfits. Despite this quintet's prep-school background, their sound comes from the same primordial ooze that spawned Big Apple legends like the New York Dolls and the Velvet Underground. Clocking in at 36 minutes, IS THIS IT packs its perfect length with stellar songs that draw inspiration from all over the map. Among the many highlights are "Last Nite" with its insistent Motown backbeat and choppy Johnny Thunders-like guitar solo, "Barely Legal," sounding like 1980s-era Cure fronted by a saucy Iggy Pop, and the jangly "Someday" with its hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break-up. While frontman Julian Casablancas (son of Elite Models founder John) drawls like Lou Reed through a busted intercom, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. do Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd proud as their sinewy chords intertwine to great effect on the angular "The Modern Age" and equally neurotic "Alone, Together." Thanks to The Strokes, rumors of Rock & Roll's demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated.

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Tracklist

  • A1: Is This It (2:34)
  • A2: The Modern Age (3:32)
  • A3: Soma (2:37)
  • A4: Barely Legal (3:58)
  • A5: Someday (3:07)
  • B1: Alone, Together (3:12)
  • B2: Last Nite (3:17)
  • B3: Hard To Explain (3:47)
  • B4: New York City Cops (3:36)
  • B5: Trying Your Luck (3:27)
  • B6: Take It Or Leave It (3:16)

Genres & Styles

Genres: Rock
Styles: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, and Post-Punk

Other Information

Gatefold presentation with different artwork on this US release, as the UK "glove" image was considered too risqué for the US market. The catalog number on the spine is 07863 68045-1, while the catalog number inside the gatefold is 68045-1. All songs are published by The Strokes Band Music (ASCAP) and the album was mastered at Sterling Sound. Managed by Wiz Kid Mgmt, the cover features "Big Bang" Particle Collisions in The (BEBC) Big European Bubble Chamber © CERN Geneva. The RCA Records label is a unit of BMG Entertainment TMK(S) ® registered | Marcas registrada(s) [RCA logo] ® General Electric Co., USA | BMG logo is a trademark of BMG Music | © 2001 BMG Entertainment Manufactured and distributed by BMG Distribution, a unit of BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036-4098 | Printed in USA. The original 2001 version includes "Printed in USA" as the last line of text under the barcode, while later represses conclude with BMG’s Zip Code. On labels: ℗ 2001 The Strokes. Runouts are etched except for "STERLING," which is stamped.

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