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I love every tune for different reasons, usually the catchy chorus which is totally unexpected, as in 'Alone, Together'. The singles, Last Nite, Hard To Explain and Someday are the better tunes off the album but once you listen, listen and listen you will discover the wonderful world of The Strokes and the howling vocals of Julian Casablancas
In these days where indie-rock is increasingly typecast as miserablist whining, the Strokes were just what was needed - cool, confident and gloriously upbeat. Everything a great rock 'n' roll band should be. The Strokes do nothing particularly new or clever. They just play blistering rock 'n' roll bloody well, and have a real 'bandness' about them. Observe any photo of the band and you see not just a lead singer and some other blokes who might play guitars or something, but a band. You see five young New Yorkers looking self-assured, cool and cocky, looking as if they KNOW they're brilliant, and frankly deserve all the plaudits that come their way. Such arrogance has been embedded in many of the greats - witness the Stone Roses ("the past was yours but the future's mine") - and it comes across in the music itself.
Whizzing by in a mere 35 minutes, 'Is This It' is a classic from start to finish. The band has the audacity to place the album's most downbeat track as it's opener (the title track) and to build it up from there. Next comes the pounding Lou Reed-esque 'The Modern Age' and the album is really moving. 'Soma' and the blistering 'Barely Legal' blast by and leave you breathless, before the muscular introspection of 'Someday' - one of many tracks to feature a classic guitar riff that really should have been thought of earlier. 'Alone Together' starts ordinarily but kicks into one of the most rip-roaring finales in living memory. 'Last Nite' is a glorious rush of Iggy Pop power pop while 'Hard To Explain has the sort of progressive momentum usually associated with dance music. 'N.Y.C Cops' (controversial in the wake of September 11) is perhaps the band's finest hour to date, and is, in a ragged Strokes way, extremely accomplished. After 'Trying Your Luck' and 'Take It or Leave It' wrap the album up, you'll be cursing its brevity but thanking the New-York 5-piece that the new millenium at last has a guitar band to cherish.
They may still be unproven but The Strokes are the most essential band on the planet at the moment. They feel vital and fresh yet timeless. They are currently on top of the world. See them before it's too late...
Punchy, absurdly melodic pop songs that defy belief.
Weighing in at just over half an hour this album smacks of a band desperate to show you everything they´ve got in their armoury. I like the way they start with the low-key yet beautifully lacrymose "Is this It." Every single tracks builds to a transcendent melody."The Modern Age," leads in excellently to,"Soma."
A personal favourite is,"Someday," the riff has a anthemic quality to it but the lyrics are movingly distant and understated.
Most of the songs are about love and distant relationships which is comfortable territory for a first record but the slant on everything is somehow distinct to most of the other predictable bands around at the moment. Someone told me they´ve been compared to The Velvet Underground. The person who said that obviously has never listened to The Velvet Underground.
The great thing about this album is the way the guitarists work is tandem.It all sounds so simple but yet they compliment each brilliantly, Nick Valensi provides the drive, whilst Albert Hammond Jnr chips in with his quirky little riffs that keep the listener constantly entertained. The bass player knows what he´s doing as well. Anyone who´s seen them live knows how well they work together as a unit.
They also know how to stop a track, this album never drags, each tune zips along as if they are ready to get on to the next one. Julian´s vocal style is undeniably cool, he brims with confidence and I love the way he throws the odd word in completely against the beat a.k.a Mark E Smith.
Anyone with a genuine love of music will warm to this. So what if they dress cool, isn´t that what Rock and Roll´s meant to be all about about? I hope this lot are here to stay
Dave
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