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THE REVIEW
These days, I've taken to listening to a CD in the morning as I leave the house, have breakfast, shave (once every three days), and dress. It takes about 40 minutes, (twenty of which, I confess, I spend groaning in bed), just enough for almost a CD. For a few days now, I've been listening to the same one which, being shorter, I play "from the start" again. Few CDs in my modest collection give me the same feeling of "slipping away." Let me explain better. You put on the disc and it slips away, you listen to it with pleasure, one song after another. 1. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dreams 2. Lemonheads - it's a shame about ray 3. Sugar - Copper Blue 4. Chemical Brothers - Exit planet dust 5. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen Maybe there are others, but these come to mind right now. The album I associate with this feeling is the one by the Strokes. In fact, I downloaded it in October but didn't pay much attention to it. Then one day in a record store (I was there by chance), I heard it in the background and I said to myself: but I don't have this Iggy Pop record. In short, a timeless album, it could be from the 70s or from next year. But it's beautiful. In its lack of pretension, it is superb. It deserves the title of album of the year that the NME journalists gave it.
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The review praises The Strokes' debut album 'Is This It' as a timeless indie rock record that effortlessly captivates listeners from start to finish. The album's simplicity and lack of pretension make it superb and deserving of its critical acclaim. The reviewer connects the album to other classic records and highlights its lasting appeal.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1998, widely associated with the early-2000s garage rock/post-punk revival and breakthrough success with their debut album âIs This Itâ.26 Reviews
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By LOR15
A truly short and perfect rock album, with words that stay in your head.
A masterpiece and I donât want to add anything else. Perfection shouldnât be commented on. It just is.
By hammondjr
It doesnât have a weak point... Tracks that you hear once and you hum forever.
Everything perfect, truly perfect, damn it, everything really perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By NouQuito
Few bands give me diarrhea as much as the Strokes.
Rock made specifically to be the soundtrack to a Calvin Klein fashion show.
By GATTINATOR
Is This It is an excellent album of 36 minutes where the freshness of the sounds and that meandering unstoppable rockân roll make it perfect, enjoyable, and fun.
In the end, I realize thereâs not one that misses... they all rock!
By Holy Disaster
Many songs on this CD, seemingly calm and collected, unleash an incredible intensity (a clear example is the unmistakable voice of Casablancas).
The Strokes are a happy and good revelation, who have made their way by literally breaking into the global music scene with this CD.
