| Strokes, The / Strokes, The |
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| Album: | Strokes, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Strokes, The | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Bmg Music | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 07, 2023: | Vinyls from the Attic Someday | 4. | Aug 27, 2021: | Everything in Particular The Modern Age | |
| 2. | Dec 01, 2022: | The Library Hard To Explain | 5. | Jul 21, 2021: | Quite Gnarly (rebroadcast from Dec 8, 2017) Someday | |
| 3. | May 26, 2022: | Down in the Basement Is This It | 6. | Mar 04, 2020: | grapevine The Modern Age |
| Album Review |
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| Ogrelord Reviewed 2016-03-29 | ||
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Easily the greatest album released by The Strokes. Filled with consistently faded and chill rock. A little bit too consistent for those looking for variety, but some variety with tempo and volume. Related Artists: Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, Cage the Elephant, The White Stripes Favorites: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11 Best: 5 1. (2:31) ***** Is This It – The simplicity of this song cannot be understated, from the drums to the alternating guitar to the groovy bass, wrapped up in a somber song of delight. 2. (3:28) **** The Modern Age – Upbeat with a sick guitar solo and a lot of low tom action. A shift up in octave for the louder verses and a nice ride cymbal accompanied with rhythmic strums for the chorus. 3. (2:33) **** Soma – Medium tempo, a shift in octave with accompanying guitar picking, with a classic 4 big rock note bridge and intro. 4. (3:54) ***** Barely Legal – Rhythmic verses with sick riffs and an iconic pre-chorus. May cause shivers. Chorus does not disappoint either. 5. (3:03) ***** Someday – The classic drum beat that shifts between hi hat and ride, rhythm guitar, and lead that define this band. Upbeat, and up anyone’s alley. 6. (3:08) *** Alone, Together – Interesting riffs with simple vocals and drums. Less noteworthy than the others, but still chill nonetheless. 7. (3:13) ***** Last Night – The classic buildup with each instrument getting an introduction, culminating in a dance party-esque chorus, with another buildup pre-chorus. Oh, and a sweet skillful guitar solo. 8. (3:44) **** Hard To Explain – Unique hit hat intensity with a consistent beat and layered guitar throughout, with the--you guessed it—ride chorus. 9. (2:55) **** When It Started – A bit less faded than the rest, with more complex beats and layering. Definitely unique, but sort of uneventful. 10. (3:23) *** Trying Your Luck – The most consistently somber song of the album besides track 1. Less noteworthy than track 1, unfortunately. 11. (3:16) ***** Take It Or Leave It – That chorus though. Classic hit-hat to ride and layered surrounding areas too. A good way to finish off this classic album. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Is This It | 6. | Alone, Together | |||
| 2. | The Modern Age | 7. | Last Night | |||
| 3. | Soma | 8. | Hard To Explain | |||
| 4. | Barely Legal | 9. | When It Started | |||
| 5. | Someday | 10. | Trying Your Luck | |||
| 11. | Take It Or Leave It | |||||