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Post by Cast on Apr 25, 2014 0:05:43 GMT -5
This a great challenge and a great idea!  1. Someday 2. Under Control 3. The Modern Age 4. Hard To Explain (probably the quintessential Strokes song. Sums up them very well. 5. 12:51 6. Razorblade 7. Is This It 8. You Only Live Once 9. Meet Me In The Bathroom? 10. Under Cover Of Darkness 11. Reptilia 12. Juicebox 13. Barely Legal 14. The End Has No End 15. Machu Picchu Honorable Mention: Soma Album breakdown. Is This It? - 5/6 Room on Fire - 5 First Impressions of the Earth - 3 Angles - 2 |
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Post by Sternumman on Apr 25, 2014 2:54:42 GMT -5
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Post by uǝɥʇɐǝɥ on Apr 25, 2014 3:27:59 GMT -5
There's just something somehow exhausting about 'Room On Fire' i can't get into. 'Hard to Explain' is also a good song that definitely stands out. Maybe there's a lack of melody or it's the general mood of the record. That's why I prefer Julian Casablancas' solo record. I like the summery feel of it. I like 'Comedown Machine'!
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Post by beentherenow on Apr 25, 2014 4:25:19 GMT -5
Yeah I have to agree that Reptilia is their best song along with Hard to Explain for me but I honestly can't remember any of those others. I remember they had a song which sounded like Barry Manilow, was that on ROF or FIOE? That's the one! Barry never sounded so good  |
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Post by Let It🩸 on Apr 25, 2014 5:23:06 GMT -5
"Is This It"
"The Modern Age"
"Someday"
"Last Nite"
"Hard to Explain"
"What Ever Happened?"
"Reptilia"
"Automatic Stop"
"12:51"
"Between Love & Hate"
"Under Control"
"The Way It Is"
"The End Has No End"
"You Only Live Once"
"Taken for a Fool"
"Gratisfaction"
i haven't really fully listened to the two newest albums...
God bless.
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Post by lahaine on Apr 25, 2014 5:53:51 GMT -5
Best of The Strokes time? 1) The Modern Age 2) Barely Legal 3) Someday 4) Last Nite 5) Hard To Explain 6) Reptilia 7) Automatic Stop 8) 12:51 9) Under Control 10) You Only Live Once 11) Razorblade 12) Ask Me Anything 13) Under The Cover of Darkness 14) Gratisfaction 15) Life Is Simple In The Moonlight 16) Partners In Crime 17) Happy Ending 1. Reptila 2. Hard to Explain 3. You only Live Once 4. Under Control 5. Modern Age 6. Whatever Happened to? 7. Someday 8. Meet Me In The Bathroom 9. Under The Cover of Darkness 10. New York City Cops 11. Trying Your Luck 12 Last Nite 13. I Can't Win 14. Razorblade 15. Machu Picchu 16. Alone Together 17. Take it or Leave it
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Post by Cast on Apr 25, 2014 10:54:59 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong New York City Cops is a good song but I'd still put Trying Your Luck, Take It Or Leave It, and maybe Alone Together ahead of it. Just proves that Is This It is a superb album. If people keep doing their lists I expect to see just about every track on it represented over the course of these listings, which is an amazing feat and again proves just how amazing that album is. |
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Post by lahaine on Apr 25, 2014 13:45:51 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong New York City Cops is a good song but I'd still put Trying Your Luck, Take It Or Leave It, and maybe Alone Together ahead of it. Just proves that Is This It is a superb album. If people keep doing their lists I expect to see just about every track on it represented over the course of these listings, which is an amazing feat and again proves just how amazing that album is. Trying Your Luck is so underrated, love that song so much. must be honest it was the song that first stood out when I got the album back in 2001. |
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Post by Headmaster on Apr 25, 2014 16:39:15 GMT -5
I quit like Angles, has some really good songs like Games and Taken For a Fool
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Post by Sternumman on Apr 26, 2014 6:45:10 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong New York City Cops is a good song but I'd still put Trying Your Luck, Take It Or Leave It, and maybe Alone Together ahead of it. Just proves that Is This It is a superb album. If people keep doing their lists I expect to see just about every track on it represented over the course of these listings, which is an amazing feat and again proves just how amazing that album is. I think NYCC stands out more to me because it wasn't on the US Release. I didn't hear the song till years later. I need to put my list together this weekend. |
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Post by mkoasis on Apr 26, 2014 20:14:59 GMT -5
1 - The Modern Age (EP version)
2 - Last Nite
3 - Barely Legal
4 - Hard to Explain
5 - Someday
6 - 12:51
7 - Reptilia
8 - Under Control
9 - the Way It Is
10 - You Only Live Once
11 - Heart in a Cage
12 - Razorblade
13 - The Other Side
14 - Macchu Picchu
15 - Taken for a Fool
16 - 50/50
17 - Life is Simple in the Moonlight
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Post by Manualex on Apr 27, 2014 13:02:49 GMT -5
Hard To Explain Alone, Together Last Nite Trying your Luck Reptilia The Way It Is The End Has No End I can't win Hawaii(I still can't comprehend how fear of sleep or killing lies got into FIOE instead of this amazing song) Vision of Division #YOLO  15 Minutes Under Cover of Darkness Gratisfaction Taken For A Fool Tap Out Welcome To Japan |
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Post by mkoasis on Apr 27, 2014 14:09:28 GMT -5
^^Hawaii is a great B-side. Along with Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men (feat. Regina Spektor) and their covers of Clampdown (the Clash) and Life's a Gas (Ramones). But I don't knwo if there are any other B-sides worth seeking out. I should take a look...
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Post by Manualex on Apr 27, 2014 14:35:44 GMT -5
^^Hawaii is a great B-side. Along with Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men (feat. Regina Spektor) and their covers of Clampdown (the Clash) and Life's a Gas (Ramones). But I don't knwo if there are any other B-sides worth seeking out. I should take a look... Most of their b-sides of the early singles(the ones from is this it to 12:51 are just demos aka home recording of some songs). There's a cover of Mercy Mercy Me(the ecology) that features Josh Homme and Eddie Vedder in one of the FIOE, that's the other one I see worth checking ut(besides the one you previously mentionated). |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 7:46:50 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong New York City Cops is a good song but I'd still put Trying Your Luck, Take It Or Leave It, and maybe Alone Together ahead of it. Just proves that Is This It is a superb album. If people keep doing their lists I expect to see just about every track on it represented over the course of these listings, which is an amazing feat and again proves just how amazing that album is. I think NYCC stands out more to me because it wasn't on the US Release. I didn't hear the song till years later. I need to put my list together this weekend. I think I was one of the lucky few who had a US version with NYC cops. It also had the UK album artwork. I seem to remember this album coming out the week of 9/11. It obviously got pulled and repackaged. |
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Post by Sternumman on Apr 28, 2014 9:15:33 GMT -5
I think NYCC stands out more to me because it wasn't on the US Release. I didn't hear the song till years later. I need to put my list together this weekend. I think I was one of the lucky few who had a US version with NYC cops. It also had the UK album artwork. I seem to remember this album coming out the week of 9/11. It obviously got pulled and repackaged. according to Wikipedia so not sure how accurate Maybe you had an import. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 9:25:48 GMT -5
I think I was one of the lucky few who had a US version with NYC cops. It also had the UK album artwork. I seem to remember this album coming out the week of 9/11. It obviously got pulled and repackaged. according to Wikipedia so not sure how accurate Maybe you had an import. Nope. It came out and was quickly pulled. Nobody had any idea who the Strokes were yet in America so it went completely unnoticed. I wouldn't trust everything on Wiki. There has to be more people like me out there who bought the album prior to October re-release date. I see on Ebay people selling the original vinyl before getting pulled. They describe the same sort of events I am. |
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Post by Sternumman on Apr 28, 2014 9:57:56 GMT -5
according to Wikipedia so not sure how accurate Maybe you had an import. Nope. It came out and was quickly pulled. Nobody had any idea who the Strokes were yet in America so it went completely unnoticed. I wouldn't trust everything on Wiki. There has to be more people like me out there who bought the album prior to October re-release date. I see on Ebay people selling the original vinyl before getting pulled. They describe the same sort of events I am. First how can Wiki an encyclopedia that anyone can edit be wrong? According to itunes Rollingstone |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 10:05:48 GMT -5
Nope. It came out and was quickly pulled. Nobody had any idea who the Strokes were yet in America so it went completely unnoticed. I wouldn't trust everything on Wiki. There has to be more people like me out there who bought the album prior to October re-release date. I see on Ebay people selling the original vinyl before getting pulled. They describe the same sort of events I am. First how can Wiki an encyclopedia that anyone can edit be wrong? According to itunes Rollingstone All I know is that in September 2001, I bought the US version of The Strokes "Is This It" from The Hoodlums record store on the campus of Arizona State. Later that week news broke the album was being pulled and going to be re-released the following month because of the track NYC Cops. Knowing that the album would probably be a collectable, I went back to buy more but the store clerks told me they had to pull them all. Next time I visited my parents, I'll retrieve the album from my old room to look over the liner notes. I'm 99% sure it is all US based. After all when do imports cost $10? |
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Post by Sternumman on Apr 28, 2014 10:08:43 GMT -5
First how can Wiki an encyclopedia that anyone can edit be wrong? According to itunes Rollingstone All I know is that in September 2001, I bought the US version of The Strokes "Is This It" from The Hoodlums record store on the campus of Arizona State. Later that week news broke the album was being pulled and going to be re-released the following month because of the track NYC Cops. Knowing that the album would probably be a collectable, I went back to buy more but the store clerks told me they had to pull them all. Next time I visited my parents, I'll retrieve the album from my old room to look over the liner notes. I'm 99% sure it is all US based. After all when do imports cost $10? Usually they dont. I remember paying more than $10 for the Oasis import singles. Not saying you are wrong just never heard of that before. Plus how long have you been out of your parents house and you still have your room there? |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 10:15:23 GMT -5
Usually they dont. I remember paying more than $10 for the Oasis import singles. Not saying you are wrong just never heard of that before. Plus how long have you been out of your parents house and you still have your room there? What else are they to do with it? My bro has his too. It's like going back in time. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 13, 2014 13:27:25 GMT -5
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Post by The Morning Son on May 13, 2014 16:51:52 GMT -5
Totally agree with the comments on here. Is This It? is untouchable, one of those albums like Definitely Maybe which are not only brilliant but catch a mood or time as well. Room on Fire is massively underrated and has some amazing songs on it.
Angles & FIOE also have some great songs but too many uninspired songs, I actually love Comedown Machine. It could still be just because it's new but it feels like they have evolved and have a passion back and despite there being few standout tracks, as a record it works really well. A-ha similarities aside I think One Way Trigger is a brilliant song.
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Post by Let It🩸 on May 16, 2014 14:16:18 GMT -5
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Post by Let It🩸 on Jun 1, 2014 14:42:12 GMT -5
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