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Is This It is the very spirit of downtown New York City in the year 2001: laidback and confident, with a pretense of being blasé. It is the sound of a city still naive to terror and the sound of a backlash to the plastic fantastic-ness of the era's mainstream pop culture. The record's Velvet Underground similarities were pegged immediately, especially on songs like "The Modern Age," but singer Julian Casablancas has since admitted to being inspired by Jim Morrison. Casablancas also comes on on like a 1950s crooner: "Someday" conjures the pure romance of The Platters. The guitars are New Wave (exceptionally so on the angular "Alone, Together"), except when Nick Valensi's leads brighten up with a wink at Chuck Berry; Nikolai Fraiture's bass lines are pure punk — high in the mix and vital on "Barely Legal." Is This It is also a dance record, especially "Someday" and "Last Nite" — a song so good Tom Petty let it ride, even though it's a blatant, shall we say, tribute to his "American Girl." By the end, when Casablancas wails "Take It Or Leave It," there's only one right choice. © Qobuz
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The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Julian Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
The Strokes, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gordon Raphael, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - J. Casablancas, Composer, Lyricist - Fab Moretti, Drums - Albert Hammond Jr., Guitar - J.P. Bowersock, Assistant Engineer - Nicholas Valensi, Guitar - Julian Casablancas - Nikolai Fraiture, Bass Guitar
(P) 2001 The Strokes
Album review
Is This It is the very spirit of downtown New York City in the year 2001: laidback and confident, with a pretense of being blasé. It is the sound of a city still naive to terror and the sound of a backlash to the plastic fantastic-ness of the era's mainstream pop culture. The record's Velvet Underground similarities were pegged immediately, especially on songs like "The Modern Age," but singer Julian Casablancas has since admitted to being inspired by Jim Morrison. Casablancas also comes on on like a 1950s crooner: "Someday" conjures the pure romance of The Platters. The guitars are New Wave (exceptionally so on the angular "Alone, Together"), except when Nick Valensi's leads brighten up with a wink at Chuck Berry; Nikolai Fraiture's bass lines are pure punk — high in the mix and vital on "Barely Legal." Is This It is also a dance record, especially "Someday" and "Last Nite" — a song so good Tom Petty let it ride, even though it's a blatant, shall we say, tribute to his "American Girl." By the end, when Casablancas wails "Take It Or Leave It," there's only one right choice. © Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:07
- Main artists: The Strokes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2001 The Strokes
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