is this it=fantastic

room on fire= pretty cruddy

new strokes single i heard on the radio last night= shait

[QUOTE=Tangy zizzle]Pitchfork basically trashed them.

[url]http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/strokes/first-impressions-of-earth.shtml[/url][/QUOTE]

If trashed = didn't really like it, then yes.

For once, I predict that my opinion of this album will be the same as their review.

My opinion about the Strokes will always be biased. I was hooked the first time I heard them. I've liked every album, hell, every [U]song[/U] they've done. Same with the new album, which I picked up yesterday. I'll write a review for Sputnik later on tonight hopefully

yeah, you're not aloud to do that.....

****ing Awesome Album!! definately one of those albums that u gotta listen to a bit to get the hang of it but when you do its just as great as room on fire and is this it, if not better. In my opinion its one of those cds u dont really have to skip, songs stand out of course (vision of division and heart in a cage to name some) but you can go through the whole album and enjoy each song. in saying this people need to see past juicebox and have a listen to the rest of the cd, sure its a great song but its the single, its going to be . . . peace.

[QUOTE=Yman]i picked it up today and i have to say i was really impressed. alot of of people thought the first song was really average, but it really caught my attention. the album itself is really a step forward for the strokes. some might not like the direction they are going, but they really did what i was hoping: move forward artistically, but keep their simplistic, signature style.[/QUOTE]

couldnt have said it better, they need to keep their sound, exactly right there man.

Mightily unimpressed by it, in the end.

I've not heard the album, but I like the single. Kinda. Puts it one song ahead of their other two already, though.

I'm downloading it right now. "Heart In A Cage" is pretty damn good, if you ask me.

I liked The Strokes to begin with. Not because everyone else did, though that helped bring them to my attention, but just 'cause I did. Perhaps I'm not hard to please, or perhaps I focus on the positive, either way. I had high hopes for this album, and I wasn't dissapointed. I heard Juicebox and You Only Live Once pre-album release, and was impressed by both, the latter seeming more typically "Strokes-ish" as defined by their earlier albums, whereas Juicebox seemed to move to a heavier kind of sound. When I did get the album, I honestly enjoyed every track. I had a feeling that Nick and Albert could play beyond what they were showing, and on this album, they showed a little more technicality in their guitar playing. Similarly, Fab's drum parts are more interesting than on the previous albums, whilst still serving the songs, to my particular delight, me being a drummer above all else. I also liked Juilan's voice being higher in the mix, something which the NME slated the album for in their review, but y'know, each to their own. And I know I haven't mentioned Nikolai, but he too seemed to be a bit busier at times, in keeping with the rest of the band. All in all, a thouroughly enjoyable album for me, if nobody else.

I listened to it a couple of times over, got into a couple of songs but their playability died out quite quickly. Havn't listened to it for a couple of months now probably. Pretty boring record, though, I was never a fan of The Strokes previous work that much, I never really got heavily into them.

On another note Oasis - Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants once Little James has been deleted makes an ace album.

It's alright.

It sounds like they're stealing riffs from The Mars Volta at one point, but then again, I was never much a fan.

Sounds great so far. I'll be heading over to Best Buy soon.

[QUOTE=cap]Havn't listened to it for a couple of months now probably..[/QUOTE]see as it's been pout for 18 days.....you probably have.

I'm still liking this album, only acouple of tracks that I havn't really got into. Heart in a cage and Ize of the world are my current favorites. Seeing them live on the 3rd :D

[QUOTE=Kyle]see as it's been pout for 18 days.....you probably have.

I'm still liking this album, only acouple of tracks that I havn't really got into. Heart in a cage and Ize of the world are my current favorites. Seeing them live on the 3rd :D[/QUOTE]

It was leaked quite a bit before the release.

my dad bought it right away (huge strokes fan) and despite all the negative reviews he loves it

i loved room on fire and is this it?, i'll definitly be listening to first impressions soon

[QUOTE=cap]It was leaked quite a bit before the release.[/QUOTE]Oh right as far as I was aware it only leaked about 2 weeks before. With [I]Juicebox[/I] and [I]You only live once [/I]leaking months before.

In my opinion First Impressions is extremely different from Room on Fire (pretty good) and Is This It (amazing). Juicebox is very different from anyother song on the album, its very similar to soemthing off of Room on Fire and misleading to what First Impressions is like, It took me a few listens to really appreciate the album, Julians voice is showcased the best on this one and i think its pretty good album overall, jstu takes soem getting used to. Also im seeing them Tommrow!!!! YAY FOR ME!

[QUOTE=Brewer14]My opinion about the Strokes will always be biased. I was hooked the first time I heard them. I've liked every album, hell, every [U]song[/U] they've done. Same with the new album, which I picked up yesterday. I'll write a review for Sputnik later on tonight hopefully[/QUOTE]
What part of Kentucky are you from?

It topped Arctic Monkeys on my "Worst Albums of the Year" lists. I don't mean to sound like an asshole, but this album is so unbelievably boring that I don't know what else to say about it. The Strokes have never sat well with me. They're trying too hard to be something they're not, and it shows in their music. Everything sounds so forced that it makes it impossible to enjoy them.

I was browing a website when I read "Julian Casablancas Quits..." and it made me happy. Like, so happy that I couldn't wait to tell everyone The Strokes broke up. Turns out he just quit drinking alcohol. What a let down.