― DG, Friday, 27 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― stevie t, Friday, 27 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― JC, Saturday, 28 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Jason, Saturday, 28 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
There are moments of rock splendour: a few of the lyrics, the bass line of the title track; but these moments are far too fleeting and far too few. My first thought on listening to this album was “Cake meets Iggy Pop”. They have taken a back-to-basics approach, sounding as though they have recorded the album on an 8-track, with 3 tracks to spare: perhaps intentional, but definitely unimpressive all the same.
They desperately want to be sleazy, and to a slight degree they achieve this – for a flash in ‘Trying Your Luck’ (the best song on the album, in my opinion) the chorus pitches and lingers in memory for a moment – it is simple and effective, but then it dissipates and the climax is lost. The guitar almost swirls but ends up being lost in the appalling mix. Elsewhere on the album the vocals drone on, but here they are a hybrid of Top Cat and Frank Sinatra on smack.
‘NYC Cops’ is deservedly a single. It’s catchy, and the intro snares you, but there is nothing overwhelming about it, nothing that could change ones life as the press have suggested it will. The ultimate in lo-fi, The Strokes churn out 11 songs that would be hardly distinguishable from each other if is wasn’t for the pause between them.
Two thumbs down for this. Sorry.
― Mascara, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― , Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
"Hard To Explain" and a few other songs I've heard off their album are enjoyable enough. My only gripe is, with all that hype, surely they can finally afford to buy the singer a microphone that isn't broken? And the album's cover photo is a bit unnecessary.
― Dickon Edwards, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― DJ Martian, Saturday, 4 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jorge regula, Friday, 31 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Though I like the line: "Rolling in the ocean / trying to catch your eye" Yay!
― DavidM, Friday, 31 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Anas FK, Friday, 31 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― gh, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
They are my favourite NYC band. By far. The Strokes just can't compete.
― Sébastien, Sunday, 9 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― judith, Sunday, 9 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― DavidM, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― ronald mccartney, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― anti, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Luke, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nicole, Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― scott p., Monday, 22 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Has anyone out there ever heard Iggy and the Stooges before?
I'm just curious.
― captain oi!, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Mark, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
i only just read this thread for the first time, and it surprises me how much the ilm massive was offended by the album. i think it's a very solid pop record. how did you fail to hear the hooks? you all sounded like you wanted to hate it.
― minna, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
i mean, they violated rock! their pastiche sucked the 'realness', 'grit' and 'meaning' out of rock, leaving an empty husk based on hairstyles and anodyne tunes... they are not the genuine article!
now, who would be offended by that?
Did that matter? I just ask for entertainment. Hell, right now I'm listening to the Misfits, now *that's* entertainment! Let's see Julian C. sing about skulls, astro zombies and teenagers from Mars.
― Jay K (Jay K), Thursday, 28 November 2002 02:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 28 November 2002 02:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 28 November 2002 02:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
Fuck it, they sound like the Strokes.
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
(or what Nate said at the end above)
― Jeff W, Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― V or maybe Vee, Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
(I can't believe there's no ranting from me on this thread. Where are the threads where I rant? Have they been moderated out of existence? Or had I decided to take a vow of silence about them by this point?)
― kate, Thursday, 28 November 2002 19:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Friday, 29 November 2002 05:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 11:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― minna (minna), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate, Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Yeah, Albert Hammond Jr is just about as ugly as Andy Taylor, as well... I think Fab is the John Taylor of the band, due to the Drew Barrymore : Amanda DeCadenet analogy... Nick Rhodes clearly = the French one, cause all the French have arty pretentions... etc. etc. etc.
― kate, Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:23 (twenty-one years ago) link