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Generally favorable reviews- based on 476 Ratings
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HansFJan 29, 2006This c.d. is awful! Please, I beg each of you who gave this c.d. a positive review to find a Strokes fan site. I will then ask you to read the lyrics for each song. Then once your emberassment subsides, then write an updated review. I will now give my review with the same thoughfulness contained in the lyrics of this album, " This is one steaming pile of boring crap."
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AlexJan 28, 2006
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RichardRJan 28, 2006
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[Anonymous]Jan 27, 2006Pretty much the best cd of all time. You get completely rocked out from the first 3 tracks and still have 11 solid hits to go. This album also contains at least a dozen of the best lines ever heard on cd, mp3, vinyl, whatever
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PeterPJan 26, 2006The first six songs on this album are fantastic. "You Only Live Once" is one of the best songs they have ever written. "Juicebox" is an ourstanding song, "razorblade" is great with a chorus nicked from Berry Manilow's "mandy", "On the other Side" is another favorite. but After "Vision of Division", the album trails off. the only real standout in the 2nd half is "Ize of the World".
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vjasonJan 25, 2006
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RobKJan 25, 2006oh god no
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M.LewisJan 23, 2006The single sounds like the theme song from The Munsters. How can anyone enjoy this?
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StephenCJan 23, 2006
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paulrJan 22, 2006This album proves the band to be the best in the buisness.3/3 and more juice to come.
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whiteskinJan 21, 2006just take it or leave it...:)
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joshohJan 20, 2006La neta esta bien chido este disco !!!
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JotaPJan 19, 2006My vote is in fact a 5,5. I consider the Strokes a 3 time "one hit wonder", with one hit per album. After Las Nite and 12:51 they give us Juicebox now. It's a great song, followed by far by the rest of the songs in the album, clearly bellow avarage.
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andreasJan 19, 2006
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LorenzoGJan 18, 2006Some people think there always right, and I
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DXJan 18, 2006pure drooling sensation. if that makes sense. but you know what i mean. they rock.
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AukeMJan 17, 2006It's perfect!!!
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BaldvinEJan 17, 2006I´m a fan of the Strokes. Not their best work, but it works.
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SKJan 17, 2006the more i hear it , the more i love it. another great release from the NY guys. it s good to have them back.love it.
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DavidHJan 17, 2006A pretty solid 3rd offering in my opinion.
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ChrisDJan 16, 2006
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GeoffSJan 15, 2006
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ronanlJan 15, 2006I would agree that the strokes have sacrificed some of their catchiness in terms of tunes in order to progress musically on the album. Everyone says this like its an awful thing - since when have radiohead been amazingly catchy? But they still write amazing music, and that's what first impressions of earth is.
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ElliottJan 14, 2006
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JohnKJan 13, 2006wiked album, well worth it. only 1 song i hate ,"ask me anything"....... :@
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TonyJan 12, 2006Very good, a definate leap forward from room on fire. The problem is, they run out of steam. It seems like after they wrote such awesome artsy intense crowd-pleasers as You Only Live Once, Juicebox, Razorblade, Heart in a Cage, Ize of the World, and Electricityscape they just wanted to fill up time. Julian needs to chill with the low, long mumbling and keep going with his kick-ass rock scream.
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RobD.Jan 12, 2006This is a damn good album, it is promising and i think it is the best yet and the next will be even better probably. Critics always complain that they dont want a is this it 3 but when the album comes out and its not an is this it 3 they hate it. Critics dont know shit so dont listen to them its a good album.
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AndrewNJan 12, 2006Absolute class, this is my favourite Strokes album, so it has to be a 10.
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JohnoJan 12, 2006
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codybJan 12, 2006i think its a refreshing album that shows the pain in julians voice. it also shows how they experimented with new sounds. all in all, the more i listen to it, the more i fall in love with it. its not as catchy as "is this it" or "room on fire", but as a true strokes fan, i think it is an amazing album. good job fellahs.
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JohnGJan 12, 2006This album freaking blows. They aren't even trying anymore.
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GoodwinJan 12, 2006
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ALEXRJan 12, 2006Fuckin A!
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JohnnyRJan 11, 2006A terrible let down of a record. This album showed the Strokes abandoning what made them great and turn into just another rock band. A blatant disregard to melody, most of the songs are utterly forgettable. TIme will tell but history is bound to cast this as the album when the Strokes turned to shite.
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LorenaTJan 11, 2006i love it.... i love it.... i love it........
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mikebJan 11, 2006Completely different from their previous two albums; but in a good way. Much more diverse and experimental.
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killabenJan 11, 2006
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JaeJan 11, 2006
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rudymJan 11, 2006Genious masterpiece. Best band of the world keeps ruling the innovative and experimental art of song writing. Vision of division and Ask me anything are already immortal.
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DanielGJan 11, 2006Great album
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GeorgeRJan 11, 2006Worth Buying
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ChrisJan 10, 2006This album should have had 11 tracks just like their previous two efforts. The high points of the album however are very good!
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GHJan 10, 2006I was hoping it would be great and was upbeat with the first tune on the cd, but then it tanks badly....it is the first and last Strokes album I will purchase
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RobbyTJan 10, 2006
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calvinhobbesJan 10, 2006Good enough to buy it. Some songs are brilliant, others not so good (make a selection and then you can listen this album: good vibrations).
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StrokedJan 9, 2006awesome. highlights: definitely you only live once, juicyjuice, red light, 15 minutes and Hawaii on the b-side of juicyjuice is one hell of a good song
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ZachVJan 9, 2006Amazing through the first half, but should have been a 10 song album, can you bash an album for putting on toomany songs,i mean, if you dont like them,just skip them, the good songs are still there
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DieterFJan 9, 2006
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ChrisHJan 9, 2006Personally i loved their old work, and yeah not all the songs are great but come on, half the people who gave this album a bad rating cant do anything any where near this good and so bad mouth it to appear to be minorly intelligent when compared to a dead monkey. Juicebox is a great song
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JamesMJan 8, 2006
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EllSJan 8, 2006
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PaulBJan 8, 2006looking for a stonking album?? this will blow your balls off!!
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EamonSJan 8, 2006Is this It? has just been eclipsed. FIOE has genius lyrics and a really cool sound. Their best album yet and better than any album from 2005.
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eduardoaJan 8, 2006
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JosephAJan 8, 2006A bit of a challenge at first, mostly because it seemed so different. But I have fallen in love with the record and nothing can stop that now. The Strokes are in top form. Fantastic music.
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johnwJan 8, 2006sucks arse
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JeffC.Jan 7, 2006Great Album! Better than "Room On Fire"
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TyJan 7, 20061 great song and many poor washed out pointless ones. Not a patch one real bands like Death Cab Cutie / Eels etc. No septh to this cd.
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davegJan 7, 2006the band's working, but i wish i could say the same for julian.
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carminefJan 7, 2006The sound tigth but its just ok
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jameshJan 7, 2006one listen and i realized it was complete crap. embarassing. reminded me of other bombs like pearl jam had and they just slink off into the forgotten recesses of our mind. total junk.
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mcnutsmcnutsJan 7, 2006Boring, uninspired and no surprises.. Essentially the album offers nothing new.... ok perhaps a bit more distortion... ..... please move on.
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RyanBJan 6, 2006Most songs sound great but a few of the songs sound weak. Like they ran out of the strong stuff and needed to fill a little time. Maybe The Strokes should just stick with making 30 minute albums instead of trying to fill 50. I would have been more satisfied.
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PatrickAJan 6, 2006The Strokes are at their best best when the two guitars are set free to find a melody, and the rest of the band has the good sense to play along. Mission accomplised on "Cage" , " Red Light" and the standout song, "Ize". The guitar solo here runs away to some carribean island, leaving you passed out on the dock.
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PatricioRJan 6, 2006it takes a while to digest it...but after that it absolutely rocks!
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AaronC.Jan 6, 2006It's as good if not a little better than Room on Fire. A lot of people are saying that the last half of the album isn't as good as the first half (which is true) but that doesn't mean it's "bad" by any means. I actually really like "Ize of the World" and "Evening Sun", 2 of the tail end songs. Either way I think you'll enjoy this album if you liked Room on Fire at all.
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moilJan 6, 2006So so. Some songs are amazing, but their attempts to be experimental - mainly in the second half of this album - result in their most boring songs to date.
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MartinBJan 6, 2006Absolutely brilliant again from the best band in the world.
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KevinKJan 6, 2006Half good, half bad. I like the updated sound, but there are a handful of tracks here I could do without. Highlights: You Only Live Once, Juicebox, Razorblade, Vision of Division (only for the solo) and Ask Me Anything. Also, the b-side of the Juicebox single called Hawaii is great and should've been included on the album, you should check it out.
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StefLJan 6, 2006Best album of the year 2006, no use to buy any other album this year !!!!
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VinceGJan 5, 2006It is a amazing album, i don't think they have to live up to is this it, they changed a lot from that album which is a good thing
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JonJan 5, 2006I was worried The Strokes would put out an album that might suffer like Franz Ferdinand's did from its excessive repetitiveness, but this album demonstrates their ability to be creative with their music while not becoming a different band. Favorite song so far: Ask Me Anything.
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danb.Jan 5, 2006who told whathisname he could be a crooner? he, like, really tries to *sing* here. for me, it doesn't work. it just ends up making him sound even less articulate and sleepy than usual. liked the last two albums... this one might grow on me but i've listened about ten times already, so, doubt it.
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AaronGJan 5, 2006An album that seems like one continuous song that has no standout singles, yet it's quite addicting. I've listened to it nonstop for 3 days now. I dig it.
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BrianSJan 5, 2006People are insane if they think this is a let down album. Did they even listen to Vision of Division or 15 Minutes?? Those songs are incredibly original and blow away anything else on the radio today. With the exception of one or two songs, this album is their masterpiece.
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TravisSJan 5, 2006
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MattJan 5, 2006Sometimes they grow while retaining their identity - especially in the first half of the album. But there is too much bland new wave sounding music here.
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AKJan 5, 2006Strokes sound better when their songs are under 3 minutes.
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JackMJan 5, 2006
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DonKJan 5, 2006I got off the music train after the Clash, but this really rocks! It is spot on and awesome! If all caps were allowed in postings here, I would gladly use them. The Strokes are among my heroes.
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NickySJan 5, 2006
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WarrenMJan 5, 2006May be too early, but already one of the best albums of 2006
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AnthonyWJan 4, 2006Best album in the history of music.
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FernandoLJan 4, 2006Not the best album of the band, that's a fact. Really The Strokes is a good band but this is not a good first impression, better the other two before this.
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EthanSJan 4, 2006I liked it a lot, but there were some tracks that were just not very enjoyable in the middle of the album.
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SalameroNJan 4, 2006Are these critisd on crack! This record is ridiculously good! Not perferfect, but what is? Totally different than their first two while still staying true to their unique sound!
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KingofcosmosJan 4, 2006
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FilmoreHJan 4, 2006I think this may be the end for The Strokes.
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LaddWJan 4, 2006
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SamWJan 4, 2006This is a sub-par release from The Strokes and I don't like it.
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CueroJan 4, 2006A good third album. Not as impressive to me as Room on Fire was as a follow-up, but there are few, if any, weak songs. More diverse and deep than any of their previous albums. Mixed reviews are to be expected from critics, but this is a much better rock record than anything media darlings the White Stripes or System of a Down have released recently.
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marisagJan 4, 2006Some years from now, this album will be seem as what it really is: a masterpiece of rock'n'roll, one of the best albuns ever made. But I guess it's too early for that. The critics are too busy trying to destroy what they perceive as "the hypest band ever". Let them have fun, I say. We know better.
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HaggbarthEvilJan 4, 2006Why write? Press play! I saw them play in Milan. Fuckin fantastic!
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MackBJan 4, 2006
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JAmigaJan 4, 2006It's not their best one yet, but it is a good album. Some great songs (Juicebox, Heart In A Cage and Electricityscape for example) but also some disappointingly dull stuff. Overall it's a good album, and tons better than most albums put out by all of those Strokes-wannabees that surfaced after them.
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GeorgePJan 4, 2006
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RuviWJan 4, 2006Amazing album. The energy is raugh and overwhelimg. It's not as sophisticated as previous albums, but it certinly got more "edge" and crazyness.
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AndyRJan 3, 2006The first half is great, unfortunately the other half consists of songs that are poorly written, repetitive, and are no fun. Except maybe Red Light. At least it is still better than most of the crap out there.
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MarkJJan 3, 2006This one gets better with a few listens. I loved Room on Fire on first listen, but some of these songs had to grow on me. They should have left off Heart In A Cage and Fear Of Sleep for a stronger, more concise album. Still, its very good.
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MichaelJJan 3, 2006This album has some real treasures, but also some trash. Had they shyed away from the whole butt-rock (Heart in a Cage) and the numbingly hookless Fear of Sleep and Killing Lies, it would have been a much more solid album. That being said, they have expanded their capabilities and style with songs like Electricityscape, Ask Me Anything, and Red Light.
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderEarth is the sound of a band coming to that inevitable realization: five patrician perfectionists who've resolved to sound sloppy, even (or especially) at the risk of fucking up. [Jan/Feb 2006, p.98]
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Turns out what the world was waiting for really was those that saved guitars finally making a record that truly reaped the rewards of their efforts. Is this it? OH GOD YES!
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First Impressions introduces some subtle new colors to the band's musical palette... but the pervasive sense of inert boredom, which has been noted as a strength in the past, is difficult to shake.