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Angles

The StrokesAudio CD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 22, 2011)
  • Original Release Date: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B004J4WQ46
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The Strokes announce the release date for their highly anticipated fourth album, Angles, on March 22nd via RCA records in the US, and March 21st via Rough Trade Records in the UK. Angles is the band s first new release since 2006 s First Impressions of Earth and marks the ambition of that album with the immediacy of the band s earlier albums Is This It (2001) and Room On Fire (2003). In 2010, the band returned to the road, playing and headlining major festivals in the United States and UK, including the Isle of Wight Festival, Lollapalooza, Hurricane Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Rockness, Outside Lands, and Austin City Limits. Time Out Chicago hailed the Lollapalooza performance as the best set I ve seen since covering Lollapalooza. Better than Radiohead in 2008. Better than... who headlined last year? ...The crowd...was euphoric.

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36 of 45 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not So Technical Review March 22, 2011
Format:Audio CD
Ok, so I didn't do any research into who wrote what song or how they recorded them. I won't shove garbage down your throat regarding if they were bored, losing their touch or blessed by an angelic muse.

What I can tell you is that this doesn't sound like anything out there, but The Stokes.
Angles brought out a feeling of nostagic fun for my wife and I. Yes, it is a bit different than their previous albums, but I think the positive outweighs the negative here.

Angles starts out new and fresh for several songs. The vocal mix towards the end of Machu Picchu gave me chills. Under the cover of Darkness is the kind of music that drew me into this band. Two Kinds of Happiness is chock full of those passionate vocals I love and is probably my favorite song on the cd.
Best part was catching my wife dancing along to Taken for a Fool and Games in the kitchen while making lunch. Games made me feel like it was 1984 all over again :)

The album has a few songs that don't appeal to me whatsoever. For whatever reason some just feel mediocre. You're So Right screams bad Radiohead to me. Call Me Back reminds me of I got Nothing to Say, just not as good (yeah, that song grew on me) Also, with a very short run time, I wish there was an extra song or two

Strong solo efforts from Albert Hammond and Julian Casablancas have kept me more than satisfied, so maybe I wasn't dying for a new album as much as others. Maybe my expectations weren't as high. What I can't deny is enjoying the music on this album and I hope you enjoy it too.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Angles, A Masterpiece March 23, 2011
By Mario
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
Under Cover of Darkness and Machu Picchu are classics but the real gem is the Life Is Simple In The Moonlight. I feel that this album was a revival for the band and its a pleasure to see them focusing on the music with the same passion that they had for Is This It.
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16 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Stokes "Angles" - Worth The Wait March 22, 2011
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Angles deserves the over-exposure that so many new albums are getting these days. While "Under Cover Of Darkness" has already gotten significant play, this album is chock full of other songs that deserve attention.

The Strokes are splitting the difference with this new album. In some ways, this is more of the same music that fans have come to love from previous albums like Is This It and Room on Fire. "Under Cover of Darkness," "Taken For A Fool" and "Gratisfaction" are great examples.

And in other ways, they have clearly integrated more styles in these songs. "You're So Right" sounds like some kind of hybrid between the newest MGMT album Congratulations and classic 80s rock guitar solos. The same could be said of the closing track, which alternates styles a bit more. In fact, a full range of 80s influences are on display on this album. "Machu Pichu" has a ska guitar part reminiscent of early albums from The Police. The instrumentation on "Games" reminded me of classic Duran Duran, and mixed with Julian's vocals it is a stark contrast indeed. "Two Kinds Of Happiness" somewhat starts in the same vein, but then takes on more of a classic rock flair for the chorus and guitar solo.

Songs like "Metabolism" really could fit right in on the newest Muse album The Resistance.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I've found what I'm looking for! April 16, 2012
Format:Audio CD
I was greatly privileged to have been born in the late 50s, schooled during the 60s and university student for the 70s & 80s. My parents played Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Gilberto & Jobim etc. What a kickstart! But wait for it: the first LP my mom bought me was what I still regard as the Fab 4s best: 'A hard day's night'. I soon went on to The Rolling Stones, Hendrix...and rode the entire expanding galaxy of hippie high musical gorgeousness that blossomed and bloomed during the 70s. The zeitgeist had to tire - it was just too frenetic and deliriously exhausting. It seemed that everything that could be done had been accomplished by 1979. And then came New Wave. God bless The Talking Heads, B52s, The Police, Nina Hagen punk etc. And then came the degradation of the 90s. Not to mention the 2000s. With some notable exceptions e.g. Smashing Pumpkins, U2 keeping the pot boiling, everything seemed derivative. Derivative. Nothing seemed new. Singers resorted to screaming (Nirvana and worse), metal went to death, sounding as if straight from hell itself. Serious singers felt it cool to sound all frail and feeble (REM) - and out of tune (Red House Painters). But nothing really new. Only new levels of degradation or feebleness.

So a while ago I am surfing through the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Album of all Times & The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s. I agree with Kid A at the top of the latter but in 2nd place is a group I never heard of (don't forget I am generally so disillusioned with more or less anything post c1989). Off to the best local CD shop but can't find 'Is this it' - only 'Angles'. So I buy it and...Kapow! Jackpot! Struck the gold!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Strokes Album
Every song is awesome. I trully recommend it I LOVE it. Please make yourself a gift for your ears. Enjoy
Published 1 month ago by Nicolas Vincent
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Purchase
The shipping was perfect and the album was in great condition. And the best part was the sound quality was good, I really enjoyed this purchase.
Published 1 month ago by Olivia Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars The Strokes still have it
An excellent album. Song for song, not quite as strong as "Is This It", but still many signs that The Strokes still have the magic that went into that album. Read more
Published 4 months ago by James Entwistle
5.0 out of 5 stars strokes
its the storkes ! they have great music and they are great that should pretty much sum it up :)
Published 5 months ago by Monse
4.0 out of 5 stars Good enough
I enjoy this latest CD from the Strokes but it does not live up to expectation but they were pretty high from their previous albums
Published 6 months ago by josh sprouse
5.0 out of 5 stars The Strokes do it again, even if they phone it in.
This is a GREAT album by the strokes. A bit different from the previous albums, but still more of the awesome. Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Locust
1.0 out of 5 stars A step in the wrong direction.
I consider myself a loyal fan of the Strokes. I enjoyed Is This It, Room on Fire, and First Impressions of Earth and believed that each of these albums were continuously... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Eric Guzman
2.0 out of 5 stars Lackluster Album
I found this album difficult to listen to. I love Julian Casablancas' voice, and I love old Strokes, but I found something missing in this album. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Rebecca Mongeon
4.0 out of 5 stars Smart; in more ways than one
Most music listeners understand that multiple listens are sometimes necessary for any particular collection of songs to hit home, to come around and appeal. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Partaker
5.0 out of 5 stars Forget what they say...this is the best Strokes album thus far
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It's hard to believe that the Strokes have been here for a decade now. Has time really passed that quickly? Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ryan Estabrooks
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I can't agree enough. I love how each one of them had more of a contribution in each of the songs in this album than any other.
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