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First Impressions Of Earth

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  • Original Release Date: January 3, 2006
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars... Strokes issue early challenge to best album of 2006, January 8, 2006
The Strokes came on the music scene ablazing with 2001's "Is This It", one of those perfect "once-in-a-blue-moon" debut albums. 2003's "Room on Fire" was a far too predictable sequel to "Is This" and thus a disappointment, while pleasant in its own right at times. But it was clear that the Strokes needed to expand their musical pallet. And that, they have!

"First Impressions of Earth" (14 tracks; 52 min.--and that's not a typo!) feels like the first really full album of the Strokes, and not just because of the length of it. Singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas is not rushing songs, instead taking the time to let them blossom musically. I divide the album in 2 halves: songs 1-7 and 8-14. While many feel that the stronger songs appear on the first half, I actually feel differently. Not that the first half is weak. Songs like "You Only Live Once", "Heart in a Cage", "Razorblade" (with the eye-wink to Barry Manilow's Mandy!) and "On the Other Side" are great songs. "Ask Me Anything" is a curiosity: just Julian and orchestral instrumentation, if you can believe that. But then the album really takes off: "Electricityscape" blasts through your speakers with urgency, and you just want to play it again and again. Same with "Ize of the World", the other truly outstanding track on here. "Fear of Sleep", "Killing Lies" and "Evening Sun" are almost as perfect too. Wow!

If you came looking for a third serving of "Is This It", there is no question you will find this a difficult, if not disappointing, album. I, on the other hand, am excited that the Strokes have matured and expanded musically. "First Impressions of Earth" is a tremedous, almost epical, musical statement. The Strokes have thrown the gaunlet down early for the best album of 2006. It'll be interesting to see who, if anyone, can respond to the challenge...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of 2006's best!, October 21, 2006
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Quist (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
Am I the only one who is particularly in love with the second half of this record? The whole thing's great, but the "experimental" songs that everyone keeps bitching about and labeling as the chaff of the album are the one's I can't stop listening to. "Killing Lies" is such a handsome little song as it chugs along, and singing along with Julian belting "you're no fun" on the gloriously climactic chorus of "Fear of Sleep" has been some of the best catharsis I've gotten from a recording all year. And then there's "Ize of the World," with it's great, deranged guitar intro and it's perfectly contrasting verse and chorus sections (the verses being calm, poppy crooning while the choruses sound like the band is suddenly performing on the top of a skyscraper watching Armageddon, all the while having their NYC cool intact... and anyone notice how the last line of the song is "cities to vaporize," and the song cuts abruptly before the line is finished as to suggest that the city was literally destroyed during the recording... shut up, it's not cheesy) "15 Minutes" is stupendous as it changes from a drunken swagger to a double-time pep finale on a dime, and "Evening Sun" evokes the soothing sincerity of lullaby while still maintaining the essential energy of a rock song. And "Red Light," wow! What a charming little finish to the album! That drumming is irresistable... I keep finding myself blasting this song before I go out at night. The Strokes aren't going to make 'Is This It' again, and they don't need to! Get over it! Yes, Julian's songwriting is expanding and becoming more adventurous- that's because it has to in order to reach the genuineness he and his band are aiming for (and in my mind, have achieved with this album.)
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 3rd Time Is Definitely A Charm, January 3, 2006
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Alexander Reeser "vilago" (Elkton, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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If you are a fan of the strokes, then you will like this album. If your not, give it a try it just may grow on you. Other reviewers will give you a breakdown of each track, but I think albums have an "overall" feel to them. The overall feel of this album is one of maturity, at least for the band. Each member has grown musically. Casablancas writes lyrics about more than just getting drunk at parties and hooking up with some random girl. Valensi uses chorus on his guitar smartly in this album, not too much, but just enough to give it a slight metal sound. Very artistic. Some say this album is a true display of Fraiture's bass-playing talent and I agree. Although the sound is different is some ways, they still have that signature strokes sound. Also, one other thing that many people have overlooked is that this is the strokes longest album to date. Not quite 55 minutes, but very full length. "Is this It" and "Room on fire" were so short I fit them both on one disc along with a couple of b-sides. In my opinion, the last 2 albums were more EP length than full length but obviously no one complained due to the quality packed in. If you want a bigger, badder, (and longer) strokes, pick this up right now. Oh, and make sure you get the deluxe packaging. It has picture "cards" of the band members (so you can put your favorite in the front display) in the front sleeve and lyrics and other artwork in the back sleeve.
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