Hard to Explain [Single, Import]

The Strokes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B000068R99
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #905,019 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hard to Explain

2. New York City Cops

3. Take It or Leave It [Live]

4. Trying Your Luck [Live]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to explain, easy to get, June 20, 2001

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Clarah Averbuck - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard to Explain (Audio CD)

Everytime Rolling Stone or NME 'discover' the next big thing, the next Nirvana, I yawn. But this time they were right. The Strokes are in fact the best thing since Nirvana. And they don't even have an album yet! In their second single, "Hard to Explain", they prove not to be one more garage rock band from NY with pretty faces. Julian Casablancas, the lead singer, has this unique voice and way of singing that will probably drive all groupies insane. Some might say it reminds of Lou Reed when he was young, but I'm afraid to say it's even better. The Strokes are pure and simple ROCK, with no frills, special effects or any modern excuses. They sound just like a NYC 70's band, straight out of Maxim's. Well, I don't buy the "salvation of rock" crap. What does rock need to be saved of anyway? But if it did, they would be the right ones to do it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the strokes are way cooler than you and your momma, August 9, 2001

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"stripe_santoro" (adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard to Explain (Audio CD)

I'm mad that I can't write a review for the album yet - I got it in July. These guys rolled through adelaide recently and I caught their show. Brilliant. I've been to a lot of gigs over the years but this one blew me away. They're like the Velvets playing 150% faster, but with more of an ear to melody aka Television. Hard to Explain is probably the most immediate pop track from the album, but not much like the pop you've been hearing in the charts recently - which makes the strokes so important. Not just because the music is so great - there's loads of great stuff around if you look for it - but because they have a very good chance of being huge. And raw rock and roll in the charts is a very good thing cos it influences the kiddies in the way of the axe and keeps the oldies happy as well.

If I had kids I'd make them listen to this. All the time. In fact, everyone in the world could benefit from having these songs screamed in their ear. Everyone should sing like this. I'm going to start walking around with a little amplifier with a broken speaker and yell at everyone in a new york city accent. Why? Because it sounds so ... cool. Which is also the reason you should buy this single and the album and wear leather jackets.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hard to explain ?, i dont think so, October 4, 2001

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"laineymacd" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard to Explain (Audio CD)

Being in the uk i have had this album since august, i have to say it has hardly been out of my stereo since, clearly one of the best debut albums of the last decade ( i would almost go so far as to say since Nevermind or Definatly Maybe). I am also happy to say i have seen them live at gig on the green in glasgow, scotland the day before the release of is this it. I have verymuch enjoyed this ensemble of rock and roll at its best, you will never have to skip a track.
Buy it Buy it now, not because all your friends are buying it or because you think it will make you look cool, dont give in to the peer pressure, buy it because you are a true music fan.

NME ARE QUITE CORRECT, GROUNDBREAKING? TRY EARTH SHATTERING