Julian is so detailed, you can end up working on a high-hat sound for four hours, which is maddening. Certes les Strokes sont beaux, jeunes, riches, talentueux ... Et en plus, ils savent s'habiller. Forcément dérangeant. N'oublions pas non plus la voix de Casablancas, sur le fil, totalement maîtrisée malgré son ton apparemment désabusé. Elle est le véritable épicentre au beau milieu d'une tornade de guitares, le fil conducteur qui atteste d'une rage spontanée toujours présente, et ce même si tout a été travaillé jusque dans les moindres détails. The Strokes: First Impressions of Earth" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 15, 2020. Norwegiancharts.com – The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

Offiziellecharts.de – The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 15, 2020.a b "TOP 100 ALBUM DE ENERO A DICIEMBRE DE 2006" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010 . Retrieved September 25, 2021.

Swisscharts.com – The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2020.I’m not a huge supporter of side/solo stuff. I’m of the opinion that you’re in a band and that’s what you do. If there’s leftover material and time, then sure, by all means. But if you’re playing material that you haven’t even shown to your main band and you’re just sort of keeping it for yourself, I’m not a big fan of that.

Leaving aside whatever frustration might have resulted from the first single’s unexpectedly rushed rollout — and ignoring the disappointed reaction evinced by fans in comments sections on Stereogum and elsewhere — the Strokes had plenty of real reasons to feel satisfied with the choices they made regarding “Juicebox,” and encouraged by First Impressions’ prospects. These new lifestyles were mentioned in nearly every feature written about the band around the release of First Impressions. And they were largely noted as positive changes, not only for the health of the individual band members, but the health of the band itself. It seemed tomorrow would be different after all! In McInerney’s New York Magazine piece, the author wrote: “Now everyone agrees that First Impressions is their most collaborative effort to date.” Hélas, "Ask Me Anything" vient tout gâcher. Il lui manque des paroles dignes de ce nom -même si elles ont le mérite de la sincérité-... There were a lot of tomorrows between Is This It and First Impressions Of Earth, and a lot of things were different now. In 2004, Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture married Ilona Jankovich, and the couple had their first child later that year. Guitarist Valensi had met and fallen in love with British photographer Amanda De Cadenet; the pair would go on to get married later in 2006. Drummer Moretti had gotten into a serious relationship with the actress Drew Barrymore, with whom he stayed for five years, from 2002 – 2007. Guitarist Hammond had gotten engaged to the musician Catherine Pierce. Murray, Noel (2006-01-04). "The Strokes: First Impressions Of Earth | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2011-02-20.For years now, pundits both amateur and professional have assumed the unidentified song in question to be “Maps,” the 2004 breakout hit by Strokes peers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. However, that supposition seems a bit specious; those listeners were perhaps conflating Luke’s claim with the fact that, in 2005, Ted Leo did an acoustic cover of “Since U Been Gone” into which he inserted the “Maps” chorus. In reality, “Since U Been Gone” doesn’t actually sound that much like “Maps”; moreover, “Maps” reaches its climax on the chorus, building up from the verse. Killing Lies: Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes (1925, Paris, France) Etoffe & Tapis Etrangers. Plate 19. Artist Benigno Crespi.

The Strokes weren’t doing, like, terrible numbers or anything. By way of comparison, Room On Fire sold about as well as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 2003 LP, Fever To Tell, and Interpol’s 2004 LP, Antics. But those metrics belied the bigger picture. At that time, even the bands with whom the Strokes were keeping pace appeared to be moving on an upward trajectory, while the Strokes were slowly sinking. And that arc appeared all the more concerning when viewed in the broader context: The Strokes’ steep downward slide had begun only two albums into a legendarily gigantic five-album deal with RCA — a deal that came after a hotly debated and widely criticized bidding war. On y trouve deux horreurs absolues "Razorblade", évocant les Corrs, devrait avoir un gros succès sur Europe 2, et "On The Other Side", ou comment illustrer l'adjectif 'poussif'. Oui, les Strokes ont pris du bide. Evidence of those debates and that criticism have mostly vanished from the internet, sadly, because the great majority of that discussion occurred on the now-defunct industry-insiders message board the Velvet Rope. But I assure you, they happened. I remember! On a day-to-day basis, no other Velvet Rope threads generated as many comments as those Strokes threads, and on that board, as in real life, there were many, many people who fell into one of two camps. Camp A was exemplified by a guy who called himself “The Count,” who was (as I recall) related to the Strokes’ manager, Ryan Gentles. The Count was a big fan of the Strokes, and he was optimistic (if a little defensive) about the RCA deal. Camp B was exemplified by a guy who called himself “Dirk Belig,” who was (if memory serves) an unsigned musician and record-store employee. Dirk Belig thought the Strokes were hopelessly mediocre and derivative, and he was certain the RCA deal was based purely on undeserved hype, nepotism, and/or political patronage.Masterdisk, awful sounding pressing, that’s not taking into account the usual UNITED PRESSING noise issues. The mere mention of Angles and Comedown Machine here makes me realize something else: This is probably the last time you’ll read a 10-year retrospective on any Strokes release. For all its failures, noble or grotesque, First Impressions Of Earth, like the band itself in 2006, was an event. Angles and Comedown Machine were good albums — arguably better than First Impressions, in fact — but they were just albums, and by then, the Strokes were just a band. Lee, Tim (2006-01-02). "The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth". musicOMH . Retrieved 2013-03-23. On ne pourra pas les plaindre tant ils ont occupé le devant de la scène pendant quelques temps, un temps ou le revival faisaient mouiller la gazelle citadine et dresser le chibre des puceaux boutonneux ! If anyone walked into a local bar and saw a band playing a song that sounded like this they would point and laugh.