The Strokes - The Modern Age ep (3 tracks) +Album Reviews

It's Official.

Mark Begley | Fresno, CA USA | 01/25/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"With the purchase of my third Strokes CD in the last month, I guess it's official...I'm a fan. Which of course comes from the word "fanatic," defined by Websters as, "unreasonably enthusiastic; overly zealous," and, "a person whose extreme zeal...etc., goes beyond what is reasonable." Hell, I've even sent in a letter to join the Fan Club! I try and explain to my friends, and myself, why a 32 year-old man would get so jazzed about The Strokes, or any new band for that matter. And the only thing I can come up with is that it feels like there just hasn't been anything worth listening to for the longest time. The Strokes simply kick butt, with simple, fast rock n' roll. This EP is a lot of fun. The stripped down, early versions of these three tracks give a brief peak into the band's development over their brief career. Although I don't necessarily prefer these versions over the ones on IS THIS IT, I do like some of the lyrics better. The production and the timing of the band have greatly improved from the raw talent and energy displayed on this EP. Let's all hope they don't get destroyed by the hype, or worse yet, self-destruct from their own vices or egos. Keep it up Strokes."

ONLY BUY IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IS THIS OK

Chris Warne | new zealand | 12/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"OK well these are early recordings DIFFERENT TO THE VERSIONS FO THE SONGS ON IS THIS IT. THey are not quite as clean as the versions on is this it, still good though. Defanatly for teh fans. Heres how they difer form the is this it versions.The modern age - lyrics changes, less of a solo and WAY faster.Last Night - more lyric changes.Barely legal - not as catchy as on is this it but there are lots of lyric changes and i dont know why it was taken out for is this it but barely legal here has one mad solo!!! Awsome stuff. Although it doesnt have the little guitar picking bits that happen between verses and before the last chorus on is this it."

Rock'n'Roll is Back!!

TexasGirl | Central Texas | 09/05/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For once the reality lives up to the hype. Friends in Sydney have been raving about these guys for a while and I was fortunate enough to receive an Australian copy of their full-length debut CD (it was released there before anywhere else in the world) and it's been on rotation for weeks. This is R'n'R at its best. There are elements of Velvet Underground, Pavement, Dandy Warhols and mid-'70s CBGBs rock. This LP deserves to be huge in a world saturated with safe, tame music. By the way, buy the UK version on Amazon UK as it has the original cover art, not the wimpy US art (what was the record company thinking?). This CD is the most essential purchase of 2001!!"

Because it rocks

David Bushell | Australia | 08/04/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sure, it sounds a bit like something from mid-70's New York. Closer to Iggy than the Velvets (nothing sounds like the Velvets without a viola), and the sound isn't ENTIRELY original.BUT, with popular music much like it is today, we NEED music like this. To remind of us of the fact that all the good music isn't just from 25 years ago or whatever - that there are people out there still with the balls to put this sort of stuff out there. The only criticisim I've heard of The Strokes is their lack of originality. It's ROCK, for godssake! It isn't meant to be entirely original - it's just meant to kick butt and soundtrack the drinking sessions.Better than pop."

Pop Pop Pop!

Dave P | Chicago, IL United States | 08/05/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Everyone talks about the VU influence, but it's apparent only on the first cut. There's much more going on here. The singer is much more of a crooner than Lou Reed, sometimes evoking Jim Morrison, but more often Ian MacCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen). And the Bunnymen influence is strong on tracks 1 & 3. Also, track #2 sounds nothing like VU, but more like the Jam. Influences aside, this is very energetic, punk-inflected pop music with great hooks, the kind that makes you want to jump up and down with the headphones blasting at about 80."

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