The Strokes
Is This It (RCA)
by Tim Den
Ooooooh boy… should I even get myself into this mess? I just know that, whichever side I take, I’m going to be lambasted by opposing views and beaten to a pulp. So I guess I’m just gonna have to say what the moderates have been saying all along: The Strokes are neither complete wastes of music nor saviors of rock. They are just a little band who are very good at reproducing some of their favorite artists, most notably The Velvet Underground.
(www.thestrokes.com)