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Old 01-01-2009, 11:35 PM   #1808 (permalink)
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I always thought the Strokes were a bit overrated - not much more than a solid pub / bar rock band that got some notoriety in the press and had alot of hype about them...

I bought their first album, listened to it once, thought it sounded ok, not horrible... and proceeded to shelve it indefinitely. Maybe I just don't get some things, but i don't see the rampant interest in this band.
The first album was ace. The second album was good but I think a lot of people rate it higher than it should be rated to keep the band relevant. Third album was crap. People were calling them this decade's Nirvana and shit when in reality they were just a band that put out a REALLY good album. It was groundbreaking or innovative, but The Strokes found their own little sound and it was quite refreshing.
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