Is This It is
The Strokes debut LP, released on
September 25,
2001 (see
2001 in music). The Strokes were the first band to break into the mainstream as part of the turn-of-the-millennium
garage rock trend. Hyped by the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, The Strokes' auspicious debut garnered them critical and popular attention, as well as a backlash from listeners turned off by the hype.
The track "NYC Cops" was pulled from the album in the US following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
Track listing
- Is This It (Casablancas) - 2:35
- The Modern Age (Casablancas) - 3:32
- Soma (Casablancas) - 2:37
- Barely Legal (Casablancas) - 3:58
- Someday (Casablancas) - 3:07
- Alone, Together (Casablancas) - 3:12
- Last Nite (Casablancas) - 3:17
- Hard to Explain (Casablancas) - 3:47
- When It Started (Casablancas) - 2:57
- Trying Your Luck (Casablancas) - 3:27
- Take It or Leave It (Casablancas) - 3:16
Personnel
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Gordon Raphael - Producer
- Steve Ralbovsky - A&R
- Fabrizio Moretti - Drums
- Nikolai Fraiture - Bass
- Julian Casablancas - Vocals
- Nick Valensi - Guitar
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
2002 The Billboard 200 No. 33
2002 Top Internet Albums No. 11
Billboard (North America) - singles
2002 Last Nite Modern Rock Tracks No. 5
2002 Hard To Explain Canadian Singles Chart No. 7
2002 Hard To Explain Modern Rock Tracks No. 27
2002 Someday Modern Rock Tracks No. 21
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