Is This It is #49 in the
April 11, 2002 Rolling Stone's list of the
50 coolest albums of all
time. Not bad for a
debut album.
The Strokes certainly deserve this
honor, and I
can't get enough of this album, in its entire 35
minute glory.
Is this It is one of the two most
recent albums on the list (The other being
Bjork's
Vespertine), and this
New York band is certainly the
newest and
youngest group featured in the
top 50.
I agree with
Rolling Stone that
Hard to Explain is the best track on the album, though all the somgs are
awesome. I also agree with
Sir_Norris that this is one of the best albums released for
quite some time. This album is truly a
diamond in the rough, the rough being all the crappy
pop music,
plastic rock, and
nu metal that is polluting the
airwaves these days.