Galeria de fotos do making of do álbum "Is This It" do Strokes

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Alex Turner - Why I Love The Strokes' 'Is This It'

"As The Strokes' debut album passes its ten year anniversary, Arctic Monkey Alex Turner remembers what it meant for him".

"I remember I used to play that first album in college all the time, when our band was first starting. Loads of people were into them, so loads of bands coming out sounded like them. And I remember consciously trying not to sound like The Strokes, deliberately taking bits out of songs that sounded too much like them, but I still loved that album.

"As much as they probably hate hearing this as well, they were the band that encouraged me to rip the knees of my jeans and write on them in marker pen. I wrote on them in red ink, 'I've got soul and I'm superbad!'.

"My favourite Strokes tune is probably 'Trying Your Luck'. But have you ever heard the Monkeys' version of 'Take It Or Leave It'? We did it on French TV when they asked us to do a cover. It was terrible, but I enjoyed it anyway.

"I finally saw them live on the tour for the second album, when they played at Alexandra Palace [December 2003]. Me, Helders and Andy [Nicholson, former Arctic Monkeys bassist] got the National Express coach down to London to see them.

"We were staying in a hotel in Golders Green that didn't have running water but it only cost us, like, £30! We met Pete Doherty in the crowd that day. It was a little adventure for us, and it was an amazing gig."

Source: NME Magazine

The Strokes' 'Is This It' Ten Years On

 

This weekend (July 30) marks an entire decade since The Strokes released their debut album Is This It'. To mark the occasion we've been looking back at the release and re-evaluating it ten years on.

We've taken a look back at the making of the seminal album, as producer Gordon Raphael gives an insight into the studio alchemy that took place.

We've also dug out a classic NME feature from 2008 that takes a look back at NME's first contact with the band, on their cusp of their mega-fame.

We argue that 'Is This It' irrevocably changed music for the better.

We argue that 'Is This It' irrevocably changed music for the worse.

Alex Turner explains why the album means so much to him.

Source: NME Magazine