Best Ever Albums

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

pearljammer13 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:19:29 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 04/27/2013 10:19

SilverWalrus wrote:

Aside from Vision Of Division and Killing Lies I'd say everything on FIOE is pretty amazinf, and even those two are okay. But Room On Fire is the best post Is This It one. I still like every Strokes album in some way though, I have never gotten the hate that some people have for them. For me it goes Is This It > Room On Fir >First Impressions > Comedown Machine > Angles.

Vision Of Division is possibly may favorite song on First Impressions.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

CaptainFicus — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:41:19 GMT

Author: CaptainFicus

Posted: 04/27/2013 07:41

Personally i think the strokes get WAY to much hate sometimes.
I understand not liking angles, but room on fire, first impressions and comedown machine are all severely underrated

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

cartoken — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:45:17 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 04/27/2013 06:45

by far Room On Fire is their second best. it's almost as good as Is This It but it came second, so it was less original.

for me:

2. Room On Fire 100/100
3. Angles 95/100
4. First Impressions Of Earth 90/100
5. Comedown Machine 85/100

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

Facetious — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:54:01 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 04/27/2013 04:54

I haven't heard Comedown Machine, but so far Room on Fire is easily the best.

My favorite Strokes release is the Modern Age EP actually (outside of their best singles). I don't like any of their studio albums that much.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:42:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/27/2013 02:42

Aside from Vision Of Division and Killing Lies I'd say everything on FIOE is pretty amazinf, and even those two are okay. But Room On Fire is the best post Is This It one. I still like every Strokes album in some way though, I have never gotten the hate that some people have for them. For me it goes Is This It > Room On Fir >First Impressions > Comedown Machine > Angles.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

pearljammer13 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:24:49 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 04/27/2013 01:24

DLGGLD wrote:

First Impressions Of Earth - I put this ahead of Is This It for the simple fact that the first 6 songs on this album are perfect,taken by themselves they would be easily considered the best collection of songs by the band,it's just a pity the second half isn't as great. #2

Exactly this. First half of First Impressions is by far my favorite stretch of any one of their albums including Is This It.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:43:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/26/2013 22:43

Reptilia is the best song they ever had. I think they just perfected everything I love about them on that song.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

MrFrogger — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:20:59 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 04/26/2013 22:20

Comedown Machine. Don't ask me why, I honestly don't know.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

Norman Bates — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:27:56 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/26/2013 20:27

First Impressions..., although I must admit I probably should give Room On Fire a re-listen to decide properly. Was bored by Angles and didn't bother to listen to the last one, bar one single that was OK so I might give it a virtual spin sometime soon.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

GeevyDallas — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:25:06 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 04/26/2013 20:25

Is This It - I'm kind of sick of it at this stage,still a great album #3

Room On Fire - An improvement on their debut,this is the quintessential Strokes album,absolute perfection.I actually prefer the crisper and cleaner production on this one.The melodies drill into your head and you can't shake them. #1

First Impressions Of Earth - I put this ahead of Is This It for the simple fact that the first 6 songs on this album are perfect,taken by themselves they would be easily considered the best collection of songs by the band,it's just a pity the second half isn't as great. #2

Angles - Haven't heard it in a while,which tells it's own story.Easily their worst,not terrible,actually quite good,just not great or even very good. #5

Comedown Machine - Initially I loved it,been up and down since,hopefully after some more listens it will unveil it's glory to me. #4

Jules,Nikolai and Albert's albums are all very good too,I'd recommend them to anyone who ain't heard them.

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:16:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/26/2013 20:16

Is This It- 9.5
Room On Fire- 5.5
First Impressions- 7
Angles-7.5
Comedown Machine- 8

Re: Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

HigherThanTheSun — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:11:06 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 04/26/2013 20:11

Only Strokes album I love is Is This It, do really enjoy Room On Fire though, not excited about Angles bar a few songs. Have listened to Comedown Machine a couple of times but can already barely remember it.

Definitely a downward trend going on here.

Which is your favorite Strokes release, bar Is This It?

drakonium — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:45:22 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/26/2013 19:45

Yeah, another stupid poll, sorry. It's just that I finally listened to the last Strokes record a few times, and of course I'm disappointed. I think the best of The Strokes can be found is their first two releases, when they sounded quite raw and unpolished. First Impressions was OK, but it was not at all at the level of the last two. And then Angles...

Now this year's album is not that bad, it's just kinda uninteresting. I mean there are catchy things here and there, 50/50 is pretty cool, but that's all.

What do you think? Do The Strokes have taken the right direction with their latest releases? Would they have repeated themselves if they had kept their early sound? More or less everyone holds Is This It as their best, but is there such a consensus about their second best?