The Strokes

I've been waiting to talk about this band for a long time, and finally the day has arrived. With The Strokes its going to be hard to begin because of all the band history they have, but I'll start of by giving you some knowledge on the band members themselves. I'll start with Julian Casablancas the lead vocals of the band. The talented Mr. Casablancas not only writes most of the music for the band, but he plays quite a number of instruments in his songs such as keyboard, guitar, and bass. Next on the list is Nick Valens on lead guitar. Nick Valens to me has had and will continue to have some of the most attention grabbing, catchy, and dirty guitar riffs and melodies out there in the music world. We now move on to Albert Hammond Jr. on rhythm guitar. The son of a successful English pop/rock artist, Albert Hommond has continued his family's legacy by contributing so much to the rock world. Next is Nikolai Fraiture the bassist for the band. The only word that I can think of to best dedscribe Nikolai is sick. You might ask why or what this means, but I have a friend that loves the basslines in his songs and everytime he hears them he always says the same thing, "man listen to that bass, its so sick". But he's right, I agree with what he says about him, its a perfect word to describe him.  Last but not least is the drummer of the band, Fabrizio Moretti. He is a Brazilian drummer that has contributed greatly to his band with his simple but genius drum beats and fills.  Well know that you're informed of the band I'll go on and talk about their music and their career.  Even though most of the band members are from different places around the country and some even around the world, they started their band in New York City.  Before The Strokes came out with their music, the current rock music at the time, which was around the year 2000, was really nothing like the music the Strokes created.  There were bands like The White Stripes, that were changing the sound of alternative rock but the feel and sound of The Strokes was sorta unheard and New York City was the perfect place for them to release their music because their popularity in the city was able to spread all over the world.  Their first single release was "Last Nite", which sparked great hype for this band.  It seemed that everyone wanted more of the bands.  They then soon released their first album "The Modern Age".  The release of their first album started a bidding war between record labels because they knew that this band was like no other, they had something very unique about them.  Of course like expected the music scene changed going into the new millenium.  The Strokes influenced other newly created bands to a whole different sound.  Some of these bands that blossomed from the music of the Strokes include The Kooks, The Paddingtons, and one of my favorites The Libertines.  The sound of alternative rock changed and the Strokes were leading the way.  Like expected they released their second album "Is This It" which included great tracks like "Someday" , "Hard to Explain", and "Between Love and Hate".  By now the word was out and The Strokes were known worldwide.  The band was on a role and they knew they couldn't stop, so around a year later they released their their album "Room on Fire" which of course had more great songs like "Reptillia" and "12:51".  The album was greatly accepted by all the fans and received Best International Band by the NME magazine.  The band was getting recognition all over world for their unique, rhythmic sound, and their defining change in rock.  If the release of these three albums weren't enough they were able to release one more "First Impressions of Earth".  What I love about this last album, just like their other albums, is that their music never changed.  Most bands out their that make it big, change their style of music to make money or just go with all the mainstream rock.  But this band never changed their style for anyone or anything, they played the music they loved and they knew their true fans would continue to love it.  Well they you go the rundown on The Strokes,  get out their and give them a try, you'll learn to love them.