Okay, okay, okay, this album is not the Strokes' Exile on Main Street or even their Between the Buttons. It's more like their equivalent to Their Satanic Majesties Request. Stones fans hated Satanic Majesties because of its psychedelic feel and called for Mick Jagger's head on a platter. It was an experimental album that paved the way to the highlights of the Stones' career. It was important. And First Impressions of Earth may wind up being just as important for the Strokes. Time may prove me wrong; the Strokes may once again descend into making the same album over and over and over again. But there's hope to be found in the changing textures we see in First Impressions; hope which helps this optimistic reviewer think that, five years after "saving rock and roll," the Strokes are finally beginning to work their way toward musical greatness.
Reviewed by Megan Giddings
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Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
I just got the album today. I don't think "Heart in a Cage" is all that terrible.
Right now, I am finding most of these songs to be... solid. I haven't heard a spectacular but I haven't heard a shit song either. I haven't gotten all the way through it once yet so I need to spend a little more time with the disc to get a feel for it.
2 - DJRadiohead
Interesting comparison to Satanic and I loved the Bright Eyes dig. Good review. I'm still working my way through it...