This is it. This rocks.
There's something so simple about Strokes' debut that's just so admirable. This album asks the crucial question: Is this it?. Is this all there is to this life? Girls, drinking and people who don't understand me?
Compared to their newest album "The New Abnormal", this is criminally simple. Every song uses simple guitar riffs, songs sound similar and there is not much experimentation. The recording environment makes everything sound kinda ... read more
It switches between repeating the same annoying chorus and giving new even more annoying verses.
They were cooking Lil bro in a lab on this album cover or what 💀💀
My friend got into Rammstein around a year ago, and he really loved them, so I decided to check out the famous Mutter and my feelings towards this album have changed a lot since then. When I first listened, I was super into it and thought this was the hardest shit ever. With a few more listens tho I was quickly getting tired of most of the songs. You see, Rammstein has this habit of making anthemic/marching songs that in ... read more
Both fans and critics loved this, so here's my hot take:
The first song kicks things off in a powerful way, and they waste no time giving us the Strokes we love. The song seems to set up the story of this album and the iconic following track, Reptilia, pushes the feeling of a narrative.
But after these two, the album suffers a significant downgrade in quality. The rest of the album sounds like a band trying to follow "make your own Strokes song 101". The dynamic these songs ... read more
After listening to this, I feel like I finally understand Nirvana. Before listening to this, I was like "yeah, Nirvana is pretty cool", but I didn't quite understand why they were so big and what did draw people in. I still don't think of myself as the biggest fan, but I have found a lot of sympathy for them and going back to stuff from them, I already knew, I enjoy it a lot more now.
The lyrics present a pessimistic look at life, but I wouldn't say they're ... read more