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Title: NYC Hype
Review: The Strokes epitomize the East Coast hype machine gone berserk. Their handlers, record company execs, the NY media, and everyone else that is desperate to see any hip dudes from the Big Apple succeed on a national scale have all done their job in trying to convince us that these guys are the modern Beatles (or at least the modern Television). Meanwhile, people who know and love rock music aren't any more fooled by it than we are by Nickelback and Creed. Is This It left me thinking just that. I thought maybe The Strokes had more in the tank and the second album would show the world what the fuss was all about. So I anxiously but cautiously approached this album only to realize for sure that the tank is empty. The Strokes come across like a like a one-trick pony. This album doesn't suck but it's not that great either. Buy the White Stripes back catalog instead.
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