The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
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Album Review
Release date: 30 December 2005
The Strokes: First Impressions Of Earth
Another brilliant record, but we're still no closer to finding out who NYC's prettiest really are
New York cool, then, turned out to be a phantasm: a seductive promise and at first, an exotic thrill – but one that, when you hit the sidewalk, dissipated like smoke from a Manhattan manhole. You landed hoping to rub shoulders with cheekboned axe-slingers on the subway, meet your man on the corner of Lexington 125, let the city grip you in a Bacchanalian hug of rock’n’roll excess....
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- You Only Live Once
- Juicebox
- Heart In A Cage
- Razorblade
- On The Other Side
- Vision Of Division
- Ask Me Anything
- Electricityscape
- Killing Lies
- Fear Of Sleep
- 15 Minutes
- Ize Of The World
- Evening Sun
- Red Light
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The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth: Wikipedia Album Entry
Their third album, First Impressions of Earth, was released in January 2006 to mixed reviews and debuted at number four in the US and number one in the UK, a first for the band. In Japan it went gold within the first week of release. It was also the most downloaded album for two weeks on iTunes. Fraiture claimed that the album was "like a scientific breakthrough". In January 2006, the band then made their second appearance on Saturday Night Live playing "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once".
The album was somewhat a departure from the band's two previous albums. One reason for this was a switch of producers from Gordon Raphael to David Kahne. Despite its initial strong sales, First Impressions of Earth received the worst reception, both commercially and critically, of all their three albums.
In 2006, the band played 18 sold-out shows during their UK tour. In February 2006, The Strokes won "Best International Band" at the NME Awards. In March, the band returned to the US with their longest tour yet. The second single off First Impressions of Earth, "Heart in a Cage", was released in March 2006.
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The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth Lyrics
The Strokes - Juicebox Lyrics
Everybody sees me
But it's not that easy
Standing in the light field
Standing in the light field
The Strokes - Evening Sun Lyrics
They love you or they hate you
But they will never let you be
They'll thrill you or sedate you
But they will never let you see
The Strokes - Ize Of The World Lyrics
I think I know what you mean, but watch what you say
'Cause they'll be trying to knock you down in some way
Sometimes it feels like the world is falling asleep
How do you wake someone up from inside a dream?
The Strokes - 15 Minutes Lyrics
It was all just a dream, oh no
Yet I wish it was real
All my pets they were there and they smiled
Take a shit, it was fine
The Strokes - Fear Of Sleep Lyrics
How did anybody find out where I was?
How did anybody find that out?
I was hiding from the world, I was a squirrel
But you chopped down my tree to get my fur
The Strokes - Killing Lies Lyrics
Say a prayer now, don't be scared now
You don't want trouble, well we might get some
We might get some, it's troublesome
But don't you worry, you can't help me
The Strokes - Electricityscape Lyrics
Oh with strangers to impress so near
Old friends don't realize I'm here
I wish two drinks were always in me
I pretend I had the perfect ear
The Strokes - Ask Me Anything Lyrics
Right, wrong, what to do
Someday it will come to you
Hostile Indians, we named a summer camp for you
The Strokes - Vision Of Division Lyrics
Sing me a song you could be
Tell me a tale just like me
Don't turn it my way, happy and free
I'll turn it to shit, happy and free
The Strokes - On The Other Side Lyrics
I'm tired of everyone I know
Of everyone I see on the street and on TV
On the other side, on the other side
Nobody's waiting for me on the other side
The Strokes - Razorblade Lyrics
Oh, razorblade, that's what I call love
I bet you'd pick it up and mess around with it
If I put it down, it gets extremely complicated
Anything to forget everything
The Strokes - Heart In A Cage Lyrics
Well I don't feel better
When I'm fucking around
And I don't write better
When I'm stuck in the ground
The Strokes - You Only Live Once Lyrics
Some people think they're always right
Others are quiet and uptight
Others, they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, oh
Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no
The Strokes - Red Light Lyrics
Two could be complete without the rest of the world
Two could be complete without the rest of the world
Do it for the people that have died for your sake
An entire generation that has nothing to say
