They ordered me to make mistakes

The Strokes - Is this it (2001)

Rating 4.5/5.0

where 5 is a brilliant album - a study in what can be done with a guitar

There are brilliant albums which have their ups and downs and then there are perfect albums which have no ups that are too high but then they have no lows at all. 
Some examples of perfect albums

• Elvis Costello - This year's model (point out one bad song here and I'll slit my goat's throat)
• Caravan - In the Land of Gray and Pink (no dud, not even Golf Girl)
• Any Spoon album (they're brilliant that way!)
• Beatles - With the Beatles (perfect but no stand out songs)
• Camera Obscura - Lets get out of this country (perfect voice, perfect tunes)

and then there are brilliant albums......

• Beatles - White Album (inconsistent but when its good, its just awesome)
• King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (what is Moonchild doing in this wonderful set?)
• Wire - Pink Flag (the middle section just passes to make way for the brilliance at the end)
• Imagine - John Lennon (except that idiotic title song and some fillers)
• Any early Frank Zappa album 

Is this it is a perfect album. If perfection had a scale, I would give it 10/10. Not a single bad song! When you debut with this, you never get better. They never did. Get it now!


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