I will admit that I am a Strokes fan boy, but First Impressions is not a bad album by any means. I would say that it's their 3rd best album, behind Is This It and Room On Fire, ahead of Angles. You Only Live Once is The Strokes' best song to date. Juicebox is a bad ass track with a killer bass line. Ize of the World has Julian's best lyrics. This album got a lot of criticism for being too long, and I would agree with that, but the only song I would've cut would have been Killing Lies. It is much different from their first 2 albums, but give it a chance and it will really grow on you.
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