New Yorkers The Strokes 2001 debut album ‘Is This It’? has been voted the number one album of the decade in a poll by British music magazine NME. The Libertines, fronted by often troubled Pete Doherty, scored a hat trick of nominations in the Top 50 and came in second with their debut Album ‘Up the Bracket‘. Primal Scream’s XTRMNTR took the third spot.
The poll was conducted among the music biz movers and shakers and also included musicians , producers and label bosses.
Julian Casablancas , the Strokes’ singer said: ‘It’s totally crazy! I thought it was great when I heard.
“But does it mean it’s a good musical decade or a bad musical decade? I don’t know. I’m such a bad judge of my own stuff.
“Recording the album was fun. It was stressing, it was exciting. I don’t want to get carried away, but I’m pretty damn psyched with myself.”
Back in its release year of 2001 NME, Time and Entertainment Weekly all voted Is This it? their album of the year. Tracks such as Last Nite, Hard To Explain and Someday all charted world wide.
The group also got some negative press when their track New York City Cops which contained chorus refrain “New York City cops, they ain’t too smart” was pulled from the US album. It was considered too insensitive following the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers.
Radiohead, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Stripes, Arcade Fire and The Streets each scored two albums in the top 50.
NME Editor Krissi Murison said: “This is the definitive word on the greatest albums of the 00s-as voted by everyone who helped make music brilliant this decade.”
Radiohead, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Stripes, Arcade Fire and The Streets each had two albums make the Top 50.
Casablancas – who has just released a solo album, ‘Phrazes For The Young’ – also confirmed to fans fans that the group are planning to make a fourth album together.
The full Top 50 countdown can be found in this week’s NME magazine.
Overrated band.