It was almost as if we'd forgotten what guitars sounded like. And rock and roll for that matter when the Strokes appeared at the start of the new century. Surely there was something going on before but off hand I can't recall what. First there was the word of mouth as people starting talking about this new band from New York. Then there was word from the UK. So when this single turned up at the Mighty Music Machine I just had to have it. Even though it incredibly overpriced as all good stuff was. And you knew a few weeks later it would be released locally.
I was still buying singles but now it was CD singles. Which didn't really hit the spot. And now they are all packed away in a big box. Unlike my vinyl singles which are still accessible.
The Strokes not only sounded great. They looked great too. They had a real band look. You saw them as a collective. It was actually very exciting especially when the album came out around the same time. Exhilarating stuff. It made you want to pick up an electric guitar. Which I actually did. The album Little Murders had just released was written on acoustic. I started writing new songs on electric. I guess a lot of other bands were taking note too. It also kicked started a rash of cool bands from all over the world. Guitar pop seemed to be king again. It also went down really well at the Lizard lounge. The new century was off to a great start.
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