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Is This It

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Is This It is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Prince, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground, Jane's Addiction and The Doors. Those roots explain a lot about how Is This It arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hard to Explain, Last Nite, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Room on Fire and Glory and Gore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Is This It, reaching back through Prince. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Is This It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was first released on July 30, 2001, in Australia, with RCA Records handling the release internationally and Rough Trade Records handling the United Kingdom release. It was recorded at Transporterraum in New York City with producer Gordon Raphael during March and April 2001. For their debut, the band strived to capture a simple sound that was not significantly enhanced in the studio. Building on their 2001 EP The Modern Age, the band members molded compositions largely through live takes during recording sessions, while lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas continued to detail the lives and relationships of urban youth in his lyrics.

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Is This ItPrinceBob MarleyThe Velvet UndergroundJane's AddictionThe DoorsPixiesAerosmithRamonesHard to ExplainLast NiteIn the Aeroplane Ove…Room on FireGlory and Gore

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Is This It connections

Is This It grew out of Prince, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground and Jane's Addiction, shares an orbit with Hard to Explain, Last Nite, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Room on Fire. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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