The Strokes，很多人把他们誉为 Velvet Underground的接班人，也有人把他们誉为 the rolling stones的接班人。可见the Strokes并不简单。
the Strokes是当代美国最出色的独立摇滚乐队之一。不过与绝大多数美国摇滚乐队不同的是，他们的音乐更多的带有英国摇滚乐的特点。纽约的许多成功的地下摇滚乐队对the Strokes在音乐道路上有着重要的影响，而朋克乐队Television和Iggy Pop的乐队对他们的音乐风格也产生了一定的影响，对于乐队核心Julian Casablancas而言，甲壳虫乐队的巨星John Lennon对他的影响则是无可替代的，这也基本上是乐队英国情结的根源，而他们在很年轻的时候最为崇拜的乐队也是来自英国。
2002年，the Strokes乐队展开了贯通全年的漫长巡回演出，并且还和另一支有布鲁斯风格的独立摇滚乐队the White Stripes一起演出，经过巡演之后，乐队的影响力日益增大。进入2003年，著名的《滚石》杂志在10月底把the Strokes乐队作为了杂志的封面人物，一句标题“The new kings of rock cut loose”足以说明他们所取得的成就了。
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Can't you see i'm trying, i don't even like it
I just lie to get to your apartment
Now i'm staying there just for a while
I can't think 'cause i'm just way too tired
Is this it
Is this it
Is this it
Said they'd give you anything you ever wanted
When they lied i knew they were just stable
Children trying hard not to realise i was sitting right behind
Dear can't you see, it's them it's not me
We're not enimies, we just disagree
If i was like him, all dissing his pa
He changes his mind, says i went too far
We all disagree i think we should disagree, yeah
Is this it
Is this it
Is this it
Can't you see i'm trying, i don't even like it
I just lie to get to your apartment
Now i'm staying there just for a while
I can't think 'cause i'm just way too tired
