Umiddelbart klart bedste indslag på den nye og yderst – hvis vi skal bruge et positivt ord – varierede The Strokes-plade. Ialfald for de af os, der engang faldt hovedkuls for debutalbummets skødesløse særegenhed, dets skarptskårne sange, og den måde hvorpå Julian Casablanca pressede sin distortede stemme til det yderste rundt i deres kurver, som var han en rød Formel 1-racer i udbrud. Her er ’50/50′ med netop dén storhed…
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The Guardian’s to-stjernede anmeldelse siger vist det hele:
Apparently all five members of the Strokes were in the studio together for the recording of Comedown Machine, unlike its acrimonious predecessor Angles, which came together largely by email. Not that you would know it: their fifth album is a lethargic, disjointed effort with little sense of direction; its plodding is an anathema to the lean Strokes of old glories. Still, there are shining exceptions to the overwhelming half-heartedness. One Way Trigger uses the 80s love of Casablancas’ solo efforts, its upbeat synths adding a welcome jolt, while 50/50 has him in a focused rage, howling “don’t judge me” as the song clatters around him. But for the most part, this sounds like a band running low on ideas, or motivation, or the indefinable magic that makes a band a band.
Som sagt en blandet landhandel. Dødtighte vel samplede guitarer, nærmest Red Hot Chili-balladechillouts, en dosis Strokes classic, et par sange a la ‘One Way Trigger’ (den kan jeg også li’!) og endda sørgmodigt asiatisklydende vibemusik (afslutningsnummeret). Og så er der sine steder, der nærmest giver mindelser om……INXS.
Lidt kedelig ovenpå fantastiske One Way Trigger…