How did the US cover differ?

It showed a particle-collision image

The Strokes Quiz: Is This It and New York's Rock Revival

Five young musicians from Manhattan made scrappy guitar rock cool again in 2001, and this The Strokes quiz goes back to that debut. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr, The Modern Age EP, Is This It, producer Gordon Raphael, Last Nite, the changed US track list, Room on Fire and their later Grammy.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Singer
Who is the lead singer of The Strokes?
Debut
What was the band's 2001 debut album?
EP
Which EP first got them noticed in the UK?
Producer
Who produced Is This It?
Single
Which single became their breakout hit?
Track
Which song was removed from the US release after 9/11?
Cover
How did the US cover differ?
Guitarists
Who are the band's two guitarists?
Second
What was their second album, released in 2003?
Grammy
Which album won them the Grammy for Best Rock Album?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who is the lead singer of The Strokes?
Answer: Julian Casablancas
He also writes most of the songs.
Q2: What was the band's 2001 debut album?
Answer: Is This It
It was hailed as a modern classic.
Q3: Which EP first got them noticed in the UK?
Answer: The Modern Age
Rough Trade released it.
Q4: Who produced Is This It?
Answer: Gordon Raphael
He kept the sound raw and lo-fi.
Q5: Which single became their breakout hit?
Answer: Last Nite
It was released in 2001.
Q6: Which song was removed from the US release after 9/11?
Answer: New York City Cops
It was replaced by When It Started.
Q7: How did the US cover differ?
Answer: It showed a particle-collision image
The original showed a gloved hand on a hip.
Q8: Who are the band's two guitarists?
Answer: Albert Hammond Jr and Nick Valensi
Their interlocking parts define the sound.
Q9: What was their second album, released in 2003?
Answer: Room on Fire
It kept a similar style.
Q10: Which album won them the Grammy for Best Rock Album?
Answer: The New Abnormal
It was released in 2020.

The Strokes Quiz – Is This It and New York's Rock Revival

The Strokes formed in New York City in the late 1990s: singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Albert Hammond Jr and Nick Valensi, bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. Their 2001 EP The Modern Age won attention in the UK.

Is This It, produced by Gordon Raphael, came out in 2001 and led a garage rock revival with songs such as Last Nite and Someday. After 9/11, the US release replaced New York City Cops with When It Started, and the original gloved-hand cover was swapped for a particle-collision image.

Room on Fire followed in 2003. Is This It is often named among the best albums of the 2000s, and the band later won the Grammy for Best Rock Album for The New Abnormal.

What This Quiz Teaches

Rock fans will enjoy these questions.

Who the band members are
How the debut was made
Which songs broke through
What changed in the US release
How their career continued

Did You Know?

Casablancas also fronts The Voidz.
The band played early shows at the Mercury Lounge.
Albert Hammond Jr's father is a famous songwriter.
Is This It runs only about 36 minutes.
NME championed the band early on.