Hi there. I'm a pretentious music snob. There, got it out in the open. I'll listen to music from any genre, if its original, melodically and texturally nteresting, or evocative. Now the Strokes aren't THAT bad. Honest. There cheesily obvious watered down iggy meets the smiths in a run down bar. They llok pretty and wear distressed threads. Their alright. Whats the fuss all about?NME's falling circulation perhaps...In no way the saviours of anything, except their probably quite ample insurance plans, the Strokes will fade within 3 yrs guarenteed. Its the last thrashings of those who cannot accept that the most interesting work is happening in electronica, arty metal, underground hip hop, avant-jazz etc.Grow up.