The Strokes

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• single
• fan
• instant classic
• pure

• heyday
• critic
• tight
• powerful

• cold
• tense
• impatient
• forties

• on par
• acquired taste
• grow on them

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

The Strokes are a group of young guys from New York city who make some of the best rock music on the planet. Their first album, Is This It?, was an instant classic. It was one of the best pure rock albums since Nirvana’s heyday in the 1990s.
The Strokes new album arrives in stores this week, and it’s already getting lots of love from fans and critics. Some people are saying it’s the best rock album of the year. Read on to learn more about Room on Fire!

Dialog

1. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Room on Fire is made up of 11 short, tight, powerful songs. Each of them features the cold, tense, impatient voice of lead singer Julian Casablancas. His voice, his attitude and his lyrics are unique and interesting.
The first single from Room on Fire is called “12:51.” Check out some of the lyrics:
Kiss me now that I’m older
I won’t try to control you
Friday night’s a bit lonely
Take it slow but don’t warn me
We’d go out and get forties
Then we’d go to some party
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Alright I’m coming,
I’ll be right there
In the song, Julian is singing about his plans for a Friday night. He is confused about what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants to spend time with a girlfriend. Her parents are out of the house, so he decides to visit her.

 

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