1. The debut album by this band, titled "Is This It", had an immediate impact on music and culture upon its release in 2001. Which band is responsible for this album?
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The Strokes
The Strokes and The White Stripes from America, The Hives from Sweden and The Vines from Australia were four bands dubbed the "The" bands by critics after the release of four massive albums by them during 2001-2002 ("Is This It", "White Blood Cells", "Your New Favourite Band" and "Highly Evolved" respectively). In October 2002, "Rolling Stone" released an issue with the words "Rock is Back!" on the cover, featuring articles on these bands and The Vines on the cover.
"Is This It" had an immediate and massive impact on music and culture. Electric guitars and skinny jeans quickly became the flavour of the month, and members of bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon have cited the album's release as a moment that made them want to start a band. The massive success of the album opened the doors for new bands to reach a more mainstream audience such as The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Libertines and Franz Ferdinand. "NME" put them at number five on their 100 Most Influential Artists list of 2014. The album also spawned singles in the tracks "Last Nite", "Someday" and "Hard to Explain".
The album wasn't without its controversy however. The album cover was altered upon its release in the US for being "too sexually explicit", and track number nine (of eleven) was changed from "New York City Cops" (which the band wrote in good taste after 9/11) to another track titled "When it Started" on the US version of the album.
The album's legacy continued to stay strong long after its release. "NME" ranked it number three on their list of the 100 Best Albums in 2003, "Rolling Stone" named it number 199 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time issue in 2003 and number two on their list of the Best Albums of the Decade (behind Radiohead's "Kid A"). "Q Music" put the album on spot number 21 on their list of the 21 Albums That Changed Music, while "The Observer" put it at spot number 48 on their list of the same topic (out of 50). The album was also featured in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" (edited by Robert Dimery) and "The Guardian" put it in their special "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
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