I wanna be forgotten, and I don’t wanna be reminded. -The Strokes, “What Ever Happened?” (Room On Fire, 2004) It is impossible to deny the influence of The Strokes on modern rock-hell, on modern American music. When the New York five-piece debuted on the scene in 2001, the state of rock and roll was a mess. Nu metal was the dominant sound of the time, ‘90s bands like Weezer and Green Day had all but died out (for the time being), and no one was really listening to true rock anymore.
