Talk:Is This It
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[edit] Soma
Does anyone know if the song "Soma" is named after the fictional drug in "Brave New World?" --PulpAffliction 14:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- Perhaps it isn't a direct allusion to that book, but the word soma is synonymous with ecstasy the emotion, however I think Julian might be talking about the drug MDMA. Bozu 13:06, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- I think Julian was talking about the drug, too. Considering there are lines in the song like, "They tried it once and they liked it."
[edit] Album Cover
Since The Strokes are a US band, shouldn't the US cover of Is This It go on top? Starla Dear 17:06, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- I changed it. Starla Dear 00:38, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
- I changed it back. The international cover is the original one. BGC 01:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
But why are there two covers ? -- Beardo 15:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- The International cover is the official cover of the record. The Strokes thought the cover would be too controversial in the united states, so they changed it in the US. This cover comes from the video for "Hard to Explain" Doc Strange (talk) 23:34, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] <^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^>
- All song titles serve as redirects to this album, have their own pages, or have been placed at the appropriate disambiguation pages.--Hraefen Talk 23:15, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
you might want to mention the UK release had a completely different cover ... -- Tarquin 11:52 Mar 11, 2003 (UTC)
- Duly noted (I thought I'd gone mad or something when I saw the artwork here). --Camembert
[edit] I have a weird copy ...
I bought this album a few years ago, I have what is apparently the U.S. version -- U.S. cover art, , with track 9 being listed in the liner notes as "When It Started." But the song that plays as track 9 is "New York City Cops," whihc is on the U.K. version. I didn't realize the error for a few years, I just thought the refrain of "When It Started" has the phrase "New York City Cops." Anyway, does anyone know if that is a common issue, does anyone else have a version of the album that lists "When It Started" but really has "New York City Cops" like mine? --Icemanjeff (talk) 02:34, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hey, I just came to this page because of the same thing; the song that's been on my iPod for 3 1/2 years as "When It Started" is, apparently, the song called "New York City Cops." So, who knows how rare it is.Choiniej (talk) 19:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
