I have to say, The Strokes are one of those bands my whole body simply refuses to like.
Saying that the new scene that has spawned from the popularity of The Strokes has meant some really, really seriously bad music has come out - so they are no longer the bottom of my list. I was listening to a new music session on Radio 1 last tuesday, and a man / band was being interveiwed.. god damn.
That was the worst music I have ever heard in my life. I see what is admirable about the strokes in places (it was a huge breath of fresh air and a release from stale nu metal) but the bands which have come out since, with their non existant song structure "I made this in one minute" songs, can only make me hate them more.
I have tried to like them I really have.