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Is The Strokes the name of a band, a song, an album, or what?
The band was formed in 1998 when Hammond was accepted into the band, with Casablancas as the lead vocalist and main songwriter.
Who else was in the band?
Casablancas met guitarist Nick Valensi and drummer Fab Moretti and played together at the Dwight School in Manhattan.
He reconnected with guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.

Question: What was their first success together?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the Strokes first success together?