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Universal acclaim- based on 330 Ratings
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Positive: 305 out of 330
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Mixed: 14 out of 330
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Negative: 11 out of 330
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Apr 14, 2017Room on Fire is an amazing sequel album. It continues with the raw energy and beautiful melodies and lyrics that Is This It had, but expands them with a bigger kick. It's a great sounding album with tons of powerful tunes.
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Dec 17, 2011Full of great tracks this is a really excellent album that hasn't really received the credit it deserves. If you haven't listened to it for a while give it another shot as there as some great tracks on it and very little filler.
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PanchoVOct 2, 2003Another quality release, go download it, then buy it
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Nov 5, 20107 years out and I'm going to write a review, just to bump this albums rating up. It's solid all the way through, Meet Me In The Bathroom is the only weak song, but the other 10 are all perfect in my mind. Just let some of them grow on you and you'll have this album as one of your new favourites.
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OliverPJun 3, 2005The idea is not a bad one, but the same idea is repeated over and over. On 12:51, Julian Casablancas must be the only singer I have ever heard who sounds just like another guitar. One of the most over-rated bands around.
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rachelzAug 17, 2004
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RickJan 29, 2004
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JuandeRDec 10, 2003Maybe it's the album of the year.
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SidNov 3, 2003Bought album, listened to it... dissappointed (except for 3 tracks)... listened 3/4 times more loved it... Is quite different from first on closer inspection.
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AdamXOct 20, 2003awful, really... they simply haven't gone anywhere with their sound! the songs sound like poor rehashes, and theres very little in the way of actual tunes (barring the quite good "Whatever Happened?"). Overall i'm sorely disappointed, but not overly surprised...
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JamesMOct 27, 2003Solid album. They've proved they can do it twice, albeit at the expense of progression/diversity as an outfit. Side Note: Reptilia is insane.
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katywOct 28, 2003THE STROKES IS ROCK !!
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staceytJul 5, 2004I like this cd alot i got it 3 days ago and im already hooked, maybe it is slightly inferior to the first but its still worth a listen definately. The stand out songs for me are 'What ever happened', 'Under Control', 'The end has no end' and ofcourse 'Reptilia'. You should buy this cd!!
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ScottHApr 7, 2005The lead singer can't sing and the band plays the same song over and over again.
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AnnaWMar 13, 2006The Strokes are immensely enjoyable. And I am sick of hearing people complain about their parents having money. Would they be listened to more if their parents were poor? This Album was amazing. I loved Reptilia. Listen to the entire album before saying it is a copy of the first. ugh.
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thirdmanJan 3, 2009
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Dr.GonzoOct 14, 2003It's not as good as Is This It, but it's still the one of the best albums released so far this year.
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ConorCOct 15, 2003Excellent! I would have give it a 10 but i wouldn't even give anything 10 so 9 will have to do. anyway its an excellent album. it grew on me dead quick and i can't stop listen to "whatever happened". i don't think its as good as 1st album but its still great. best album out at the moment by far!!
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BrendenRDec 16, 2003This album kicks it man. better than the first. all the way.
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PAMANOct 24, 2003
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stkOct 25, 2003even if it ends like an "oasis thing...!",we can proudly say that finally the 00s have their own beatles...hard times 4 music with all these chart-s***s, but that makes it more precious...the room is on fire n i m hapilly burning...
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BenJOct 27, 2003I was actually pretty unimpressed on the first few spins - the vocals were too low and the mix muddy, but eventually those melodies and hooks poked through! It's a great album - not immediate, but time pays off!
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ElliottOct 28, 2003Completely brilliant in the simplest, most unpretentious of ways. Like its predecessor.
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RyanGOct 3, 2003
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XFrOmChaosXJan 13, 2004This Album is amazing........i got it two weeks ago and i still havent taken it out of my cd player..
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JeremyGJan 4, 2004Several songs on this album are flat out strong all around. The others seem to rely too heavily on short melodic segments to buoy otherwise weak songs. They got a bit complacent here, and this album at times lacks the fire and cockiness of their debut. But on talent alone, they get away with it more often than not.
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SaraA.Jul 9, 2004This is my best Cd I can Hear it all day
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JonHApr 7, 2005It's a okay listen, not nearly as good as their first album, like all the bad reviews say, it's just a repeat, and not nearly as memorable
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bryanlApr 6, 2006this is definitely my favourite album.. my absolute favourite band
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ElliotMJun 1, 2006The nigh on perfect indie-rock sound of Is This It returns, only now with a little more feeling. Tracks such as 12:51 and Under Control touch nerves that their debut, for all its brilliance, never could have. Lyrically it's still not as good as it could be, but musically it remains as tight and tuneful as ever. Quite brilliant stuff.
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Jun 6, 2013[Casablancas] builds atmosphere out of evocative lyrics and emotional scenery, and he does it without leaning on linear narrative or songs with singular interpretations.
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In the face of hysterical expectation, the Strokes have resisted the temptation to hit the brakes, grow up and screw around with a sound that doesn't need fixing -- yet.
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The album is arguably better than the group's much-heralded debut, if by "better" we just mean more sonically impressive overall.