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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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J.DayOct 25, 2003DO NOT JUDGE THIS DISC AFTER ONE LISTEN! Since your probably already a fan alot will sound familiar. But the by the third time you clearly see the differences between the Is This It and Room on Fire. This is every bit as good as Is This It. They bring more musical ideas to the table without messing with their style. This disc is amazing. Dont fool yourselves! Just buy it!
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jdOct 25, 2003Any hyped-up flash in the pan.
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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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JeffreyLOct 24, 2003This sophmore effort can be the same and different at the same time from the first release. It has the same ingredients, but it is flanked by different, denser combinations of these ingredients. Only 3 songs are retreads, the rest are a significant progression in their sound. I listen to it over and over and over.....
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anthonygOct 24, 2003
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PAMANOct 24, 2003
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StevieWOct 24, 2003
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AdamOct 22, 2003If i ever meet Julian again, i'll let him know how he helped both create and destroy musical revolutio the period of three years.
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JanisGOct 22, 2003Love it! The strokes kick ass!
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AndrewSOct 21, 2003I think this album is awsome, but i hate how the critics are saying that is sounds the same as the first. Well for their information THATS WHAT WE WANT more of the i dont care music. Good work Strokes and fuck you critics
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alexsOct 20, 2003you'd have to be knob not the appreciate crafty and instantly gratifying songwriting
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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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joshgOct 15, 2003Word up clih
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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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RobbyDOct 14, 2003
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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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HockeyTOct 13, 2003
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ShawnHOct 13, 2003can't... stop... listening... I don't think I've heard a song better than Reptilia in a while - that guitar break - it gives me goose bumps and makes me want to become an air-guitar meathead at the same time...
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alwOct 12, 2003Best song are : What Ever Happened?, Automatic Stop, 12:51, Under Control, The End Has No End. The other songs are alright but now as good the first 5 mentioned
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fOct 11, 2003Hard as it is to believe, there is not a bad track at all on the record. Somehow, this album is better than the first. This is (deep breath) the best album of the year.
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FedericoAOct 11, 2003it just makes me feel like...dancing???...i can't stop my feet but still feel all of the sadness. This album is like the pathetic wasted up guy dancin' in the disco floor when everybody has already left but he still looks charmy and irresistible.
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[Anonymous]Oct 11, 2003The sounds hasn't changed....only flaw is that mostly every song on the album is similar..they could have changed it up a bit
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WillieSOct 5, 2003They made a great second album. If they keep this up, who knows how great they will become, or how they will affect the music world. A stone cold classic, through and through.
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KiranHOct 3, 2003I don't give 10s lightly, but Is This It remains one of my favourite CDs of all time, and, believe it or not, this one is better. Spectacular. I can't stop listening to "Automatic Stop", "What Ever Happened?" and "Under Control" specifically, but the whole thing is a masterpiece. If only it were longer...
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RyanGOct 3, 2003
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PanchoVOct 2, 2003Another quality release, go download it, then buy it
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RaoulDOct 1, 2003This is an excellent album. Their sound is fully realized. Is This It? only hinted at their potential. I wish that people would stop slamming them and saying that they are rip-offs when clearly, they are probably the best band in the world right now.
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Awards & Rankings
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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.