Jadedness is part of the appeal imo
― Niles Caulder, Monday, 5 October 2009 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
so pissed u did this while i was on holidays btw
― plax (I know, right?), Monday, 26 October 2009 11:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wiA1Mqv-XMA/TVmBJWvPWiI/AAAAAAAABis/7SqDQwjc7F4/s1600/The_Strokes-Room_On_Fire-Trasera.jpg
― piscesx, Sunday, 20 March 2011 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
<3
is that new york in the background?
also i think i'd def say this is my favorite album of theirs now, but it's v close
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 20 March 2011 04:47 (thirteen years ago) link
mm my fave picture of them i guess it's NY? i still bloody LOVE this record. LOVE it.
― piscesx, Sunday, 20 March 2011 04:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Jules sounding a tad T. Zedek on "Whatever Happened"
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
still holds up. almost as good as the debut IMO.
― piscesx, Monday, 2 March 2015 11:03 (nine years ago) link
agreed and because of this bump i'm going to get out the old CD and play this tomorrow.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
Agreed also, though it is let down by the very boring last three songs. "Under Control" = their finest moment.
― Freedom, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 08:31 (nine years ago) link
the strokes look right knackered on the back of room on fire
― flappy bird (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 09:07 (nine years ago) link
boring last three songs? "the end has no end" >>>>>>
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 11:27 (nine years ago) link
best strokes album
the riff on reptillia >>
i got lost looking for the rap thread
― joeyshoshoshabadoo, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 12:00 (nine years ago) link
Surprised automatic stop didn't do better. This is a good album
― Treeship, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 12:39 (nine years ago) link
Brilliant album. Easily my favourite of theirs.
Agree with Freedom that Under Control is their finest moment. The only song that isn't great is The Way It Is.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 14:17 (nine years ago) link
"meet me in the bathroom" is also not great. i agree about "under control", though, and about the goodness of this album.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:38 (nine years ago) link
i really disliked 12:51 at first but it grew on me, maybe due to hearing it in the context of the album or something
― brimstead, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
Same here. I remember listening to it for the first time and being so gutted when it ended. Love it now though but still don't think it should have been the first single.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link
I wore out Is This It, but I can always listen to Room on Fire. However, on the rear occasiouns when I'm okay with ITI, it's obviously the best thing they ever did.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:47 (nine years ago) link
Rear Occasions sounds like a great unreleased REO Speedwagon album.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:56 (nine years ago) link
wouldn't it be REO Occasion?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 5 March 2015 00:58 (nine years ago) link
'Reptilia', as a backing track/piece of music, is better than anything on the first LP. Unfortunately, the vocal melody/vocal in general is so unremarkable I can never remember anything about it.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link