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Room on Fire

by Strokes

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of 455,735

2,409
2000's

of 265,982

222
2003

of 34,566

31

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.1851 Room on Fire is ranked overall as 3.1851 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0702 Room on Fire has an avg. critic score of 3.0702 out of 4 stars

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PopMatters

There's so much more musical depth on Room on Fire, that it makes most of the band's earlier songs sound stale in comparison. ...more

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Now that the current retro-garage scene is several years old, the day of reckoning is at hand: Who will endure and who won't? On ''Elephant,'' the White Stripes illustrated the ways in which a band can expand the parameters of the genre -- and ...more

Rolling Stone

Change is good. It can be important, even historic. It is not always necessary. One of the best things aboutRoom on Fire, the Strokes' second album, is that, in most of the ways that matter, it is exactly like their first. ...more

Rolling Stone

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. ...more

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Tiny Mix Tapes.com

Drew Barrymore. Family Feud. Industry darlings. Nigel Godrich. Model looks. Denim. Hype. Spoiled. Beer bottles. Private school kids. Sophomore slumps. Jim Shearer. Some more hype. There’s plenty of reasons to love or hate the Strokes. The...read the complete review at Tiny Mix Tapes.com

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Filter

It literally sounds like the Strokes, but it lacks heart. Which means it replicates the first album in form, but not...read the complete review at Filter

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The fine distinction between cool and blase, aloof and distant, seems to have eluded...read the complete review at Blender

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Playlouder

There's little of the pop sparkle that shone through the likes of 'The Modern Age' and 'Last Nite' even when - as with 'You Talk Way Too Much' - they're rewriting old material, and Julian's vocals are, to be blunt, awful, sounding uncomfortable to record...read the complete review at Playlouder

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Rarely can so much collective pant-wetting have gone on amongst the supposedly clued-up sections of the music press than that which accompanied The Strokes and their debut album.2001's Is This It was certainly aptly titled. Yes it was good, with...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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