Room on Fire
Room on Fire
...the songs seem "soulless". The band went back to work with Is This It producer Gordon Raphael. The album title Room on Fire was drawn from a line in "Reptilia": "The room is on fire as...
My Top Ten CDs of 2009 (Sound Affects)
...with what became one of my five favorite bands of the decade. Phrazes for the Young is the first time since Room on Fire that I felt a tingle in that phantom spot on my forehead. 9) Them...
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Julian Casablancas, The Forum, London
...Casablancas' solo foray has been greeted more favourably than his group's largely underrated last two albums, Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth. In all honesty Casablancas'...
The Strokes - The Strokes Plan New Album
...they know that but getting together is tough." Before 'First Impressions of Earth', the band released 'Room on Fire' in 2003. This was preceded by their award-winning debut LP 'Is This...
Magazine rates decade's top albums
...fans, reaching number two in the charts compared to 33 in the United States. The band's second album, "Room On Fire", was released in 2003 and again reached number two in the British...
The Strokes And Air Headline This Week's 'Bargain Spins'
...by Beck) and "Radian" - provided you don't mind the occasional robo-boner. Kyle's Pick: The Strokes, Room on Fire (2003): There are a lot of end-of-decade lists coming out right now,...
Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes for the Young' (RCA)
...groundbreaking than "Is This It?" and might even be better than what I consider their finest record, "Room on Fire." If the Strokes can't make another album because Albert can't keep...
Jon Made Up Abuse Claims; Chris Brown Covers Vibe [Dirt Bag (After Dark)]
...says he decided to stop drinking because it was taking over his life. "I've always worked sober," he said. "Room On Fire [The Strokes' second album]... that was done sober. You know,...
Album review: Julian Casablancas, Phrazes for the Young
...garage rock sound wasn't really anything new, it just hadn't been big for awhile. And while "Is This It," "Room on Fire" and the spottier "First Impressions of Earth" have a lot of good...
The growing pains of Julian Casablancas
...up very often in fashionable corners of Manhattan). "I've always worked sober," he is careful to point out. "Room On Fire [The Strokes' second album]... that was done sober. You know,...
Spin Control: CD reviews and samples
...explosion of droning melodies, speed-fueled guitars and runaway subway train rhythms. "Room on Fire" (2003) and "First Impressions of Earth" (2006) were hardly dismal...
Julian Casablancas: Phrazes For The Young CD review
...way neglected to write any decent tunes. Like a vaguely techno-pop rerun of the Strokes' second album Room On Fire, it's woefully insubstantial stuff. The week's must-see films chosen by...
