Re: Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes

DommeDamian — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:28:24 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 06/20/2026 05:28

Prefer this to Is This It, imo their best. What Ever Happened is masterful pop rock.

Re: Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes

HoldenM — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:09:39 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 06/19/2026 20:09

Super front-loaded, but that's fine. Great album either way.

Track picks
1. What Ever Happened?
2. Reptilia
3. Automatic Stop
4. 12:51

Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes

BestEverAlbums — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:25 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 06/19/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Room On Fire by The Strokes (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2003.
Country:
The Strokes discography rank: 2 (out of 8 listed on BEA)
2003 rank: 4
2000s rank: 41
Overall rank: 275
Average rating: 80/100 (from 1236 votes).

Tracks:
1. What Ever Happened?
2. Reptilia
3. Automatic Stop
4. 12:51
5. You Talk Way Too Much
6. Between Love & Hate
7. Meet Me In The Bathroom
8. Under Control
9. The Way It Is
10. The End Has No End
11. I Can't Win

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Room on Fire is This is It version 2.0

That is what ultimately hurts the legacy of their sophomore effort.

Reptilia is better than anything on Is This It? But the whole album is safe and by the end of it the thinking is basically, "This is great too, but I have heard it before" and

"Okay, but can The Strokes do anything else or is this it?"
(pun intended)

Just as cohesive, just as gut punching. Every second has a purpose. All of this can be said about what came before but it is still fantastic."
- Edwarda85 (Rating: 95/100)
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"I have no idea why, but i love this album way more than most people seem to"
- CaptainFicus (Rating: 95/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes

Re: Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes

Album of the day (#7235): Room On Fire by The Strokes