The Strokes – Room on Fire (LP Vinyl)
The Strokes Vinyl Records
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Caught between the impossible weight of following up one of the most celebrated debut albums of the 2000s and the band's own restless creative instincts, Room on Fire finds The Strokes doubling down on the tightly coiled New York energy that made them icons rather than chasing reinvention. The reunion with Gordon Raphael kept the raw, analog warmth intact, and songs like "Reptilia" and "12:51" proved the band hadn't burned through their best ideas on the first try.
Room on Fire is the second studio album by American indie rock band The Strokes. Released in October 2003, the album follows 2001's Is This It and includes three singles: "12:51", "Reptilia", and "The End Has No End." Grammy-winning producer Nigel Godrich was initially in charge of production, but The Strokes felt he made the songs seem "soulless". The band went back to work with Is This It producer Gordon Raphael. The album features a slightly smoother sound than it's predecessor. The bass guitar is less present except for several moments when it becomes the focal point of the song. The album title Room on Fire was drawn from a line in "Reptilia": "The room is on fire as she's fixing her hair." The record received positive reviews upon release. It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and debuted at number four in the U.S. on the Billboard 200, where it went on to sell 597,000 units by October 2006[citation needed] and was certified Gold.
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UPC: 828765549714
Label: RCA
Release Date: 10.28.03
Format: LP Vinyl