http://www.carsonmills.net/2007/08/21/overratedunderrated-round-2/ Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.carsonmills.net/2007/08/21/overratedunderrated-round-2/#comment-453 Vikings & Beekeepers » Blog Archive » The Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (80-71) Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:51 +0000 http://www.carsonmills.net/2007/08/21/overratedunderrated-round-2/#comment-453 [...] I’ve talked about this before on this blog, but it needs to be repeated: Room On Fire is a better album than This Is It. Give This Is It all due respect for its importance – sneaking indie into the mainstream, reviving 70s garage, kickstarting the concept of Internet hype and all the backlashes and backlashes to the backlashes that come with it – but put the two albums up side-by-side and the difference between “more important” and “better” becomes apparent. Still, there are those who would contest that the two albums are one in the same, but anyone with unbiased ears can hear that Room On Fire is filled with some subtle additions that take the Strokes from good to great – the new wave sheen of “12:51,” the virgin-tight control of “The End Has No End,” Julian Casablancas’ soulful performance “Under Control” or his star-making turn on “What Ever Happened.” No matter where you look on Room On Fire, it’s a leaps and bounds improvement on its predecessor. Now follow suit and recognize, people, so we can all move on with our lives. [...] […] I’ve talked about this before on this blog, but it needs to be repeated: Room On Fire is a better album than This Is It. Give This Is It all due respect for its importance – sneaking indie into the mainstream, reviving 70s garage, kickstarting the concept of Internet hype and all the backlashes and backlashes to the backlashes that come with it – but put the two albums up side-by-side and the difference between “more important” and “better” becomes apparent. Still, there are those who would contest that the two albums are one in the same, but anyone with unbiased ears can hear that Room On Fire is filled with some subtle additions that take the Strokes from good to great – the new wave sheen of “12:51,” the virgin-tight control of “The End Has No End,” Julian Casablancas’ soulful performance “Under Control” or his star-making turn on “What Ever Happened.” No matter where you look on Room On Fire, it’s a leaps and bounds improvement on its predecessor. Now follow suit and recognize, people, so we can all move on with our lives. […]

]]> http://www.carsonmills.net/2007/08/21/overratedunderrated-round-2/#comment-27 davidiii Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:54:41 +0000 http://www.carsonmills.net/2007/08/21/overratedunderrated-round-2/#comment-27 Damn, those are some nice streaming audio players. Damn, those are some nice streaming audio players.

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