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The Strokes – Room On
Fire
By MaxPower
The Strokes had a lot to prove with “Room
On Fire,” the follow up to their fairly successful debut album “Is This
It.” Shortly after they started to make a name for themselves using a low-tech,
lo-fi sound with droning guitars, many harsh criticisms rose up about the
New York band. Many claimed that they were blatantly ripping off the Velvet
Underground. Many also claimed that they were complete phonies, spoiled
prep-school boys who only made it because of their families’ wealth. There
were also cries of the Strokes being a one-trick pony, incapable of bringing
any new ideas to the table.
I was a Strokes supporter from the get-go,
but not to the extent of most of their fan base. I thought they were a
decent band with some fun songs. Anyone who claims them to be original
obviously doesn’t know their rock history though, because the Strokes clearly
borrow heavily from such 60’s and 70’s art-rock/early punk acts the Velvet
Underground, the New York Dolls, MC5, Iggy & the Stooges, and the Ramones.
I never saw this as a huge deal though. I mean, how many bands out there
can truly claim to be original? The Strokes are by no means original, but
at least they were referencing some cool music and got some people interested
in those bands again. Yes, the members of the band are from wealth families
and attended prep school. But is this a reason to criticize their music?
Absolutely not. Anybody hear of the Rolling Stones?
The last and possibly most ominous crack
at the Strokes was their apparent lack of versatility and inability to
adapt and change styles. “Is This It” is a fun album, but diverse it is
not. The songs are"
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