A couple of weeks before this album was released, a terrible line of events occurred in my life that scarred me to this day and will affect me forever. Subsequently, I took a break that felt like forever- from essentially everything. I still managed to get this on CD very quickly, and it assisted me through the tears for months. I've never really had an album be such an emotional cornerstone in my life. For that reason, I think this is the album that is the most closely bound to me. I ... read more
Room on Fire is The Strokes' masterpiece. It includes blazing-hot guitar parts, transcendent bass riffs, consistently fantastic drumming, and loud, passionate vocals in the best way possible. Even the songwriting is at its peak here in my eyes. It truly is one of the best albums of all time.
Radiohead has shown me that they are an extremely versatile band, and here they showcase their different styles extremely well and their collision is infectiously awesome. All the qualities of Amnesiac are reutilized in Hail to the Thief to make it a more interesting experience- it takes a more subtle role on this album. It's simply a perfect mixed bag of political aggression, burdensome emotions, and passionate enragement.