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Title: Not nearly as good as anything they've done before
Review: Let me start by saying that Room of fire is a big disappointment to me. When I bought "Is this it", I was blown away within seconds by the low-fi still raw sound/noise of the opening track. When I gave this a try, I could not believe my ears. Why insist on the same technique? Why not take a step ahead and dare to push it to new limits? It seems like mister Casablanca and co. have been goofing around just looking forward to complete an album that is mediocre in comparison to their earlier work. Most of the songs sound like a pirate copy of some backstage rehearsal, and throughout the CD Julian does not seem very interested in opening his mouth to let a single clear word come out of it. I usually keep an open mind with new bands, especially when they are praised as the bearers of a new moment in music. But after listening to this bunch of incongruent noise I can only wonder, in a very Carrie Bradshaw way, Is this it?
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