'Crawl' flexes the band's rock & roll muscle, melding -styled crunch with the experimental guitar buzz of 's, while 'Sex on Fire' makes up for its goofy title with a meteoric chorus tailored to 's voice. To rope in the skeptics, the strongest tracks are pushed toward the album's first half. Like many big-sounding albums, is a polarizing piece of work, one that targets new fans at the expense of those who wish had never shaved their beards or discovered post-'70s rock. If anything, much of the album took up residence in 's cathedral, particularly during the one-two-three punch of 'Sex on Fire,' 'Use Somebody,' and 'Manhattan.' Appropriately, became a -sized smash on both sides of the Atlantic, selling some six million copies worldwide while firmly pushing the band into the mainstream. Arrived one year later, marking the band's fastest turnaround between albums it also furthered the epic sound that introduced, flaunting a set of ringing guitars and radio-ready melodies that pushed the band away from ' camp.
Charts upon its debut, officially crowning as rock & roll royalty in the process. Tracks like 'Black Thumbnail' and 'Camaro' were bold, anthemic rock songs that built upon the barnyard stomp of, and topped the U.K. With 2007's, ventured out of the garage and into the arena.
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