Radiohead-in Rainbows

nocodelover22

Bodysnatchers...nuff said

brain of c

ledvedderman wrote:

I ordered my download of it. How much did everyone put in for it? I put 10 pounds which is basically $20 correct?

I am so fucking pumped right now.

i entered 0.00. it works.

gabers

So far I'm inclined to call this Kid C. I really WANT to love it. It's good, but not earth-moving. To me it's a step back from Hail to the Theif. All this being said, it's still got some great songs. I'll rock it on the way home and see if I warm up to it any more.

Blind Melon

It's extremely mellow, minimalistic, beautiful, and definitely something you don't rock out too... well the first two songs and the second to last you can rock out too, but other than that... it's amazing.

lastexit

Much better than Hail to the Thief on the whole.

pj10alive42

Just for fun...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o3gh2gSC6c0&mode=related&search=

Bangers_n_mash

Of the songs we were expecting (everything bar Faust Arp and Reckoner), they were exactly like I thought they would be, really fantastic. Except for Nude, Jigsaw Falling Into Place (Open pick) and Videotape which I kinda didn't know what to think of initially.

Firstly the only thing with Nude was the layered vocal intro which has grown on me and suits the song very nicely. With Jigsaw Falling Into Place I thought it would open louder than it did and with an electric guitar, but the acoustic is perfect now that I've got used to it, the tone of the whole song works well now. And lastly Videotape disappointed me at first because I wanted to hear it end like last years live performances building up to a loud and somewhat heavy second half. After listening though the album version just fits with the other 9 tracks.

Here's looking forward to next years tour!

EDIT:
Now the Faust Arp and Reckoner are awesome. Faust Arp adds a nice bit of pace in the middle of the album and Reckoner is truly magnificent. Phil sounds brilliant on Reckoner!

glasshouse

i really dig radiohead but i think they are horrifically overrated.
their music is middle of the road with a fuck load of gimmicks to mislead
the underlying truth.

i feel it important to mention that i have (and enjoy) their entire discography,
but this uncontested universal acclaim is starting to get on my nerves.

harmless_little_f***

brain of c wrote:

i entered 0.00. it works.

So did I. 00.00.

I have ordered a free download twice

Bangers_n_mash

glasshouse wrote:

i really dig radiohead but i think they are horrifically overrated.
their music is middle of the road with a fuck load of gimmicks to mislead
the underlying truth.

i feel it important to mention that i have (and enjoy) their entire discography,
but this uncontested universal acclaim is starting to get on my nerves.

You know the way some people like Pearl Jam a lot (listen to all the songs etc.) but they don't love Pearl Jam?

glasshouse

Bangers'n'mash wrote:

You know the way some people like Pearl Jam a lot (listen to all the songs etc.) but they don't love Pearl Jam?

i'm not talking about "love". ~ btw i love radiohead (one of my favorite bands)

i'm talking about apples being described as water melons - it's wrong.

harmless_little_f***

glasshouse wrote:

i'm not talking about "love". ~ btw i love radiohead (one of my favorite bands)

i'm talking about apples being described as water melons - it's wrong.

I agree Glasshouse. They're not geniuses. Much of their catalogue is genius in the sense that it's perfectly crafted - strong melody, 'singable', great muscianship - but not all of it. I've found all of their albums inconsistent.

This new album, however, I've got no problem listening to all the way through, repeatedly.

Bangers_n_mash

glasshouse wrote:

their music is middle of the road with a fuck load of gimmicks to mislead the underlying truth.

glasshouse wrote:

i'm not talking about "love". ~ btw i love radiohead (one of my favorite bands)

i'm talking about apples being described as water melons - it's wrong.

I don't get ya on either of these comments.

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

This new album, however, I've got no problem listening to all the way through, repeatedly.

Personally I find everything listenable on one go except possibly HTTT because it's long and sort of meandering at times. I wouldn't say In Rainbows is more listenable than the others particularily.

harmless_little_f***

Bangers'n'mash wrote:

I don't get ya on either of these comments.




Personally I find everything listenable on one go except possibly HTTT because it's long and sort of meandering at times. I wouldn't say In Rainbows is more listenable than the others particularily.

I find every other album has songs which let it down. This album, to me, is most consistent.

Bangers_n_mash

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

I find every other album has songs which let it down. This album, to me, is most consistent.

I see, I certainly agree that it's a very solid album. But I like pretty much every song on every album. Sometimes I just don't feel like listening to some of them but that could be any songs, even my favourites. I think that goes for most music.

harmless_little_f***

Bangers'n'mash wrote:

I see, I certainly agree that it's a very solid album. But I like pretty much every song on every album. Sometimes I just don't feel like listening to some of them but that could be any songs, even my favourites. I think that goes for most music.

Indeed.

Funnily enough (and I'll probably get flamed for this) it's many of Radiohead's early, more rocky songs I didn't like as much as most of their newer stuff. I found Kid A to be amazing and pieces of Hail to the Thief (2+2=5!) to be amazing. I sometimes felt that their 'heavy' stuff sounded slightly forced and I don't know who the producers were, but the production didn't always lend itself to the heavier sound. Their drum sound, for example, always felt quite flat compared to, say, Pearl Jam. But that's true of much British indie music.

Bangers_n_mash

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

Indeed.

Funnily enough (and I'll probably get flamed for this) it's many of Radiohead's early, more rocky songs I didn't like as much as most of their newer stuff. I found Kid A to be amazing and pieces of Hail to the Thief (2+2=5!) to be amazing. I sometimes felt that their 'heavy' stuff sounded slightly forced and I don't know who the producers were, but the production didn't always lend itself to the heavier sound. Their drum sound, for example, always felt quite flat compared to, say, Pearl Jam. But that's true of much British indie music.

Yeah, Phil's style is perfect for all the newer stuff! But having said that I can't imagine anyone else drumming on any radiohead song...

harmless_little_f***

Bangers'n'mash wrote:

Yeah, Phil's style is perfect for all the newer stuff! But having said that I can't imagine anyone else drumming on any radiohead song...

Agreed.

Dave Abruzzesse would've been fairly wrong 'eh?

Bangers_n_mash

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

Agreed.

Dave Abruzzesse would've been fairly wrong 'eh?

Just a bit...

glasshouse

Bangers'n'mash wrote:

I don't get ya on either of these comments.

what i'm getting at : Radiohead's music is not conceptual genius. it's not a landmark in pop. it is great however (and i love it).

i don't think any of Radiohead's albums are more challenging than anything pearl jam have done (for example)