Radiohead critiques modern technology by using it
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Yes another radiohead thread both literally and figuratively.
Anyways, Radiohead seem to be in essence a perfect example of a top notch band that uses their music and lyrics to critique and describe what life is like in modern society. Starting with Ok Computer, which is an entire album of such observations. But Kid A and Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief as well all are more abstract in their pointed criticism of society and capitalism
Yet, those three records rely heavily on technological type beats and song structures. Thoms solo record is almost entirely protools type beats.
my main observation on this is, its interesting indeed the band criticizes technology and modern societies reliance on it, but use protools themselves and make records that are very technological. The announcement of "10 days until In Rainbows" wasnt made via snail mail, it was made via a website.
I come from the land of the green anarchists, and a man named john zerzan, maybe the most visible figurehead of the anarchist movement today. Anyways, his brand of anarchism loaths and detests technology, yet he has a radio show, has a website and used to be on a local community tv station. So radiohead arent the only ones who fall in the trap.
Its just interesting. Do you think they see the contradiction? Do they care? Is it purposely done?
Anyways, Radiohead seem to be in essence a perfect example of a top notch band that uses their music and lyrics to critique and describe what life is like in modern society. Starting with Ok Computer, which is an entire album of such observations. But Kid A and Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief as well all are more abstract in their pointed criticism of society and capitalism
Yet, those three records rely heavily on technological type beats and song structures. Thoms solo record is almost entirely protools type beats.
my main observation on this is, its interesting indeed the band criticizes technology and modern societies reliance on it, but use protools themselves and make records that are very technological. The announcement of "10 days until In Rainbows" wasnt made via snail mail, it was made via a website.
I come from the land of the green anarchists, and a man named john zerzan, maybe the most visible figurehead of the anarchist movement today. Anyways, his brand of anarchism loaths and detests technology, yet he has a radio show, has a website and used to be on a local community tv station. So radiohead arent the only ones who fall in the trap.
Its just interesting. Do you think they see the contradiction? Do they care? Is it purposely done?
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