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Metacritic: In Rainbows amongst top 4 releses of 2007

glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited February 2008 in Other Music
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"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
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  • faithful227faithful227 Posts: 352
    I'm with you. I just got this CD last week. Listened to it twice through. That's about it for me.

    Pretty disappointed.

    Not for me I guess.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    strongly disagreeing with you there. some of their most beautiful music is on there. their best since OK Computer.
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    faithful227 wrote:
    I'm with you. I just got this CD last week. Listened to it twice through. That's about it for me.

    Pretty disappointed.

    Not for me I guess.

    well, it's Radiofuckinghead, so it has to be genius beyond comprehension right? we're probably just too stupid to enjoy the utter inventiveness of those enigmatic musicians.
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    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    strongly disagreeing with you there. some of their most beautiful music is on there. their best since OK Computer.

    i actually think httt might have been their greatest hour in terms of doing something "clever". oh well, lets agree to disagree ;)
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    glasshouse wrote:
    well, it's Radiofuckinghead, so it has to be genius beyond comprehension right? we're probably just too stupid to enjoy the utter inventiveness of those enigmatic musicians.

    that's where you're wrong, i think anyways. i just like it because it's GOOD! And quite frankly, it's lightyears more accessible than Kid A and Amnesiac, and even Hail to the Thief for that matter.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    glasshouse wrote:
    i actually think httt might have been their greatest hour in terms of doing something "clever". oh well, lets agree to disagree ;)

    HTTT has some awesome songs on it, but it was hit or miss for me- a lotta filler on there. the band is on the record too saying it was an unpleasant album for them. but again, like i said, HTTT had some great tunes on it.
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    that's where you're wrong, i think anyways. i just like it because it's GOOD! And quite frankly, it's lightyears more accessible than Kid A and Amnesiac, and even Hail to the Thief for that matter.

    at least the albums you listed above have some kind of "original fee" to them. btw i don't think in rainbows is beautiful, i think it dwells from one track to the next without any glimpse of something the band hasn't given us before.
    peace.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    glasshouse wrote:
    at least the albums you listed above have some kind of "original fee" to them. btw i don't think in rainbows is beautiful, i think it dwells from one track to the next without any glimpse of something the band hasn't given us before.
    peace.

    but a band doesn't have to re-invent themselves with every new album for it to be good. pearl jam's new one hasn't broken any new ground, but is that a bad thing, nah. it sounds good. in rainbows, to me, is a glimpse of the band from every phase of their last six albums combined, which is a cool thing.
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    but a band doesn't have to re-invent themselves with every new album for it to be good. pearl jam's new one hasn't broken any new ground, but is that a bad thing, nah. it sounds good. in rainbows, to me, is a glimpse of the band from every phase of their last six albums combined, which is a cool thing.

    i agree with you on the reinvention part. i disagree with you on the quality of in rainbows. strongly.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    glasshouse wrote:
    i agree with you on the reinvention part. i disagree with you on the quality of in rainbows. strongly.

    and you're entitled to that. i just happen to like it.
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  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    strongly disagreeing with you there. some of their most beautiful music is on there. their best since OK Computer.


    I agree, definately their best since OK Computer, I love this album and I can't wait to see them on May 5th here in Florida, I about fainted getting tickets yesterday morning :D
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  • Its Evolution BabyIts Evolution Baby Posts: 849
    In Rainbows is in my top 2 releases of the year.

    I don't feel like a fucking joke for feeling that way. I think the music is beautiful and it struck a chord with me on the first listen. This was the first Radiohead album that was EASILY accessible since the Bends. (No Diss on OK Computer my favorite album of theres, but that was hardly an accessible album.) It was good for me to know they could still write beautiful music without concerning themselves with being different.
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  • Its Evolution BabyIts Evolution Baby Posts: 849
    glasshouse wrote:
    well, it's Radiofuckinghead, so it has to be genius beyond comprehension right? we're probably just too stupid to enjoy the utter inventiveness of those enigmatic musicians.

    This quote is unfair and I think that you are one of those Radiohead haters because critics and indie kids love them so much.

    Oh well its your loss really, and no skin off my back.
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  • SchokiSchoki Posts: 5,072
    What was better? Not sure if it is Top4 but Top6 for sure.
  • reversedarwinismreversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    The absolute best album I've heard from 07. Hell, the best new album I've heard in a long time. I would place it second in their catolog right behind HTTT. And most people I know that truely appreciate music (not just wanting a new party theme or testosterone filled head-banger and not concerned with mass popularity) LOVE THIS ALBUM. So to say that its a joke for it to be ranked like that is joke to me.
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  • KannKann Posts: 1,146
    Well it all depends on what other releases are up there. 2007 was not a great year for music (well at least for me, with huge disappointments) and in rainbows is one of the best (or less worse if you don't like it) albums of 2007.
  • Matt LukinMatt Lukin Posts: 647
    Schoki wrote:
    What was better? Not sure if it is Top4 but Top6 for sure.

    http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2007.shtml

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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Its Evolution Baby wrote:
    This quote is unfair and I think that you are one of those Radiohead haters because critics and indie kids love them so much.

    Oh well its your loss really, and no skin off my back.

    He might not be a hater, but it is quite silly to think that everything they put out is genius and that much different than what was released before it. I still think The Bends is by far their best album, dont even like most others.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    In Rainbows took a long time to grow on me. It felt pretty boring and unimaginative at first, but it revealed itself as time went on. Bodysnatchers for instance... I thought it was a lame duck for a couple weeks. Then recently I just got hooked on it.

    Some songs I'm convinced just aren't very good though. Faust Arp is terrible, and Weird Fishes hasn't caught on (it's decent though).
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  • Its Evolution BabyIts Evolution Baby Posts: 849
    DOSW wrote:
    In Rainbows took a long time to grow on me. It felt pretty boring and unimaginative at first, but it revealed itself as time went on. Bodysnatchers for instance... I thought it was a lame duck for a couple weeks. Then recently I just got hooked on it.

    Some songs I'm convinced just aren't very good though. Faust Arp is terrible, and Weird Fishes hasn't caught on (it's decent though).

    I LOVE the strings on Faust Arp. The second half of that song totally redeams the first part of the song imo. Wierd Fishes is cool def not my fav.
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    The drumming in 15 Step is enough to make In Rainbows best album of the year.
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