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metod
(Canada)
Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 12:23
 
Wow, incredible how RP listeners are divided over Radiohead music, or rather Tom's voice.
When I was searching for this song I was expecting to see at least 8. 
To me...this is one is one of the most beautiful songs ever. My heart tells me so... 

adroc
(left of centre)
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 08:49
 
The worst song on an incredible album in my opinion.

moonsaura
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Posted: Nov 20, 2010 - 14:23
 
exactly how i feel. i cannot stand his voice...only his voice that is.

 tipper wrote:
Radiohead do some interesting and inovative stuff, but the singers voice just sets my teeth on edge for some reason.
 



calypsus_1
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 19:14
 

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Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Oxfordshire. The band is composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, electronics), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar, synthesisers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Since 1993, Radiohead have released seven studio albums. Their first six albums - released via EMI - had sold over 25 million copies as of 2007.<1>

Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. Their debut album, Pablo Honey, followed in 1993. "Creep" was initially unsuccessful, but the song became a worldwide hit when reissued a year later, and the band were almost branded as one hit wonders. Radiohead's popularity in the United Kingdom increased with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). The band's textured guitar atmospheres and Yorke's falsetto singing were warmly received by critics and fans. Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled the band to greater fame worldwide. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of alienation from the modern world, OK Computer has often been acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s.

The release of Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) saw Radiohead reach the peak of their popularity, although the albums divided critical opinion. This period marked a change in Radiohead's musical style, with their incorporation of avant-garde electronic music, Krautrock and jazz influences. Hail to the Thief (2003), which mixed guitar-driven rock with electronics and contemporary lyrics, was the band's final album for their record label, EMI. Radiohead's seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), was first released independently as a digital download for which customers selected their own price, later meeting with critical and chart success.

Influence

Despite the increasing profile and popularity that Kid A and Amnesiac brought to the band,<35> the continued popularity of The Bends and OK Computer ensured the influence of Radiohead's earlier style on British rock music. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many critics compared the sound of contemporary bands to that of Radiohead at some time during their recording output, and in some cases, these bands used the band's own producers Nigel Godrich or John Leckie. When asked in 2001 by MTV, "How do you guys feel about the fact that bands like Travis, Coldplay and Muse are making a career sounding exactly like your records did in 1997?", Yorke replied, "Good luck with Kid A."<5> Yet, other artists, notably Bloc Party, have cited influence from Radiohead's more recent work.<74> <75> Acts in various genres including The Roots,<76> Hanson<77> and John Mayer,<78> as well as jazz and classical musicians,<79> have covered or sampled Radiohead songs from their Kid A and Amnesiac period. In 2005, Radiohead were ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists in history.



Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 09:32
 
 floydoftherocks wrote:
Wow I'm rarely happy when network congestion kills my feed, but it just happened and i'm really glad this crappy song just cut out..
 

Looks like it's your lucky day.  My feed is just fine, which is just fine.

floydoftherocks
(Frisco)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 09:29
 
Wow I'm rarely happy when network congestion kills my feed, but it just happened and i'm really glad this crappy song just cut out..

ableape
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: May 26, 2010 - 10:16
 
Woke up with this song in my head! How'd they do that?  I like the Thomas Dolby remix version best, tho'. http://blog.thomasdolby.com/?p=530
Thanks! 

sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: May 26, 2010 - 10:14
 
Radiohead would have been great in 1972. Today....not as much

tipper
Posted: May 13, 2010 - 15:24
 
Radiohead do some interesting and inovative stuff, but the singers voice just sets my teeth on edge for some reason.

ddbz
(The Midwest)
Posted: Apr 11, 2010 - 20:50
 
I almost got them ( for the first time ).... the box seems too small? Jam or not? I will take sleep...

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Apr 11, 2010 - 20:49
 
Nice

randerse10
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 05:57
 
Wow, so much vitriol over a song . . . it must be doing something then!! :D

Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 05:55
 
{#Good-vibes}{#Notworthy}

Cruzan
(AUSTIN, TX)
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 12:08
 
 jools wrote:
Oh dear god it is bloody Radiohead.  The only time I hit mute is when this caterwauling comes on.  Sorry.
 

yes, O boy, another awful Radiohead song..........
on another post someone called is "cat skinning music"
that works for me....
2nd one today and it is only 2:00

oh well, they can't all be good I guess. the rest of the playlist is still pretty good here.

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 12:08
 
Turn it up to 11!

oldviolin
(Esse quam videri)
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 12:05
 

time out of mind...



keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 20:32
 
 Bosami wrote:

You are mistaken. I don't have a 'why don't you just shut up' attitude. It is more of a 'why don't you just move on rather than get yourself all riled up over Radiohead fans?' attitude. But clearly you enjoy this sort of bantering about - so by all means post away. I don't think any of us have any way of getting you to 'shut up.' (This thread alone is evidence of that.)

For the record - I never called you any names. We just don't agree on this band. You and I have plenty in common as far as musical tastes go. I find some of your comments (on other threads) amusing. I just didn't care for those you posted here. (And likely on any Radiohead song posts.) I stated my reasons for taking a jab at you regarding 'your taste' but this is after all - just an online forum where fans regularly joust about their musical viewpoints. There is no cause (at least via our recent posts) to take anything personally. That being said - you can't expect to trash a song / band and not have some people think you're ass and tell you so. And with that - I'll let you have the last word.

Cheers, brother.
 
The only last word I have is that after all of the electrons you and I have splattered onto this page I have come to the conclusion that, your judgments about others' taste notwithstanding, it would probably be fun to have a cocktail or three with you.

To one of your earlier points, I have more or less signed off of RP —- you're right that I can do jack shit about how much Radiohead is played here, and even worse, what a bunch of pinheads RH fans can be when you slag their boys.

Cheers to you too.

Edit:  Check out the comments on Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi, where you pile on.  I am giving you more credit than that.



ambrebalte
(Beijing)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 02:27
 
"You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking"

Outstanding

I like Radiohead, very much. But I am not a fan, and I really don't care if you don't like them, and if you criticize me for that, it's just a lot of fun.

jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 02:12
 
 mauflex wrote:
one of the best songs ever written.
 
Are you completely off your head?!"

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 02:08
 
Ok song depending on my mood, rotten comments page though... Get a room.


jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 02:06
 
Oh dear god it is bloody Radiohead.  The only time I hit mute is when this caterwauling comes on.  Sorry.

mauflex
(florence, italy)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 02:05
 
one of the best songs ever written.

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Jan 08, 2010 - 09:25
 
 keller1 wrote:

The comment you pulled up is exactly what I think.  I wouldn't change a word.  And I think it belongs here along with all of the fawning praise.

I do find your "why don't you just shut up" attitude kind of funny, actually.  It reminds me of the old joke about Catholics in heaven —- some Radiohead fans clearly think they're the only ones listening to RP.  There are lots of other paths to meander down, too —- The Emporer Has No Clothes, for instance.

I have been consistent in limiting my criticisms to the subject at hand, which is RH's so-called music.  No such luck with RH fans, who have called me (and others —- I saw another listener called a "fucking asshole") any number of names.  I don't think that kind of stuff belongs on the RP comments pages —- it drives right through the "you have bad taste" stop sign and becomes objectionable.

And, naw, I don't give a rat's ass about any of this personally.  Maybe you'll have better luck at Smugfest, which as I understand it is a regular event where Radiohead fans get together and high five each other over their superior musical taste.

{#Razz}
 
You are mistaken. I don't have a 'why don't you just shut up' attitude. It is more of a 'why don't you just move on rather than get yourself all riled up over Radiohead fans?' attitude. But clearly you enjoy this sort of bantering about - so by all means post away. I don't think any of us have any way of getting you to 'shut up.' (This thread alone is evidence of that.)

For the record - I never called you any names. We just don't agree on this band. You and I have plenty in common as far as musical tastes go. I find some of your comments (on other threads) amusing. I just didn't care for those you posted here. (And likely on any Radiohead song posts.) I stated my reasons for taking a jab at you regarding 'your taste' but this is after all - just an online forum where fans regularly joust about their musical viewpoints. There is no cause (at least via our recent posts) to take anything personally. That being said - you can't expect to trash a song / band and not have some people think you're ass and tell you so. And with that - I'll let you have the last word.

Cheers, brother.



keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 12:34
 
 Bosami wrote:

Perhaps you've missed your own point. If you truly believe that no one is in a position to judge anyone else's tastes then why do you feel inclined to negatively blast / comment on (and in doing so) judge/question the taste of Radiohead fans? A comment calling the band over-rated is one thing - but you, my friend - go out of your way to incite a flame war, pure and simple. A recent comment of yours below:

Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  Thom Yorke couldn't sing his way out of wet paper bag (although most paper bags would probably cave if he would just shut the f**k up), the musicianship is adequate at best, and they wouldn't know a good groove or melody if one jumped up and bit them on the ass.  And this particular tune may be the worst thing they've inflicted on us since Creep.

Dude - practice what you preach.

If your problem with RP is putting up with Radiohead fans - I would seriously question what it is exactly that forces you to read through the song comments of a band you hate, whose fans you can't stand. Seriously. The Radiohead fans are encroaching on your RP experience??? You give us far too much power. I certainly hope you're not losing sleep over this.

...wait - I DO hope you're losing sleep over this. Ah the power of being a Radiohead fan on RP. {#Devil_pimp}
 
The comment you pulled up is exactly what I think.  I wouldn't change a word.  And I think it belongs here along with all of the fawning praise.

I do find your "why don't you just shut up" attitude kind of funny, actually.  It reminds me of the old joke about Catholics in heaven —- some Radiohead fans clearly think they're the only ones listening to RP.  There are lots of other paths to meander down, too —- The Emporer Has No Clothes, for instance.

I have been consistent in limiting my criticisms to the subject at hand, which is RH's so-called music.  No such luck with RH fans, who have called me (and others —- I saw another listener called a "fucking asshole") any number of names.  I don't think that kind of stuff belongs on the RP comments pages —- it drives right through the "you have bad taste" stop sign and becomes objectionable.

And, naw, I don't give a rat's ass about any of this personally.  Maybe you'll have better luck at Smugfest, which as I understand it is a regular event where Radiohead fans get together and high five each other over their superior musical taste.

{#Razz}



Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 12:23
 
 keller1 wrote:

You miss the point.  No one is in any position to judge anyone else's taste.  The only logical outcome of doing something like that is a pissing contest.  And I have had more than my share of those with Radiohead fans, who in disproportionate numbers seem to think that calling their boys' music overrated (which it is) must imply bad taste.

That, my friend, is horseshit.

As for the amount of Radiohead plays —- nothing is perfect.  And the biggest problem that I have with RP is not for the most part the amount of Radiohead it plays, but having to put up with pedantic Radiohead fans.
 
Perhaps you've missed your own point. If you truly believe that no one is in a position to judge anyone else's tastes then why do you feel inclined to negatively blast / comment on (and in doing so) judge/question the taste of Radiohead fans? A comment calling the band over-rated is one thing - but you, my friend - go out of your way to incite a flame war, pure and simple. A recent comment of yours below:

Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  Thom Yorke couldn't sing his way out of wet paper bag (although most paper bags would probably cave if he would just shut the f**k up), the musicianship is adequate at best, and they wouldn't know a good groove or melody if one jumped up and bit them on the ass.  And this particular tune may be the worst thing they've inflicted on us since Creep.

Dude - practice what you preach.

If your problem with RP is putting up with Radiohead fans - I would seriously question what it is exactly that forces you to read through the song comments of a band you hate, whose fans you can't stand. Seriously. The Radiohead fans are encroaching on your RP experience??? You give us far too much power. I certainly hope you're not losing sleep over this.

...wait - I DO hope you're losing sleep over this. Ah the power of being a Radiohead fan on RP. {#Devil_pimp}



keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 10:56
 
 Bosami wrote:
 

It's a little late for me to not judge your taste after the slew of comments you've made on this song and a number of Radiohead's songs. You'll find that most of my negative comments are directed toward people who feel inclined to blather on about how they hate such and such band / song - with a mind to start a flame war with those who feel the opposite. That's just not my gig - and I don't like to see those types of comments from other people. I'm all about posting opinions (that's what this feature is for) - but I really try to resist chiming in with my two cents in a way that is going to aggravate or otherwise get under the skin of the people who do like a certain song/band. To each his own! If I don't like a song - I generally move on rather than post my vitriol. RP rarely plays songs that inspire me to turn it off. If they did so regularly - I would consider another station. (In your particular case - RP plays Radiohead frequently. Certainly you realize that by now - and it's not likely going to change - ever.) So - something to consider. Regardless, it simply doesn't make my day to post a comment that is akin to pissing in one's cornflakes.

In essence - if you could afford us Radiohead fans that same courtesy - we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Cheers.


 
You miss the point.  No one is in any position to judge anyone else's taste.  The only logical outcome of doing something like that is a pissing contest.  And I have had more than my share of those with Radiohead fans, who in disproportionate numbers seem to think that calling their boys' music overrated (which it is) must imply bad taste.

That, my friend, is horseshit.

As for the amount of Radiohead plays —- nothing is perfect.  And the biggest problem that I have with RP is not for the most part the amount of Radiohead it plays, but having to put up with pedantic Radiohead fans.



Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 10:44
 
 keller1 wrote:


You're welcome.  Now, if you return the favor we're outta here.
  

It's a little late for me to not judge your taste after the slew of comments you've made on this song and a number of Radiohead's songs. You'll find that most of my negative comments are directed toward people who feel inclined to blather on about how they hate such and such band / song - with a mind to start a flame war with those who feel the opposite. That's just not my gig - and I don't like to see those types of comments from other people. I'm all about posting opinions (that's what this feature is for) - but I really try to resist chiming in with my two cents in a way that is going to aggravate or otherwise get under the skin of the people who do like a certain song/band. To each his own! If I don't like a song - I generally move on rather than post my vitriol. RP rarely plays songs that inspire me to turn it off. If they did so regularly - I would consider another station. (In your particular case - RP plays Radiohead frequently. Certainly you realize that by now - and it's not likely going to change - ever.) So - something to consider. Regardless, it simply doesn't make my day to post a comment that is akin to pissing in one's cornflakes.

In essence - if you could afford us Radiohead fans that same courtesy - we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Cheers.



keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 07:19
 
 Bosami wrote:


... Thanks for not judging my taste in this excellent band ...
 

You're welcome.  Now, if you return the favor we're outta here.

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 06:49
 
 keller1 wrote:

A girl in an unbelievable string bikini said to me on a beach one day, "Taste is what you like."  It was LA, but I took the point.

So, BFD, I can't stand Radiohead.  Thanks to that girl —- and unlike a number of Radiohead fans I've had the misfortune to encounter on these comments pages —- I waste exactly no time judging the taste of others.
 

You lost me. But no matter. Thanks for not judging my taste in this excellent band.

Perhaps you could save some additional time that you waste by not leaving negative comments.

Just sayin'.

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 06:54
 
 Bosami wrote:


It's all just a matter of taste. Someone here (I'm not saying who, mind you) doesn't have any. {#Wave}

 
A girl in an unbelievable string bikini said to me on a beach one day, "Taste is what you like."  It was LA, but I took the point.

So, BFD, I can't stand Radiohead.  Thanks to that girl —- and unlike a number of Radiohead fans I've had the misfortune to encounter on these comments pages —- I waste exactly no time judging the taste of others.



Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 06:16
 
 keller1 wrote:

Namecalling belongs in a schoolyard or on Fox News, not on the RP listener comments pages.
 

Yeah, it's really offensive how Fox News labels TEA Party protestors as teabaggers.  Oh, wait...

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 06:13
 
 keller1 wrote:


I beg to differ —- in debate it's fair enough to criticize the subject of the debate in those terms.  It's calling your debating opponent names that's bad form.

I'm not a big fan of going to someone's high and low rated tunes and inferring something from that —- it usually results in some judgment about their taste.  (If you want to see a really juvenile example of that, check out the Jigsaw Falling Into Place string.) But since we're on the subject, I know what you mean about the other "unique voices".  I don't apply blanket superlatives to them.  Byrne is a good example —- there is more groove in the song Crosseyed and Painless than there is on the entire In Rainbows album, but I don't think some of his other stuff is that good at all.

 

It's all just a matter of taste. Someone here (I'm not saying who, mind you) doesn't have any. {#Wave}


keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 13:37
 
 ziggytrix wrote:
 keller1 wrote:
Namecalling belongs in a schoolyard or on Fox News, not on the RP listener comments pages.

Since I'm here, though:  Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  Thom Yorke couldn't sing his way out of wet paper bag (although most paper bags would probably cave if he would just shut the f**k up), the musicianship is adequate at best, and they wouldn't know a good groove or melody if one jumped up and bit them on the ass.  And this particular tune may be the worst thing they've inflicted on us since Creep.
 
 
Reread what you wrote.  That wasn't criticism, it was name-calling.

One would expect someone who appreciates Waits, Byrne, Cash, Newman, and other unique voices to avoid the "can't sing" complaint.

 

I beg to differ —- in debate it's fair enough to criticize the subject of the debate in those terms.  It's calling your debating opponent names that's bad form.

I'm not a big fan of going to someone's high and low rated tunes and inferring something from that —- it usually results in some judgment about their taste.  (If you want to see a really juvenile example of that, check out the Jigsaw Falling Into Place string.) But since we're on the subject, I know what you mean about the other "unique voices".  I don't apply blanket superlatives to them.  Byrne is a good example —- there is more groove in the song Crosseyed and Painless than there is on the entire In Rainbows album, but I don't think some of his other stuff is that good at all.




ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 13:00
 
 keller1 wrote:
Namecalling belongs in a schoolyard or on Fox News, not on the RP listener comments pages.

Since I'm here, though:  Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  Thom Yorke couldn't sing his way out of wet paper bag (although most paper bags would probably cave if he would just shut the f**k up), the musicianship is adequate at best, and they wouldn't know a good groove or melody if one jumped up and bit them on the ass.  And this particular tune may be the worst thing they've inflicted on us since Creep.
 
 
Reread what you wrote.  That wasn't criticism, it was name-calling.

One would expect someone who appreciates Waits, Byrne, Cash, Newman, and other unique voices to avoid the "can't sing" complaint.


Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 12:47
 
This whole song gives me sadness goosebumps

flatpicker
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 12:47
 
This song is outstanding.
In Rainbows is the best album I have heard in the last few years.
Fantastic from start to finish.


rondav
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 05:56
 
this song carries me away to another place- and the journey is simply fine. 8 all the way

...vocal talent cant simply be measured by good vibrato / tone, but rather can it elicit proper emotion | mood | quality of juxtaposition to the instrumentation...etc. 

yes, yorke does have a tonal quality which is rather nasaly, and not necessarily set for typical 'pop' music- but then again- RH is certainly NOT pop.

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 11:50
 
 lemmoth wrote:

klueless keller strikes again

 

So does another outburst of adolescent behavior from lemmoth.

Namecalling belongs in a schoolyard or on Fox News, not on the RP listener comments pages.

Since I'm here, though:  Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  Thom Yorke couldn't sing his way out of wet paper bag (although most paper bags would probably cave if he would just shut the f**k up), the musicianship is adequate at best, and they wouldn't know a good groove or melody if one jumped up and bit them on the ass.  And this particular tune may be the worst thing they've inflicted on us since Creep.

See how that's done?  Opinion expressed without belittling another listener.

Read and learn.



lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 11:35
 
 keller1 wrote:


Ironically, Radiohead and Britney are both high in the "melodically challenged" rankings in this listener's mind.

Neither Britney nor Thom Yorke can sing.

And you can dance to Britney.

Do the math.
 
klueless keller strikes again

RH is some of the most melodic music of the last 20 years.

Thom is a brilliant vocalist.

I've been dancing to Radiohead for 15 years


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 11:30
 
 keller1 wrote:


You are not alone.  Once again I stopped what I was doing to see what the caterwauling was. Sure enough, old what's his name —- Lemmy? —- shrieking away.

 
Brilliant use of the voice as instrument

Think of it that way rather than the usual inside the box thinking.


physastro2050
(Aachen,Germany)
Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 02:32
 
{#Meditate} nice nice


keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 13:14
 
 Shesdifferent wrote:
I just don't see what people see in this bands lead singer. Bleech!
 

You are not alone.  Once again I stopped what I was doing to see what the caterwauling was. Sure enough, old what's his name —- Lemmy? —- shrieking away.


Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 13:09
 
I seem to start to "get" (like) each of their albums about a year after everyone else (referring to critics/fanbase-not the haters).  That means I'm really starting to like this one a lot


Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 13:05
 
I just don't see what people see in this bands lead singer. Bleech!

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 13:02
 
Outstanding and Beautiful.

SuzenJueL
(Minneapolis)
Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 07:30
 
Maybe it's that high voice, with that dragged and tripped out sound, but it gets me every time. Inspiring, love the feel of Nude!
heh..who doesn't eh?
Not a big fan of RadioHead, but this song...Outstanding!{#Chillpill}


slippery
(Sweden)
Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 11:11
 
 stalfnzo wrote:
Once it makes sense to you... well, it just makes sense. Brilliant music. One of the great talents of our day.
 
Great put, couldn't agree more!

Havn't been very impressed with radiohead before, but I guess I never gave them a fair chance. Saw them live this summer on their In rainbows-tour and I was totaly amazed.

Went home and listened through their old material for real and like about 25%- max 50% of their old stuff. Feel they have reached some kind of pinnacle with their latest (love the whole album) and hope they keep climbing.
The funny thing is that even the material I don't really like still blinds me with the instrumental and musical geniality.

A tip for all fans and non fans: "From the basement".
Totaly amazing live-session. Have never seen any live material that feels så f*cking intimate and real. Almost some kind of basement-jam feeling is beeing delivered.It's also hard to miss the fact that they have been playing together since high school - like one.

Can be found on youtube and itunes I think (can not be purchased on dvd, that I know of).

/Slip' 

jedley
(milan, italy)
Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 10:37
 
 mannondale wrote:
Life is soooooo good!  How can such a depressing song make me so happy?
 
That's why they call it 'heartbreaking beauty'.


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 16:00
 
 westslope wrote:

It's so funny how RH polarizes.  And yes, the music is brilliant whether one actually likes it or not.

Just finished doing the dishes while listening to Yes' Gates of Delerium on the Relayer reissued CD.  (Patrick Moraz plays keyboards).  Talk about an acquired taste. Drives my wife crazy.  hehe


 
Ha, yeh I love to drive the Misses batty! Of course she could always turn the tables and play her Kings of Leon cd  in the car. At that point I'd have to take my chances, open the passenger door and bail....yes there would be a great chance of death and severe injury but I figure it would be worth it. - Disclaimer - the previous statement may or may not be true (Apologies to fans of Kings of Leon)

rez
Posted: Feb 09, 2009 - 18:02
 
Seems that every Radiohead album has at least one song that I find unlistenable, where Thom just does a mumbling falsetto whine. I think they need someone in the band who will just say "Thom. NO!!", but they're probably all too English and polite.
That said, it's well worth the price of listening to this for the other stuff they do.