whatevermort
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I love Hail To The Thief a lot. I think if it were ten tracks it could be right up there with their best. We Suck Young Blood might even be my favourite Radiohead song.
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Is a new Radiohead album imminent? - form new company similar to prior releases
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Hibiki Kurosawa
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Yeeeeeeees, cannot waaaait!!
I've always loved bloom, and this version gave me chills. I reallllllly hope this is a new version he was testing out to play while on their next tour... would love to hear this rendition live with some atmospheric backing from the rest of the band (Jonny, most likely)
minor effort
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That's kind of why I demoted it a bit. I think even members of the band have commented that they wished they had edited the album down a bit more. It has some great tracks, but can really drag around its midsection.
Marion Cobretti
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Has it really been 5 years? Shit.
uncelestial
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Muse is thataway
uncelestial
Member
Spacey, melodic, creepy, atmospheric Radiohead is the best Radiohead. They were never a good rock band (despite what may be implied by my "Thom Cobain" avatar).
1. In Rainbows
2. OK Computer
3. Kid A
4. Amnesiac
5. Hail to the Thief
6. King of Limbs
7. The Bends
8. Pablo Honey
1. In Rainbows
2. OK Computer
3. Kid A
4. Amnesiac
5. Hail to the Thief
6. King of Limbs
7. The Bends
8. Pablo Honey
JeTmAn81
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The Bends is my favorite album by them, so I definitely disagree with this statement. OK Computer, their most acclaimed work, is also fairly rocking.
I'll get in on this, even though I feel like it changes depending on my mood. At any time I could also have In Rainbows and OK Computer on top, though I think the bottom 2 are pretty set for me. I liked King of Limbs and don't even hate Pablo Honey, but I just don't find myself ever coming back to them.
1. Kid A
2. In Rainbows
3. OK Computer
4. Amnesiac
5. The Bends
6. Hail to the Thief
7. King of Limbs
8. Pablo Honey
1. Kid A
2. In Rainbows
3. OK Computer
4. Amnesiac
5. The Bends
6. Hail to the Thief
7. King of Limbs
8. Pablo Honey
Mango Positive
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Pretty much this. I love In Rainbows easily one of my top 5 all time favorites.
TKOL fell pretty flat to me but in defense of TKOL it came out about 2 weeks after my ex-wife told me she wanted a divorce out of the blue which pretty much sent me into catatonic shock. Even if it was their best work I wouldn't have been able to appreciate it. I still don't find myself ever really falling in love with it except Feral, that track is incredible.
uncelestial
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Not to compare stories, but on the same day -- with a paycheck from my teenage internship -- I bought a PlayStation 1, Final Fantasy VII, and OK Computer.
It was an awesome day. The artwork even kinda looked the same.
That was my 1997 for sure. To this day the two things are still closely related in my mind. Nice as the soundtrack for FF7 was, I frequently played OKC over it; it went together pretty well.
lastflowers
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similar but shift it back a year. In Rainbows was my HS Senior year and TKOL was my Junior year late night coding soundtrack. Bloom at 4am while nearly dying from lack of sleep is absolute bliss.
For In Rainbows, I pulled an all nighter on a school day (wed night?) playing counter-strike source and constantly refreshing the Radiohead Tour Tickets page with a script. It turns out the stupid tickets went on sale the next morning at like 8 am, so I could have gone to sleep. Anyways, I got third row tickets to the Houston showing and skipped my prom and took a date to Radiohead instead. Was worth it.
Fallout-NL
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Not to compare stories, but on the same day -- with a paycheck from my teenage internship -- I bought a PlayStation 1, Final Fantasy VII, and OK Computer.
It was an awesome day. The artwork even kinda looked the same.
That was my 1997 for sure. To this day the two things are still closely related in my mind. Nice as the soundtrack for FF7 was, I frequently played OKC over it; it went together pretty well.
Awesome. I have that with a couple of games and albums as well. It is the best feeling, though difficult to share with others since there's probably not that many others out there that have the same combinations.
JehutyRunner
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For me:
1) Kid A (favourite album of all time)
2) In Rainbows
3) OK Computer
4) Hail to the Thief
5) Amnesiac
6) The Bends
7) King of Limbs
8) Pablo Honey
It's weird how, over time, I've begun to appreciate more of Amnesiac. It used to be near the bottom, just ahead of Pablo. Now it's higher than The Bends. Blimey.
And as someone alluded to earlier, it tells you a lot of their body of work that, Pablo Honey aside (because it was shite), their alright best (King of Limbs) is still better than most bands going today, I feel.
1) Kid A (favourite album of all time)
2) In Rainbows
3) OK Computer
4) Hail to the Thief
5) Amnesiac
6) The Bends
7) King of Limbs
8) Pablo Honey
It's weird how, over time, I've begun to appreciate more of Amnesiac. It used to be near the bottom, just ahead of Pablo. Now it's higher than The Bends. Blimey.
And as someone alluded to earlier, it tells you a lot of their body of work that, Pablo Honey aside (because it was shite), their alright best (King of Limbs) is still better than most bands going today, I feel.
JehutyRunner
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So, umm, I thought this would have been posted in here by now.
But Nigel Godrich (long-time Radiohead producer for those who don't know) posted this yesterday on Twitter.
IT'S CLOSE.
But Nigel Godrich (long-time Radiohead producer for those who don't know) posted this yesterday on Twitter.
IT'S CLOSE.
What does it mean?!?!
ScreamingTrees
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I just hope it's better than King of Limbs. I love Radiohead, I've seen them in concert numerous times, In Rainbows is probably my second favourite of theirs. I'd prefer to listen to Pablo Honey than King of Limbs.
disappeared
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Here it comes
TheExhaustedWalrus
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God I hope they actually play in my state this time...
Battersea Power Station
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I've never been to a Radiohead show... or many live performances in general. Are tickets usually outrageously expensive? What kind of venues do they usually play?
One of the only ones I've been to is a Portishead concert at Hammerstein Ballroom. It was a reasonable $60 or so if I recall correctly and an amazing performance.
One of the only ones I've been to is a Portishead concert at Hammerstein Ballroom. It was a reasonable $60 or so if I recall correctly and an amazing performance.
I was way too broke to see them on their last tour (had I known it would be their last for four years, I would've said it fuck it to eating for a week and gone anyway :lol) but I think they played mostly stadiums. Tickets were between $80 and 100 iirc.
robotzombie
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I'd say you'd probably be looking at more like the $100 range
31GhostsIV
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In my three years of frequenting Gaf, i've seen Radiohead threads come and go and they always, always turn into people ranking their albums.
(For the record, this list is accurate but i'd put Kid A and Rainbows as Joint no.1)
I was at that very Portishead show too. It's probably the greatest show I've ever been to.
I've seen them play in an open air stadium three times in Vancouver and tickets have always been around $60.
I'd love to know this also. I was hoping to catch them around the release of Third, but I couldn't manage it.
They hardly ever tour.
Battersea Power Station
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Yes! Their commitment to sound quality is ridiculously high. I didn't much care for the opening act (Though Forms?) and was worried the main show would sound similarly fuzzy, but afterwords the P-head crew had a really thorough setup to deal with the echoey venue, and the resulting sound was phenomenal!
I believe they tour just once for each release... and sometimes additionally in Europe. Geoff Barrow's been hinting at another album in the works, but that might mean it comes 3 years from now. As soon a tour is announced I'm jumping on those tickets though.
They usually play large outdoor pavilion type venues.
For their last two US tours (at least) Radiohead has circumvented Ticketmaster IIRC so tickets haven't been outrageous. $60-75 for good seats is probably right on the money. Less if you don't mind settling for sitting on the lawn/in the back. Problem is they sell out fast.
Fake edit: Just dug up my ticket orders for the In Rainbows and TKOL tours: $56 each for In Rainbows and $75 each for TKOL plus S&H, both times right up front in the pit.
Outside of maybe a Coachella or whatever here or there, Portishead hasn't toured the US since 2011 (somewhat tragically I had tickets for one of the shows but wasn't able to go). Before that it had been (I believe) a full decade since they last toured here. It's definitely rare. When you hear news of the next Portishead album coming out (whenever that is) keep your ear to the ground about a tour because it might be the last one. Portishead won't be around forever, sadly.
Always check out the vinyl mixes on Radiohead albums. They're awesome.
Betta Lines
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Spectre sounds unfinished to me. The layering of vocals at 1:04 is really weird. It sounds like they fade out a failed ending to the melody and fade in a replacement.
There does seem to be lack of clarity in the orchestral parts. I'm not sure if it's compression or perhaps even a synthesized orchestra... but I'm not hearing any harsh clipping aside from 2:48, and I'm assuming that one's deliberate.
JehutyRunner
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Seen Radiohead twice: Malahide Castle, Dublin in 2008 to tour In Rainbows and at The O2 in London to tour King of Limbs. For Malahide, it was £40 (paid for ticket in North instead of South in Euros because, well, I live in the North) and for The O2, it was £60.
Both concerts were completely godly. Malahide for me just edges The O2 but both were so so great. If they're doing a UK show at The O2, I'd try and do everything in my power to be there. If you get a chance to see them for the first time, money shouldn't be too much of an issue and even then, just do it. It's fucking Radiohead.
Both concerts were completely godly. Malahide for me just edges The O2 but both were so so great. If they're doing a UK show at The O2, I'd try and do everything in my power to be there. If you get a chance to see them for the first time, money shouldn't be too much of an issue and even then, just do it. It's fucking Radiohead.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Oh my...
God if that's true...
CreeperBlocks
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YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Officially announced they're playing in Switzerland.
http://www.openairsg.ch/
NOT TOO LONG NOW FRIENDS!
http://www.openairsg.ch/
NOT TOO LONG NOW FRIENDS!
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