Radiohead - The King of Limbs (v. New Thom Yorke solo album out!)

[shadowfex]

I only know Paranoid Android and No Surprises, and absolutely love those songs. Gimme three good songs
I can youtube, please.

Both those tracks are on OK Computer which is their best album. If you love those I can guarantee you will love the album.

[TheVoxyn]

I only know Paranoid Android and No Surprises, and absolutely love those songs. Gimme three good songs
I can youtube, please.

Both those tracks are on OK Computer which is their best album. If you love those I can guarantee you will love the album.

This. Not only is it their best album, it might be the best album of all time.

[skydivingninja]

Too bad In Rainbows is their best album.  But if you liked those two James you should get OK Computer first.

[j]

Guys stop fighting.  A case can be made for OK Computer, The Bends, In Rainbows, or Kid A being their best album.

I still haven't had a chance to listen to this new one.

-J

[Jamesman42]

Loving Idioteque, very goooood.

By the way, loving Grooveshark for studying. great site.

[orcus116]

Guys stop fighting.  A case can be made for OK Computer, The Bends, In Rainbows, or Kid A being their best album.

Except for In Rainbows, which glorified background music at best.

[KevShmev]

Debating between OK Computer and In Rainbows as far as which is better is liking doing the same for Awake and Images and Words; both are so incredibly awesome that there really is no wrong answer.  But I am partial to In Rainbows, especially when you take the bonus disc into account.  But both are in my all-time top 20 (IR being top 10, and maybe even top 5), and Kid A is not far behind.

Anyway, still trying to fully digest the new album.  I like it a lot, but I'd be surprised if it cracked my Radiohead top 5 (which is no shame at all).

[Zantera]

Personally I don't praise OK Computer to the skies like many others here, It's amazing and everything, but I prefer all the albums they've released afterwards.

[ariich]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

[Zantera]

Let's bring out this shit again:

1. In Rainbows
2. Kid A
3. Amnesiac
4. The King of Limbs (this is just an early ranking, it might fall or climb)
5. Hail to the Thief
6. OK Computer
7. The Bends
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8. Pablo Honey (haven't heard yet, so can't really put it anywhere but last for now)

[ariich]

1. OK Computer
2. In Rainbows
3. The Bends
4. Hail to the Thief
5. Kid A
6. Amnesiac
7. Pablo Honey

Way too early to rank King of Limbs, but I'm thinking it'll probably be around 4-5 maybe.

[shadowfex]

1. OK Computer
2. The Bends
3. In rainbows
4. Kid A
5. Hail to the thief
6. Amnesiac
7. Pablo Honey

[TheVoxyn]

I wouldn't know where to rank TKoL either. But if it keeps growing, I can see it ending up pretty high.

Top 3 (because it's too hard after that):

1. Ok Computer
2. Kid A
3. In Rainbows

[skydivingninja]

1. In Rainbows
2. OK Computer tied with Kid A
3. The Bends
4. Hail to the Thief

Right now TKOL ties with HTTT, but both albums are still really good.

[TheOutlawXanadu]

1. OK Computer
2. The Bends
2. Kid A
4. In Rainbows
5. Amnesiac
5. Hail to the Thief
7. Pablo Honey

[Ravenheart]

Something like this:

Kid A
In Rainbows
Ok Computer
The Bends
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
Pablo Honey

Too early to rank The King of Limbs, though I'm enjoying it more and more with each listen.

If I made this list a year or two ago, or back when I was in the middle of my crazed Radiohead fanboi obsession, OKC and The Bends probably would have been the top 2.

[orcus116]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

Eh, it's too simple of an album for me. Not a lot of layers to absorb, nothing really interesting or hooky, so after one or two listens I got pretty much everything out of that album I could and got bored with it. I can't think of a single song that was begging for me to listen to it again.

[jag66]

1. OK Computer (GOAT)
2. Kid A (not far behind)
3. In Rainbows = The Bends
5. Amnesiac
6. Hail to the thief
7. The king of limbs
8. Pablo Honey

There's not much seperating 5-7, TKOL may move up, although I doubt it'll hit the top 4 (4 amazing albums!)

Think lotus flower might be in my top 10 radiohead songs, love it!

[Dittomist]

1. OK Computer
2. Hail to the Thief
3. Kid A
4. The Bends
5. The King of Limbs
6. In Rainbows
7. Amnesiac
8. Pablo Honey

[TheOutlawXanadu]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

Eh, it's too simple of an album for me. Not a lot of layers to absorb, nothing really interesting or hooky, so after one or two listens I got pretty much everything out of that album I could and got bored with it. I can't think of a single song that was begging for me to listen to it again.

[PixelDream]

1. In Rainbows

The only album without a dull moment and with constant beauty from start to finish. they weren't trying too hard to be experimental, and Yorke said about it: 'This album is what moves us'. Or something like that. In any case, I can totally hear and feel it. There wasn't much 'getting into it' either. Yes, it was a grower, but you could tell this album was spectacular from the start. They're just songs, with emotion and great sounding.. sounds.

2. OK Computer = Kid A
- Are like opposites of eachother, but I like them equally.

3. The Bends
- Just a great rock album

4. Hail to the Thief

5. Amnesiac
- A bit too experimental for me, although it has 'Pyramid Song', which is definately a top 5 RH song for me.

I don't rank Pablo Honey and The King of Limbs because I haven't heard PH aside of 'You' and 'Creep', and I have yet to get to know The King of Limbs a little bit better. So far though, I like it, but it's far from anything 'new'. My attention just begins to wander, in spite of the short play length.

[orcus116]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

Eh, it's too simple of an album for me. Not a lot of layers to absorb, nothing really interesting or hooky, so after one or two listens I got pretty much everything out of that album I could and got bored with it. I can't think of a single song that was begging for me to listen to it again.

*snip*

The album's not bad, it's just not anywhere close to the masterpiece people claim it is. I can distinctly remember listening to it for the first time and going "well now I kinda know why they're allowing the people to download this for free". My feelings don't stray far from there the times I do listen to it. It's like people going apeshit over the audio equivalent of a Mark Rothko painting.

[faemir]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

Eh, it's too simple of an album for me. Not a lot of layers to absorb, nothing really interesting or hooky, so after one or two listens I got pretty much everything out of that album I could and got bored with it. I can't think of a single song that was begging for me to listen to it again.

*snip*

The album's not bad, it's just not anywhere close to the masterpiece people claim it is. I can distinctly remember listening to it for the first time and going "well now I kinda know why they're allowing the people to download this for free". My feelings don't stray far from there the times I do listen to it. It's like people going apeshit over the audio equivalent of a Mark Rothko painting.

The price has no correlation to the quality - for good or bad.

[TheVoxyn]

If I count my mp3-player listens, I'm on 200+ Radiohead listens this week. While the number 2 has 17 listens. I can't stop listening. Doesn't matter which album, all are  . Except Pablo Honey maybe, but that's the only one I don't have.

[TheOutlawXanadu]

Wtf orc, In Rainbows is amazing. For me it's a close second behind OKC.

Eh, it's too simple of an album for me. Not a lot of layers to absorb, nothing really interesting or hooky, so after one or two listens I got pretty much everything out of that album I could and got bored with it. I can't think of a single song that was begging for me to listen to it again.

*snip*

The album's not bad, it's just not anywhere close to the masterpiece people claim it is. I can distinctly remember listening to it for the first time and going "well now I kinda know why they're allowing the people to download this for free". My feelings don't stray far from there the times I do listen to it. It's like people going apeshit over the audio equivalent of a Mark Rothko painting.

The cynic in me thinks that your initial reaction to it may have influenced all your reactions since.

But, I mean, I understand that sometimes people just don't like things, for whatever reason. Me, I think it's a great album. It's not OKC, but it's great.

[Ravenheart]

Does Orcus like anything?

[orcus116]

That's seriously getting old. Stop.

[Ravenheart]

I'm just playin' 

[orcus116]

YOU'RE PLAYING WITH MA HEARTSTRINGS

The cynic in me thinks that your initial reaction to it may have influenced all your reactions since.

But, I mean, I understand that sometimes people just don't like things, for whatever reason. Me, I think it's a great album. It's not OKC, but it's great.

Quite possibly but we're talking about an album that has very little to offer outside of the first listen. I mean that in a songwriting way, not in terms of any quality. I'm a fan of simple stuff layered on top to create a minimalist, airy sound so I'm not completely against this type of music but none of the music really interests me enough to where it'll click.

That being said I'm dying to do a Radiohead run through so maybe things'll change by the time I get to the finish line.

[Ravenheart]

C'mere, lil guy. Lemme ruffle that hair.

[KevShmev]

Quite possibly but we're talking about an album that has very little to offer outside of the first listen.

That's crazy talk to me, as IR constantly had things to that weren't detectible or instantly noticeable the first time.  It's like, the first 50 times I listened to it, I noticed something new every single time. 

[orcus116]

Yeah well when you play it backwards that'll happen.

[KevShmev]

Your attempt at humor and/or sarcasm = FAIL. 

Anyway, this CD is definitely passing the workout test.  Cranked it up when doing my workout a bit ago and it sounded great (except for "Codex" which is a bit too mellow for a workout, but still a great tune).

Also, both "Little by Little" and "Separator" were stuck in my head for much of yesterday, so my 2nd day worry (on Saturday) about this album being good, but possibly not having a lot of memorable melodies that get stuck in your head, is being laid to rest.  Happily.

[orcus116]

Finishing up The Bends, which is still awesome. I got the new album at the finish line which I still haven't listened to. Hope it's good.

[TheVoxyn]

Finishing up The Bends, which is still awesome. I got the new album at the finish line which I still haven't listened to. Hope it's good.

It is. Just give it more than 1 listen before judging it, it's a real grower.