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

Started by Zantera, July 23, 2009, 10:02:18 AM

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PixelDream

I agree with the two guys above me, it's just hardly anything special. It's a pretty good Radiohead record. Personally, I don't see in what area it contributes to their legacy.. it's almost what Radiohead would sound like if they are asleep while writing and recording. It's subconscious sounding, which makes it kind of.. glorified background music! Yes! I can use it for that.

Lotus Flower and Codex are pretty great Radiohead songs, and I like the first three tracks, very trippy stuff. However, 'Giving up the Ghost' and 'Seperator' are again, nice, but just not interesting at all. I'd rate the album a bit higher if it would've closed with a bit more intensity.

TheOutlawXanadu

Reactions to the new Radiohead are really interesting because they, once again, show how important expectations are in the grand scheme of liking things.

How many albums have we seen where everyone says, "[Band] still sounds like [Band] while still going to some new places", and then people are generally pleased? The King of Limbs fits that description perfectly to me, but whereas with most bands it would be enough to keep the fanbase happy, the fact the album is merely good and nothing particularly new for them is dividing their fanbase, and many of those who like the album (me included) are still a little disappointed.

Marvellous G

I'd completely agree with the fact that it's not a 'great' Radiohead album.

BUT: whilst I don't get the massive urge to listen to it like I do with their best albums, when I do decide to, it's probably one of their most enjoyable full-listens to me, despite not being objectively great.

ariich

Quote from: KevShmev on March 18, 2011, 07:30:37 AM
Sadly, I've come to the realization that the new Radiohead is merely good.  Not great, but just good.  Hell, looking at my iTunes, I haven't listened to anything from it since February 27th, which is almost three weeks (and it has been just as long since I listened in my car).  I think that says it all, as when I get a new CD that I really like, especially one by a band that is already a favorite, I listen to it a lot for months, but The King of Limbs took only weeks to get put to back of the line, so to speak.  Like I said, I like it, but it just hasn't wowed me at all.

I'd go a little further and say that it's very good, but still not great. Just a bit too one-dimensional to achieve great status.

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bodiesinflight

I'd actually say that objectively speaking it's one of their best but that I don't personally love it quite as much as previous albums.

Zantera

The I Might Be Wrong (Live Recordings)-version of Like Spinning Plates is simply amazing, probably my favorite live performance by the band.
Any love for this amazing version of this mindblowing song? :)  :heart

jag66

Quote from: Zantera on March 22, 2011, 10:55:41 AM
The I Might Be Wrong (Live Recordings)-version of Like Spinning Plates is simply amazing, probably my favorite live performance by the band.
Any love for this amazing version of this mindblowing song? :)  :heart

YES it's incredible live! It's the only song I haven't seen them play live that I really want to hear.

KevShmev

Yeah, that version is good, but I admittedly listen to the studio version almost every time when I am in the mood for that song.

jag66

Quote from: KevShmev on March 22, 2011, 11:32:33 AM
Yeah, that version is good, but I admittedly listen to the studio version almost every time when I am in the mood for that song.

I love listening to the studio version too, they're different enough for me that i'll listen to either depending my the mood.

Zantera

The live-version is just another proof of how Thom Yorke + Piano is enough to make something beautiful and perfect.  :heart

TheVoxyn


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MirzekDT

There is location in Bratislava I can't believe it, that's amazing, but it's really bad that I have to be in school at that time hopefully my brother will get one copy.

kári


TheVoxyn

If I didn't have exams coming up and a lot of stuff for uni I would totally travel the 3 hours needed to go to a location.

Please keep us informed Kari :).

kári

I'm guessing it'll be put up tomorrow evening or so when the US and Canada have also gotten their papers. The paper itself is quite nice, it's very weird and Radiohead-like. There are a few page-long fragments all related to a tree in some way of several books. There's one page with weird typography where there's definitely a hidden message somewhere as somewhere it says "Unwrap this page in me scatter the ink". It came with a little piece of paper with a code in it, quite like the tkol download code which was TKOL-XXXXXXX (I don't remember how many numbers exactly, doesn't matter), this one is TUS1-XXXXXX.

That's pretty much it, I guess.

EDIT: Just found a PDF, so you can see for yourself. :)
https://www.mediafire.com/?s1l1g2c29mfk5em

TheVoxyn


Zantera

I bought the albums a few days ago, but no newspaper. :/

TheVoxyn

This isn't the newspaper that comes with the vinyl pre-order, if that's what you're talking about.

Zantera

Quote from: TheVoxyn on March 28, 2011, 06:30:15 AM
This isn't the newspaper that comes with the vinyl pre-order, if that's what you're talking about.

Nah I know, I bought the regular album. :P

kári


Scard

It's available tomorrow in Toronto. I think I'll grab a copy.

wolfking

I never really got into Radiohead, never seemed my kind of thing.  Today I decided to pick up OK Computer.  It was brand new for $8, and I don't mind Paranoid Android and Karma Police, so I really wanna give this a try.  Radiohead are a band I never really understood the hype, but at the same time, feel I really want to get into them. 

kári


TheVoxyn

OK Computer is amazing, definitely one of my favourite albums. Just give it a listen :).

Zantera

OK Computer is such a classic.
Personally I prefer their electronic stuff, but OK Computer really doesn't have a bad song.

jag66

Quote from: Zantera on April 16, 2011, 05:31:14 AM
OK Computer is such a classic.
Personally I prefer their electronic stuff, but OK Computer really doesn't have a bad song.

Ignoring electioneering and fitter happier, its 10 very strong songs indeed.

Anyone heard the songs they released today on vinyl? Supercollider/The Butcher (I downloaded them, not bad..)

KevShmev

Just got 'em this morning and listened once.  Liked "Supercollider" a lot, but wasn't sure about "The Butcher."  Many more listens to come...

Raoul Sanchez

Supercollider is after a couple of listens my favorite song of the record.

TheVoxyn

Just listened to the songs a couple of times and I really like them both.

orcus116

God dammit, I've always wanted to make a song called Supercollider.

Marvellous G

I'd say Kid A was what made me able to appreciate OK Computer, weirdly.

kári

Fountains of Wayne already have have a song called Supercollider so one more wouldn't hurt.

Quadrochosis

Both the new songs are really great. I can see why neither were on the album, but they are definitely great songs!!

skydivingninja

Quad your new avatar, awesome as it is, is confusing the shit out of me.  CHANGE IT BACK TO RUSH SO I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.