The Official Radiohead Thread

MoonlitSunshine · 12-03-2010, 07:15 PM

I really like In Rainbows for what it is. There are some fantastic songs on it, but I think i have more of an emotional connection to those that came before it. I remember reading a review once that said with each of their albums, you could tell who they had been listening to. With In Rainbows, you could tell that they had been listening to themselves. That's essentially what In Rainbows is, to a great extent: Pure, Distilled Radiohead.

thirtiesgirl · 12-03-2010, 09:48 PM

I like In Rainbows a lot, but, aside from Reckoner, Nude, and maybe 15 Step, it hasn't gotten under my skin in the way other Radiohead albums have.

METAShift · 12-04-2010, 08:53 AM

In Rainbows has a great blend, IMO. It has energetic and fun tracks, like Bangers, quiet stuff, like Reckoner, and tracks that mix the two very well, like House of Cards.

It's generally a very pleasant listen, from start to finish, and it's probably my favourite album so far.

FakePlasticKid · 12-04-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thirtiesgirl

I like In Rainbows a lot, but, aside from Reckoner, Nude, and maybe 15 Step, it hasn't gotten under my skin in the way other Radiohead albums have.

well I can agree with that though House Of Cards is about my favorite chill out song, its the top played song on my ipod

and bodysnatches is a favorite song of mine to rock out to though I agree that those songs are probobly the ones that will invoke emotion more than any others on that album while especially Kid-A and Hail to the Thief didn't give you any sort of break from the drama of it all

though I will say that I think thats why i love The Bends and In Rainbows because I can listen to the albums and have moments of a pensive, contemplative mood, and right after be brought back up by something like "Black Star" or "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" and I'm not speaking in song subject matter cause you can't find a happy radiohead song on most of their albums, but just in how its played

also sorry I didn't read META's post cause I basically restated it lol

clementine · 12-04-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by FakePlasticKid

(and apparently I'm one of the very few people on this forum thats a huge fan of in rainbows)

I'm a big fan of IR too, it's probably my second favourite album after Kid A, as a whole album more than just songs that I like. I like them all anyway, though I don't listen to Pablo Honey very often.

What do you think about HTTT? I've got friends who say it's not a good album, they were a bit dissapointed about it, after hearing Kid A and Amnesiac they were waiting for something like those two... But personally I love it. There there is one of my favourite songs ever, and live it's just incredible.

FakePlasticKid · 12-04-2010, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by clementine

I'm a big fan of IR too, it's probably my second favourite album after Kid A, as a whole album more than just songs that I like. I like them all anyway, though I don't listen to Pablo Honey very often.

What do you think about HTTT? I've got friends who say it's not a good album, they were a bit dissapointed about it, after hearing Kid A and Amnesiac they were waiting for something like those two... But personally I love it. There there is one of my favourite songs ever, and live it's just incredible.

see it was the last radiohead album that I really got into (meaning like a couple months ago) and I didn't till I heard Myxamatosis on the From The Basement live show and fell in love with it

since then its become a constant fixture on my ipod

Kaimon · 12-04-2010, 05:05 PM

IR is probably my favorite Radiohead album, but the fact that it was also my first Radiohead Album might be saying something.

FakePlasticKid · 12-04-2010, 05:10 PM

yea see i got into radiohead after in rainbows so I heard all of their repetoire over a small amount of time so Its tough to tell which was my first radiohead album I just went through youtube video after youtube video

but since I watched Meeting people is easy which documented OK computer it was originally my fav but then I started listening to the Bends more and more and more

GuitarBizarre · 12-05-2010, 08:27 AM

I'm not understanding the lack of love for HTTT.

clementine · 12-05-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I'm not understanding the lack of love for HTTT.

me neither. besides, it's got some of the best live songs (in my opinion) there there, 2+2=5, the gloaming!

View Poll Results: Favorite Radiohead Album?
Pablo Honey	17	2.80%
The Bends	97	15.95%
OK Computer	218	35.86%
Kid A	129	21.22%
Amnesiac	30	4.93%
Hail to the Thief	30	4.93%
In Rainbows	85	13.98%
The King of Limbs	2	0.33%
Voters: 608. You may not vote on this poll

12-03-2010, 07:15 PM	#3171 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	I really like In Rainbows for what it is. There are some fantastic songs on it, but I think i have more of an emotional connection to those that came before it. I remember reading a review once that said with each of their albums, you could tell who they had been listening to. With In Rainbows, you could tell that they had been listening to themselves. That's essentially what In Rainbows is, to a great extent: Pure, Distilled Radiohead. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-03-2010, 09:48 PM	#3172 (permalink)
thirtiesgirl Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Loss Angeles Posts: 93	I like In Rainbows a lot, but, aside from Reckoner, Nude, and maybe 15 Step, it hasn't gotten under my skin in the way other Radiohead albums have. __________________ *Even in my darkest recollection, there was someone singing my life back to me. ~Neko Case*

12-04-2010, 08:53 AM	#3173 (permalink)
METAShift Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Please... Posts: 46	In Rainbows has a great blend, IMO. It has energetic and fun tracks, like Bangers, quiet stuff, like Reckoner, and tracks that mix the two very well, like House of Cards. It's generally a very pleasant listen, from start to finish, and it's probably my favourite album so far.

12-04-2010, 05:05 PM	#3177 (permalink)
Kaimon Talking Cactus Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Freebirds Posts: 201	IR is probably my favorite Radiohead album, but the fact that it was also my first Radiohead Album might be saying something.

12-04-2010, 05:10 PM	#3178 (permalink)
FakePlasticKid Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: KY Posts: 60	yea see i got into radiohead after in rainbows so I heard all of their repetoire over a small amount of time so Its tough to tell which was my first radiohead album I just went through youtube video after youtube video but since I watched Meeting people is easy which documented OK computer it was originally my fav but then I started listening to the Bends more and more and more