The Official Radiohead Thread

[Goofle]

Radiohead wish they were The Beta Band

[Surell]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I think HTTT is patchy and overlong, and would be a more consistent album if it lost a couple of tracks from the end of it.

Perhaps, i like it overall though. It's lengthy but i wouldn't say there's any wasted space; maybe just a little less cohesive than stuff like Kid A or Amnesiac. I think OK Computer gets pretty iffy after Karma Police or Electioneering, whichever comes second.

[Salami]

Originally Posted by Surell

Perhaps, i like it overall though. It's lengthy but i wouldn't say there's any wasted space; maybe just a little less cohesive than stuff like Kid A or Amnesiac. I think OK Computer gets pretty iffy after Karma Police or Electioneering, whichever comes second.

You think so? I'm of the opinion that "Subterranean Homesick Alien" follows on perfectly from "Paranoid Android" (track 2).

One thing Radiohead are very good at is making their tracks flow from each other very well.

[Zer0]

Originally Posted by TomClancy11

Radiohead wish they were The Beta Band

The Beta Band in turn wish they were Beck. I still like them though.

It's a vicious circle.

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by Zer0

The Beta Band in turn wish they were Beck. I still like them though.

Beck wishes he was an alien. But don't we all?

But yeah, Radiohead said they wanted to make "A Beta Band album" once. Not sure if they have come close to that (in terms of style).

[Sneer]

Radiohead are a better band than The Beta Band ever were, and I really like The Beta Band.

[debaserr]

You can say that about thousands of bands.

[Surell]

Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

You think so? I'm of the opinion that "Subterranean Homesick Alien" follows on perfectly from "Paranoid Android" (track 2).

One thing Radiohead are very good at is making their tracks flow from each other very well.

Oh, I love those songs as well. What i meant was that everything up to KP/Electioneering is great, and then the album goes downhill, or at least unnecessary.

And yeah, cohesion is a great strength of theirs.

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by Stu

Radiohead are a better band than The Beta Band ever were, and I really like The Beta Band.

I agree, but I think The Beta Band did it with far more charm and carelessness than Radiohead. I would rather listen to The Three EP's than any Radiohead album.

[Salami]

Originally Posted by TomClancy11

I agree, but I think The Beta Band did it with far more charm and carelessness than Radiohead. I would rather listen to The Three EP's than any Radiohead album.

Although the Beta Band formed more than a decade after Radiohead, Radiohead themselves hailed them for developing their own style. I think that the Beta Band had the advantage of seeing what Radiohead did, and Radiohead were almost completely innovative, after Primal scream.