Radiohead : In Rainbows (electronic, house, album, solo, shows)

Piss Me Off · 01-27-2008, 02:48 AM

It would be in my top 10 of 2007, but it seemed a bit lacking compared to their other efforts. There's nothing there that particularly challenged me like on HTTT, i prefer the tense atmosphere of that album far more. That said, Radiohead at this pace are still a lot better than most of the competition...

Vulture_Helsing · 01-30-2008, 08:51 PM

Rating: 9.2 (Very Good)

What is there left to say about Radiohead that already hasn’t been said? Explanation is irrelevant anymore to anyone who has heard their music to explain that they are the best band of the past ten, fifteen, twenty….ever years. One needs only to throw in their new album, In Rainbows, if they are inexperienced in this field. Driven by four years of waiting, Radiohead seems to have found a new energy…a more human energy if anything. They haven’t sounded so alive since Pablo Honey; or at least 2+2=5, but even that was detached and cold, albeit rocking.

Sonically, this album is closest to Amnesiac, but not near as depressing. It sounds like the album Radiohead should have made right after Amnesiac, and then spent four years on the expansive Hail to the Thief.

In Rainbows has Radiohead being almost vunerable, though it doesn’t start out that way. “15 Step” sounds like O Brother Where Art Though? Set in 2525. It’s a different way for Radiohead of opening an album; it doesn’t explode (Planet Telex, 2+2=5), or slowly seethe (Everything In It’s Right Place), it’s most similar to Airbag, as in its just…awesome.

“All I Need” is a beautiful unconditional love song, which may seem strange for Radiohead, but there are No Surpises that they could pull this off and make it so real, “I only stick with you because there are no others.”

There are quite a number of upbeat tracks here, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling into Place, and Weird Fishes_Arpeggi. Jigsaw is livid, feeling like a faster version of A Wolf at the Door. Weird Fishes_Arpeggi blends the band’s early days with their latter experimental days. Bodysnatchers is beyond words, it just simply rocks. Closer “Videotape” is implausibly sad, and is a perfect ending to In Rainbows.

Truth is, if Radiohead turns into the new Tool (one album every five so years), it will always be worth the wait. There has been no band (save, possibly, The Beatles), that have been this consistent in everything they do. But more importantly, no band that at the same time can be so coldly detached from human emotion, that they understand it better than those that revel in it.

vic1 · 01-21-2009, 10:49 AM

For whatever reason, though the album has grown on me and I think it's good, it's one of my least favorite of Radiohead's works. I really thought "Hail to the Thief" was one of their strongest and most intense, as well as "OK Computer". "In Rainbows" sounds like they've moved through most of their troubles and are fully mellowed out. Good work though.

pheurton · 01-27-2008, 04:37 AM

Yeah In rainbows is more accessible than most of their back catalogue, but that's why I like it.

jackhammer · 02-03-2008, 10:29 AM

wow:

Later with Jools Holland - Radiohead - House of Cards

Mr Sensitive · 02-10-2008, 03:24 AM

That was stunning.

ProggyMan · 02-10-2008, 09:58 AM

Comus and enemyatthesix have some explaining to do!

sleepy jack · 02-10-2008, 10:02 AM

They're being "controversial" and "different."

sleepy jack · 02-12-2008, 11:00 PM

I don't think you'll be bashed for it, this is probably my third or fourth favorite Radiohead album. It's tied with Hail to the Thief.

kevinpunx · 02-13-2008, 05:01 AM

its my first time to listen to Radiohead but this album is a very great album.

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01-27-2008, 02:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	It would be in my top 10 of 2007, but it seemed a bit lacking compared to their other efforts. There's nothing there that particularly challenged me like on HTTT, i prefer the tense atmosphere of that album far more. That said, Radiohead at this pace are still a lot better than most of the competition... __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-30-2008, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vulture_Helsing Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 15	Rating: 9.2 (Very Good) What is there left to say about Radiohead that already hasn’t been said? Explanation is irrelevant anymore to anyone who has heard their music to explain that they are the best band of the past ten, fifteen, twenty….ever years. One needs only to throw in their new album, In Rainbows, if they are inexperienced in this field. Driven by four years of waiting, Radiohead seems to have found a new energy…a more human energy if anything. They haven’t sounded so alive since Pablo Honey; or at least 2+2=5, but even that was detached and cold, albeit rocking. Sonically, this album is closest to Amnesiac, but not near as depressing. It sounds like the album Radiohead should have made right after Amnesiac, and then spent four years on the expansive Hail to the Thief. In Rainbows has Radiohead being almost vunerable, though it doesn’t start out that way. “15 Step” sounds like O Brother Where Art Though? Set in 2525. It’s a different way for Radiohead of opening an album; it doesn’t explode (Planet Telex, 2+2=5), or slowly seethe (Everything In It’s Right Place), it’s most similar to Airbag, as in its just…awesome. “All I Need” is a beautiful unconditional love song, which may seem strange for Radiohead, but there are No Surpises that they could pull this off and make it so real, “I only stick with you because there are no others.” There are quite a number of upbeat tracks here, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling into Place, and Weird Fishes_Arpeggi. Jigsaw is livid, feeling like a faster version of A Wolf at the Door. Weird Fishes_Arpeggi blends the band’s early days with their latter experimental days. Bodysnatchers is beyond words, it just simply rocks. Closer “Videotape” is implausibly sad, and is a perfect ending to In Rainbows. Truth is, if Radiohead turns into the new Tool (one album every five so years), it will always be worth the wait. There has been no band (save, possibly, The Beatles), that have been this consistent in everything they do. But more importantly, no band that at the same time can be so coldly detached from human emotion, that they understand it better than those that revel in it. __________________ givememusicorgivemedeath.blogspot.com

02-03-2008, 10:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
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02-10-2008, 03:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 789	That was stunning. __________________

01-21-2009, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
vic1 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	For whatever reason, though the album has grown on me and I think it's good, it's one of my least favorite of Radiohead's works. I really thought "Hail to the Thief" was one of their strongest and most intense, as well as "OK Computer". "In Rainbows" sounds like they've moved through most of their troubles and are fully mellowed out. Good work though.

01-27-2008, 04:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	Yeah In rainbows is more accessible than most of their back catalogue, but that's why I like it.

02-10-2008, 09:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Comus and enemyatthesix have some explaining to do!

02-13-2008, 05:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
kevinpunx Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lucena city Posts: 228	its my first time to listen to Radiohead but this album is a very great album. __________________ www.myspace.com/kevinvegan