Music Banter

Music Banter (https://www.musicbanter.com/)
-   New Releases Ratings Forum (https://www.musicbanter.com/new-releases-ratings-forum/)
-   -   Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (https://www.musicbanter.com/new-releases-ratings-forum/54586-radiohead-king-limbs.html)

s_k 02-19-2011 12:03 PM

I do take all music seriously. Perhaps too seriously.
I can't really stand music that's just for dancing or entertainment and hasn't got much to do with musicality. Bad, eh?
(I'm not saying this about the Radiohead album :))

Paedantic Basterd 02-19-2011 12:32 PM

100% undecided on this one. Needs more listens.

NumberNineDream 02-19-2011 01:00 PM

I liked it. Maybe I'd find it "Brilliant" after a few listens. But for now it's definitely a good album.

Sneer 02-19-2011 01:34 PM

To me this album feels like they're treading similiar ground to the Kid A/Amnesiac era. Yet there is something in there that distinguishes it from these releases, a more plaintive mood perhaps. So far, so good. It didnt surprise me like their previous efforts did, but that isnt necessarily a criticism. Will have to give it more listens to really have a view though.

Sneer 02-19-2011 01:39 PM

And I totally agree with the belief that this is only part I, it just feels incomplete.

clutnuckle 02-19-2011 04:29 PM

Definitely better on the second half, especially on the last three tracks. Not to say that I completely dislike the first half; "Morning Mr. Magpie" was the track that originally drew me in, but I quickly found better tunes along the way.

It's good and all, and I'm glad it's not being treated as a Godly-all-knowing-BEST OF 2011/THE DECADE SO FAR album by too many people, because it really doesn't sound it was intended to act that way. Sounds more like music by a group that has found a temporary niche and is doing a good job of hanging around there. Really influenced, interesting and (for the most part) uncompromising. Like the theory holds, it could just be half of the whole picture, so there may be more to understand about them in this frame of mind soon enough.

Palatable Vera 02-19-2011 05:41 PM

It was OK. Just... OK. :/

Phantom Limb 02-19-2011 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palatable Vera (Post 1007731)
It was OK. Just... OK. :/

As far as Radiohead albums go, I slightly agree with this. But compared to a lot of other stuff, I think it's a pretty good album. And while i feel like this right now, i think the album will grow on me (as did Hail To The Thief (my favorite of theirs) and Kid A).

sillysillymary 02-19-2011 06:47 PM

Someone posted this on FB, the whole album, if you haven't listened elsewhere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4xhsYvU2g

KingOfIt 02-19-2011 06:56 PM

I'm a big fan based off first impressions. It reminds me a lot of Kid A, which is easily my favorite Radiohead album. Not usually a fan of jumping onboard with random internet rumors, but I could totally buy into this being the first album of a two part series.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:55 AM.


© 2003-2025 Advameg, Inc.