Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
 

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1. "Bloom" 5:15
2. "Morning Mr Magpie" 4:41
3. "Little by Little" 4:27
4. "Feral" 3:13
5. "Lotus Flower" 5:01
6. "Codex" 4:47
7. "Give Up the Ghost" 4:50
8. "Separator" 5:20

Oh man I can't believe they came out with a new album. Can't wait till I can listen to it.

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I wonder how many people will vote 'terrible' just because they dislike Radiohead, despite them not having heard the album.

probably only about a handful...MB is swarming in Radiohead lovers so those few terrible votes won't matter much in the long run.

"King of Limbs" is a masterpiece. Every Radiohead album should be viewed and critiqued on it's own without being influenced by anything that has come after or before it. Every song on this album is perfectly formed and has it's own beauty and story to tell. The only thing that I can complain about is the length which only stands at 37 minutes with 8 songs, but every song has it's place.

My favourite tracks especially are: Bloom, Lotus Flower (Sensational), Codex and Give Up The Ghost.

this is definitely a good year in music.

gonna need to listen a few more times before i can really decide, but so far I'm really really digging it.

The second half (so lotus flower on) is perfect.

The length surprises me. But I can't complain because I'm not a fan of overlong albums. Haven't heard it yet though, maybe it will feel short, maybe it will feel just right.

What exactly leads you to anticipate this being an issue? I'd be more concerned that people would vote "excellent" without having heard it, out of obsessive (and excessive) love of the band - NOT the reverse.

he only said that because he saw that I voted "terrible" is all.

(to those expecting a rock revival): sorry, no catchy, cliche trived three minute pop songs with anticipatory anxiety before the off-key riffs anymore. that stuff is for the birds and the man-boys still living in the 80s and 90s, respectively.

(to those with expectations a little too high): it's wrong of us to expect godliness out of a band which abandoned its arena-rock roots over a decade ago. we have to appreciate the minutiae and wind ourselves up for a fourth and fifth time listening before we can hope to pick up on some sort of meaning.

("Bloom"): I really like the 8-bit reverberations.

(in reference to the album as a whole): the beats are unsteady but fire rapidly like a 1,000 bats out of a hellish trove in upper-forest England. ghosts whispering as you walk on an old beaten path which has killed the spirit of millions, but w/ an 80s retro twang to it, suggesting that the tales of ol' persist in new age machina. some of the songs are more subdued (give up the ghost)

flying lotus and remnants of there will be blood bookmark songs and add a little flavor, reminding us of the age we live in and the direction that music is spiraling aimlessly towards, for better or for the best.

(the song SEPARATOR): the beat loops and loops and doesn't reach the desired crescendo, but rather each separate musical element enters, enveloping the voice which is magnified and tunnels upwards out of the dirt for air. amazing what an on-key touch of the keyboard, and some slightly positive stroke of the guitar, can do for a beat and a voice swallowed in desperation.

(in summary): it's like death is imminent, no? or acceptance of old tales of yorkshire? middle age glorification? (didn't mean there age, though that could work. Beowulf and King Arthur, those middle age folks). no clear amazing expansive, positive beat to hum to, but who cares. 80s retro and orchestral expansions permeate and diffuse howling vocals, while off-rhythm beats and steady reflective guitar strings keep order aligned. but prince cacophony rules the day in many minutes of this unique little 8-track album.

do not bother placing it in line w/ any of the others. as is there custom, this one is unique and separate, and should not be analyzed for sake of top 100 ranking systems or to garner more hits for a pundit page. true fans will only hurt there heads making the typical kid a comparison.

but let your opinion be your own, and enjoy the album.

these are just my thoughts.

I listened to it this morning and now I'm listening to it again, it really grows on you on second listen, I think it's a pretty good album, maybe their 4th best behind the Bends, OKC and Kid A. The only bad thing I can say about it is that is a little bit short, if Hail to the Thief had way too many songs this album should have one of two more. Still, the songs are well put in the album, it begins with some songs that reminded me of Thom's solo work but after Lotus Flower it sounds more like Radiohead. What I don't know is how are they gonna play this songs live because looks like Phil and Ed won't do anything in some songs.

it's too early to make a judgement for me.

early favorites: Little by Little, Lotus Flower, Feral, and Seperator.

I wonder if they are hinting at more material with the lyrics "if you think this is over then you're wrong" from seperator. possibly the track that "seperates" the two releases? they recorded for 18 months and this album is 37 minutes long...

I'm going to reserve judgement on this album for now. It has a different feel from other Radiohead albums and I can tell that to fully understand it i will need to listen to it a few times through.

I like Lotus Flower a lot.

I feel like this is there least-accessible album so far, which might be a good thing, but this album will have to get a lotta more plays before i can really give any type of judgement.

That would be sweet, i could definitely see radiohead do something like that.

I actually thought that myself maybe at midnight the second release will occur.

Nearly finished listening to it and i must say that it's a very good album. 'Give Up The Ghost' is the standout track for me so far, it's a very haunting song. However there seems to be something holding the album back from being brilliant. Even though the album is short and sweet it sounds a little bit incomplete, like they have more to give. But if the rumors are true and if the title of the last song 'Separator' is a hint, we could have The King Of Limbs part II with us pretty soon.

Amazing album, even on first listen. Codex is already one of my favorite Radiohead songs.

I never like to rate an album so quickly. I obviously loved it though. My early favourites are Bloom, Codex and Give Up The Ghost.

That's the popular rumour. Then again many people also interpreted Videotape as meaning it was the end of Radiohead.

this seems to be a huge departure from anything that they've done before in terms of songwriting. it's much more about groove and texture rather than having songs that wind all over the place, if that makes any sense. meanwhile, it all sounds so very "radiohead".

there also seems to be no time wasted whatsoever. extremely tight, like they didn't want one more second on anything than was needed.

I'm loving it.

Average. And I'm being generous.
It's better than In Rainbows to my opinion, but I just don't like their new (mainly electronic) style. I loved the trumpets on amnesiac, I loved the shredding guitars on OK Computer... It all has become a bit overproduced. Lacks the feeling of the earlier records. It feels 'digital'. Almost sounds like they intentionally want to make it sound 'weird' just to be interesting.

Pity.

Just finished listening to it. I thought it was pretty good, but didn't completely love it. Lotus Flower and Bloom were great though.

In Rainbows was a masterpiece? So I am confused at how you say this album is average yet better than In Rainbows :O

Well I just didn't like In Rainbows.
I just don't like Radiohead's new (more electronic) style I guess.

:laughing:

This album is sorta poo. Actually, it's smelly steaming horse excrement. The worst 6 quid I've ever spent, bar none.

Lol, so many people in this thread taking this album super-seriously.

I suppose it's meant to be taken seriously?

Of course it is, it's art... but I couldn't help but lol at these posts...

Only in a Radiohead thread will you find posts like that.

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 :))

100% undecided on this one. Needs more listens.

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

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.

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

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.

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).

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

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

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.