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This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
There is nothing better than converting one of your friends to a certain band or genre of music you like. I just converted my Bonnaroo buddy to listen to some Radiohead songs for the first time tonight and he was completely blown away. He passed out while we were listening to them so I hope he remembered how much he loved them. I can't wait for him to see them live at Bonnaroo.
There is nothing better than converting one of your friends to a certain band or genre of music you like. I just converted my Bonnaroo buddy to listen to some Radiohead songs for the first time tonight and he was completely blown away. He passed out while we were listening to them so I hope he remembered how much he loved them. I can't wait for him to see them live at Bonnaroo.
This happened to me recently. My roommate is semi familiar with them but never got Ito them. The other day I was watching the Bonnaroo 2006 DVD with my sound system on while him and I were enjoying some corn, and he was blown away. He looked at me and said "I need to go to Bonnaroo."
Post by g a b f r a b on Jan 29, 2012 23:29:05 GMT -5
In Rainbows finally fully clicked for me today. I'm not sure what it was, but I felt like I finally liked and enjoyed it without having to try. Now hoping the same can happen for King of Limbs, at least to some degree. Damn this show is going to be good.
In Rainbows finally fully clicked for me today. I'm not sure what it was, but I felt like I finally liked and enjoyed it without having to try. Now hoping the same can happen for King of Limbs, at least to some degree. Damn this show is going to be good.
Still working on getting In Rainbows. I definitely don't dislike it it, in fact I like it quite a bit, but it don't hold the same reverence for it that others do, or that I do for OKC and Kid A.
I'm actually getting TKOL now. I had a what the hell is this moment when I first listened to it, but its grown on me and lately I find myself craving it like one craves peanut butter toast and milk.
TKOL is all about texture and the strength of Thom's vocals.
Gonna admit that I have never been a big Radiohead fan. I was more of a blues based rock guy and transitioned into more indie sounds in the last couple of years. I decided to listen to every Radiohead album on Spotify, some of them for the first time (Pablo Honey, OK Computer, Amnesiac, TKOL, and HTTT).
To say the least, it has been a pleasure. I know most of you have known this for a long time, but OK Computer and In Rainbows were like a new type of music for me. Just amazing that I haven't gotten into these guys before now.
Anyways, thought that I would post my favorite albums with the perspective in mind. As someone who is just really opening up all of this albums at the same time.
In Rainbows-love this whole album pretty much on first listen. I watched the From The Basement session from that year with headphones on and was almost in tears
Ok Computer-First six songs are as good as any ever, but there is a little bit of a lull until No Surprises hits. Amazing album regardless.
The Bends-This is what I always thought of in regard to Radiohead. I've had this album forever and really liked it. Makes sense since it is more guitar driven than the stuff to follow.
Kid A - A lot I like, some I don't. Songs like Optimistic and Idioteque immediately have become some of my favorites, but I just can't get into some of the album.
Hail To The Thief- A little less accessible for me. I really like some songs, but don't connect with too many. Once again, the good are very good though.
The King of Limbs-Eh. Lotus Flower, Codex and especially Giving Up The Ghost are great. The rest bores me.
Amnesiac-I think a few more listens to this will help. Not sure what to make of most of it. Sort of non-memorable for me.
Pablo Honey-The redheaded stepchild of Radiohead albums. It really sounds nothing like their other stuff and that is a good thing, IMHO.
Take it or leave it. That is my, for the most part, first impression of Radiohead.
I'm importing Kid A into my computer right now. It's going to take all of my effort to wait, but I'm not going to listen to it until tomorrow after a nice slice of cornbread.
But I can say without listening to it that it has one of my favorite album covers ever.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
I'm importing Kid A into my computer right now. It's going to take all of my effort to wait, but I'm not going to listen to it until tomorrow after a nice slice of cornbread.
But I can say without listening to it that it has one of my favorite album covers ever.
I'm importing Kid A into my computer right now. It's going to take all of my effort to wait, but I'm not going to listen to it until tomorrow after a nice slice of cornbread.
But I can say without listening to it that it has one of my favorite album covers ever.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Feb 1, 2012 14:43:56 GMT -5
Yeah I know I listen to that piece quite often. Gives me chills everytime the Idioteque chords come in. Some of my favorite chords in the history of music
I've never seen Radiohead live before, so I'm hoping to check them out this year. If they're at Roo I'll definitely be seeing their show. I've listened to them probably since about 2001 and always found their music both interesting & genius. I pray this is their year; we deserve it.
Post by CMPMGCTRCKS on Feb 1, 2012 16:21:34 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you have heard this before...but just in case. Obadiah Parker covers "Idioteque", and while it's quite different, it's also quite amazing. Check it out!
I've never seen Radiohead live before, so I'm hoping to check them out this year. If they're at Roo I'll definitely be seeing their show. I've listened to them probably since about 2001 and always found their music both interesting & genius. I pray this is their year; we deserve it.
Since it's a given that Radiohead will be at the farm this June, thanks to insider, I should start listing to some Radiohead.
Where should I start?
My ears are virgins to Radiohead (I know, how could this be?) I just never gave them a chance I guess. I mean I have heard OF them just NOT them... if that makes any sense.
My knowledge of Radiohead goes as far as that they are revered by Rooers & that it's Scott Tenorman's favorite band
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Feb 2, 2012 1:21:59 GMT -5
I would probably start with OK Computer as it is widely regarded as their masterpiece and is the first album that really sounded like what Radiohead would become. Then I would listen to Kid A as it is the next album after OK Computer and the one they really started to experiment on (I consider Kid A personally to be the greatest album ever made). Then I would check out In Rainbows as it is a very accessible album, pretty recent and is really a culmination of all the sounds the band has had. The band was really just in stride for this record and a lot of people consider it their strongest work to date. And then finally at this point I'm you'll already be a fan for life so I'd check out The King of Limbs as it is their most recent album and you'll be hearing a lot of it at Bonnaroo this year.
Once you've digested all that if you're still itching for more get The Bends for their earlier, more straightforward guitar-centric sound before they really came into their own (Still a great album), Hail to the Thief (Sounds like OKC Pt. 2) and Amnesiac (Sounds like Kid Pt. 2, actually is mostly b-sides from the Kid A sessions but still a great album in it's own).
You can just ignore Pablo Honey and pretend like that never happened.
i would say start at pablo honey and just do it all chronologically so you can see the full evolution from 'creep' exploding on the radio to the more refined songwriting on the bends to their angry masterpiece, ok computer, to their shocking reinvention on kid a and amnesiac (when they were already a huge band and absolutely didn't need to) to their much more electronic return to being pissed off with hail to the thief back to the calming bends-kid a mesh of in rainbows into where they are now on king of limbs.
i just love how every album is an evolution except for amnesiac (mostly kid a b-sides so you might as well treat them as a double-album) and i personally feel king of limbs is a bit of a devolution from in rainbows but that could just come from being repeatedly spoiled by this band for a dozen years
I find it funny that the most requested band by inforoo members is finally playing again and their thread fell to the second page.
But anyway, I've given Kid A a few listens. It's an extremely good album, but it just doesn't grab me the way In Rainbows does. But I would put it ahead of King of Limbs. Now that I've listened to those three, where do I go now? OK Computer?
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
I find it funny that the most requested band by inforoo members is finally playing again and their thread fell to the second page.
But anyway, I've given Kid A a few listens. It's an extremely good album, but it just doesn't grab me the way In Rainbows does. But I would put it ahead of King of Limbs. Now that I've listened to those three, where do I go now? OK Computer?
Yeah. If you don't dig Kid A or KoL as much, you'll probably be a big fan of OK Computer and Hail To The Thief.
Post by awolfatthedoor on Feb 9, 2012 16:57:01 GMT -5
the only problem with httt is half of the songs are shit. basically dont listen to tracks 2,4,7,8, or 13. plus every single song is better live. it might just be better to skip httt.