I actually didnt pay anything for In Rainbows. I'd never heard of Radiohead until I read an article about the distribution plan (which is crazy to think now; they're one of my favorite bands). I just downloaded it out of curiosity, and ended up loving it. Now it shares dubious honors with Pablo Honey as the only Radiohead I havnt paid for.

As per Hail to the Thief, I think its their hardest album to rank. It has their best songs and worst songs in my opinion. There There, Wolf At The Door, Go To Sleep, Myxomatosis, and 2+2=5 a great, but on the other hand we have things like Scatterbrain which I think are somewhat dull.

And for comparing NIN and Radiohead, I dont think its a matter of versus. The fact is few bands blend electronic and rock music like Radiohead and NIN. Speaking texture. Trying to think of who else does this, I can only say somewhat Sigur Ros and Portishead's Third album. Thats only off the top of my head, and I'm sure its arguable.

dreamerm posted:

CharmlessMan posted:

LobotomyBaby posted:

even trent paid 5,000 dollars for In Rainbows

wait what?

It's the truth.

posted:

How much did you guys pay for the new Radiohead album?
Saul: I paid $7, which is like, what, fourteen pounds? No, wait, that's like three pounds!

Trent: I bought the physical one, so I spent a whopping $80. [Pauses.] But, then I re-bought it and paid $5,000, because I really felt that I need to support the arts, so people could follow in my footsteps.

Where does it say that in the article? I can't see it... o_0

^i just noticed that too. It's not in the article.

And yeah I didn't pay anything for IN RAINBOWS.I'm still not gaga over In Rainbows

restrainedanarchy posted:

thom uses his lazy eye or whatever condition it is to look 'unique' it's a part of a bands 'image' that wins over 'fans' like you and everyone else entitled to what they do and do not like.

Using a physical disabilty to promote your band? That is ridiculous.
You actually believed that people see Radiohead and go "Aw the poor singer, he has a lazy eye.. They must be a very unique band, i'm going to buy all their albums". Stop believing that Radiohead's sucess depends on Thom Yorke's eye. there isn't only Thom in the band, and people don't listen to Radiohead because Thom has a lazy eye. And stop believing that every Radiohead fan believes that Radiohead are gods and are going to dominate the world. Radiohead is a great band, i really like them, that's it. It's not because somebody is having a go at you for hating Radiohead that he masturbates on Thom every 2 hours and would follow him off a cliff. There are annoying groupies that believe Thom to be god, and Radiohead the music that describes the world, but tell me at least 10 very popular bands that don't have groupies like that.
And stop with your "name-dropping abilities", we really don't give a fuck about your bands, they don't count as a reason why we shouldn't like Radiohead.
It's your right not to like Radiohead, but have at least one good reason not to like them beside stupid facts such as the singer has a physical problem or there is better bands than them.

About In Rainbows: Didn't pay for it digitally, because i knew there was going to be a physical release. But i still feel bad for not buying the 40$ boxset which now isn't avaible anywhere.



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man if thom ever gets his eye fixed i'll stop listening to radiohead.gosh that eye is such a selling point. i just can't enjoy Idioteque knowing that motherfucker has two good eyes.

I remember reading an interview sometime late 90s with Chris Cornell (remember when he was cool? Back when he had a band that melted faces?) where he was asked what other groups he was keeping an eye on or something.

I just remember his response being something like (paraphrasing), "That English group, Radiohead? The one with the singer who'se hard to look at? They'll probably go far."

He was right, but he's also kind of a dick.

restrainedanarchy posted:

thom yorke's eye is a part of why he creates his art.

Swans think they are the best band in the world because there's a chick in the band, and Public Image Ltd. are considered as an amazing band just because John lydon was in the Sex Pistols.
That's not even near the shit you've just said.
Maybe if Jarboe in Swans has a ear smaller than the other, i can make up a reason that is as intelligent as yours.

To quote what i've said 100x times

johnny_ripper posted:

It's your right not to like Radiohead, but have at least one good reason not to like them beside stupid facts such as the singer has a physical problem or there is better bands than them.

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restrainedanarchy posted:

thom yorke's eye is a part of why he creates his art.

I can't believe we're still talking about Thom Yorke's eye.

He's had that eye for a good long time, ya know. Like...his whole life, give or take a few years. There's not much new anyone can say about it by now.

Instead lets talk about the fact that Radiohead are rumored to be back in the studio, working on a new album!

Yaay!

..Come to think of it, there's not much to say about that either.

Oh well. Still love Radiohead.

When will Thom Yorke and Clay Aiken finally do a duet?

I'm still convinced that "Knives Out" and "Dollars and Cents" are the same song.

^ agreed.

What's with the talk about thom's eye? I can't hear thom's eye when I listen to radiohead. I owned 3 radiohead albums before I even knew what the fuck any band member looked like or what they were like in concert. His eye is only a little bit off, I think if you were gonna go for a gimmick I'd go a little bigger. It's not like he thought "hmmm my eye is odd, I should make music". He's not like marylin manson who wears a contact or w/e to look weird/different/etc. *rolls eyes* who cares?

I heard bjork do a cover with radiohead and it was not very good, honestly. It was way to pretentious.

restrainedanarchy posted:

Kid IRA1 posted:

Swans is decent, a few good albums a few misteps, but they're incomparable to Radiohead. They were essentially anti art, whereas Radiohead has become high art. If thats where you're coming from and hate Radiohead because they make an effort to do more than just music (very much like NIN, I should add), stick to that argument and explain yourself better, rather than making fun of a singer's deformity or accusing fans of being too diehard.

Also you more or less mentioned Faust- its worth noting they're a key influence on what is normally perceived as Radiohead's most abstract album, Kid A.

dreamerm posted:

"Hail to the Thief" contains some of the most harrowing stuff anywhere.

oh god, Wolf At The Door.

only radiohead song i like is one of the few live covers of THIEF by CAN. prog ahead of pink floyd in 1971.

otherwise radiohead are boring, marketed to sheepish kids who can't look past the influence as i noted. yes, the music is complex and interesting but it never grabbed me the same way actual artists of the same vein do and go unnoticed. that is my point. before some kid with his mothers daily suppository brings my haircut to the fact, thom yorke's eye is a part of why he creates his art. my haircut makes me look like burt from seasame street. so we agree on one thing at least.

-wait, i'm supposed to quote the impotent rage oil kid.

i also said, anyone is allowed to like-dislike anything. i find my reasons for passing on radiohead valid since i know that they are talented, it's that their music doesn't speak to me in the way of OTHER art-rock does.

yeah, you're an idiot..but thanks for changing your profile pic

softcore posted:

DJgif posted:

So do you not like radiohead or do you just not like amnesiac? I don't really like that album either.

After the hat trick of The Bends/OK Computer/Kid A, Amnesiac was like having your package grabbed by a homeless person. Like, "what the hell was that?"

It's not horrible, but as a whole, the album never clicked for moi.

I dont know. I feel like Amnesiac has Radiohead's finest song (Pyramid Song) right beside their worst (Pulk). If I had to rank their albums, I'd put it above The Bends, though.

softcore posted:

DJgif posted:

So do you not like radiohead or do you just not like amnesiac? I don't really like that album either.

After the hat trick of The Bends/OK Computer/Kid A, Amnesiac was like having your package grabbed by a homeless person. Like, "what the hell was that?"

It's not horrible, but as a whole, the album never clicked for moi.

There's an analogy you don't hear everyday

CharmlessMan posted:

softcore posted:

DJgif posted:

So do you not like radiohead or do you just not like amnesiac? I don't really like that album either.

After the hat trick of The Bends/OK Computer/Kid A, Amnesiac was like having your package grabbed by a homeless person. Like, "what the hell was that?"

It's not horrible, but as a whole, the album never clicked for moi.

There's an analogy you don't hear everyday

agreed lol. although I liked life in a glass house and pyramid song.