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Radiohead — All I Need
Album: In Rainbows
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Released: 2007
Length: 3:44
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I'm the next act
Waiting in the wings
I'm an animal
Trapped in your hot car
I am all the days
That you choose to ignore

You are all I need
You're all I need
I'm in the middle of your picture
Lying in the reeds

I am a moth
Who just wants to share your light
I'm just an insect
Trying to get out of the night
I only stick with you
Because there are no others

You are all I need
You're all I need
I'm in the middle of your picture
Lying in the reeds

It's all wrong
It's alright
It's alright
It's all wrong
It's alright
It's alright
It's all right
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This band are soo depressing. I'm glad I live in a one storey building!!
Posted 3 months ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:

I would say exact the same thing about comments like this. 



I will choose to ignore what ElCamoteLoco wrote:  
Radiohead are living proof of the idea that just because you can do something does not mean you should.

Mainly because it has absolutely no validity whatsoever...

I think it was Frank Zappa who stated "Stupidity has a certain charm, Ignorance does not".  
Posted 5 months ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
 Pilsenaaa wrote:

this is really dark



And so, so beautiful.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This album is brilliant as is generally everything they release… Art is about feeling - try it on for size - FEEL
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 radioparadise9 wrote:



Are you OK with religion?



No.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 danfl75 wrote:

This song caught me by surprise, and commanded my complete attention. Clearly a 10 for me! I know RH isn't for everyone, but why do so many have to express so much hate (and for other artists too)? Even if you can't stand listening to them, could there be a little respect for their originality, composition, musicianship, and commitment to their craft? It's so good I had to leave RP and listen to few tracks from the album. Amazing stuff.



IKR? the internet (comment section) allows everyone to think their opinion is worth sharing
Posted 2 years ago by rbrise    [ Reply ]
 radioparadise9 wrote:



Are you OK with religion? 


Yes, of course. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should" was what prompted my comment.
Posted 2 years ago by dmiley    [ Reply ]
Excellent!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 dmiley wrote:


Aside from music these are the watchwords of my existence. Abortion, genetic engineering, abuse, hate, etcetera.



Are you OK with religion?
Posted 3 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:

There are artists who can convey the emotions of despair and depression. 

Then there is Radiohead, which makes the listener want to commit suicide.




Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 ElCamoteLoco wrote:

Radiohead are living proof of the idea that just because you can do something does not mean you should.



Aside from music these are the watchwords of my existence. Abortion, genetic engineering, abuse, hate, etcetera.
Posted 3 years ago by dmiley    [ Reply ]
She sounds so much like Vanessa Carlton.
Posted 3 years ago by danielh    [ Reply ]
This song is simply Genius! 
Posted 3 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
Awful. Just irredeemably awful.
Posted 3 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
this is really dark
Posted 4 years ago by Pilsenaaa    [ Reply ]
I love new music discovery. There's so much good music out there, in all kinds of genres, and I am grateful to get to know new music (whether it's older or new-ish). Radio Paradise truly is my musical paradise. Stay safe and healthy. Thank you.
Posted 4 years ago by binggeli    [ Reply ]
It's really a shame about carpel tunnel, I REALLY loved Radiohead when they were a guitar band , but I have to say this album is quite good!
Posted 4 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
Love me some Radiohead. This is not my fav. Kinda rubs me the wrong way.....
Posted 4 years ago by coffeesmith    [ Reply ]
this album is sublime
Posted 4 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 Radiohead-head wrote:
15+ RH shows later...totally, totally agree.

 grant wrote:
awaiting the next live tour . . . these guys must be seen live to be really appreciated.

 


 

Wow, I didn't even realize I could get THIS jealous... 

I've only seen them live once, on the In Rainbows tour, and it was spectacular!
Posted 4 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Going on a limb with a very tough call, but for me, I think this album and OK Computer are their 2 Opus works.
Posted 4 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Brilliant.  Sublime and brilliant.
Posted 4 years ago by bforr    [ Reply ]
I love Radiohead, and while this isn't one of my favorite tracks, thanks for playing it.  They've stayed musically relevant for more than two decades and hope we'll enjoy them for years still to come.

That said, I love how certain bands bring out the haters. Whenever current-day commercially-successful bands get played (Radiohead, U2, as examples), I can always count on a number of listeners to chime in with their moral superiority on why the music sucks. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and this is mine.
Posted 5 years ago by johnalexford    [ Reply ]
Masterful transition from Satch's Sleepwalk into this song (followed by Painting of a Panic Attack by Frightened Rabbit!). After years of listening to ai-generated online playlists, I am frequently amazed by the human touch that RP adds.
Posted 5 years ago by ethanlewis    [ Reply ]
42

Posted 5 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
There are artists who can convey the emotions of despair and depression. 

Then there is Radiohead, which makes the listener want to commit suicide.
Posted 5 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Them Jeans
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll. 
 

Spot on. Thanks for the comment.
Posted 5 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
 danfl75 wrote:
This song caught me by surprise, and commanded my complete attention. Clearly a 10 for me! I know RH isn't for everyone, but why do so many have to express so much hate (and for other artists too)? Even if you can't stand listening to them, could there be a little respect for their originality, composition, musicianship, and commitment to their craft? It's so good I had to leave RP and listen to few tracks from the album. Amazing stuff.
 
I agree completely with this entire post.  A little less negativity in the world and we can all make it a better place.  Let's start with a simple thing like a forum for pete sake.
Posted 5 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Kudos to the call for respect, danfl75....I for one have been trying to "wag more/bark less" both in the RP Song Comments AND life in general.   

As for RH's music, I'm slowly working on liking more and more of their output....in fact I'll go 4 to 6 on this one.....Long Live RP!!

Very cool. I've been inspired to do the same, and upon reading your post, I will redouble my efforts. Cheers! Love Radiohead, btw.
Posted 5 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
 ElCamoteLoco wrote:
Radiohead are living proof of the idea that just because you can do something does not mean you should.
 
I'm not a particularly big fan of this band, but that so-called "idea" is best-suited to people who lack imagination and/or creativity.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 hempmandan wrote:
 When you are 20 years ahead of your time it is easy to get misconstrued as overrated....ask the Wyld Stallyns...

 

Yes, but they've been in biz since the 1990s, so if they were 20 years ahead then, by now, by that logic, they're passe.  Cause, gosh, if this is what some "popular" music will sound like in 2039, I'm sort of content I probably won't be around to hear it. However, they are a fine, well-produced, thoughtful band who once in a while actually vibrates the airwaves with energy. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 danfl75 wrote:
This song caught me by surprise, and commanded my complete attention. Clearly a 10 for me! I know RH isn't for everyone, but why do so many have to express so much hate (and for other artists too)? Even if you can't stand listening to them, could there be a little respect for their originality, composition, musicianship, and commitment to their craft? It's so good I had to leave RP and listen to few tracks from the album. Amazing stuff.
 
Kudos to the call for respect, danfl75....I for one have been trying to "wag more/bark less" both in the RP Song Comments AND life in general.   

As for RH's music, I'm slowly working on liking more and more of their output....in fact I'll go 4 to 6 on this one.....Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
This song caught me by surprise, and commanded my complete attention. Clearly a 10 for me! I know RH isn't for everyone, but why do so many have to express so much hate (and for other artists too)? Even if you can't stand listening to them, could there be a little respect for their originality, composition, musicianship, and commitment to their craft? It's so good I had to leave RP and listen to few tracks from the album. Amazing stuff.
Posted 6 years ago by danfl75    [ Reply ]
Awesome.

Average rating 7.4?

Underrated IMO. They are bloody marvellous. 
Posted 6 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Another Thom Yorke gem! 
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 siskinbob wrote:
Let me die now. Dirge dirge dirge !!!
 
Go for it!
Posted 6 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Let me die now. Dirge dirge dirge !!!
Posted 7 years ago by siskinbob    [ Reply ]
 ElCamoteLoco wrote:
Radiohead are living proof of the idea that just because you can do something does not mean you should.

 
I would say exact the same thing about comments like this. 
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Radiohead are living proof of the idea that just because you can do something does not mean you should.
Posted 8 years ago by ElCamoteLoco    [ Reply ]
Double dog dangit!
Posted 8 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Why so much hating on Radiohead. They aren't any worse than alot of bands out there. And def better than lollipop music. 
Posted 8 years ago by FierceSparrow    [ Reply ]
{#Music}
Posted 8 years ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
 jazzdevil wrote:
When inspiration is gone you are gone too. Rdiohead is nothing but a very bad band.

 
you said it - if you know one song of RH you know every song. All sounds the same - it sucks
Posted 8 years ago by slandering    [ Reply ]
Darn !!! No 12 rating...
Posted 8 years ago by bendame    [ Reply ]
When inspiration is gone you are gone too. Rdiohead is nothing but a very bad band.
Posted 9 years ago by jazzdevil    [ Reply ]
Sorry I nodded off then.
 
Posted 9 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:


You have certainly picked two of the most overrated bands I am aware of.

Out of all of Radiohead's material there are only two or three things I can actually stand, and they are all more recent ambient stuff.  This particular track is the Radiohead I can't stand: mopey and atonal, with Thom Yorke sounding like he needs an enema.

     

  When you are 20 years ahead of your time it is easy to get misconstrued as overrated....ask the Wyld Stallyns...

Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:


You have certainly picked two of the most overrated bands I am aware of.

Out of all of Radiohead's material there are only two or three things I can actually stand, and they are all more recent ambient stuff.  This particular track is the Radiohead I can't stand: mopey and atonal, with Thom Yorke sounding like he needs an enema.     

 
{#Ass}

So nice to have you back, keller1.   I was wondering what happened to ya'...You and MassivRuss should get along like two peas in a pod.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll. 

 

You have certainly picked two of the most overrated bands I am aware of.

Out of all of Radiohead's material there are only two or three things I can actually stand, and they are all more recent ambient stuff.  This particular track is the Radiohead I can't stand: mopey and atonal, with Thom Yorke sounding like he needs an enema.

     
Posted 10 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Here Here kingart!
Posted 10 years ago by ItchyJack    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes}  {#Hearteyes}  {#Hearteyes} {#Hearteyes}
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll. 

 
Sorry Arty - this album, and the entire Radiohead repertoire are top notch in my book - top 5 artist of all time.

But I agree 100% on Arcade Fire 
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll.
 
I loved Radiohead up to but not including this album. After Hail to the Thief, it felt to me that they were kind of treading water, churning out product as it were. Subsequent albums have all had a sort of "more of the same" feel to them. I know the die-hard fans will disagree, but this was their shark-jump album, IMO. Not bad, but not great.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll. 

 

thank you my friend, you read my mind ! 
Posted 10 years ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
I'm on a rant against Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I would likely not otherwise be familiar with them if not for RP, so I appreciate broadening my scope. The more I know about music the better -- but this ironically leads me to the conclusion that the less I hear of Radiohead and Arcade Fire the better. The former is almost relentlessly downbeat and melancholy, the latter is pretentious and monotonous. Jeez. RH and/or AF on RP = PSD.  Thank you, Bill for further educating me, as well as providing the button to escape from the Thom Yorke Robodrumming School of Not Rock and Roll. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Love you RP but this set is killing. Not in the lively way. {#Heartkiss} Maybe it's 3 am somewhere. I'm going swimming!!

 
Radiohead works for me anytime of day.... It's all I need. 
Posted 11 years ago by snap_dragon    [ Reply ]
Love you RP but this set is killing. Not in the lively way. {#Heartkiss} Maybe it's 3 am somewhere. I'm going swimming!!
Posted 11 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:
All I need is ... a bottle of barbies. Gee howdy - another RadioHead theme song for assisted suicide.
 
Not sure if this will help:
barbie bottle 
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
{#Frustrated}
Posted 11 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Briliant > 9
Posted 11 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
amazing this song came on just when i was thinking of that year 2008 and this Radiohead album and the sad drama that passed. Someone wrote of suicide and maybe thats what happened and maybe we'll never know. Keep on playing good music.
Posted 12 years ago by Charlie_rijsel    [ Reply ]
All I need is ... a bottle of barbies.

Gee howdy - another RadioHead theme song for assisted suicide.
Posted 12 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:

and now..... Behind Blue Eyes .. will I ever get to leave the office.

 
Exactly the same !!! Behind next. ! The 2012 10 0{#Bounce}2
Posted 12 years ago by ddrain    [ Reply ]
Deadwing wrote:
has anyone tried this?

I read that In Rainbows lines up perfectly with OK Computer from 10 years earlier. Both album titles have the same number of letters (arranged the same way- 2 and 8)

I read that the songs match up together- the first song from OK leads into the first song of In perfectly etc. I can't find my copy of In Rainbows , so I haven't had the chance to check this out.

It's like the 2 albums are written to perfectly enhance each other even though they are separated by a decade.

That Thom Yorke is such the scamp...
 
Hmmm.....haven't heard that one.  Sounds like another Floyd - Dark Side and Wizard of Oz thing!  I DO know that Dark side and Wizard of Oz IS amazing in how it lines up, I recommend people check that out.  The key is starting the album when the Lion roars during the movie studio promo just before the film begins...  I'll have to check out this RH thing...!
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Headphones off. Painful.
Posted 12 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]

Possibly the best song on this brilliant album.

and now..... Behind Blue Eyes .. will I ever get to leave the office.


Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
All I Need is, ironically, inessential.
 



In order for "All I Need" to be an ironic song title, Mr. York's intentions would, in effect, have to be contradictory to his statement, which it's not. Since "inessential" is the opinion of the listener and not York, a more correct descriptor would be incongruity.
Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:
Please spare us from RH. Plaintive whiny tedium. UGH!
 
Please leave me out of the 'us' grouping
 
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
A solid 11 at least. One of thier very best and that's saying something.
Posted 12 years ago by CanuckMakem    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
Must be an acquired taste.
  One acquired by discerning millions of music lovers worldwide sinc 1994.....


Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Please spare us from RH. Plaintive whiny tedium. UGH!
Posted 12 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
9 {#Yes}
Posted 12 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
 teadye wrote:

It can be, very much. I know I started out at "meh, whatever" and then one day realized that I couldn't go on vacation without my Radiohead. Now I could happily listen to them for prolonged periods of time without switching artists. This music is something that has definitely enriched my ears. "Creep" is the entry level drug for many folks, BTW.
 

Creep is the one that got me hooked.

Also the end of Karma Police blows my mind. These guys fall into the realm of the "artists that don't give a f@ck about the norm" and I'm just happy that I am here to witness their journey.
Posted 13 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
has anyone tried this?

I read that In Rainbows lines up perfectly with OK Computer from 10 years earlier. Both album titles have the same number of letters (arranged the same way- 2 and 8)

I read that the songs match up together- the first song from OK leads into the first song of In perfectly etc. I can't find my copy of In Rainbows , so I haven't had the chance to check this out.

It's like the 2 albums are written to perfectly enhance each other even though they are separated by a decade.

That Thom Yorke is such the scamp...
Posted 13 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
Pretty awesome, as usual from Radiohead.
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
Great use of sound taking the song from ordinary to extrordinary. 9
Posted 13 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
All I Need is, ironically, inessential.
Posted 13 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
 floydoftherocks wrote:
Shitty, at best... given the identical keyboard intro, I was praying/hoping for Infesticons 'Shampoo theme' but was sorely disappointed..

 

...plus, the residue lasts a really, really long time under the glare of nonconformity...
Posted 13 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Shitty, at best... given the identical keyboard intro, I was praying/hoping for Infesticons 'Shampoo theme' but was sorely disappointed..

Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
15+ RH shows later...totally, totally agree.

 grant wrote:
awaiting the next live tour . . . these guys must be seen live to be really appreciated.

 


Posted 14 years ago by Radiohead-head    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
Must be an acquired taste.
 
It can be, very much. I know I started out at "meh, whatever" and then one day realized that I couldn't go on vacation without my Radiohead. Now I could happily listen to them for prolonged periods of time without switching artists. This music is something that has definitely enriched my ears. "Creep" is the entry level drug for many folks, BTW.
Posted 14 years ago by teadye    [ Reply ]
 shawshank wrote:
{#Cry}
 
I'm with you, Shawshank.
Posted 14 years ago by musicmaniac    [ Reply ]

Thom Yorke - Speed Paint by =RodrigoElven
©2008-2010 =RodrigoElven

Speed Paint
My favorite band.. Radiohead!!
Thom Yorke Rlz!
Duration: 2h 36m


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 grant wrote:
awaiting the next live tour . . . these guys must be seen live to be really appreciated.

 
understood....{#Cheers}
Posted 14 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
awaiting the next live tour . . . these guys must be seen live to be really appreciated.

Posted 14 years ago by grant    [ Reply ]
{#Cry}
Posted 14 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
 Dragonfly_Launch wrote:
No one bought Van Gogh's pictures when he was alive.
 
I find it more interesting to consider that of the three paintings we know he sold, one has never been identified, which means it might still be out there somewhere, unknown.

Posted 14 years ago by james_of_tucson    [ Reply ]
AWESOME segue...

Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire -> Radiohead - All I Need

Posted 14 years ago by lalalisa25    [ Reply ]
Very good song.

I freakin' love this album!

It challenges for my fave Radiohead record.

It gets better with every listen.

Posted 14 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]
Must be an acquired taste.
Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]



 Iscoot4peace wrote:  "The format exposes us to new musical ideas and gives these seeds time to gestate within.  Or not. "
 Spot on, and once familiar with one song, I grasp the "style" such that other song of theirs are metabolized faster. Upon reading your post I thought of "The Talking Heads" who through the years I have grown to really appreciate. The first song I heard of Byrne's was "Take Me to the River," followed by "Burning down the House," - - -he just kicks ass on these cuts. But to others it's pure hell for them to listen to him and/or the Talking Heads... as you say, some of those seeds just don't gestate.
Much like Talking Heads , Radiohead is one of those groups most folks seem to have to invest some time listening to, until they develop a taste for, but once you do, it's all down-hill from there. "Or not."  {#Music} {#Cheers}                                                  

 

 


Posted 15 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
No one bought Van Gogh's pictures when he was alive. An even longer delay until absorption. But now noone can stare at Crows in a Wheatfield and not swear that Vincent knew everything in life that had to be important. Well, right before he put the bullet in his belly.


Posted 15 years ago by Dragonfly_Launch    [ Reply ]
 iscoot4peace wrote:


Excellent and astute comment, pianocomposer!  I have the same reaction to them...as well as with music by The Flaming Lips and Talking Heads back in the day.  These are artists with a vision and a need to experiment.  Their subsequent work often goes in directions we initially don't want to be taken and may sound really strange and abrasive...but we ease into it with exposure.  This is one of the many reasons I love RP.  The format exposes us to new musical ideas and gives these seeds time to gestate within.  Or not.  That's OK too.
  Excellant and astute comment iscoot4peace!
just kidding(I'm a kidder).


Posted 15 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Woow - seems Bill has a good day today!

Maybe because it's Friday, the day-before-Saturday?
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 pianocomposer wrote:
Radiohead is one of the few bands where I don't like the song at first & then they grow on me. I initially rated this one a 3 and now it's a 9. Not a happy song, but excellent use of dissonance & unusual chord progressions. Me likey.

 

Excellent and astute comment, pianocomposer!  I have the same reaction to them...as well as with music by The Flaming Lips and Talking Heads back in the day.  These are artists with a vision and a need to experiment.  Their subsequent work often goes in directions we initially don't want to be taken and may sound really strange and abrasive...but we ease into it with exposure.  This is one of the many reasons I love RP.  The format exposes us to new musical ideas and gives these seeds time to gestate within.  Or not.  That's OK too.
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Excellent song for a REALLY good set of headphones!
Posted 15 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

Funny, I hear a very beautiful song structure.
I hear verse, then chorus, verse, chorus, building to a gorgeous crescendo, with Thom Yorke's voice flowing beautifully over it all. 

Beauty is in the ear of the beholder, I guess.

 

There you go —- a really well thought out response.

I completely disagree with the comment but it was made by an actual adult.

A far cry from "klueless".

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:

True.  But lack of appreciation of Radiohead is also symptomatic of immaturity and stunted intellectual growth.  Leaving us bystanders here in a rather ticklish moral quandary.    

 

As for my dislike (lack of appreciation isn't on point, although FWIW there is a very high likelihood that I have more musical training than you) of Radiohead being symptomatic of immaturity and stunted intellectual growth —- not at all.  It just means that I have taste and you don't.  See how highfalutin that sounds?

Your "quandary" such as it is, is intellectual, not moral.  And there's really no intellectual quandary either.

In adult discourse people should be free to express their opinion, which at the end of the day is all that liking or disliking music really is, without fear of personal attack.  At least, that's what they taught me in debating team in, if I remember right, Grade 9.

And besides, namecalling is just a race to the bottom.

Voila —- no quandary.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:


Most of the adults that I know had stopped calling other people names by about junior high, by which time they had learned that that sort of behavior was indicative of immaturity, stunted intellectual growth, or both.
 
True.  But lack of appreciation of Radiohead is also symptomatic of immaturity and stunted intellectual growth.  Leaving us bystanders here in a rather ticklish moral quandary.    

Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:

klueless keller

 

Most of the adults that I know had stopped calling other people names by about junior high, by which time they had learned that that sort of behavior was indicative of immaturity, stunted intellectual growth, or both.


Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:
Off to the LRC.
 
klueless keller

Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

Funny, I hear a very beautiful song structure.
I hear verse, then chorus, verse, chorus, building to a gorgeous crescendo, with Thom Yorke's voice flowing beautifully over it all. 

Beauty is in the ear of the beholder, I guess.

 
I'm with you Laptopdog. This song does have structure and it is simply gorgeous ... rates a 10. But if you don't like something you hear on the main channel then the LRC is not a bad place to go.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Off to the LRC.
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
there is Radiohead, which is always great, and there's OK Computer, which words cannot describe.
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:

Suffering through this for the ten thousandth f**king time I realized that one of the things I hate about Radiohead is the lack of song structure.

I mean, listen to this.  It just sits there like a tumor, and never goes anywhere.

When you add in Thom Yorke's voice, the rating should be about minus 800.


 
Funny, I hear a very beautiful song structure.
I hear verse, then chorus, verse, chorus, building to a gorgeous crescendo, with Thom Yorke's voice flowing beautifully over it all. 

Beauty is in the ear of the beholder, I guess.

Posted 15 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]

Giochi prego più Radiohead

Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
{#Wave}
Posted 16 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]

Suffering through this for the ten thousandth f**king time I realized that one of the things I hate about Radiohead is the lack of song structure.

I mean, listen to this.  It just sits there like a tumor, and never goes anywhere.

When you add in Thom Yorke's voice, the rating should be about minus 800.

Radiohead are a bunch of fakes.  They wouldn't know a good tune if it jumped and bit em on the ass.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Radiohead is one of the few bands where I don't like the song at first & then they grow on me. I initially rated this one a 3 and now it's a 9. Not a happy song, but excellent use of dissonance & unusual chord progressions. Me likey.

Posted 16 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
 lewie221 wrote:
Hey, we haven't heard from Mr. Positive (Excelsior). Does that mean he's finally found something he likes?
 

{#Roflol} He has quite a reputation!

Voted: most use of the throw-up emoti in a single thread
Posted 16 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
I have a hangover this morning ...

This sounds like how I feel.

Mute.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
in the past i have liked the hits, but never have i been able to take a whole radiohead album, until now.  In Rainbows is great, edgy yes, not happy shiny people, but that's what i appreciate about it.  {#Exclaim}
Posted 16 years ago by springsmermaid    [ Reply ]
Hey, we haven't heard from Mr. Positive (Excelsior). Does that mean he's finally found something he likes?
Posted 16 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
That's it! I've had enough.
Why doesn't Bill or Rebecca just come out and say it?
RP stands for Radiohead Paradise.
Ugh, I am so tired of this tripe.
 
That's a big 10-4.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
stalfnzo wrote:
Over the last 50 years I've seen the release of only a handful of truly great albums. Sure, lots of great music, but rarely a truly great ALBUM.

You must not listen to much music.

Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
That's it! I've had enough.
Why doesn't Bill or Rebecca just come out and say it?
RP stands for Radiohead Paradise.
Ugh, I am so tired of this tripe.
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Over the last 50 years I've seen the release of only a handful of truly great albums. Sure, lots of great music, but rarely a truly great ALBUM. Thick As a Brick, side two of Abbey Road, Pet Sounds. Albums that are greater than the sum of their parts.

For me, In Rainbows is quickly climbing into that rare air. Every time I listen to it, I like it more and more. I've never really been captured by anything Radiohead has done before, but this album is amazing. The rhythms that Phil Selway weaves in and out of the music, the guitar and bass magic of the Brothers Greenwood. And Thom Yorke's voice. Not really a great voice, I don't think. But no other voice in the world could so wonderfully meld all of those great songs into a great album.

Thanks, RP, for turning me on to a masterpiece.


Posted 16 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
 rtrudeau wrote:
Oh okay I need to go kill myself now ... this sounds like a funeral dirge. (I hate Radiohead more and more with every time I hear them)

 
Opposite for me, especially this album, I love their sound it's kinda sad, kinda moany, kinda emotional, kinda english!

Posted 16 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
Baum74 wrote:
...music - along with other arts - is a clear matter of objectivity...
Impeccable Teutonic reasoning.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]