Comments on: Radiohead – In Rainbows

By: sg

sg — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:36:52 +0000

just stumbled across this post and wanted to let you know that I’m with you on all that.

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By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:30:32 +0000

£7 is a lot I know. It was that sort of reverse blackmail that I succumbed to, I think.

Allen – It is better than Hail, certainly. I’m just still not engaging with it for some reason. And to me it really sounds like they have ceased to innovate, but maybe that’s because the music world has moved on a bit and I expect something different from the term ‘innovation’, and just because they are working in a slightly different area I am too blinkered to see it.

By: allen

allen — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:33:16 +0000

I never liked Radiohead. Never had much time for them. I’m a 3 chordie. I like my rock angular, edgy and singable.
Then, about 2 weeks before In rainbows was announced, I happened to read an article that reminded me that I have all their stuff in various forms, gifts, downloads, purchases and never gave them the time.
I did. One weekend changed my Radiohead perspective and they became one of my favorite bands of all time.
Then In Rainbows hit. I see your points but I have to say, some of it is incredibly beautiful. Is it the best album ever? no. Is it better than Hail? Yes. Is it better than most of the shite that is out there. Hell yes. And it was definitely worth the $10 I spent.

By: Iain

Iain — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:41:29 +0000

£7? For a fairly low bitrate MP3 album? That’s extremely generous. Isn’t that what a CD should cost?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:29:31 +0000

Top commenting!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:04:56 +0000

what the fuck are you talking about ..seriously?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:10:38 +0000

I think that is generally the consesus, C&B. The readers have spoken and I shall have to sulk with DC in the curmudgeons corner on this one.

And yes, Skye, we can argue round in circles all we want but ultimately we’re all just saying ‘we like’ or ‘we don’t like’ in increasingly long sentences. You never know why you like things, I don’t think, you just do.

By: skye

skye — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:02:03 +0000

you know, it just depends what you’re looking for. i go to radiohead for beautiful melodies, like classical music (my background). i hated Hail when i first heard it; and it wasnt until i moved through all the other albums that i appreciated the newer stuff. but now i love it all. what ive heard of ‘in rainbows’ is every bit as gorgeous and textured and heartbreaking as its analogues in Hail, Amnesiac, and even parts of Eraser… and the earlier albums… the gorgeous melodies in ‘planet telex’, ‘fake plastic trees’, ‘no surprises’…. its all subjective here, and i like this kind of music. they do it well.

By: Campfires & Battlefields

Campfires & Battlefields — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:19:20 +0000

Oh yeah!? Well, plthhht! That was me sticking out my tongue and blowing. I still love In Rainbows, and you can all cram it.