SenseOfDoubt said:

Watched a concert on TV just to see what they were about.
The music was interesting enough but the whining voice quickly became a turnoff.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I expected you to have good taste

Thom Yorke's voice is a bit of a deviation from, say, conventional singers. But, I absolutely love RH. Their ability to create sonic landscapes, blending traditional rock, classical and techno/space-age elements -- I love that.

Dewrede said:

Wwwwwwell

I haven't completely written them off.
Musically, there's interest.
Based on what I heard, they just need to get another singer.




tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I grabbed about 50 random CDs for work today...


Kid A is in the pile!

I am not here , this isn't happening , brilliant song
[Edited 1/15/06 13:27pm]

theAudience said:

Maybe he didn't have his day , even Jimi sounded shitty sometimes
(Isle Of White , fe)
Or maybe you just don't like his voice , i must admit he does sound a little whiny at times
[Edited 1/14/06 11:46am]

Dewrede said:

True.

I think his voice is what it is (good or bad day).
And yes, I just don't like it.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

i think their music isn't for everyone because it's more end-result oriented than it is process-oriented. that is to say, they're not musician's musicians, but they're a band that likes to manipulate studio bells and whistles to create something original, regardless of if it's considered "true" musical craftsmanship (which, in my opinion, it is). they're not a band that goes crazy with improving or soloing or showing off what great chops they have on their instruments - it's more about the end product that you hear when you hit play on your stereo. does that make sense?

and, to add to that, i'm not saying i like "process" music more or less than "product" music - i love me some zappa or prince or hendrix noodling away just as much as the next person - but for what radiohead does, i think they do it well.

Maybe I should have emphasized the fact that I did enjoy the experimental nature of the music that I heard.
I'm all for that when balanced with a certain level of instrumental skill.

They are a group i'll check into in more detail at some point.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

IstenSzek said:

BT11 said:

^
some of it sounds depressing, mood type songs i love there songs.

Dewrede said:

strobe lights and blown up speakers
fireworks and hurricanes
i'm not here
this isn't happening
i'm not here (aahhaaaa)


one of my fav songs of all time. it's just insanely good.

CalhounSq said:

IstenSzek said:

in a little while..... i'll be gone....


Agreed.. brilliant..a high point on Kid A

oops , typo

IstenSzek said:

I'm a reasonable man, get off my case
get off my case
get off my case

"Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box", from Amnesiac

true love waits

I don't like them, they bore me. a few nice tunes, but not much else.

shouldn't this thread really be about Beck.
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I love the song "Creep". A friend of mine had lent me some music an most of it was okay but a bit bland.

Then I put on Pablo Honey and I can remember this song coming on and I literally stopped what I was doing. The rest of the album didn't have the same effect !

It really got me.

I suppose I like Radiohead for that one song. I've heard the lyrics recited so many times !

"Karma Police" and "No Surprises" are also mind-blowingly poetic.
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I often hear people say Radiohead is "overrated". That depends on who is "rating". Which doesn't matter. It comes down to whether it moves you in a good way or otherwise. I disliked Radiohead for a long time, but I've since changed my thoughts. Kid A kicked it in for me because it reminded me of Bjork who I dig so there you go. One thing leads to another.

lilgish said:

This thread is trying to determine why Radiohead fans act like snobs.

I don't know a single Beck snob.

CinisterCee said:

I'm both...


so quote sdl.. "F*ck yall if u cant get radiohead.. or beck.. bunch of B*tches"

Spoken by a true RH & Beck snob....

Sdldawn said:

let's not forget to ad Björk to that list, for ultimate snobbery




so, Isten what kinda music do you like?

well, there's like Radiohead

ok, what else

and i love Beck's music

hmm, ok, go on

and i absolutely go nuts for Björk

you're such a music snob Isten



[Edited 1/16/06 4:30am]

IstenSzek said:

then music snobs rawk

i know people who would look down their noses at us for liking those artists because they're on major labels. i guess we're not at the tippy top of the music snob food chain.