I HATE Radiohead! Seriously, how can people stomach their music? They're often compared to the Floyd, but the BIG difference is that Pink Floyd put real soul and poignancy into their lyrics. Radiohead have mastered the ability to make meaningless, random crap seem profound - they're the Pseudo-Floyd, and I'm amazed at the amount of people that have fallen for it. Tell me I'm not the only one!

I've tried but have never been able to get into them.

But they still intrigue me and I don't hate them.

TRON said:

Same here.

I wouldn't say they suck, cuz there is far worse music out there, but I would definately concur that they are WAY over rated.

MrSquiggle said:

which lyrics are you referring to, specifically? just curious.
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No, I find their music very bland and boring. I guess I just don't "get it".

I have often been intrigued by their music, but you certainly have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

I currently only own one album, OK Computer, considered to be their masterpiece. It's ok, but I have many greater albums in my collection, no doubt.

MrSquiggle said:

Pink Floyd did some very obscure and odd songs as well, back in the day they were using kitchen utensils to make sounds.

Yea don't hate them, but they do nothing for me.

silly post your a dork

Tom said:

Pink Floyd they ain't, that's for sure.

Tom said:

Well, yes, but Radiohead are compared not to the Ummagumma, crazy Floyd but DSOTM, The Wall, legendary Floyd.

I like the electronic shit on Kid A, but don't ask me about the rest.

I wouldnt comment on this post, but damn, this has been done before.. same title and everything.. im almost positive of that...


But hey, its cool, some people just cant understand their music..

Sdldawn said:

co-sign

They deserve all the praise they get...all of it. I guess you can't make someone understand Chinese if they never learned the language...

Their music speaks to me in leaps and bounds, their lyrics are excellent if you take the time to listen.

Before tossing around a word like "hate", consider for a moment the musical genius that is Britney Spears...Milli Vanilli...98Degrees...I think you get the idea...

There are a lot of bands I don't "get", nor would I really care to listen to their music, but I appreciate their talent and the fact that they're trying to create something original. For example, I never could get into Pink Floyd. Don't really care for 'em. But I know they've had a huge influence on a lot of artists I DO like, so right on for them.

Maybe the question I should ask is, what exactly is it that you HATE about Radiohead?

garnis said:

I agree with this completely, and that's saying something considering that I am a bit of a Radiohead fan! So, I hope that other Radiohead lovers bear this in mind when the read the rest of my post...

I believe that in one of the UK music mags last year they did a survey of 20 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME and Radiohead had 2 albums in the top 5, and 3 listed in the top 10!!! I think that's insane... really. Who votes this stuff??? There's such a plethora of music that's been influential for decades, (Think: James Brown, The Beatles, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Rolling Stones, Santana, etc etc) that really should be occupying those sort of slots.

I don't think that Radiohead suck, in fact they occupy a very special place in my music collection, and sometimes there's no other band that I'd rather hear. But I also believe that they seem to be one of those bands that are "cool" so everyone says that they love Radiohead and buy their albums even if they are not really naturally inclined towards their kind of sound. Just to be able to say that you have the albums on your shelf, know what I mean?

Well, maybe that's a little harsh, but I've known people that are a bit like that about Radiohead... same deal when Oasis were a huge thing ... the media dictates what constitutes a MUST HAVE album... it's mostly all advertising. Eminem is kinda "it" at the moment. (See how long it lasts...). It's happened right throughout music history. Radiohead are one of those "iconic" bands for modern pop culture, and everyone is led to believe that if you don't own OK Computer or The Bends, then you've got absolutely NO IDEA about music ... so you betta just jump aboard and save yourself from audio heresy ...

Shame that sometimes the bandwagon is mistaken for genius.

Is this what's called a Hateration Alert?

I dig a lot of their shit, it's just that they've been somewhat over hyped/exposed. I find most of their material far more enjoyable that 90% of the shit that gets shoved down our throat whenever we turn on the radio, I guess some of our ears are more evolved than others.
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Im goin to see them Thursday night in New Orleans..


This band is one of the best out there today... period.

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Sdldawn said:

Now let's not go to far. Have fun at the show!

radiohead are gods!

Sdldawn said:

Hey that's great... I'm jealous. Hope you can post a review of the concert for us! I'd love to hear about it.

I've never really investigated their music, but it seems to be something I'd like. On the contrary, I can't stand Pink Floyd.

Tom Yorke's voice leaves me cold - it was the same thing for Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan

jn2 said:

Comparing Yorke with Corgan...blasphemy! Corgan really can not sing!

I LOVE Radiohead. Truly one of the great innovative yet commercially successful bands with a massive influence on modern pop music. "OK Computer" might be my favourite album of all times, but I love them all. By the way, the songs are also beautiful. Listen to "The Bends"!

Sdldawn said:

That's always the way it goes... whenever I say I can't stand Radiohead, the fan tells me that I'm just not smart enough to appreciate them, and that they're so obviously right that it's not even an issue worth debating.

yeah, you dumb-ass! You ain't smart enough!