Radiohead vs. Kraftwerk

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THANK GOD FINALLY

i can't wait for people to start justifying any answers to this

can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait

Germany > UK

(just to get this kind of thing out of the way)

Some people are on the poll. They think it's all over. (Greenwood scores) It is now!

rofl

Overall I'm not a R fan, but does Kid A and that recent one with the freebusiness go ahead?

Possibly, but the Kr were for me, w/ Autobahn, and that first double album, so....

and if you want to vote R, go right ahead, don't mind them!

(Greenwood scores) It is now!

― StanM, miércoles 7 de enero de 2009 7:39 (2 days ago) Bookmark

What does this comment even mean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_World_Cup_Final#Spectators_on_the_field_while_a_fourth_goal_ends_the_game

(It's a good joke if you're English)

Isn't that kind of like saying "He's a good athlete...for the Special Olympics"?

that's a good joke if you're American

touche

this is ridiculous

(kraftwerk, obv)

i suspect even thom would pick kraftwerk in this.

Kraftwerk was a big influence on Radiohead, and are the more 'classic' band - although Radiohead are pretty classic - so most will probably say Kraftwerk. In the end I have to go with the band that I listen to a *lot* more and have a lot of great memories over the past 15 years associated with - Radiohead.

I picked Bigod 20

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― permanent o_Ovolution (The Reverend), Wednesday, 7 January 2009 05:18 (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this poll is absurd

I picked Bigod 20

― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Friday, January 9, 2009 4:22 PM (15 minutes ago)

so excited to see mokas point proved

if man is 5 then the robots are 6

In defense of Radiohead, except for one or two songs they never sang about being robots. MAYBE that could be interesting if it's the '40's and you're down with the modernism avant garde or something. Otherwise robots are our bitches, nobody cares what they have to say. But anyway I voted Kraftwerk.

This thread is more like an age test...

over 16 or under.

Voted Radiohead because of "OK Computer". If I am trying to be "objective" and look for who has the biggest impact on music, it would be Kraftwerk though.

lolz Shasta OTM

utrolig!

Radiohead woud want you to vote Kraftwerk.

btw if radiohead wins im banning everyone from ILM

^^^ Only way to be sure

May I assume ilxor has the ability to modify the final results to his convenience before they arrive?

i take it that we don't have to put forth serious reasons behind why we voted for whatever band we voted for?!?

more interesting (relatively) options:

Radiohead, i HATE Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk, i HATE Radiohead
Radiohead but love both
Kraftwerk but love both

May I assume ilxor has the ability to modify the final results to his convenience before they arrive?

― Moka, Saturday, 17 January 2009 09:56 (2 hours ago) Bookmark

Why would you assume this?

Also, Kraftwerk.

May I assume ilxor has the ability to modify the final results to his convenience before they arrive?

Nope, sorry to disappoint!

I endorse the whole site ban if Radiohead win.

"i suspect even thom would pick kraftwerk in this"

course he would ffs

please get this thread off the top of my screen

bump

oh plus also for Kraftwerk mostly because they are way way funnier than Radiohead

suggest autobahn

I dont know how to break this to you, but if these two bands were personified in the real world Kraftwerk would suck Radiohead's cock for cab fare.

no they have bicycles

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/hijinks_ensue/lolligans.gif

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

5 weeks ensures scientific validity.

heh, I decided to vote finally, on a whim.. did I pick the right answer? I have no fucking clue

thank god

I approve of the results.

Leif.

would have voted thom radiohead. kraftwerk are nice but too much of it is tinny, boring, and dated.

hey funboys, get a room.

― bnw, Monday, February 9, 2009 7:10 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Ha!

While I'm sure more of it is hatred toward the idea of radiohead than anything to do with their music, I don't get the animosity towards Radiohead from here, hence the idea that ILM would have a sweeping vote for Radiohead over Kraftwerk is laughable. They're not Kraftwerk, though, that can be said,

I like them both a lot. I don't know who I would ever vote over Kraftwerk, though. (not even Can!)

Leif.

I really really like Radiohead a lot. But Kraftwerk seem like maybe on of a handful of the really important artists of the 20th century, up there with Chuck Berry, Miles, James Brown, etc.

Leif.

Top Artists for the week ending Sunday 8 February 2009 for group ilXor

radiohead 45
kraftwerk 19

Leif.

lol served.

Radiohead woud want you to vote Kraftwerk.

― Pain don't hurt. (Pillbox), Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:07 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i loooove RH but this^^^ still otm. would pick Can over kraftwerk though.

Leif?

would put money on the fact that those 111 voters listened to radiohead more than kraftwerk

Man my Suggest Ban finger is gonna be sore.

fuck this place.

Leif.

― Choose Leif

looooool

Z S.

there are times when i have listened to radiohead more than kraftwerk and vice versa. but even if i listened to radiohead 10 times more, would that necessarily negate the opinion?

Leif.

I am voting on who I would rather listen to. only music crits care about "influence" and "importance".

xpost and yeah, # of times listened is probably the best gauge available. anything else is just frontin' imo.

http://i43.tinypic.com/20g189y.jpg

i dunno. for me i have a whole bunch of stuff on vinyl and/or CDs i haven't ripped to my computer at work, so i tend to just sort of listen to whatever recent stuff i have ripped more times than stuff i actually like a lot better.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/1430036394_5a655337b7.jpg?v=0

only music crits care about "influence" and "importance".

hahahahah you're an idito

have fun with your opinion idito

would put money on the fact that those 111 voters listened to radiohead more than kraftwerk

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― iatee, Monday, February 9, 2009 4:24 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I am one of those 111 and don't necessarily listen to Kraftwerk all the time, but listen to Radiohead more or less never.

Leif.

five greatest songs of all time according to my itunes:

Embryo 0:28 Black Sabbath Master Of Reality 11
She's Gone 4:57 Black SabbathTechnical Ecstasy 11
Endorphin 2:57 Burial Untrue Bass 11
Melody Day 4:11 Caribou Andorra Alternative 11
Webs 2:46 Maps of Norway Final Mixes (first run) 11

http://www.geocities.com/pheeny80/leif73.jpg

That's kinda sad that yr chin is so big you have to hide it in shame. ;_;

so I guess I'm the only crazy person who listens to music he likes more often than music he doesn't like?

ps I'm not some crazy radiohead fan, I've just always found kraftwerk to be more important than enjoyable, outside of like 'computer love'

I don't like Radiohead tho.

Leif.

I <3 comp <3 otm.

Leif.

hoos: what is an idito? like iditotechque?

thanks,
Leif.

O_o

Leif!

ILM = I LIE MUCHNESS

Oh yeah. I secretly listen to Radiohead all the time even though they do nothing for me. You caught me there.

do younger peeps totally get Kraftwerk straight away when they first hear them these days? i thought they were really naff when i was a kid

Amber and Alice totally got Autobahn when I playe edit them a couple years ago.

ahem: Take two...

Amber and Alice totally got Autobahn when I played it them a couple years ago.

They've sometimes got a childlike quality about them. Which you certainly could not say about Radiohead!

No Surprises, musically at least

I think Radiohead is plenty childlike but more like the stuff of children's nightmares. thom yorke's doom and gloom (especially around kid a and amnesiac) always felt a bit like a ten-year-old confronting the idea of death for the first time.

I never got around to knowing the lyrics of amnesiac songs - it is my favorite album of theirs

do younger peeps totally get Kraftwerk straight away when they first hear them these days? i thought they were really naff when i was a kid

― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:57 AM Bookmark

I would imagine this totally comes down to when and what you hear. My first Kraftwerk exposure was "Trans-Europe Express" in my mid-teens and I certainly got THAT right away, but I'm not sure I would have picked up on, say, "The Looking Glass" the same way.

Of course, at that point I was already familiar with any number TEE-derived bass & electro beats.

would put money on the fact that those 111 voters listened to radiohead more than kraftwerk

― iatee

On my last.fm:

1 play for Radiohead.

148 plays for Kraftwerk.

my 10 month old dances to kraftwerk! :)
also: fischerspooner :/

Anyways. Just bought tickets to see Radiohead & Kraftwerk at Mexico City on both tourdates.

It's a good thing Kraftwerk is opening so I don't have to rush to get in there.

challop til u drop!

xp looool u should get there after kraftwerk finish jit for Radiohead to start.

Leif.

ok, Kraftwerk in Rio was awesome yesterday. But they can't beat Radiohead no way. and fuck your blase yawns, even when Thom screwed Everything in its right place it was amazing to say the least.

i yawn blasely at u

fuck it

Leif.

Leif. yawn. blase blah.

You can't get much cooler than dissing Radiohead

makes me feel like a big man

Leif.