Although the lyrics remain cringe-worthy, the music of Down Is The New Up roxx. Lemme know if you stumble upon the instrumental...
― dblcheeksneek, Thursday, 20 December 2007 23:33 (sixteen years ago) link
okay, listening to this at 33 rpm is awesome.
― LaMonte, Wednesday, 26 December 2007 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
very surprised that alex ross liked this album. i am a sucker for good drumming too but no drummer in the world can save these shitty ballads (even reckoner which may be the best song is totally annihilated after one and a half minutes by the string section).
― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 26 December 2007 23:30 (sixteen years ago) link
link?
― Jordan, Thursday, 27 December 2007 00:18 (sixteen years ago) link
from upthread (weird, google desktop thinks this salon page is malware): But my record of the year came from outside the classical field. Radiohead are filed under rock, but to me they are collectively one of the most interesting composers in contemporary music. The secret weapon on "In Rainbows" is Phil Selway, drumming intricate, tricky, spiky patterns under the surface of what seems to be a lush, almost romantic album. Was there some story about the price? I forget: "Videotape" puts me in another world.
― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 27 December 2007 06:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Pablo Honey - 5 The Bends - 8 OK Computer - 7 Kid A - 10 Amnesiac - 6 Hail To The Thief - 9 In Rainbows - 8
:)
― Mackro Mackro, Friday, 28 December 2007 02:52 (sixteen years ago) link
So you CLAIM oh wait.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 December 2007 03:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Stoner.
― Davey D, Friday, 28 December 2007 04:07 (sixteen years ago) link
anyone watching the concert?
― fukasaku tollbooth, Monday, 31 December 2007 23:02 (sixteen years ago) link
yep. fuggin' fireworks get in the way a bit though
― Greist, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 00:09 (sixteen years ago) link
it went from being great video to pixellated hell. :(
― fukasaku tollbooth, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 00:10 (sixteen years ago) link
so much for that experiment.
― fukasaku tollbooth, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 00:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Working fine for me.
― Greist, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 00:18 (sixteen years ago) link
that New Years thing they did for Current:
http://current.com/items/88803042_radiohead_s_scotch_mist
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 03:56 (sixteen years ago) link
so the discbox is selling on eBay for $150 to $200, yet is still available for under $80 in the Radiohead store...
― stephen, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
very surprised that alex ross liked this album.
You're surprised that Alex Ross likes something by Radiohead, Bjork, Justin Timberlake, or Missy Elliott?
― jaymc, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 23:02 (sixteen years ago) link
http://images.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/08/obama/story.jpg
― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Secure Mail Services have a delivery for you that requires a signature, This item is your Sandbag Discbox Set of RaidoHead.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 13:57 (sixteen years ago) link
RaidoHead sounds like a cleaning product.
― chap, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:06 (sixteen years ago) link
finally adding my two cents after months of holding my tongue.
excellent record with a nice sort of homogenous feel to it that 'hail to the thief' was lacking. but i guess variety and experimentalism was part of the appeal of 'thief'. but anyway, while it doesn't appear that 'in rainbows' makes much new ground on the first few listens, there are intricacies and hidden nuances to these songs that only emerge with close, involved listens. RECKONER is a treat for the ears - appropriately restrained and slightly aloof, it took me a while to realise that the true centrepiece and shining element of this song are the beautiful vocals. by contrast, JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE defies restraint and launches into a stunningly climactic final minute that creeps up on you before you even realise its happening. importantly, the record is extremely well paced and sequenced and is seems to be the perfect length. the shorter numbers are fortunately very substantial, and in the context of the record act as fitting segueways to the more played-out numbers. this is the best since 'kid a'.
― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel about it. Well said.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link
thanks!
― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
there are intricacies and hidden nuances to these songs that only emerge with close, involved listens.
Spot. On.
Until Monday night, my relationship with In Rainbows was limited to headphone and car speaker engagements. While auditioning some new gear for the home hi-fi, the album really began to reveal itself. From Selway's cymbal (i.e., ride) work at the end of "Reckoner" to the ebb and flow outro of "Videotape", there's so much more to be heard if one's willing to listen. No, I mean, really listen.
― dblcheeksneek, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Spot on again. Also, the difference between the original mp3s and the CD is quite noticable the more you listen to it. Particularly on Nude.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 14:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Gotta hand it to Radiohead, no? Preemptively leak low-quality MP3s of their latest and greatest to tease their mostly audio-aware fanbase (and others) into buying its higher fidelity release? Brilliant!
Although, as I've said once before upthread, is there not something audibly fishy betwixt 2:20 and 2:30 of "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"?
― dblcheeksneek, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 15:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Radiohead zooms to No. 1 this week on The Billboard 200 with "In Rainbows" (TBD/ATO), a week after a premature debut at No. 156 due to street date violations. The set sold 122,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a dramatic downturn from 2003's "Hail to the Thief," which started at No. 3 with a career-best 300,000.
However, the comparison is somewhat unfair, as "In Rainbows" was available for several weeks in the fall as a "name your own price" download exclusively from Radiohead.com, and sales figures for that experiment have not been released.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Didn't Kid A sell around that much its first week as well? From one noted pre-release leak to another...
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
i'd bet a lot of money that's about exactly how much they would have sold anyway.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
the difference between the original mp3s and the CD is quite noticable the more you listen to it.
yes, absolutely. i noticed the difference as soon as the first listen, it was astonishing. the cd sounds gorgeous.
― Mark Clemente, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 16:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Until this album, every album they've released since 2000 has outsold the other in its first week, while debuting one position less.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 16:41 (sixteen years ago) link
At what point do sales figures mean jack shit anymore? (rhetorical)
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:12 (sixteen years ago) link
..aside from obviously paying the band, I mean? I'm talking more about the chart ranking aspect.
Saying such-and-such album was NUMBER ONE ITS DEBUT WEEK in 2007 is going to be kinda laughable in the future history of music writing.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually, ignore me. Wrong thread. Apologies.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link
This album has turned me from a casual Radiohead fan in to quite a big one. It's also made me realise that one of the main reasons I've always liked them more than every other 'indie' act is that they are extremely thoughtful about the way they use percussion.
― chap, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmmmm, SMACK! Hmmm, SMACK!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Some not-much-news news:
The tour will take place in two segments, one prior to and one following the recently announced summer tour of the UK and Europe. The cities IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER are: Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas Houston Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami Montreal New York Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Seattle St Louis Tampa Toronto Vancouver Washington DC Exact dates and venues will be announced at a later date
The cities IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER are:
Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas Houston Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami Montreal New York Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Seattle St Louis Tampa Toronto Vancouver Washington DC
Exact dates and venues will be announced at a later date
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Sales figures may not be the most important thing, but the fact that an album that has been available for downloading for almost three months goes straight into #1 brings some hope for those of us who prefer CDs to computer files.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i just picked up the vinyl today, looks nice.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 21:51 (sixteen years ago) link
picked up the CD last week, and i'll be going to definitely Houston, possibly Dallas as well, just depends on the details.
― stephen, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 22:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Boston + Montréal, s'il vous plaît.
― dblcheeksneek, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 23:09 (sixteen years ago) link
It's also made me realise that one of the main reasons I've always liked them more than every other 'indie' act is that they are extremely thoughtful about the way they use percussion.
This is OTM. Except that In Rainbows has some of the more boring drum & percussion arrangements of their career (with some exceptions, like 15 Step and Reckoner).
― Jordan, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 23:15 (sixteen years ago) link
woah i love the real minimal beats and just little touches of percussion that they use on in rainbows...minimal isn't necessarily boring, just like using tons of shit isn't necessarily creative...actually the snare/kick thing on "videotape" kinda kills me and it's just two hits repeated over and over.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 23:54 (sixteen years ago) link
"hello. so we have a tour coming up. you can buy tickets on our site. you can pay as much as you want. cheers"
― Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 10 January 2008 03:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Percussion is unimportant.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 10 January 2008 13:10 (sixteen years ago) link
seriously?
― nate woolls, Thursday, 10 January 2008 13:12 (sixteen years ago) link
no, really, are you serious?
Are YOU serious?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 10 January 2008 13:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I should've known better.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 10 January 2008 13:26 (sixteen years ago) link
hows the vinyl sound? is it very loud? cos i had that problem with the arctic monkeys album on vinyl. sounded like it was from the cd master.
― titchyschneiderMk2, Thursday, 10 January 2008 13:32 (sixteen years ago) link