ah ive already posted to this thread i see and theres 5 changes from what i put down last time
― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Sunday, 26 May 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
Fitter HappierThere thereKid AScatterbrainLet DownLast Flowers til the HospitalYou and Whose Army?No SurprisesWe Suck Young BloodSail to the Moon
― flappy bird, Monday, 16 May 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
Decks Dark would definitely be in there now I think.
― MaresNest, Monday, 16 May 2016 08:50 (seven years ago) link
Fitter Happier
― bernard snowy, Monday, 16 May 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
no way, if anything I'd swap out Sail to the Moon with Morning Bell/Kid A version.
― flappy bird, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Again; one per album + 1 b-side
BlowoutFake Plastic TreesNo surprisesHow to dissappear completelyPyramid SongWorrywortMyxomatosisReckonerSeparatorThe Numbers
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 16 May 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
MaquiladoraYouPlanet TelexLet DownKid AYou and Whose Army?There thereVideotapeMorning Mr. MagpieBurn the Witch
― flappy bird, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
xp idgi, "Fitter Happier" barely registers with me at this point except as a collection of cliches (which admittedly may have been less cliched in 1996) with sound-design just interesting enough to keep from skipping ahead to hear "Electioneering" -- admittedly a good idea to sequence it after "Karma Police" (for CD anyway; on the 2xLP "Karma Police" closes side 2, "Fitter Happier" kicks off the second disc, & I am getting tripped up trying to imagine this)maybe I need to relisten
― bernard snowy, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
also limiting myself to the "one per album + 1 b-side" rule
BlowoutPlanet TelexLet DownHow to Disappear CompletelyPyramid SongThere, ThereWeird Fishes/ArpeggiBloomHarry Patch (In Memory Of)Daydreaming
― bunny slopes, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
A ReminderIn LimboAmazing Sounds Of OrgyThe TouristDecks DarkMeeting In The AislePalo AltoAirbagBackdriftsPyramid Song
― MaresNest, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
there therenudepyramid song15 stepdaydreamingno surprisesparanoid androideverything in its right placenice dreamlet down
― Davey D, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
bunny slopes I feel like you & I have v.similar taste in the radioheads
― bernard snowy, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
MaresNest I respect & honor your idiosyncratic choice of "The Tourist", in ways that I categorically refuse to extend to anyone who reps "Fitter Happier"
Davey D are you part of the surprising silent majority of "Nice Dream" lovers, or did we already go over this on another thread?(fwiw I have listened to (Nice Dream) a handful of times since then & have come to appreciate what others see in it, not least: its ability to hold up under repeated listening scrutiny)
― bernard snowy, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
... that concludes this installment of "Being Judgmental Towards Other Radiohead Fans" -- join us again at this hour tomorrow, when I'll share my ranking of songs on The Bends by how hype I get when I sing them in my car on the way to work out ~~
― bernard snowy, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
Bernard, is it really that unusual? The cut bar/chord change combo in the verses is so lovely.
― MaresNest, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:49 (seven years ago) link
The eight OKC era b-sides alone make a fantastic mini album.
― MaresNest, Monday, 16 May 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
Nice Dream would be one of my choices for old songs which I'd love to hear re-recorded and adapted to the new AMSP arrangements and production values.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 16 May 2016 18:54 (seven years ago) link
Davey D are you part of the surprising silent majority of "Nice Dream" lovers, or did we already go over this on another thread?
Definitely didn't discuss on another thread - I'm not sure what it is I love so much about this song. It just possesses this humble, melancholy air that nothing else from this era of Radiohead quite hits upon, at least for me... I'm also happily surprised to see it popping up so frequently here.
― Davey D, Monday, 16 May 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
I should possibly note that my experience of Radiohead was entirely derived from albums + a few music videos back in the day ; my first and only experience of them as a live band was earlier this week, when I youtubed a clip from Austin City Limits in which Thom Yorke does a little swaggy dance while singing "Broken hearts / Make it rain"
in other words, if some people were to like "Nice Dream" because it's a song from the band's earlier incarnation which they've continued to play live throughout the years -- that entire dimension would be lost on me
― bernard snowy, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 00:28 (seven years ago) link
sorry, that's "(Nice Dream)"
― bernard snowy, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 00:29 (seven years ago) link
Seconded
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 10:19 (seven years ago) link
this should be easy to do since i don't have time for him
in chronological order
Planet TelexParanoid AndroidA Reminder2+2=5Sit Down. Stand UpA Punchup At A WeddingBodysnatchersLittle By LittleSupercolliderDaydreaming
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Tuesday, 17 May 2016 11:41 (seven years ago) link
How to Disappear CompletelyThe TouristPlanet TelexLet DownHouse of CardsKarma PoliceMorning BellKnives OutThere ThereWeird Fishes/Arpeggi
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 11:49 (seven years ago) link
Something like:IdiotequePyramid SongIdentikitLet Down15 StepMyxamatosisAll I NeedWhere I End and You BeginMotion Picture SoundtrackLife in a Glasshouse
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Thursday, 19 May 2016 12:04 (seven years ago) link
Everything in its right placeTrue love waits (live)No SurprisesLife in a GlasshouseBodysnatchersWorrywortThere, ThereLucky(nice dream)Airbag
― a poon shaped mule (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:06 (seven years ago) link
top ten dr tchock enunciations
haven't listened to any of these in a while but they are burned into my brain
TEN. "lemon" - you know the one, when the song starts to turn and you can picture him screwing his wee little face up9. "does" - this goes on for such a long time it goes through several forms, transcends its meaning and becomes a delicate mystery8."cafés" - spat out very nicely with an extra syllable and everything7. "wide" - good synergy between semantic content and underenunciated gaping delivery where it sounds like he might be drowning in his own voiceSIX."fire" - captures the whole vibe in one good moment5. "uncle" - demented grunt for the first syllable a particular highlight4. "California" - mb grimes has topped this in terms of expansive delivery but the way he rouses himself to reach the third syllable is A+ tchocky goodness3/ "holy" - he sounds so weary2. "roman" - like the last man alive at the end of the world doing his duty1. "empire" - it never fails to make my heart sing
― ogmor, Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:49 (seven years ago) link
nice dream is in my top 5 Radiohead songs.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:55 (seven years ago) link
― bernard snowy
heh, i was about to say the same!
blowoutplanet telexluckykid apyramid songwhere i end and you beginall i needseparatordaydreamingfog
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 19 May 2016 14:17 (seven years ago) link
Here are mine:
1. There There2. Karma Police3. Nude4. Paranoid Android5. [nice dream]6. My Iron Lung7. Daydreaming8. Faithless the Wonder Boy9. Bulletproof... Wish I was10. Blowout
Looking at this, it's weird. Despite me liking Kid Amnesiac-era Radiohead plenty, and thinking that I'm SO OVER The Bends, there's definitely a bookendedness about this list in that a vast majority of the songs are from either early or late-era Radiohead.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Thursday, 19 May 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link
My brother can sing and play the song 'Kid A' on acoustic guitar. I never thought of it as a proper song until I saw him do it when we were back home for Christmas.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:07 (seven years ago) link
is your brother John Mayer? cuz I saw him do it that way live many years ago (dragged their by an ex-girlfriend). not recommended.
― evol j, Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:44 (seven years ago) link
one of my first college experiences was some guy down the hall excitedly sharing the john mayer kid a via audiogalaxy. i thought "i wonder how much money i can get back if i drop out right now"
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 19 May 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
If I'm being really real, this is what I go back and listen to if I'm not putting on full albums:
Paranoid AndroidEverything in Its Right PlacePackt Like SardinesPyramid Song2 + 2 = 5Sit Down Stand UpBackdriftsReckonerDaydreamingIdentikit
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 19 May 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
I like that list. "Reckoner", those HTTT songs, and "Everything" are real highlights for me too.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Thursday, 19 May 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
YouBonesSubterranean Homesick AlienEverything In Its Right PlacePackt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin BoxCuttoothWhere I End and You Begin15 StepCodexIdentikit
― Turrican, Thursday, 19 May 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
I'm not a Radiohead fan but here are some memorable moments off the top of my head
1. The way the melody explodes upward when Thom sings "anyone can play guitarrrr" (Pablo Honey is the album I enjoy returning to the most)2. A ghost memory about having feelings and feeling them when listening to The Bends album, pretty sure I know all the words to "Fake Plastic Trees", but those feelings are unfamiliar to me now3. The drums dropping in and out on "Airbag"4. The exquisite guitar picking pattern in the a-section of "Paranoid Android", also notable is the self-parodic line "the crackle of pig skin" which was when I got off the "I care about Thom's lyrics" train5. Feeling like I was the only person on the internet who thought "Electioneering" was the best OKC song, and that "Let Down" and "Lucky" were cold garbage6. The first .5 seconds of "Everything In Its Right Place", unable to sit at a Rhodes for more than a minute without playing those chords7. Jonny's delicious string arrangement on "How To Disappear Completely", the guitar riff on "National Anthem" (and nothing else about that song)8. Thinking that the Kid A bear was very clever bit of branding9. Being obsessed for a day over "Like Spinning Plates", reversing the track in my DAW and listening, and searching for live recordings; disliking every individual song on Amnesiac otherwise10. Listening all the way through "Hail To The Thief" exactly once, feeling impressed when it goes "the raindrops, the raindrops", then remembering that I hate this band by the time Thom sings "it's a drunken punch-up at a wedding"11. Enjoying all of In Rainbows thoroughly, especially the live performance of "15 Step" with marching band, the rising vocal coda on "Nude", debating with a friend whether or not it was OK to delete "Faust ARP" from the iTunes12. Going to see the band for free, watched their soundcheck and was non-plussed, then saw them play with the full lighting rig and was blown away, felt like I knew and liked every song they played13. Dancing memes14. Feeling envious of Jonny's film scores, feeling whatever about Thom's solo album, loving the live set of Atoms For Peace15. The new album floated by my head without a single Thom contribution making an impression
Oh and somewhere in there I forgot but I stan for their cover of "On Your Own Again"
― fgti, Thursday, 19 May 2016 21:29 (seven years ago) link
Oh also: the drum sound on "Reckoner", prob my #1 favourite thing about this band
― fgti, Thursday, 19 May 2016 21:31 (seven years ago) link
15. The new album floated by my head without a single Thom contribution making an impression
there are a lot of guitar and piano moments that sound Thom-y to me though (his solo albums helped me realize how much this is true).
so great, the '60s stereo thing with the whole drumkit panned hard to one side, and the perfect tambourine sound in the other channel.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 19 May 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, that's great! I could have just listed all of In Rainbows tbh.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Thursday, 19 May 2016 23:35 (seven years ago) link
1. My Iron Lung2. Airbag3. Subterranean Homesick Alien4. Everything in its Right Place5. Optimistic6. Pyramid Song7. There There8. 15 step9. Separator 10. Daydreamer
― Eggs and the marketing board behind them, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
5. Feeling like I was the only person on the internet who thought "Electioneering" was the best OKC song, and that "Let Down" and "Lucky" were cold garbage
I have definitely argued for "Electioneering" as the best OKC song before, but can't imagine ever in a million years disliking "Let Down"
"Lucky" has a good chorus, but is hard to feel any type of way about besides
― bernard snowy, Thursday, 26 May 2016 00:43 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah & I 110% agree w/ hosannas for the "Reckoner" drum sound. instantly recognizable (at least, it stands out from the rest of their stuff, sonically) yet familiar... Jordan sez 60s stereo mixing, but I hear the echo of late Talk Talk as well
― bernard snowy, Thursday, 26 May 2016 00:46 (seven years ago) link
debating with a friend whether or not it was OK to delete "Faust ARP" from the iTunes
not okay, but only because of the lovely moment when the strings come in, which is a minor album highlight for me
― bernard snowy, Thursday, 26 May 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
xp clarification: shoulda said something like "unmistakable but familiar" -- within seconds, the music impresses upon me a sense of time&place that are just as strong as the 90s britpop heyday evoked by the churning guitars of The Bends, if somewhat more nebulous
I should also-also note that the crisp, dry drum sound kicking off "Weird Fishes" is equally great, albeit in a totally opposed way
― bernard snowy, Thursday, 26 May 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
hearing this version of Arpeggi for 2 and a half years before IR came out ruined the song for me. this is such a beautiful song, i really can't stand the meat & potatoes arrangement on the record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrKPrpOvfCI
― flappy bird, Thursday, 26 May 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
okay whoops -- I'm relistening to "Faust ARP" & realizing the strings are present from the very first; in my memory, it was a lot more spare, acoustic gtr+vox, no strings until they come in under I love you but enough is enough. the string+wordless vocal coda, I had forgotten about altogether!
― bernard snowy, Thursday, 26 May 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link
There thereLast Flowers til the HospitalKid AScatterbrainLet DownAirbagKnives OutMorning BellIdiotequeMyxomatosis
― flappy bird, Saturday, 24 June 2017 03:45 (six years ago) link
SupercolliderStaircaseFul StopBurn The WitchIdentikitThe Daily MailFeralCodexBangers & Mash15 Step
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Saturday, 24 June 2017 12:32 (six years ago) link
^ are the ones I most feel like listening to at the moment.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Saturday, 24 June 2017 12:33 (six years ago) link
"Ful Stop" was so amazing on their Glastonbury set last night. So groovy and hypnotic.
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Saturday, 24 June 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link