A POLL IN A CAGE ON ANTIBIOTICS - ILM Artist Poll #56 - RADIOHEAD - RESULTS THREAD

Bodysnatchers suffers from being a heavy rock track on an otherwise fairly chilled album and I often find myself skipping it the rest of the album for that reason.

good run here, I like all of the last 4 a lot

such a great, weird song

yeah this has the most slurred and mumbled chorus that's ever been on an album that's gone to Number 1 in America surely. i like it.

Alright, now we're getting to the good stuff. In Limbo was my #2. I just love it.

If "High and Dry" is the template for Coldplay, then "Pearly*" (which I am guessing won't place but I love, it was in my top 5) is surely the template for Muse.

http://i.imgur.com/Q4JGfe4.jpg

30. The Tourist [15 votes | 2 #1 votes | 376 points]

I predict all of Kid A will make it safe for Treefingers.

The Tourist is another of my top ten, for a long time it was probably my favourite song ever.

Coulda been my #1...it was 2nd on my ballot by a fraction of a sliver.

Lucky > The Tourist

The 2 of them together is a powerful album closer.

It's my 6th highest placed OKC track. Absolutely stunning song that I underrated forever.

they are a great closing 1-2 but i did not feel compelled to rank either track very highly individually

If "High and Dry" is the template for Coldplay, then "Pearly*" (which I am guessing won't place but I love, it was in my top 5) is surely the template for Muse.

― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Tuesday, September 9, 2014 1:22 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lucky > The Tourist

― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Tuesday, September 9, 2014 1:35 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

with this post, i hope to highlight the OTMness of the above two posts

http://i.imgur.com/HncH57g.jpg

29. Life in a Glasshouse [16 votes | 1 #1 vote | 379 points]

This was my number one. So haunting, so mournful. Amazing New Orleans horns.

The Tourist was in my top ten, possibly the flat out prettiest song Radiohead ever did

http://i.imgur.com/dOssRCY.jpg

28. A Wolf at the Door [17 votes | 1 #1 vote | 389 points]

Closing tracks!

woah, that's weird

wolf at the door is my #2. A FLAN IN THE FACE!

I love this song

didn't vote for it

don't you dare. don't you dare. don't you FLAN IN THE FACE

i think of "high and dry" as 1995's vital other side of the coin to "common people" and i prob would've put it #1 if i had known it would end up so low

The live version of I Might Be Wrong is far superior

Really? I thought it was too fast.

I've said it already, but I'll say it again: Knives Out is probably the most miserable-sounding song ever.

sonically or just the overall attitude of the song? I like how miserable it is

Both

http://i.imgur.com/UDP1Pbi.jpg

27. Kid A [18 votes | 399 points]

I really should have voted for Kid A. It is great even on its own. I also just realized that I forgot to vote for Gagging Order.

Yeah I'm regretting passing over the tourist and kid a both. Both just beautiful pieces of work.

does anyone recall the leaked version of HTTF? it had some pretty differently mixed versions of some songs and some sounded better than the final mixes. Wolf At The Door was one.

A bunch of stuff I voted for showed up including all of my top 3 (In Limbo, Myxomatosis, Wolf at the Door ). Unspeakably livid that In Limbo got beat out by the fucking Tourist btw!!!

http://i.imgur.com/27IfIn8.jpg

26. My Iron Lung [20 votes | 407 points]

Kid A is soooo good.

it wasn't at the top of my ballot but I think I enjoyed voting for "the tourist" more than any other track. it's almost a throwaway and then it spreads its winfs

xxxposts "high and dry" is that one that sounds like a dry run for "fake plastic trees" yes?

"my iron lung" riff is all-time greatness. glad tom lost his megaphone he made some questionable choices when it was around imo and yes i voted for this and "the bends" make of that what you will

winfs. things are coming out all weird where is autocorrect when I neeeed you?

The Bends is great! Definitely the high point of that record along with Planet Telex for me. I like it when they rock.

"Kid A" ended up being one of only a couple songs from Kid A that i voted for, it's funny to think of it being one of my top 2 songs from that album but it really is.

Well, just got back to see how this is unfolding:

'High and Dry' - Great to see this place, there seems to be a group of fans that seem to bash this track, if only because it was an obvious influence on what Coldplay (amongst others) ended up doing, but to me this is a great song that in my mind is far superior to anything that Coldplay and their ilk achieved. At the time, I derived the same kind of pleasure out of the song as I got from listening to various tracks on Automatic For The People.

'Nude' - Easily one of my highlights of In Rainbows, one thing that sticks out to me about this one is the drum sound, weirdly enough.

'I Might Be Wrong' - A nice enough guitar riff, but not much of a song, in my opinion. Live versions are far superior, I think.

'Where I End And You Begin' - Why the hell wasn't this a single? My favourite track on Hail To The Thief, and the version that they performed in Live From The Basement absolutely slays. I love the little 2/4 measure pause that they insert just before the second verse, not to mention where Thom kicks it up into a higher gear in the last verse before the outro.

'Myxomatosis' - Excellent track, fucking evil keyboard riff and again the Live From The Basement version rules.

'Black Star' - I'm really surprised to see this place. Back in '95/'96 this used to be one of the highlights of The Bends for me, but I had got the impression that it had been forgotten about or overlooked with the passing of time and the more material the band put out. I certainly know that I'm a bit guilty of overlooking this one in recent years.

'Knives Out' - This is one of those Radiohead tracks where my opinion of it changes according to the mood I'm in. In the right frame of mind, I get taken in by the gorgeous guitar playing, but when I'm not in the mood for it, it just feels like Thom is needlessly moaning while staring at his bellybutton.

'Bodysnatchers' - God, this rocks... although my favourite part of the song isn't so much the guitar riff as to when it opens out during the middle eight.

'2+2=5' - Really surprised to see that this, alongside 'Where I End And You Begin' didn't place higher. Having said that, it's definitely lost a lot of lustre for me since I heard it for the first time through overplay.

'In Limbo' - Works better as part of the suite on the second half of Kid A than in isolation, IMO.

'The Tourist' - Probably my least favourite track on OK Computer that isn't 'Fitter Happier'. It makes for a great album closer (especially that lone bell right at the end), but I'd probably skip it if it came up on a shuffle play.

'Life In A Glasshouse' - This and 'We Suck Young Blood' have their fans. I'm not one of them.

'A Wolf At The Door' - Fucking excellent! Really glad to see this place.

'Kid A' - Again, surprised to see this come so high, but I love it all the same... particularly the bit towards the end where the sustained synths fade in. Great stuff.

'My Iron Lung' - Way too high, one of those tracks from The Bends that doesn't really float my boat anymore.

Why did I let My Iron Lung fall off the bottom of my ballot?

If "High and Dry" is the template for Coldplay, then "Pearly*" (which I am guessing won't place but I love, it was in my top 5) is surely the template for Muse.

― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Tuesday, September 9, 2014 8:22 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

For me the template for Muse is when the drums and distorted bass kick in on 'Exit Music (For A Film)'.

Tracks I voted for today: Nude, 2+2=5, My Iron Lung

Tracks I feel bad for not having voted for: Where I End and You Begin (that baseline!), Bodysnatchers, A Wolf at the Door.

I really love the Easy Stars version of The Tourist, feel free to shout at me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJIfhbd3jc

I'm happy A Wolf At the Door made it, love that song. Actually, I voted for all three of the closing tracks that placed in a row.

Surprised there wasn't more Life in a Glasshouse love. Guess it just hits me with that special type of frisson during the "Someone's listening" part.

I can barely recall "In Limbo," and I've never really loved "Kid A" the song. I really need to throw on a pair of headphones and re-listen.

chap!

had four place today, up to six now.