The everyone LOVES radiohead thread!

[VinylGuy]

I love the drums on the new album. So tight and at the same time loose and jazzy.

Selway is terrific and iconic but Skinner is otherworldly.

yeah he is way more loose than Selway but at the same time he sounds super tight too. Its great. And he sounds great with whatever Jonny is doing.

[joostone]

Skinner is a WAY better drummer than Selway. There's a reason Radiohead plays with 2 drummers live

I can see why Thom and Johnny want to work with him. That first Smile album is just as good (even better) than the last 2 RH albums. However this Cutouts album and the one before are hit or miss to me. Both have great tracks whereas others are just a bit undercooked jams. But that's probably want they want with this project. Just a bit looser and freeer than their main gig.

[zeb]

Just a bit looser and freeer than their main gig.

Yep, a lot less pressure and expectation.

They've really knocked this project out of the park. I hope it's not the last we see of The Smile.

[VinylGuy]

music is more fun and they seemed to be very happy with it, so i actually hope they tour next year too.

[tragabigzanda]

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[dad]

Skinner is a WAY better drummer than Selway. There's a reason Radiohead plays with 2 drummers live

I can see why Thom and Johnny want to work with him. That first Smile album is just as good (even better) than the last 2 RH albums. However this Cutouts album and the one before are hit or miss to me. Both have great tracks whereas others are just a bit undercooked jams. But that's probably want they want with this project. Just a bit looser and freeer than their main gig.

It confounds me how some posters love the Smile but rank KoL fairly low

[Farmer John]

I rank The King of Limbs towards the bottom, but I do really like it.

However, if it was the From the Basement version of the album I was ranking, it would probably be several notches higher.

[Ello Sailor]

FJ knows what's up.

[Kalevi]

From the basement is superior

[RockPusher]

In Rainbows: this album seems to save my life every now and then

OKC- just revolutionary
A Moon Shaped Pool- such a thrilling evolution

Hail to the Thief- less of a cohesive ride than the ones above it, but comprised of amazing parts

The Bends- considering they hadn't made the leap to transcendent art rock, this was about as good as Britpop got
King of Limbs- the last three songs are like a perfect ep
Kid A- has my favorite RH tune (How to Disappear Completely) but is otherwise kind of mediocre

Amnesiac- it's good, but it really does sound like b-sides to me

Pablo Honey- it's awesome, but also not nearly as ambitious as anything else they've ever done

[VinylGuy]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

[tragabigzanda]

[Chris_H_2]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

[tragabigzanda]

[Buby]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

that's fair!

Ditto on The Bends... Sure, their color palette got way more complex on subsequent releases (and almost always for the better).
Doesn't make The Bends' side B any less of a monster.

B1 Just
B2 My Iron Lung
B3 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was
B2 Black Star
B5 Sulk
B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out)

[RockPusher]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

that's fair!

Ditto on The Bends... Sure, their color palette got way more complex on subsequent releases (and almost always for the better).
Doesn't make The Bends' side B any less of a monster.

B1 Just
B2 My Iron Lung
B3 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was
B2 Black Star
B5 Sulk
B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Incidentally, the moment I figured out Street Spirit on guitar was one of those outsized small victories that can bring you so much joy. I'm not a great guitarist by any stretch, but it's just complex enough that it feels wonderful.

[Chris_H_2]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

that's fair!

Ditto on The Bends... Sure, their color palette got way more complex on subsequent releases (and almost always for the better).
Doesn't make The Bends' side B any less of a monster.

B1 Just
B2 My Iron Lung
B3 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was
B2 Black Star
B5 Sulk
B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Incidentally, the moment I figured out Street Spirit on guitar was one of those outsized small victories that can bring you so much joy. I'm not a great guitarist by any stretch, but it's just complex enough that it feels wonderful.

nice. next up: the hidden syncopation in videotape.

[Buby]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

that's fair!

Ditto on The Bends... Sure, their color palette got way more complex on subsequent releases (and almost always for the better).
Doesn't make The Bends' side B any less of a monster.

B1 Just
B2 My Iron Lung
B3 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was
B2 Black Star
B5 Sulk
B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Incidentally, the moment I figured out Street Spirit on guitar was one of those outsized small victories that can bring you so much joy. I'm not a great guitarist by any stretch, but it's just complex enough that it feels wonderful.

nice. next up: the hidden syncopation in videotape.

We're subscribed to similar YouTube channels Chris.

[Chris_H_2]

I agree with most of your views but Kid A for me is untouchable, the first step on what RH became for most of their career. I agree that The Bends seems to be way more melodic and straight with time and now we are used to a different thing from them.

The Bends also holds the honor of being the sole Radiohead album that feels kind of fun and upbeat to listen to. Even when it's depressing, it's often in a major key and with some sense of triumph underpinning the bleak.

i think you meant "even though it's depressing . . ."

that's fair!

Ditto on The Bends... Sure, their color palette got way more complex on subsequent releases (and almost always for the better).
Doesn't make The Bends' side B any less of a monster.

B1 Just
B2 My Iron Lung
B3 Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was
B2 Black Star
B5 Sulk
B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Incidentally, the moment I figured out Street Spirit on guitar was one of those outsized small victories that can bring you so much joy. I'm not a great guitarist by any stretch, but it's just complex enough that it feels wonderful.

nice. next up: the hidden syncopation in videotape.

We're subscribed to similar YouTube channels Chris.

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