Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool

[LoathedVermin72]

I bet ANTI is better than this album

[Jorge]

But it mostly strikes me as an ambient/cinematic soundscape-type record, with touches of psychedelic folk

I think is a pretty good description of the album. As much as I like ambient/cinematic soundscapes, it just doesn't have much room in my life and one soundscape recording doesn't hold much more emotional appeal over another well done one.
I get it, this is who and what Radiohead are now. But really, this is music for middle aged people by middle aged people. Done extremely well it won't be part of (by design) many peoples soundtrack of the summer of 2016. Critically acclaimed but listened to by fewer and fewer people.

I couldn't care less how many people listen to it. I love it and I think it might be their best album. If other people don't get that and would rather listen to Drake or some other bullshit that's on them.

Look, one can enjoy Rihanna and also this stuff. It's not one or the other. Summer can be sad sometimes too.

[Norah]

But it mostly strikes me as an ambient/cinematic soundscape-type record, with touches of psychedelic folk

I think is a pretty good description of the album. As much as I like ambient/cinematic soundscapes, it just doesn't have much room in my life and one soundscape recording doesn't hold much more emotional appeal over another well done one.
I get it, this is who and what Radiohead are now. But really, this is music for middle aged people by middle aged people. Done extremely well it won't be part of (by design) many peoples soundtrack of the summer of 2016. Critically acclaimed but listened to by fewer and fewer people.

I couldn't care less how many people listen to it. I love it and I think it might be their best album. If other people don't get that and would rather listen to Drake or some other bullshit that's on them.

Look, one can enjoy Rihanna and also this stuff. It's not one or the other. Summer can be sad sometimes too.

Have you met Pearl Jam fans?

[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

[Norah]

Ful Stop and The Numbers are my two favorites I think. That'll change by tomorrow.

[Mike]

Present Tense and Identikit here

[Chris_H_2]

Ful Stop & Present Tense for me

[swan]

I can't even pick a favorite at this point

[Kevin Davis]

i know when that hotline bling

.

Do you, though?

[Mike]

[tragabigzanda]

[matt reeder]

But it mostly strikes me as an ambient/cinematic soundscape-type record, with touches of psychedelic folk

I think is a pretty good description of the album. As much as I like ambient/cinematic soundscapes, it just doesn't have much room in my life and one soundscape recording doesn't hold much more emotional appeal over another well done one.
I get it, this is who and what Radiohead are now. But really, this is music for middle aged people by middle aged people. Done extremely well it won't be part of (by design) many peoples soundtrack of the summer of 2016. Critically acclaimed but listened to by fewer and fewer people.

I couldn't care less how many people listen to it. I love it and I think it might be their best album. If other people don't get that and would rather listen to Drake or some other bullshit that's on them.

Look, one can enjoy Rihanna and also this stuff. It's not one or the other. Summer can be sad sometimes too.

No shit. I just think Drake's music sucks. Would it have been better if I'd said somebody else?

[Jorge]

It was just really important for me to make a very obvious point.

[matt reeder]

It was just really important for me to make a very obvious point.

Naturally. And maybe I should have said Rihanna, whose voice makes me want to stab my ears out with an icepick.

[LoathedVermin72]

[swan]

I agree with most of the points about the sound qualities, although it never takes me out of any of the songs so I'm mostly ok with it. Can't wait to hear how the mastering of this is for the vinyl, maybe some of that stuff will be cleaner. They have a pretty good track record of albums sounding better in that format. September can't come fast enough.

You typically have to roll off some of the bottom end for a vinyl master, so there could be a big improvement there.

I hope this comes to pass


Also as previously mentioned, I'm very intrigued to hear (what we assume are going to be) the new XL pressings of the older albums. I want them to not be the shit quality of the hasty "From the Vault" represses, but at the same time I don't necessarily want to feel the need to buy every album again. I already have all the original Parlophone pressings & they sound great. But if they do a real remastering & nice pressing with the band's input, it'd be hard for me to say no.

[Jorge]

It was just really important for me to make a very obvious point.

Naturally. And maybe I should have said Rihanna, whose voice makes me want to stab my ears out with an icepick.

I thought you'd like her because she collaborated with Coldplay

[tragabigzanda]

[LoathedVermin72]

It was just really important for me to make a very obvious point.

Naturally. And maybe I should have said Rihanna, whose voice makes me want to stab my ears out with an icepick.

I swear I went to highschool with a hundred little proto-Rihanna hoodrats, and they all sounded just like her.

Hmm, is this racist?

[tragabigzanda]