warehouse wrote:thats interesting b/c its probably my favorite song on the album. that horn section is one of my favorite parts in any radiohead song. idioteque is almost universally loved, optimistic and everything in its right place are probably my other favorites. i think part of it is the whole idea of listening from front to back. the song 'kid a' is stuck right in between two of my favorite songs, but i'm not going to skip it. part of it also might be its place in rock n roll history.
There's definitely a pretentious and cynical side of me that wants to believe the only reason people love that record is because they were told to. And, as you say, its place in history.
But that's not true or fair. I just think ultimately sometimes things click. And sometimes they find you over time. Kid A still hasn't clicked for me. I'm guessing at this point it never will. It's cool, the band have a ton of great music that I can and do appreciate. I still think they're one of the best bands of all time, just not maybe for some of the same reasons others do.
i hear what you are saying, but i look at it a little differently. i was like 16-17 when kid a and amnesiac came out. these albums kicked the shit out of me. i already loved radiohead, but these releases being so close together and out of left field really made them feel important in the moment. and honestly it still holds up, i listened to idioteque earlier today. i know its a favorite in 'best of' lists, but people like me are partly to blame for that.
Amnesiac totally clicks for me and has since first listen. I really love that album.
i liked amnesiac more when it was released. its funny b/c as great as "everything in its right place" is as a song by itself an the opening song to kid a, 'pact like sardines' was the song that i was hooked on for a long time when it was first released. 'knives out' still owns me, i'll love those drums forever.
'i might be wrong: live recordings' is amazing. i think every song is better on this recording than the album, but i think that about a lot of music. 'the national anthem'>'i might be wrong' is just a powerhouse of weird funkiness. i also think this is the first time i heard 'true love waits'
My biggest criticism is using phrases like “dreamy rock” and “electronic tinkering” (references like this are so lazy and dismissive) to differentiate OK and Kid A, when in fact Ok had just about the same amount of “electronic tinkering.” They’d been doing that for awhile.
tragabigzanda wrote: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
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tragabigzanda wrote:Kid A/Amnesiac box announcement coming. New outtakes are exciting, but maybe underwhelming if this is the entire list? An eagle-eyed redditor found a bunch of track titles registered with the ISRC database:
Fog (Again Again Version) [2:25]
Follow Me Around [5:19]
The Morning Bell (In The Dark Version) [2:00]
Alt. Fast Track [1:32]
Untitled v1 [1:48]
If You Say The Word [4:22]
Untitled v2 [0:46]
Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) [2:46]
How To Disappear into Strings [5:32]
Like Spinning Plates (‘Why Us?’ Version) [5:04]
Untitled v3 [1:16]
Pyramid Strings [1:18]
good to know someone else here saw that reddit post.
looking forward to this.
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