Red Mosquito

matt reeder wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote: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.

theplatypus wrote:

matt reeder wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote: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.

tragabigzanda wrote:

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

Mike wrote:i know when that hotline bling

theplatypus wrote:

matt reeder wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote: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.

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

tragabigzanda wrote:

swan wrote: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.

matt reeder wrote:

theplatypus wrote: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.

tragabigzanda wrote:

matt reeder wrote:

theplatypus wrote: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.