Analogman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Well, this is uh, interesting: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm upset that These Are My Twisted Words and The Present tense are nowhere to be found. And that this sounds nothing like either of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 i got a kick out of chuck klosterman's tweet from this morning: "I'm sure Radiohead is depressed about these reviews, since they obviously make albums for people to listen to once at 9:20 am on a laptop." still, it feels a bit underwhelming... like these are b-sides or something. in all fairness, i've only listened once. will give it another shot later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 We're just the weathermen. They make the wind blow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Haven't heard it yet but from these reviews I'm all excited to destroy my heroes!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hmmm... I kinda like it, but I liked Eraser a lot too which may have something to do it with it. Bloom, Little by Little and Separtor are early favs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Judging by these early reviews, it's between REM and Wilco for the better album! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Judging by these early reviews, it's between REM and Wilco for the better album! eh. my faith in Wilco after the last 2 albums is about as much as my faith in Christianity (ie: none) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orkie Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Blasphemy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooperissup3r Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 it's okay. i don't think i'll ever gush over anything radiohead does. their music makes me feel claustrophobic and it always sounds so ...depressingly futuristic, i guess. like, if all those horrible visions of the future in 1980s sci-fi movies came true, the music would sound like this. and that's depressing as fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 their music makes me feel claustrophobic and it always sounds so ...depressingly futuristic, i guess. like, if all those horrible visions of the future in 1980s sci-fi movies came true, the music would sound like this. and that's depressing as fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
auctioneer69 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 it's okay. i don't think i'll ever gush over anything radiohead does. their music makes me feel claustrophobic and it always sounds so ...depressingly futuristic, i guess. like, if all those horrible visions of the future in 1980s sci-fi movies came true, the music would sound like this. and that's depressing as fuck. Nicely put - I often feel this way about Radiohead. That said, I love "In Rainbows". After one listen to "King Of Limbs" I am really struck by the percussion on it - especially the first half. It's definitely a cohesive album for better or worse. Wonder if the sneaky buggers have another album they are going to release this year as well. With over 3 years since "In Rainbows" I'd guess they left a lot of stuff off to make this so cohesive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
augurus Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Has any band in history ever made a bad radiohead album before today*? Then it's revolutionary. *No, Coldplay doesn't count, smartass.Muse. EDIT:4 tracks in, and it sounds pretty percussive with the stringed instruments made as makeshift electronic instruments. There's much more focus to instrumental white space than any other Radiohead album. Have you guys [Radiohead] been listening to Spoon, xx, and James Blake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 BEST THING EVER. week = made http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgeT2hzxrQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
augurus Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think I'll input the first positive comment: this album is great. It's their folk/soul/dubstep/r&b album. You guys just came into this with rigid expectations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 nah. zero expectations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
augurus Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'll simplify it for the rest: if you didn't like nor appreciate Amnesiac, you're probably not going to appreciate nor like The King Of Limbs. As for no expectations, all I have to say is,... "there can't be nothing." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 eh, if any band is ripe for going in with no expectations from album to album at this point, it's RH. you never know what you'e gonna get, therefore i don't even bother getting my hopes up, i'd rather just be pleasantly surprised like I was with In Rainbows. as for Amnesiac, it's my 2nd to least favorite RH album now after this one, but at least that one has 2-3 truly amazing songs that would be in my top 25 RH songs. again, I hardly dislike this record, but there's not a ton for me to get my blood flowing either. like i said, the last 3 songs are really lovely and it'd have made a great 4-5 song EP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think Little By Little is great. First two songs were really good. Liking it a lot so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think Little By Little is great. First two songs were really good. Liking it a lot so far. listen to the riff on LBL then I Might Be Wrong & Knives Out, that song creeped me out at first because it sounded so much like other RH songs that I couldn't place it until I went back and checked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 One listen so far. It's good, but hopefully it's a grower. Most of the songs sound at least a little familiar which is not really a compliment. I thought that In Rainbows suffered from the same problem on a lot of tracks, but this one seems even moreso. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 listen to the riff on LBL then I Might Be Wrong & Knives Out, that song creeped me out at first because it sounded so much like other RH songs that I couldn't place it until I went back and checked Yeah, I definitely hear some similarities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 King of Limbs is great. I find it more challenging and dry than In Rainbows. I feel like there are a lot of new things happening for the band. Not what I would call a retread. If you listen to Videotape at the end of In Rainbows, at the very end there is this odd-timed, kind of invasive hi-hat loop. At first it's almost obnoxious and then it becomes mesmerizing. I feel like that was the first premise for King of Limbs. The first few tracks have these fast, weird loops that pierce through these elliptical jazz guitars and Thom's slow moving melodies. It's kind of tense, hectic and serene at the same time. Sonically it is the driest sounding Radiohead record (and I thought they were going for dry on In Rainbows) it sounds like it was recorded in a vacuum. Even when there's gooey delay going over guitars, or strings it sounds like an echo box in a small padded room with thick carpet. Everything sits right up on the front of the speaker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 This, so far, seems a lot better than In Rainbows, which for some reason bored the piss out of me. This is weird and haunting in all the right ways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orkie Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 This albums gets worse with each listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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