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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 12:41:27 GMT -5
I guess now is the time to jump start this thread since Thom has confirmed Radiohead are currently in day 2 of recording sessions for a possible new album. I have no idea what Thom and Nigel are up to but they have been extremely busy on social media with sharing images for new material (Could be solo Thom, Atoms For Peace or Radiohead). Exciting times ahead for sure!  Mysterious white vinyl
 Alternate Wolf at The Door lyrics
 More tweeted images below
pitchfork.com/news/56827-thom-yorke-shares-archival-material-while-radiohead-hit-the-studio/
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 12:42:33 GMT -5
Recent Polyfauna 2.0 update with new music.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 12:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 12:50:53 GMT -5
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 23, 2014 12:53:09 GMT -5
(This post was inspired by LIB's penchant for cat GIFS and Radiohead being shite  ) |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 12:57:52 GMT -5
(This post was inspired by LIB's penchant for cat GIFS and Radiohead being shite )  |
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Post by jordan71421 on Sept 23, 2014 23:07:35 GMT -5
SO pumped for even the slightest news about this
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 24, 2014 8:37:14 GMT -5
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Post by tcgallagher on Sept 25, 2014 8:33:00 GMT -5
Please don't be as bad as their last few albums...
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 25, 2014 8:34:18 GMT -5
Please don't be as bad as all their albums... Fixed. |
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Post by jordan71421 on Sept 25, 2014 9:05:41 GMT -5
Radiohead's ambition alone makes me respect them so much, let alone I love all their albums
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Post by Cast on Sept 26, 2014 11:06:19 GMT -5
So, it was actually a new Thom Yorke album. www.stereogum.com/1707761/thom-yorke-tomorrows-modern-boxes-comment-party/mp3s/album-stream/Haven't listened to anything besides the first 3-4 songs, so can't really say too much about it. His first solo album was just okay for me. Haven't listened to it in at least a year maybe two. This new one sounds like it is basically more "beep, boop" music from him. Honestly I think Yorke can do this kinda thing in his sleep, and it kinda puts me to sleep. It sounds good on some nice headphones like a lot of his work but at this point this is like Noel rewriting songs in vein of Wonderwall. People will say that it is more "artistic," minimal, and that it displays a great deal of craftsmanship. All these things are true but I dare say that I'm getting bored with Yorke. He is sounding and looking (with the new video) more caricature, which is kinda disappointing to be honest. (new) Radiohead will hopefully spark my interest a little more. The clock has steadily been ticking on Yorke and Co. Hard to believe that it has been 7 years since they've really put out a collection of songs that was truly worth while and lived up to their outstanding catalog. My honest opinion in the past 4 years Noel and Damon have done better. |
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Post by matt on Sept 26, 2014 17:12:48 GMT -5
Where are the damn songs?
I don't think he's released anything decent since In Rainbows - since then, he's been more intent on sonically mindblowing us rather than giving us the weight of sheer naked emotion. But as Cast says, this whole 'blippity, blopp' music is tiring me to the extreme and masks limitations in his general songwriting, a talent of which he seems to have lost in abundance - I don't FEEL anything from it, and I can't relate to it at all.
It just confuses me, leaves me befuddled - there's not much fun in that, and while those arty-farty pretentious pseudo-intellectuals will run away with it and claim they 'get it' (*cough* Pitchfork *cough*), I suspect a majority of them are lying. Like many of his fellow experienced peers, I'm not expecting him to make his greatest album at this stage of his life, but come on, Noel and Damon as solo artists are making music far superior to this and they are around the same age.
I realise that not all music has to have a song-structure to it, but the album is hardly experimental soundscapes that leaves the listener in awe, sounds more like a Casio keyboard having a midlife crisis.
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Post by Headmaster on Sept 26, 2014 18:10:57 GMT -5
Can we have a raw rock album from Radiohead?
Is about time, 3 guitar players, what a waste.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 18:12:24 GMT -5
Still listening to this album, was at work and didn't have a chance earlier. First thing I noticed, many of these tunes are from the Polyfauna 2.0 update.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 18:14:54 GMT -5
Can we have a raw rock album from Radiohead? Is about time, 3 guitar players, what a waste. Well that's the thing, none of these guys outside maybe Ed, consider themselves guitarist, more like simple artists. I think it's pretty obvious 17 years later, another true rock record is not coming from this band. Although In Rainbows and its companion CD have some highlights that rock. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 18:37:04 GMT -5
Where are the damn songs? I don't think he's released anything decent since In Rainbows - since then, he's been more intent on sonically mindblowing us rather than giving us the weight of sheer naked emotion. But as Cast says, this whole 'blippity, blopp' music is tiring me to the extreme and masks limitations in his general songwriting, a talent of which he seems to have lost in abundance - I don't FEEL anything from it, and I can't relate to it at all. It just confuses me, leaves me befuddled - there's not much fun in that, and while those arty-farty pretentious pseudo-intellectuals will run away with it and claim they 'get it' (*cough* Pitchfork *cough*), I suspect a majority of them are lying. Like many of his fellow experienced peers, I'm not expecting him to make his greatest album at this stage of his life, but come on, Noel and Damon as solo artists are making music far superior to this and they are around the same age. I realise that not all music has to have a song-structure to it, but the album is hardly experimental soundscapes that leaves the listener in awe, sounds more like a Casio keyboard having a midlife crisis. You want emotion? Try this................... Thom, much like Neil Young and U2, has been in a period of defacing his music by exploring extreme interests and applying them to his songwriting. I'd also argue songs like Bloom, Separator and The Daily Mail are stellar. I'd rather have the artists I like keep making music and releasing it. There isn't much fun to the release patterns that Oasis and Noel have. An artist should keep making music and sharing the results if he is happy with it. I have a feeling Radiohead are going to record their next album live, with minor overdubs. Sorta like what The Beatles did with Let It Be. They already had success doing this by taking the live versions of "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase" from the Basement Sessions and making them the official versions. I could also be totally wrong which is where the fun in all this comes in. |
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Post by matt on Sept 26, 2014 19:23:36 GMT -5
Where are the damn songs? I don't think he's released anything decent since In Rainbows - since then, he's been more intent on sonically mindblowing us rather than giving us the weight of sheer naked emotion. But as Cast says, this whole 'blippity, blopp' music is tiring me to the extreme and masks limitations in his general songwriting, a talent of which he seems to have lost in abundance - I don't FEEL anything from it, and I can't relate to it at all. It just confuses me, leaves me befuddled - there's not much fun in that, and while those arty-farty pretentious pseudo-intellectuals will run away with it and claim they 'get it' (*cough* Pitchfork *cough*), I suspect a majority of them are lying. Like many of his fellow experienced peers, I'm not expecting him to make his greatest album at this stage of his life, but come on, Noel and Damon as solo artists are making music far superior to this and they are around the same age. I realise that not all music has to have a song-structure to it, but the album is hardly experimental soundscapes that leaves the listener in awe, sounds more like a Casio keyboard having a midlife crisis. You want emotion? Try this................... Thom, much like Neil Young and U2, has been in a period of defacing his music by exploring extreme interests and applying them to his songwriting. I'd also argue songs like Bloom, Separator and The Daily Mail are stellar. I'd rather have the artists I like keep making music and releasing it. There isn't much fun to the release patterns that Oasis and Noel have. An artist should keep making music and sharing the results if he is happy with it. I have a feeling Radiohead are going to record their next album live, with minor overdubs. Sorta like what The Beatles did with Let It Be. They already had success doing this by taking the live versions of "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase" from the Basement Sessions and making them the official versions. I could also be totally wrong which is where the fun in all this comes in. They all have their moments of genius, but it's too far and few between with Yorke and Radiohead at the moment. As a complete body of work, I don't think there has been anything remarkable from him since In Rainbows, and everything since has been far too patchy. Codex is one of my favourite Radiohead songs and that should set the marker for the next album - I just wish he'd strip it back a bit more and stop being complicated for the sake of being complicated. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 21:58:16 GMT -5
You want emotion? Try this................... Thom, much like Neil Young and U2, has been in a period of defacing his music by exploring extreme interests and applying them to his songwriting. I'd also argue songs like Bloom, Separator and The Daily Mail are stellar. I'd rather have the artists I like keep making music and releasing it. There isn't much fun to the release patterns that Oasis and Noel have. An artist should keep making music and sharing the results if he is happy with it. I have a feeling Radiohead are going to record their next album live, with minor overdubs. Sorta like what The Beatles did with Let It Be. They already had success doing this by taking the live versions of "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase" from the Basement Sessions and making them the official versions. I could also be totally wrong which is where the fun in all this comes in. They all have their moments of genius, but it's too far and few between with Yorke and Radiohead at the moment. As a complete body of work, I don't think there has been anything remarkable from him since In Rainbows, and everything since has been far too patchy. Codex is one of my favourite Radiohead songs and that should set the marker for the next album - I just wish he'd strip it back a bit more and stop being complicated for the sake of being complicated. I don't think he's trying to be complicated for the sake of it. I generally believe that is the style of music he enjoys most over the last 15-18 years. |
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Post by Cast on Sept 26, 2014 22:57:20 GMT -5
They all have their moments of genius, but it's too far and few between with Yorke and Radiohead at the moment. As a complete body of work, I don't think there has been anything remarkable from him since In Rainbows, and everything since has been far too patchy. Codex is one of my favourite Radiohead songs and that should set the marker for the next album - I just wish he'd strip it back a bit more and stop being complicated for the sake of being complicated. I don't think he's trying to be complicated for the sake of it. I generally believe that is the style of music he enjoys most over the last 15-18 years. Yeah sadly I agree with you. Ever since 2000 it seems that he is reluctant or more likely bored with trying to pick up and write a song on the guitar. I don't think it sparks that much interest in him anymore, which from an artistic perspective I can respect. Yorke is a brilliant songwriter. His sense of adventure along with the rest of his bandmates led to one of the most influential albums of the past 15 years in Kid A. That album is one of the best career reinventions ever, not that you can compare them that much but I prefer it to Achtung Baby. In terms of reinventions there's only a few that are better than Kid A, Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk is one that directly springs to mind. However at this point, going on nearly a decade and a half this songwriting trend/preference has become a bit stale and sterile. Lets be honest besides Kid A and some parts of Amnesiac Yorke and company are no Massive Attack or Aphex Twin in terms of sonic originality. None of their "experimental" material is really all that "experimental," it is for a band that started out as a rock group but at this point Radiohead really isn't what I'd call a true rock n' roll band anymore. Radiohead has played around with a couple different sounds over the course of the past 15 years but Yorke seems to have settled in (mostly) sticking to this minimal, audiophile, aesthetic, and honestly its a little disappointing and I wish critics would call him out on it. A lot of Yorke's minimalistic stuff just sounds really good. The best of it has that trademark emotion that leaks through the sleek production but the worst of it sounds like generic meandering background music. Yorke is one of the most creative songwriters out there and I hate to hearing his songs sound so faceless and grey. Some artist do what he is trying to do well, and he has done what he is trying to do well, but I'm ready for something new from him. At this point I think writing a song on the guitar would be more of a challenge to him. All this and I still haven't listened to the album completely. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 23:25:05 GMT -5
I don't think he's trying to be complicated for the sake of it. I generally believe that is the style of music he enjoys most over the last 15-18 years. Yeah sadly I agree with you. Ever since 2000 it seems that he is reluctant or more likely bored with trying to pick up and write a song on the guitar. I don't think it sparks that much interest in him anymore, which from an artistic perspective I can respect. Yorke is a brilliant songwriter. His sense of adventure along with the rest of his bandmates led to one of the most influential albums of the past 15 years in Kid A. That album is one of the best career reinventions ever, not that you can compare them that much but I prefer it to Achtung Baby. In terms of reinventions there's only a few that are better than Kid A, Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk is one that directly springs to mind. However at this point, going on nearly a decade and a half this songwriting trend/preference has become a bit stale and sterile. Lets be honest besides Kid A and some parts of Amnesiac Yorke and company are no Massive Attack or Aphex Twin in terms of sonic originality. None of their "experimental" material is really all that "experimental," it is for a band that started out as a rock group but at this point Radiohead really isn't what I'd call a true rock n' roll band anymore. Radiohead has played around with a couple different sounds over the course of the past 15 years but Yorke seems to have settled in (mostly) sticking to this minimal, audiophile, aesthetic, and honestly its a little disappointing and I wish critics would call him out on it. A lot of Yorke's minimalistic stuff just sounds really good. The best of it has that trademark emotion that leaks through the sleek production but the worst of it sounds like generic meandering background music. Yorke is one of the most creative songwriters out there and I hate to hearing his songs sound so faceless and grey. Some artist do what he is trying to do well, and he has done what he is trying to do well, but I'm ready for something new from him. At this point I think writing a song on the guitar would be more of a challenge to him. All this and I still haven't listen to the album completely. On the bright side, Thom didn't include any unreleased songs Radiohead performed live on The King of Limbs tour on either Atoms For Peace or his new solo album. That is fantastic news because many of those tunes were stellar and hints that Radiohead are once again sitting on a wealth of interesting material. Can't wait. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 29, 2014 13:21:55 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 1, 2014 7:21:45 GMT -5
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Post by Cast on Oct 1, 2014 14:55:58 GMT -5
6 years ago if you told me that an Oasis album (reissue or whatever) would beat a Yorke rating on Pitchfork I wouldn't have believed it. They got both reviews spot on this week. This is Yorke's most bland work yet. I think a 6 is a little generous to be honest. Faceless kinda MOR electronica as far as I'm concerned. His side projects and solo work are very hit and miss. Won't start worrying about him unless Radiohead make another disappointing album, which let's be honest probably won't happen. Kinda interesting to see that Yorke needs his bandmates a little more than Damon or Noel does at this point. He seems a little lost without them, kind of maunders around without them there to focus him. Damon is a master collaborator, that is his gift and niche. Noel like Yorke is playing it a little safe with regards to his music and sound but the difference is Noel is consistently writing good to great material. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 1, 2014 15:06:58 GMT -5
6 years ago if you told me that an Oasis album (reissue or whatever) would beat a Yorke rating on Pitchfork I wouldn't have believed it. They got both reviews spot on this week. This is Yorke's most bland work yet. I think a 6 is a little generous to be honest. Faceless kinda MOR electronica as far as I'm concerned. His side projects and solo work are very hit and miss. Won't start worrying about him unless Radiohead make another disappointing album, which let's be honest probably won't happen. Kinda interesting to see that Yorke needs his bandmates a little more than Damon or Noel does at this point. He seems a little lost without them, kind of maunders around without them there to focus him. Damon is a master collaborator, that is his gift and niche. Noel like Yorke is playing it a little safe with regards to his music and sound but the difference is Noel is consistently writing good to great material. I respect Yorke for being brave enough to release his passion side projects. He could easily just sit on this material and never release this IDM album. We all know this type of album isn't for everyone but he puts it out anyways. Noel could learn something from that (i.e. AA sessions). Noel pussyfoots around too much. Guys like Albarn and Yorke do not. |
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