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Post by matt on Mar 17, 2018 18:04:10 GMT -5
Compared to a band I equally like in Blur, Pablo Honey is a bit like Blurs debut Leisure. Derivative but there are tunes on there and it’s the sound of a band trying to figure themselves out. Similarly, Hail To The Thief is a bit like The Great Escape - messy and unfocused but with tweaks and a couple of changes here and there, it would be great. There's No Other Way and She's So High might be my top-5 Blur songs both  But yeah I agree it's not that good album overall. I agree, its evidence that being derivative can be great too. She’s So High is classic shoegaze and There’s No Other Way is classic Madchester. Not to mention that Sing is a belter too. Leisure along with Pablo Honey are very solid albums, it’s just that they are quite rightly overshadowed by their own better and more original work where they carved out their own sound. |
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Post by caro on Mar 17, 2018 22:05:42 GMT -5
I’m guilty of being one of these people who haven’t listened to their whole discography. I think I’ve been put off by some of their more out there songs. Love Pablo Honey, the bends (amazing), ok computer and really was surprised in a very good way by moon shaped pool. Pretty haunting stuff. For that reason I will have to try the “weird” stuff and see. I also think that my musical taste may have changed over the years and I might be more receptive to these albums now. To be continued...
Very perplexed by the negativity toward Pablo Honey. Probably because it’s not as Radiohead-ish as the rest. I really like it though.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 17, 2018 23:12:10 GMT -5
I’m guilty of being one of these people who haven’t listened to their whole discography. I think I’ve been put off by some of their more out there songs. Love Pablo Honey, the bends (amazing), ok computer and really was surprised in a very good way by moon shaped pool. Pretty haunting stuff. For that reason I will have to try the “weird” stuff and see. I also think that my musical taste may have changed over the years and I might be more receptive to these albums now. To be continued... Very perplexed by the negativity toward Pablo Honey. Probably because it’s not as Radiohead-ish as the rest. I really like it though. Its classic 90s era alt rock/grunge wanna be type sound (the trend of that era). Its a band searching for its true identity. They'd begin to find it on the My Iron Lung EP and go full throttle on The Bends. No looking back at that point. Full steam ahead. Toot! Toot!  |
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Post by The Escapist on Mar 18, 2018 10:58:52 GMT -5
Did this the other week in the Count up to 1,000,000 posts!! thread. Here's my ranking of their albums (apart from Pablo Honey, which I haven't heard): 1. OK Computer [1997] // 102. The Bends [1995] // 9.53. Kid A [2000] // 9.54. Hail to the Thief (Or, The Gloaming) [2003] // 8.55. In Rainbows [2007] // 8.56. A Moon Shaped Pool [2016] // 87. Amnesiac [2001] // 7.58. The King of Limbs [2011] // 7I'm sorry to see Hail to the Thief is so under appreciated. Maybe people'll come round to it after it has its twentieth anniversary. It'll have its way in its own time--it'll have its say; its star will shine. HTTT is just ok. Some extremely bright shining moments like There There and Go To Sleep but overall it’s uneven playlist, too long and rushed. Even the band hates it. Thom created an alternate track list he prefers to use these days. There There The Gloaming Sail to the Moon Sit Down. Stand Up Go to Sleep Where I End and You Begin Scatterbrain 2+2=5 Myxomatosis A Wolf At the Door And what a shite playlist it is. Looks like someone randomly took tracks off and then pressed “shuffle”. My playlist: 1) 2+2=5 2) Where I End & You Begin 3) Sail to the Moon 4) Backdrifts 5) Go to Sleep 6) There, There 7) I Will 8) A Punchup at a Wedding 9) Myxomatosis 10) Gagging Order 11) A Wolf at the Door |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 16:37:48 GMT -5
Just listened to In Rainbows twice in a row to get a feel for it. I enjoyed it, the last couple of songs especially. House of Cards stands out the most. I'm going to have a listen again tomorrow.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 18, 2018 16:41:12 GMT -5
HTTT is just ok. Some extremely bright shining moments like There There and Go To Sleep but overall it’s uneven playlist, too long and rushed. Even the band hates it. Thom created an alternate track list he prefers to use these days. There There The Gloaming Sail to the Moon Sit Down. Stand Up Go to Sleep Where I End and You Begin Scatterbrain 2+2=5 Myxomatosis A Wolf At the Door And what a shite playlist it is. Looks like someone randomly took tracks off and then pressed “shuffle”. My playlist: 1) 2+2=5 2) Where I End & You Begin 3) Sail to the Moon 4) Backdrifts 5) Go to Sleep 6) There, There 7) I Will 8) A Punchup at a Wedding 9) Myxomatosis 10) Gagging Order 11) A Wolf at the Door I loathe "Sail To The Moon". Its a poor attempt at another "Pyramid Song". Doesn't come close to the mark. Its the first to go! |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Mar 18, 2018 21:44:10 GMT -5
About Radiohead:
They’re shite.
The last time I heard moaning like that was the low budget porn I was watching last night.
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Post by seanrulesrh on Mar 18, 2018 22:31:41 GMT -5
Read this thread, thought I'd relisten to a few of their albums, but as I'm now listening to Kid A I guess I'll just have to accept that post 90's Radiohead will probably never be my cup of tea. Great instrumentation and production (almost)all over, but I don't think the actual songs are that great tbh. I'll get the pitchforks up in my face for saying this, but a lot of this sounds like Thom Yorke trying a little too hard. I know that sounds vague, but maybe I'll try to explain further in case someone responds angrily to this comment  Edit: Nah, that wasn't the correct explenation of how I felt about it. But it was simply a bit unengaging for some of the time. Still, I'll give it a light six (said in the voice of Anthony Fantano). Explain yourself as much as you want,mate! Didn't created this thread to say that they are overrated or something (thing that I actually believe but it's unnecesary to say it) as I created this to get myself deeper in their music,so every opinion counts for me! |
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Post by The Escapist on Mar 19, 2018 2:17:57 GMT -5
And what a shite playlist it is. Looks like someone randomly took tracks off and then pressed “shuffle”. My playlist: 1) 2+2=5 2) Where I End & You Begin 3) Sail to the Moon 4) Backdrifts 5) Go to Sleep 6) There, There 7) I Will 8) A Punchup at a Wedding 9) Myxomatosis 10) Gagging Order 11) A Wolf at the Door I loathe "Sail To The Moon". Its a poor attempt at another "Pyramid Song". Doesn't come close to the mark. Its the first to go! Sail to the Moon is gorgeous. |
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Post by funhouse on Mar 19, 2018 3:38:20 GMT -5
Read this thread, thought I'd relisten to a few of their albums, but as I'm now listening to Kid A I guess I'll just have to accept that post 90's Radiohead will probably never be my cup of tea. Great instrumentation and production (almost)all over, but I don't think the actual songs are that great tbh. I'll get the pitchforks up in my face for saying this, but a lot of this sounds like Thom Yorke trying a little too hard. I know that sounds vague, but maybe I'll try to explain further in case someone responds angrily to this comment Edit: Nah, that wasn't the correct explenation of how I felt about it. But it was simply a bit unengaging for some of the time. Still, I'll give it a light six (said in the voice of Anthony Fantano). Explain yourself as much as you want,mate! Didn't created this thread to say that they are overrated or something (thing that I actually believe but it's unnecesary to say it) as I created this to get myself deeper in their music,so every opinion counts for me! I think I explained myself enough in the edit, it's simply a bit unengaging from time to time. It's a very emotional album, so if you feel like there's a wall between yourself and in this case Thom Yorke, you're going to feel a bit left out, and not be able to enjoy it as much as you perhaps would like to. |
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Post by funhouse on Mar 19, 2018 3:41:27 GMT -5
About Radiohead: They’re shite. The last time I heard moaning like that was the low budget porn I was watching last night. You're a creep you're a weirdo what the hell are you doing here? you don't belong here |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 19, 2018 6:17:05 GMT -5
I loathe "Sail To The Moon". Its a poor attempt at another "Pyramid Song". Doesn't come close to the mark. Its the first to go! Sail to the Moon is gorgeous. Whenever I hear it at shows I know its time to use the bathroom and grab more beers! |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Mar 19, 2018 7:20:45 GMT -5
I loathe "Sail To The Moon". Its a poor attempt at another "Pyramid Song". Doesn't come close to the mark. Its the first to go! Sail to the Moon is gorgeous. My favourite part is when Thom sings "know right from wrong," and he holds the "wrong" for ages and then ends the note abruptly just as Phil Selway comes crashing down on his snare drum. I remember noticing that for the first time: I was walking past the Peel building in Salford (lovely old red brick thing where Lowry used to sit and do his paintings) with my earphones in, and the sun wasn't yet up and hardly anyone was around (it was about eight in't morning, last November sometime). It was ace. Great tune ( that sounds bugger all like Pyramid Song).   |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Mar 19, 2018 7:35:40 GMT -5
Read this thread, thought I'd relisten to a few of their albums, but as I'm now listening to Kid A I guess I'll just have to accept that post 90's Radiohead will probably never be my cup of tea. Great instrumentation and production (almost)all over, but I don't think the actual songs are that great tbh. I'll get the pitchforks up in my face for saying this, but a lot of this sounds like Thom Yorke trying a little too hard. I know that sounds vague, but maybe I'll try to explain further in case someone responds angrily to this comment Edit: Nah, that wasn't the correct explenation of how I felt about it. But it was simply a bit unengaging for some of the time. Still, I'll give it a light six (said in the voice of Anthony Fantano). Kid A isn't really representative of their post-90s output. If anything, it's probably more of an exception. I don't think you could pick just one album or song to sum up their last six albums, because each one has been so different from the last. There's plenty of stuff out there that's more "songy." I Might Be Wrong, 2 + 2 = 5, There there, A Punchup at a Wedding, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Burn the Witch, Decks Dark, Present Tense, etc. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Mar 19, 2018 7:40:57 GMT -5
About Radiohead: They’re shite. The last time I heard moaning like that was the low budget porn I was watching last night. Thom Yorke does his moaning voice about as often as our Liam goes "sunsheeeeeyine" these days--i.e. not often. Most of the time he just sings in his head voice, which sounds absolutely lovely. |
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Post by funhouse on Mar 19, 2018 8:10:15 GMT -5
Read this thread, thought I'd relisten to a few of their albums, but as I'm now listening to Kid A I guess I'll just have to accept that post 90's Radiohead will probably never be my cup of tea. Great instrumentation and production (almost)all over, but I don't think the actual songs are that great tbh. I'll get the pitchforks up in my face for saying this, but a lot of this sounds like Thom Yorke trying a little too hard. I know that sounds vague, but maybe I'll try to explain further in case someone responds angrily to this comment Edit: Nah, that wasn't the correct explenation of how I felt about it. But it was simply a bit unengaging for some of the time. Still, I'll give it a light six (said in the voice of Anthony Fantano). Kid A isn't really representative of their post-90s output. If anything, it's probably more of an exception. I don't think you could pick just one album or song to sum up their last six albums, because each one has been so different from the last. There's plenty of stuff out there that's more "songy." I Might Be Wrong, 2 + 2 = 5, There there, A Punchup at a Wedding, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Burn the Witch, Decks Dark, Present Tense, etc. I wrote RElisten So I'm trying again basically, and I will try out the other ones again. But I got a similair impression from them as I got from Kid A, so that's why I made that assumption - I'd love to be wrong of course. And while I don't love any of their post 90's albums, they still know how to make some great tunes, even though there might only be one or two on each album. A Moon Shaped Pool left me rather bored and unengaged(only listened to it once though), but Burn The Witch might be the best song of the decade. And since I was originally talking about Kid A, In Limbo, what a fucking trip that is  |
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Post by RocketMan on Mar 19, 2018 8:16:19 GMT -5
About Radiohead: They’re shite. The last time I heard moaning like that was the low budget porn I was watching last night. musically theyre fantastic and its a bliss to listen to them when i'm in the right mood. but i get what you are saying, thom cries over a lot of songs and that annoys me too. edit: kid a is amazing |
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Post by seanrulesrh on Mar 19, 2018 9:11:04 GMT -5
Just listened to another album,this time I decided to give it a go to Amnesiac. So here are my thoughts:
There's not a band with every album sounding perfect from start to end. Amnesiac doesn't feel like a b-side album or like a compilation of songs left off from Kid A to me. But neither sounds like a new concept or the band going any further. The album starter didn't get my ear at all,I mean,is not a bad song,but it didn't feel like I was going into a different world like happened with EIIRP,Airbag or 15 Steps. Just doesn't fit a start. Bad choice putting this song here. And the same thing happens in the next one. Pyramid Song is absolutely brilliant,beautiful,haunting and magestic but WHY did they put it in the second place of the album? I mean,where the fuck do you go after that? Pyramid Song should've been the closer. Big mistake to me,because is a bit of an anti-climax. Then comes Pulk,which tbh I didn't care. The next 3 ones compensate a bit of the feeling I got with the start of the album. You and Whose Army sounds great,specially the ending. I Might Be Wrong is fantastique and Knives Out was great too. At this point of the album I got 1 meh,1 good and 4 great songs,so I thought that I should keep listening expecting more. Jeez. Morning Bell,Dollars & Cents,Hunting Bears and even the praised Like Spinning Plates bored me. They didn't got nothing special at all. At this point I felt kinda let down (see what I did there?) but the album ending at least sounded beautiful. I love the jazzy side of Radiohead. Life In A Glasshouse is beautiful and it feels like an ending to the album. But overall the album didn't flow to me. Is amazingly produced,like every album that I've already listened from them. But the tracklist...god. Maybe they should've give some more time to the songs until they come up with an idea or a concept to fit them right in. Like I said,is not a bad album. But it was too early,I think they released it a year after Kid A (I might be wrong (See what I did there again?) ) but to me is a wasted oportunity. If I would have to rate the album I would give it a 6. To be fair I only listened 2 times and imo for judging an album you got to listen to it 3 times at least,so maybe it needs to grow on me. But at this moment,this are my thoughts.
The only albums I haven't listened yet are Pablo Honey and The King Of Limbs. Haven't read good things about them but I won't judge until I listen.
Cheers!
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 19, 2018 10:29:42 GMT -5
Just listened to another album,this time I decided to give it a go to Amnesiac. So here are my thoughts: There's not a band with every album sounding perfect from start to end. Amnesiac doesn't feel like a b-side album or like a compilation of songs left off from Kid A to me. But neither sounds like a new concept or the band going any further. The album starter didn't get my ear at all,I mean,is not a bad song,but it didn't feel like I was going into a different world like happened with EIIRP,Airbag or 15 Steps. Just doesn't fit a start. Bad choice putting this song here. And the same thing happens in the next one. Pyramid Song is absolutely brilliant,beautiful,haunting and magestic but WHY did they put it in the second place of the album? I mean,where the fuck do you go after that? Pyramid Song should've been the closer. Big mistake to me,because is a bit of an anti-climax. Then comes Pulk,which tbh I didn't care. The next 3 ones compensate a bit of the feeling I got with the start of the album. You and Whose Army sounds great,specially the ending. I Might Be Wrong is fantastique and Knives Out was great too. At this point of the album I got 1 meh,1 good and 4 great songs,so I thought that I should keep listening expecting more. Jeez. Morning Bell,Dollars & Cents,Hunting Bears and even the praised Like Spinning Plates bored me. They didn't got nothing special at all. At this point I felt kinda let down (see what I did there?) but the album ending at least sounded beautiful. I love the jazzy side of Radiohead. Life In A Glasshouse is beautiful and it feels like an ending to the album. But overall the album didn't flow to me. Is amazingly produced,like every album that I've already listened from them. But the tracklist...god. Maybe they should've give some more time to the songs until they come up with an idea or a concept to fit them right in. Like I said,is not a bad album. But it was too early,I think they released it a year after Kid A (I might be wrong (See what I did there again?) ) but to me is a wasted oportunity. If I would have to rate the album I would give it a 6. To be fair I only listened 2 times and imo for judging an album you got to listen to it 3 times at least,so maybe it needs to grow on me. But at this moment,this are my thoughts. The only albums I haven't listened yet are Pablo Honey and The King Of Limbs. Haven't read good things about them but I won't judge until I listen. Cheers! I would have added Cuttooth and Fog, dumped Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors and Hunting Bears. Would also consider replacing Morning Bell (the best version is the Kid A one) for WorryWort or Amazing Sounds Of Orgy. |
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Post by tatomoon on Mar 19, 2018 12:04:35 GMT -5
Pakt like Sardines doesn't get enough love imo! But opinions are opinions
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Post by seanrulesrh on Mar 19, 2018 16:48:55 GMT -5
Pakt like Sardines doesn't get enough love imo! But opinions are opinions Wouldn't call opinion to what I said,take it as my first impressions! Music needs to take time and grow. And if we're talking about Radiohead definitely takes time to get youself involved lol took me 4 or 5 years to stop thinking the band was boring |
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Post by morning_rain on Mar 20, 2018 12:15:40 GMT -5
I feel almost embarassed to say this but I haven't listened to their entire discography.
BUT, I think Kid A is one of the best albums ever made, all of it is brilliant, I always listen to it from start to finish. I first listened to it in 2007, months before they released In Rainbows and then I was disappointed the new album wasn't at the same level, I don't understand why people love it and some thinks is their best one.
But I love King of Limbs, it sounds like a mature brother of Kid A. Besides those two albums I enjoy lots of songs from them (2+2=5, High and dry, No Surprises, Sail to the moon...) but I have still to check deeply all of their material.
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Post by andybellwillring on Mar 22, 2018 9:20:21 GMT -5
Having listened to them all through the first half of last year I went off them for a while after seeing them live.
Only yesterday I tried my hand at making a new Radiohead playlist, focused on more electronic and/or groove-based songs.
Currently looks like this:
1. Packt Like Sardines
2. Cuttooth
3. Bloom
4. These Are My Twisted Words
5. Worrywort
6. Staircase
7. There, There
8. In Limbo
9. Idioteque
10. Fog
leading into an imagined "encore" section with
11. Everything In Its Right Place
12. Climbing Up the Walls
13. Gagging Order (acoustic closer to calm things down)
Not sure about putting These Are... right after Bloom but the rest flows well.
Also might add songs like Talk Show Host, I Might Be Wrong and Where I End and You Begin or others that might fit the general vibe of it.
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Post by seanrulesrh on Mar 26, 2018 3:54:28 GMT -5
Hi lads. Got some time so I decided to give The King Of Limbs a go. There go my thoughts:
I must say that is not a complex album,but while listening to it I can say that I didn't understanded it. When I say that is not a complex album,I mean that the concept behind it is that the sound is mainly focused on loops and samples. Nothing else. The lyrical aspect of this record is alright,I don't know exactly what Thom means in every song but definitely there's not so much political themes like in other records. I think that the band wasn't focused on an idea while making the record. I'm my third listen while writing this but...doesn't click with me. The album starts with Bloom. Which is alright as an opener. But as a song...well. I like the fact that it sounds like some kind of soldier walk. And its a good little taste of what the album is going to be. But honestly,gets repetitive after the first minute. Then comes Morning Mr. Magpie. A song that I absolutely loved. Maybe the bridge tooks too much time but those guitars repeating the vibrant notes are brilliant. One of my favs of the album with Lotus Flower which I will talk about later. Little By Little they didn't gave me everything I've ever dreamed of. Starts off good. Even interesting. But it happens the same thing that happened in Bloom. Works out well but the abusive use of loops make it boring. Must say that the album starts well. Flows alright at this point. And then comes Feral. Nonsense. That's all I can say. Sounds like an unfinished demo. Skip,skip,skip and skip. And Lotus Flower comes. Fucking adore this one. The lyrics and the vocal melody are beautiful. Saw the video and its great too. Thom dancing like a crazy fucker fits the song great. Only him can dance that way with a song like this and look good at the same time. Seriously,this song worths the listen of the entire album. That's how good it is. Codex goes right after when I was starting to miss a piano ballad. Again,it's alright but nothing special to me. But I feel that I got to listen to this song in the right mood. Definitely see myself liking it at some point. Give Up The Ghost was the title that I was the most interested in of the entire album. Seing the cover and reading that title I was intrigued. Kind of a let down. And again not because its a bad song or something. It gets repetitive like almost every song of this album. And separator is another one that bored me a bit and it didn't felt as a closer. The main problem with this album to me is that they didn't had a clear idea of what they were going to do this time. Since 2007 they didn't release nothing but maybe they should've waited a bit longer until they come with a better idea. The abusive use of loops makes it uninteresting with the listens and even at the first listen I was bored. Not because of the songs,because actually,they're alright. Its because the idea behind the production. Morning Mr. Magpie and Lotus Flower were the right path to follow but well. I feel the album is more like a miss than a hit. And the fact that there are only 8 songs doesn't help at all. But if they added more songs written and produced in the same direction,it could've been even worst. If I gotta give it a score,I would say 4/10. Definitely not their best.
Still gotta listen to Pablo Honey to say which is the worst album,but right now I would say that this is the one.
If someone could tell me a bit more about this album so I can have a clear idea about it for the next listen would be great. Maybe I went with the wrong mentality but well,that's my opinion at the mo.
Cheers!
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Post by seanrulesrh on Oct 15, 2018 10:12:24 GMT -5
Hi lads. Months after I've been listening to Radiohead a LOT. I can tell it's one of my favourite bands ever. My favourite record could be something between OK Computer and A Moon Shaped Pool. I'm planning to buy the AMSP deluxe edition because of Ill Wind. That song is incredible. OK Computer has been growing in me a lot. The albums I don't get at all are TKOL and a little bit of Hail To The Thief. Amnesiac is great but there are some songs that could fuck off. Pulk/Revolving Doors is horrendus lol. And from TKOL I can say 2 songs,and one of them its terrible in the studio version (Bloom). Feral is probably the worst Radiohead song to me. OK Computer slowly dragged me in and now I love every single song. Not gonna bother in listening to Pablo Honey honestly. And this week I'll listen In Rainbows DISK2.
So yeah,took me months to absolutely love the band,but no,it's not that complex. I mean,I started off with 'The Best Of'. Of course the songs needed some context. But I've seen so many people saying that you need a kind of guide to enter into the world the band offers. Overrated? Probably. Geniouses? Of course.
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