Radiohead New Album- Interesting Pricing Scheme

[Daimyo]

I still like it a lot. I was worried that were done after Hail and Thom's solo effort (Hail eventually grew on me -- The Eraser not so much).

OK Computer is clearly their best in my mind and I don't think that will ever change. I'd probably put The Bends ahead of it as well, but I think In Rainbows fits me so much better at this stage in my life, if that makes sense, that I listen to it a lot more often.

[Pyser]

yorke has 3 gigs this weekend in la with his new band (flea is in it too). clusterfuck to get tix all 3 tiems, and being scalped at like 300 a pop now. fuckers.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

So... pricing scheme and bitrate controversy aside, this album has come up twice for me in album shuffle mode recently, and a single popped up this morning on the radio. I am probably inching this album upward on my personal rankings of their material... I might have it slotted third behind the gold standard OK Computer and the poppy but pleasing The Bends. It is a much more "mature" sound than any of the intervening albums, I'd say, and I like the place where they landed with it, a good deal.

Still moving up my rankings.

[Butter]

For a one-two opening punch, it doesn't get any better than "15 Step" and "Bodysnatchers".

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Still moving up my rankings.

As great as "OK Computer" is, I think "In Rainbows" is now my favorite Radiohead record - it feels like the ultimate distillation of the band they have become.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by dawgfan

As great as "OK Computer" is, I think "In Rainbows" is now my favorite Radiohead record - it feels like the ultimate distillation of the band they have become.

I feel substantially the same way, though putting it like that is basically heresy. But I too might settle on the great/favorite split here.

[Groundhog]

In Rainbows took some time to grow on me but I eventually ended up liking it just fine. I listen to it more than OK Computer these days, but that is mostly because I've heard OK Computer 1 billion times. OK Computer will always rank higher for me because of the impact it had on my musical tastes back when it came out - I was at just the right age.

Kings of Limbs however... I haven't listened to that record since not long after it was released. Did not grab me at all.

[Daimyo]

Originally Posted by Daimyo

OK Computer is clearly their best in my mind and I don't think that will ever change. I'd probably put The Bends ahead of it as well, but I think In Rainbows fits me so much better at this stage in my life, if that makes sense, that I listen to it a lot more often.

Its definitely passed The Bends for me and I listen to it more than OK Computer. Still not ready to say its "better" than OK Computer. Definitely a lot closer than I expected.