Ok, this really kills me to admit it but the new Radiohead album just does not WOW me much. I've been a fan since their early emergence in the '90's and have just adored them & their musical output. I even saw them live(the most I've ever paid for a single artist too)on the "Amnesiac" tour, which is also my favorite album of theirs.I guess I've just come to expect them to push the boundaries on their albums, is what it boils down to really. Mind you, I think 'In Rainbows' is good, no doubt about it, but it doesn't really tread any new ground. In fact it sounds like a retread of their old material. Hehe, I KNOW this is gonna ruffle a feather or two with the hardcore fans. Trust me, I am a hardcore fan. I've waited for their last four albums with much fervor & once received them listened to them TO DEATH[except this one]!This album would be an instant classic for any lesser band. But it's their own damn fault for raising the bar so high, damnit, ha! I really ADORED Thom Yorke's solo album 'The Eraser' since it had lots of glitchety loopy electronic shit on it. It also had much of his trademark paranoia on it as well. But R's current album just doesn't have the edge that has been there in the past.
Maybe it's just that I'm in a different place in my life. Since I've joined Mog I've been introduced to so much new music that I guess my old flames are fading a bit. Kinda makes me sad in a way. But then again, there's all this fantastic music I've discovered so that _really_ makes up for it! I think also I have MADD[Music Attention Deficit Disorder,not Mother's Against Drunk Driving hehe]. If something doesn't keep my attention I get distracted by what does keep it. So there you have it, I'm a PROBLEM child, give me some Ritalin & fire at will!I will always adore Radiohead for their uncompromising vision & devotion to their music. But I'm a fickle music fan goddamnit! http://www.inrainbows.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead
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