Radiohead's admittedly assumed dilemma: how to push things forward using just the right amounts of the old and the older in order to please both sides of the divide? Taking advantage of their longest running time to date, enough space is provided to quench the thirsts of resolute Bends devotees without losing the adventurous drive or experimentation that eventually got the group into hot water with many of those same listeners. Guitars churn and chime and sound like guitars more often than not; drums are more likely to be played by a human; and discernible verses are more frequently trailed by discernible choruses. So, whether or not the group is to be considered "back," there is a certain return to relatively traditional songcraft. Had the opening "2 + 2 = 5" and "Sit Down. Stand Up." been made two years before, each song's slowly swelling intensity would have plateaued a couple minutes in, functioning as mood pieces without any release; instead, each boils over into its own cathartic tantrum. The spook-filled "Sail to the Moon," one of several songs featuring prominent piano, rivals "Street Spirit" and hovers compellingly without much sense of force carrying it along. Somewhat ironically, minus a handful of the more conventionally structured songs, the album would be almost as fractured, remote, and challenging as Amnesiac. "Backdrifts" and "The Gloaming" feature nervous electronic backdrops, while the emaciated "We Suck Young Blood" is a laggard processional that, save for one outburst, shuffles along uneasily. At nearly an hour in length, this album doesn't unleash the terse blow delivered by its two predecessors. However, despite the fact that it seems more like a bunch of songs on a disc rather than a singular body, its impact is substantial. Regardless of all the debates surrounding the group, Radiohead have entered a second decade of record-making with a surplus of momentum.
While much is made of the group as a whole—and deservedly so—Radiohead's wonderfully anxious sound can be traced primarily to Thom Yorke's lyrical voice and Jonny Greenwood's guitar chords. "There There" from 2003's Hail to the Thief is a prime example of the duo's unequaled ability at striking tones of forbidding, unsettled resonance.The Yorke-penned line "Just 'cause you feel it/Doesn't mean
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...there's no denying the cyclical nature in how I check my tunage...I hear of a grip of new bands that I really want to check but there aren't enough hours in the day to go there and, to be honest, I can't remember the last time I've been anxiously awaiting the release of a new album either...is that a bad thing?...Come to think of it, the last time I've heard a new album of new material that ...
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Today is your day, bro. How do you plan to spend it? Certainly, you will take the day off from work, I should hope...Maybe do a little fishing?...Play a little guitar?...Maybe daydream a little...Well, however you choose to spend it, just remember that it's your day bro... You can do whatever you want to do, and don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.Happy President's Day George.
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so mix tapes or mix cds, whats better?for instance if you made a mix cd for someone, would it be as sentimental and cherished as a mix tape should be? i make mix tapes all the time, heres a recent one...Intro - New Found Glory // CatalystFamous Last Words - My Chemical Romance - The Black ParadeMistakes We Knew We Were Making - Straylight Run // Straylight RunIn the Bathroom is Where I Want You...
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...the obligatory Sunday afternoon drive as it is in the 70's today, (thanks global warming, is it December or April?) when all of the sudden _Hail to the Thief_ just screamed, "Take me the #&$!!*$#$ with you!!!"And so I shall.
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i'm getting ready to sync my ipod...i've bought three albums since i syncd it. it's ancient too, 20 m almost full. 4 thousand some-odd songs. and yet i am still "starving" for new music. perhaps if i just didn't work 11 hours a day, 6 days a week i'd have time to look for new ground-breaking music that suits my taste. hey, if anyone reads this who likes the same stuff i do, send me your nu...
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After a SUPERB night at the bars, I am now royally smashed!This is quite a blast, except for the fact that I have to be up at 7 am in order to attend classes from 9-5.Oh, woe is me. Why does the drink tempt me so much?Wish me luck friends, I will for sure need it!
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So here I am, throwing out the first pitch... I’m a musician in a band that some of you have already made posts about (thank you, for the most part, btw). I got word of MOG a few months ago and I never had/made time to join the community. Shame on me! Now MOG has inevitably been brought to the light by mass-media and I fear that, if I don’t act now, I will miss the bus and be too late to tap i
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All Music Guide has a cool piece on stop action videos, including the new video by the Raconteurs, Steriogram's "Walkie Talkie Man," and the video to one of my favourite songs of all time, Radiohead's "There There."YouTube links are supplied in the article.
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Awwwww... it's 6:14am right now... and that's not a good thing. Went to bed at 2:30am or so... I'm having, uh, sleep disturbances do to uhhhhhh...........Oh forget it. I don't feel well is the point. In fact "I feel like dying" so I don't know how I'm typing... but alas the show must go on.Now I know I did a short "text post" about Foals, but here is what happened. When we showed up they w...
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I don't care. This is what I listen to ??all?? the time ha . watched this video and has been in my head since - We Suck Young BloodI think it's funny when Thom gets booed HAHA :D at the very beginning of the song and when the bassline kicks in, another fav. from Hail To The ThiefEnjoy! :)Are you hungry?Are you sick?Are you begging for a break?Are you sweet?Are you fresh?Are you strung up by ...
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There There Lyrics RadioheadIn pitch dark I go walking in your landscapeBroken branches trip me as I speakJust cos you feel it doesn't mean it's thereJust cos you feel it doesn't mean it's thereThere's always a siren singing you to shipwreck (don't reach out, don't reach out [2x])Stay away from these rocks we'd be a walking disaster (don't reach out, don't reach out [2x])Just cos you feel it do...
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...I don't know if its some primal, atavistic urge that I'm tapping into or not but I'm praying, with fingers and toes crossed, that Karl Rove gets frog-marched from the court room on C-Span, the cuffs slapped on his wrists just before he's man-handled, kicking and wincing out of the court room on C-Span...a fitting beginning to a punishment long overdue...say what you will about my tendency to...
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...there's no denying the cyclical nature in how I check my tunage...I hear of a grip of new bands that I really want to check but there aren't enough hours in the day to go there and, to be honest, I can't remember the last time I've been anxiously awaiting the release of a new album either...is that a bad thing?...Come to think of it, the last time I've heard a new album of new material that ...
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While much is made of the group as a whole—and deservedly so—Radiohead's wonderfully anxious sound can be traced primarily to Thom Yorke's lyrical voice and Jonny Greenwood's guitar chords. "There There" from 2003's Hail to the Thief is a prime example of the duo's unequaled ability at striking tones of forbidding, unsettled resonance.The Yorke-penned line "Just 'cause you feel it/Doesn't mean
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...the obligatory Sunday afternoon drive as it is in the 70's today, (thanks global warming, is it December or April?) when all of the sudden _Hail to the Thief_ just screamed, "Take me the #&$!!*$#$ with you!!!"And so I shall.
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If you've ever dreamed about wandering through a dark, mysterious forest only to discover a secret world of furry stuffed animals that have sprung to life in order to seek revenge upon mankind...then these two videos are for you. 1. Radiohead: "There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)"2. Bjork: "Human Behavior" (Bjork and Michel Gondry...it just doesn't get any better...)
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Today is your day, bro. How do you plan to spend it? Certainly, you will take the day off from work, I should hope...Maybe do a little fishing?...Play a little guitar?...Maybe daydream a little...Well, however you choose to spend it, just remember that it's your day bro... You can do whatever you want to do, and don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.Happy President's Day George.
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Last night Radiohead performed at the Blossom Center in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. It was my first concert ever and it was amazing!!! The light show was amazing and TWO encores count them 1, 2! And I heard some people saying that it was even better than the Lollapaloza performance! I was there with my brother and I kept on saying to him how I couldn't believe that it was really them! The whole concer...
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After a SUPERB night at the bars, I am now royally smashed!This is quite a blast, except for the fact that I have to be up at 7 am in order to attend classes from 9-5.Oh, woe is me. Why does the drink tempt me so much?Wish me luck friends, I will for sure need it!
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so mix tapes or mix cds, whats better?for instance if you made a mix cd for someone, would it be as sentimental and cherished as a mix tape should be? i make mix tapes all the time, heres a recent one...Intro - New Found Glory // CatalystFamous Last Words - My Chemical Romance - The Black ParadeMistakes We Knew We Were Making - Straylight Run // Straylight RunIn the Bathroom is Where I Want You...
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What is the best/only music you can listen to after a big night out?Many hit the mark, but Radiohead was there early and has been there often. This track was playing the morning I realized how well the band goes with tall glasses of water and greasy breakfast. It's like a polyphonic massage on a tired brain. Honorable mention goes to Street Spirit, Everything in its Right Place and the end of O...
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From Wikipedia-"The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time (TMGLMOAT) is a Radiohead DVD released on December 1, 2004 and directed and edited by Chris Bran, who is one half of the Vapour Brothers. The film contains all four episodes of TMGLMOAT and features unheard songs with numerous live videos. It also has animations and interviews with the band.Some of the sections of TMGLMOAT were created b...
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