Radiohead - Kid A MNESIA

[markedone]

On 9/8/2021 at 4:36 AM, randomsummer said:

but I kind of think they ruined several great songs (life in a glass house, motion picture soundtrack) because they felt that they had to have a sound that's 180 degrees different than their previous output.  IMO the earlier, more "traditional" versions of those songs are much better, and I wonder how many other tracks from that era went through the wash like that.

interesting take.  Imo, that self-awareness and subconciously forcing themselves to put things through the wash led to a shift in their songwriting style, culminating in In Rainbows where the studio tendencies and songwriting coalesced into a totally new type of band. So i'm just happy to have the studio versions represent the trajectory they wanted to take

Edited September 11, 2021 by markedone

[azatoth]

50+ euros for a 3LP is a damn steep price, but since these two are my favourite RH albums and I don't have them on vinyl might as well splooge on them and be done with it.

[Silent Member]

I love both of these albums, not sure if I'm interested in buying again, eager to hear the unreleased stuff.

There's an exhibition thing related to this coming to PS5 (only?).

 

Edited September 11, 2021 by Silent Member

[Key]

On 9/8/2021 at 12:36 PM, randomsummer said:

Agreed.  However, sometimes I think they took that u-turn because they felt they had to distance themselves from the OK Computer sound.  I mean, that was a bitch of a record to follow up and I can't fault them for how they chose to do it, but I kind of think they ruined several great songs (life in a glass house, motion picture soundtrack) because they felt that they had to have a sound that's 180 degrees different than their previous output.  IMO the earlier, more "traditional" versions of those songs are much better, and I wonder how many other tracks from that era went through the wash like that.

Tempting as it may be to hear these songs done in an Ok Computer style (like the versions on the 1998 tour documentary) I'd say overall I'm glad they started using the jazz elements and stuff.

[EdamAnchorman]

 

8 hours ago, markedone said:

interesting take.  Imo, that self-awareness and subconciously forcing themselves to put things through the wash led to a shift in their songwriting style, culminating in In Rainbows where the studio tendencies and songwriting coalesced into a totally new type of band. So i'm just happy to have the studio versions represent the trajectory they wanted to take

 

2 hours ago, Key said:

Tempting as it may be to hear these songs done in an Ok Computer style (like the versions on the 1998 tour documentary) I'd say overall I'm glad they started using the jazz elements and stuff.

Like I said, I can't fault them for taking the route they did.  It's probably what allowed them to survive mentally after trying to follow up OK Computer and still be around today, and I'm glad they did take that route.

However, the selfish me who came of age between The Bends and OK Computer really wanted to hear studio versions of those tracks in what it seems were their original styles.

[Richie Sombrero]

Dunno why this doesn't include all the B-sides from the era either.

[auxien]

12 minutes ago, Richie Sombrero said:

Dunno why this doesn't include all the B-sides from the era either.

you’ve gotta mete out the cash grabs slowly and deliberately 

[Extralife]

20 minutes ago, Richie Sombrero said:

Dunno why this doesn't include all the B-sides from the era either.

Anyone willing to share a list of all the b-sides from this era that are out there?  I'm a casual fan, so I've never really checked any of these out.  

[Richie Sombrero]

They all came out w/ Amnesiac as it had singles.

		Fast - Trak
		The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy
		Trans-Atlantic Drawl
		Kinetic

Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed as I was much more interested in hearing creative process of these sessions, even the blips had more cool stuff than this new release.

 

Those are just the official ones listed, I'm sure there's tonnes of fairly developed stuff not released.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2021 by Richie Sombrero

[toaoaoad]

5 hours ago, Extralife said:

Anyone willing to share a list of all the b-sides from this era that are out there?  I'm a casual fan, so I've never really checked any of these out.  

 

3 hours ago, Richie Sombrero said:

 

		Fast - Trak
		The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy
		Trans-Atlantic Drawl
		Kinetic

 

Also  Cuttooth, Worrywort and Fog from the Knives Out single

They are quite good.

 

Edited September 11, 2021 by toaoaoad

[hayhook]

8 hours ago, Extralife said:

Anyone willing to share a list of all the b-sides from this era that are out there?  I'm a casual fan, so I've never really checked any of these out.  

https://www.discogs.com/Radiohead-Amnesiac/release/13638243 
 

deluxe Amnesiac from 2009 has all the Bsides. (Tracks 1-8 on CD 2)

[frankbooth]

Of course it would be nice to get the outtakes and whatnot the way they did the minidiscs hacked.  But as a forever rh die hard, I'm in no matter.

When is the album coming out from The Smile?

[Brisbot]

On 9/7/2021 at 12:42 PM, nikisoko said:

radiohead is good but every time i listen to them i feel like im turning into my dad listening to Pink Floyd or something so i have to stop

LOL well you're gonna get old whether you like it or not. You can either accept it and listen to Radiohead like your Dad listens to Pink Floyd, or you can deny it and put it off until that day you look in the mirror and realize you are old now. Not middle age. Not getting old with some grey whiskers... no... OLD. And not listening to Radiohead didn't do a damn thing to stop it....

...

I'm projecting? what do you mean I'm projecting?? YOU are projecting!

Edited September 12, 2021 by Brisbot

[exitonly]

4 hours ago, Brisbot said:

LOL well you're gonna get old whether you like it or not.

lots of ways to interpret what i wrote but i’m not sure fear of getting old is entirely it. i think it’s more about being stuck listening to what is my generation’s version of a classic rock figure head. i’m going to be whatever age i am but that doesn’t mean i have to keep listening to a band that peaked in the late nineties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

….i’d rather be listening to tod dockstader

[WurstPLUS]

Amnesiac > Kid A. I will always love it.

Thom singing on Ae pls.

Totally looking forward to The Smile. Johnny Greenwood guitar play on Thin Thing is awesome.

Ae is old peoples music. As is RH/Thom. I'm a dinosaur myself (49).

Edited September 12, 2021 by WurstPLUS

[Richie Sombrero]

Didn't think I'd get to see them live in that era but out of the blue they announced a Belfast gig between a Scando and Japanese tour. Basically didn't promote it and arena was half full. It was literally the greatest thing that ever happened to me at the time.

I'll never not love them even if they are probably Torys.

[Brisbot]

20 hours ago, nikisoko said:

lots of ways to interpret what i wrote but i’m not sure fear of getting old is entirely it. i think it’s more about being stuck listening to what is my generation’s version of a classic rock figure head. i’m going to be whatever age i am but that doesn’t mean i have to keep listening to a band that peaked in the late nineties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

….i’d rather be listening to tod dockstader

i was trying to make a dumb joke out of it

[atypic]

On 9/11/2021 at 6:00 AM, Silent Member said:

There's an exhibition thing related to this coming to PS5 (only?).

 

Also on the Epic Games Store.  https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/kid-a-mnesia-exhibition

Free, and PC.

[Hi Guys]

On 9/12/2021 at 12:39 AM, nikisoko said:

lots of ways to interpret what i wrote but i’m not sure fear of getting old is entirely it. i think it’s more about being stuck listening to what is my generation’s version of a classic rock figure head. i’m going to be whatever age i am but that doesn’t mean i have to keep listening to a band that peaked in the late nineties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

….i’d rather be listening to tod dockstader

Yo I second that. I get so much more out of his Aerial series than I do just about anything else out there, period… 

[exitonly]

On 9/12/2021 at 7:33 PM, Brisbot said:

i was trying to make a dumb joke out of it

i may have come off as more defensive or offended than i intended or actually felt. no worries here!

[WurstPLUS]

"If you say the word" is massive. The beginning already, vibrato guitar and the bass moving down, this is wonderful stuff, doesn't sound old, could have been done by Jonny Greenwood 2021. Perfect autumn track.
The video is excellent. Human being adapting, back to where you belong, you can take a lot from it... Works very well also in a post Corona ("Back to office") context.

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by WurstPLUS

[hello spiral]

oh lord that was so on the nose

I love radiohead still (since the 90s) but that was embarrassing to watch

[Goiter Sanchez]

6 hours ago, WurstPLUS said:

"If you say the word" is massive. The beginning already, vibrato guitar and the bass moving down, this is wonderful stuff, doesn't sound old, could have been done by Jonny Greenwood 2021. Perfect autumn track.
The video is excellent. Human being adapting, back to where you belong, you can take a lot from it... Works very well also in a post Corona ("Back to office") context.

 

Hilarious vid, no cameos from the 'heads though? Anyone spot them?

[KovalainenFanBoy]

it's basically this but worse

[WurstPLUS]

15 hours ago, Goiter Sanchez said:

Hilarious vid, no cameos from the 'heads though? Anyone spot them?

No, but that woman looks familiar... some actor?