another premiership season begins-more of my life wasted!
another premiership season begins-more of my life wasted!
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After the cold electronic direction taken by Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead fans were holding out for a return to the more guitar friendly and less abstract follow up. The result is somewhat disapointing. The guitars and more traditional rock arrangements are back,but in a very limited sense.
Opener '2+2=5' is the nearest Radiohead come to making a punk record, snarling buzzsaw guitars and sneering vocals make it a great openner. Unfortunately its followed by 'Sit down, Stand up', a repetitive piece of pseudo electronica that is mind numbingly tedious. 'Sail to the moon' is quite pretty but pretty unimpressive considering this is Radiohead. 'Backdrifts' is more slightly dreary electro rock. 'Go to sleep' has some nice guitar work, but never really builds into anything. 'When I end and you begin' and 'We suck young blood' are two pretty fine consecutive tracks that show Radiohead's willingness for experimentation. It's when this goes sour that tracks of dull special effects like 'The gloaming' are produced. 'There There' with its thumping drums and yes an actual proper CHORUS, is a highlight of the album. 'I will' is too short an underdeveloped which is a shame as it is beautiful and refelctive. 'A punchup at a wedding is very mediocre, unlike 'Myxamotosis' which follows it up with fantastic synths and a good vocal performance. 'Scatterbrain' is painfully dull, and 'A wolf at the door' is a whimper rather than a bang at the end of the album.
I get the feeling that Radiohead fans are devoted enough to the band to buy an album of armpit noises if they released it. The problem with Hail to the thief' is that its decidely nothing special. Nothing really stands out and the lyrics are mindless, half said and predictable. Disapointing and not worth your money
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Good review is it really that bad its always a rip off to buy and ive never seen it on sale in cardiff really 2+2=5 is a direct influence from Orwell's 1984 book i asumer
Advantages: Radiohead back from the brink, some superb vocals and tantalising guitar rifts. Disadvantages: Not quite the Radiohead of old and the track list is confusing!!!
Advantages: Easy To Find, Silky Smooth Production Values as always Disadvantages: Can Be Quite Expensive
davidandrewpinnock 09.01.2006 (09.01.2006)
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Review of Hail To The Thief - Radiohead
Advantages: Radiohead back from the brink, some superb vocals and tantalising guitar rifts. Disadvantages: Not quite the Radiohead of old and the track list is confusing!!!
Jan 31st, 2006
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