I have gained the travel bug in the last few years and have had the chance to discover many new and ...
I have gained the travel bug in the last few years and have had the chance to discover many new and wonderfull places. Some I have already written about and the others no doubt I will get round to them at some point.
I enjoy many forms of music and...
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This is a slightly updated version as I noticed that the category ratings ( Lyrics, packaging etc ) had disappeared. I am corrrecting that, adding a bit more info on the track listing and giving my current view of the CD.
At first I did not know what to make of this album. It is only now after 4 weeks of listening that I am beginning now to express my real feelings towards it.
It experiments more than any of the other three albums, moving from ambient to jazz to guitar rock to synth rock and back.
Track listing
1. Everything In Its Right Place. A gorgeous ethereal experience with Yorkes' voice layered over and over and bent against itself
2. Kid A It seems strange but the feeling that comes to mind is listening to Kate Bush. Listen back to The Sensual World and The Hounds of Love and see what I mean. A fragile twilight drifting to sleep song.
3. The National Anthem This starts off with a stonker of a bass line which then drives the song onwards to Yorke pleading his lyrics. Classic Radiohead until it slips into the chaos that is free form jazz. A discordant noise I call it. A flawed thing of beauty.
4. How To Disappear Completely. “I’m not here, this isn’t happening” he sings. Don’t worry be happy, to use another song Thom. This is one of the best songs you have ever created. This gently lopes along subtly pulling you in and with it until you drown in bliss.
5. Treefingers Definite ambient exposure here from The Orb, Aphex Twin and Eno. If you like ambient – superb otherwise dull.
6. Opimistic Stylistically, this probably fits somewhere between Pablo Honey and The Bends with its background drums and short cord guitars. Probably the most predictable ( and none the worse for it ) track. A banker.
7. In Limbo A curious track this, with sometimes three or four tunes trying to get out at the same time. Not a tune for easy listening but one that gains depth and texture with repeated listening.
8. Idioteque I have read that this is supposed to be a dance track ?! I dare anyone to dance to this. Instead of using their guitars to create a rhythm they have used just a harsh steady drum beat with overlaid keyboards and multi layered vocals. Inspired !
9. Morning Bell Again a quirky off the wall drum beat with low tone keyboards, nonsensical lyrics “you can keep the furniture” that somehow pulls together and works brilliantly.
10. Motion Picture Soundtrack A mournful cooling down to the end of an eclectic album with harps and strings to mark its heavenly passing.
In summary, in parts weird, beautiful, unexpected, difficult listening, inspired often in the same song. This is an album that will probably not convert anyone to being fans but will keep current ones happy without being overly ecstatic.
In this world of boy blandness, godbless them for being original.
01/03 Having now owned the CD for a couple of years, much of what I wrote at the time is still valid. I still hate that jazz bit at the end of The National Anthem and I still LOVE the beginning. Overall I have though dowgraded it to a 4star as parts of it have not aged as well as their other albums. In Limbo and Treefingers now not quite spoil the CD but I do tend to skip those tracks.
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Advantages: Outstandingly original, groundbreaking album. Disadvantages: Lovers of Radiohead's perfectly crafted pop songs may not like this huge shift in style.
PoshPhil 10.10.2000 ·
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