In Rainbows - Radiohead

...entire world from being destroyed in a nuclear war (never underestimate the power of a boringly written blog, friends) are back, with a new album that moves them out of their niche as a world-changingly brilliant but not actually that interesting act and into a new sound. I could be talking about Coldplay of course, but I'm actually talking about that OTHER overly political band, Radiohead. After a four-year break following their last studio album, ...
...brought out a new album in 2007 after giving the general public a week's advance notice. In Rainbows is odd itself, in that no longer are Radiohead happy to act like miserable bastards. Over the course of forty minutes, the band rarely get even a little bit depressed, instead radiating a comfortableness that permeates the album in a warming wool scarf of contentedness. The album is inviting and entirely not isolating like it has been in the past. ...

Seresecros 16.06.2008 · Read full review
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...intentions for new download-only release, In Rainbows. "Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days; We've called it In Rainbows. Love from us all." If the shock announcement of an imminent album wasn't enough, it was the pricing and distribution structure that would raise the coyest eyebrows. And so it did. There is no label and it has no price. You, the music fan, decide how much you want to pay for the ...
...throne of "greatest rock band in the world", Kid A was their disillusioned abdication of the throne in favour of sonic soundscapes and electronic weirdness. Two albums on, one less record deal, and the band find themselves searching for an identity in 2007. It can only be the greatest accolade that these seasoned veterans have been handed a genre of their own. Incase you were in any doubt, the new album is every bit worthy of the media storm that ...

tehfincheh 28.11.2007 · Read full review
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...Radiohead fans, I've been waiting in great anticipation of the new album 'In Rainbows'. So when it was announced that not only was the release of the album imminent, but that it was going to be available to download at whatever price you thought was appropriate, I was even more excited. '''Purchasing the Album''' As a poor student with a minimal income I have found myself buying less and less CDs in recent years as the prices are proportionally ...
...the option to just type in 0 into the amount box and you can get the album for free. Considering the work that had gone into composing and recording the album though I felt inclined to pay something. Conversely, if you want to pay more you can; it's completely up to you. From what I've heard in the news, Radiohead have actually done pretty well out of this arrangement as more people have downloaded their album than would have done otherwise. Perhaps ...

tac20 11.11.2007 · Read full review
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...been fans of doing things in the conventional way. They have in the past released albums only 8 months apart, released an album without any singles, music videos, or indeed any promotion whatsoever, they have hopped between genres and still left fans and critics alike with their jaws scraping along the floor. But perhaps more ingenious than any of that, they managed to accumulate more free press than, well... anyone, by announcing their "pay what ...
...have done no such thing, in fact, they have surprised, by producing one of their, or any recording artists, strongest batch of songs in the last decade. The glitchy electronic drums that kick start this album like a temperamental engine click-click-clicking into action, sounds akin to the stripped down and experimental Radiohead who spawned "Kid A". Thom Yorke's non-nonsensical lyrics do very little to distance us from this idea "How come I end ...

salmonchaplin 24.12.2007 · Read full review
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Radiohead caused a well-documented stir in 2007 by releasing their 7th studio album as a digital download nearly 3 months before releasing it in physical CD format. The real twist was letting downloaders decide how much to pay for the download - many paid as little as 49p for their download. This album really highlights the band's evolution - from their early rock sound (Pablo Honey, The Bends) through the rock/electronica period (Kid A, Hail To ...
...and they all gel together in a cohesive way. The musical skill put into this album is noticeable - BAFTA-nominated Jonny Greenwood is an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist who became the BBC Composer in Residence in 2004. Overall, I'd say In Rainbows is a must-have in anyone's CD collection, iPod, harddrive etc - this is Radiohead at their best. ...

SupermassiveAbbey 15.02.2008 · Read full review
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...of the most important bands in the world. Their later sound has been described as influenced by Sigor Ros and Aphex Twin yet it is still Radiohead which is what I find most refreshing. To elaborate on my favourism for the albums flow it starts off on a positive upbeat feel, certainly musically on tracks 1 and 2 but slows down all the way to track 9 when it speeds up until finishing on a climatic note on track 10. Here is my quick run down of each ...
...this has a wonderful guitar in company as well as a random children cheer within the song. Bodysnatchers - a real throw back to early Radiohead. Thrashing guitars and very direct for a band who are often criticised for being too downbeat. Nude - lost classic from the ok computer era. Fantastic revival, haunting ballad though I can hear the synics as Thom Yorke sings "dont get any big ideas...they are not gonna happen" Weird Fishes - sounds almost ...

dtait07 28.12.2007 (17.01.2008) · Read full review
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...those you will be singing in your head for days after. Track 4: Weird Fishes, is a favourite of mine and very catchy too. The rest of the tracks are really dreamy, chill-out, melodies... perfect! Other tracks: Bodysnatchers, Nude, All I Need, Faust Arp, Reckoner, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Videotape. I think that this album is comparable to OK Computer; I would say it is as good but not as dark as OK Computer. COST I paid £3.50 ...
...way Radiohead have released this album is great - you can listen to the whole album first and decide if it would be worth the money. This is so much better than standing in a store with sales assistants glaring! Hope you like it as much as me! :) ...

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