Radiohead is everywhere, yet, somehow, I haven't truly listened to any of their albums attentively until now. I downloaded In Rainbows because of a thread on /mu/. The topic of the thread was 'What song would you give to someone you love deeply (romantically)?'. I decided to give it a listen. All I Need immediately resonated with me. I love the minimalism and stylishness of the song, if that makes sense. This track in particular sort of reminds me of The XX's aesthetic.
Great song from a great band. I wish I could listen to Radiohead again with a fresh set of ears. I'm envious. The best part of the band is their progression. Have a listen to Pablo Honey on up, it's all really good and it changes throughout. I still think The Bends is my favorite.
It seems like an even more exciting musical adventure, now that you've said that. I'll listen as per your recommendation.
Cool! Not to belabor a point, but definitely check out Pablo Honey too. When it came out I must have listened to that album hundreds of times. I remember sitting around with my guitar and singing the song Creep at parties in high school. I was introduced to the band by a guy named Corby. Corby's claim to fame back then was that he could finish a 40oz of malt liquor in less than 2 minutes. -Try it sometime, it's not easy. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Enjoy the band and welcome to Hubski.
I've been a big fan of Radiohead for a number of years now, and what's interesting through the years is the way my perception of Pablo Honey has changed. When I first got into them, I absolutely despised it. I started with OK Computer and then Kid A and then In Rainbows (this was all around the time In Rainbows came out). Something about Pablo Honey just struck me as sophomoric or unfocused, but every time I listened to an album through again I liked it a little bit more, as if knowing the band better finally made it more cohesive. It's still not my favorite album, but I certainly do appreciate it and listen to it from time to time. Anyway, I still hate Creep.
So much of music is where you are when you first hear something. Pablo Honey, and Creep in particular have a strong nostalgic effect for me. What do you think of The Bends? It's such a great rock album, an awesome guitar driven piece of work.
The Bends was the first Radiohead album I had, and I found it sort of average. I love it now, but at the time it was really "eh". Somewhat embarrassingly, what really got me into Radiohead was their best-of album. I had the US double disc special edition (pretty rare in NZ, I think, I haven't seen another copy) and after that I was able to listen to the actual albums thinking things like "oh, Street Spirit is on this album, awesome!".
Somewhat embarrassingly, what really got me into Radiohead was their best-of album. I had the US double disc special edition (pretty rare in NZ, I think, I haven't seen another copy) and after that I was able to listen to the actual albums thinking things like "oh, Street Spirit is on this album, awesome!".
-Nothing wrong with using a "best of" album to get you in to a band. It can be a fun way to get to know songs and then, eventually discover those songs real homes.