There There as well is just fantastic.

Regarding Kid A and Amnesiac, I used to hate them. I was into OK Computer, The Bends and Pablo Honey to a lesser extent, and I just couldn't stand Kid A and Amnesiac. In fact, National Anthem is one of my favourite songs at the minute and I absolutely despised it when I first heard it D:

They grow on you imo, I can't get enough of Kid A now. Top class songs on there, especially Optimistic. In Rainbows is also top of my playlist.

Where I End And You Begin is awesome as well. They played that at the gig I was at a couple weeks ago

So... am I the only one who just doesn't understand what the big deal about Radiohead is? I mean, I've yet to hear anything really all that impressive from these guys and yet everybody raves on them. So I'll give 500 internet coolness to anyone who can change my mind about radiohead.

quote AnonymousGuy

So... am I the only one who just doesn't understand what the big deal about Radiohead is? I mean, I've yet to hear anything really all that impressive from these guys and yet everybody raves on them. So I'll give 500 internet coolness to anyone who can change my mind about radiohead.

Watered down trendy garbage to the point of highway robbery is the name of the game. Even worse than what you listen to, so that might be why you don't like it either.

they were prtty kul yesterdey

quote AnonymousGuy

So... am I the only one who just doesn't understand what the big deal about Radiohead is? I mean, I've yet to hear anything really all that impressive from these guys and yet everybody raves on them. So I'll give 500 internet coolness to anyone who can change my mind about radiohead.

Well you are of course missing out on the fact that most people have never even heard good music until Pitchfork, or NME has told them what to listen to. Then they hear some "progressive element" in Radiohead's music and think it is the best shit since sliced bread. Now you have a bunch of people praising the hell out of a band wherever they go instead of looking for new bands that happen not to be overblown by the media. It makes people think feel/look good when they can go around telling everyone how they have the brain capacity and intellect to recognize Jazz influence on that "one song on Kid A". Oh and apparently they are really good live.

I myself have 6 of their albums, together with the fact that my flatmtes play them 24/7. I have come to conclusion that they are pretty average. I do not have a slightest idea just like you, why they are so globally bummed. Their "progressive elements" are not really that impressive. Their catchy songs, and pretty cool videos are the only thing that makes me come back to them. After 4 songs into each album they just bore me to death, or to be exact I get tired of Thom Yorke's wailing. Like I said before, great to relax to but more often enough I have better music in my Library which does it better.

quote Icedevil

Well you are of course missing out on the fact that most people have never even heard good music until Pitchfork, or NME has told them what to listen to

NME? Just because I love Radiohead and more "mainstream" artists doesn't mean that I'm a whore to that piece of shit magazine. Every band has fanboys that hold them up as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Personally I enjoy Radioheads music because it still sounds fresh whenever I listen to it. I admit I'm pretty bored by The Bends these days but there are still some great songs in there. If you don't like them, fine with me. I'm not going to try and change your mind because tbh, I couldn't care less. I'll keep listening and I'll keep seeing them live because I enjoy everything about them as a band.

quote Icedevil

Now you have a bunch of people praising the hell out of a band wherever they go instead of looking for new bands that happen not to be overblown by the media.

Forgive me for staying loyal to a band I've liked for a long time.

I'm not going to presume you guys are like this, but a lot of the people that I know that are into all the bands that few people have heard of, non-mainstream, whatever, generally end up hating them as soon as they hit it big. I tend to find a band when they're relatively unknown and I'll keep buying their stuff because I wanna see what they keep producing.

If yous havnt already, listen to 'Thou Shalt Always Kill' by Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip. Its quite relevant to this conversation.

Contains lines such as:

'Thou shalt not read NME'
'Thou shalt not stop liking a band just because they've become popular'
'Thou shalt not put musicians or recording artists on ridiculous pedestals, no matter how great they are or were.... RADIOHEAD- just a band'


Ps - I like Radiohead