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So did any of you fellow non-confirmation getters have their problem resolved? I emailed inrainbows@waste.co.uk yesterday explaining that my card was charged and I still haven't received anything, but no response. Bastards. Johnny Greenwood is going to start getting hate mail any day now.
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| Posts: 5355 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005 | |
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quote: Originally posted by ericg75:
So did any of you fellow non-confirmation getters have their problem resolved?
I emailed inrainbows@waste.co.uk yesterday explaining that my card was charged and I still haven't received anything, but no response. Bastards. Johnny Greenwood is going to start getting hate mail any day now.
Same here. I printed up my confirmation from the website when I ordered the download. I e-mailed the site yesterday as well. Still no confirmation.
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| Posts: 468 | Location: Los Angeles | Registered: 18 December 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Shadrach:
I agree Benjiru. I randomly picked it up at the beginning of summer and it completely changed my perspective for the next few months.
And I will also agree with Jglass and say there are possibly very similar stories that have a deeper and more relevant plot line (1984 especially). But you can't even compare the writing abilities. Bradbury writes stories that are metaphors wrapped in metaphors in a metaphoric world full of metaphoric characters. Fareheit is about so much more than just censorship. I love the part on the subway where he is trying to memorize the phrase he read in the Bible "consider the lilies" but the toothpaste comercial on the radio keeps cutting him off, and everyone is tapping there feet and singing along.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is one of my favorite books. The way he writes is amazing. The imagery he uses is superb. Every sentence is so descriptive. I wish I could write more like Bradbury.
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| Posts: 468 | Location: Los Angeles | Registered: 18 December 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Shadrach:
Fragile, I wasn't attacking your comment linking to the videos. I actually really appreciate the fact that you find interesting things related to the topic of discussion and then link to them just in case someone else might find them interesting. I actually went and listened to "Down is the New Up" since I really really wanted to hear something new, and figured it was of how someone chooses to enjoy art. Enjoy an album however you enjoy it best. I'm not trying to "convert" anyone to my prefered approach to listening to an album.
Part of this is a result of my background in music. You have to understand that I live in a bubble here in Alaska. Most of my friends don't even know who Radiohead is, not to mention most of the other bands I listen to. I have never seen a real live show in my life. Getting an album in my hands and listening to it is the only thing I have to experience. So I have subconsciously over the years made it into the biggest thing I could possibly make it into. I plan an entire day sometimes around just listening to an album for the first time.
I typed in Peter's Creek, AK into google maps, and all that came up was a green arrow surrounded by pure gray. lol, where are the roads!? The area looks incredibly bad ass zoomed (way) out on satellite though. To stay on topic, I guess Yorke is considering scrapping his tour due to environmental concerns, much to KT Tunstall's dismay.
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| Posts: 503 | Location: Care-a-lot | Registered: 16 July 2007 | |
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quote: Originally posted by vitunkrapula: quote: Originally posted by mymindsblank:
"in Rainbows" sounds like a david lynch film to me
I'm reminded of Thomas Pynchon's book Gravity's Rainbow. I read somewhere that Thom Yorke has referenced that book in a RH song at least once already. In fact, reading about that was how I got hooked on Pynchon. 
I thought of Pynchon as well. I don't know any particular songs that allude to his writings but the merchandise store on their website is called "WASTE" which is a reference to The Crying of Lot 49. They also like to make allusions to Orwell. But I'm ridiculously pysched for this album. |
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quote: Originally posted by Shadrach:
Farenheit 451 is my favorite book in the world actually. But I just got around to reading Dandelion Wine this summer, and it was amazing. If all you do is read the chapter about the main characters friend named John, you should. It's by far the best writting I've seen in years. His metaphors are very inspiring.
Ooooh. If you like Dandelion, read Something Wicked This Way Comes. It's definitely darker, but its even better than Dandelion Wine. Furthermore, the sequel to Dandelion Wine comes out very soon!!! Something Wicked is also a "sequel" of sorts to Dandelion Wine already, but this new book is going to be set a few weeks after Douglas' adventures whereas Wicked is set a few years later. |
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| Posts: 747 | Location: San Diego ==> Duke U. 2012 :D | Registered: 24 July 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Shadrach:
And I will also agree with Jglass and say there are possibly very similar stories that have a deeper and more relevant plot line (1984 especially). But you can't even compare the writing abilities. Bradbury writes stories that are metaphors wrapped in metaphors in a metaphoric world full of metaphoric characters. Fareheit is about so much more than just censorship. I love the part on the subway where he is trying to memorize the phrase he read in the Bible "consider the lilies" but the toothpaste comercial on the radio keeps cutting him off, and everyone is tapping there feet and singing along.
Have you read Brave New World? Because it's got a lot more to it than just "censorship", I mean referring to god as "Ford" (rather than Lord) is pretty clever and hilarious in it's own right. I actually have read Fahrenheit 451 several time, whereas I've only read Brave New World once and 1984 twice, but my order of favorites still stands.
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| Posts: 2815 | Location: Drug induced coma. | Registered: 01 December 2006 | |
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Wow 3300 views in a few days.
The head of state has called for me, but I don't have time for him
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| Posts: 255 | Location: Sydney, Australia | Registered: 07 September 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by PrairieFire:
Wow 3300 views in a few days.
It's Radiohead. What do you expect? 
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| Posts: 2250 | Location: ATL-abouts. | Registered: 24 October 2006 | |
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I haven't actually read Brave New World, but since we started this conversation it has been added to my wish list. The censorship comment was refering to my frustration with how Farenheit 451 is always thought of as a book about censorship. And censorship is really just a metaphor the story uses to talk about how people try to hide from uncomfortable and challenging ideas.
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| Posts: 1805 | Location: Peter's Creek, Alaska | Registered: 08 August 2007 | |
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quote: Originally posted by eggTweedyegg: ha. Hail to the thieves!
Well, I e-mailed the bastards again, still no response, so I decided to cheat the system and re-register with another e-mail address and a fake name and pay $0.00 for the album. I got an email confirmation almost immediately.
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| Posts: 5355 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005 | |
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From what I've read, all of the tracks on this album are not 100% new. They all have been performed in their concerts, dating back as early as OK Computer. This kinda has me disappointed...
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| Posts: 705 | Location: Somewhere in Canada | Registered: 20 December 2006 | |
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They have done that in the past too though. I know songs like "How to Disapear Completely" "Optimistic" and "Knives Out" were around for a long time before they were on a disk. And "Pyramid Song" was out for a while with as a live bootleg by a different name. I think Radiohead just likes to spend a lot of time with a song before they record it. They are kind of perfectionists in that way.
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| Posts: 1805 | Location: Peter's Creek, Alaska | Registered: 08 August 2007 | |
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quote: From what I've read, all of the tracks on this album are not 100% new. They all have been performed in their concerts, dating back as early as OK Computer. This kinda has me disappointed...
What difference does that make? I'm serious, I'd like to know. |
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| Posts: 1376 | Location: Valparaiso, IN | Registered: 01 July 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by less_success: quote: From what I've read, all of the tracks on this album are not 100% new. They all have been performed in their concerts, dating back as early as OK Computer. This kinda has me disappointed...
What difference does that make? I'm serious, I'd like to know.
Yes, it's a quite common practice for bands to test out material on the road before recording it, and it's also quite common for songs to show up on albums that were written years beforehand. I'd be willing to bet a lot of your favorite albums weren't just written in-studio during the recording sessions.
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| Posts: 5355 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005 | |
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