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Originally posted by LittleOne83:
The good news is: it can be a whole lot better than "Hail to the Thief," which will be enough for Rolling Stone to give them the five-star rating they've long deserved.

In retrospective ratings books Rolling Stone always changes its tune. I noticed that The Bends, OK, KID A, and Hail were all garnished with 5 star ratings in Rolling Stones 2003 ratings compilation book.
When Bjork's 'Debut' came out R.S. gave it 1 1/2 stars; now in retrospect 4 1/2 stars.

I def. love radiohead just as much as everyone out there, but I'm really hoping that they do something new and fresh (which usually is to be expected from them). I can't wait to hear it, but I also would not be surprised if it is a "clunker" (in comparison to their masterworks of course)

And I'm REALLY not hoping that it sounds anything like The Eraser, I've gotten bored during almost every listen (it makes for decent background music though)

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
Oh yeah, now I remember. I got there for the aftermath as I was gone for a few days and returned to find my name being mentioned with other rough-housers. That was a tough one.

Good times.

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Originally posted by kelly 1l1:
In ratings books Rolling Stone always changes its tune. I noticed that The Bends, OK, KID A, and Hail were all garnished with 5 star ratings in Rolling Stones 2003 ratings compilation book.
When Bjork's 'Debut' came out R.S. gave it 1 1/2 stars; now in retrospect 4 1/2 stars.

Wow, I had no idea. Where did you find this information? Is it online or only books that aren't posted online? I know that their top 500 albums of all time can be reached online but I don't know about other stuff.

[/QUOTE] Admittedly, it's pretty much impossible to not fall off from OK Computer and Kid A. However, sometimes I think Radiohead has simply set the bar too high for themselves to ever reach again. For them to come back with something as monumental as those two albums... well, that would essentially seal a place for them in music history with The Beatles and Dylan I think.[/QUOTE]

Maybe i'm opening up a whole new can of worms here and i'm certain to get some stick but i think think Radiohead are already up there with The Beatles and Dylan if not better.
They're maybe not as influential (yet, only time will tell) but musically i don't think Dylan pushed back boundries as much as Radiohead have. Radiohead have, with just about every album, created music that was incomparably emotive and at the same time sounded like nothing before it. You couldn't say that about all The Beatles output, especially the early "pop" stuff.
Also, OK Computer is a genuine contender for the title of "greatest album ever". Yes, possably greater then anything The Beatles have ever done.

There, i've said it and i'm bent over waiting for my beating............

With the modest success of the Gorillaz album, maybe Damon Albarn's The Good, The Bad, The Queen can overcome the God-awful band name and have some radio success.

The Apples In Stereo have a new album out, but it still prolly won't break them. That's pretty sad.
I'm hoping Husy Rescue's new album will do well.
And Edinburgh, Scotland's christ.'s anticipated follow-up to his debut should do moderately well.

Christ.'s new record is pretty good, but I still think it's inferior to his previous work. Popmatters loved it though, so maybe it'll get more exposure than his other stuff has.

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Originally posted by Funkymonk:

Admittedly, it's pretty much impossible to not fall off from OK Computer and Kid A. However, sometimes I think Radiohead has simply set the bar too high for themselves to ever reach again. For them to come back with something as monumental as those two albums... well, that would essentially seal a place for them in music history with The Beatles and Dylan I think.[/QUOTE]

Maybe i'm opening up a whole new can of worms here and i'm certain to get some stick but i think think Radiohead are already up there with The Beatles and Dylan if not better.
They're maybe not as influential (yet, only time will tell) but musically i don't think Dylan pushed back boundries as much as Radiohead have. Radiohead have, with just about every album, created music that was incomparably emotive and at the same time sounded like nothing before it. You couldn't say that about all The Beatles output, especially the early "pop" stuff.
Also, OK Computer is a genuine contender for the title of "greatest album ever". Yes, possably greater then anything The Beatles have ever done.

There, i've said it and i'm bent over waiting for my beating............[/QUOTE]


I honestly could not agree more with every statement you've made. They are the most talented, innovative group of musicians to ever work together - and to have been together for so long is a blessing we should not take for granted. Here's hoping for many more years.

Did I inadvertently land in the Radiohead thread? I loved OK Computer, liked Kid A and Amnesiac, and listened to HTTT 2 or three times. They definitely push the envelope more than most "pop" groups, and they really incorporate avant stuff into the pop format, but I think they're basically still a pop band. In the same way as the Beatles and Dylan.
In the same way, I think, as Deerhoof. Anybody else given the new album a spin. I like it a lot. You can understand the lyrics!

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
Did I inadvertently land in the Radiohead thread?

Welcome to the Metacritic Forums, where every thread is a Radiohead thread.

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Originally posted by ericg75:

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
Did I inadvertently land in the Radiohead thread?

Welcome to the Metacritic Forums, where every thread is a Radiohead thread.

Sadly true.

I'd like to start a "No Radiohead" thread and see how many posts it took before someone mentioned how awesome Radiohead is.

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:

I'd like to start a "No Radiohead" thread and see how many posts it took before someone mentioned how awesome Radiohead is.

3.

Post #1: Welcome to the the "No Radiohead" Thread where we discuss all the great bands that aren't Radiohead.

Post #2: Cool. There are a lot of other great bands out there. Here are some of my faves...

Post #3: WTF? Why can't we talk about Radiohead? Music pretty much began with Kid A. If it weren't for them, we'd all still be listening to Bon Jovi and Motley Crue. They're awesome.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
Post #3: WTF? Why can't we talk about Radiohead? Music pretty much began with Kid A. If it weren't for them, we'd all still be listening to Bon Jovi and Motley Crue. They're awesome.

Come on man, I totally agree with you, I mean without Radiohead then we wouldn't have any good music. Music not only began with Kid A but it was perfected by its monumental release!!

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
If it weren't for them, we'd all still be listening to Bon Jovi and Motley Crue. They're awesome.

Whoa. Hang on there young Padewan! Those of us old enough to remember the 80's (and even some of the 70's) might disagree. What about Talking Heads, the Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus? Radiohead took their name from a Talking Heads song! I luv 'em, too. But music began long before Kid A!

On the next episode of "Humor Lost"...

When are they going to install that sarcasm emoticon?

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
Whoa. Hang on there young Padewan! Those of us old enough to remember the 80's (and even some of the 70's) might disagree. What about Talking Heads, the Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus? Radiohead took their name from a Talking Heads song! I luv 'em, too. But music began long before Kid A!

You're preaching to the choir.

OK,ok, I get it.

bad news for whomever claimed the New Apples in Stereo would be good. P4K has a video of their new song here:

Possibly lamest song of the year??

Check it out for yourself, but it is a right stinker. Honestly, it sounds like a bunch of 15 year olds tried ecstasy for the first time and came up with this. It sounds like something I saw on Sesame Street when I was a kid.