Listening Party #9 - In Rainbows by Radiohead - start playing at 8pm on 18th May

DiscoStu

stickyfiddle said:

DiscoStu said:

In Rainbows to Radiohead is a bit like Live Aid was to Queen. A triumph for both bands and arguably saved them both.

HTTF is a fantastic record and they didn't need saving. Fight me!

Troof!

DiscoStu

Next up: Faust Arp. GO!

markv

DiscoStu said:

How's it going so far? I'm loving hearing this through the big headphones! I've herd this album hundreds of times but usually in the car/works van so sitting down and dedicating myself to it is great.

It's great through headphones (Shure SRH1440's here) - it's a surprisingly claustrophobic listen and there's a correspondingly paranoid air about the whole thing. Very clever

DiscoStu

They're VERY good at using orchestras.

Devil#20

Fuengi said:

Devil#20 said:

Fuengi said:

Devil#20 said:

Thom Yorke's vocals reminds me of that bloke from Blue Nile. 

That bloke!! 

*Searches album collection for name of TBN singer* 

Ian Buchanan. 

Martin Buchan.

Nope, I got confused by your icon image. He was Scottish though. 

He was one of Manchester United's best signings. 

DiscoStu

Some lovely acoustic playing

DiscoStu

Track 7: Reckoner. Joint favourite.

digitalkettle

DiscoStu said:

digitalkettle said:

Admission: apparently I added 'In Rainbows' to a Spotify playlist on Dec 20th 2019...this would only be my second listen for some reason.

what do you think of it so far?

Really enjoying it...as with all 'listening parties' so far, the close-up listen has been rewarding.

I played the crap out of everything from The Bends to Kid A (and The Eraser) back in the day...then suddenly turned away ;-?

stickyfiddle

DiscoStu said:

They're VERY good at using orchestras.

Yep, the whole arranging side of things is JG's biggest strength by far - see also his film scoring work. Most of the guitar stuff post-Kid A has come from Thom, who also happens to have phenomenal taste in guitars. 

DiscoStu

digitalkettle said:

DiscoStu said:

digitalkettle said:

Admission: apparently I added 'In Rainbows' to a Spotify playlist on Dec 20th 2019...this would only be my second listen for some reason.

what do you think of it so far?

Really enjoying it...as with all 'listening parties' so far, the close-up listen has been rewarding.

I played the crap out of everything from The Bends to Kid A (and The Eraser) back in the day...then suddenly turned away ;-?

Welcome back old friend!

markv

DiscoStu said:

Track 7: Reckoner. Joint favourite.

Snap! But with what??

Devil#20

DiscoStu said:

digitalkettle said:

Admission: apparently I added 'In Rainbows' to a Spotify playlist on Dec 20th 2019...this would only be my second listen for some reason.

what do you think of it so far?

It's not bad. It's better than other stuff I've heard by Radiohead on first listen. Maybe I should revisit those albums because I didn't really get them at the time. 

DiscoStu

markv said:

DiscoStu said:

Track 7: Reckoner. Joint favourite.

Snap! But with what??

15 Step and Jigsaw. And WF/Arp

DiscoStu

There's them strings again.

Fuengi

Reckoner - They have changed up the feel part way through the song again. The stark drum has gone and it's become much more lush. 

markv

DiscoStu said:

markv said:

DiscoStu said:

Track 7: Reckoner. Joint favourite.

Snap! But with what??

15 Step and Jigsaw. And WF/Arp

Ah interesting - it's joint with Videotape for me

DiscoStu

My one criticism of this track: I wish that outro orchestral thing went on longer. SO Massive Attack.

DiscoStu

Track 10: House of Cards

Devil#20

Reckoner been the best track for me thus far. 

markv

Fuengi said:

Reckoner - They have changed up the feel part way through the song again. The stark drum has gone and it's become much more lush. 

Right, but it's so smoothly handled - I mean, yes, there are fairly abrupt changes and some almost imperceptible ones but it all fits