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TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
May 10th 2016


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

For people who find The King of Limbs lacking, I recommend checking out the Live from the Basement version. It's just the band playing the instruments live in the studio, so better production and less programming, and bonus tracks as well, one of which is the best song on the album (Staircase). The Butcher, Supercollider, and These Are My Twisted Words are also from those sessions and are all fantastic songs.



Why they chose to omit half the songs they recorded from those sessions from the studio version of The King of Limbs I will never understand.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
May 10th 2016


47594 Comments

Album Rating: 3.1

doof doesn't like TKOL? news to me



also one thing that has that this doesn't is cohesiveness and some goddamn GROOVE

guitarded_chuck
May 10th 2016


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"For people who find The King of Limbs lacking, I recommend checking out the Live from the Basement version."



backed hard

Spacesh1p
May 10th 2016


7716 Comments


Excellent stuff, very much enjoyed your review.

letsgofishing
May 10th 2016


1705 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@Talonsoffire:



I actually understand why Radiohead kept those tracks out of the album, I think KOL is one of their most cohesive works, and adding additional tracks would cause it to lose that succinctness, which is one of its greatest strengths.



It's just that, for all purposes, it was a modest and quiet release from Radiohead. Which is respectable, but modest music just doesn't quite fit Radiohead.



@ Sowing:



Oh, I agree. This review is magic. But the score makes me cringe. I don't quite care what you write to be honest. I'm just using you for the rating.

guitarded_chuck
May 10th 2016


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

the intimacy of the live from the basement performance almost makes the modesty of the thing appropriate / enjoyable imo

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
May 10th 2016


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The King of Limbs is more cohesive than this but I think it's also the problem, it needed more imo. In any case I just wish those songs were widely released somehow.

anat
Contributing Reviewer
May 10th 2016


5745 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Reckon we'll get a From The Basement session for this album? I really hope we do.

guitarded_chuck
May 10th 2016


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i dont think its a thing anymore

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
May 10th 2016


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

This doesn't need it, but the special edition will include bonus tracks I believe.

letsgofishing
May 10th 2016


1705 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Seeing as their usual mode of operations is to pump out an In The Basement before they go on tour...



They only have about two weeks to pump one out if they continue that approach. Also fitting in an entire orchestra in that room is going to be tricky.



Think an In The Basement for this album is a little more unlikely. But, still possible, of course.

Mongi123
May 10th 2016


22035 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is so fucking good. Loving it more and more as I listen.

Polyethylene
May 10th 2016


4677 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I hope the special edition includes Cut A Hole, that song is beaut

DoofusWainwright
May 10th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Row I don't dislike Limbs - I have it 3.5's and I consider five songs on it excellent....that just equals a 7/10 in my book

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
May 10th 2016


47594 Comments

Album Rating: 3.1

don't worry I'm well aware of your feelings on the subject I've heard them often enough : )

Mongi123
May 10th 2016


22035 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I think TKOL is boring Rowan, get on my level.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
May 10th 2016


47594 Comments

Album Rating: 3.1

Do you guys even Separator? smh

Mongi123
May 10th 2016


22035 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Fuck no! Honestly though that album is still good, but pretty dull compared to all their other stuff, minus Pablo Honey. This is a real return to form.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
May 10th 2016


47594 Comments

Album Rating: 3.1

Separator is literally top 10 radiohead you silly sausage

magicuba
May 10th 2016


1447 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

some good moments but also some boredom. I was expecting a more alive album



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