Radiohead Hail to the Thief
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BigPleb
October 12th 2018


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I cannot accept that there is an opinion out there that Amnesiac rules and this almost sucks. Hello. What album are you even listening to. So many standout tracks here. 20% of Amnesiac tracks are boring instrumental interludes.




Hmmm...opinions maybe?

butt.
October 12th 2018


10942 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

what are those?!

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
October 12th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Punchup is very good yea, and I listened to some of Backdrifts yesterday and it's actually pretty good too. Both could be about half their length though.

The Gloaming also needs that climbing bass line they have for the live version; thankfully they did for the In Rainbows: Live from the Basement version.

Flashmobba
October 12th 2018


1966 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the only thing strange about HTTT is its lack of cohesion, which is unusual for a radiohead album - usually the songs in OKC or Kid A sound better in context to their respective albums, but in this case the transitions are so jarring from alt rock to electronic, they're better off being listened to as individual tracks

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
October 12th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Yea but there must be some way to organize these tracks, maybe including some from the Com Lag EP, that makes sense. Even though this is my favorite band, or maybe tied with Floyd, they could be even better if they did some things differently to make their lesser, but still excellent, albums like this, Amnesiac, and TKoL even better.

Trifolium
October 12th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, it's kind of a sample card showcasing what they are able to do.

Love Backdrifts a lot. His singing is nice and the song sounds amazing.

Trifolium
October 12th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed though Talons, I love them so much but they are more of a many 4.5s kind of band.

Flashmobba
October 13th 2018


1966 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yea I feel as though some of their albums would benefit if they included their respective b-sides, not only cus of the fact their b-sides are mostly 5/5 but itd also benefit the flow of the albums

Wubs
October 13th 2018


1211 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Right, the material was there, basically more time should have been spent crafting in post for a cohesive package. I think at the time they wanted something a bit more raw following the Kid A/Amnesiac project.

Flashmobba
October 13th 2018


1966 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yea HTTT is their most scatterbrained (pardon the pun) release but it's still top tier. Amnesiac imo is better not only cus of its thick atmosphere and cohesion but it's also got some god-tier radiohead songs (pyramid, lsp, I might be wrong)

Trifolium
October 13th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah agreed, so many b-sides rule. That's why I made the list.

I don't think adding more would solve flow problems though. Difficult to think of a solution. With AMSP it's definitely track order, TKOL and Rainbows flow very nicely, this doesn't but it doesn't bother me at all, Amnesiac has a few too many weird tracks after each other. Kid A and OKC (and even Pablo) have less flow problems.



TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
October 13th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Agreed, especially about how A Moon Shaped Pool could've used a different track order. Including Harry Patch, Spectre, and Ill Wind too ideally. The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement including all the b-sides from around that time (around 5 I believe) is at least 9/10 rating for me.

Trifolium
October 13th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, their b-sides mostly rule. I like that they release so many of them, gives a nice insight in what they were doing at that moment, what they meant with the albums. Some context. Especially the tracks in between albums (like Harry) showcasing where the next album will go in a way.

J() Alexander
October 13th 2018


7914 Comments


"Including Harry Patch"
God, please no.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
October 13th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

That song is beautiful tho

J() Alexander
October 14th 2018


7914 Comments


That's the Radiohead piece I dislike the most. Like, I don't think I've ever heard a worse Radiohead piece.

Trifolium
October 14th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Oh my, haven't heard Faithless, The Wonder Boy yet? Ceck that one if you want to cry about bleeding ears.bHarry is so not bottom RH.

J() Alexander
October 14th 2018


7914 Comments


I evade their B-sides because... Well, they're B-sides. Might as well listen to that one, just probably not today.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
October 14th 2018


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

They played one of their best b-sides when I saw them live in July which was cool, Talk Show Host from The Bends era.

Trifolium
October 14th 2018


38875 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Omg that song is superb. Top Radiohead actually if you ask me. They've never played it when I saw them, jealous man!



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