Radiohead - In Rainbows

Sinfonia

I'm thinking the same thing about this album as I thought about Neon Bible earlier this year - someone else could have made it...
By which I mean I don't think anyone but Radiohead could have made the previous 4 or 5 albums, and nobody but Arcade Fire could have made Funeral.
Even though it's good, this album is comparatively pedestrian in my opinion.

bringitdown

I like it, hadn't heard any of the tracks before on a scale that would have spoiled it for me.

"All I need" is stand out for me not sure I agree with the Eraser comment on it, I feel it fits and is a Radiohead track.

Incidentally until the cover art is released, this one just cracks me up (!) ...



More good / funny / bad at: http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/cover-art-for-in-rainbows

Kold

Still putting it on most days. It's a really really f*cking good album. The songs that I didn't like as much (all I need, Videotape) have really grown on me. House of Cards and Jigsaw have really shot up the ranks and Nude and Reckoner are still two of the best songs I've ever heard.

delacruz

Radiohead have been and always will be one of my favorite bands, but I still don't know what to make this album. I don't like to compare each album to the next as I think a lot of bands do tend to change their style...however, when I first listened to 'Ok Computer' I immediately fell in love with every song on that album...I guess I was just hoping this album would have that same effect, but after my first listen there was only about 3 songs that I actually like (Faust Arp,The Reckoner and 15 step)...its not an album I could put on repeat or walk to college in the mornings listening to. As a reviewer on Pitchfork said, its a "user-friendly ablum" which I sadly agree with....still the greatest band in the world though!

Schlemm

http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/
Hmm...dunno if this is true or not, but then again I wouldn't surprise me if it is!
The playlist that they have on that article is a nice way to listen to the 2 albums tho.

Outer Bongolia

Kold wrote: »

Still putting it on most days. It's a really really f*cking good album. The songs that I didn't like as much (all I need, Videotape) have really grown on me. House of Cards and Jigsaw have really shot up the ranks and Nude and Reckoner are still two of the best songs I've ever heard.

You sir, speak the truth

Goodshape

Schlemm wrote: »

http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/
Hmm...dunno if this is true or not, but then again I wouldn't surprise me if it is!
The playlist that they have on that article is a nice way to listen to the 2 albums tho.

Thats... not bad at all actually

Whether it's "true" or not, the albums do seem to fit together quite nicely. First listen at the moment.. on Faust Arp (which is, I think, track 13 on this playlist).

It probably helps that they're two great albums to start with

nyarlothothep

Schlemm wrote: »

http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/
Hmm...dunno if this is true or not, but then again I wouldn't surprise me if it is!
The playlist that they have on that article is a nice way to listen to the 2 albums tho.

If you divide the total album length in seconds- 2554 secs, by the golden ratio-1.618... you arrive at 2.49 secs into reckoner which is where the violins begin. The In Rainbows section begins at 2.50 which is very close to the golden ratio. If you were to consider the In Rainbows section to begin symbolically at the 2.49 section then its all about the golden ratio.

F**kedForever

Such a amazing album...

Sinfonia

nyarlothothep wrote: »

If you divide the total album length in seconds- 2554 secs, by the golden ratio-1.618... you arrive at 2.49 secs into reckoner which is where the violins begin. The In Rainbows section begins at 2.50 which is very close to the golden ratio. If you were to consider the In Rainbows section to begin symbolically at the 2.49 section then its all about the golden ratio.

Makes sense, I heard they were Bartók fans

nyarlothothep

yeah, that would be cool if it was the case, that section is definitely a lot spookier in a profound sense because it comes in at the golden ratio.

F**kedForever

Hey,

How much did you guys pay for it on the site ?

pwd

I paid 0.00
The website annoys me.

Blackpitts

5 Gbp

faceman

Gettin back to the binary conspiracies, there is deffo a musical link to this album and OK Computer. Rather than linking track with track however take the binary appraoch and it sounds even better. Track 1 of OK with track 10 of In. try it, its cool

Kold

I paid nothing for the download because I ordered the discbox. Still a week and a half to wait

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/6music_aod.shtml?6music/radiohead_int Ed and Thom talking about the album on BBC6

The Novacastrian

Finally got around to downloading the album yesterday, decided to pay zero for it on the grounds that I'm a cd fan, i dont own a mp3 player. Only got broadband last week, hence the delay in downloading it. I will be buying the cd when it is released.

I'll post my thoughts in a few days when i've had a few good listens.

Bryano

Fantastic album. Far better than I was expecting, house of cards or nude are the highlights for mise. Videotape does sound a bit flat, the live versions come across better in my opinion.

cornbb

I think this is a pretty mediocre album tbh, by Radiohead standards anyway. If it were any other band I would be applauding them but maybe Radiohead have set the bar too high for themselves. They have shown themselves to be consistently innovative in the past but I can't pick out any significant new ideas in this album.

Having said that, there are some solid tunes on the album, just nothing really new and nothing to get excited about IMO. Radiohead should always be applauded for doing so much to bring innovative electronic music to the masses and this album still does that somewhat, just not to the extent previous albums did.

Hypnotoad

Tour

I'm very happy and plan on going both nights.

faceman

Cool

Silent Partner

I have to say that I paid nothing for the download.
I can sleep at night because my girlfriend is buying me the discbox for Christmas.
If the disc had been available immediately in music stores, I would've bought it on the day of release as I'm sure a lot of fans would. A lot of people have said that Radiohead lost a ton on this because the majority of people paid nothing for the album. Granted, if the cd had been available immediately or there was a fixed minimum on the download, they would've made more.
However, quite an interesting experiment and one that only a band of Radioheads calibre/bank account can afford.

In my opinion, they will make up any losses when the cd is released in 2008.

faceman

Silent Partner wrote: »

I have to say that I paid nothing for the download.
I can sleep at night because my girlfriend is buying me the discbox for Christmas.
If the disc had been available immediately in music stores, I would've bought it on the day of release as I'm sure a lot of fans would. A lot of people have said that Radiohead lost a ton on this because the majority of people paid nothing for the album. Granted, if the cd had been available immediately or there was a fixed minimum on the download, they would've made more.
However, quite an interesting experiment and one that only a band of Radioheads calibre/bank account can afford.

In my opinion, they will make up any losses when the cd is released in 2008.

Have you figures to show what they made on this and to demonstrate their loss?
When you look at how an artist makes of a label released cd, its very small per cd, around a euro.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Silent Partner wrote: »

I have to say that I paid nothing for the download.
I can sleep at night because my girlfriend is buying me the discbox for Christmas.
If the disc had been available immediately in music stores, I would've bought it on the day of release as I'm sure a lot of fans would. A lot of people have said that Radiohead lost a ton on this because the majority of people paid nothing for the album. Granted, if the cd had been available immediately or there was a fixed minimum on the download, they would've made more.
However, quite an interesting experiment and one that only a band of Radioheads calibre/bank account can afford.

In my opinion, they will make up any losses when the cd is released in 2008.

Stop trying to justify yourself cheaping out!

But AFAIK Irish people paid on average more than any other country. <- Citation needed.

But can't wait for the tour!

Kold

Shipping tomorrow, anyone got an idea when we'll actually be recieving these things? *happy*

Tobias Greeshman

Kold wrote: »

Shipping tomorrow, anyone got an idea when we'll actually be recieving these things? *happy*

Haven't a clue, but I didn't receive any emails from waste yet, so I sent one off to their customer support, see if I can get any heads up on when we'll get them.

Can't wait though

Im_No_Superman

Kold wrote: »

Shipping tomorrow, anyone got an idea when we'll actually be recieving these things? *happy*

Got an email of them this morning saying my discbox was shipped out this morning and it should arrive in 1-2 weeks.

Giblet

Listening to the second part now, pretty good.

Goodshape

Giblet wrote: »

Listening to the second part now, pretty good.

You got the box-set already?

Giblet

My mate got it yesterday. Apparently a few arrived early.

Hypnotoad

Second part is great

Sad Professor

Mine got shipped today as well. Can't wait!

Driver 8

Bangers and Mash is a choon! More Jonny, excellent.

Neo#

Im liking the bonus disc now. Its very mellow. I love 'Go Slowly'.

Kold

I haven't recieved mine yet =/ Haven't got an email to say it's been shipped yet either. Should I be worried?

Sad Professor

Kold wrote: »

I haven't recieved mine yet =/ Haven't got an email to say it's been shipped yet either. Should I be worried?

Is it possible it's been caught in your spam filter? Also when did you order it?

Kold

I ordered it Oct 23rd. Said it would be shipped on or before the 3rd. Not in my spam filter no.

Kold

Hello, Thank you for your message. Discbox customers: "In Rainbows" discbox orders, up to order number WAS5953269, have nowleft w.a.s.t.e. in the UK WE CAN NO LONGER CANCEL THESE ORDERS OR MAKE ADDRESS CHANGES. You can expect delivery of your discbox in the following estimatedtimes. UK 1-8 days Europe 1-14 days Rest of World 5-18 days Wherever possible (especially to customers in the USA), we've sent theseby road and sea. December is a busy time of year for postal services globally, so pleasebe patient. If you have ordered more than one discbox, in the same transaction, theywill be posted individually and so may not arrive on the same day. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE 20TH DECEMBER BEFORE CONTACTING US - WE WILL NOTBE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE ANY MISSING ORDERS UNTIL THAT POINT. ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO INRAINBOWSMAILROOM@WASTE.UK.COM We thank you for your custom and hope you enjoy your discbox when youreceive it. Download customers: If you have not received your download activation code or are havingproblems with your download please e-maildownloadinrainbows@waste.uk.com Best wishes. us @ w.a.s.t.e.

Oh. But it sucks that other people have it and I don't

dream brother

What do ye think about the videos radiohead released, jigsaw.. is a class video! I really think they're actually enjoying themselves lately!

learnerplates

:D
I haven't read the complete thread but I've just downloaded the album (digital version) for free.
radiohead.com, select the download, enter 0.0 wait to register, register and the download will start after a minute.

Of course I'll buy the disc when it comes out, sounds excellent, great to see they're back to Rock again after a stint with artie sh1t.

I hope people don't abuse it but I also hope everyone downloads if before buying, the free download finishs on Monday I think.

MikeHoncho

The time change in the middle of Bodysnatchers makes me cream myself every time I hear it. That is all.

faceman

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Im_No_Superman

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Goodshape

I got the "it's been shipped" email on the 3rd (Monday), but haven't got the delivery yet.

Not panic stations yet but.. nnaa.. I want it noooww!

Kold

Goodshape wrote: »

I got the "it's been shipped" email on the 3rd (Monday), but haven't got the delivery yet.

Not panic stations yet but.. nnaa.. I want it noooww!

Least you got your email :angerface:

Got my tickets for Amsterdam today. Man that's gonna be a great holiday. Radiohead and AK47.

faceman

faceman wrote: »

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bummer

(soz dude)

nyarlothothep

Does anyone hear two alternate versions the rhythm section for Bodysnatchers? Its weird, one version sounds wrong, the drums come after the guitars, whereas the other version sounds much more in sync. I keep hearing it the wrong way around but its good on the rare occassion that I hear the right version.

Im_No_Superman

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

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Whoops sorry about that.

Alsatian_Cousin

has anyone in Dublin got their discbox yet? I got an email last monday but haven't got the discbox yet.

Sad Professor

Nothing here either.