In Rainbows = incredible album

[smarta5150]

anyone who doesnt have pretty much the same song over and over.

There best song is High and Dry, it all goes down hill from there

How about Oasis or Blur? Ryan Adams? Beck?

...theres alot.

Look, I like this band, but they get real old real quick.

Radiohead definitely isn't for everyone.

A little too untraditional for EVERYONE to like... more of an acquired taste.

Personally, I love to just chill out and relax to them. Even fall asleep with a couple tracks going in the background.

 

[jem88]

anyone who doesnt have pretty much the same song over and over.

There best song is High and Dry, it all goes down hill from there

How about Oasis or Blur? Ryan Adams? Beck?

...theres alot.

Look, I like this band, but they get real old real quick.

I love Blur, but they haven't done anything of significance this decade. Last decade, you could make a good argument for them. 13 and Parklife are absolute classics (so classic that we might need to start a separate Blur thread.)

Oasis as well, hasn't been up to much of note in recent years. I don't have much time for Ryan Adams. As for Beck, I will say that Sea Change is the best album of this decade. Guero was a disappointment though.

I can't say I agree about Radiohead doing the same thing over and over. If anything, some have gone off them for not repeating the Ok Computer formula. High and Dry is indeed a great song.

 

[locked&loaded]

I love Blur, but they haven't done anything of significance this decade. Last decade, you could make a good argument for them. 13 and Parklife are absolute classics (so classic that we might need to start a separate Blur thread.)

Oasis as well, hasn't been up to much of note in recent years. I don't have much time for Ryan Adams. As for Beck, I will say that Sea Change is the best album of this decade. Guero was a disappointment though.

I can't say I agree about Radiohead doing the same thing over and over. If anything, some have gone off them for not repeating the Ok Computer formula. High and Dry is indeed a great song.

Dont Believe the truth was a good album.

I also enjoyed Heathen Chemistry.

also the smashing pumpkins are pretty good.

I liked radiohead when they were more guitar rock instead of, well beats.

 

[jem88]

Dont Believe the truth was a good album.

I also enjoyed Heathen Chemistry.

also the smashing pumpkins are pretty good.

I liked radiohead when they were more guitar rock instead of, well beats.

The Smashing Pumpkins haven't been relevant since 1995. Anyways, guess we'll have to agree to disagree on Radiohead. I imagine David Bowie faced similar criticism when he dropped his Ziggy Stardust act and revamped his sound.

 

[locked&loaded]

The Smashing Pumpkins haven't been relevant since 1995. Anyways, guess we'll have to agree to disagree on Radiohead. I imagine David Bowie faced similar criticism when he dropped his Ziggy Stardust act and revamped his sound.

i agree about the 90's but ive been replying to a guy who said they were most influential band of the 90's thats why i listed off all these .. influential 90's bands.

i like bands that switch there sound, something new all the time. Just radiohead.. i didnt. Im cool with agreeing to dissagree.

 

[jem88]

i agree about the 90's but ive been replying to a guy who said they were most influential band of the 90's thats why i listed off all these .. influential 90's bands.

i like bands that switch there sound, something new all the time. Just radiohead.. i didnt. Im cool with agreeing to dissagree.

I'm cool with it too, as we obviously have similar music tastes (the Radiohead disagreement notwithstanding.) However, just to clarify, Abersonc (who also has great taste) claimed Radiohead was the most important band of the decade. I took that to mean this decade, which I certainly agree with. The 90's would be a bit more debateable.

 

[locked&loaded]

I'm cool with it too, as we obviously have similar music tastes (the Radiohead disagreement notwithstanding.) However, just to clarify, Abersonc (who also has great taste) claimed Radiohead was the most important band of the decade. I took that to mean this decade, which I certainly agree with. The 90's would be a bit more debateable.

Ya it seems we do have similar tastes in music. I just figured because this is there 1st album of the 00's (radioheads 1st album that is)

What other bands are you in by the way?

 

[jem88]

Ya it seems we do have similar tastes in music. I just figured because this is there 1st album of the 00's (radioheads 1st album that is)

What other bands are you in by the way?

All-times favourites:

Pink Floyd, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jane's Addiction, The Rheostatics, Radiohead, AC/DC, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Police, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Cars, David Bowie, Blur, Rush, Pearl Jam, Simon & Garfunkel, CSN, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley

Recent additions (not necessarily new bands, just ones I'm getting more and more into):

Tindersticks, Beck (although I've always liked him, I've probably played Sea Change more than any other album over the last year), Brian Eno, Spoon, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, Joe Jackson, White Stripes, Elton John (I know, I know, but his early stuff was great- Tumbleweed Connection, Honky Chateau, etc.), Talking Head, Gilberto Gil, Steely Dan


I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but as you can see my tastes cover most of the basics. One guy I'm not into is Springsteen. Can't say why, just don't dig him.

 

[locked&loaded]

All-times favourites:

Pink Floyd, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jane's Addiction, The Rheostatics, Radiohead, AC/DC, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Police, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Cars, David Bowie, Blur, Rush, Pearl Jam, Simon & Garfunkel, CSN, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley

Recent additions (not necessarily new bands, just ones I'm getting more and more into):

Tindersticks, Beck (although I've always liked him, I've probably played Sea Change more than any other album over the last year), Brian Eno, Spoon, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, Joe Jackson, White Stripes, Elton John (I know, I know, but his early stuff was great- Tumbleweed Connection, Honky Chateau, etc.), Talking Head, Gilberto Gil, Steely Dan


I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but as you can see my tastes cover most of the basics. One guy I'm not into is Springsteen. Can't say why, just don't dig him.

Ya id say you cover alot. I feel the need to list the bands i like so here goes.

Oasis, Blur, Spoon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Stereophonics, The Flaming Lips, Beck, The dandy Warhols, Arctic Monkeys, The verve/ richard ashcroft, Ian Brown, Kasabian, Kings of leon, The Kooks,

White stripes are in the same boat as Radiohead, somtimes ill pop them in.

Ive never heard of alot of the bands you listend to (in your recent list) I may try some of them out.

 

[AbeBeta]

Tindersticks, Beck

Nice -- I actually saw Beck in attendance at a Tindersticks show. He was just hanging out on the floor, there early, talking to people. Seemed pretty down to Earth. He was with the girl who he wrote Sea Change about.

Elliott Smith was opening and the general consensus from folks who talked to the little guy was that he was there b/c he was huge fan of Smith's rather than the Tindersticks (who I've loved forever as well). Smith is the best songwriter fo the generation in my opinion.

On Beck, he dropped some great albums but the last two never grabbed me. Incidentally, he blamed much of his lack of productivity post-Midnight Vultures on Radiohead since they tied up Nigel Goodrich in the studio for several years.

 

[jem88]

Nice -- I actually saw Beck in attendance at a Tindersticks show. He was just hanging out on the floor, there early, talking to people. Seemed pretty down to Earth. He was with the girl who he wrote Sea Change about.

Elliott Smith was opening and the general consensus from folks who talked to the little guy was that he was there b/c he was huge fan of Smith's rather than the Tindersticks (who I've loved forever as well). Smith is the best songwriter fo the generation in my opinion.

On Beck, he dropped some great albums but the last two never grabbed me. Incidentally, he blamed much of his lack of productivity post-Midnight Vultures on Radiohead since they tied up Nigel Goodrich in the studio for several years.

I think the problem with Beck is that he seems to sway to the pressure to release another Odelay. Hence Guero, which I found to be a deeply unsatisfying, Odelay-lite album. That's another reason Radiohead is so impressive: they continually move in new directions with each album.

 

[AbeBeta]

I think the problem with Beck is that he seems to sway to the pressure to release another Odelay. Hence Guero, which I found to be a deeply unsatisfying, Odelay-lite album. That's another reason Radiohead is so impressive: they continually move in new directions with each album.

I don't know if that is the real problem. I thought Mutations, Midnight Vultures, and Sea Change were all excellent albums. MV was especially interesting and forward moving. Mutations and Sea Change show a great side as well.

To be honest -- and I don't mean to offend anyone here -- his music has been weak since he got more involved in Scientology. Guero included many references in the liner notes and cover art to the religion. The Information was better but much of that was about Nigel Goodrich's production. Both of these albums came well after his became more substantially involved with Scientology.

This all strikes me as so similar to Dylan's "Saved" period where he put out some mediocre albums. When he came out of it he was really great again -- I hope Beck can pull that off b/c he's perhaps the most talented musicians out there.

 

[Cochese]

I don't know if that is the real problem. I thought Mutations, Midnight Vultures, and Sea Change were all excellent albums. MV was especially interesting and forward moving. Mutations and Sea Change show a great side as well.

To be honest -- and I don't mean to offend anyone here -- his music has been weak since he got more involved in Scientology. Guero included many references in the liner notes and cover art to the religion. The Information was better but much of that was about Nigel Goodrich's production. Both of these albums came well after his became more substantially involved with Scientology.

This all strikes me as so similar to Dylan's "Saved" period where he put out some mediocre albums. When he came out of it he was really great again -- I hope Beck can pull that off b/c he's perhaps the most talented musicians out there.

Once I found out Beck was a scientologist freak, I lost all interest.

 

[jem88]

I don't know if that is the real problem. I thought Mutations, Midnight Vultures, and Sea Change were all excellent albums. MV was especially interesting and forward moving. Mutations and Sea Change show a great side as well.

I didn't like Midnight Vultures for much the same reason I didn't particularly like Guero: Beck seemed to be trying too hard to be quirky, eccentric, out-there, whatever you want to call it. Sea Change and Mutations on the other hand, are well-crafted albums with top-notch songwriting.

 

[AbeBeta]

I didn't like Midnight Vultures for much the same reason I didn't particularly like Guero: Beck seemed to be trying too hard to be quirky, eccentric, out-there, whatever you want to call it. Sea Change and Mutations on the other hand, are well-crafted albums with top-notch songwriting.

give Vultures another shot sometime when you are in the right mood. I didn't like it so much when it came out but then a couple of years later, I was in a brewery in Seattle on a slow day and the staff were cranking it -- it really hit me then. Ever since, whenever we are having a party, I'll put that on when folks are really lit and everyone will dance and say over and over again "this is great! who is this?"

 

[jem88]

give Vultures another shot sometime when you are in the right mood. I didn't like it so much when it came out but then a couple of years later, I was in a brewery in Seattle on a slow day and the staff were cranking it -- it really hit me then. Ever since, whenever we are having a party, I'll put that on when folks are really lit and everyone will dance and say over and over again "this is great! who is this?"

That's the great thing with music, especially when it's an artist you trust: you can never predict how it might grow on you.

I remember being irritated by Big Yellow Taxi when I first heard it. Now for my wife and I, it's our song.