On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, aaron wrote:
quoted 2 lines speaking of that last phrase... how many went out and bought radiohead> > speaking of that last phrase... how many went out and bought radiohead
> > yesterday?
Yeah, sure. I might be speaking prematurely since I've only listened to it
a couple of times, but my reaction so far has been lukewarm at best. I
thought there are like 2 or 3 OK songs, but the album just kinda washed
over me and didn't leave much of an impression. There's nothing very
exceptional about it. Both the writing and the sounds they use are rather
average. At times I thought there was some naive use of DSP, like "hey, I
just discovered timestretching". Maybe my expectations were too high after
"OK Computer", but I don't think that's entirely it. And it doesn't sound
like a band record to me which is probably due to the absence of guitars
which was the dominant sound on their previous albums. I guess the guitar
players decided to switch to keyboards for the new one. And I have to say
I actually find Yorke's whining annoying at times. I'm bitchin' aren't I
? I'm just dissapointed. And it's not that I was expecting "OK Computer
2" cuz I'm willing to accept whatever new direction they wanna go into, I
just thought they'd make a better record.
And to those people who think it sounds like IDM or Autechre, you must be
on crack ! "Idioteque" (I think) superficially resembles a track off
"EP7", but that's about it imo.
quoted 3 lines i, personally, have been an extremely large fan for a long while,> > i, personally, have been an extremely large fan for a long while,
> > but i think Kid A is gonna alienate all those fans out there that
> > are lookin for another Bends
Why would anyone expect "The Bends" after "OK Computer" !?
Andrei
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