I just finished my first full run-through of Radiohead's new cd... and damn! I've been keeping track of Radiohead for the last year, hearing them try out their stuff on the stage, so I thought I had a pretty good idea of what was going on before the first list.

The arrangements of everything are absolutely beautiful. There was not a single song that I didn't get butterflies on because of how just awesome and emotional the album sounds. There seems to be a few songs that could've come from the Amnesiac/Kid A years, but for the most part the songs seems to have a more jazzy and yet new age sound to it. It's both absolutely terrifying and absolutely beautiful, just as Thom promised.

Anybody else love the new cd?

At least you got to download it. I can't get it to work :hmm:

It's a great album and I think OP's post sums it up with the butterflies.

I agree. It blows HttT out of the water. If you haven't yet, I recommend listening to it on some good headphones. It's two competely different experiences. It makes me all goosebumpy. I can't wait till I get my vinyls, either.

I like it. I wouldn't say that I'm a huge Radiohead nut or anything, so I didn't really have any expectations, but it still hit me as something pretty different. It's much more "organic" sounding...kind of like OK computer but more jazzy. It's cool. :)

I've only listened to it once. So far I really love the drumming. I find the last half of the CD could use a little more energy, but that's just a personal preference. But it has some great soothing vocals.

i am absolutely loving this album. it is very solid and much more organic than HTTT was (which i loved as well though, especially for all the modular synth and max/msp treatments..im a geek when it comes to electronic music and synths :P)

i also really like Colin's bass tone and lines on this album :)

This is easily the best album purchase i've made in at least a year. Everything about it is absolutely beautiful and so emotional.

The bass lines on the album are pretty sweet too (especially on the last 1:30 of "15 steps").


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I liked this album on first listen, but the more I hear it the more I like it. I did think the track listing could be better though. When I burnt it to CD to listen to in my car I put the songs in this order:

1. Faust Arp
2. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
3. Bodysnatchers
4. Arpeggi/Weird Fishes
5. Videotape
6. 15 Steps
7. House Of Cards
8. Reckoner
9. All I Need
10. Nude

For whatever reason, I really like the album in this order.

Yeah, I hate having videptape be the last song. The cd needs to go out with a little more of a bang.

I'm enjoying it, and agree with the comments about the drumming. He's one of the most interesting drummers in rock; reminds me a little of Mitch Mitchell.

I disagree about Videotape. I think it's the perfect closing track. :)

I really love this album, though. I'm a fairly big Radiohead fan, so I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out in relation to their older stuff, but I'm very, very happy. :D

I'm listening to the album for the first time now, and I do think it's probably their best album since OK computer. It's a good mix of Kid A/Amnesiac (yeah, they could have been the same album), The Eraser, and OK Computer, I think. I won't say "perfect mix," but it's good.

I think the drumming is okay, but I've never thought anything he did was very amazing. So, it surprises me others think that.

great lp, ,but no one saying how much they paid if anyone did?

great lp, ,but no one saying how much they paid if anyone did?

Five pounds.

great lp, ,but no one saying how much they paid if anyone did?

0 pounds/dollars/yen/pesos...

I will buy the vinyl box set if I really get into the album, because I am a "collector" of CDs and records, to a certain extent, but let's all remember that these guys charge $40 up, up, and up for concert tickets and have sold millions of records around the world. They are not hurting for money. :D

I think it;s pretty good. Call me an idiot but I sent them 4 pounds (a little over 8 of my American dollars, basically comparable to iTunes or amazon http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi) for the dl. I really felt like supporting this honestly, mp3's with no physical product are worth about 8 USD to me.

I gave the BAND 5 pounds for their record. Glad they're getting it. Awesome record.

Still no OK Computer, but definitely the best since then. I really dig it so far.

It's the most interesting and enjoyable new album I've heard for a few years. I gave them 8 pounds. Mad props.

great lp, ,but no one saying how much they paid if anyone did?

£0.0

I may order the box set later... don't know yet.

I think it's a very mature and more musical effort the more I listen, less whiney singing. Leaves me longing for more harder guitar edged songs though, but still a great effort. I think they really but a lot, musically into this effort

I paid them 5 pounds - $10 + US worth every penny

I'm disappointed with musicians not paying anything, way to support your fellow musicians guys!

I paid 6 pounds. Radiohead is one of my favorite bands, but I started listening to them after Hail to the Thief was released. This is my first opportunity to hear one of their albums when it was released. BTW, I downloaded it on the first day it was available, and was amazed at the ease and speed.

I wish they had a way to go back and actually give them money. I may sign up under a fake email just so I can pay. Not a big Radiohead fan so I gave it a download to check it out. I would have given them 5 bucks for it. It's a pretty decent album.

Love this album every song is just awesome I've probably listend through the whole thing like 10 times XD

and "Nude"...that pure baby makin music lol

Still no OK Computer, but definitely the best since then. I really dig it so far.

+1

The best part about this album? Being the first to read about it online, then getting the pleasure of watching my roommates' minds (both HUGE radiohead fans) explode when i tell them there's going to be a new album in 10 days. Amazing.

Anyways. About the album. It's the first Radiohead album that i've sat down to listen to and not gotten bored half way through. With every other album i just sort of get to a point where i start thinking that they're trying too hard. I'd so far vote this as the best album of 2007 but granted i can't really think of anything else great that came out this year.

It's beautiful.

'Nude' God, this song contests for one of my all time favourites.

the more I listen to it, it reminds me more of a Wilco effort, back to basics, simple and more focused.

I'm disappointed with musicians not paying anything, way to support your fellow musicians guys!

I predicted your post... :D

0 pounds/dollars/yen/pesos...

I will buy the vinyl box set if I really get into the album, because I am a "collector" of CDs and records, to a certain extent, but let's all remember that these guys charge $40 up, up, and up for concert tickets and have sold millions of records around the world. They are not hurting for money. :D

Mad props for sure. Great Album. However not as good as Ok computer but I do like it more than Kid A , and i love Kid A

5 pounds here, and a lot of respect for letting the value of a work speak for itself.

I think its very different from their previous work in many ways. For those of you longing for a little more edge there will be another cd released with the discobox that might be alot harder.

Best of the year for me, but I am really biased.


Its grown on me alot, but I wouldnt jump out and say it is better than Kid A. Radiohead is a strange thing for me becuase I have such a personal connection to it yet many others do to. But I dont feel a connection with many others.

I am glad it's different. A great band should grow and progress, not just make the same music in the same formula over & over.

i just downloaded it today and listened to it once. i'm digging it after one listen! i paid 4 pounds (around 8 dollars). great tones and cool overall mood.

Stephen King tried the concept several years ago,

He would right a chapter you paid what you want, then he would post the next to download.

he said no one was paying so he pulled the plug on the story & downloads

yeah i love it. great album, great concept.