HOLY CRAP - NEW RADIOHEAD ALBUM 10/10/07

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
  Radiohead?  The Smashing Pumpkins?  Both are in love with the smell of their own farts.

You know, when faced with an actual 14 year old, I feel the need to retract any comments likening Sonick to one. My apologies.

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
   

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
   You're like one of those 14 year olds who defend Good Charlotte or Fall Out Boy with arguments consisting of "yer gay!"

You know, Brian has a NAME!
 
 And here it is,
 
 Brian
 
 And here it is again,
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  Radiohead?  The Smashing Pumpkins?  Brian? All are in love with the smell of their own farts. As is Brian.
 
 With love,
 Brian
 
 Brian
 [/b]

Your post was awesome. I made it awesomer.

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  I wouldn't exert to much energy pitying us who "don't get it." I could just as easily say, I feel sorry for anyone who thinks THAT is great.
 
 Hey, did you see the thread on the other new releases that came out yesterday? There's lots of them! Lots and lots and lots of new records, of which Radiohead's is one. If Rainbows was the only record released in 2007, I might be a little disappointed. But it wasn't! Yay! Choice! No need for lockstep agreeance!
 
 I don't understand why people aren't ejaculating over the Gallows, Jay Reatard and Witchcraft records, but I make a big mess over those things all day every day. Do I feel sad? Hell no! Slightly superior and a little hungry? Hell yes!
 
 And besides, when me and my music buddies all agree on the merits of a record, that conversation lasts about a minute and a half. When we disagree on a record, that conversation will drag on for months and months, and to me, that's more fun and stimulating.

I don't mean to imply that something is wrong with not liking it.  I just think that music as a unifying factor is part of the fun of it - it is a way of finding some common grounds with people.  The ability to share the experience is something that is very powerful.  Yes, that can also be true when people vehemently disagree about something - strong reactions generally provide for the best discussions.  But finding you have something in common with other people that you might otherwise never identify with?  That's a powerful thing, and for me, music is often where I find that commonality.
 
 I think Radiohead is as close as we'll ever get to a band like the Beatles, where the world essentially stopped when they put out a new album.  Everybody took an hour and listened to it to see what they thought.  Everybody is paying attention.
 
 And again, I don't mean to imply there is a NEED for "lockstep agreeance."  But aren't the albums that everybody can admit are great the best?  For example, I've said before that I'm not a Velvet Underground fan, but I can admit the importance and greatness of an album like their debut.
 
 I don't know.  Maybe it is campy to wish for a piece of art that listeners can unanimously appreciate on some level.  But I feel like the one band right now that is capable of that is Radiohead.

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
   

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
   

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
   You're like one of those 14 year olds who defend Good Charlotte or Fall Out Boy with arguments consisting of "yer gay!"

You know, Brian has a NAME!
 
 And here it is,
 
 Brian
 
 And here it is again,
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  Radiohead?  The Smashing Pumpkins?  Brian? All are in love with the smell of their own farts. As is Brian.
 
 With love,
 Brian
 
 Brian
 [/b]

Your post was awesome. I made it awesomer. [/b]

It's only Wednesday, & we may have a post of the week.

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by callat703:
  I think Radiohead is as close as we'll ever get to a band like the Beatles, where the world essentially stopped when they put out a new album.  Everybody took an hour and listened to it to see what they thought.

Damn.  I see the greenery around your way is SUPER high grade, fam.  Your connect must make a fuckin' fortune . . .

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
   

Originally posted by callat703:
  I think Radiohead is as close as we'll ever get to a band like the Beatles, where the world essentially stopped when they put out a new album.  Everybody took an hour and listened to it to see what they thought.

Damn.  I see the greenery around your way is SUPER high grade, fam.  Your connect must make a fuckin' fortune . . . [/b]

Call it as I see it.  I think in terms of global reach and appeal across genre and age, Radiohead is pretty universally intriguing to people.
 
 You seen any other album releases lately that made the front page of the Drudge Report, CNN, Time, etc?

[vansmack]

Originally posted by callat703:
  You seen any other album releases lately that made the front page of the Drudge Report, CNN, Time, etc?

Besides Britney Spears?
 
 And when did it becomes acceptable to list Drudge next to CNN and Time?

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by callat703:
  You seen any other album releases lately that made the front page of the Drudge Report, CNN, Time, etc?

Besides Britney Spears? [/b]

Related to the actual music, as opposed to the celebrity.
 
 Drudge is pretty well respected, like it or not.  And he also has one of the largest news sites in the world.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by callat703:
  Related to the actual music, as opposed to the celebrity.

Oh really?  And not the method of distribution?

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Just finished listening to it
 
 I was kind of distracted but nothing jumped out at me. Some things are nice, but like most albums I need to listen to it a few more times.
 
 Jigsaw Falling Into Place was a bit $$$ though.

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by callat703:
  Related to the actual music, as opposed to the celebrity.

Oh really?  And not the method of distribution? [/b]

Sure - method of distribution is still about the music itself.  This goes back to the argument that Julian was having - sure, bands have done it before, but NEVER anybody with the reach, market power, or reputation that Radiohead has.  If it isn't Radiohead, that story isn't on the front page of ANY of those news sites.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by callat703:
 Drudge is pretty well respected, like it or not.  

By whom, Newt Gingrich? No one who has ever even considered -- even for a second -- voting for a Non-Republican considers Drudge a "reputable" source.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

This goes back to the argument that Julian was having - sure, bands have done it before, but NEVER anybody with the reach, market power, or reputation that Radiohead has.  If it isn't Radiohead, that story isn't on the front page of ANY of those news sites. [/QB]

I'll agree with that. SP's freebie was on yahoo news and a few others, but nowhere near the media blitz In Rainbows has caused.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by callat703:
  Sure - method of distribution is still about the music itself.  

How on earth does anybody make that connection?
 
 Well, you did call Drudge respected, so it makes a little sense.

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by callat703:
  Sure - method of distribution is still about the music itself.  

How on earth does anybody make that connection? [/b]

I think that's a pretty elementary connection.
 
 I'm not saying its an article about what the music sounds like, but how they are going to distribute the music is pretty inextricably linked to the music itself.  You can't write that story without talking about the album at length, as opposed to a story about Britney Spears where you can get through the entire story about her kids, life, party experiences, etc and there is a tag at the end about her new album.