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Fox On The Rocks 
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 16:02 |
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ole-the-first
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 16:31 |
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Idioteque for me.
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This night wounds time.
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Horizons
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 17:40 |
This is a tough one, a really consistent album in my opinion.
I'll go with Optimistic. Dem guitars.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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jude111
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 17:56 |
I love this album. The shocking opener sets the tone. A statement of purpose, a clearing of the deck. This is a band known for their perfect opening tracks (Planet Telex, Airbag) - and this one is their best. Great tracks on this - Kid A, Idioteque, The National Anthem - but I have to go with that stunning first track.
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 18:02 |
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The opener and National Anthem were contenders too. Both are stunning.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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richardh
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 18:10 |
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Idioteque
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 18:39 |
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"Everything In Its Right Place". Everything about that song is amazing (save for the lead singer's voice, which is OK): the chord progression (F C Db Eb), the sound of the synth, the vocal intensity and relief, the experiments.
... Closely followed by the awesome atmospheric title track. The sound engineering job on that one is amazing. Cozy and warm.
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SaltyJon
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Posted: March 21 2013 at 23:55 |
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National Anthem is my favorite Radiohead track. Reminds me of Mingus once the horns kick in.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: March 22 2013 at 00:07 |
Indeed an album with many great tracks - I go for 'How To Disappear Completely' - just one amazing piece of pure atmosphere - literally feels so barron and empty - fully captures a feeling of disappearing (if you get what I'm trying to say......  ). I thought 'Idioteque' was the weaker track of the album, but still quite decent. The opener is a killer tune too. I don't know their thoughts about Prog, but they absolutely compliment 100% to the whole modern Prog aesthetic. Surprisingly refreshing, exciting and more than worthy.
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Barbu
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Posted: March 22 2013 at 11:45 |
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How to disappear
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Posted: March 22 2013 at 14:33 |
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I've yet to figure if I should sympathy vote for a track or jump on a bandwagon.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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elbownut
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Posted: March 22 2013 at 15:17 |
Just love the bassy groove to The National Anthem
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"Music was my first love and it will be my last" - John Miles "Music"
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 00:26 |
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How to Disappear Completely.
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rogerthat
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 01:41 |
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Everything....one of my all time favourite tracks of any band. Absolutely spine chilling.
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 14:40 |
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How To Disappear Completely
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PROG ON!!!
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 23:32 |
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Actually kind of surprised with the results. Never would have thought there was so much love for Dissapear. No votes for the title track or Morning Bell either.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 23:33 |
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Giving my vote to the opener. Love that chord progression.
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jude111
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 23:38 |
 Fox On The Rocks wrote:
Actually kind of surprised with the results. Never would have thought there was so much love for Dissapear. No votes for the title track or Morning Bell either.
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Same here. Optimistic and How to Disappear Completely are the most pre-Kid A tracks on this album. Guitar songs - electric and acoustic, respectively. As many critics had noted at the time, if the album had led off with those 2 tracks, it wouldn't have seemed such a radical departure from The Bends and OK Computer. Good songs though.
I think people who love the track Kid A prob. voted for the first track, like I did. It's such a perfect one-two punch.
Edited by jude111 - March 23 2013 at 23:40
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 23:40 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
I don't know their thoughts about Prog, but they absolutely compliment 100% to the whole modern Prog aesthetic. Surprisingly refreshing, exciting and more than worthy. |
Kid A is progressive, in the actual sense of the term, than most of usual stuff that gets mentioned. So is Radiohead as a band - their career shows. It's silly that some people don't even realize it.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 23 2013 at 23:48 |
jude111 wrote:
Fox On The Rocks wrote:
Actually kind of surprised with the results. Never would have thought there was so much love for Dissapear. No votes for the title track or Morning Bell either.
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Same here. Optimistic and How to Disappear Completely are the most pre-Kid A tracks on this album. Guitar songs - electric and acoustic, respectively. As many critics had noted at the time, if the album had led off with those 2 tracks, it wouldn't have seemed such a radical departure from The Bends and OK Computer. Good songs though.
I think people who love the track Kid A prob. voted for the first track, like I did. It's such a perfect one-two punch.
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Yeah, I love Aphex Twin influence on this album; it shows on those first two tracks too. The title track has that really nice sort of Kraut/IDM beat that really draws me in.
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