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tupan

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 07:46

This album is not a free download! Angry

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 08:58

Played it all the way through twice now. I like it. I really think both In Rainbows and The King of Limbs are better than Hail To The Thief.

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 09:23

i am not a huge fan, but Radiohead do deliver on their albums. i liked OK Comp and Kid A and parts of debut, byut they havent appealed lately to me. I hope this album is proggy and not soggy.

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 11:26

Well over three years and all they could come up with is an ep of blips and bleeps with no substantial songwriting? Perhaps it's time to call it a day ...

Edited by TheClosing - February 20 2011 at 15:22

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 11:52

Kotro wrote:

I wonder when the second half will come out.

I had the same feeling LOL

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 16:58

rushaholic wrote:

Played it all the way through twice now. I like it. I really think both In Rainbows and The King of Limbs are better than Hail To The Thief.

I'll second that

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 18:35

I've listened to it about 4 times, and I like it. Still though, it does feel rather incomplete. Reading the description of the "newspaper album" there does seem to be another half coming.

Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
A compact disc.
Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.

I guess we have to wait until May to find out what this means though. I can't imagine the CD is just the King of Limbs album because they charged separately for the download already.

And ordinarily, I wouldn't give much thought to it, but the band is Radiohead. The last track repeats these lines several times:

(Wake me up, wake me up)
If you think this is over
Then you're wrong.

In all likelihood, they're just lyrics, but I can't help but wonder if they foreshadow something on the way. Here's something pretty crazy about OK Computer and In Rainbows basically being one continuous album if you switch the track order: http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/2301531933/radioheads-decade-spanning-secret-album-taken

I guess we'll find out eventually, but I sure hope another surprise is on the way.

Edited by Eärendil - February 19 2011 at 18:36

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Posted: February 19 2011 at 19:01

Eärendil wrote:

I've listened to it about 4 times, and I like it. Still though, it does feel rather incomplete. Reading the description of the "newspaper album" there does seem to be another half coming.

Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
A compact disc.
Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.

Unless each vinyl has 2 songs on each side then there definately should be more on the way. I tried that playlist with In rainbows and Ok Computer, it's a nice way to listen to them, but I still prefer each album seperately and don't really buy into the conspiracy-ish side of it

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Posted: February 20 2011 at 04:31

The Tourist wrote:

I think it's fantastic.

Why doesn't a comment like that coming from someone with such an uncanny username surprise me? LOL

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Posted: February 20 2011 at 17:44

Rune2000 wrote:

The Tourist wrote:

I think it's fantastic.

Why doesn't a comment like that coming from someone with such an uncanny username surprise me? LOL

Because it shouldn't.

I will say though, I don't think it's their best stuff. Took me a few plays to really appreciate it, whereas In Rainbows instantly grabbed me.

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Posted: February 22 2011 at 13:32

This album is very good. It doesn't touch the holy trilogy of OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows, but it is still very good. While short by modern day standards, I have no problem with the 37-minute plus length. Sure, I hope there is more to come in the form of a bonus disc or something, but as is, I am pretty happy with this. Codex is one of the most beautiful things ever, and Separator, Give Up the Ghost and Little by Little have all been stuck in my head for days. One of the best bands of all-time does it again. Cool