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Points: 13869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2011 at 11:23
Originally posted by Slaughternalia Slaughternalia wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Without a doubt prog related, but my opinion of the band has sharply reduced lately. Like most prog fans, I found The Bends & OK Computer utter genius. Kid A, I thought, was a brave counterpoint to these, a statement, if you like, of not being buttonholed. However, thereafter, I've found it all a bit of a bore.
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Nope, true, aside from a couple of very good tracks (Nude & Videotape). I find Yorke's constant whines a little bit grating, to be honest.
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I'm from the UK and I was 15 when OK Computer came out, and let me tell you, it was a seriously big deal. Suddenly experimentation and long multi-section songs weren't instant grounds for derision and mockery, thanks to songs like "Paranoid Android". It wasn't necessarily to everyone's taste, but more or less everyone who got really, really into OK Computer became interested in exploring other obscure music. In my case it led to prog, in other people's cases it led in other directions, but still, it was an eye-opener to a generation otherwise brought up on Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis, neither of whom I have much time for (though I will always loudly defend the merits of Pulp, who were sheer geniuses.)
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Points: 1584 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 19:02
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Without a doubt prog related, but my opinion of the band has sharply reduced lately. Like most prog fans, I found The Bends & OK Computer utter genius. Kid A, I thought, was a brave counterpoint to these, a statement, if you like, of not being buttonholed. However, thereafter, I've found it all a bit of a bore.


I actually really like the electronic, experimental sound of their later work.  King of Limbs was just above average, but I think Hail to the Thief is extremely underrated and In Rainbows is excellent as well.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Without a doubt prog related, but my opinion of the band has sharply reduced lately. Like most prog fans, I found The Bends & OK Computer utter genius. Kid A, I thought, was a brave counterpoint to these, a statement, if you like, of not being buttonholed. However, thereafter, I've found it all a bit of a bore.
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Without a doubt prog related, but my opinion of the band has sharply reduced lately. Like most prog fans, I found The Bends & OK Computer utter genius. Kid A, I thought, was a brave counterpoint to these, a statement, if you like, of not being buttonholed. However, thereafter, I've found it all a bit of a bore.
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Radiohead are a modern progressive rock band as long as you are happy to change the definition from the sound of ELP,Yes,Genesis etc.They don't do bombast though but they do do emotionWink
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 05:54
Well, this old guy came to know Radiohead after Hail To The Thief and they are progressive unless you have a narrow minded view of what prog actually is.  To dismiss it as crap is short sighted.
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Average band imo
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haha, and yes I have read all the reactions

(I am actually attuned to prog rock of course, otherwise I wouldn't have an account on this site, don't you think?) 
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Originally posted by Slaughternalia Slaughternalia wrote:

What difference does it make? Prog, not prog. It's awesome music either way


don't matter how to call it, it's just crap.
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Basically, Radiohead managed to convince a lot of young, impressionable people that were "unique" and "original" and such. A lot of these young impressionable people branched off into other things on their musical journey. Some of them gravitated to alt. rock, some of them to classic rock and prog.

I was one of those young impressionable people once upon a time. I don't really listen to Radiohead much these days. I'll put on the occasional track for nostalgia's sake. But I think they've earned their place on this site, if only because they were the beginning of many a young person's journey to progressive music.
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Originally posted by Harry Hood Harry Hood wrote:

Because this album exists and Kid A sounds kind of like it.


In many way, Kid A IS like Krautrock and 'Head were influenced by it.  On topic, it would be a whole lot simpler if we split all prog into art rock and experimental rock because that's what it boils down to.  I don't understand the artificial distinction between say Elton John (his 70s work) and Supertramp and then, going further towards prog, Genesis.  The word "progressive" is a misnomer and terribly confusing when applied to classify music into genres.  At least, art rock or experimental rock tell you more about the nature of the music and casts aside the age old debate of whether or not it has progressed music, blah blah.  But I am guessing if you do that, you can't have a dozen sub genres and we know music listeners just love a hundreds of sub genres to confuse the s*** out of newbies.


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Because this album exists and Kid A sounds kind of like it.
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This is about the difference between Prog and Progressive Rock.  It's a lot of opinion but there have been multiple threads on it: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64471

I personally consider Radiohead progressive and experimental but not really prog in the traditional sense.
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2011 at 22:00
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

I don't consider Radiohead prog much at all.  Perhaps experimental rock at most.

However, I love OK Computer and gave it 5 stars.

Yea that's what I always thought them to be, which I assume warrants a stay at Crossover Prog LOL
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Points: 32580 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2011 at 20:41
I don't consider Radiohead prog much at all.  Perhaps experimental rock at most.

However, I love OK Computer and gave it 5 stars.
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Points: 34090 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2011 at 20:14
nether did my_right_brain what now that is, (i bet mine is pretty wacky)

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wow I bet my_left_brain never expected his thread to provoke a PA therapeutic be-in  LOL  Cool
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2011 at 19:39
I read it and understand what your saying. I agree to an obvious extent and I can't help but saying, well, yea. I'd never heard of anyone calling Radiohead symphonic prog or not prog rock, or at least experimental rock. But anyway good post, especially for someone not attuned to prog rock.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2011 at 19:27
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Pssst, but WE did.


Aye, and it's a fine thing you gents caught that rash of hooliganism before the OP had to see it.
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