[hempcamp]

Anyone heard of (or heard) this recent Sony release? My BMG Music page just listed it as a new release. Looks interesting:

"American concert pianist plays his own virtuoso solo piano transcriptions of 15 of the rock supergroup's greatest hits."

I usually don't like stuff like this (I hated the chamber music Beatles covers), but I have a thing for solo piano works.

--Chris

 

[fyrfytrhoges]

i've heard of it, but i really rather listen to radiohead play radiohead.

 

[jefemeister]

Quote:

i've heard of it, but i really rather listen to radiohead play radiohead.

Of course the original is always best, but Jude played my a version of Paranoid Android by Brad Mehldau (spelling?) that was awesome in its own right. I guess you don't know until you try it.

 

[stax?monkey]

I also recommend the string quartet playing OK Computer. I find it more enjoyable than the Christopher O'Riley radiohead piano recordings.

"Strung Out On OK Computer"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=music

 

[chase]

on the topic of string quartets playing rock music, have you guys heard third eye open? they play a bunch of tool. i find it to be quite good.

 

[NathanJM]

I liked the O'Riley album a lot. If you like the sound of piano and you like radiohead, then I think you will really enjoy the album.

It has, in my opinion, more of a relaxed feel to it than is present in the original radiohead performances of the songs, and I find it a nice complement to the radiohead repetoire. (Makes it great for studying or just kicking back).

Personally, I was very impressed by the performance. I just can't imagine trying to play something like that. Immediately after hearing the album the first time, I remember thinking "Christopher O'Riley, you have won my respect."

That said, if you only like hearing radiohead play radiohead as only they can, you might not find this album to your taste. But then, if that were the case you probably wouldn't even be considering it in the first place.


--NJM

 

[hempcamp]

Quote:

Originally posted by NathanJM That said, if you only like hearing radiohead play radiohead as only they can, you might not find this album to your taste.

I think I'll definitely check it out.

Yeah, I'm not one of those people who refuses to listen to or appreciate or enjoy cover songs just because they are cover songs. Just that Bach-sounding Beatles is too much for me

When someone takes the song from one genre or mood and transforms it in a creative way to another, I really enjoy it. Examples are Cash's version of Hurt, and the "i am sam" soundtrack with interesting twists by contemporary pop artists on age-old Beatles tunes. To me, that's what music is all about (before copyrights were invented, of course

).

--Chris

 

[grinch]

radiohead for elevators.

 

[pennylane]

I saw Christopher O'Riley playing from this album at a concert at Berkeley. It was a lot of fun

 

[morphineheart]

I like re-interpretations like this in principle, but it drives me nuts when they feel the need to reproduce the singer's voice with a violin or sax or something. Of course, sometimes the vocal track is carrying a crucial element of the melody, particularly with Radiohead, but I'd rather just hear an instrumental version of the instrumental part of the song. Otherwize it becomes Muzak...

 

[Newbiez]

Only a few songs really did stand out, Fake Plastic Tree and Karma Police being one. Look around for his version of There There though, superb.