[Khazim]

I've had Hail To The Thief for over a month now and it's their best CD IMO. It has a nice blend of all their previous albums. I didn't like Amnesiac at all, I liked some songs off Kid A, and OK Computer was my favorite Radiohead CD, until I heard HTTT. I've listened to it probably 30 times and love it.

I personally like the drastic changes with each song. It shows creativity IMO. I can't wait until the CD comes out. Most CDs I don't buy the day they come out, but this album will certainly be an exception.

 

[qutius]

I agree with almost all of what Sweet Spot had to say. I think Radiohead is an amazing band that pushes their limits with every new album release.

Despite the large differences in the types of music contained on this album, I think it flows REALLY well, just like the rest of their most recent releases. These are concept albums and deserve to be listened front to back.

I think people will search as hard as they can to find something to complain about when it comes to music - something I don't understand. Sit back and take a wide look at the piece of art these guys have created. Criticism is expected, but nitpicking is foolish, IMO.

 

[SlayerOfTiamat]

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Jesse - I've had most of the leaked tracks for a while now. Anyways, on with my opinion...

I think the songs are good, for the most part, but there are a couple slightly weaker efforts. I can't say this will be their best, at least certainly not until I've heard the final mixes. The material sounds most consistently to me like Bends stuff, but again, that's probably without a lot of ambient mix thrown in. We'll see how the finished product looks. I hope it's a LOT better than what I've heard. Not saying that it's bad; there's definitely more good stuff than weak stuff, but I do think it's encouraging that the band isn't happy with the leaked versions because they could be a little better.
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[Rizumu]

A week! One week! 7 days! 168 hours! 10080 minutes! 604,800 seconds! Not too much, right?

I'm really excited about this one. In a time where every one of my favorite bands' new releases have been disappointing, the new radiohead really shows promise. Hell, I love it as it is right now, and if the album when it's released is only going to be better...I'm definitely picking it up on June 10th.

edit: a MONTH and a week, I was mistaken. Next month is not June

It will be a long wait...

 

[sapphiremodena]

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Originally posted by Rizumu A week! One week! 7 days! 168 hours! 10080 minutes! 604,800 seconds! Not too much, right?

Add a month to that, man... Ohhh it's gonna be a long wait. But I have other albums to tide me over 'til then.

 

[Rizumu]

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[Guardian]

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Originally posted by NewSc2 BTW, on Radiohead's website's messageboard one of the members of Radiohead asked for the links to the leaked mp3's, then commented that they weren't close to being done yet, and that they still had a lot of work to do on them.

Actually, that was Nigel. The leaked mp3s are from the very first day of mixing; the mix is not complete and mastering is non-existent. That's why the guys were so pissed.

If you go on over to greenplastic.com and read the news section you can find many other ways to hear the album before its release.

I'm not listening to the album until its release, with the exception of the promo single for There There, which I have. I'm thinking it will be a minimalistic Bends-ish album with lots of well-balanced electronica incorporated into it. For the record, Kid A is my favorite album of any band. Amnesiac is too jagged as a whole, despite mostly excellent songs. I still wish I Might Be Wrong had been done differently, though.

 

[heeeraldo]

rumour has it they're playing a west coast tour, with a show at T-Bird on the 31st.

that's what I'm waiting for.

 

[sapphiremodena]

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Originally posted by heeeraldo rumour has it they're playing a west coast tour, with a show at T-Bird on the 31st. that's what I'm waiting for.

That news has me excited as well. I became a fan just months after their last T-bird show a few years ago, so I missed out on that. Considering how rarely they come here, I'm not going to miss it this time, if I can help it.

How much do tickets usually cost for Radiohead concerts?

 

[Trounce]

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Originally posted by sapphiremodena How much do tickets usually cost for Radiohead concerts?

I think that is irrelevent for most people. I know I'd be willing to plunk down most of my inheritence for a chance to see them in concert, as would a lot of my friends.

 

[gloco]

I saw radiohead back in August 2001, i believe tickets ran for $50 or so...not too expensive.

 

[heeeraldo]

IIRC, they're general admission (T-Bird concerts are on the field; so all tickets are the same price - I know this because I work Arts County Fair) so they should be somewhere between 30 and 50 dollars.

 

[fyrfytrhoges]

a promo copy of hail to the thief is up to 156.00 on ebay right now for all you high rollers out there!

tempting for me but not at that price........

 

[Sweet Spot]

$156.00 ? Wow. Talk about sucking young blood.

Saw them back in 01' at the Liberty State Park general admission concert. It was really the best concert I've ever been to, and one of the best times I've had in my mature life. (well except for that time with the twins when we ....oh., sorry.

Also, I was just searching my HD's and realized that amnesiac wasn't part of the mix..so I just ripped/encoded (Ogg baby !) the album and threw it in there with the rest of the stuff. (I think I have everything...Bsides and all)

I then listened to it, keeping in mind how many people said they don't like it, and , ya know what...It's a really good album.

It's got it's moments like Hunting Bears, that could have been left off cause it sucks but other than that, it's a cool album. Pyramid Song is beautiful. You and who'se army is graceful. Morning Bell is haunting. Packed like sardines is catchy and groovy. Knives Out is good to surf to....and also very soothing. Dollars and cents is typical RH rock. IMBW is funky and swings. Pull Pulk/revolving doors is more like the off beat experimental stuff that is always apprecieated.

The one tune that I was really and still am disappointed with is Glass House. After hearing clips of it way before it was out...it was used by them for sound checks before a show, and one of them was recorded and posted on a P2P...it sounded really good, and wound up being IMO, annoying sounding.

 

[Guardian]

Hunting Bears does not suck, despite what everyone and their collective mother says. And Amnesiac definitely has a standout track with like each and every song, but the problem is that the album is jagged as a whole and songs do not fit together. Kid A is a remarkably coherent whole, in contrast.