[fuhgawz]

ms wilde, on Jan 27 2005, 11:54 AM, said:

Are YOU fucking joking? The songwriting on HTTT is purely fantastic, and shouldn't be taken for granted. If you want them to just repeat your favourite formula over again, you're turning to the wrong band.
You must be deaf if you can't hear the amazing guitars on HTTT, in fact Slash (although I don't like him), said that it's the best and most inventive guitar work he's heard in a decade.

Songwriting? Yorke admits to writing words that merely go with the what is coming from the sounds of his computer. If you can find more substance to that, you're loving that album on the wrong grounds. Unless...that is....you love senseless lyrics.

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[ms wilde]

Yes, it's amazing live, as is I Might Be Wrong.

[thesonandtheheir]

I've just realised that (unless I'm mistaken) I've seen their most recent gig, at Coachella, which was all the way back in May! Man, if they split up I would have witnessed the last proper performance by our generations most important band. (not counting the Killers). ;)

[thesonandtheheir]

Another reason I like Radiohead is that as a fan you don't have to deal with any connotations by liking them. They're too big for you to be called an 'art-house loser' as some people have on this site, and to good for you to be seen as some kind of mainstream sellout, though that notion is bullshit anyway. I suppose it's the same for the band: they've reached that critical and commercial sweet spot no other band today has.

[TheNew]

thesonandtheheir, on Feb 11 2005, 02:51 PM, said:

Another reason I like Radiohead is that as a fan you don't have to deal with any connotations by liking them. They're too big for you to be called an 'art-house loser' as some people have on this site, and to good for you to be seen as some kind of mainstream sellout, though that notion is bullshit anyway. I suppose it's the same for the band: they've reached that critical and commercial sweet spot no other band today has.

I agree, although I think it's something very special and unique to Radiohead.

[TheNew]

matthewnitchsmith, on Feb 5 2005, 05:06 PM, said:

I agree. Another reason the popularity of downloads is slighly disheartening.

Just Slightly? It's plain horrible.

[thesonandtheheir]

What do Radiohead make of downloading, just out of curiosity? I know Thom was pissed off at HTTF getting out early. And yet they seem so... technological. But then... the beautiful and necessary artwork. I'm in over my head...

[yourradiogeek]

thesonandtheheir, on Feb 11 2005, 08:51 AM, said:

Another reason I like Radiohead is that as a fan you don't have to deal with any connotations by liking them. They're too big for you to be called an 'art-house loser' as some people have on this site, and to good for you to be seen as some kind of mainstream sellout, though that notion is bullshit anyway. I suppose it's the same for the band: they've reached that critical and commercial sweet spot no other band today has.

I don't know. I've been called a depressed loser before (and heard the "only depressed people enjoy listening to Radiohead" thing too often) but I just don't see it that way. But anyway, I really love their music and (as an introduction to the thread) got into them back when I bought OK Computer on a fluke. The liking has grown ever since :)

[BedtimeStories]

matthewnitchsmith, on Jan 18 2005, 03:07 PM, said:

OK, no doubt this has been done before, but why do like or hate (you're an idiot) them so much...?

This is exactly what I meant about overrated, but anyhoo. I like Radiohead a lot.