I'll never understand all the hate The Gloaming gets. I love the atmosphere it creates. In a way, I feel like its purpose in the album is the same as Idioteque's in Kid A. The band also seems to love the song, since it is a live staple and they were initially going to name the album "The Gloaming".
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Just got done listening to The Bends for the first time. I really liked it. It's a step up from Pablo Honey in almost every way. There's hints of the experimentation to come but it's still very guitar driven. I don't like it more than any other Radiohead album I've heard, sans Pablo Honey, but I can see myself returning to it fairly often.
I've been going back and listening to their discography in order (did Pablo last week, The Bends this week), and I'm anxious to get to King of Limbs. I don't think I've listened to it since it released. I'm guilty of listening to OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows and ignoring everything else. I've been trying to change that, after Moon Shaped Pool hit me so hard.
A Moon Shaped Pool has caused me to listen to their discography again, too! You might be pleasantly surprised by The King of Limbs when you go back to it. The last 4 tracks flow very well and Separator is one of my favourite Radiohead songs now.
it is a very thoughtful album stylistically. it's handicapped by having some throwaway tracks on an already short tracklisting. it's better than AMSP turned out to be overall even if AMSP has 1 or 2 songs that are among the best the band has ever done.
I don't think I can pick the best track! It's between Weird Fishes and Reckoner for me. Pretty difficult haha
one of my favorite Radiohead moments and favorite moments in music in general Youll go to hell for what your dirty mind IIIIIIIIS THIIII-iii-iiinkinnnnnnn ... OooOOOoooOOoOo
I've never listened to their b-sides, it took a while for most of their albums to click so I just didn't bother. I'm listening to In Rainbows Disc 2 for the first time. Some really great stuff here!
I had that album in my Itunes for 7 years and didn't realize they were B Sides. Can't listen to the album without them. lol
Haha I suppose In Rainbows disc 2 isn't b-sides but it's extra stuff I haven't heard! There's so much, I'll get there