so...i know at least one person who's listened to KoL so far...
i woke up this morning and went to school...got there a bit early so i went on my laptop. looked at a radioactive sheep drawing (don't ask because i won't tell
) and thought i'd check the radiohead website. their new album was due to come out tomorrow and there wasn't so much as a tracklisting online.
It's Friday... It's almost the weekend...It's a full moon....
You can download 'The King of Limbs' now if you so wish!
Thank you good people for waiting ... Have a great weekend wherever you are....
Ed
that's right, they'd released it a day early on a whim. just because they can.
i naturally came then and there, and i downloaded the album just in time before class started. i rushed to a library afterwards and listened to it between classes, and save one track or 2, i hated it. it's their most ambient studio release yet, and i was hoping for one of their more rock-influenced albums. every radiohead album grows on you....it takes 10-15 listens from start to finish
at minimum for me to truly understand and appreciate the work. it did grow on me... all tracks save 1 of them are at least tolerable at this point...one or two have fallen into the fantastic category... but i am a bit disappointed. granted, i had high expectations, but given the bands track record, i think high expectations are warranted.
there was one moment on it where i literally dropped everything i was thinking about and had my mind blown... there's a certain point on the album right after the two most chaotic tracks (feral, lotus flower) where it stops and very definitive and powerful piano chords enter in with codex... very empowering song even though it has no major crescendos or anything. the beginning of the album was very dark and hard to listen to, so that was such a major transition because after codex the last 2 songs are extremely euphoric sounding. creates an odd effect where i'll finish the last track and then have forgotten what the beginning sounded like....i've ended up listening to it front to back maybe 6-7 times today because of that. it's something of a bonus for no single track being exceptionally memorable, if such a pro exists.
has anyone else listened to it/care to share their thoughts?
oh, and just for poops and giggles...
In Rainbows > Amnesiac > OK Computer > Hail to the Thief > Kid A > King of Limbs > The Bends
i don't rank pablo honey, they were too different when they made their first album for it to be ranked anywhere near the rest of their work.[/quote]
