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[NewMarketSean]

Their ninth album just came out. A Moon Shaped Pool. Diving into it right now. Any thoughts?

[Pedro Cerrano]

They've been shit since Kid A

[NewMarketSean]

They've been shit since Kid A

 

Disagree.

 

In Rainbows is their 3rd-4th best album depending on my mood.

 

King of Limbs is the only disappointment in their catalog and even that produced a couple of their best songs.

[GabeFerguson]

A moon shaped pool is fantastic. Best band of the past 20 years and they just keep evolving.

[GabeFerguson]

I thought In Rainbows was amazing as well and Hail to the Thief had some really some really strong tracks.

/shrug

[GabeFerguson]

Disagree.

In Rainbows is their 3rd-4th best album depending on my mood.

King of Limbs is the only disappointment in their catalog and even that produced a couple of their best songs.

Codex is one of my favorites. I'm also a sucker for Radiohead piano ballads.

[NewMarketSean]

Agreed. Codex is an amazing song. Just listened to it earlier today.

[Pedro Cerrano]

This is their best record since Kid A

[You Play to Win the Game]

Really digging this so far. Daydreaming and Decks Dark are my two favorite tracks so far.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I'm always blown away at everything going on instrumentally. So many layers and unique sounds.

[McNulty]

The Numbers is the best on this one, I think.

[NewMarketSean]

Been listening to the album all week. I like it, but it's probably their third worst album, which is a compliment of the band's catalog.

 

OK Computer

The Bends

Kid A

Hail to the Thief

In Rainbows

Amnesiac

Moon Shaped Pool

King of Limbs

Pablo Honey

[tennOsfan]

I like their early stuff. I'm not sophisticated enough to comprehend the later work.

[NewMarketSean]

OK Computer at 20.

 

http://pitchfork.com...der-to-save-it/

 

http://thequietus.co...iew-anniversary

 

Anniversary came and went unnoticed for me...but getting back into it now.

 

They also re-released OK Computer with a dozen or so previously unreleased songs from that era. The video for "I Promise" is here and sounds just as good as anything they've ever released. 

 

 

http://www.oknotok.co.uk

[Pedro Cerrano]

They've been shit since Kid A

 

Been on a Radiohead kick lately, so I've softened my stance on this.

 

I still think "The Bends" through "Kid A" is as good a three album effort as most bands ever (maybe Dylan, Springsteen and the Beatles did better)?  Maybe I was rough on them because those three albums are so good.  I still think their bottom 3-4 albums are all pretty bad. 

 

Thief is OK, I guess.  But Amnesiac, King of Limbs and Pablo Honey I just can't get into.

 

But the top 3 are all 10/10 and In Rainbows is much much better than I originally gave it credit for.  Still really like Moon Shaped Pool too.

 

Happy, NMS?  Lol. 

 

It goes:

 

-OK Computer

-Kid A

-The Bends

-Moon Shaped Pool

-In Rainbows

-Hail to the Thief

-King of Limbs

-Amnesiac

-Pablo Honey

[Pedro Cerrano]

I should also add that I think OK Computer is the second or third best album ever.

[NewMarketSean]

I probably posted this already but I go:

 

1. OK Computer - agreed with your assessment. One of the best albums of all time.

2. The Bends - This for me is when Radiohead became Radiohead.

3. Kid A - I could never really appreciate this as much as others but I have come around a lot throughout the years.

4. In Rainbows - Really loved the return to what felt like a studio album for them after some experimentation.

5. Hail to the Thief - Very underrated. Long, but very few misses.

6. Amnesiac - Some good atmospheric stuff. Feels like a B side album to Kid A.

7. A Moon Shaped Pool - Much better than KOL, still left me feeling underwhelmed.

8. King of Limbs - Codex is one of their best songs ever and Lotus Flower is a solid single, otherwise, nothing.

9. Pablo Honey - Is this really a Radiohead album?

[McNulty]

Been on an In Rainbows kick lately.  

[NewMarketSean]

“Sulk” is my favorite song from The Bends but it’s loaded with classics. Something about that song has always spoken to me. I also think one of their unreleased songs, “Bishop’s Robes” is one of their best from the Bends, OK Computer era.

[NewMarketSean]

Kid A at 20: The Ringer ranks the top 100 Radiohead songs

 

https://www.theringe...st-songs-ranked