Best Ever Albums

Re: The King of Limbs

Cryptozoologist — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:06:00 GMT

Author: Cryptozoologist

Posted: 03/29/2011 18:06

Some people are saying Radiohead will start releasing two new songs a month, which combined with TKoL will make a super-album.

Re: The King of Limbs

bcaie16 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:14:22 GMT

Author: bcaie16

Posted: 03/29/2011 02:14

Radiohead is releasing a new single coinciding with Record Store Day

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/...y-20110328

Re: The King of Limbs

Hayden — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:32:55 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/29/2011 00:32

Juan Schwartz wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Juan Schwartz wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Did anyone get a copy of the Universal Sigh?

not a physical copy, but I downloadedf it in PDF http://www.mediafire.com/?s1l1g2c29mfk5em its mostly short stories and poems. despairing, end-of-world kinda stuff.

Sounds cool. And thanks for the link, but the file was removed :(

dang man sorry try this http://www.mediafire.com/?qusyhhs7p7eh87g

Thanks, that one worked fine 😄

Re: The King of Limbs

Juan Schwartz — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:15:53 GMT

Author: Juan Schwartz

Posted: 03/29/2011 00:15

Hayden wrote:

Juan Schwartz wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Did anyone get a copy of the Universal Sigh?

not a physical copy, but I downloadedf it in PDF http://www.mediafire.com/?s1l1g2c29mfk5em its mostly short stories and poems. despairing, end-of-world kinda stuff.

Sounds cool. And thanks for the link, but the file was removed :(

dang man sorry try this http://www.mediafire.com/?qusyhhs7p7eh87g

Re: The King of Limbs

Hayden — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:56:33 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/28/2011 22:56

Juan Schwartz wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Did anyone get a copy of the Universal Sigh?

not a physical copy, but I downloadedf it in PDF http://www.mediafire.com/?s1l1g2c29mfk5em its mostly short stories and poems. despairing, end-of-world kinda stuff.

Sounds cool. And thanks for the link, but the file was removed 🙁

Re: The King of Limbs

Juan Schwartz — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:42:39 GMT

Author: Juan Schwartz

Posted: 03/28/2011 22:42

Hayden wrote:

Did anyone get a copy of the Universal Sigh?

not a physical copy, but I downloadedf it in PDF http://www.mediafire.com/?s1l1g2c29mfk5em its mostly short stories and poems. despairing, end-of-world kinda stuff.

Re: The King of Limbs

Hayden — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:20:49 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/28/2011 22:20

Did anyone get a copy of the Universal Sigh?

Re: The King of Limbs

cartoken — Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:19:24 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 03/07/2011 14:19

i've read in the newspaper today that Radiohead confirmed working in some new materials, which confirms a bit more the 2nd part of the TKOL

Re: The King of Limbs

Anonymous — Wed, 2 Mar 2011 20:50:23 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2011 01:50

the difference between an EP and LP nowadays is the number of songs (see wikipedia 'EP' article. Usually 5 songs or less is an EP, and/or less than 25 minutes in length; Mars Volta's Frances the Mute's 5 songs aren't split up for meaning, it's so they would get album wages. It's weird that Iron Lung is still an EP though with 8 songs. I'm thinking the record company did it because: (1) Creep had already been released; (2) My Iron Lung was going to be released; and (3) the other tracks are all outtakes and b-sides off the Bends.

Re: The King of Limbs

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:06:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/27/2011 15:06

I disagree I think there is a theme or possibly multiple. I think the main one is (and this is rather reductive) man vs nature and this splits off in to stuff like politics (as you discussed) religion etc etc etc

Re: The King of Limbs

badfaith — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:56:06 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 02/27/2011 14:56

The thing is, with an album, you can usually detect a theme or set of themes that form a narative through the album, and a structure in how those songs are put together, like in rainbows, or at the very least, a discernable style of music which distinguishes it from previous works, to form a whole.

...but The king of Limbs is, i would have to say, divided consciously and purposely into two halves... the songs would normally have been dispersed evenly to balance the listening experience, but perhaps that is the meaning or concept of this album, as alluded to in 'Separator', that they have cultivated a more experimental electronic style along side a more accessible instrument driven style, which on Amnesiac and Kid A were dispersed evenly for that balance, but here is presented as a direct challenge to the listener... knowing that their different fans will naturally gravitate towards either the first half or the second half of the album initially, before the other songs bleed into the consciousness.

Like some posts here, I naturally gravitated to the later group of songs on the album, and listened to them more, but now I've listened to them to death, I'm giving the first half more of a listen, and Bloom is currently taking over my mind.

Perhaps this is a signal album, that portends a dramatic shift in future style, and this album asks: "which kind of Radiohead fan are you?"

And also, one final thought: I detect a theme on in Rainbows about a kind of doomed relationship or obsession with someone, and some of the lyrics on this one only serve to reinforce that theory, do you think someone in the band (scurrelous rumour time chaps!) is treating us to their own personal relationship hell since In Rainbows... because I was surprised when that last album came out that they made songs about love and relationships (unusual fare for Radiohead I thought) like House of Cards.

Re: The King of Limbs

GARY — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:29:42 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/27/2011 08:29

Link

Re: The King of Limbs

Cryptozoologist — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:40:10 GMT

Author: Cryptozoologist

Posted: 02/27/2011 04:40

Personally, I think a lot of Radiohead b-sides and EP tracks are just as good if not better than TKOL.

Though for those who were severely disappointed by TKOL, specifically the length, this could be an interesting link:

http://thekingoflimbspart2.com/

Re: The King of Limbs

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:10:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/27/2011 04:10

some very interesting thoughts badfaith. I especialy like your take on "Morning, Mr Magpie". as for the ep issue It is really difficult to define since cd's came out. I think these days it can only be defined by the band themselves. However if you listen to My Iron Lung EP and Then The King Of Limbs it's pretty evident ehich one is the album so I guess theres the aspect of the album needs to be heard start to finish whereas EP's tend to be more odds and endsy.

definition of terms

badfaith — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:00:02 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 02/26/2011 23:00

Have been thinking, My iron Lung is an EP, which, even if you exclude the acoustic Creep, has 8 songs on it of good original quality, but is not regarded as an album, but King of limbs is an album, and has the same amount of songs on it, perhaps this is a separate thread, but what constitutes an ablum?
Many old classic albums by which we measure the product of an artists industry were as long as they were due to time constraints of the vinyl format, which extended with the advent of the CD, although few put more songs on the CD. In the download era, can we justly expect an 'album' of 300 or more songs on, and what should be the measure which would define this quantity... the cost of the album being prohibitive to the consumer?
... the diminishment of quality through excessive quantity?

There may be many more examples of albums that do not conform to the traditional description of an 'album', so perhaps a discussion about terms, or properties which define the term 'album' or 'EP' or 'Bloody long single with too many B-sides even though the term 'sides' no longer applies'

Re: The King of Limbs

badfaith — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:42:47 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 02/26/2011 16:42

.... two more things:

Clearly that video is Thom's audition for strictly come dancing (keep practicing!) and the 'Clockwork Orange-esque' attire a symbolic statement that culture as expressed in the music video format is akin to having your eyelids pinned back so that the full horror of your re-programming can be absorbed in to your brain without obstuctruction... god help the thought numb droogs!

A secondly, Codex is a blatant and open sign post to the real meaning of all Radiohead work... it is itself the Rossetta Stone, the Key, or Da Greenwood Code which will unlock all their work and reveal the True path to salvation from all of the above atrocities refered to in modern society... Nothing less than the secret teachhings of Jesus of how to write songs, build a functioning music industry and restring a Gibson

... but then I am prone to an over-active imagination and effusive hyperbole!

perhaps I read too much into things?

Re: The King of Limbs

badfaith — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:28:34 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 02/26/2011 16:28

A couple of tentative suggestions concerning the meaning and narrative of the album:

Morning Mr Magpie:

A song about Tony Blair who keeps popping up where you least expect him- the Iraq inquiry, expressing no regret or apology "you know you should... but you don't" (Fucking Apologise!!!!! (for a start!) "you've got some nerve" -the magpie reference is in regard to his propensity to whore himself shamelessly for piles of cash stealing the shiny things he sees in order to stock his own nest and having robbed a nation of it's "melody"

Give Up the Ghost:

Having realised at last that any music which is not an insipid bastardised flogging of a dead horse song on a 'talent' show is a fruitless enterprise, Thom now acknowledges here that he must give in to the inevitable and prepare to sign that contract to appear as an X Factor/American Idol Judge while his soul dies weeping inside his body, to "give up the ghost" into Simon Cowell's arms and be his bitch, taking his place alongside the already dead inside Steven Tyler... woe to integrity... rock is truly dead- this is the document of surrender.

The King of Limbs is Rupert Murdoch, who's tentacles reach into every sphere of our lives and gather us all in his cold and ever more stifling embrace, like having a pillow gradually pressed over poor liberty's face until she is quite still... "shhh, shhhh... the pain will be over soon my beautiful, don't struggle- daddy's got you!"

(incidentally, for someone who has so much power and influence at his command, when was the last time the unaccountable Mr Murdoch gave an interview?

...Where's Rupert? Who is Mr Murdoch, and what does he want with us?)

Re: The King of Limbs

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:10:15 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 02/26/2011 09:10

Sorry, I missed the last challenge but I found a winner for best 8th album.

DISINTEGRATION.

Case closed.

Re: The King of Limbs

GARY — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:50:41 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 02/26/2011 03:50

40footwolf wrote:

High on Fire
Modest Mouse
Spoon
Sigur Ros(if they ever get back together)
The Mars Volta
Mew
Meshuggah
Electric Wizard
Between the Buried and Me

...Interesting, in terms of longevity I'm seeing the most potential in metal bands.

I agree with you. IMO metal is in better shape right now than other genres of music.

Re: The King of Limbs

40footwolf — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:45:43 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 02/26/2011 03:45

High on Fire
Modest Mouse
Spoon
Sigur Ros(if they ever get back together)
The Mars Volta
Mew
Meshuggah
Electric Wizard
Between the Buried and Me

...Interesting, in terms of longevity I'm seeing the most potential in metal bands.