Radiohead In Rainbows Discussion (album, quote, band)

**Urban Hatemonger** · 10-17-2007, 04:45 PM

After Murder Park by The Auteurs blows The Bends out of the water in regard to songwriting , atmosphere and around general goodness , and it shows just how one dimensional The Bends is and that came out around the same time.
But because they didn't have a couple of catchy hit singles nobody really noticed.

almauro · 10-17-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

After Murder Park by The Auteurs blows The Bends out of the water in regard to songwriting , atmosphere and around general goodness , and it shows just how one dimensional The Bends is and that came out around the same time.
But because they didn't have a couple of catchy hit singles nobody really noticed.

The Auteurs were great but IMO the Bends is when RH opened up there musical attack and perfected their light/heavy slow/fast time changes within songs. They had atmosheric tones, acoustic guitars, and vicioius electric guitars and drums, often within the same song. Thom would sing like a choir boy one moment, then switch to a wicked snarl.

ProggyMan · 10-17-2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by almauro

Frickin make sense if you want to argue. OK Computer has their greatest songs, but the The Bends has stronger songwriting over-all. Both are classic. Fake Plastic Trees, Just, My Iron Lung, Street Spirit, just to name a couple tracks are not the work of a "regular 90's Alt Rock band."

Just because they were good doesn't mean they weren't your typical 90's Alt Rock band. Stylistically they were an anthemic rock band in the vein of U2. Just a thousand times better.

**sleepy jack** · 10-17-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Just because they were good doesn't mean they weren't your typical 90's Alt Rock band. Stylistically they were an anthemic rock band in the vein of U2. Just a thousand times better.

Uh no, Radiohead were never anthemic rock in vein of U2, sorry.

ProggyMan · 10-17-2007, 08:25 PM

Uhh, they were rock band that did anthemic songs.

**sleepy jack** · 10-17-2007, 08:56 PM

...And what songs of theres would you consider anthemic?

ProggyMan · 10-17-2007, 09:35 PM

The Bends, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, High And Dry, to name a few.

**sleepy jack** · 10-17-2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

The Bends, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, High And Dry, to name a few.

Maybe you should look up the word anthem.

ProggyMan · 10-17-2007, 09:53 PM

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anthem
...

**sleepy jack** · 10-17-2007, 10:06 PM

Yeah i'd hardly consider any of those songs ballads or religious.

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10-17-2007, 09:35 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,148	The Bends, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, High And Dry, to name a few. __________________ I only spit through a truth And I spit it for the listeners So I'm spittin' to you You say it's hell I say it's bull** we getting through Blu Let me fall out the window With confetti in my hair Deal out jacks or better On a blanket by the stairs I'll tell you all my secrets But I lie about my past So send me off to bed forever more. Tom Waits**

10-17-2007, 09:53 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,148	http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anthem ... __________________ I only spit through a truth And I spit it for the listeners So I'm spittin' to you You say it's hell I say it's bull** we getting through Blu Let me fall out the window With confetti in my hair Deal out jacks or better On a blanket by the stairs I'll tell you all my secrets But I lie about my past So send me off to bed forever more. Tom Waits**

10-17-2007, 10:06 PM
sleepy jack just made poverty history Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17,607	Yeah i'd hardly consider any of those songs ballads or religious. __________________ I could go off the deep end, I could kill all my best friends.