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Neil Loots · 04-05-2009, 04:05 PM

Well, I must say that I became a fan of Radiohead quite late. So although I knew of the band's seminal 90's albums, and was aware of their major singles (how could you live through the nineties and not), I only really bagan appreciating them when I heard "In Rainbows". I have subsequently enjoyed their most celebrated albums more than I did originally. For this reason, my favourite work of theirs has to be "In Rainbows". Also, I feel that this album is less heavy handed (although it is in certain respects still heavy-handed in terms of its message/s) than "Kid A," for example.

I only enjoy Radiohead in small doses. The ouevre gets rather whiney and becomes rather too self-serious/self-important when it is listened to incessantly, IMO. More self-lacerating humour, or intellectual humour, or "something" more/less would be in order on their future albums, IMO. They should crack a smile, even if it is a self-reflexive giggle rather than a parodic guffaw.

04-05-2009, 04:05 PM	#2075 (permalink)
Neil Loots Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 51	Well, I must say that I became a fan of Radiohead quite late. So although I knew of the band's seminal 90's albums, and was aware of their major singles (how could you live through the nineties and not), I only really bagan appreciating them when I heard "In Rainbows". I have subsequently enjoyed their most celebrated albums more than I did originally. For this reason, my favourite work of theirs has to be "In Rainbows". Also, I feel that this album is less heavy handed (although it is in certain respects still heavy-handed in terms of its message/s) than "Kid A," for example. I only enjoy Radiohead in small doses. The ouevre gets rather whiney and becomes rather too self-serious/self-important when it is listened to incessantly, IMO. More self-lacerating humour, or intellectual humour, or "something" more/less would be in order on their future albums, IMO. They should crack a smile, even if it is a self-reflexive giggle rather than a parodic guffaw. Last edited by Neil Loots; 04-05-2009 at 04:11 PM.