Key

^Listening to a song on an album that i've tried to listen to and enjoy doesn't help me enjoy it any more.

Justthefacts

It was a joke, it's fucking Revolution 9 for God sakes.

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Key

I had assumed. I never really understood that song.

Ninetales

whoa what this is sort of the opposite of what I feel about it. it sounds super artificial. in a good way. its by far my favorite radiohead album (the only one I still listen to really), but I think its because it kinda sounds like the worlds firsts steps into the internet. its not emotional imo its more well lets play around on this computer thing. its like what vaporwave now is trying to do, but kid a does it by just being there. I didn't know this album in 2000 but it still reminds me of number crunchers or Oregon trail or addictinggames or just my first instances of being on a computer.

Justthefacts

Me neither, Seems like Lennon and McCartney were just jerking off.

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Frownland

It definitely has some duds (well, filler might be an appropriate word), but it has some of The Beatles' best tracks on it like Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Revolution, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Back In The U.S.S.R., Blackbird, and Helter Skelter. I would probably put Revolver, Abbey Road, Magical Mystery Tour, and Sgt. Pepper's above it as "the classic", since a lot of it plays like a collection of b-sides. I even find a lot of the tracks like Rocky Raccoon that someone can see as filler to be pretty entertaining though.

IMO, great Beatles album, but I would never call it THE Beatles album. As phenomenal as some of the tracks are, there are too many low points in comparison to their other albums.

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Justthefacts

Revolution 9 though

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Frownland

Pretty meh track, even as a lover of experimental music. Musique concrete had been around way before that was released, and a good load of it was much more than that "innovative" piece.

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Key

That certainly makes sense. I don't doubt that there are a handful of classics on the album. I'm more into albums that have a large collection of great songs, sort of how Sgt Pepper is for me. That album has 99% good songs on it, take away maybe 1 or 2. It makes sense that the filler would take away the appeal for me. Since I basically feel the same way about Floyd's The Wall. Again, some great songs on it, but as a whole, not that great.

Plainview

Love Bowie but I've never understood why this album is regarded more highly than his other output when in my mind it is definitely inferior to Station to Station, Low, Heroes, and Hunky Dory. I'd even place Lodger, Young Americans, Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Diamond Dogs, and Let's Dance above it probably.

However, Rock N Roll Suicide is one of his best ever songs. I just think the whole musical direction of the album is lightweight and uninspired compared to his later work, which is infinitely more interesting. Maybe it's the slightly ridiculous concept and lyrics that turn me off?

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