Radiohead is bullsh1t

[Zeu$]

Maybe I just don't get it, but why the fukk do these dudes get so many props? Thom Yorke whines like a girl, most of their songs has no discernable melody, pretentious ass lyrics and band. I don't see the hype, Ok Computer was sleep inducing.

what do people see in these lames.

And before n1ggas come in on that "well you just don't know music tip" I do. I listen to every and anything I can, form an opinion on its value and keep it moving. I do not have a closed mind.

I'm just really curious, can someone explain why radiohead is considered dope?

[Sonny Blaze]

Is that you Miley?.. Or maybe it's Kanye.. You still :mad: son?.. HAHAHA

How can someone else tell you what's dope?.. Either YOU like it or YOU don't, simple as that.. The better question is, why are YOU singling Radiohead out.. There are plenty of bands (U2, Green Day, country music in general, etc. etc.,) that I don't like at all that receive a lotta hype/praise, but you don't see me making threads asking other niccas why they like that shiit.. 1

[AnwarSadatX]

Is that you Miley?.. Or maybe it's Kanye.. You still :mad: son?.. HAHAHA

How can someone else tell you what's dope?.. Either YOU like it or YOU don't, simple as that.. The better question is, why are YOU singling Radiohead out.. There are plenty of bands (U2, Green Day, country music in general, etc. etc.,) that I don't like at all that recieve a lotta hype/praise, but you don't see me making threads asking other niccas why they like that shiit.. 1

why not, it's a message board

they have a few classics, but for the most part i don't understand the (over)hype either

[Sonny Blaze]

^^^ Cuz obviously son has Radiohead on his mind.. Why is that is all I'm sayin'.. Like I said, there are a fuccload of other bands that seem to be mad popular that I don't like/get.. But you don't see me asking other cats how/why they like/listen to that shiit.. That's it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXO9KUaI8KM

[Zeu$]

get off they ****.

There was a thread on the first page about thom yorke. It reminded me of his mediocre music, so I made a thread.

[entrapta310]

I've heard some of their songs but only really like Creep and Talk Show Host.
Exit Music (for a film) is a good one too.

I don't know why people sweat them so much. I can understand why they're talented, but my taste of music doesn't include their catalog.
Some people can listen to all their songs. I won't bother and haven't really tried.
I'll stick with the 3 songs I really like and keep it moving to other musicians.

[Sonny Blaze]

Maybe I just don't get it

[Zeu$]

probably not...

oh well i'll just KIM :dj2:

[The Dentist]

u need portishead in your life

[BreakCanon]

I'll say this for Radiohead.

In a world where Green Day can get away with attempting a rock opera, Kanye can get away with saying he belongs in the mother-fukking bible, Kurt Cobain is hailed as a prophet, and punk refers to the hairstyle of the week, Radiohead doesn't appear that bad.

Relatively. Absolutely, Radiohead has essentially reached Beatles status, with the type of unquestioning, nuts slobbering, rabid fanbase expected to be associated with such a phenome. Nobody can (or should) question their influence, because they are influential. Remember Coldplay? They were hailed or derided, depending on the context as a new Radiohead, or a Radiohead rip off. If Thom Yorke, on a whim or a bet, told Radiohead's fan base that jumping off of the nearest bridge would make the world a better place, there would be at least 10 or 20 people worldwide who follow through. Apparently Radiohead can do no wrong. Everything they release is hailed as a masterpiece. Just like the Beatles. And just like the Beatles, they think their sht smells of lavender and ambrosia. I will bet money that thirty or forty years from now, Radiohead will be considered classic in the same way that people consider the Beatles classic.

And I can't stand the fukking Beatles.

[DAREALBIGMEECH]

I like Radiohead. Without a doubt the most influential band since The Smiths

[Emseeyi]

Maybe I just don't get it, but why the fukk do these dudes get so many props? Thom Yorke whines like a girl, most of their songs has no discernable melody, pretentious ass lyrics and band. I don't see the hype, Ok Computer was sleep inducing.
what do people see in these lames.
And before n1ggas come in on that "well you just don't know music tip" I do. I listen to every and anything I can, form an opinion on its value and keep it moving. I do not have a closed mind.
I'm just really curious, can someone explain why radiohead is considered dope?
i feel you, im not their biggest fan(tho my current rap name actually is one of their album titles, just went with my actual name) but i can appreciate a good bit of their music, especially from Kid A and on. i am not much of an ok computer or the bends fan.

i think how oddly structured the songs are add to the mystique and overall what i like about them anyways, some songs are just like a line being said over and over, some are fully written and performed..

[THE 101]

How can someone else tell you what's dope?.. Either YOU like it or YOU don't, simple as that..

Exactly. I mean, you find, what is generally regarded as their best work (and one of the best records of all time) "sleep inducing". Maybe that should tell you they just ain't for you. It ain't their fault you don't like them, and a lot of people do. That's just your opinion, just like it's just the opinion of others that they're a great band.

But no, I don't think anyone needs to tell you what's great about them if you can't see what's good about OK Computer, cause it's essentially gonna be a waste of time trying to convince you otherwise.

Me personally, they're my favorite band. I like how they evolve their sound with every release, never staying in the same place. I'm someone who enjoys a lot of different styles of genres, so I like bands like Radiohead who are open to influences far from trad rock, such as jazz, IDM and other electronic genres. Jonny Greenwood is one of the greatest musicians of his generation IMO. These are just some reasons I like them. If you don't like them, fine. That's good, I'm happy for you.

[Rice N Beans]

Great band. 'nuff said.

[AKee1981]

I'm a reasonable man, get off my case ...

[DexterMorgan]

only album i really got into was ok computer, that album is sick as ****.

[Poppa_Dock]

really?

I think their new stuff is better *shrugs*

[TheT Organization]

Pablo Honey
The Bends
OK Computer
Kid A (I have this on 10" in my vinyl collection)


nuf said.

[TheT Organization]

Which reminds me...I haven't heard this great ass song in years...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwSIdKYZ2t0

[TheT Organization]

This track always took my breath away...beautiful stuff. The video is very surreal too....one of my favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy6JltOxLfo

I'll add this one too, although it's Thom Yorke with UNKLE, but this was always one of my favorites. The video is just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkawrslzJA

[Sonny Blaze]

I'll add this one too, although it's Thom Yorke with UNKLE, but this was always one of my favorites. The video is just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkawrslzJA

Psyence Fiction is probably one of my favorite albums, it's also the only U.N.K.L.E. record worth listening to.. This is one of my favorite songs, DJ Shadow circa '93-'98 always had me :dj2:

[Sonny Blaze]

This is the Gloaming...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfFgr6q52wg

"Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away.. Away.. Awaaaaaaaaaaaay...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKodkmF0J8o

This is from DJ Shadow's AWESOME live DVD (the music, not the video)....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79drh6aD9GU

[Profasi]

And just like the Beatles, they think their sht smells of lavender and ambrosia.
And you say this based on what?

I don't recall anyone in Radiohead ever making a "bigger than Jesus"-type statement ie. the Beatles. They all come off very humble in pretty much everything I've read/heard/seen.

[Tetris v2.0]

In Rainbows is probably their best album to me

[Copper Scroll]

Y'all some haters.

I think the only reason y'all hatin is cause they make all your other favorite bands sound like sht in comparison.

[AquaCityBoy]

Radiohead is bullsh1t?

1star ya life, bytch. :hmm:

[infamous003]

Everything they've made has been dope, and no album sounds like the other.

They make good music without trying to make "popular" music ("In Rainbows" is probably as poppy as you're gon' get with them)

That's just two of the reasons I like Radiohead.

*bumps "Pyramid Song"*

[BreakCanon]

And you say this based on what?
I don't recall anyone in Radiohead ever making a "bigger than Jesus"-type statement ie. the Beatles. They all come off very humble in pretty much everything I've read/heard/seen.

I retract that earlier statement. Radiohead doesn't think their sht smells of lavender and ambrosia. Their fans do.

[BreakCanon]

Y'all some haters.
I think the only reason y'all hatin is cause they make all your other favorite bands sound like sht in comparison.

My favorite bands would probably agree with your characterization of their music as sht. One of my favorites, referring to his ability on his instrument of choice, said that he couldn't play sht "but I sure make it sound good".

:headphone

[boricua1952]

never understood their hype either

I do like their music, no lie I was listening to Karma Police when I saw this thread, but never understood their huge hype

critics and fans keep putting their albums at the top of the best ever list and ish and I dont think they're that good

[Profasi]

My favorite bands would probably agree with your characterization of their music as sht. One of my favorites, referring to his ability on his instrument of choice, said that he couldn't play sht "but I sure make it sound good".

:headphone
and who said that?

[Sonny Blaze]

^^^ Only n1gga I've ever heard say anything like that was Hound Dog Taylor.. I could be wrong though..

BTW.. Here's a new song that just came out today.. Thom wrote it for Harry Patch, the last WWI vet that just passed..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8184000/8184802.stm

[Predator]

it did take me a week or two to "get" their music when i was like 16...and then they eventually became my favorite band

all their albums have had amazing songs IMO...many personal classics

[THE 101]

Just for you Zue$, a mp3 link to their brand new song;

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j1x3wzhnmmz

No need to thank me. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :dj2:

[Predator]

Just for you Zue$, a mp3 link to their brand new song;

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j1x3wzhnmmz

No need to thank me. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :dj2:

what's the name of song so i can look for a youtube link? i'm at work

[Sonny Blaze]

Look at my post buddy...

[BreakCanon]

and who said that?

Hound Dog Taylor. The aesthetic of making great music with little actual ability, and somehow succeeding in creating rock solid sht also applies to the Stooges, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, Motorhead, J.J. Cale, the Undertones, and Social Distortion, all of whom rank somewhere between extremely high to somewhere around the middle of my list of all-time great rock n' roll outfits.

^^^ Only n1gga I've ever heard say anything like that was Hound Dog Taylor.. I could be wrong though..


Correct.

Can't beat boogie.

[KarteL13]

One of my favorite bands. Them and Rage against the Machine.

[Copper Scroll]

My favorite bands would probably agree with your characterization of their music as sht. One of my favorites, referring to his ability on his instrument of choice, said that he couldn't play sht "but I sure make it sound good".
:headphone
Yeah. Turning irony into a cultural ideal can be pretty... ironic.

[Predator]

Look at my post buddy...

i dont stream or DL links on my work pc to avoid pop ups and viruses. But it's cool I saw it at home.

[BreakCanon]

Yeah. Turning irony into a cultural ideal can be pretty... ironic.

Come again?

No, not at all. I just happen to like music which comes from the soul, however sloppy. As opposed to music resulting from immaculate and overthought production, a result of self-consciously avant-garde exercises in musical masturbation.

Even the commonly recognized musical gurus on my list roll around in the muck from time to time.

But the point is that filth, dirt, and grime are more honest than clean, sterile sounds which would work just as well on a heart rate monitor in a nursing home as they apparently do on Radiohead's newest masterpiece.

[ChristianBail]

Radiohead is amazing. Creep is one of the most beautifully melancholy songs ever.

[Copper Scroll]

Come again?
I was referring to people admitting and being proud of the fact that they "play like sht". It's because of the whole irony ideal brought in the punk and hip hop generations. Irony has become far more entrenched in the music than just a literary device. It's a cultural ideal.

But, when I said Radiohead makes all those other bands should like sht, I wasn't really speaking from a purely technical standpoint. I was essentially talking about how "good" the music is. Radiohead's music (imo) is head-and-shoulders above what other bands are able to produce consistently. I wasn't really saying that the band is made up of technically superior musicians. The band's music (to me) is just better.

No, not at all. I just happen to like music which comes from the soul, however sloppy. As opposed to music resulting from immaculate and overthought production, a result of self-consciously avant-garde exercises in musical masturbation.

Even the commonly recognized musical gurus on my list roll around in the muck from time to time.

But the point is that filth, dirt, and grime are more honest than clean, sterile sounds which would work just as well on a heart rate monitor in a nursing home as they apparently do on Radiohead's newest masterpiece.
I can appreciate both sides of this. In fact, I don't really see them as "sides". There are definitely technically proficient musicians who play spontaneously "from the soul". "From the soul" doesn't equal "sloppy". It can come off sloppy, but it needn't.

The problem with "sloppy" music, though, is that it's easy to fake. Technique, on the other hand, can't be faked.

I don't really see how this is a Radiohead issue, though. A lot of their music comes off as spontaneous to me. The way I see most of their music is that things probably start off spontaneously, but then a lot of thought goes into production and post-production, etc.--and not really at the expense of the music's honesty.

[KarteL13]

Come again?

No, not at all. I just happen to like music which comes from the soul, however sloppy. As opposed to music resulting from immaculate and overthought production, a result of self-consciously avant-garde exercises in musical masturbation.

Even the commonly recognized musical gurus on my list roll around in the muck from time to time.

But the point is that filth, dirt, and grime are more honest than clean, sterile sounds which would work just as well on a heart rate monitor in a nursing home as they apparently do on Radiohead's newest masterpiece.


What are you really trying to say through all of this jibberish?

[Profasi]

Come again?

No, not at all. I just happen to like music which comes from the soul, however sloppy. As opposed to music resulting from immaculate and overthought production, a result of self-consciously avant-garde exercises in musical masturbation.

Even the commonly recognized musical gurus on my list roll around in the muck from time to time.

But the point is that filth, dirt, and grime are more honest than clean, sterile sounds which would work just as well on a heart rate monitor in a nursing home as they apparently do on Radiohead's newest masterpiece.
Never seen such a combination of high-horse attitude, horrible taste and ignorance of the truth :laugh:

[BreakCanon]

What are you really trying to say through all of this jibberish?

What's the title of this thread?

Never seen such a combination of high-horse attitude, horrible taste and ignorance of the truth :laugh:

One of a kind then? I'll take it.

You haven't lived that much. You'd love open-mics. They make me look like Immanuel fukking Kant.

[Propaganda]

What are you really trying to say through all of this jibberish?

he's saying radiohead is shytty because they are soulless as evidenced by carefully crafting their music and playing with technical proficiency.

a garage band that can't play a tight 3 chord progression and don't know what eqing means = honest and real. a band that knows how to play and how to manipulate sounds and put thoughts and ideas into their music, meticulously trying to execute their vision = lying masturbators.

does that sum it properly, break?

[BreakCanon]

he's saying radiohead is shytty because they are soulless as evidenced by carefully crafting their music and playing with technical proficiency.
a garage band that can't play a tight 3 chord progression and don't know what eqing means = honest and real. a band that knows how to play and how to manipulate sounds and put thoughts and ideas into their music, meticulously trying to execute their vision = lying masturbators.
does that sum it properly, break?

No.

This sums it up.


I just happen to like music which comes from the soul, however sloppy. As opposed to music resulting from immaculate and overthought production, a result of self-consciously avant-garde exercises in musical masturbation.

Even the commonly recognized musical gurus on my list roll around in the muck from time to time.

But the point is that filth, dirt, and grime are more honest than clean, sterile sounds which would work just as well on a heart rate monitor in a nursing home as they apparently do on Radiohead's newest masterpiece.

For the record, you can be technically proficient and retain an organic sound.

But back to the topic at hand. Do you honestly think that Radiohead can be called rock n' roll? Would THEY consider the music they produce to be rock n' roll?

[KarteL13]

No.
This sums it up.
For the record, you can be technically proficient and retain an organic sound.
But back to the topic at hand. Do you honestly think that Radiohead can be called rock n' roll? Would THEY consider the music they produce to be rock n' roll?


Whether Radiohead is rock n' roll isn't the topic at hand.

[THE 101]

Rock N' Roll :laugh:

Fukk is this, the 1950s?