Radiohead and Kid A

Lucutus

Thoughts, Questions, comments and/or opinions?

Kid A, Radiohead's new album out around the end of the month, start of October.

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Lucutus of Borg

Bard

woohoo!

Definite addition to the CD collection there... and a concert of the year (that I'm going to... damn right I'm looking forward to it too! )

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pepperkin

Go Radiohead! Go Lucutus! Say hi to L for me. How's things?

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I am woman, hear me squeak...

Zapper

Im going to see them play live on teh 28th of September..should be bloody great,,cant wait for the new album

Shiminay

What days are people going to the concerts in Ireland?

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All the best,

Dav
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Bard

My ticket's at home, I'm in the office... but I think it's the show on the 7th I'm going to.

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Bard

Ah yeah... it's the 7th (Saturday) - when's everyone else going?

original discussion here

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Shiminay

I must get my ticket for it - my mates are going on the 7th, so I'd best be quick!

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stu_69

kharn mate you'll have to go back in time as both friday and saturday are sold out!!

if it's half as good as the rds gig a few years back it's going to be gig of the year

Lucutus

Hey there pepper'kins', how yah doin' hon?


My ticket is for the Sunday gig. Looking forward to a new album from Radiohead, hoping they'll live upto my expectations and do something totally different.

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Borric

Having talked to a friend recently i gather it is different but he was not impressed with it ....

when he told me he was'nt going to the concert i couldnt believe him as he had always been a great radiohead fan since pablo honey...

but he did'nt think much of the new stuff and since most of the concert will probably be the new stuff...


But ill be there sunday night

and 29th september for the album



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Shiminay

Originally posted by stu_69:
kharn mate you'll have to go back in time as both friday and saturday are sold out!!

if it's half as good as the rds gig a few years back it's going to be gig of the year

WHAT!??!?!?!

OH FLUFF!

Anyone wanna swap a Sunday ticket for a Saturday ticket? I'll have to buy a Sunday one first mind

I suppose I'll be at the mercy of the touts

plastic membrane

Dav, im not going on Saturday if its sold out!! Bugger. Go Sunday, we'll party..

Bard

personally I hope its not too much of a "Kid A"-Intro gig and they play enough of their old stuff

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Shiminay

Eamon! I'll be getting the tickets this evening!

PARTY!

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plastic membrane

Right, Dav and myself just purchased tickets for Sunday. Anyone want to come with ?? Who else will be there so we can get on down in a funky stylee. Well, maybe not. Who's playing support BTW ?

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Im going to the bear fights tomorrow, want to come with ??

Lucutus

I'm heading there with my bro, we can meet up if yas like for a beer beforehand etc?

Shoud be excellent.

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Bard

going on the saturday... I can let ye know if its any good or if its a Kid-A promo... from the sounds of Kid-A (on Fannings show on 2FM tonight), I sure as fu(k hope it isnt...

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Shiminay

Originally posted by Lucutus:
I'm heading there with my bro, we can meet up if yas like for a beer beforehand etc?

Shoud be excellent.

A'ight! I'll send ya a mail closer to the day and we'll find a watering hole before hand

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All the best,

Dav
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Lucutus

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plastic membrane

yup. Sounds good!!!!

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Dr_Teeth

I've been listening to it for the last 2 days solid - it is excellent, but very different. Very electronic/ambient - as far beyond ok computer as that album was beyond the bends in terms of style and direction.

"National Anthem" is probably my favorite track, followed closely by "Idioteque", "Kid A", and "How to Dissappear Completely".

Smashing Pumpkins' just-released "Machina II" didn't impress me much at all though..

Teeth.

Bard

I dunno- if I want electronica and ambience, I'll go for Air or someone like that... Radiohead were always a rock band in my eyes. Doesn't mean, of course, that they can't change direction... doesn't mean as well, though, that I have to like it!

Admittedly I didn't hear much of Fanning's show the other night when he was playing Kid A, but what I did hear surprised me in that I didn't realise it was Radiohead until the track ended and he said what it was (and for some of them I was really hoping it *wasn't* Radiohead while listening to the track...)...

Oh well... roll on the gig!!!

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Dr_Teeth

Well, there are 4 tracks on the album that have the old radiohead sound - "The National Anthem", "How to DisappearCompletely",
"Optimistic" and "In Limbo".

The rest are... different, but it's All Good imho

Teeth.

plastic membrane

But is it as listenable to as The Bends ? OK Computer wasnt. Not saying that OK Computer was bad, just difficult in places.

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D-Generate

OK here is my not so humble opinion. KID A sucks. I like Radiohead but this is one of the worst pieces of music ever created by a proper band. They had taken other peoples ideas (e.g. The backwards talking) and just copied it. OK does someone want to explain to me why they have gone and replaced a perfectly good drummer with a bad drum machine for some of the songs. There are a couple of good songs and when I say a couple I mean TWO!!. Motion Picture Soundtrack and Optimistic. Motion Picture Soundtrack used to be a better song however when it was acoustic.

Most of the people who are saying it is good are just people who have such low self assurance that they are afraid to say what they really think of the album for fear that people won't respect there musicical opinion (Dave Fanning and Q Magazine please stand up!) OK I could go on all day but I'll stop now cos I'll only start getting personal.

Expecting lots of replys. Remember I'm a huge radiohead fan but this is just utter ****e.

Can anyone who says they like the album truthfully say that they actually like KID A (the song)

Anyway, thanks for reading.

BTW Machina 2/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music - The Pumpkins final farewell is an outstanding piece of music and for free I think I would chose it over KID A anyday.

And lastly I used think Billy Corgan was a freak but Tom York makes him look normal.

Shiminay

Originally posted by D-Generate:
BTW Machina 2/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music - The Pumpkins final farewell is an outstanding piece of music and for free I think I would chose it over KID A anyday.

And lastly I used think Billy Corgan was a freak but Tom York makes him look normal.

Agreed - Machina II is a great album - a kind of overview of the Pumpkins' musical history - from the earlier rockier stukk to the more "electronically" influenced Machina stuff. A good listen!

And yes, Thom Yorke is a freak, but so is Billy

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Excelsior

i love this cd. i am listening to track 6 right now. flipper! this has nothing to do with a lack of assurance on my part. i dont fear sharing my opinion, (do i el pres?)
my favourite cds of the last two years have been the Godspeed You Black Emporor cds, Air's Moon Safari and Virgin Suicide soundtrack, and R.E.M.'s Up. Kid A is like these cds all merged into one. I listened to it last night while in the middle of a conversation on the phone. I just got lost inside it. Listen to it. Don't critique it. Radiohead albums are inevitably going to be welcomed in terms of cultural significance and impact. I love it. It is the perfect cd for this point in time. I can't wait until Saturday. Radiohead are, along with being a great band, the most potent live force I've ever heard.
Buy Kid A. Open your mind wide like a parachute and enjoy it. That is what I think anyway.

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plastic membrane

I agree in places. Its truly a strange album, but i think a logical progression from OK Computer. There are some truly, utterly, astoundingly beautiful moments, The whole of How To Dissapear Completely, for example (goddamn i hope they play that on Saturday), still, i have to keep my favour with The Bends. However, it may grow on me, i hope it does..

PS- I hear they're bringing out another album next year. More rock orientated apparantly. This is truly a fine thing and we should all be greatful for this creamy goodness..

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Bard

After buying the album today (well... I *had* to, didn't I?) ... erm,... I agree with plastic membrane.... although I listen to OK Computer far more than any of the others, I still rank Creep and Fake Plastic Trees WAYYYY up there and hope to hell they play both of 'em tomorrow ... er ... tonight...

can't wait

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Bard

Went to the gig last night. It was truly fantastic! Deadly sound, helped by it being a tent and not a big concrete building I guess, great atmos., and ... Radiohead!!! Radiohead are pure absolute musical genius... Listen to what they have to say!

... and as for Kid A, having gone to the gig and having listened to the album for a couple of days, it gets a definite thumbs up from me.

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Zapper

Just out of curiosity Bard...who was their support act? When they were up here the other week the suppoirt was sh!t....

Lucutus

Just back from Sunday nights gig, was a stormer, they did a night of The Bends, was class.

Support act was a brit band called 'Clinic' I think.

Also, I thoght I saw El Pres there, andy, woz tha you?

Luc

Bard

Originally posted by Zapper:
Just out of curiosity Bard...who was their support act? When they were up here the other week the suppoirt was sh!t....

I don't know what they were called- they were British, and apart from a few (VERY few) high points in their act, they were sh!te...

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Figment

Probably obvious and been said before but does everyone know that there is an extra booklet at the back of the Kid A cd case.
And i like the album. Not the best ive ever heard but i like it.

Bard

Originally posted by LittleFigment:
Probably obvious and been said before but does everyone know that there is an extra booklet at the back of the Kid A cd case.
And i like the album. Not the best ive ever heard but i like it.

I'd read that on a Kid A fansite, opened the back of the case (carefully- natch) and found to my disappointment that it was just a standard insert with a picture on it and not an actual booklet. Is there a special version out with the booklet or something?

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Figment

Well mine had and there didnt seem to be anything else on the packiging to make it stand out as a special edition. The design of it is a little nicer than the actual cover/booklet. I just noticed a little colour through the hole of the cd holder last night and opened it up.

DaBounca

ffs radiohead suck

Lucutus

/me slaps DaBounca

El_Presidente

Radiohead rock, went to see em last Saturday and it was cool.

SantaHoe

Originally posted by DaBounca:
ffs radiohead suck

If you say so.
Infact lets all burn our radiohead CDs and delete all those mp3s.
BTW Kid A is pretty good if not a bit weird.

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tobi

After my inital revoltion, i'm glad I gave the ablum a bit of time, optimistic and idioteque are great songs and their's others.

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I warned you! But did you listen to me? Oh no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, its just a harmless little bunny, isn't it?

Bard

Originally posted by DaBounca:
ffs radiohead suck

Jeez... I agree with Lucutus... slaps are warranted!

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