Does Radiohead make you sad ?

keithclancy

Every time I have a party and Radiohead is on it, everyone says it's depressing ?

Robsweezie

No you creep, what are you doing here?

lertsnim

Any songs in particular?

KungPao

In before Tommy Tiernan / Father Ted comments.

The music is fairly grim to be fair.

Karma Police is a proper classic though.

donegaLroad

its definitely not easy listening.. I would not put this on at a party,

although The Bends is a great album, and OK Computer has its moments.

Zaph

Depends. If it's their newer stuff it makes me sad remembering how good they were before they started "experimenting" and mucking around with electronic music. If it was their earlier stuff I'd be happy that at least the music wasn't the usual sh*te you're subjected to at parties.

Cold War Kid

lertsnim wrote: »

Any songs in particular?

Exit Music and Lucky are bleak as bejaysus.

Gwynplaine

Radiohead at a party? A good way to get everyone to leave.
Depressing Dorks.

The Backwards Man

I know the type of party this is, a crowd of long haired dudes crouched around a two foot square coffee table, smoking low grade hash and drinking Dutch Gold, murdering classics such as 'Strawberry Fields' and 'Son Of A Preacher Man' on a battered ould guitar that should have been cut up for kindling years ago.

Two things you need to do OP

1) Ditch your friends

2) Throw better parties

Filmer Paradise

Yeah. Sad that there dosen't seem to be any good music being made nowadays.

donegaLroad

Tom Yorke has recently recorded a 'song' that is 18 days long, dont put this on at the party OP, or you'll be like Billy no-mates

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3103731/Radiohead-singer-Thom-Yorke-records-song-thats-18-DAYS-long-Sydney-art-exhibition.html

KungPao

To add a little to my earlier comment; Nirvana often get lumped in with Radiohead as depression merchants which is something I never got. Many of their songs are regular pop songs in essence and lots are about frustration and a little anger at stuff, but rarely depressing - mostly just rockin'.

I love some Radiohead stuff though, like Paranoid Android and many more, but I find it hard to listen to it as it reminds me vividly of being a teen when it was out. Good memories and all, but I don't want to be reminded of it!

The Backwards Man

When the Sun Hits wrote: »

It makes me feel. It's emotional music, which is what I want.

Yeah, but you don't want it when you're trying to woo someone at 2am on a drunken Monday morning do you?

Custardpi

While a lot of their songs do have a melancholic edge to them there are a few that are, if not exactly joyful, a bit more bouncy & fun to listen to. If I had to choose a couple of post-Bends tracks to play at a party I'd probably put on The National Anthem from Kid A & Little By Little from King Of Limbs. I really enjoy most of their other stuff too but it does tend to be more contemplative music rather than party choons.

When the Sun Hits

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Yeah, but you don't want it when you're trying to woo someone at 2am on a drunken Monday morning do you?

Ah now.

NachoBusiness

Yes, so I turn them off if it's at all possible. Creep twice a year is not so bad.
Might even give it a little karaoke in the car but that's about my tolerance level for 'em really.

dpofloinn

No what makes me sad is that people will willingly listen to radiohead

dd972

They're a bit serious and earnest which I think's a better way to describe them, however listening to rubbish music that I disliked would actually irritate or depress me more.

wendell borton

dpofloinn wrote: »

No what makes me sad is that people will willingly listen to radiohead

"...With your opinion which is of no consequence at all" :P

Cheese Wagstaff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_qMagfZtv8

This has always been a belter in my opinion, and the video is fairly decent also.

4068ac1elhodqr

Hope their 'alleged' track for the next Jimmy Bond movie is a bit more lively.
Void of usual shoe gazing 80bpm minor chord irregular patterns.

- but instead ascending pentatonics, fuzz-wha-guitar, climbing slap bass octaves, load of cymbal crashes.
Else those usually hot silhouette ladies at the start won't have much to shake it all at.
Idris Elba will be wanting some retro funk too unless Damian Lewis gets the 007 role.

Son Of A Vidic

keithclancy wrote: »

Every time I have a party and Radiohead is on it, everyone says it's depressing ?

I think you're mixing them up with the kings of musical misery - R.E.M

thee glitz

Not at all, though I wouldnt want to hear them at a party. Some of their songs are amazing, eg Paranoid Android is the highest level of art.

Jesus Wept

it's hilarious stuff all together