[choc e-Claire]

Radiohead B-sides / non-album tracks

[Bytor Peltor]

Having never come close to seeing them live, I’ll take your word for it! (sorry you suffered that experience)

Originally Posted by _slavo_

Actually, you can. I've seen them live performing Quique a month ago and to be honest, it was quite an awful performance. Very disappointed.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here
Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here
Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

Definitely one of the top 5 most depressing Radiohead songs ever.

Also “Codex” and “Videotape” and (yep) “Let Down.”

[_slavo_]

Originally Posted by Severian

Definitely one of the top 5 most depressing Radiohead songs ever.

Also “Codex” and “Videotape” and (yep) “Let Down.”

Hmm. Let me try this:

- Climbing up the Walls
- Sail to the Moon
- Fitter Happier
- All I Need
- Exit Music
- We Suck Young Blood (terrible song, but also quite depressing)

Shit, I'm not too familiar with Radiohead anymore. I've had quite a hard time remembering them songs.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

 

ALL HAIL THE WORLD'S GREATEST BAND

[choc e-Claire]

Ooh, a Radiohead discussion!

I don't know about you, but I see Videotape as kind of uplifting? But I'll wholeheartedly agree on Exit Music, that's one of the few songs that can get me towards tears.

The Exit Music -> Let Down -> Karma Police stretch is possibly my favourite three-song run of all time.

How to Disappear Completely (which, FWIW, was inspired by Michael Stipe - cool story) and Fitter Happier exist in a weird space where, despite being emotionally pretty low, I quite enjoy listening to them. Ironic, being a depressive bitch but taking solace in music that shouldn't help (I have used The Downward Spiral as a feel-good album).

Climbing up the Walls is a masterpiece.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by _slavo_

Hmm. Let me try this:

- Climbing up the Walls
- Sail to the Moon
- Fitter Happier
- All I Need
- Exit Music
- We Suck Young Blood (terrible song, but also quite depressing)

Shit, I'm not too familiar with Radiohead anymore. I've had quite a hard time remembering them songs.

Bah... those are more disturbing than depressing.
Well.. ok I’ll give you Exit Music, but the groove saves it and gives it something other than complete sadness.
All I Need is possibly up there.
Climbing up the Walls is just kickass. Again, disturbing not depressing. Same for We Suck Young Blood. And it’s not a bad song!

Anyway. There was an infographic about this about a year ago — claimed to quantify sadness based on musical composition. And it broke it down by album.

I don’t remember the results, but I’m pretty sure Codex, Let Down and Motion Picture Soundtrack were three of the most depressing according to whatever method was used.

[Severian]

Also Radiohead got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which makes sense in some ways but also seems quite wrong.

Hey, the Cure got in too.

[choc e-Claire]

Originally Posted by Severian

Anyway. There was an infographic about this about a year ago — claimed to quantify sadness based on musical composition. And it broke it down by album.

I think they used a combination of lyrical sentiment and 'valence', something Spotify does to detect the 'mood' of a song. 15 Step was the happiest and True Love Waits was the saddest overall, with We Suck Young Blood the saddest based on valence and High and Dry based on lyrics.

https://www.rcharlie.com/post/fitter-happier/

https://www.rcharlie.com/img/posts/f...bum_chart.html <- interactive chart

[Severian]

Originally Posted by choc e-Claire

I think they used a combination of lyrical sentiment and 'valence', something Spotify does to detect the 'mood' of a song. 15 Step was the happiest and True Love Waits was the saddest overall, with We Suck Young Blood the saddest based on valence and High and Dry based on lyrics.

https://www.rcharlie.com/post/fitter-happier/

https://www.rcharlie.com/img/posts/f...bum_chart.html <- interactive chart

Fuck that. High and Dry has a driving melody and is chantable enough to invent Coldplay. Yeah, though, that sounds familiar.

Listen to “Codex.” Shit makes me want to jump off a building

[choc e-Claire]

Originally Posted by Severian

Listen to “Codex.” Shit makes me want to jump off a building

To listen to 'Codex', I have to listen to The King of Limbs, and is that a sacrifice I'm willing to make?

Anyway, back to the point of the thread:

 

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

I actually think King of Limbs is one of their best albums

Same goes for Hail to the Thief. They're both very weird

Also the Bends, In Rainbows, and Kid A is my fav

but I have an Amnesiac tattoo

God I love Radiohead though

[Severian]

Originally Posted by choc e-Claire

To listen to 'Codex', I have to listen to The King of Limbs, and is that a sacrifice I'm willing to make?

Anyway, back to the point of the thread:

 

King of Limbs: In the Basement (live) will wake you up to the krautrock pleasures of proper album.

It’s not their best... because Hail to the Thief is their best

[choc e-Claire]

Originally Posted by Severian

It’s not their best... because Hail to the Thief is their best

In some ways Hail to the Thief is my favourite Radiohead album, even though I know there's so many reasons not to pick it.

That said, my favourite at a given moment is always going to be something from OKC to HTTT, probably whichever one I listened to last.

[!@#$%!]

running errands all day caught up with rolo tomassi’s COSMOLOGY

 

yes, this is a band that gets better with time....

[Bytor Peltor]

Is this a long trip? Multiple times per week or once a month?

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

running errands all day

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

Is this a long trip? Multiple times per week or once a month?

every other week or so i gotta go to “town” and resupply, do appointments, drop offs/pickups, see people, that sort of thing. 1h highway then multiple stops then 1h highway

[Bytor Peltor]

Do you typically not see people between visits to town? How close is your closet neighbor?

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

see people

[choc e-Claire]

Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

How close is your closet neighbor?

Just a few metres...

he's behind you as we speak...