(sigh) I used to like Radiohead (I remember being pissed when Steely Dan beat them for the grammy for album of the year in 2001), but over the years, I've grown to REALLY despise them. However, I have a small interest in the song "Fake Plastic Trees", because of its appearance on Beavis and Butt-head:
Out of curiosity... there's a pretty big debate with Muse and Radiohead... people think that Muse rips off Radiohead, and... blah blah blah...
I've never gotten myself into the debate, because... well, it gets too annoying and I'd just rather listen to Muse and let myself listen to Radiohead whenever I decide to download some of their music XD
Jay Tee Had A Life Before GSB Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 26777
February 3rd, 2007 at 08:01am
Funky Platypus:
Out of curiosity... there's a pretty big debate with Muse and Radiohead... people think that Muse rips off Radiohead, and... blah blah blah...
I've never gotten myself into the debate, because... well, it gets too annoying and I'd just rather listen to Muse and let myself listen to Radiohead whenever I decide to download some of their music XD
If you listen to Muse's first album then there are some striking similarities... I also seem to think of Jeff Buckley a lot when I listen to a few on the songs on Showbiz too. But for me, Muse have always been heavier than Radiohead. Radiohead's most extreme 'out-there' sort of stuff is based around simplicity and electronica, while Muse just layer everything on top of everything and aim for the 'Yes' route of prog-rock with the piano solos etc. For me, Radiohead are the more innovative and original of the two, but Muse are the more radical.
There's only a debate because people decide to group everything into everything else and because the two bands have or still are playing prog rock-type songs, they're both classed as prog. Prog ranges from the van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson sorta twiddlyness to the more straight-forward stuff that Muse used on Black Holes and even via prog metal like Mastodon who rely on heavy riffs and concepts... You can't really group these bands together because they are all so different... Its best, as you say, just to sit back and enjoy the music.
Fox King For A Couple Of Days Age: 34 Gender: - Posts: 3732
February 4th, 2007 at 11:02am
I only know Creep and My Iron Lung.
But they rawk.
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FCPSITSGEPGEPGEPanda King For A Couple Of Days Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 2921
February 14th, 2007 at 08:43pm
I don't know. XD
I never bought The Bends or Pablo Honey. And I don't listen to the radio, so I dunno.
High Fidelity Falling In Love With The Board Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 7797
February 14th, 2007 at 08:46pm
I think they're over rated.
Jay Tee Had A Life Before GSB Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 26777
February 15th, 2007 at 05:01am
FCPSITSGEPGEPGEPanda:
I don't know. XD
I never bought The Bends or Pablo Honey. And I don't listen to the radio, so I dunno.
I've never got round to buying Pablo Honey either. I've heard it and there's only 3 decent songs on there: Creep, Anyone Can Play Guitar and Thinking Of You.
You gotta get The Bends, though. Its one of the best albums of the 90s!
Micro Sheep Falling In Love With The Board Age: - Gender: - Posts: 7584
January 12th, 2008 at 08:07am
Micro Sheep:
i only know Street Spirit.which i love
Since then I've been listening to them a lot.I like their new album,esp. Faust Arp
Ohhh and Thom Yorke's album Eraser is very good.
Jay Tee Had A Life Before GSB Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 26777
January 12th, 2008 at 10:46am
Seeing them for the second time in London in June this year
In Rainbows: what do you guys think?
Personally I feel that it's got some of their strongest work for years. I thought I'd end up being disappointed because I had no idea where they could've gone. Instead of attempting to try something new, they've just tried to make the best album they could have possibly made based on what they've already achieved. Nude, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, House of Cards, Reckoner - all great songs. Even my friend who hates Radiohead has admitted that she likes it!
It was great of them to try something new with the pay-what-you-want download release too. And it's paid off - selling loads via the internet then still topping the charts when they put out a physical release. They've potentially inspired other artists to do the same thing. If they manage to revolutionise the stagnant music industry, then their legendary status should be all but confirmed!
Radiohead are amazing
And I've seen them around Oxford before haha. It rules living in the same place as them
Macfadyen Basket Case Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 16175
January 12th, 2008 at 04:02pm
Hopefully I'll be seeing them in Vancouver. They're going to be playing a huge venue and chances are, we'll end up with shit seats, but it's Radiohead, so.
I don't know the older Radiohead, only the song Creep. But I personally loved In Rainbows.
Janie Jones Falling In Love With The Board Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 5438
January 15th, 2008 at 07:27pm
The Bends is one of my all-time favorite albums, almost every song on it is amazing (especially Just, The Bends...Street Spirit...aah, they're all great.) I like In Rainbows too - took a little while for it to grow on me, but I've been listening to it a lot lately. Hopefully they'll come somewhere near me when they tour.
