The entire album is incredible, but I would say Videotape. Simply awesome. The syncopation is great even if I haven't looked into it much. I honestly thought the repetiotnnof "in videotape" was weird but now its really grown on me. The entire album has really grown on me, my first listen I thought it was good but nothing special. Now its one of my favorite albums of all time. Kid A is still the best Radiohead album, though.
You are probably right, but having Gabbys Dollhouse on full blast in the living room while I wait for the kids' bedtime doesn't allow for much active listening.
Can I pick something off Disk 2? It's Bangers + Mash.
The lyrics, Thom's crazed singing, the way the instruments drop out and back in throughout the verses, the stumbling overlapped drum patterns, the opposing guitars, 1 repetitive and monotonous and the other with a frantic riff....
If we're talking on the album, it's Jigsaw Falling into Place. Bodysnatchers, 15 Step, Weird Fishes, and House of Cards are all very close though.
It's a tough choice because the entire album is fantastic, but I would say All I Need is my favorite with Weird Fishes/Arpeggi a close second.
Also, "In Rainbows - From The Basement" is my favorite version of this album. Because it's live, it has something to it that for me is missing from the studio album.
Ya, just a master class in performance, they all play their part so well together, hard to believe they can nail such intricate arrangements as well as they do on the record
At first, Jigsaw. Then I fell in love with Reckoner. Then 15 Step because it's such a danceable 5/4 bop. Then the reverb of House of Cards. Now I think Nude is my favorite. I slept on All I Need until I heard the 01-10 album with 10 second crossfade because it fits in so fucking well with OK Computer. I used to actually really dislike Videotape until I recognized that the piano strikes are not on the beat, even from the very start; they slightly lag.
Anybody who's a fan of the album and hasn't heard the From The Basement set, I can't recommend it highly enough. The performance of Nude may be even better than on the album. The way that Jonny rakes quiet upstrums in the chorus is strangely heartbreaking. But through the whole performance, they're fucking with a ton of equipment and not just playing guitars in a traditional way like most bands. They're tweaking knobs, using strange gear, and all somehow on the same page with some pretty awesome cues in unusual time signatures. They're not everybody's cup of tea, but it's impossible to see them in their element and claim that they aren't objectively skilled and passionate.
Ya this is me too, I will listen through and think this is the best song, and then each one moves me in a different way. I love Nude as well as all I need. I think my favorite which I haven't seen anyone mention is faust arp, just such an interesting song
Have you actually given their stuff a chance? I feel like they have something for a lot of different tastes. Unless you only like power ballads or something
House of cards is one that has grown into me for the emotional content.
Love weird fishes /arpeggio and all the others but that one is the one from in rainbows that I like a lot this season.
I honestly don’t get the love for Creep. Ig it’s catchy, but musically, it might be one of the most boring Radiohead songs. I’ve heard that even Thom Yorke hates the song