Some trivia: - The songs are ordered alphabetically because the band weren't sure how to order them. It worked out great. - If you reverse the ending of Daydreaming and pitch it up an octave, you'll hear Thom saying what sounds like "half of my life" or "half of my love". This refers to both his tenure with Radiohead as well as his relationship with Rachel Owen, who he met in 1993. The two separated amicably in 2015; Owen later passed away due to cancer in 2016. - True Love Waits was worked on for years going back to the OK Computer sessions; an electronic version served as the basis for Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors on Amnesiac. The studio version is very much by Thom and Rachel's separation. - The album cover (done by the same artist as all the band's work) got its distinctive look by being left outside for a couple days.
I mean technically it isnt ordered alphabetically because you got “The numbers” and then “Present Tense” but if you count The numbers as just Numbers then it is ordered alphabetically
Jonny greenwood (guitarist, genius, multi instrumentalist ) composes and conducts film scores and the London contemporary orchestra - he writes and arranges all the orchestration
This is my personal favorite Radiohead album and one of my favorite albums of all time. I haven’t found something that replicates this album. I still remember hearing ful stop for the first time. Never has a song like fully replicated the feeling of anxiety for me and it was almost euphoric. The orchestration on every song is phenomenal and the stripped back piano on glass eyes, day dreaming, and true love waits is so unique. Thanks for reacting. I hope others agree with my sentiment
Man I totally understand. A Moon Shaped Pool is my favorite album of all time not because I think every song is perfect but because in the state it puts me in. The orchestra and the background vocals in some songs like decks dark and present tense just make me go in another dimension. And thats where I value music the most
@wazzygd -yeah, don't skip TKOL. There's still some damn fine songs on there. Really, the only weak point was "Feral", other than that I would still give that album at least a 7.5-8 rating.
So awesome. I like Creep too and all their more genre bending songs. I think a lot of their songwriting was due to pressure from record labels to write hits. As they went on they got better, got more experience, went away from the labels, they showed more of their influences and experimental ideas.
A Moon Shaped Pool is an orchestral masterpiece. This is the most Cinematic Radiohead album, followed by Kid A. The ending was heartbreaking, True Love Waits always had me in tears. Also, this might be Radiohead last album 😢 Radiohead went hiatus and the members had side projects. And recently, Colin Greenwood (the bassist) will release a book full of photos of Radiohead journey captured by him and its titled "How To Disappear" 😓
I remember when this album first came out. It was a cold rainy day after school, I put my headphones and laid down on my bed and fully immersed in the album. One of the greatest listening experiences I've ever had. 10/10 album!
You should react to Radiohead "In Rainbows From the Basement (April 2008)". As great as the "In Rainbow" album is, the "from the basement" session is amazing! And you get to watch the band play the songs, which shows how great they are as musicians because their live performance is better than the actual album.
You mentioned Thom Yorke's other band The Smile, and personally I think their second album "Wall of Eyes" is worth reacting to on the channel. It reminds me a lot of Moon Shaped Pool, but still manages to have its own identity. Definitely worth a listen imo :)
Daydreaming is literally the flashbacks from gladiator. Fun fact about decks dark - it played over the ending of the 1st episode of ozark. Perfectly used if you know the scene
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet. But since both of you kept saying how this sounded like a soundtrack from a movie, they actually stopped production on this album to create a theme for one of the James Bond movies called spectre that unfortunately didn't get chosen. It is, in my opinion, one of the best Radiohead songs ever and my favourite song of all time.
The 2 "The Smile" albums next! :-) Btw, theres a game called" KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION". [ Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is an exploration game based on the music and artwork of the Radiohead albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001). Players move through an abstract virtual museum, examining artwork and listening to music and sounds from the albums. ]. And its free.
Highly recommend some of Thom Yorke’s solo albums like ANIMA and The Eraser. Excellent as well! This is one of my top 3 Radiohead albums next to In Rainbows and Kid A
I've binged your Radiohead journey in about a day and here I am, really enjoyed it! I got into them based on their first 3 albums when Kid A was new and it took me ~6 months to wrap my head around Kid A back in 2000 but then I loved it. Every album of theirs took me at least a couple months to get into except from the first listen everything on AMSP felt like it had always belonged, I immediately could not imagine Radiohead without this album. They're so amazing live I hope you get to some of their live stuff even if not on YT, From The Basement is always top tier, they also had a live EP in 2001. They even have a few albums' worth of quality B-sides sprinkled across a quarter century of EPs and singles.
So glad you listened to this album, it is by far one of their best. I am curious to see what you would thing about The King of Limbs, it's very unique.
4:43 "If you float you burn" is a reference to a famous scene from the Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where they tested alleged witch by comparing her weight with the weight of a duck which floats. It's worth to see (and react to) that iconic movie. 8:02 the song and the music video has many references to the Radiohead discography and history. It's a nod to Radiohead fans. If you read the lyrics it's becomes clear that this is a song dedicated to Radiohead fans. 12:47 one of the themes that is used in this album is Thom's breakup with his gilrfriend. He uses the references to Douglas Adams book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in this song to describe the state when your whole world gets destroyed and you can do nothing about that. It's not the first time when he references this book, a lot of references can be found in OK Computer. 20:26 one of the themes used in this album is a climate change. "Truth will mess you up" is about people who can't comprehend how bad is our environmental footprint. 30:13 Probably the most straightforward and less cryptic Radiohead song, talking about how the numbers (money, big corporations, politicians) destroy our world and that we have to do something about it. 37:11 you're not far from the truth. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist, who did the most job in arranging this album, also composed soundtracks to numerous movies, notably There Will Be Blood
"If you float you burn" isn't a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In ancient times, even before medieval eras, some people were determined to be witches based on whether they would float if they were thrown into a river after being accused of witchcraft. If they were to float or swim, they were considered witches and killed. If they were to sink, they just died. So it was a weird lose/lose situation. Dumb, I know.
Guys thank you for this amazing Radiohead journey. Im a big fan of radiohead and recently got my first tattoo of them. Your reaction of Ok Computer made me a fan of your channel and I’ve seen almost everz video ever since. BUT before you end this chapter of RH reactions I would recomend ( if you dont go back to the two albums you didnt cover) to try Man of War and Lift. They released it in 2017 as part of a re released Ok Computer album. They are really good songs with the same vibes as songs from OKC. Man of war being one of my favorites from them. They also released music videos for the songs. So thats just my recommendation. Other than that, thank you once again for this journey and I’ll be waiting for the next video.
Great reaction! Please check out both the live of present tense and the numbers (Jonny Tom and a cr78) they are shot by Paul Thomas Anderson super simple videos but they are a vibe and thom sound amazing on them , you won’t regret it
I’d agree it’s not worth skipping but that album still has yet to grow on me. It’s good and beats Pablo honey by a landslide but compared to the rest of their discography, I don’t find myself revisiting that one nearly as often as I’d want to so in a way I could understand why someone would skip it.
I always think that daydreaming is like Thom Yorke telling a story to his wife whos had a cancer in a hospital room. "This goes beyond me Beyond you" "Then it's too late The damage is done" "A white room by a window Where the sun comes through" "We are just happy to serve You"
Some albums to listen to: Ants From Up There - BCNR Lift Your Skinny Fists - Godspeed You! Black Emperor Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life Like Clockwork - QOTSA In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson How To Leave Town - Car seat Headrest Station to Station/ Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie I'd also love to see a reaction to the song Dance with the Devil by Immortal Technique. One of the craziest songs ever made.
I have adored this album since it came out. I love all their albums to some degree, but this one (and the 2nd half of TKOL at that time in my life) really struck a chord with me. They just never really disappoint. I'm glad you guys really enjoyed it as much as you did. Especially for a first listen. Definitely go back and do TKOL and maybe the "from the basement" stuff after that. I think you will still be impressed.
If you guys haven’t you should watch Thom and Jonny perform The Numbers and Present Tense acoustic directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. To me those are the ultimate versions of those two songs.
I'm a firm believer we will get #10 album. It is cinematic - I highly recommend you watch "in Rainbows: From the Basement" - your Radiohead experience is far from over until you do, arguably it is the apex moments in band history. You will get a zillion watchers for that EVENT!!!! Been fun journey, thanks!
Something else worth a listen to is the paused recording this album to do their version of Spectre that was rejected for sam smiths. Orchestration on that one is fantastic.
if you like radiohead you should maybe listen to the smile. It has thom yorke and jonny greenwood from radiohead, they're pretty good. Also thoms solo projects are pretty good too.
There is so much more radiohead songs for u to react to! They have just as many b-sides i.e disc 2 of "in rainbows" comlag, "hows my driving ep, "my iron lung ep, all the kid a b -sides! King of limbs b-sides!!, plus 3 thom yorke solo albums, 2 the smile albums, get on it boys!!!😁
An underrated album for sure. I think initial fan reviews were harsh because they were expecting the usual layers and song evolutions, but what they gave us was droney krautrock style electronic jams. I wasn't big on it but after returning to it now I think it's pretty darned great and a nice departure from their usual emotionally challenging music. It's probably their most "accessible" just for the mere fact it's not so depressing or abrasive and more just an ambient mood setter. Accessible is the wrong word... I just mean you could put it on in the background during a dinner party or something and it wouldn't grab too much attention or freak anyone out. Can't really say the same for many other albums by them - those albums I prefer to listen to with 100% attention. Definitely some gems on there and the last 2 tracks are gold. I think if it wasn't a Radiohead album and instead some underground electronic band, then hipsters would give it an 8/10 or more. It's certainly up there with anything Animal Collective did (fairly similar actually) and hipsters love their albums.
Thom and Jonny have a side project together with another drummer - The Smile You must check it out somewhen 😁 They released two albums so far and they are amazing
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A REACTION TO NONAGON INFINITY - KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD, it's a concept album with the idea that it is an endless concert, the whole album loops and each song transitions seamlessly, the album is rush and the band themselves are crazy
That’s why Thom ended making two movie albums now, both out of this world good, Suspiria and Confidenza. Johnny in the other hand had done it for a while, he is a masterful craftsman at this point. Guys there are two songs of Thom and Johnny playing on the countryside, I think the “the numbers” and can’t remember the other but amazing versions; awesome react 🙌🏻❤️
You guys should do the live version of King of Limbs, From the Basement. The series also has a full live version of In Rainbows, both are arguably better than the studio versions of the albums.
Someone recommended Giles Cory's self titled. It's made by one of the guys who made Deathconsciousness, so it'd be worth reacting to after that one. I've also seen some people recommending Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans. It's an amazing album but it's very long (2 hrs and 21 mins), and extremely out-there. If you want to get familiar with 2+ hours albums before that one, then Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins would be the perfect place to start. It's the follow up to Siamese Dream, and it's a worthy one at that. It's just as good as Soundtracks but much more accessible.
You guys should listen to OKNOTOK. It’s the 20th anniversary album of Ok Computer. It came out just a year after this. It has some amazing songs like lift, man of war, and polyethylene. Also check out the king of limbs if you ever get the chance
At the end of the first episode of the show “Ozark,” the first time the family gets out of their car and sees the Lake of the Ozarks, “Decks Dark: is playing, and it’s just perfect. And in fact, Johnny said (on the Smartless podcast) when he watched the show, it was the first time he really liked the mix, that he was satisfied with the song.f
i know i've been commenting about the king of limbs on a lot of your videos, but honestly i'm fine if you don't react to it. as replacement i can recommend "the wall of eyes" by the smile, it's thom yorke's new band and it is INCREDIBLE.
Hopefully they make another album. If not, this was a fantastic ending.
The Smile is also fantastic, you should react to those albums at some point.
absolutely beautiful
also be prepared for Death Grips if you eventually react to them lol
@@pawTheVillain Idk if theyd like them but Death Grips would be incredible. Id love to see them react to Exmilitary or the money store.
@@SpeedDemon197 They’re supposedly reacting to The Money Store soon, so I guess we’ll see then.
Hey, at this point it’s a crime to not listen to Pablo Honey and The King of Limbs as well
‘’Maybe this will be a happy ending’’ saddest song ever starts playing…. 😅
The song that has literally made grown men weep on other reaction channels😭
The first word of the album is "Stay", the final word is "Leave". Perhaps a message to Thom's dying wife, whom the final song is for
😓
They say there is always a Radioheader fan out there for a reason.
Cancer's a bitch
But he's literally saying “Don't leave" tho
@@samindumadusanka3149 but at the end, she's leaving...
I’m gonna say it, this is the best Radiohead album
Some trivia:
- The songs are ordered alphabetically because the band weren't sure how to order them. It worked out great.
- If you reverse the ending of Daydreaming and pitch it up an octave, you'll hear Thom saying what sounds like "half of my life" or "half of my love". This refers to both his tenure with Radiohead as well as his relationship with Rachel Owen, who he met in 1993. The two separated amicably in 2015; Owen later passed away due to cancer in 2016.
- True Love Waits was worked on for years going back to the OK Computer sessions; an electronic version served as the basis for Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors on Amnesiac. The studio version is very much by Thom and Rachel's separation.
- The album cover (done by the same artist as all the band's work) got its distinctive look by being left outside for a couple days.
Not much trivia this time, sorry!
I mean technically it isnt ordered alphabetically because you got “The numbers” and then “Present Tense” but if you count The numbers as just Numbers then it is ordered alphabetically
@@ReeSesPuffs-pn9kg You don't count words like "The" or "A" when ordering things alphabetically.
@@ReeSesPuffs-pn9kg Usually "the" is ignored when ordering alphabetically.
Jonny greenwood (guitarist, genius, multi instrumentalist ) composes and conducts film scores and the London contemporary orchestra - he writes and arranges all the orchestration
What instrument do you play?
I'm a genius.
7:12 that cut lmao dude on the left transcended
😂😂 didn’t even notice this and I edited the damn thing
Final Radiohead reaction has to be in rainbows live from the basement
This is my personal favorite Radiohead album and one of my favorite albums of all time. I haven’t found something that replicates this album. I still remember hearing ful stop for the first time. Never has a song like fully replicated the feeling of anxiety for me and it was almost euphoric. The orchestration on every song is phenomenal and the stripped back piano on glass eyes, day dreaming, and true love waits is so unique. Thanks for reacting. I hope others agree with my sentiment
Man I totally understand. A Moon Shaped Pool is my favorite album of all time not because I think every song is perfect but because in the state it puts me in. The orchestra and the background vocals in some songs like decks dark and present tense just make me go in another dimension. And thats where I value music the most
You've grown so much yourselves since your first Radiohead reaction. This was a joy to experience with you
Radiohead is on another level man. Def one of the best band of all time. True artists.
“Maybe this is the happy ending” last famous words
From the basement next please it is incredible!! im looking forward to watching this reaction.
Or tkol
@@wazzygdBoth!
@wazzygd -yeah, don't skip TKOL. There's still some damn fine songs on there. Really, the only weak point was "Feral", other than that I would still give that album at least a 7.5-8 rating.
Feral slander?! On my TH-cam feed?!
@@nic2-strangedays-lol....hey, can't win them all. Even RH. But they don't miss much.
So glad you guys liked Ful Stop. Top 5 Radiohead for me.
THE SMILE NEXT!! Do A Light for Attracting Attention first and then Wall of Eyes. Both are masterpieces
It's hard to believe that these guys wrote creep. They've grown so much since then.
Great song still.
@@jens2049 oh yeah believe me I love creep , it’s just so different from this album its hard to believe it’s the same band
So awesome. I like Creep too and all their more genre bending songs. I think a lot of their songwriting was due to pressure from record labels to write hits. As they went on they got better, got more experience, went away from the labels, they showed more of their influences and experimental ideas.
A Moon Shaped Pool is an orchestral masterpiece.
This is the most Cinematic Radiohead album, followed by Kid A.
The ending was heartbreaking,
True Love Waits always had me in tears.
Also, this might be Radiohead last album 😢
Radiohead went hiatus and the members had side projects. And recently, Colin Greenwood (the bassist) will release a book full of photos of Radiohead journey captured by him and its titled "How To Disappear" 😓
Oh men... this hurts...
I remember when this album first came out. It was a cold rainy day after school, I put my headphones and laid down on my bed and fully immersed in the album. One of the greatest listening experiences I've ever had. 10/10 album!
It’s nice to see this album getting the love it deserves. Top 3 Radiohead album for me.
The guy in black represents me during the choirs in Present Tense. Outstanding song. Greetings from Brazil, guys!
In Rainbows and this are my top two from these guys for sure
You should react to Radiohead "In Rainbows From the Basement (April 2008)". As great as the "In Rainbow" album is, the "from the basement" session is amazing! And you get to watch the band play the songs, which shows how great they are as musicians because their live performance is better than the actual album.
Agreed! KOL From The Basement too!
@@_CoasterNinja I agree with that. I personally prefer KOL From the Basement over the album.
i recomand if you wanna check The King Of Limbs im very sure the "live from the basement " will do better than official album !
Listen to Dummy by Portishead!
Lads, this is one of my favourite album reactions I have ever watched. Truly connected with this heavily. One of my favourite albums, top 3 Radiohead.
You mentioned Thom Yorke's other band The Smile, and personally I think their second album "Wall of Eyes" is worth reacting to on the channel. It reminds me a lot of Moon Shaped Pool, but still manages to have its own identity. Definitely worth a listen imo :)
his solo album The Eraser is sooo good Black Swan used to be an ipod anthem of mine
Daydreaming is literally the flashbacks from gladiator. Fun fact about decks dark - it played over the ending of the 1st episode of ozark. Perfectly used if you know the scene
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet. But since both of you kept saying how this sounded like a soundtrack from a movie, they actually stopped production on this album to create a theme for one of the James Bond movies called spectre that unfortunately didn't get chosen. It is, in my opinion, one of the best Radiohead songs ever and my favourite song of all time.
One of my favorite reaction from you guys so far…… awesome to see all of the radio head reactions
Would love to see you guys react to the Radiohead side projects like The Smile albums!
I think those 2 The Smile albums are some of Thom and Jonny’s best work. Would be great if they would react to it.
The 2 "The Smile" albums next! :-)
Btw, theres a game called" KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION". [ Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is an exploration game based on the music and artwork of the Radiohead albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001). Players move through an abstract virtual museum, examining artwork and listening to music and sounds from the albums. ]. And its free.
Highly recommend some of Thom Yorke’s solo albums like ANIMA and The Eraser. Excellent as well! This is one of my top 3 Radiohead albums next to In Rainbows and Kid A
The Smile is also worth checking out, their two albums, Wall of Eyes especially, are fantastic
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this reaction. Such an amazing album and so much fun to watch some real music lovers discover it.
Remember me as the guy who admitted he had committed musical sins
Paul Thomas Anderson did the video for Daydreaming. Would be a great reaction too!
I've binged your Radiohead journey in about a day and here I am, really enjoyed it! I got into them based on their first 3 albums when Kid A was new and it took me ~6 months to wrap my head around Kid A back in 2000 but then I loved it. Every album of theirs took me at least a couple months to get into except from the first listen everything on AMSP felt like it had always belonged, I immediately could not imagine Radiohead without this album. They're so amazing live I hope you get to some of their live stuff even if not on YT, From The Basement is always top tier, they also had a live EP in 2001. They even have a few albums' worth of quality B-sides sprinkled across a quarter century of EPs and singles.
I think it's so especially sad because Thom was dealing with some shit with his ex-wife at the time. She died of cancer?
Ful stop is definetly in my top ten, it's underrated
So glad you listened to this album, it is by far one of their best. I am curious to see what you would thing about The King of Limbs, it's very unique.
4:43 "If you float you burn" is a reference to a famous scene from the Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where they tested alleged witch by comparing her weight with the weight of a duck which floats. It's worth to see (and react to) that iconic movie.
8:02 the song and the music video has many references to the Radiohead discography and history. It's a nod to Radiohead fans. If you read the lyrics it's becomes clear that this is a song dedicated to Radiohead fans.
12:47 one of the themes that is used in this album is Thom's breakup with his gilrfriend. He uses the references to Douglas Adams book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in this song to describe the state when your whole world gets destroyed and you can do nothing about that. It's not the first time when he references this book, a lot of references can be found in OK Computer.
20:26 one of the themes used in this album is a climate change. "Truth will mess you up" is about people who can't comprehend how bad is our environmental footprint.
30:13 Probably the most straightforward and less cryptic Radiohead song, talking about how the numbers (money, big corporations, politicians) destroy our world and that we have to do something about it.
37:11 you're not far from the truth. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist, who did the most job in arranging this album, also composed soundtracks to numerous movies, notably There Will Be Blood
"If you float you burn" isn't a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In ancient times, even before medieval eras, some people were determined to be witches based on whether they would float if they were thrown into a river after being accused of witchcraft. If they were to float or swim, they were considered witches and killed. If they were to sink, they just died. So it was a weird lose/lose situation. Dumb, I know.
Guys thank you for this amazing Radiohead journey. Im a big fan of radiohead and recently got my first tattoo of them. Your reaction of Ok Computer made me a fan of your channel and I’ve seen almost everz video ever since. BUT before you end this chapter of RH reactions I would recomend ( if you dont go back to the two albums you didnt cover) to try Man of War and Lift. They released it in 2017 as part of a re released Ok Computer album. They are really good songs with the same vibes as songs from OKC. Man of war being one of my favorites from them. They also released music videos for the songs. So thats just my recommendation. Other than that, thank you once again for this journey and I’ll be waiting for the next video.
Really great recommendations. I love those songs so much
Pet Sounds has to be next. Absolutely Essential
I second this!!!
Please react to The Smile, its a side project by thom yorke, jonny greenwood from radiohead and drummer tom skinner.
They are really outstanding
They just released their second album "Wall of Eyes", personally its even better than some radiohead albums
Great reaction! Please check out both the live of present tense and the numbers (Jonny Tom and a cr78) they are shot by Paul Thomas Anderson super simple videos but they are a vibe and thom sound amazing on them , you won’t regret it
the smiles deserves a reaction!
You guys should react to the TKOL Live From The Basement. It will blow your shit.
Absolutely, after in rainbows.
That live performance is the way to listen to that album for sure. Epic.
It's a mistake to skip The King Of Limbs.
Agreed. Fantastic album
I’d agree it’s not worth skipping but that album still has yet to grow on me. It’s good and beats Pablo honey by a landslide but compared to the rest of their discography, I don’t find myself revisiting that one nearly as often as I’d want to so in a way I could understand why someone would skip it.
Nah
I still have not heard King of Limbs. I've been a fan since Pablo Honey came out and have zero interest in this record. Why is that? I really wonder
Underrated album! Also the From the Basment version is much better and made me appreciate the album more!
I always think that daydreaming is like Thom Yorke telling a story to his wife whos had a cancer in a hospital room.
"This goes beyond me
Beyond you"
"Then it's too late
The damage is done"
"A white room by a window
Where the sun comes through"
"We are just happy to serve
You"
Im glad i found someone else who loves ful stop i feel like its slept on alot
You should react to The Smile. It's like an "extension" of Radiohead.
The fact that daydreaming is about thom's dead wife just makes it so much more sad.. 5:52
Cool reaction guys, you have to check out The Smile which is the main focus for Thom and Jonny now.
This whole album is so sad. So much about loss and love. Yet, so beautiful.
Some albums to listen to:
Ants From Up There - BCNR
Lift Your Skinny Fists - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life
Like Clockwork - QOTSA
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
How To Leave Town - Car seat Headrest
Station to Station/ Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
I'd also love to see a reaction to the song Dance with the Devil by Immortal Technique. One of the craziest songs ever made.
Check out The Smile - Has Thom yorke and Jonny greenwood as members.
Few great albums
You guys should check out The Smile. It's Thom and Jonny's current project. 2 albums both are really amazing.
As a hardcore radiohead fan, I'd love to see you guys do the 2 the smile albums.
I have adored this album since it came out. I love all their albums to some degree, but this one (and the 2nd half of TKOL at that time in my life) really struck a chord with me. They just never really disappoint.
I'm glad you guys really enjoyed it as much as you did. Especially for a first listen.
Definitely go back and do TKOL and maybe the "from the basement" stuff after that. I think you will still be impressed.
If you guys haven’t you should watch Thom and Jonny perform The Numbers and Present Tense acoustic directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. To me those are the ultimate versions of those two songs.
Jonny Greenwood does the orchestration for Radiohead. He also has done many movie scores, including There Will Be Blood, which is an amazing movie.
guys, you need to listen to Low Roar's album "0', this band has an incredible vibe, very similar to radiohead!
up
Btw, you guys forgot in rainbows disc 2, and also king of limbs which came in between this album and in rainbows
you guys get it
34:06 you guys gotta hop on The Smile. 2 perfect albums so far. Wall of Eyes is insanely good
I'm a firm believer we will get #10 album. It is cinematic - I highly recommend you watch "in Rainbows: From the Basement" - your Radiohead experience is far from over until you do, arguably it is the apex moments in band history. You will get a zillion watchers for that EVENT!!!! Been fun journey, thanks!
Something else worth a listen to is the paused recording this album to do their version of Spectre that was rejected for sam smiths. Orchestration on that one is fantastic.
You might as well go back and complete the discography at this point... Weve made it this far on this journey and i need full closure!
if you like radiohead you should maybe listen to the smile. It has thom yorke and jonny greenwood from radiohead, they're pretty good. Also thoms solo projects are pretty good too.
You've got to do both the Smile albums. They're fantastic.
The King of Limbs is also amazing, ngl. Definitely a grower of an album, but it's also top tier.
There is so much more radiohead songs for u to react to! They have just as many b-sides i.e disc 2 of "in rainbows" comlag, "hows my driving ep, "my iron lung ep, all the kid a b -sides! King of limbs b-sides!!, plus 3 thom yorke solo albums, 2 the smile albums, get on it boys!!!😁
And...
Harry Patch (In Memory Of), Spectre, The Daily Mail.
They’re all different but I can tell it’s Radiohead
Do the king of limbs
An underrated album for sure. I think initial fan reviews were harsh because they were expecting the usual layers and song evolutions, but what they gave us was droney krautrock style electronic jams. I wasn't big on it but after returning to it now I think it's pretty darned great and a nice departure from their usual emotionally challenging music. It's probably their most "accessible" just for the mere fact it's not so depressing or abrasive and more just an ambient mood setter. Accessible is the wrong word... I just mean you could put it on in the background during a dinner party or something and it wouldn't grab too much attention or freak anyone out. Can't really say the same for many other albums by them - those albums I prefer to listen to with 100% attention. Definitely some gems on there and the last 2 tracks are gold. I think if it wasn't a Radiohead album and instead some underground electronic band, then hipsters would give it an 8/10 or more. It's certainly up there with anything Animal Collective did (fairly similar actually) and hipsters love their albums.
The Numbers is my favorite track on this album. Watch the live version of that.
I might never forget Radiohead for making me like (nay, LOVE) a freaking Bossa Nova song. The Present Tense is absolutely unbelievable
When he said decks dark was his favorite so far I felt that. That was the song that hooked me for the rest of the record
Thom York’s solo album “The Eraser” is as good as the Radiohead albums. I suggest you that album wholeheartedly.
Red by King Crimson is an absolute must!
Radiohead IS the best band ever. Just when you think they can't get better, you listen to A Moon Shaped Pool.
Thom and Jonny have a side project together with another drummer - The Smile
You must check it out somewhen 😁
They released two albums so far and they are amazing
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A REACTION TO NONAGON INFINITY - KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD, it's a concept album with the idea that it is an endless concert, the whole album loops and each song transitions seamlessly, the album is rush and the band themselves are crazy
That’s why Thom ended making two movie albums now, both out of this world good, Suspiria and Confidenza. Johnny in the other hand had done it for a while, he is a masterful craftsman at this point. Guys there are two songs of Thom and Johnny playing on the countryside, I think the “the numbers” and can’t remember the other but amazing versions; awesome react 🙌🏻❤️
You guys should do the live version of King of Limbs, From the Basement. The series also has a full live version of In Rainbows, both are arguably better than the studio versions of the albums.
Someone recommended Giles Cory's self titled. It's made by one of the guys who made Deathconsciousness, so it'd be worth reacting to after that one.
I've also seen some people recommending Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans. It's an amazing album but it's very long (2 hrs and 21 mins), and extremely out-there. If you want to get familiar with 2+ hours albums before that one, then Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins would be the perfect place to start. It's the follow up to Siamese Dream, and it's a worthy one at that. It's just as good as Soundtracks but much more accessible.
You guys should listen to OKNOTOK. It’s the 20th anniversary album of Ok Computer. It came out just a year after this. It has some amazing songs like lift, man of war, and polyethylene. Also check out the king of limbs if you ever get the chance
At the end of the first episode of the show “Ozark,” the first time the family gets out of their car and sees the Lake of the Ozarks, “Decks Dark: is playing, and it’s just perfect. And in fact, Johnny said (on the Smartless podcast) when he watched the show, it was the first time he really liked the mix, that he was satisfied with the song.f
PLEASE REACT TO THE DIAMOND EYES ALBUM BY DEFTONES
Truth will set u free if you’re living a virtuous life
I personally think that the live version of true love waits in Oslo where it’s guitar instead of piano is better than the studio version
Check out the acoustic version of "True Love Waits" It'll rip your hear out.
During Present tense : Guy at the right is just digging to the music, guy at left is taking in the gravity of the sadness and the lyric.
I will also recommend Absolution - Muse. It's an album that tells a story and is equally depressing
The first Album from The Smile (Thom an Johnny Project) could be very interesting for you
I agree that this is one of their best albums. Every track is gold except for one ( Tinker )
i know i've been commenting about the king of limbs on a lot of your videos, but honestly i'm fine if you don't react to it.
as replacement i can recommend "the wall of eyes" by the smile, it's thom yorke's new band and it is INCREDIBLE.
Since both of you enjoyed ful stop, you should give the king of limbs album a listen
Listen to The Stone Roses debut album!
Please do NINE INCH NAILS!!!!!! The Downward Spiral and The Fragile!!!
It’s like they a channeling Kate bush, Nick Drake and Glen Cambell on this album…it’s still Radiohead. We are blessed to have them.
There's not a right and wrong interpretation to art tbh, it's cool that one gets a positive vibe and the other gets a sad one