Radiohead - In Rainbows
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Artist: RadioheadEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-01-01
Music Label: Ato Records / Red
Soundtracks:
- 15 Step
- Bodysnatchers
- Nude
- Medley: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
- All I Need
- Faust Arp
- Reckoner
- House of Cards
- Jigsaw Falling into Place
- Videotape
Music reviews of In Rainbows
Music Review: The parts are greater than the whole.
Rating: 3 Stars
'In Rainbows' was the most anticipated Radiohead album since 'Kid A', and like that album, this one was expected to be a new beginning for the band. Thom York said himself that 'Hail To the Thief' was going to be the last of Radiohead "as we know it". However, it appears York & company didn't feel as adventurous going into this project as they made it seem.
The Negatives:
'In Rainbows' does not feel like a fully formed album. Instead, like 'Amnesiac', it seems more like a loose collection of holdovers. The music is really more of the same. There are three songs here I find terribly boring, and one I can't make my mind up on. The really frustrating thing is that the bad songs here aren't actually "bad", they just lack a certain punch. It's like they belong with all those other numerous Radiohead b-sides. With the rather lackluster state the music world has been in for a long time, we really need a groundbreaking and unique package of music to stir things up once and awhile. So, to quote an old member of the music business, 'In Rainbows' seems more like "a bunt instead of a home run".
The Positives:
In spite of the fact that this collection feels so non-cohesive and lackluster, there are still six songs here that are INSTANT Radiohead CLASSICS! The band still sounds confident and inspired. Thom's voice is as strong as ever. Most importantly, the melodies here are still original and interesting. The only reason I'm still giving 'In Rainbows' a lower score is that these songs seem better taken individually. They really do not sound like they belong together. In fact, any of them could fit into any of Radiohead's previous seven albums. That is great praise for the songs, much less for 'In Rainbows taken as an album.
The Songs:
'15 Step' (Man, this is their weakest opener ever. Another electronic loop, with accompanying drumming, and a bass melody. Like I said, it's hardly bad, but it's just...there. Rather boring, and certainly not a good way to begin an album.
'Bodysnatchers' (A great song that is unmistakably Radiohead to the core. Sounds like it belongs on `Hail To the Thief'. In fact, it sounds like a hybrid of `2+2=5' and `Where I End And You Begin'. In any case, it REALLY rocks.)
'Nude' (Another instant classic. Very slow, ethereal, and haunting, with an impressive orchestral buildup to a nice crescendo.)
'Arpeggi/Weird Fishes' (A lot like '15 Step', only without the electronic loop. And again, it just seems to hang in space without much of a memorable melody or an impression.)
'All I Need' (A fantastically dark and foreboding song. Think of a darker 'Morning Bell'.)
'Faust Arp' (A great, fast-paced acoustic song, a lot like 'Thinking About You'. Just too short!)
'Reckoner' (Another great one, with crashing cymbals driving along a sorrowful bass melody. Also features outstanding vocals from Thom.)
'House of Cards' (I'm really still trying to decide if I like this one. It's very slow and kind of boring, but that also may work in its favor, because it has a very meditative and peaceful atmosphere, more so that any other Radiohead song.
'Jigsaw Falling Into Place' (Just incredible. An acoustic song that starts off slow and builds and builds up to one heck of a crescendo. Plus, Thom just BELTS it out during the second half. I really wish he'd sing like that more often.
'Videotape' (Their worst closer ever. It's a peaceful and sad sounding piano song, but it's also terribly boring and under-developed.)
So, 'In Rainbows' has at least six OUTSTANDING songs on it. However, taken as a whole, this album doesn't really stand on its own. Perhaps it just needed more songs, along with an infusion of different styles of music and instrumentation. With this latest offering, Radiohead proves they still have what it takes to make a great song, but the next album needs to be much more cohesive.
Description of In Rainbows
On the deliriously satisfying In Rainbows, Radiohead returns to a more straight-ahead (though subdued) rock sound. Much hubbub has been made about this record's innovative release. Radiohead allowed fans to pay what they wished to download fairly low-resolution tracks from the band's own website. Like so many innovations, it already seems funny both that it was such big news and that someone else of similar stature hadn't done it sooner. Some pundits were appalled that it took awhile to download the tracks if you tried to do it at the same time as thousands of other people, while others decried that the group was trying to kill the music industry (or save it). Little of the press seemed to focus on the record itself, which actually made sense because it was so entertaining and inviting, the most low-key album Radiohead has made to date. There's even a very straight-forward, simple, silly little love song, "House of Cards." It might be a bit lethargic, but the simple instrumentation of electric guitars, bass, and drums is lovely as heck. A handful of these tunes enchanted fans for years before finally being committed to computer "tape." This is particularly fitting as In Rainbows is the group's most "band"-sounding album since OK Computer. This is not a record that hits you over the head with how far this group is pushing the envelope; it's simply a phenomenal, well-crafted, and exciting album. As soon as it's done, you're playing it again. --Mike McGonigalTENTATIVE TRACKLIST: "15 Step" - 3:57 "Bodysnatchers" - 4:02 "Nude" - 4:15 "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" - 5:18 "All I Need" - 3:48 "Faust Arp" - 2:09 "Reckoner" - 4:50 "House of Cards" - 5:28 "Jigsaw Falling into Place" - 4:09 "Videotape" - 4:39
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