I'm not sure I'm a fan of their minimalist tendencies. By their own admission they are being very minimalist on this album. I will try and listen to it, but I won't be buying until I know.
On another note, this album release will probably put Hail to the Thief into Platinum territory.
I haven't listened to Hail to the Thief in a very long while and didn't like it that much for that reason, so I'll just say a lot of songs off that album (although I think it is decent). Their sounds aren't as thick, not as busy as I'd think. Pretty sparse, increasing bass, and less guitar driven as of late. The variance in repititions were getting a little to subtle for me. But I'm really into riff based rock, so this later stuff isn't as much to my taste. I guess some would say that they have matured past my taste, but whatever, if I wasn't relaxed music I'll listen to Nick Drake or something like that.
Last edited by Nellinator on Oct 1st, 2007 at 01:41 AM
But guitar has the distortion and the good reverb I wanna hear. Yorke's keyboards aren't dense enough for me as a hardcore piano player and lover. The bass has been increased, which I like, but bass is meh without the guitar for me.
You can just get the download though and pay a fair price for it.
It's quite ingenious really, because it somehow makes illegal downloading look (more) unpalatable, while actually ensuring the band will make the same amount if not more from the album.
I originally just bought the digital version because I intended to them buy the regular CD, because I was informed it'd contain the bonus disc, but it may not, so I bought the discbox.
With the download, obviously some idiots will pay nothing (Even though they can), but Radiohead will make it back because the money is going directly to them.
I played £3.45, cos I was always gonna buy the CD anyway, then another £40 for the discbox. If you're not gonna buy the CD or discbox, I'd play £8 or more for the download, CD price.
At that rate they'll make a lot more this way. Usually the artists only make around $1 per cd sold. If Radiohead has a good deal they might get $2 or £1 or something like that. Also, more people will probably buy this way. I think this might be a cash magnet.
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