Matts Views On Radiohead

[Blender]

Yeah, I'm not feelin' the Kid A hype.

That record's fuckin' horseshit. Go fuckin' buy [Pink Floyd] Animals or Meddle or Shine On You Crazy Diamond, they're far better. But you know what, I have to give them this

[Independence/Indifference]

no, no you did not find anyone at all who thinks avalanche is better than any radiohead album. but thanks for trying

[primetime_deliverance]

uhh, ok.

 

avalanche > hail to the thief (which is mediocre at best).

 

why does anyone compare anything that relates to musical greatness directly with radiohead? of course the Bends, Kid A and Ok Computer are fantastic, but they're so overhyped its not even funny. Maybe I just don't get it.

Edited August 9, 2006 by primetime_deliverance

[Selina]

Don't care much for Radiohead.

[Blender]

"avalanche is better than most of radiohead's output, though"

 

"I would put Avalanche above any single Radiohead album, too. Then, I'd also put five of Radiohead's albums before Matt's next best effort, which is probably Beautiful Midnight or White Light Rock & Roll Review -- both great if not for a couple of shitty filler tunes."

 

thanks for calling me out though...

[no yu begin wher i end]

uhh, ok.

 

avalanche > hail to the thief (which is mediocre at best).

I'll add to that and say Beautiful Midnight and Audio of Being > The Bends, although that is saying a lot. 'Fake Plastic Trees' and 'My Iron Lung' are two of my most favourite songs, but as a whole, the two MGB records stand up far stronger as albums.

[Seanathon]

This cannot end well.

 

That said, my two cents; I don't really care what he thinks of Radiohead, not that I'm a fan.

[saturnine]

i love radiohead, but even i get pissed off when people are "ok computer this, kida that.. blah blah best ever blah' they're good, but not amazing. there are probably 50 albums i own that i find better than any radiohead album.

[somnambulist]

Ha, I wonder if he'd be bothered to hear they're my third favorite band.

[trufflepig]

i like them both. no use comparing them.

[Guest Prosis]

Yeah Radiohead is a hype thing not a talent thing. They had it, they lost it...I mean come on since Kid A we're talking bad acid trips at best.

 

Also, I don't see the point in going "this record is better than that record" because, at the end of the day, isn't it all subjective?

 

Because you have to find the difference between liking and recognizing genius or crap. By crap I mean it doesn't bring anything new or improving to the art. What I mean by that is that I like Oasis for example. But they're crap because they're not giving anything new to the art of music. On the other hand, there are a lot of Pink Floyd albums that I don't like, but I can recognize they were for the most part genius.

 

That's where people need to learn how to draw the line in debates such as these.

[driftinginfluence]

this was said by Matt quite awhile ago right?

 

Kid A is good, but def not better than OK and the Bends in my opinion, a lot of people have said Amnesiac and Kid A should have been one album of the best songs, i totally agree, that would have been a killer record. Hail to the Their is weak comapred to their other records, Pablo Honey is a great grunge record. As far as comparign to Matt, that's hard i think, as their both great artists, Matt's my fav and Radiohead make it into third behind Wilco.

 

and i think the Talk Talk comment is warranted, that band's last couple albums are amazing, i'm just getting into them, they were definitely ahead of their time.

[Hyphnip]

I like Radiohead. I've got all their albums except for the live one. But here is the thing, they're not the greatest. they're really good, not great. And the thing is, wether or not Matt likes then, I like them. Thats all that matters to me.

[deremac]

I love Radiohead, they are still way behind Matt but still one of my top 5 favourite bands. So many chilling songs.

[hum-an-ole]

Radiohead is geat, and so is MG. I don't know how anyone can compare or label bands/albums as the best ever, the are too many constantly changing factors for me in that kind of decision..

[Hyphnip]

I think I just realized something about Matt. Have you ever noticed that he either LOVES something or he HATES it. there never seems to be any middle ground. One thing I can say though is that he is his own toughest critic, I've never seen a musician who is as willing to trash their own work as he is.

[radio_bomb]

I love Radiohead, only thing that comes close to MG for me. Their last 4 albums are all favourites of mine.

[nerd glasses]

There's an interview (post-MGB) where he says, referring to rh: "They're wicked, don't get me wrong."

 

Pretty sure it was a Chart interview, but it was in the magazine, not online. I'll see if I can find it in the next couple of days. I don't think his earlier comments were against radiohead's music so much as against the hype and the musical ignorance of younger fans who thought "Kid A" type of stuff had never been done before.

Edited August 10, 2006 by nerd glasses

[jeorjazzjune]

Maybe Matt was also upset because he realized Dave Genn couldn't hold a candle to Johnny Greenwood.

[jeef47]

I dont even listen to Radiohead

[WinstonSmith357]

I remember him raving about the release of Hail To the Thief on his blog once.

 

He said something like, "Radiohead can't put out a bad record."

[driftinginfluence]

I remember him raving about the release of Hail To the Thief on his blog once.

 

He said something like, "Radiohead can't put out a bad record."

around that release I remember Matt talking about the fact that whatever RH puts out critics will say its amazing, whether its crap or not.

[WinstonSmith357]

The thing is:

 

Radiohead makes amazing music.

[AnOceanPearl]

Sigur Ros>Radiohead

[Audio of Being]

Sure, maybe Radiohead has come out with some good albums. Kid A and OK Computer are my favs, but in my cd collection, I can find alot of stuff way better than that.

 

I rather listen to Mars Volta, or Sigur Ros over Radiohead everyday.