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i paid for it, i'm going to wait for it

10/10/2007 1:54:09 AM

hook us up, Neal

I paid for it too, that doesn't mean I don't want it sooner

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 1:55 AM. Reason : oh shit, somebody's got it up on Oink too]

10/10/2007 1:54:12 AM

for real, i went back and bought the boxset but i still want to hear the album now

10/10/2007 1:57:52 AM

I just got my link

10/10/2007 2:00:19 AM

everytime gchat pops up telling me i have a new email i get all giddy.

FUCK YOU, "MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION", FOR MAKING ME PREMATURELY EJACULATE.

10/10/2007 2:00:51 AM

DOWNLOADING NOW

10/10/2007 2:03:16 AM

oh I'm listening

hell yeah

10/10/2007 2:04:26 AM

Only disappointment I'm having with the album is the fact that I've heard these songs before.
Actually sounds like a best of collection (i.e. you can hear Knives Out in a much improved from the live version of Reckoner, bunch of great bass lines especially from Nude and House of Cards, etc.). Thom was right when he said the album was minimalistic compared to HTTT.

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 2:09 AM. Reason : grrrr]

10/10/2007 2:05:42 AM

cory just signed up and he got his dl right away

apparently preordering is frowned upon

10/10/2007 2:09:55 AM

ha, i preordered mine like an hour or two when they made the announcement.

10/10/2007 2:10:33 AM

i ordered again and was instantly given a download link, word

10/10/2007 2:12:47 AM

fans are getting restless



[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 2:18 AM. Reason : Still haven't officially gotten my link, it'll probably show up in three days or something.]

10/10/2007 2:14:16 AM

LOL

10/10/2007 2:17:39 AM

My snap judgment is 4/5. I think my main complaint is that the abbum feels too short. At 10 tracks I wish a couple of the songs were fleshed out a little more (Nude and All I Need could each last another minute it feels like) and Videotape didn't have enough of a punch at the end. Open Pick (oops Jigsaw Falling Into Place) kicks some ass. I had multiple Thom's in each ear throughout the song.

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 2:36 AM. Reason : mjmjm]

10/10/2007 2:23:14 AM

just finished my first listen-through. nothing particularly ground-breaking, but it's a good record.

10/10/2007 2:23:34 AM

i'll probably give it a couple listens tonight and tomorrow before i formulate an opinion, but so far i'm digging it.

10/10/2007 2:25:27 AM

i just signed on and paid .46 pounds for it and it gave me my link instantly

10/10/2007 2:25:33 AM

i cant think of a better way to fall asleep tonight

so far, so good

10/10/2007 2:29:25 AM

oh here's my link

how useful

after I've been listening to it for half an hour by now

10/10/2007 2:35:17 AM

aha NIN and oasis (obviously) have dumped their record labels

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 2:51 AM. Reason : that's 'aha' as in 'ahahaha', not 'a-ha']

10/10/2007 2:50:37 AM

10/10/2007 3:10:31 AM

ah ha- the "free" part

160 kbps

10/10/2007 6:48:52 AM

nude is perfect. they nailed itttt

10/10/2007 8:20:03 AM

Still no email for me

10/10/2007 8:44:26 AM

anyone having problems im me

10/10/2007 8:51:52 AM

^^^yes they did

10/10/2007 8:55:20 AM

i love faust arp and jigsaw is playing now...amazing!

10/10/2007 8:58:33 AM

oh_my_god

10/10/2007 9:05:33 AM

very solid album...hope to hear more rockers on the bonus disc in weeks to come

10/10/2007 9:30:51 AM

I'm listening to it now.. pretty damn excited to hear some new material from one of my fav bands.. esp. coz I've never heard any of these songs before. Sounds pretty good so far..

10/10/2007 9:50:49 AM

Nude + 15 steps are my favorites.

the entire album is very good to me. I need to wait a week or two of listens to process it in my radiohead album list.

10/10/2007 10:33:59 AM

I've been switching favorite tracks with every listen - before I was listening to Faust Arp on repeat and now it's House of Cards. This may not be their best album, but it could be.

10/10/2007 10:36:00 AM

and then another year or so to confirm

at least thats how it is for me. I have an initial reaction, reaction after a couple weeks of heaving spinning of a new disc. Then 6 months to a year later is the real test for me.

10/10/2007 10:36:04 AM

^ not sure about a year.. but it will take time to sink in For now, I love videotape..

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 10:39 AM. Reason : and all i need.. oh wait ]

10/10/2007 10:38:18 AM

Quote :

"I've been switching favorite tracks with every listen - "

Exactly.

I was familiar with all the tracks from hearing them live and having some live versions, but this album is absolutely blowing me away.

Pleasant surprises were/are "Faust Arp", the re-worked "Reckoner". The album flows very well... "15 Step" is a perfect opener and "Videotape" is a great way to end it.

This is my 4th listen through this morning, and I think I can already rank this record #1 this year, taking the spot of Okkervil River. Of course, I had a Radiohead bias to begin with, but damn, this is a solid album.

10/10/2007 11:15:41 AM

Nude and All I Need <3

though I totally agree with Cif that All I Need had the potential to be a lot better/longer, it felt cut off

[Edited on October 10, 2007 at 12:55 PM. Reason : .]

10/10/2007 12:55:09 PM

yeah "all i need" is the standout so far

10/10/2007 1:15:39 PM

"all I need" was one of the tracks I was really curious to hear because the live versions were so bare bones. It turned out really well. Definitely one of the best on the record.

There isn't a single track that should be skipped on this record, imo.

10/10/2007 1:16:59 PM

"All I Need" ftw

10/10/2007 1:17:19 PM

I agree, All I need is one of the stand outs..

I also kinda like how videotape feels like Bjork's "all is full of love". And I must say lyrics on this album are better than a lot of their previous albums.

10/10/2007 1:25:49 PM

This isn't really wowing me.

I'm not saying it isn't good, but the first time I've heard every single one of their albums, I've been really floored. This is just like, "yeah, this is all right."

10/10/2007 2:01:53 PM

This dude pretty much sums it up for me....

http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2007/10/radiohead_in_rainbows_review.html

Quote :

"If OK Computer is your favorite album In Rainbows might be your second favorite."

I am completely blown away by this record--- Starting my 7th listen now and it just keeps gaining momentum.

10/10/2007 2:23:34 PM

after the first listen i'm really diggin it

very chill and beautiful album

10/10/2007 2:33:23 PM

so far after about 4-5 listens, videotape is my least favorite. 15 steps is my #1.

10/10/2007 2:34:23 PM

Quote :

"This isn't really wowing me."

I'm in this camp. After a couple listens I'm unimpressed. Hopefully after further listens it'll grow on me, but currently I'd put in on par with Hail to the Thief, which is one of my least favorite Radiohead albums.

10/10/2007 2:39:25 PM

I was doing the Thom head bob all the way to work this morning! First listen A++, nothing new, but polished/packaged perfectly.

10/10/2007 2:40:38 PM

very solid album

as expected, all i need and nude are the standout tracks and reckoner is weird and stupid

everything is pretty much what i expected, after listening to the live performances on youtube for months there were really no surprises (HAR HAR)

10/10/2007 2:42:15 PM

Johnny interview from Rolling Stones:

Quote :

"Why did you choose to release the album this way? Partly just to get it out quickly, so everyone would hear it at the same time, and partly because it was an experiment that felt worth trying, really. Why the variable pricing? It’s fun to make people stop for a few seconds and think about what music is worth, and that’s just an interesting question to ask people. How would you respond to complaints about the sound quality – that 160 isn’t a high enough bitrate? I don’t know, we talked about it and we just wanted to make it a bit better than iTunes, which it is, so that’s kind of good enough, really. It’s never going to be CD quality, because that’s what CD does. What goals did you have for the album itself? I suppose we wanted to get back slightly to Kid A in that we were spending longer experimenting and trying stuff out — it wasn’t so much of a performance-based thing, like Hail to the Thief. Other than that, it’s the usual thing of turning up with these songs and the pressure is, “Don’t fuck it up, don’t record them badly, don’t do bad arrangements of them, and do them justice.” So that’s what we’ve done. What are your touring plans? That’s exactly what we finally started talking about. Now that the album’s out, we can get together exactly how and where we’re going to tour."

10/10/2007 2:55:35 PM

Listening to it 3rd time around, I kinda dig almost every song on the album. I feel like I should've payed more than $3 that I paid

10/10/2007 3:18:36 PM

Quote :

"I'm not saying it isn't good, but the first time I've heard every single one of their albums, I've been really floored. "

You were floored by Pablo Honey?





I keed, I keed.

10/10/2007 4:23:53 PM