[Cipher13]

I like Radiohead, but I don't think they're the most amazing thing ever. They're a good listen every now and then.

Some song suggestions from somebody who wouldn't go out of their way to see them live:

Just
My Iron Lung
Karma Police
No Surprises
Exit Music
Blow (with Porthishead?)
Black Star
Paranoid Android
Creep

All the "popular" ones really, I guess. I can't remember all of them (not on my comp right now), but there are more. Try those for a start I guess. They're all catchy.

[macintologist]

Avoid Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief at all costs.

[DeathMan]

Originally posted by macintologist:
Avoid Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief at all costs.

What a stupid post.


It all depends on how willing you are to *listen* to the music, as opposed to just turning it on and sitting in the same room. If you'll actually listen to it, and don't think of it as a "Britney Spears" type of braindead formulaic pop album, I think you can't help but be intrigued by Kid A, Amnesiac, OK Computer, or Bj�rk's Med�lla, or any other "challenging" music out there for that matter.

Its challenging, because it requires work, not because its no good.

[Krypton]

Originally posted by DeathMan:
What a stupid post.


It all depends on how willing you are to *listen* to the music, as opposed to just turning it on and sitting in the same room. If you'll actually listen to it, and don't think of it as a "Britney Spears" type of braindead formulaic pop album, I think you can't help but be intrigued by Kid A, Amnesiac, OK Computer, or Bj�rk's Med�lla, or any other "challenging" music out there for that matter.

Its challenging, because it requires work, not because its no good.

[Steve]

Originally posted by Cipher13:
Some song suggestions from somebody who wouldn't go out of their way to see them live:
Blow (with Porthishead?)

Radiohead AND Portishead together?!? I've never heard of this song, and I have a pretty large collection of Radiohead B-Sides and "Lost Treasures" as well as all of their released stuff.

Are you mistaken on the name or do you want to send it on over

Edit - I have the song Blow Out (from Pablo Honey), but it doesn't sound like Portishead is in it.

[J_Anderton]

I remember a few years ago my friend popped in a Radiohead CD in my car and I was like, "WTF is this?"

Then, I remember watching Vanilla Sky and hearing "Everything in its right place" in the beginning and I was like, "Hmmmm...I like that."

I bought Kid A and said, "What did I just buy?"

I'm the type to give CDs and films a second and third shot. I started to listen to it over and over and after about the third or fourth spin, I was hooked.

OK Computer came along right after and the same thing happened. I wasn't feeling it at first, but after about a week straight of listening to it non-stop, I fell in love. They then became one of my favorite bands and OK Computer became one of my favorite albums.

You MUST give Radiohead a few listens to appreciate them. They're not the type of band where you instantly fall in love...it takes a while to appreciate them and if you don't fall in love by then, you won't.