Despite being released three months ago as a digital download, Radiohead’s latest album, In Rainbows, was the best selling album last week. That must really upset the big record labels, who for God knows how long have been claiming that downloadable music would be the death of the album, of physical collections of music. Never mind that Radiohead essentially thumbed its nose to the big labels with In Rainbows.
And yes, as I type this I’m listening to the album again. I’ve never been a huge Radiohead fan, so bear with me as I try to “understand” the band’s sound.
Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ tops charts [AP/Yahoo!]
I love the new album, I actually feel guilty for not donating anything yet. Will I? Probably not, but the guilt is still there….it’s still there…
Hint: Listen on headphones. A lot of the album is binaurally recorded.
d’oh! i actually had to reread that as i read it as “binarilly”. how cool would that sound…
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Another hint: Listen to Christopher O’Riley’s piano renditions of Radiohead songs.
great album – you dont need to “understand” anything to appreciate it
Too bad that it is still not available as a free download
Radiohead’s music isn’t really supposed to be loved right off the bat. I’m a big Radiohead fan and I’ve noticed that you have to listen to it several times to appreciate all the different layers of sound. It seeps into your mind over time and eventually you’re hooked.
BTW: I gave full album price for the free digital download. It was my way of flipping the bird to the RIAA.