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offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-06-05 08:33 [#00727933]
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It's not too shabby either.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:34 [#00727935]
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Nod, quite a good record... haven't listened to it on ages,
but it was my fav album for a few years after it came out!


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 08:36 [#00727939]
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It's strange that there are so many Radiohead fans here,
considering they steal all their best idea's from AFX and
Autechre...


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:37 [#00727944]
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well, Ok Computer is arguably Radioheads best album... and
it was released before the whole Warp influence on them... I
assume anyways... and I wouldn't call it stealing... it's an
influence... everyone is influenced by something... so if
you call influence stealing, then everyone steals...


 

offline alnuit on 2003-06-05 08:39 [#00727947]
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was my fave for a really really long time....only recently
upstaged by Kid A. Amnesiac and OK Computer run neck to
neck.

Especially the the beginning of Airbag with those giant
dissonant chords, the ending of Karma Police and the strings
of Climbing The Wall. Exit is probably the song that really
gets me everytime though. God...just talking about it I
realise how much love it.


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 08:40 [#00727949]
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I also reckon OK computer's their best... the first track on
Kid A is such a blatant AFX rip off that it kinda put me off
them... specially because they always seem to get more
credit and respect than any IDM people do... don't you
think?

Stealing/borrowing is fine though... everythings been done!


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:41 [#00727951]
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this was one of those albums where basically each song was
at sometime my favorite from the album... my goodness I
listened to this one so much, I no every sound and nuance...
unfortunately it might bore me a bit because of that, but
it's still quite good!


 

offline alnuit on 2003-06-05 08:43 [#00727957]
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Well, it is not like guys at Warp have no external
influences.

Squarepusher is a Miles Davis rip off.
Ae are Tod Dockstader rip-offs.
Black Dog are Derrick May rip-offs.
Seefeel were Slint ripoffs.
Derrick May was a Krafetwerk rip off.

So you see, finger pointing influences as ripping off could
go too far.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:44 [#00727960]
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yeah, it is kind of rediculous to label Radiohead as the
inventors of this music... they were almost considered
that... but that's not their faults really... they were just
blending stuff they liked with what they were doing, and I'm
sure they hated all that praise they were getting... but
see, they're going to be labeled as such, because they're
popular... they're a popular band in the public eye, so more
people hear what they do...


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 08:44 [#00727961]
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it's a grreat album but i don't think Radiohead should be
thinking about OKC 2, thats stupid,


 

offline alnuit on 2003-06-05 08:46 [#00727965]
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Funny that a steadfastly left-of-center album of theirs
should get them so much popularity. I am sure they were
trying to rid themselves of fans after OK Computer. Kid A
misfired badly in that regard.


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 08:47 [#00727969]
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Yeah, I see what youre saying, but theres a difference...
Autechre are influenced by Dockstader... the stuff they
produce sounds very different though... as with the others
you mentioned... whereas that Radiohead track I mentioned
sounds EXACTLY like afx...


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 08:47 [#00727970]
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i think it did lose them a cerrtain type of fan to begin
with.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 08:48 [#00727972]
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k. whateverr


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 08:49 [#00727975]
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I think Radiohead are a good Rock band... but I feel they
could be a lot more interesting if they didn't already have
a rock fanbase... to change the subject, has anyone heard
Clue to Kalo? I really like that... I kind of feel like
Radiohead should sound more like that.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:50 [#00727976]
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well, I think they lost some fans, but gained a hell of a
lot... people who were into electronic type music probably
started listening to Radiohead after... me however, was
definitely not into any electronic music at the time... I
was basically a pure rock listener... but I just loved Kid A
upon first listen!


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 08:51 [#00727981]
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I always found it funny that Kid A debuted at #1... heh, no
videos or singles, and hardly any interviews... just those
blips...

I guess it was mostly because of who they were... I'd really
love to see how the sales of Kid A faired in the following
weeks... as people began to listen, I'd love to see if there
was a dramatic drop in sales, or what...


 

offline alnuit on 2003-06-05 08:59 [#00727996]
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Maybe you are right...even so...I wouldn't go so far as to
call it a rip off.


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 09:02 [#00727999]
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Rock music needs more bands like Radiohead... at least they
try be new instead of all this lame rehashed 70's shit like
the strokes!


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-05 09:04 [#00728003]
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nod, and then the Strokes are praised... not that I like
Lenny Kravitz or anything, but he was always slagged for his
music because it was too retro... and recently the strokes
have been praised for it... stupid really...


 

offline clone from Johannesburg (South Africa) on 2003-06-05 09:07 [#00728010]
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that kind of shit is really getting out of hand... all these
lame retro bands that put the word THE in front of their
names... The Vines, The datsuns, the whatevers...


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 09:18 [#00728028]
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the strokes


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-06-05 11:25 [#00728297]
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Ok Computer is my favourite album, not just by Radiohead,
but anybody... even though I'm more into electronic music
than any other genre.


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2003-06-05 13:24 [#00728452]
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I love OK Computer, I can listen to it over and over again
and never get tired of it. Quite possibly the best album of
the 90's from anyone imo.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 13:25 [#00728454]
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i was like that forr a verry verry long time, but i overr
did it and now i neverr feel like putting it on, which is a
shame, i have rruined it forr myself


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2003-06-05 13:26 [#00728456]
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that's a cryin shame


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-06-05 13:27 [#00728458]
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I've actually gotten fairly bored of it. Still one of the
best albums I've ever heard, but I find it grating to listen
to now. But I'm sure I'll come around to it again and get
nice and acquainted with it eventually.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-06-05 13:28 [#00728460]
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ditto


 


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