Fun Stuff > BAND
New Radiohead Is Go. "King of Limbs" Digital: 2/19/2011, Vinyl in May
Ctharlhie94:
--- Quote from: nufan on 19 Feb 2011, 17:13 ---Leftovers or B-Sides seem to me to be the wrong words. The band have said that the songs on Amnesiac didn't really fit onto Kid A, which I can completely understand; I can't see any of the songs from Amnesiac working on Kid A, it would just completely break the mood of both albums. I think of Amnesiac as something of an oddity in the Radiohead discography. It contains some of my favourite radiohead songs (Life in a Glass House, Pyramid Song, Packt Like Sardines) and some of my least (Pulk/Pull, the alternate version of Morning Bell), but both have their own mood separate from each other.
Also, the person who said that the songs form Kid A/Amnesiac lack human emotion: I can't think of more emotional songs than Pyramid Song or Motion Picture Soundtrack. They will soundtrack my funeral.
--- End quote ---
I said some parts :P Believe me, I'm not denying the emotional weight of either Kid A or Amnesiac, but some of the songs are emotionally distanced (by necessity according to Yorke) compared to say In Rainbows which I can more easily relate too. They're just different emotions. This is all subjective anyway, and it's the genius of Radiohead that they can produce such distinct moods with each album, and that we can have this kind of discussion is a testament to that.
imagist42:
To clarify: Amnesiac isn't exactly B-sides from Kid A. Both albums simply consist of songs that are (mostly) from the same recording sessions. So while Amnesiac was released a year later and has a completely unique tone, it was born at the same time as Kid A.
Ctharlhie94:
If Wikipedia is to be believed, they're different interpretations of the same theme. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesiac The Gnostic theme is really fascinating.
tricia kidd:
--- Quote from: Ctharlhie94 on 19 Feb 2011, 17:37 ---If Wikipedia is to be believed, they're different interpretations of the same theme. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesiac The Gnostic theme is really fascinating.
--- End quote ---
I am a Gnostic, so that is interesting, and I had not heard that before.
"Pyramid Song" is also (rather obviously) derived from Egyptian religion, as well. It's also literally the best song I have ever heard (sorry, "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space").
nufan:
K so I just wikpediaed Codex and it came up with
A codex (Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree")
:psyduck:
I love this band
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version