A Safe Space to Discuss “Radiohead”.

[Bones McHorror]

Anyone who thinks jam bands aren't danceable really needs to pull their head out of their ass. Dead & Co go back on tour in 2 weeks, and it is 4 hours of non stop dancing.

I will provide videos for your edification.

Well I guess you can technically dance to anything. And another point could be made that it is wrong to expect dancing to every type of music.

I think Radiohead is more influenced by electronic and afrobeat stuff that was made for dancing. Rather than incidentally inspiring swaying back and forth from hippies on acid, though. No offense to the latter.

 

[rickenvox]

Either you don't know what tourette's syndrome is or just love 'anti-PC' jokes so much you don't care if they make any sense.

Anyway, to me he makes two points in that whole wall of text. One is that they had too much open-endedness for him at one festival live show in 2008.

Two, Thom is too 'formalist'. Also not explained and I doubt anyone who reads Spin does anything but pretend they know what he means.

Furthermore, he seems to be making an argument entirely different than your own original thesis that Radiohead doesn't do anything new. To him, Radiohead is too experimental. And he doesn't focus on album output at all. But on their live work. The only thing he has to say about In Rainbows is about their online sales. Which has nothing to do with the music.

no internal monitor that tells you when you've lost your audience.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Bones McHorror]

no internal monitor that tells you when you've lost your audience.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let's recap your wandering argument.

1. Bands are only worth talking about what they are known for.

2. Novelty and innovation is all that matters. Sales and success are irrelevant!

3. No wait maybe critical consensus is the ticket. People keep ignoring the critics!

4. Who cares what critics say, they are not scientists. Only my own opinion matters.

5. This spin article has solved it. The live show is what matters most. That's why Radiohead sucks now.

 

[335clone]

Well I guess you can technically dance to anything. And another point could be made that it is wrong to expect dancing to every type of music.

I think Radiohead is more influenced by electronic and afrobeat stuff that was made for dancing. Rather than incidentally inspiring swaying back and forth from hippies on acid, though. No offense to the latter.