re: New Radiohead video - Burn the Witch

Their last two albums had no previously announced release date when they were dropped. I'd imagine they release it pretty soon.

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You don't like In Rainbows?

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Not really. It's pretty average and uneventful. There isn't a single song on it that I felt I needed to hear a second time.

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Answering your own question there

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I'm really not, though. You're claiming that they are overrated, when in reality, you just don't personally like them. They're loved by millions of fans and critics alike, they've won multiple Grammys and a slew of other awards, they've released eight albums that vary in style, they've sold 10s of millions of copies worldwide, they've maintained the same core members for 30 years, and they have a truly unique sound in an industry full of copycats. Being overrated would mean that the acclaim they receive isn't deserved, but when you look at what they've done and how it has been received, saying they are overrated doesn't make sense.

You can certainly not like them, but that does not mean that they're overrated. I am not a huge fan of Kid A, but I understand why it's so critically acclaimed. It's not my taste, but that doesn't make it overrated.

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It's weird that they seem to have started getting the most praise as their music began declining in quality.

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Well naturally the longer you're active and releasing music, the more exposure you'll get. OK Computer came out in 1997, and there will be hundreds of people that discover that album because they heard Burn the Witch. It's not like King of Limbs is getting more praise than OK Computer or The Bends. Those albums also become more impressive over time when you realize the listenability they have decades later

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Methinks you are one of the overraters. Acting like they are the greatest thing to happen to music in the 21st century is what makes them overrated.

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If they aren't one of the greatest things to happen to music in the 21st century, then who is? Alex listed a plethora of reasons to back this up. What is your argument?

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I am not a huge fan of Kid A, but I understand why it's so critically acclaimed. It's not my taste, but that doesn't make it overrated.


Of course it does. WTF are you even saying?

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So you truly think that since you don't like Radiohead, that means that they are overrated? That is exactly what you are saying. Do you realize how dumb that is?

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That most certainly is not what I'm saying.

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AlexLSU:

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I'm not even a diehard Radiohead fan...I don't like Pablo Honey, Amnesiac or King of Limbsbut...that doesn't make it overrated.

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BigScrubTX:

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Of course it does. WTF are you even saying?

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Just agree to disagree with him already! Saying something is "overrated" is inherently based on the opinion of the person making the statement, so it's silly to argue who's right or wrong.

FWIW I think Alex has a stronger argument because he points out more facts as to why they are not overrated.

This is what I see:

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I am not a huge fan of Kid A, but I understand why it's so critically acclaimed. It's not my taste, but that doesn't make it overrated.



Of course it does. WTF are you even saying?

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That was the exact statement I responded to. You somehow extracted it and made it with regard to something else.

This Is A Low-Flying Panic Attack: What’s At Stake For Radiohead Fans In The “Burn The Witch” Era

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And yet, even if Radiohead are no longer the vanguard of big-box rock ‘n’ roll or even a surefire supplier of genius, it may not be time to relegate them to the nostalgia circuit.

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They may not be the most important band in the world anymore, but they remain among the most cultishly beloved. The question is, more than five years out from the most disappointing album of their career, can they continue to generate music that does justice to that devotion?

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To be a Radiohead fan in 2016 is to exist, ahem, in limbo. No one is expecting these guys to change the face of music or even evolve beyond the well-established confines of their sound, but fans don’t want to give up waiting for another masterpiece. Few people with an emotional attachment to this band are ready to concede that the canon of essential Radiohead albums is complete. We want to believe that Radiohead’s still got whatever it is that once catalyzed our collective endorphin rush, that they haven’t become another bunch of old white men coasting off their glory days.

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For what may be obvious reasons, I’m feeling emotional about it to an extent that caught me off guard. In recent days I’ve discovered in myself a weird new defensiveness toward this band. Whereas in the past I would just knowingly laugh at the group’s many outspoken haters, lately Radiohead ridicule stirs up passionate anger within me, and the threat of another subpar album triggers a profound sorrow. There is no shortage of amazing music to enjoy in this world, yet as someone who has invested so much of himself in Radiohead, the question of their continued vitality feels personal to me. I am fearing the creative death of my favorite band the way I fear the actual death of my loved ones. I am grappling with their inevitable decay the way I grapple with my own.

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