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Whistle Stopper - In Rainbows
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List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $6.80
Your Save: $ 7.18 ( 51% )
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Manufacturer: Ato Records / Red
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0880882162221
Label: Ato Records / Red
Manufacturer: Ato Records / Red
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Ato Records / Red
Release Date: 2008-01-01
Studio: Ato Records / Red
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Summary: best since ok computer
Comment: This is a brilliant and surprisingly accessible album, considering Radiohead likes to experiment and we, the listeners, were probably expecting something that sounded like it came from another planet. But In Rainbows is a wonderful lack of pushing any envelope; this is just an amazing album that satisfies any Radiohead fan. It's engaging and edgy and yes, accessible to even mainstream listeners who think Radiohead is maybe a little bit 'out there'. I say with great sincerity that this is certainly their best album since OK Computer; yes, it's that good. Taking nothing away from Kid A...I love that album, too, but this is just exceptional. My favorite tracks are Bodysnatchers, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, House Of Cards and Jigsaw Falling Into Place. How a band can take five years off and still make something this good is beyond me. Long live Radiohead!!
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Summary: Out there, but so good it doesn't matter
Comment: I am a moderate fan of Radiohead, and while I have listened to most of their older music, I have only owned Hail to the Thief and this album. As for this album, it is just beautifully composed. These guys obviously see and music on a whole other level, which may good or bad depending on who you are. The band continues to evolve and create original music (and maybe it does take some drug related experience). If you are put off by the music originally, give it another listen, and also try to picture how this band put the music together (or watch a video of it). I think that is what made me fall in love with this album. I believe people who have reviewed this album negatively are giving emotionally powered criticisms, like Radiohead is screwing them personally, so just listen to the music and enjoy.
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Summary: very nice but i think im done.
Comment: after hail to the thief i had given up on that ok computer sound. when i heard in rainbows i thought it was better than what they had done in years but i just have to realize.there will never be an ok computer or the bends again from these guys.
i will keep buyin their cds and enjoying,but my obsession is over.
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Summary: Must buy album
Comment: Not quite as good as Kid A or OK Computer but Radiohead is not trying to top those albums. Even though the album was essentially free through digital download, the CD is a must buy because the sound quality is much better.
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Summary: In Rhapsodies
Comment: One of my fovourite CDs. Played it for a music loving friend who was so blown away by the beauty of this album he went out next day and bought it, Do I need to say any more? Sublime and superb. So beautiful to listen to.
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Editorial Reviews:
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On the deliriously satisfying In Rainbows, Radiohead returns to a more straight-ahead (though subdued) rock sound. Much hubbub has been made about this record's innovative release. Radiohead allowed fans to pay what they wished to download fairly low-resolution tracks from the band's own website. Like so many innovations, it already seems funny both that it was such big news and that someone else of similar stature hadn't done it sooner. Some pundits were appalled that it took awhile to download the tracks if you tried to do it at the same time as thousands of other people, while others decried that the group was trying to kill the music industry (or save it). Little of the press seemed to focus on the record itself, which actually made sense because it was so entertaining and inviting, the most low-key album Radiohead has made to date. There's even a very straight-forward, simple, silly little love song, "House of Cards." It might be a bit lethargic, but the simple instrumentation of electric guitars, bass, and drums is lovely as heck. A handful of these tunes enchanted fans for years before finally being committed to computer "tape." This is particularly fitting as In Rainbows is the group's most "band"-sounding album since OK Computer. This is not a record that hits you over the head with how far this group is pushing the envelope; it's simply a phenomenal, well-crafted, and exciting album. As soon as it's done, you're playing it again. --Mike McGonigal
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