>Radiohead - Kid A
This album placed me in another dimension for 47 minutes. From the opening chords of the first track to the dreamy ambience of the last, it hooked me in. Is that what doing drugs feels like? The first time I listened to it, I made the mistake of doing so in my wireless earbuds, which already left an impression on me, but listening to it again in my car's aftermarket audio setup changed me. I can't really settle on a favourite track, they're all brilliant in their own way, but the ones that left the biggest impression on me were "How to Disappear Completely" and "Kid A" (and maybe "Optimistic"). HTDC had these two notes which would play every so often and, coupled with the strings, it gave a very happy sound, almost like relief. But then there were these unsettling chords in the background that makes you uneasy. This album is life-changing, honestly. Worst track has got to be "Idioteque". I just hate those reverb-y chorus-y snares.
9/10 album, I honestly understand the Radiohead cult following.

>>127168229 (OP)
how to disappear completely is overrated

>>127168229 (OP)
Lol you're 14 years old fag

>>127168384
wrong
>>127168411
I'm actually 20 years old, boomer.

>>127168229 (OP)
The best of post pablo honey RH

I like Kid A and The Bends more than OKC.
Also I hope you'll keep reviewing the 'canon'.

>>127168518
of course i'll keep reviewing them. I'm already on my next album.

>>127168591
This is genuinely probably the most overrated part of /mu/core just FYI. You can say somewhat negative things about basically every other album on it but if you so much as suggest that this one isn't 11/10 you'll have its cocksuckers clamber out of the woodworks to defend its honor. You have been forewarned.

>>127168229 (OP)
>Glitchy U2

>>127168863
>you'll have its cocksuckers clamber out of the woodworks to define its honor
I honestly think this is because the album is a grower for most people. I didn't like it until I re-listened to it a few years after my first go at it.

That being said, Isn't Anything is better, and I'll take the Shonen Knife cover of When You Sleep over the original any day.
>>127168591
kek. I thought you were just a troll yesterday when you shit all over Aeroplane. Not because I don't believe anyone could dislike it (my dad had to hear it many times in the family car when I was a teen, he hates it too.)

Anyway, Idioteque is one of the best songs on Kid A. Worst is probably In Limbo.
Have fun shitting on our pretentious indie crap op!

>>127168989
>Idioteque is one of the best songs on Kid A
you're just wrong. it's ok though, even Kid A's worst blows anything on itaots out of the water.

Review this next

>>127168518
>Also I hope you'll keep reviewing
This is not reviewing. This reads like a teenager throwing random words together trying to explain why he likes/dislikes something without actually understanding why it is that way.

>>127168229 (OP)
what do you consider /mu/core

>>127169016
>you're just wrong
how

itaots is better than Kid A too btw

Review this next, fantastic album btw

>>127168518
kid a is garbage, in rainbows is garbage, bends is garbage, pablo honey, objectively, is garbage
Radiohead fucking sucks, except for a few songs on ok computer

>>127169034
I mean yeah, he sucks ass at reviewing, but it's kinda funny to watch some zoomer's reaction to hearing /mu/core stuff.

>>127168229 (OP)
cringe review

As someone who never listened to this album (Which is what the audience of a review would ideally be). I would recommend you learn a bit of fundamentals of music composition if you are to critique music like this without sounding like a Christgau/Fantano wannabe who focuses more on the sound of his words than their content. Not at any point do I hear you critique the actual composition of the work. Closest you come is
>HTDC had these two notes which would play every so often and, coupled with the strings, it gave a very happy sound, almost like relief. But then there were these unsettling chords in the background that makes you uneasy.
So it clashes major melody with minor harmony is the best I can gather from that, why is this impressive? There are plenty of compositions which have more creative ideas than that. What makes this special from those?
> This album is life-changing, honestly. Worst track has got to be "Idioteque". I just hate those reverb-y chorus-y snares.
Oh, so you're not going to say why? I am just meant to hear that observation with absolutely no further elaboration beyond the basic gimmick of a single song?
The rest is just a blogpost, why even mention the context of which you listened an album in? Just talk about the fucking album, I don't give a shit and neither does anyone else.

You can use words like "This album placed me in another dimension" and other things like that, but it's about as descriptive as "It's good". This post is basically a "Holy shit" thread with a lot of filler added to it. I don't mind you trying to critique things, but it feels like it simply affirm people's enjoyment of the work than anything else and that isn't very good critique nor is it very interesting to read. It reeks of a kid listening to his dads records

>>127169016
Idioteque is generally considered one of the better songs on the album. It's fine to have a different opinion compared to the norm but you're going to get a lot of push-back about that one.

>>127168439
I refuse to believe that a 20 year old would write like this.

>>127169208
Well, yesterday we got "X album is bad because I said so" and today we're getting "Y album is good because I said so".
This guy probably hasn't graduated high school yet.

>>127168439
>>127169224
Yeah I'm not buying this at all. This is the way I'd write about something when I was like 14 not 20.

>>127169232
I guess, that is the result of musical relativism. It feels like some people on this board are genuinely afraid to just talk about music on any objective level and instead rely on metaphors and how it makes you FEEL MAAAAAAAN (I don't mean that feeling isn't a part of music enjoyment but what makes one feel something differs from person to person. If you are to make a critique, make it based on the actual things that happen in the composition. Your subjective enjoyment means nothing to me and won't make me know whether or not I will enjoy it).
>>127168439
>>127169232
>>127169252
The guy probably is just lying about his age to not get banned. I assume we've all been there at one point (Not me tho :^) trust me). I'll buy his story, this post at least talks about music for once. Even if it's a child doing it this time.

>>127169208
Fair points. I used to play an instrument, so I know basic theory, but I really don't listen to music because of how technical it sounds, but what my impressions are as a casual melomaniac.
>It reeks of a kid listening to his dads records
>>127169224
>>127169232
>>127169252
really? samefagging like this?

>>127169016
I dont care either way about idioteque but youre 20 years old. You dont know shit. Shut the fuck up when the adults are talking

>>127169749
20 years old is an adult, it's some serious mental illness to claim otherwise. If you're old enough to fuck, drink, marry and join the military, you're old enough to have an opinion on music. Let's not be ridiculous right now

>>127169749
>Implying he's actually 20
Jej

>>127169208
kek, op btfo
>>127169452
your takes are shit and you deserve beration
samefag deez

>>127169934
No reason to berate someone, fair critique is warranted but you are not giving any in this post. Being a namecalling retard is gay. Piggybacking off my arguments as an excuse is even gayer

>>127169749
>i don't actually care about the music
k, then leave.

>>127169934
No reason to berate someone, fair critique is warranted but you are not giving any in this post. Being a namecalling retard is gay. Piggybacking off my arguments as an excuse is even gayer as it's devaluing what I said and being used to facilitate more low quality shitposting on a board plagued with it. OPs post was mediocre, but yours is horrid

>>127168229 (OP)
When I listen to Kid A I imagine wandering over to my big vinyl collection, ripping Kid A off the shelf and replacing it with this instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ngVXg8W6K4

Then in my fantasy, I typically get plastered over scotch with Howard Hughes and he tells me about his idea for edible tables.

>>127170038
why would I critique that dumbass?
>but yours is horrid
cry about it on your discord