Thom Yorke : The Eraser

[Guest]

Due for release on the 7th of July. What the gossip on this one then

 

[Injector]

:dunno:Might be good, might be crap. I'll probably wait for the reviews before buying it. Hopefully it'll be a corker!

 

[Guest]

I'm not saying i don't get or like Kid A or Amnesiac but something guitar based might bee nice

 

[Injector]

Duvet wrote:

I'm not saying i don't get or like Kid A or Amnesiac but something guitar based might bee nice

I loved the first three albums but then they lost it IMO and ventured up their own arses. I'm always ready to be moved by them, I haven't given up yet but I do think it's about time they came back to the path. Maybe Yorke's solo album will be old-style Radiohead but I suspect it may be more weird stuff.

 

[Biscuit]

I saw an article on the BBC website saying he wrote an angry song about that WMD man who 'commited suicide' (keep wanting to say Harold Shipman, but obviously not him

) - apparently its very angry

:?

the interview sounded pretentious, so my guess is the album will be in a similar vein - typical Thom Yorke.

 

[TIU]

Sorry don't agree. Why make The Bends II or a sequel to OK Computer? They've been there and done that. They are classics and there's no point going over old ground. I think Kid A is magnificent and it's good they constantly explore new ground. Their newer albums sound better now than when they came out because they are ahead of their time and everyone has to catch up (apart from Aphex Twin probably).

I hope this Thom Yorke solo album is very experimental and tries to break new ground. I will be very disappointed if it sounds like the old Radiohead.

 

[Injector]

turnitup! wrote:

Sorry don't agree. Why make The Bends II or a sequel to OK Computer? They've been there and done that. They are classics and there's no point going over old ground. I think Kid A is magnificent and it's good they constantly explore new ground. Their newer albums sound better now than when they came out because they are ahead of their time and everyone has to catch up (apart from Aphex Twin probably).I hope this Thom Yorke solo album is very experimental and tries to break new ground. I will be very disappointed if it sounds like the old Radiohead.

I don't want it to 'sound' like old Radiohead, just to be as good as old Radiohead! Anyway "experimental" is all well and good but I prefer the finished article - honed after many months of songwriting. Sven experiments with the England side during friendlies, I want Thom Yorke to deliver a Brazilian World Cup winning performance.

 

[Hawk]

I quite like Radiohead, but I have to say this site makes me laugh... its almost a music equivalent of sniff petrol

http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3888

 

[Guest]

Vitriolic doesn't even come. close. He lets Muse have both barrels as well but goes easy on Keane.:Not Sure:

 

[Injector]

Hawk wrote:

I quite like Radiohead, but I have to say this site makes me laugh... its almost a music equivalent of sniff petrol

http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3888

Excellent! To be fair, that's exactlyhow I expected his solo album to sound.

 

[Guest]

Injector wrote:

Hawk wrote:

I quite like Radiohead, but I have to say this site makes me laugh... its almost a music equivalent of sniff petrol

http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3888

Excellent! To be fair, that's exactlyhow I expected his solo album to sound.

I'll pick it up for £4 then in 6 months time

 

[Injector]

Duvet wrote:

Injector wrote:

Hawk wrote:

I quite like Radiohead, but I have to say this site makes me laugh... its almost a music equivalent of sniff petrol

http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3888

Excellent! To be fair, that's exactlyhow I expected his solo album to sound.

I'll pick it up for £4 then in 6 months time

Make it £3.50 and you're on!

 

[chezi61]

Here's a review by NME.

1. The Eraser. Sampled piano courtesy of Jonny Greenwood , followed by the typically biting Thom Yorke lyric , "Please excuse me but I gotta ask ? Are you only being nice to me because you want something?

2. Analyse. Potential single built round an almost Arabic beat , the most danceable track , similar to Where I end and you begin.

3. The Clock. An urgent , paranoid feel , and also sees Yorke have a go at being a human beatbox. Drawing on similar Radiohead lyrics , the song seems to have a dig at failing politicians towards the end "You may believe you are still in charge"

4. Black Swan. Origins of a sample used by bandmates in 2000 that was never used , Yorke kept and pulled to pieces for this track.

5. Skip Divided. Built around a simple electronic drum loop , Yorke speaks rather than sings the track , Experimental , think Hail to the thief's "A wolf at the door"

6. Atoms for Peace. Named after a speech by Eisenhower in '53 , Yorkes singing over a minimalist drum beat is lyrically less obvious.

7. And it Rained Alll Night. A doomed love song written in America , during a sleepless night for Yorke "New York , air conditioned drains" "the click clack of heavy black trains"

8. Harrowdown Hill. A beauty spot in Oxfordshire , made famous by Dr. David Kelly , found dead in 2003 after being caught up in the Iraqi Weapons of mass destruction row. "Did I fall or was I pushed ?"

9. Cymbal Rush. Built around a wall of Electronica and a soft Aphex Twin piano loop which builds and builds , plans for Radiohead to play this at live shows.

words changed to preserve NME's copyright , so ye owe me a pint or summin towards lawyers fees Duvet,

.

chezi.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Chezi. I 'll buy it whatever the reviews sayto be honest.

 

[chezi61]

j:me too.

chezi.

 

[MO!]

Anyone heard it yet?

 

[chezi61]

MO! wrote:

Anyone heard it yet?

Try here.

http://www.clickmusic.com/articles/1970.html

chezi.

 

[jonjin]

You cannot download this already. I have not heard it already and it does not like sound like an extension of the last three albums...

JJ

 

[Guest]

Well Thom's not going to win anymore new fans over but yes it is inthe Kid A an Amnesiac mold but much more accessible. A very good late night listen. Production values as you'd expect from Yorke and Godrich are extremely high with some excellent close miked stuff amongst the weird electronica that pervades throughout. The album is dark and brooding but the melody isthere. I suspect as with most ofRadiohead's work that lyrically Thom seems one step away from slashing his wrists but with typical British black humour in reality he's probably sitting back laughing his hampton off at us. A thumbs up from Duvester. In fact a big thumbs up