A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:14 am

motorbike guy wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:18 am What's his name has a great voice.

I don't care for much of Radiohead nor swathes of popular culture, but not knowing Thom Yorke's name is next-level stuff.

my brain is impressive, isn't it?

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:44 am my brain is impressive, isn't it?

It impressed me!

Whenever I think of this band, my brain automatically offers up a Simon Reynolds line (that I'm paraphrasing) "So, hooray for the middlebrow! Well, maybe the upper middlebrow."

Ponderous band. Pink Floyd levels of ponderousness. And while I feel that very little of it (aside from the wretched Pablo Honey) is bad, I can't say I honestly think any of it is any good, either.

Crap.

A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:45 am

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:44 am my brain is impressive, isn't it?

It impressed me!

dude, I am closer to 60 than I am to 50. Shit starts to slide after a while. I am lucky I still remember my kid's names.

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:54 pmdude, I am closer to 60 than I am to 50. Shit starts to slide after a while. I am lucky I still remember my kid's names.

Please let him be your son. The perfect ending.

A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:52 pm

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:54 pmdude, I am closer to 60 than I am to 50. Shit starts to slide after a while. I am lucky I still remember my kid's names.

Please let him be your son. The perfect ending.

nope. none of my kids is named Thom. I checked.

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 3:29 pm

A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:52 pm

motorbike guy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:54 pmdude, I am closer to 60 than I am to 50. Shit starts to slide after a while. I am lucky I still remember my kid's names.

Please let him be your son. The perfect ending.

nope. none of my kids is named Thom. I checked.

[chef's kiss]

I never thought they were a great band, but a good band with some great songs. “Let Down” especially.

But nowadays I find the vocals irritating. Not sure why, I still think Thom’s voice is pretty cool, just… overly earnest or something?

NC with a growing stack of waffles.

motorbike guy wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:18 am Already sick of playing Creep but they did it anyway.

That's the price you pay for desperation for fame. They piggybacked grunge and aped Nirvana to get famous and it worked. Now pay the piper.

I have a pretty vivid memory of tuning into the SNL airing wherein they performed a couple tracks off of Kid A; I must have been all of 15 years old. Bought that album directly thereafter and wore it right out.

Formative musical experience. Haven't listened to them since.

(Shrug)