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THE REVIEW
As if emerging from a world of plastic and aluminum, Radiohead's latest work deceives by pretending to be a new and absolute dive into their private and very personal way of understanding electronics.
"15 Steps", the opening song, is a classic jolt from the Oxford band tainted with drum machine and effected bass, a child of that total immersion that was the gestation of works such as Kid A or Amnesiac. What there is to say about this album, however, is something else entirely. After 3 albums that had given electronic experimentation ample space (with astounding results), the distance from the acoustic/distorted sounds of "Ok Computer" or "The Bends" was beginning to weigh a bit, at least for me. The extraordinary inventiveness and genius of this group, the best in my opinion in recent years, is the ability to experiment (a rare commodity in today's market, enslaved to easy riffs and sellable choruses), the search for a union between past and future, between established sounds and new intuitions.
Those who have made music history are those who have dirtied hard rock with blues, pop with psychedelia, jazz with prog rock, fusion, change, this is music. What Radiohead accomplished was a conceptual and avant-garde work, the fusion between rock (acoustic and not) with music, which today represents the broadest and most imaginative possibility of experimentation, electronics. It is for this reason that I celebrate this band and this CD with all these praises and reminiscences; "In Rainbow" reconciles Radiohead's electronic vein with its rock origins. It is a much more performed record than the previous ones, although for this reason, I do not consider it better. But pearls like "All I Need", "Weird Fishes", "Reckoner", "Nude" and "Jigsaw Falling” convey a project. That essential union that keeps music alive.
Experimentation is the only way to carry on our greatest passion. And Radiohead does it better than anyone else.
PS Seen live in Milan... Magnificent! He's out of his mind... He loses it!
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The review praises Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' for its successful blend of the band's electronic experimentation and rock origins. It highlights the album's inventive approach, standout tracks like 'Reckoner' and 'Nude,' and celebrates Radiohead as leaders in musical innovation. The reviewer also reflects on the band’s evolution and their powerful live performance.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The members are Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. They evolved from guitar-based alternative rock into work that incorporates electronics and orchestration.120 Reviews
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