[ SECRET POST #5934 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5934 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Kid A was one of my favorite albums when I was a deeply depressed teenager. Now that I'm 30+ years old and I'm in a better place I can't listen to any track of this album. :/

I do think that Radiohead, while incredibly talented, are a product of their time and they had not aged that well, apart from a few songs that are excellent by themselves. (I do think the same of Nirvana, that I liked way less than Radiohead) I think Kid A was one of the best albums of its time because it was somehow original and well thought.

In any case, it seems strange to me that music buff would have anything against your opinion. Like, you can NOT LIKE a genre or a group/musician of any sort. Taste in music is very personal and dependent on people's experiences. People who claim otherwise are idiots.
The problem is if you claim that you don't like Radiohead because "their music is shit and overrated". That's not OK.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah it definitely felt like a very, very "I'm in a depressed place" album. Maybe the MOST depressive album I've ever heard, actually. Which is not to say I don't like my fair share of depressive music, because I do. But holy shit, nobody can say Kid A didn't commit to the vibe. Which I guess I can respect it for. It committed very hard to being exactly the album it was--even I can tell that.

I DO really like a couple of Radiohead songs, but they're the hits, so. *shrug*

Ultimately I thought about this a bit more after making this secret (plus I read the Kid A wiki), and it's actually kind of true that I "don't get" the album--but only because I'm pretty lyrics-focused, and Kid A is barely about the lyrics at all. I mean, Yorke himself said that most of the lyrics aren't meant to have any sort of particular meaning; they're basically just collaged together to augment the mood/vibe of the track. And that...yeah, it's totally fair to say I don't get that. The parts of Kid A that are speaking my language aren't really saying much (by design!), while the parts that apparently are very profound and moving are speaking a language I have limited facility with.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm squarely in the target audience for Radiohead as a liker of alternative music who was in my 20s in the 90s, but I just never got into them. I like music that has a hook to it, and they're to...droney and experimental to me, like depressing prog rock. And you can't fuckin' dance to it.

Creep is the only song I can sing by them.

[(Anonymous)]

like music that has a hook to it, and they're to...droney and experimental to me

OP - Yup, I totally feel this. I can occasionally be won over by something more ambient and atmospheric, but the song has an uphill battle if it's going to click with me. Generally I don't need to be able to dance to a song necessarily (though dance-y songs are always welcome in the library), but I prefer if I enjoy the lyrics, and also if the song has some momentum to it.

My Radiohead lineup consists of Fake Plastic Trees, Creep, High And Dry, Talk Show Host, and Hearing Damage. That last one isn't actually Radiohead but it is Thom Yorke, so I say close enough.

[(Anonymous)]

i am firmly on the "the bends is better than ok computer fite me" train for most of the above reasons

[(Anonymous)]

I will absolutely give The Bends a try!

[(Anonymous)]

You seem like someone who might enjoy In Rainbows and tracks off of it like "House of Cards" (I do too).

Thank you secret maker!

[(Anonymous)]

Your secret design is top-notch! Thank you very much!