polytourist97 on 20/9/2009 at 18:30

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I love Radiohead, but In Rainbows is probably my least favorite album of theirs.

What intrigues me is that it seems to showcase exactly what I'm driving at: songs as a collection of parts (and, with In Rainbows, a collection of REALLY well done parts) that don't necessarily all serve the purpose of the song. However, with In Rainbows, the drumming isn't what I take issue with, it's the lyrics/melody. Most of the songs to me feel like they came up with an entire arrangement, and then Thom came in and said "alright, now what can I sing on top of this?" (The exceptions being "Nude", "Reckoner", and "Videotape", with Reckoner being, I think, one of their absolute best songs) and In Rainbows is their first album I got that feeling with.

So, tying this back with The Beatles, I don't really recall ANY of their songs exhibiting that (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shRqw3ceEYE&feature=related) phenomenon, which is why I never get tired of listening to them.