Aja on 21/4/2009 at 02:14
Quote Posted by dethtoll
In Rainbows would be a more recent example. A Radiohead-obsessed friend of mine forced me to listen to it and I couldn't sit through the entire thing.
Say what you will about the quality of the music, but this album does not have an overuse of reverb.
Scots Taffer on 21/4/2009 at 02:21
In Rainbows is beautiful, you won't find me heaping that praise on many other Radiohead albums though.
But then, I don't know what the fuck. :)
Muzman on 21/4/2009 at 02:45
She sounds very good, but like others I've heard. That one doesn't really win me over all by itself (there's some scruffy bowl cut dude there as well which doesn't help).
PigLick on 21/4/2009 at 03:18
reverb can NEVER be overused
Stitch on 21/4/2009 at 04:06
exactly have you kids heard the drums on "pour some sugar on me"
Tocky on 21/4/2009 at 04:41
:tsktsk:
It's a tender little song (no not pour some sugar) sung in that whispery sweet way that soothes and settles the fur for reflection. Thier voices compliment each other as such songs should be sung, not in perfect sync else why have two singers? Simple and sweet and near on syrupy saved only by some indefinable naivete.
Though her Sandra Locke look had me distracted enough not to watch the video portion.
Toxicfluff on 21/4/2009 at 09:02
Quote Posted by dethtoll
In Rainbows would be a more recent example. A Radiohead-obsessed friend of mine forced me to listen to it and I couldn't sit through the entire thing.
Yeah, I did find there was a bit too much on that record, similarly to a couple of tracks on Kid A & Amnesiac. Still not a signature sound for them though. Given the amount of experimentation in their output, I'd say the signature for the band is Yorke's toddler-in-need-of-relief keening.
After Like Spinning Plates though, I'll forgive Radiohead for anything.
Fingernail on 21/4/2009 at 10:58
In Rainbows is pretty dry (short on reverb) on many tracks - the most is applied to Yorke's voice usually, but there's almost none (on the voice) on Videotape for instance, and for once (on a Radiohead album) the drums are very natural and live-sounding.
There are some echoes and other effects on the voice, a sort of trailing reverb thing on Weird Fishes, but the actual "band", the instrumentation is presented fairly "simplistically".
Toxicfluff on 21/4/2009 at 13:21
Quote Posted by Fingernail
In Rainbows is pretty dry (short on reverb) on many tracks - the most is applied to Yorke's voice usually, but there's almost none (on the voice) on Videotape for instance, and for once (on a Radiohead album) the drums are very natural and live-sounding.
There are some echoes and other effects on the voice, a sort of trailing reverb thing on Weird Fishes, but the actual "band", the instrumentation is presented fairly "simplistically".
I disagree. I found the percussion to be pretty wet as far as reverb goes on In Rainbows, albeit not with a long tail. Same sort of sound as Dollars and Cents as I remember.
You're right in saying the album is overall very spare on effects though.
