Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Pukka.

  On 4/26/2011 at 2:13 AM, Capsaicin said:

This album holds up brilliantly to repeated listens

It holds up for 3 listens, to be exact.

I WAS regretting splurging on the newspaper album, I was wondering why they didn't show the tracklist when they first put it up for sale...

But now that I've seen pictures of it, I think it's quite nifty. Splurge

This post was an exercise in correctly using these two emoticons for the first time.

i too am looking forwards to the results of my splurging in the mail : )

  On 4/28/2011 at 12:10 AM, pigster said:

I would say your 'splurges' were well spent if that was pre-soaked in LSD.....

Shipping now, cool. But thanks to the fucking Royal Wedding and another fucking bank holiday and then work I won't see this til next weekend.

  On 4/29/2011 at 12:09 AM, Caretstik said:

Shipping now, cool. But thanks to the fucking Royal Wedding and another fucking bank holiday and then work I won't see this til next weekend.

i ordered mine on 28/03 and had an original shipping date of 01/06

For all orders placed up to 21st February (UK time) the due ship date for the Newspaper Album is 9th May 2011

For all orders placed after 21st February (UK time) the due ship date for the Newspaper Album is 1st June 2011

received a shipping email today:

We thought you'd like to know that production was quicker than

we had anticipated, so we are now sending you your copy of

The King Of Limbs Newspaper Edition.

rather pleased : )

i'm really wanting them to start playing these songs live. a webcast or from the basement session would be amazing.

also, the butcher has grown on me like nothing else. the butcher > supercolider.

I'll reserve proper judgement on the Newspaper Album til I have it in my hands, but I feel a lot less excited after seeing the images of it. Dunno what I was expecting really, but the newspaper itself just looks like a bigger version of the hidden booklet in the Kid A CD. And I hope I don't have to tear that plastic cover. Probably be a different story when it turns up though. Anyone here got theirs yet?

  On 4/29/2011 at 12:42 PM, pigster said:

the butcher > supercolider.

Easily.

just made my own b-sides playlist of:

1. Supercollider

2. Hearing Damage

3. The Butcher

4. The Hollow Earth

5. Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses

sure, i've including/excluding songs which do/don't fit with the king of limbs period, but this collection of songs works nicely and has a relatively nice consistent electronic sound : )

  On 4/29/2011 at 2:03 PM, Caretstik said:

I'll reserve proper judgement on the Newspaper Album til I have it in my hands, but I feel a lot less excited after seeing the images of it. Dunno what I was expecting really, but the newspaper itself just looks like a bigger version of the hidden booklet in the Kid A CD. And I hope I don't have to tear that plastic cover. Probably be a different story when it turns up though. Anyone here got theirs yet?

 

  On 4/29/2011 at 12:42 PM, pigster said:

the butcher > supercolider.

 

Easily.

personally i think the butcher is the best of the 10 song lot so far

For me, Bloom and The Butcher have the odd line or two of lyrics that reach out and grab me and stick in my mind, regardless of any context. One thing I love about Radiohead is Thom York's turn of phrase, and if there's anything I feel let down with by TKOL it's that that seems to be missing.

looks like they will be performing king of limbs in it's entirety on a from the basement episode on July 1.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/05_may/radiohead.shtml

Anyone received his order yet? My vinyls did not yet arrive

  On 4/29/2011 at 12:42 PM, pigster said:

i'm really wanting them to start playing these songs live. a webcast or from the basement session would be amazing.

yessss^

i'm a happy man : )

  On 5/4/2011 at 1:19 PM, jules said:

looks like they will be performing king of limbs in it's entirety on a from the basement episode on July 1.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/05_may/radiohead.shtml

awesome

  On 5/4/2011 at 1:19 PM, jules said:

looks like they will be performing king of limbs in it's entirety on a from the basement episode on July 1.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/05_may/radiohead.shtml

Radiohead – The King of Limbs: Live From The Basement is a 55-minute performance from one of the most successful and critically acclaimed acts of their generation, who have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. The programme will feature the notoriously elusive band performing the entirety of their celebrated new album in a studio setting with some additional behind the scenes material. It is scheduled to be the first time that the grammy-award winners are captured on camera this year.

seeing as the king of limbs album is 37 minutes, curious as to what else is included in the performance. i love their webcasts + in rainbows from the basement session, so i am very looking much forward to this

Got the newspaper album today. Comes in a sealed plastic bag that I'm scared to open, it's going to be a nightmare to look after so I'm tempted just to leave it sealed

  On 5/4/2011 at 2:54 PM, jhonny said:

Got the newspaper album today. Comes in a sealed plastic bag that I'm scared to open, it's going to be a nightmare to look after so I'm tempted just to leave it sealed

hehe I can totally understand that. Also when you put the newspaper on the wall an damage it by doing that.

i might leave mine sealed too.

  On 5/4/2011 at 3:15 PM, jules said:

i might leave mine sealed too.

glad you agree. it's one of those really flimsy plastic bags which'll get stretched and the stuff will fall out and it'll look a mess with my other vinyl. A shame really, I like the concept but another IR discbox would have suited me really...

I thought the plastic bag was supposed to be ultra-green or something and that it will degrade within a few weeks?