Radiohead - OKNOTOK

The last six months or so, I've been quietly immersing myself in their entire B-side back catalogue (which throws a different light on them) and all their stand alone singles (like Spectre, My Twisted Words, Harry Patch, Staircase etc) and live bits n bobs from over the years. The effect has been like drinking a delicious-superfantastic-rejuvenating Radiohead elixir 

Literally this quest has made them easily one of my favourite bands of all time, and also put a bit of sparkle back into my love of music that is not made by strange, elusive dudes in a IDM batcave, but a band of musicians.

Man the B-sides destroy!!! ​most of the competition (if there is any)

  On 6/21/2017 at 10:19 AM, beerwolf said:

The last six months or so, I've been quietly immersing myself in their entire B-side back catalogue (which throws a different light on them) and all their stand alone singles (like Spectre, My Twisted Words, Harry Patch, Staircase etc) and live bits n bobs from over the years. The effect has been like drinking a delicious-superfantastic-rejuvenating Radiohead elixir 

 

Literally this quest has made them easily one of my favourite bands of all time, and also put a bit of sparkle back into my love of music that is not made by strange, elusive dudes in a IDM batcave, but a band of musicians.

 

Man the B-sides destroy!!! ​most of the competition (if there is any)

Yea, the b-sides and singles from Kid A and on are especially brilliant.

Worrywort and The Amazing Sound of Orgy are so good

  On 6/21/2017 at 10:34 AM, osobjornmedved said:

 

 

never heard this before, this is from the end credits of The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time? 

nice one

the oknotok stuff has leaked and it seems that big boots / man o war is newly recorded and not from 97

  On 6/21/2017 at 10:19 AM, beerwolf said:

The last six months or so, I've been quietly immersing myself in their entire B-side back catalogue (which throws a different light on them) and all their stand alone singles (like Spectre, My Twisted Words, Harry Patch, Staircase etc) and live bits n bobs from over the years. The effect has been like drinking a delicious-superfantastic-rejuvenating Radiohead elixir 

 

Literally this quest has made them easily one of my favourite bands of all time, and also put a bit of sparkle back into my love of music that is not made by strange, elusive dudes in a IDM batcave, but a band of musicians.

 

Man the B-sides destroy!!! ​most of the competition (if there is any)

Worrywort is dope af

I reckon they will play the whole of OK Computer from beginning to end (like a huge encore) at Glastonbury this Friday night

Even though they haven't played Electioneering since 1998?

  On 6/21/2017 at 9:37 PM, beerwolf said:

I reckon they will play the whole of OK Computer from beginning to end (like a huge encore) at Glastonbury this Friday night

i don't think they will do that but Id bet on Lift or Big Boots. Or both.

They really fantastic in Dublin on Tuesday, Myxomatosis and You and Whose Army were highlights. They did Let Down and I Promise which are two I hadn't heard live.

Guitar is too britpop but the orchestration is quite nice. I would have liked it 15 years ago.

Proceed.

anyone notice any significant changes on the remaster? can't be bothered making a side by side comparison

I find it crisp. Same thing I've listened to ten thousand times but even more perfect. Again.

No surprises just destroys me

  On 6/22/2017 at 8:07 PM, jules said:

FLOL the guy in the maroon shirt's walk XD

forgot how fucking meaty the polyethylene-pearly-palo alto combo is, it's so angsty and loud, very american sounding. love those.

radiohead have always had good b-sides

OK Computer was a huge part of my teenage years, so I'm really stoked for this. It's great to hear proper versions of big boots and lift. They really could've fucked them up from their early versions (like they did with nude and true love waits, imho), but they didn't, they sound great, in my opinion.

Haven't had a chance to listen to the remasters yet, but I'm looking forward to that, as well as the artwork and other stuff in the big bundle.

I kind of stopped paying attention around in rainbows, and it seems I need to get up to speed on the b-sides.

Anyone for favorite radiohead b-side?? I kind of prefer the old stuff like coke babies, banana co, how can you be sure...

gun to my head maybe I'd say Talk Show Host?

and Twisted Words for sure

Polyethylene is hard to beat as far as their b-sides go. I'm very fond of The Butcher as well, and The Daily Mail / Staircase*. As for this release, even though I've heard everything before I can't but treat the supplementary tracks as a kind of long-lost album. Flows pretty well for me. My only gripe is that for £100 I'd expect the CD to be chucked in with the boxset. Not to worry though, ordered both anyway.

*Delete according to what you want to call the A-side.

The Butcher is awesome too!

Did anyone get that tape with all the demos and stuff on it yet?

Doesn't ship til July.