Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (Saturday 19th Feb)

I do agree with Baz on In Rainbows, as I found it pretty dull (beside Weird Fishes, which was mega). I was a big fan of The Bends and Ok Computer but I hated, really hated Kid A though.

As for the 8 tracks only, I understand why people are disappointed. It is a bit unusual for a rock band to release a record consisting of only 8 songs. The examples you mentioned -Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Can, Miles Davis etc- we shouldn't forget that those were artists who released a new record every 9 months. Radiohead take 4 years to release a new record, and usually they recycle old material that they have been playing for 10 years (In Rainbows featured only a few brand new songs, the rest was written during a decade). I really don't care about the quantity of the songs or the length, as long as they are good.


And Ben, I talked about a classic Radiohead scam because it is. They narrowed the choice down to a) a downloadable version that no one really wants and b) an expensive physical version. So if I want to buy the physical record, I have to spend the quadruple of the money I'd spend for a regular album.

In Rainbows was released as a CD months later because people got pissed off, as they didn't want to pay for bytes. And In Rainbows was another con aswell, since they told us it was the first "you pay as much as you like" while there was a minimum of £1,5, which is the same amount of money that Laura Marling or U2 or REM or Oasis get from each CD they sell. I pity those fools who gave them a tenner for songs written 10 years before that were basically Ok Computer leftovers. Still, I'm very curious to see how this new records will turn out.

Again, you're wrong, and on virtually every single point. The expensive edition is NOT the only physical version being released.

There is a "regular" edition of the album, both CD and vinyl being released on March 28th that you'll be able to get from Amazon or your local shop. The crazy edition isnt even shipping until May. The download is out on Saturday.

In Rainbows was an experiment. They essentially offered the download for free. iTunes existed then. What are people buying when they buy off of there? Bytes! At least with this band they're giving you options. The MP3 is a better quality than anything on iTunes and they offer a lossless version.

In Rainbows was always planned to be released normally, but they didnt have a distribution or even a record deal at the time which is why it took so long. They were label-less (by choice) when In Rainbows came out, which is another reason why people were so surprised when it was announced in the first place, especially from an industry perspective.

It wasn't because of public outcry or a scam that it got released physically. They needed time to get manufacturing in place and a label to get it around the world. They also basically gave the download away. This time around, they've obviously taken their time to plan everything out ahead. They have dates in place for everything.

You're digging for a way to trash these guys from a commercial point of view, but you're completely wrong on every single point you tried to make. Regardless of the music or anyone's opinion on it, they're doing the commercial side of things right by the customer. Multiple options. The only thing different this time is that they're charging for the download off the bat.

If I remember correctly, wasn't In Rainbows free if you wanted to pay nothing, but I'd you did want to pay there was something like a 5Op charge to I suppose cover any banking/credit charges