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Barry Foster posted:I got the TKOL special edition and it's fun as an art idea (no big box set, just a newspaper that is intentionally supposed to get ripped, brown and eventually rot to nothing) but not great as, y'know, an expensive special edition. Materialistically speaking. I missed out on OKNOTOK special edition and In Rainbows special edition, sadly. I do have AMSP special edition with the tape band though! Also, The Smile live on Instagram right now. Thom on bass. Never mind, it ended right as I posted this.
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Jan 26, 2022 16:45
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Jan 27, 2022 03:31
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Strangely mine arrived a couple days before I even got any shipping notifications.
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Jan 27, 2022 04:07
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Nope, no notification, just showed up.
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Jan 27, 2022 04:38
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Mine showed up two days before the shipping notification email
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Jan 27, 2022 05:18
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very radiohead tbh; they do stuff on their own time and never when you expect it and it ends up being a pleasant surprise regardless
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Jan 27, 2022 05:22
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https://twitter.com/thesmiletheband/status/1486732661464780806 New Smile song. This album needs to come out like yesterday.
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Jan 27, 2022 17:36
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The guitar syncing with the vocals gives me a very King Gizzard vibe.
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Jan 27, 2022 17:47
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That one was one of my favourites from the Glastonbury stream and I like what they did with it in the studio. The brass section reminds me of King of Limbs.
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Jan 27, 2022 17:51
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I think I read in an interview with Jonny that the album was close to finished and they were just choosing what songs to actually put on it. If they have songs that are left off the album I really hope that they release them as bonus tracks like In Rainbows did rather than shelving them.
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Jan 28, 2022 02:35
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A bit disappointed by the box set. The artwork is all great and it’s nice to have it big, but it kinda just feels like a huge version of the original kid a special edition cd, with none of the greatness of the amnesiac special edition cd. But it’s fine.
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Jan 28, 2022 02:52
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SUNKOS posted:I think I read in an interview with Jonny that the album was close to finished and they were just choosing what songs to actually put on it. If they have songs that are left off the album I really hope that they release them as bonus tracks like In Rainbows did rather than shelving them. If it's still a little way out I hope we at least get a track we haven't already heard next.
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Jan 28, 2022 11:13
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Like that a lot more than the first one, which felt a bit too Strokes-y for my taste. All right, I'm in.
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Jan 28, 2022 11:50
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I like the new song a lot too, it's very different. The first one has grown on me more in the meantime. On a seperate note is Thom okay? He looks a bit rougher than usual.
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Jan 28, 2022 19:34
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he’s got the thomicron
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Jan 28, 2022 20:03
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Automata 10 Pack posted:he’s got the thomicron Holy poo poo
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Jan 29, 2022 00:09
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One day I will enjoy a thom yorke side project. Unfortunately today still isn’t that day. I just don’t know what it is but this song just feels anemic to me.
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Jan 29, 2022 05:43
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That 3rd record of kid amnesia is really good
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Jan 29, 2022 15:04
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BigFactory posted:That 3rd record of kid amnesia is really good Yeah, actually really is. Some of it is maybe a bit throwaway, maybe (looking at u Follow Me Around lol), but I like the alternate versions of songs The How to Disappear strings at the end made me spontaneously burst into tears
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Jan 29, 2022 15:58
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Barry Foster posted:Yeah, actually really is. Some of it is maybe a bit throwaway, maybe (looking at u Follow Me Around lol), but I like the alternate versions of songs It is an interesting way to present alternate takes instead of just “Like spinning plates take 4”. I wish there was another lp with all the b-sides, but I do like how they put this one together.
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Jan 29, 2022 16:08
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This Smile show is loving great
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Jan 29, 2022 21:25
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Kull the Conqueror posted:This Smile show is loving great Speech Bubbles - harp! Jonny impressing the hell out of me by playing one hand on harp and one on piano Thin Thing - just loving slaps Open the Floodgates - really pretty guitar Free in the Knowledge - that recent Thom solo performance of this sounded cool but it sounds even cooler with the full band. Its outro blends into A Hairdryer's intro. A Hairdryer - Jonny on bowed bass in intro. I've seen a handful of people play bowed guitar but I don't think I've ever seen bowed bass before. Thom's vocals get a little wild. Waving a White Flag - has synth parts that sound decades old We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings - just loving slaps Skating on the Surface - sounds the most like a Radiohead track, probably because it was originally performed by Radiohead The Same - reminds me a lot of an Atoms for Peace track The Opposite - the most math-rocky sounding of the bunch Just Eyes and Mouth - reminds me a lot of the post-rock/math-rock band Maserati With the singles, they probably played 14 songs total. That's a good amount for an album!
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Jan 29, 2022 22:12
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Yeah that was great. So glad I was able to go to the first one, and that it was in such an intimate venue. I'll have to process and watch back through the stream tomorrow. Because of the round stage I was looking at the back of Thom's head most of the time so it'll be nice to see all the angles  .
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Jan 29, 2022 22:32
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The Kid A mnesia Exhibition on Epic is amazing. I can't believe it's taken me this long to give it a go
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BigFactory posted:A bit disappointed by the box set. The artwork is all great and it’s nice to have it big, but it kinda just feels like a huge version of the original kid a special edition cd, with none of the greatness of the amnesiac special edition cd. But it’s fine. Ya know, they kept talking about how they have so much material from these sessions. When the B-sides were released I thought maybe they meant artwork the whole time. But it seems most of the artwork has seen the light of day already as well. Still, the book of scarrry is a nice package overall. I appreciated that they included extra sleeves too since the ones the records came in were slightly damaged from shipping. And the 3rd disc is put together really well. On a side note, has anyone noticed distortion on the Kid A disc? Seeing a lot of people mention it on discogs. I haven't played through mine yet to check.
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Jan 30, 2022 20:05
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Puppy Galaxy posted:Ya know, they kept talking about how they have so much material from these sessions. When the B-sides were released I thought maybe they meant artwork the whole time. But it seems most of the artwork has seen the light of day already as well. Mine skips on treefingers. Gotta break out the magnifying glass and look to see if there’s something in the groove
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Jan 30, 2022 20:11
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BigFactory posted:Mine skips on treefingers. Gotta break out the magnifying glass and look to see if there’s something in the groove FWIW, sounds like if you contact Waste they are shipping replacement Kid As. Gotta check soon myself before they run out.
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Jan 30, 2022 20:31
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Puppy Galaxy posted:FWIW, sounds like if you contact Waste they are shipping replacement Kid As. I probably should. Paid enough for the thing. I’ll listen again but I didn’t notice distortion. Both albums sound great.
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Jan 30, 2022 20:46
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Damnit I'm gonna have to get my turntable unpacked and set up to test mine too. Is it just Kid A having issues?
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Jan 31, 2022 00:02
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Watching this Smile live show again before the timer expires. I seriously need studio versions of these songs. I could listen to the creepy as hell Free in the Knowledge intro/outro all day long. And Thin Thing, loving hell!
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Jan 31, 2022 22:02
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The Smile just announced a full Europe tour starting in May, so presumably the album's not far off. 
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Recently got a PS5 and I'm going through the KID A MNESIA virtual exhibit now. It's really cool! Lots of old Radiohead artwork and what I'm assuming are sketches of Stanley Donwood's. There are several rooms with neat visual displays, too. It's free, so definitely worth checking out if you've got a PS5. Less focused on the music than I was expecting but still worth seeing.
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Rageaholic posted:Recently got a PS5 and I'm going through the KID A MNESIA virtual exhibit now. It's really cool! Lots of old Radiohead artwork and what I'm assuming are sketches of Stanley Donwood's. There are several rooms with neat visual displays, too. It's free, so definitely worth checking out if you've got a PS5. Less focused on the music than I was expecting but still worth seeing. Yeah it's amazing. I got really emotional, I used to inhabit Kid A/Amnesia for a year or so back in the day, so it was really crazy to have the same experience in a virtual environment - that feeling literalised. It also made me really grok the gap between then and now, and from what's in there it feels like Thom and Stanley do too A very fond remembrance of a very particular time
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Framboise posted:Damnit I'm gonna have to get my turntable unpacked and set up to test mine too. That’s been the majority of the complaints. Mine seems ok, I didn’t hear much distortion towards the end, but there is some noticeable wow/flutter on some of the songs near the center. Figured I’d roll the dice and try and get it replaced while I can. Also, the big Richard scarry book is kind of warping - probably not affecting the records, but I ended up removing them and placing them in a protective sleeve anyway, because I can’t store the drat thing upright 
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Barry Foster posted:Yeah it's amazing. I love when people come over and I hand them headphones and the controller and let em rip. Never fails to see their (sober) brains explode at the 3 song crescendo in the middle of the world.
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Feb 9, 2022 18:25
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Rageaholic posted:Skating on the Surface - sounds the most like a Radiohead track, probably because it was originally performed by Radiohead I'm pretty sure it was originally a "Thom moaning over a piano" solo track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmhgbVnqnqo Which I love. I am not a fan of the new version. The "Dull eyes trying to pull you through the ice, Being drawn to the ledge" part lacks the same emotional gut punch that the original had (for me at least). TheAbortionator fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Feb 11, 2022 |
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TheAbortionator posted:I'm pretty sure it was originally a "Thom moaning over a piano" solo track. Here's the video for The Smile's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nmutqhuWFE
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Mar 17, 2022 18:05
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https://twitter.com/thesmiletheband/status/1506681727342850055 Might be interesting for anyone who has access and can listen? Thom & Jonny apparently talking about The Smile and Radiohead. Interesting in the clip is hearing them talk about how they struggled a lot with Decks Dark and wanted to do it again until they heard it outside the album and used in some TV show (I have no idea what show) which made them appreciate it more.
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SUNKOS posted:Interesting in the clip is hearing them talk about how they struggled a lot with Decks Dark and wanted to do it again until they heard it outside the album and used in some TV show (I have no idea what show) which made them appreciate it more.
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