Barco Fiesta posted:

Yo, lemme get your opinion on something: I think Radiohead changed direction musically and philosophically with the release of In Rainbows because it was their first album not released under EMI. There's sort of a darkness and a despair in the first six albums, even all the way back to Pablo Honey, that isn't present in anything after In Rainbows, and I think this darkness reflects Thom and the rest of the band's dissatisfaction and disillusionment with the record industry. Once they got out from under that contractual obligation, the music suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. It's no less great music for it, but there was definitely a big shift in tone between Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows. Would you agree?