official Sandbox making fun of Radiohead thread

quite the paradox that In Rainbows seems to get lots of glowing reviews as their best album, and yet to me it marks the shift from them being 'the most fascinating and exciting band of the moment' to 'boring old status quo Radiohead. Nothing exemplary here!!!"

Did they really *get* a lot of glowing critical ink over In Rainbows? really? because I saw a lot of critical ink spilled over "OMG innovative new way of (already massive bands) cashing in on their fanbase without pirating" but I didn't see anyone getting overexcited about the career peak of the tracks. Seems like most critics are split between OKC or Kid A as a career peek.

I am perfectly willing to admit that RH have now hit their holding pattern, and if they bung out another 8 tracks like TKOL every 18 to 24 months for the rest of time, they can be this generation's Cure or REM, I'm fine with that. I've long ago accepted my Thomosexuality and so long as he keeps Flea away from the recording process of his solo albums (I fear that I may be too late on that one because if there's anything I hate more than Penderecki it's Flea, cut his thumbs off, cut cut, WORST bassist ever) he could sing the phone directory down the phone and I'd be happy.

There is another message board and it is called ateaseweb

I am terrified senseless of RH fans. They are all fucken weirdoes and I don't get on with them. I far prefer RH haterz. TBH.

If ILX can have long running rolling threads on, say, Pink Floyd, I don't really see why we can't have one on RH but, uh, fine, point taken, I'll go and boil my head. :-(

JOKES

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/3457354/Thom+Yorke+cortado.jpg

Richard D. James invented glissandi.

Well Penderecki certainly didn't!

Penderecki invented slap bass.

Well he must have got that idea from Xenakis, that's where he got all his other ones

Another word that sounds good in Geordie.

(xpost, actually so does that one. Actually, what doesn't!)

hey who is ft in non-sbox times?

I am Thom Yorke.

Well Penderecki certainly didn't!

O RLY? Teach me moar. I was quite clearly claiming that he did.

No, you were saying Richard D James did.

Yes. Serious business.

Deserves a pat on the back for it, the James boy.

Yes. And for reinventing music altogether by making non-boring music and always remaining so fresh & vital.

Shall we do a Penderecki vs Aphex Twin poll because I think we all know the answer to that is: SPIKE JONES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvt4b_qwC_Q

I'll see your Spike, and I'll raise you a Stan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08T8Dt9tnFk&feature=related

that is totally CREPEY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-oed4kxQB4

ha-ISHOOO

bless you.

That J&M got banned like crazy back then. (Possibly the spontorg in the middle, poss not)...

I always thought John and Yoko's "John and Yoko" was a take-off (certainly as far as John was concerned)...

I love how YouTube keeps track of what you watch even when you're not logged in, so it's offering me up a confusing selection of Spike Jones episodes and "Live From The Basement" sessions of Thom Yorke wandering around with Scott Walker hair.

There used to be a fillum for StanFreb's "Day-o" back on the BBC in the sixties/early seventies, they'd use it to fill in time.

Basically, a lot of bendy toys in animation.

Never seen for years, not on Youtube, probably because the bendy Bugs Bunny breached copyright or something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1qKy4cMPUI

LOL

I saw this had been bumped and was all "Shit, I should put the PO vid in there!". Nice work, CC.

got it from some ladys facebook page idk

:)

You guys are all mean. (Not really.) Still listing King of Limbs as one of my fave albums of the year, though.

Well in terms of whose HAIR Thom Yorke has decided to emmulate now, Aphex Twin is definitely winning out over Penderecki.

https://twitter.com/#!/bunnyechoes/status/144172947739906048/photo/1

^^^^^you can only imagine the double take I did when that came on the screen. Yes it is a gingerish ponytail.

(No, I don't really want to think about the contradictions inherent in a multi millionaire using the Occupy movement to promote his own cred, I really don't want to go there because it annoys me too much.)

Radiohed are too dead personality wise to even make fun of.

It seems more fruitful to just make fun of all indie rock; idk it's all equally bland and pretentious eh

Radiohead dress better than most indie bands, though, I guess

It's not that they're too dead personality wise. It's more that their personalities (nicely brought up, public school educated, upper middle class white boys) are so absolutely over-represented in British society that they appear to have ~no personality at all~. (all objectivity is just male subjectivity - Dale Spender)

I have realised that the whole Thom Yorke thing is just an index of mine own self loathing and that's when I close mine eyes and just want it to *stop*. Because my self esteem and my lust for Yorke are completely negatively correlated the more one goes down the other goes up and it's not even a case of "it's been fun, but I'd really like it to stop now" as wanting to erradicate that whole intrusive limerent thing from my BRANE because of what it really means. Just stop typing already you cunt haha

Radiohead dress better than most indie bands, though, I guess

Not all indie bands are millionaires. Some might be sons of millionaires though.

The last time I was involved in talking to a band wit a view to joining them, one of the band's girlfriends worked at EMI, particularly closely to services rendered to Radiohead. Which basically meant the whole band were like "wow Radiohead are sooo great we'll never be as cool as them but hey let's have fun trying oh Hi Gill what did Radiohead do today?"

Right then, I knew I'd been around this scene too long...

services rendered to Radiohead

What did this entail I wonder

Well, she worked in the financial office, so.

Then again, I did work on a cheque printing programme for Island records, which was mainly used for Mxxxxxxx Fxxxxxxx's benefit back in 198%...

Michael Faraday recorded for Island?

Yeah, one of my former bandmates' partners worked for EMI during the same period and there were rumours (they were allegations they were *into* field hockey players) that it was like "OK, EMI are buying Radiohead their own jet now" which is what makes it so hard to take RH seriously as climate change campaigners because, come on, really. Making a lighting rig that uses 30% less electricity than a normal rig, then flying it halfway round the world to Brazil, is that really the way forward? But how do you justify something any way except "but I enjoy it?" but TBH it doesn't often look like they're enjoying it very much.

Like I said, index of self loathing. Like when I leave the heating on all night because I've got the dreaded lurgy. Bah viruses beggone they make me not nice.

But, y'know, this is RH Fan Trolling 101 - I'd much rather talk about Thom Yorke's bald patch.

(Not that I don't want to lick Thom Yorke's bald patch silly coz it just makes him closer to ~Eno~ y'know?)

Is it not silly already?

I dunno, I'm still "Whew, I still don't got a Bald patch!" to ever risk criti someone elses, just in case.

The ponytail is silly. His bald patch was just fine the way it was.

Bald patch. Ponytail. That's not Eno...

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