Welcome to The 15th Floor: A Gen X, lifelong Radiohead fan father and his Gen Z, Radiohead illiterate son react to Radiohead songs one at a time. Can the father convince his son (and you) that Radiohead is the greatest band of all time?
When I was at Woodstock '94, WOMAD had a group of great artists from around the world playing Sunday morning and some drunk jocks screamed them off stage with "Greenday" chants. I like Greenday. But it is not great music. Those WOMAD artists were playing something new to my ears.
I really like Tame Impala. Kevin writes good songs. Tame Impala is innovative in a very safe way. Tame Impala is not as good of a band as Portishead, Air, or Animal Collective. They are far far far away from Talking Heads, King Crimson, and Pink Floyd. They shouldn't be mentioned in the same room as Radiohead.
One of the best songs of the 90s. Your son finding nothing in the intro is hilarious. The song is based on Marvin the Paranoid Android from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a depressed android with a brain the size of a planet who is stuck doing manual tasks. Marvin was based on various characters including Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, whose good advice was often ignored due to his sour take on life.
To each their own. I am open and like a long of genres. This is a decent pop song made to be popular. It reminds me a lot of K-pop bands. One shouldn't compare such music to Radiohead or Beck, artists known for pushing boundaries and creating innovative music. I wouldn't put them anywhere near the same level as other pop artists like Taylor Swift (a magical lyricist), The Weeknd ( a master at finding the hook and being beautifully profane), or Billie Eilish (a talent at finding a universal message that people can connect with). They are maybe the Nickelback of pop-rock. You should introduce your son to them. He would probably like them.
I heard this song in college.. tough times, hard and depressing... but this song gave me a feeling like everything was going to be ok. It has such a depressing tone that for some reason, gives me hope. I love it. Thanks for showing your kid this song. I ll do the same with mine.
I was smitten when I first heard "Greenhouse Heat Death" by KGLW as much as I was when I heard "Pyramid Song" by RH - two completely different songs - and all for the same reason - both songs leave you breathless and alive.
My current favourite Radiohead second 3rd 4th version of a beautiful song. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mbVKGlh3gg4.htmlsi=aOOoDrIxcFutcLZf
Loving all of these Radiohead reactions. I believe a more appropriate way to put it is Keane sounds like Radiohead not the other way around. Love it great stuff gentlemen
I know I'm a year late but this song has been used in a movie. The opening scene of "Incendies" by Denis Villeneuve (who just did both parts of the Dune saga) is carried by this song. That's how I discovered it, if you haven't seen the movie it's a must. Best Québécois movie of all time.
After a lot of listening of AMSP DECKS DARK is about mortality and death. Given the overall theme of the album of loss and mortality I think it fits as a metaphor for of death.
Now I can see how Jakob can get happy from this :) But I agree with you that Beck is good, because I literally don't know what he's gonna do with all his unconventional methods. I never thought to listen to Beck but his vocal style on The Valley of The Pagans hooked me on. But to really convince Jakob that Radiohead is actually authentically good, I might suggest listening to a Radiohead album in order, with no talking, let the emotion sink in, talking is explicit, people resonate more with... fine, implicitness ;) Honestly, this took some time for me to realize, but the more I listen to something at random, the more I question, why does it feel repetitive? Actually, A Moon Shaped Pool exists just because of overabundant repetitiveness, so: [Ok Computer] -> [In Rainbows] -> [TKOL (From the Basement)] -> [Supercollider (Studio Recording)] -> A Moon Shaped Pool It worked for me. But do let me know if this works. But if the situation isn't suited, I suggest Just listening to A Moon Shaped Pool
This my favorite song. Ever. But this reaction plays like a hostage tape. The whole history of these videos feels… weird. There’s a strange dynamic at play here, and it makes my skin crawl.
I cannot stand Radiohead and would not have heard this but for the last episode of "The Perky Blinders" TV series. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bi5IIMN40aE.htmlsi=0SAFYQLCJchXns8l As soon as I heard this, I was intrigued by it. I used Soundhound to find out who it was, then I went to iTunes and bought it. I love it. It's very emotive and atmospheric. My one and only Radiohead (The Smile) song. I listened to the other tracks, and... …meh! But the penultimate version is wonderful: "As it all pans wide Forget everything you knew Forget everything you knew As it all pans wide " I'm a Yes, King Crimson, (old) Genesis, Pink Floyd, The Who, Weather Report fan. And Steve Roach and Robert Rich's Ambient albums.
Like Spinning Plates. I think Jakob will like it because it is totally unique and could be made in 2024. It’s one of their most hauntingly beautiful songs and has the best backstory to how it came to be.
