1. twisted_words

   9

   I have Radiohead (specifically Thom Yorke's office charts) to thank for my love of a lot of the artists that appear on here, and it's great to see them working on the material that got me into them in the first place. The Jacques Green and Caribou mixes have become some of my all time favourite tracks, and there are some fascinating reinventions of TKOL that I never could have anticipated. For those that really loved TKOL, this is a great companion which unlocks some of the deeper mysteries of those tracks, and TKOL seems made for this sort of treatment - sprouting new leaves and growing again in new shapes - The King of Stems?… Expand

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2. mazky

   7

   So..... your favourite band put out a mediocre album (by their standards) What do you do? Do you put on a charade and declare it "brilliant" or just admit your disappointment. I find it hard to do either, seeing as this isn't really a Radiohead album, it's remixes, by artists I may not particularly like, who I may feel are butchering great songs. This is however not the case. Most of the 'RMXers' on this album I happen to be fans of, now that combined with my FAVOURITE band should be the perfect combination. Unfortunately, there is no soul in this album, the original 'TKOL' is an outstanding album, even though it may not meet there earlier work, and hasn't been done any particular justice. I find this album to be not terrible, just, not there. Not there, in the sense that I can't feel it, It's not Radiohead but it's there music, and it's asif I can sense that the music is not pure Radiohead, but Radiohead songs being randomly mashed up. That's not what I want, I want to listen to these songs from the point of view of the 'RMXers' on this album. It feels slightly soulless. I feel asif I'm being expected to 'enjoy' these remixes by Radiohed, but, sadly I just don't. I just feel that they fade in and out, this isn't a bad album, just a confused album, that's not really sure what it wants to do.… Expand

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3. Teaspoon

   4

   Ever since TKOL was released it has separated Radiohead fans right down the middle -- some see it as the band's worst effort since their debut, while others view it as an exiting turn in Radiohead's history. What invoked this gulf in opinion, though, is not the sharp turn in the band's sound - after all, you're not a Radiohead fan if you're not up for a challenge - but more the inaccessibility.
   
   In many ways, the remixes found on this album shed some simplistic light on the intricate darkness of TKOL's quirky, naturalistic beats -- critics of the original mixes will probably find great appeal in this, although enthusiasts of the album will find it almost primitive. Their opinions won't helped by the fact that 75% of the tracks can't sustain the quality that the other 25% demonstrate. I would advise listening to the remixes found on the band's YouTube channel - youtube.com/radiohead - before buying.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.
4. zimmertosser69

   1

   As a Radiohead fan I look forward to any new release but this is not really Radiohead. It's a bunch of bogged down bad elevator music for tecno geeks. To call it a disappointment would be unfair. It is a disaster with not a single bright spot and one song redone 3 times for no apparent reason.… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 4 users said Yes.

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