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In Rainbows (2008)

Artist: Radiohead
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Product Summary
Label: Cinema Libre Distribution
UPC: 00880882162221
Release Date: 1/1/2008
Buy.com Sku: 206502911
Item#: M3VK63
Buy.com Sales Rank: 1093
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. 15 Step ~ Radiohead
2. Bodysnatchers ~ Radiohead
3. Nude ~ Radiohead
4. Weird Fishes / Arpeggi ~ Radiohead
5. All I Need ~ Radiohead
6. Faust Arp ~ Radiohead
7. Reckoner ~ Radiohead
8. House Of Cards ~ Radiohead
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place ~ Radiohead
10. Videotape ~ Radiohead



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Radiohead: Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway, Ed O'Brien , Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke.
Additional personnel: The Milennia Ensemble.
Initially issued in October 2007 with little prior notice, Radiohead's seventh full-length studio outing, IN RAINBOWS, took not only fans but the entire music industry by surprise. Released for a limited time only as an online download, the album was offered by the revered British rock group in a groundbreaking "pay what you want" format, allowing the listener to decide its digital value before an appearance in conventional CD form a few months later.
Innovative business practices aside, IN RAINBOWS also garnered attention as Radiohead's most immediately engaging offering since its BENDS/OK COMPUTER days, returning to slightly more accessible pop/rock song structures, while never abandoning the arty experimentalism of subsequent albums. From the shuffling beats of "15 Step" to the amped-up energy of "Bodysnatchers" to the glorious gloom of "Videotape," RAINBOWS presents the full spectrum of Radiohead's artistry, while deftly avoiding vocal melodramatics or excessive technical noodling. When the record hits its peak with the restlessly beautiful "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" and the emotive, keyboard-driven "All I Need," it's a thrilling reminder of why Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and the lads are one of the best bands on the planet, and it solidifies IN RAINBOWS as an indisputably great Radiohead album.

Producer: Nigel Godrich; Hugo Nicolson; Dan Grech-Marguerat; Richard Woodcraft

Engineer: Nigel Godrich

 
Artist Overview
Radiohead burst onto the Britpop scene in the early 1990s with a clamorous, post-U2 take on guitar rock, buoyed by the hit "Creep." They subsequently developed their songwriting and production skills on THE BENDS and achieved iconic status with their breakthrough album OK COMPUTER, making art-rock cool again in the process. The mercurial band's long-awaited follow-up three years later was a sharp left turn full of ambient electronics and Can-like sonic deconstruction, and they've continued the trend with subsequent albums and solo projects. The connecting thread through all the band's phases has been Thom Yorke's intense vocal frenzy.

Artist Influences
Aphex Twin | Autechre | Brian Eno | Can | David Bowie | Elvis Costello | Japan (Rock) | Joy Division | Neu! | Pink Floyd | R.E.M. | Talking Heads | The Smiths | Tim Buckley | U2

Artist Contemporaries
American Music Club | Bjork | Jeff Buckley | Mum (Iceland) | PJ Harvey | Primal Scream | Sigur Ros | Sparklehorse | Spiritualized | The Flaming Lips | The London Suede | The Verve | Tindersticks

Artist Followers
Butterfly Jones | Caribou | Cave In | Coldplay | Doves (00's) | Eisley | Elbow | Feeder | Flick | Lake Trout | M83 | Maps | Muse (UK) | Paulson | Remember August | Six By Seven | The Beta Band | The Czars | Travis


 

Compilation Appearances
Clueless
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Vol. 1-Now That's What I Call Music
Memento
Vanilla Sky
Ultra Chilled 02
Fabric Live 01 (Live)
Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Special Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition)
Capitol Records: 1942-2002 (Deluxe Edition) (w/ Book) (Limited Edition)
Chillout Annual 2002 (Limited Edition)
Sounds Eclectic 3
Latenight Tales
Latenight Tales
Fabric Live 22
Six Feet Under, Volume 2-Everything Ends
Bands 05 Vol 2
Best Acoustic Album In The World
Help:day In The Life
Supreme:some Great Music
Profound Sounds 3
Music From Glastonbury The Film(Explicit Version)
Remixes
Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba
Romeo & Juliet / O.s.t.(Bonus Tracks)(Explicit Version)
Coastal Chill
Boogy Bytes Vol 03
Greatest Hits And Remixes(w/ Bonus DVD)
Greatest Hits And Remixes
Southland Tales (ost)

 
Associated Artists and Works
The String Quartet Tribute To R.E.M. ~ Artists, Various
Anyone Can Play Radiohead: A Tribute To Radiohead ~ Artists, Various
Strung Out On Ok Computer: Tribute To Radiohead... ~ Artists, Various
Greenwood, Jonny
Anyone Can Play Radiohead: A Tribute To Radiohead ~ Various Artists
Strung Out On OK Computer: The String Quartet Trib ~ Various Artists
The String Quartet Tribute To Radiohead... ~ Various Artists
Making Tributes Is Easy: The Ultimate Tribute To R ~ Various Artists
Strung Out On Kid A: The String Quartet Tribute To ~ Various Artists
Dub Tribute To Radiohead: I'm Not The Only Record ~ Various Artists
Exit Music: Radiohead Tribute ~ Various Artists
Various Artists
Rockabye Baby! - Lullaby Renditions Of Radiohead ~ Various Artists
Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 01/01/2008
Original Release Date : 2008
Catalog ID : 88088216222
Label : ATO Records
Number of Discs : 1
Runtime : 42m : 37s
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00880882162221

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.82)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "All of it rocks; none of it sounds like any other band on Earth; it delivers an emotional punch....[Yorke's] voice has an R&B lilt that suits the songs' romantic directness."

Rolling Stone (p.108)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "Radiohead haven't sounded this aggressive and infuriates -- so rock & roll -- since OK COMPUTER..."

Spin (p.111)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a handful of gorgeous quiet-storm ballads that seem to have been imported from a time even less troubled than the late '90s."

Entertainment Weekly (p.66)
- "Using the full musical and emotional spectra to conjure breathtaking beauty, the collection is well named. It may have arrived via computer, but the vision is timeless." -- Grade: A

Uncut (p.86)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he tender, if not sunny, mood is maintained across a beautiful suite of songs..."

Uncut (p.82)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he shuffling fever-funk of 'Down Is The New Up' reaches a state of grace that very few bands ever get to achieve."

The Wire (p.63)
- "[T]racks like opener '15 Step' are injected with almost Rephlex-like accelerating rhythms....The album is sonically diverse..."

The Wire (p.35)
- Included in The Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2007".

Down Beat (p.77)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Subtle electronics and tastefully deployed string arrangements are woven into the fabric of the tunes..."

Q (Magazine)
(p.107)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "IN RAINBOWS still leaves Radiohead in the most enviable position: progressively perfecting their art while able to command autonomy beyond the record industry."

Q (Magazine)
(p.88)
- Ranked #04 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "Beneath its approachable surface swam myriad subtleties, multiplying with every play."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.96)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "IN RAINBOWS is a necessary masterstroke....Rejoice in a glorious moment for Radiohead, and for the art and business of rock in general."

Blender (Magazine)
(pp.141-142)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "IN RAINBOWS formulates a lush, sensualized ideal out of vague, layered discomfort....Far more pensive and reflective than its predecessor..."

 
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