The second half is what elevates this album so hard. First half is full of very interesting and unique music with drum loops and experimental catchiness. But the last 4 tracks are what makes it so memorable. Putting lotus flower, codex, give up the ghost AND separator all in a row had to have been intentional. They knew we would be levitating lol.
I've always had a soft spot for this record, its not as immediate or affecting as their other projects but its got a meditative-ness that just makes it such a pleasant listen, perfect study music
Ikr, it's like every single track sounds better than on the album, plus it's got two extra banger tracks. That's why I rarely ever listen to the studio version.
I know this the least favorite album for a lot of people but to me personally I discovered Radiohead with this album and I completely loved it, made me feel so much energy with the percussions and also this album helped me to get through a hard situation of my life, this is my favorite album.
there's a particular b-side that unfortunately didn't make on to the album, titled "daily mail". and it is by far one of the greatest songs they've ever written, i highly recommended checking it out in your own time, you will love it!!
Second half of this album is up there with their best, first part is like them showing you some of their workings, finding a new path which leads onto the next album. Moon Shaped Pool is a great listen. I'd argue that it's worth listening to the Smile afterwards. Radiohead will be back though, they are talking about it. Can't wait!
excited for this! and please check out The King Of Limbs: From The Basement too - it's as essential as In Rainbows Disk 2 was, if not more. i'm sure many others will say the same :)
TKOL itself had limbs. They were released separately, often in pairs. The Butcher, Supercollider, Twisted Words, Harry Patch, Staircase and Daily Mail were made in the same sessions. I always thought this album got a bad rap. It's not an elite release but it is still strong.
Harry Patch was released previously, and so was These Are My Twisted Words although this one sounds like a sketch for what they would ultimately do with Limbs.
Oh man, I really hope they keep making records... Radiohead has been my favourite band for most of my life and I haven't been able to see them live. And that will make me sad if I never get to 😭
I think you’ll get another chance to see them! I have a feeling they will tour again. I saw them with The Beta Band on the Kid A tour. The charm of seeing them now will be that they are at the height of their powers.
I’m so glad you loved this album! It has become my most listened to RH album 💿 It just grows and grows on you like moss on a tree. I’m fact, I highly recommend listening to this album while walking through nature. It’s magical
Any Radiohead is awesome. The King of Limbs is underrated. Fan expectations extra high after In Rainbows. Felt really short as well. It’s a very good project. And, of course, give Sigur Ros a try!!! 😀 They could really fill the void you’ll feel after finishing Radiohead’s current discography. “Ágætis Byrjun” is your entry point. And they’ve made 6 great albums since. (Newest released a month ago.)
Great reaction as always! Excited for the basement sessions so you can hear “staircase” and “daily mail”, two of the best songs that didn’t make the cut somehow.
Not my favourite Radiohead, but probably the one I listen to the most because it's short, blissful and mediative. The perfect RH record for a walk in the English countryside.
As someone who's enjoyed reaction videos for 3 or 4 years, and for whom RH is my favorite band, its always a treat when they pop up. As we arrive at "Moon Shaped Pool" I think it ought to be said, I've enjoyed your reactions more than anyone else. Always so very much worth the wait. Not to be too melancholic, as there are the 100 B-Sides, live performances (the 2 Basement sessions of course), the almost mythic partial songs only 1 or 2 people have and post in weird places - so this isn't a time to be sad. YES - I do believe there is an LP10 awaiting us, though perhaps that will be the last. Also, I agree with the nearly Universal sentiment the TKOL "From the Basement" is superior to the album though I always enjoyed this album. I don't know if/how with as much music you react to you might consider, but this project is incomplete without listening to the single "The Daily Mail/Staircase" released nearly at the same time as the album - those 2 songs are truly special special individual tracks in the RH lore. One of the best parts about the Basement session for this one is how incredible it is to see them recreate these looping rhythms and very percussive and sampled vibe that so much defines the album - they added a 2nd drummer for that performance and the tour (Clive Demler from Portishead - 90's indie rock royalty - one of the coolest bands ever, the Trip Hop pioneers who's album "Dummy" from 1994 you really ought to experience, it is a master work). But just as you'll see (or maybe have if you have been unable to resist) on "In Rainbows: From the Basement" and "The King of Limbs: From the Basement" is just how unbelievable and so fun it is to watch 5 guys who met in High School in the 80's and managed to stay as one unit through 9 albums and 35 years and remain as such. Amongst the highest heights of bands (where we can all agree RH belongs forever) and even the next tier of amazing bands, that is such a rare unique aspect of their story, and it oozes through as part of the one-of-a-kind soundscapes and world's they create for us to drift off to or sing our asses off or struggle to learn on guitar and then realize once you've learned it, now you have to try to sing like Thom dammit! But man, my friend, you have presented these albums and your reactions and your enthusiasm, genuine smile as you get lost in a new favorite, and shared adventure in such a way it has been a genuine treat, the very best Radiohead reactor IMO; just a delight to know in a month or 2 - like tonight - as I wrap up my evening, I will get a surprise like this, and relive my own memory of driving home from work through the mountains hearing this Compact Disc as we called them in 2011, for the first time (having heard Thom's solo acoustic version of "Lotus Flower for a few months - shocker, it sounds a bit different and is AWESOME) and be so enlivened by the personality you bring to what you do. Well done once again, fantastic, and it's so cool you rolled with TKOL and 'got' it - I saw Thom and Jonny live last month near Washington D.C. touring their side band "The Smile" - keep an eye out as you may be able to see them - and they are the #1 and #2 of this band so it is as it should be - different. And while it does NOT replace seeing RH live as they give back songs for 150 minutes that span 30 years like when I saw them in 2016 twice for the 9th record. But based on articles and the fun they were having that night as "The Smile" and the incredible music both of them - true geniuses of our time for modern music, together - will continue to create, I mean Jonny has 2 Oscar nominations in the bag for orchestral film scores and Thom is - I think of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Robert Johnson, Neil Young...I've got no qualms placing him at their stature as a force of nature musically in my Gen X lifetime with no equal and deserving to be alongside those names, period. So they just have so much to give and compared to seeing Mick Jagger on some combination of crack/adderall/gasoline/ and Nitrous (props to him not a criticism) dancing around like a college kid when he was in his 70s, RH doing an album in their mid 50's is not a crazy concept. However, they will go out with grace, when it is the right time. But I have full faith the 10th album is something we will now all wait for together. In the interim, you'll have so much - from Thom's solo work to acoustic performances from 2003 with Jonny, to the nearly 15 quality B-Sides off "The Bends" alone (hell, the B-Side Record for "OK Computer" was nominated for the Grammy for 'Best Alternative Album' of 1999 - who does that? What band pulls off something as ludicrous as that - and by the way, it deserved it as it was like an awesome sequel to "OK Computer" when it came out...had it on cassette tape, yup...and then..."Kid A" and my struggles and return with In Rainbows and then giving in completely; a lifetime devotion to all of it -- the special journey, right), the music video's - some of which are more artistic and better fleshed out than most films you'd see today, and much more...to look forward to. Whatever you are willing to share with us as far of any of that goes , please do! As things move along, you'll have a lot of fans like me happy to join in. BUT, let's GO man - this train is still rolling! "A Moon Shaped Pool!" Thanks as always. For real - made my night over here in the states. Peace//
Legend Drew Always appreciate your kind words mate Has been one hell of a ride and I have enjoyed the connections I have made along the way Cannot wait for a moon shaped pool!
I've heard people say it isn't the strongest album however i just love this album. There is one song missing called the Daily Mail that you find on in the basement sessions that is worth checking out. Great reaction as always.
Stoked you got to this their RnB dance album! They have two drummers in this period. This album has an accompanied remix album that features Radioheads favorite electronic dance music producers. Its pretty sweet check that Blawan remix! Peace 🏝️🌊🦜
As youve listened to In Rainbows disc 2 you need to listen to OKNOTOK the 2nd CD from OK Computer has some great songs on it like Pearly and Palo Alto... Palo Alto being one of my fav Radiohead guitar tracks...
nice!! this is without a doubt my favorite radiohead LP, it's like they're showing that they know how to access the spiritual side of their music and with the aid of new things Thom learned with his solo and side projects (mostly atoms for peace) they're able to creat this sound that is so hypnotic but at the same time so warm, and with so many natural soundscapes...its also worth to mention that the sctructure of the album reminds me of a DMT experience, with this shamanic and feral begining with such a release at the end btw, i think this kind of sound is the one that most resembles Yorke's and Greenwood actual project called "The Smile", you should check it out after A Moon Shaped Pool
Great to see a mention of the in the basement sessions, we Radiohead fans are suckers for those recordings. Only a matter of time before we coerce you into listening to the side projects especially with a new Smile album on the horizon. Side note: you should watch the music video for lotus flower, it cured my depression
Gotta check it out one day And really can’t wait for that day tbh haha Also I checked out the video after your comment and mannn what an unreal video The carefree dancing Just feeling the music Absolutely loved it
I'm so glad you enjoyed this album! I wasn't a fan at first, but over time it grew on me and I listen to it all the time now. The last three songs in particular have a special kind of magic I can't get enough of.
I really like Bloom as an intro and Separator as an outro. Bloom starts the album with "open your mouth wide", like inviting you in. And Separator says goodbye with "wake me up", like if the album was a dream. And at the same time, it says "if you think this is over, then you're wrong"; you have to remember that this was the last Radiohead album for some years; and it gave you the sense that it could actually be the end of the band, but at the same time, they will trascend, or that there would be more of what Radiohead transmits in life. BTW, I really recommend the band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, which i knew thanks to a remarkable sequence of the film 28 Days Later. It's pure atmosphere and feeling. You can imagine the apocalypse with most of its pieces, and feel the payne and destruction in the world, but also the hope and beauty of life.
i love this album so much great reaction man I'm basing this off of your other reactions and what you might and might not enjoy, I really think you would absolutely love "Deadwing" by "Porcupine Tree". Fantastic album and an absolute all timer, full of great melodies and well written lyrics and I recommend you give it a listen I promise you will love it
Let’s goooo! This is my favorite album by any band!! I hope you will like it and I highly suggest you do the live from the basement version of the album, it makes the albums 100 times better
Thanks for the review! Everything you're saying about it I agree with, and it has stuck with me since 2011. The peaceful nature of it sticks around man. It's just a blessing
Love it! Would LOVE to see your full reaction the Radiohead perform the King Of Limbs on Live from the Basement. They do In Rainbows Live From the Basement as well and they always include other songs. TRUE genius.
The b-sides, that were released as singles are worth checking out: These are their names: Supercollider, The Butcher, The Daily Mail, Staircase. I also reccomend These Are My Twisted Words, but I'm not sure if that's a TKOL b-side
Your reactions to radiohead have been amazing and insightful. This album is such an underrated masterpiece. It doesn't get the respect it so incredibly deserves.
If you do the basement session, I can't wait to see your reaction to Feral. It's absolute madness in that environment. Way better than the studio version.
Great reaction as always! So this album is widely regarded as their weakest output alongside Pablo honey, so the fact that Lotus Flower is to be found on this album speaks volumes of the standard they bring! Amazing track. When Radiohead are “bad” they’re still leagues above the pack and lightyears ahead of the curve. Can’t wait for your reaction to Moonshaped pool. Astonishing swansong to say the least!
Hell yeah man! Always great to see someone enjoy this record. I see why it could be divisive, but it’s really become a special album for me. Just love the atmosphere and the percussion / unconventional rhythms hook me every time. Amazing emotional moments as well.
Giving Feral the love it deserves! I've said before and I'll say it forever: Feral is next level even for Radiohead. Ahead of its time and really really wish the band would do more music that sounds like it.
This album wasn’t really something that I was hooked on the first few times I heard it but as time went on it just hooked me more and more. The king of limbs is definitely a grower and I know that a lot of radiohead fans don’t really have this record high up on their lists but I think this is one of their best albums that they’ve ever put out (my opinion only)
I know it has been said, to reiterate, Please do the "from the basement" versions of this, and all the Radiohead albums. It's worth it, it's a different experience. I love your breakdowns.
Bittersweet moment because you only have one album left. What a journey, Jack! So glad you enjoyed this album. It took me a minute to like ALL tracks. Codex always hits. Lotus Flower makes me want to dance. The music video is pretty cool since Thom is dancing about.
I have to cycle to my work for about 20 minutes back and forth five times a week with mostly Radiohead as my musical companion. When I cycle on a longs stretch of empty cycle ways, I stretch my arms sing on the top of my lungs until I'm out of my breath. Lotus Flower would be my favorite. You have a cool channel going CavemanJackReacts.
The best incarnation of this album for me is the From the Basement performance. The songs are much warmer, and you get the B-sides of this era which are phenomenal.
I love this album. Please, please, PLEASE listen to the "from the basement" session of King of Limbs (In Rainbows also!) it'll blow your mind to see them playing all these live, also, there are extra tracks like "the Daily Mail" that have you scratch your head as to why it's not on any album. The piano chord progression, the drop.. Man.. Seriously, people who didn't "get" King of Limbs at first, got it after watching and listening to "from the basement". It needs a separate reaction! Loved your reaction, and yes, Lotus Flower, 👌🏼
Codex is without a doubt my favorite song. You have to watch King of Limbs from The Basement - full brass section - an additional drummer - it's glorious.
In terms of 'new' Radiohead, not sure. But The Smile, though not technically Radiohead the band, is definitely still worth checking out - came out recently. Tom Skinner definitely adds a different flavour, which is interesting
please consider listening to the from the basement live performance , it add so much to this album that i dont /cant listen to the studio version anymore edit : now thative watched the intro i have my answers x)
I remember avoiding this album for the longest time because I'd heard such mixed things, and then I finally put Lotus Flower on and it was like being punched in the face. Such an insane groove.
I prefer this album too In Rainbows & Moon Shaped Pool. My Radiohead preferences differ from most fans though, it seems. My favorite album of theirs is Ok Computer, a normal enough choice, but my second favorite is Amnesiac, which doesn’t seem to be terribly popular, followed by Kid A, then The Bends, followed by King of Limbs, then probably Hail to the Thief, then Moon Shaped Pool, & In Rainbows last.
The second half is what elevates this album so hard. First half is full of very interesting and unique music with drum loops and experimental catchiness. But the last 4 tracks are what makes it so memorable. Putting lotus flower, codex, give up the ghost AND separator all in a row had to have been intentional. They knew we would be levitating lol.
Love that we get a bit of both sounds
I've always had a soft spot for this record, its not as immediate or affecting as their other projects but its got a meditative-ness that just makes it such a pleasant listen, perfect study music
Finally more Radiohead! Here for it 😂
Biggest problem with TKOL is that the studio version kinds lives in the shadow of the live, from the basement version.
totally agreee... the live version of Bloom is incredible
The live version is so good
Ikr, it's like every single track sounds better than on the album, plus it's got two extra banger tracks. That's why I rarely ever listen to the studio version.
The "From the Basement" session of this album is pretty incredible and gave me such a better appreciation of the record. Highly recommend!
I know this the least favorite album for a lot of people but to me personally I discovered Radiohead with this album and I completely loved it, made me feel so much energy with the percussions and also this album helped me to get through a hard situation of my life, this is my favorite album.
there's a particular b-side that unfortunately didn't make on to the album, titled "daily mail". and it is by far one of the greatest songs they've ever written, i highly recommended checking it out in your own time, you will love it!!
The Daily Mail is awesome, so powerful, the piano chord progression, that drop, omg..
Really gotta check out the B Sides have heard nothing but good things about them
Staircase is my fav of that era. I don't care for the daily mail. Lol. But I've never liked that Beatles piano and singing approach anyway.
Second half of this album is up there with their best, first part is like them showing you some of their workings, finding a new path which leads onto the next album. Moon Shaped Pool is a great listen. I'd argue that it's worth listening to the Smile afterwards. Radiohead will be back though, they are talking about it. Can't wait!
Mannnn would be unreal to enjoy a Radiohead album in real time with all of you
Love King of Limbs! Lotus Flower and Codex are the highlights.
I agree about the percussion, they had to bring in a second drummer to play it live
From "Portishead" of course, as they only went for the best/most appropriate and man did it work out
This album underwhelmed when it came out for me but after the years Iv loved it more and more every year.
Love Radiohead
excited for this! and please check out The King Of Limbs: From The Basement too - it's as essential as In Rainbows Disk 2 was, if not more. i'm sure many others will say the same :)
Lotus flower and Codex from the basement👌🏻
@@dannybhoy2625 not mentioning bloom here is insane
TKOL itself had limbs. They were released separately, often in pairs. The Butcher, Supercollider, Twisted Words, Harry Patch, Staircase and Daily Mail were made in the same sessions. I always thought this album got a bad rap. It's not an elite release but it is still strong.
TKOL was kinda like…a seperator?
daily mail fucking slaps
Harry Patch was released previously, and so was These Are My Twisted Words although this one sounds like a sketch for what they would ultimately do with Limbs.
Moon Shaped Pool next! Can't Wait!
Oh man, I really hope they keep making records... Radiohead has been my favourite band for most of my life and I haven't been able to see them live. And that will make me sad if I never get to 😭
I wanna see them so bad now too hahah
I think you’ll get another chance to see them! I have a feeling they will tour again. I saw them with The Beta Band on the Kid A tour. The charm of seeing them now will be that they are at the height of their powers.
I’m so glad you loved this album! It has become my most listened to RH album 💿 It just grows and grows on you like moss on a tree. I’m fact, I highly recommend listening to this album while walking through nature. It’s magical
Any Radiohead is awesome. The King of Limbs is underrated. Fan expectations extra high after In Rainbows. Felt really short as well. It’s a very good project.
And, of course, give Sigur Ros a try!!! 😀 They could really fill the void you’ll feel after finishing Radiohead’s current discography. “Ágætis Byrjun” is your entry point. And they’ve made 6 great albums since. (Newest released a month ago.)
Great reaction as always! Excited for the basement sessions so you can hear “staircase” and “daily mail”, two of the best songs that didn’t make the cut somehow.
Not my favourite Radiohead, but probably the one I listen to the most because it's short, blissful and mediative. The perfect RH record for a walk in the English countryside.
Separator remains for me one their finest tracks. The definite highlight of this album for me. And another to their list of iconic album closers.
Codex has always been a favourite
Lovely reaction. Colin in the most underrated member of the band and shines through on this album IMO
Hi. You need to go on youtube and write radiohead king of limbs from the basement. You can see they making this live!
I can't wait for your review of A Moon Shaped Pool.
As someone who's enjoyed reaction videos for 3 or 4 years, and for whom RH is my favorite band, its always a treat when they pop up. As we arrive at "Moon Shaped Pool" I think it ought to be said, I've enjoyed your reactions more than anyone else. Always so very much worth the wait. Not to be too melancholic, as there are the 100 B-Sides, live performances (the 2 Basement sessions of course), the almost mythic partial songs only 1 or 2 people have and post in weird places - so this isn't a time to be sad. YES - I do believe there is an LP10 awaiting us, though perhaps that will be the last. Also, I agree with the nearly Universal sentiment the TKOL "From the Basement" is superior to the album though I always enjoyed this album. I don't know if/how with as much music you react to you might consider, but this project is incomplete without listening to the single "The Daily Mail/Staircase" released nearly at the same time as the album - those 2 songs are truly special special individual tracks in the RH lore. One of the best parts about the Basement session for this one is how incredible it is to see them recreate these looping rhythms and very percussive and sampled vibe that so much defines the album - they added a 2nd drummer for that performance and the tour (Clive Demler from Portishead - 90's indie rock royalty - one of the coolest bands ever, the Trip Hop pioneers who's album "Dummy" from 1994 you really ought to experience, it is a master work). But just as you'll see (or maybe have if you have been unable to resist) on "In Rainbows: From the Basement" and "The King of Limbs: From the Basement" is just how unbelievable and so fun it is to watch 5 guys who met in High School in the 80's and managed to stay as one unit through 9 albums and 35 years and remain as such. Amongst the highest heights of bands (where we can all agree RH belongs forever) and even the next tier of amazing bands, that is such a rare unique aspect of their story, and it oozes through as part of the one-of-a-kind soundscapes and world's they create for us to drift off to or sing our asses off or struggle to learn on guitar and then realize once you've learned it, now you have to try to sing like Thom dammit! But man, my friend, you have presented these albums and your reactions and your enthusiasm, genuine smile as you get lost in a new favorite, and shared adventure in such a way it has been a genuine treat, the very best Radiohead reactor IMO; just a delight to know in a month or 2 - like tonight - as I wrap up my evening, I will get a surprise like this, and relive my own memory of driving home from work through the mountains hearing this Compact Disc as we called them in 2011, for the first time (having heard Thom's solo acoustic version of "Lotus Flower for a few months - shocker, it sounds a bit different and is AWESOME) and be so enlivened by the personality you bring to what you do. Well done once again, fantastic, and it's so cool you rolled with TKOL and 'got' it - I saw Thom and Jonny live last month near Washington D.C. touring their side band "The Smile" - keep an eye out as you may be able to see them - and they are the #1 and #2 of this band so it is as it should be - different. And while it does NOT replace seeing RH live as they give back songs for 150 minutes that span 30 years like when I saw them in 2016 twice for the 9th record. But based on articles and the fun they were having that night as "The Smile" and the incredible music both of them - true geniuses of our time for modern music, together - will continue to create, I mean Jonny has 2 Oscar nominations in the bag for orchestral film scores and Thom is - I think of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Robert Johnson, Neil Young...I've got no qualms placing him at their stature as a force of nature musically in my Gen X lifetime with no equal and deserving to be alongside those names, period. So they just have so much to give and compared to seeing Mick Jagger on some combination of crack/adderall/gasoline/ and Nitrous (props to him not a criticism) dancing around like a college kid when he was in his 70s, RH doing an album in their mid 50's is not a crazy concept. However, they will go out with grace, when it is the right time. But I have full faith the 10th album is something we will now all wait for together. In the interim, you'll have so much - from Thom's solo work to acoustic performances from 2003 with Jonny, to the nearly 15 quality B-Sides off "The Bends" alone (hell, the B-Side Record for "OK Computer" was nominated for the Grammy for 'Best Alternative Album' of 1999 - who does that? What band pulls off something as ludicrous as that - and by the way, it deserved it as it was like an awesome sequel to "OK Computer" when it came out...had it on cassette tape, yup...and then..."Kid A" and my struggles and return with In Rainbows and then giving in completely; a lifetime devotion to all of it -- the special journey, right), the music video's - some of which are more artistic and better fleshed out than most films you'd see today, and much more...to look forward to. Whatever you are willing to share with us as far of any of that goes , please do! As things move along, you'll have a lot of fans like me happy to join in. BUT, let's GO man - this train is still rolling! "A Moon Shaped Pool!" Thanks as always. For real - made my night over here in the states. Peace//
Legend Drew
Always appreciate your kind words mate
Has been one hell of a ride and I have enjoyed the connections I have made along the way
Cannot wait for a moon shaped pool!
Great post fella, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment.
Great album, under-appreciated. Codex is one of their best tracks IMHO
Codex is awesome.. goosebumps xx
The last three tracks on TKOL are magnificent imo 🥲☺
I am literally crying watching you hear this for the first time. You have such satisfying reactions to Radiohead and I cant get enough!
Awww thank you !
I've heard people say it isn't the strongest album however i just love this album. There is one song missing called the Daily Mail that you find on in the basement sessions that is worth checking out.
Great reaction as always.
Legend
Thank you , I really had fun with this one
Stoked you got to this their RnB dance album! They have two drummers in this period. This album has an accompanied remix album that features Radioheads favorite electronic dance music producers. Its pretty sweet check that Blawan remix! Peace 🏝️🌊🦜
As youve listened to In Rainbows disc 2 you need to listen to OKNOTOK the 2nd CD from OK Computer has some great songs on it like Pearly and Palo Alto... Palo Alto being one of my fav Radiohead guitar tracks...
You should listen to the 'from the basement' version as it really improves and builds on the sounds of this album.
nice!! this is without a doubt my favorite radiohead LP, it's like they're showing that they know how to access the spiritual side of their music and with the aid of new things Thom learned with his solo and side projects (mostly atoms for peace) they're able to creat this sound that is so hypnotic but at the same time so warm, and with so many natural soundscapes...its also worth to mention that the sctructure of the album reminds me of a DMT experience, with this shamanic and feral begining with such a release at the end
btw, i think this kind of sound is the one that most resembles Yorke's and Greenwood actual project called "The Smile", you should check it out after A Moon Shaped Pool
Such an amazing album !
A MOON SHAPED POOL REACTION IS MORE AND MORE CLOSER YESSS
Sooooooon
Finally someone who gets this album. So underrated!!!
Great to see a mention of the in the basement sessions, we Radiohead fans are suckers for those recordings.
Only a matter of time before we coerce you into listening to the side projects especially with a new Smile album on the horizon.
Side note: you should watch the music video for lotus flower, it cured my depression
Gotta check it out one day
And really can’t wait for that day tbh haha
Also I checked out the video after your comment and mannn what an unreal video
The carefree dancing
Just feeling the music
Absolutely loved it
I LOVE this album.... If I had any complaint, it would be that this album is way too short! I wanted much more❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so glad you enjoyed this album! I wasn't a fan at first, but over time it grew on me and I listen to it all the time now. The last three songs in particular have a special kind of magic I can't get enough of.
FUCK YEAH SOMEONE JAMMING TO FERAL AS MUCH AS I DID
😭 just listened to the album myself and I loved that track so much!!
I really like Bloom as an intro and Separator as an outro. Bloom starts the album with "open your mouth wide", like inviting you in. And Separator says goodbye with "wake me up", like if the album was a dream. And at the same time, it says "if you think this is over, then you're wrong"; you have to remember that this was the last Radiohead album for some years; and it gave you the sense that it could actually be the end of the band, but at the same time, they will trascend, or that there would be more of what Radiohead transmits in life.
BTW, I really recommend the band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, which i knew thanks to a remarkable sequence of the film 28 Days Later. It's pure atmosphere and feeling. You can imagine the apocalypse with most of its pieces, and feel the payne and destruction in the world, but also the hope and beauty of life.
Best band in the world. Looking forward for that A Moon Shaped Pool reaction mate
Can’t wait mate !
hell ya. im glad you like the record. it also has grown on me and has become one of my favorites now
I try not to like it just to be different yk, but I really enjoy it.
Little by Little, The King Of Limbs will grow on you.
i love this album so much great reaction man
I'm basing this off of your other reactions and what you might and might not enjoy, I really think you would absolutely love "Deadwing" by "Porcupine Tree". Fantastic album and an absolute all timer, full of great melodies and well written lyrics and I recommend you give it a listen I promise you will love it
Thank you! Also appreciate the recommendations as well!
10/10 album. Love it. Experimental masterpiece.
Separator is my fave in this album! It transports me
A moon shape pool next 😊
The video for Lotus Flower is so entertaining.
It really is! I loved it haha!
Man you gotta check the From The Basement session of this album, it's honestly my favourite Radiohead proyect of them all!
I like watching someone fall in love with Radiohead. ❤
Let’s goooo! This is my favorite album by any band!! I hope you will like it and I highly suggest you do the live from the basement version of the album, it makes the albums 100 times better
Such a sick album man
Can’t wait to check out the basement session
Thank you thank you! It just feels good to see somebody get behind this album. It's just so evocative and wonderful
So glad you liked it! My favorite tracks are Bloom and Little by Little
Thanks for the review! Everything you're saying about it I agree with, and it has stuck with me since 2011. The peaceful nature of it sticks around man. It's just a blessing
My pleasure!
Love it! Would LOVE to see your full reaction the Radiohead perform the King Of Limbs on Live from the Basement. They do In Rainbows Live From the Basement as well and they always include other songs. TRUE genius.
The b-sides, that were released as singles are worth checking out:
These are their names: Supercollider, The Butcher, The Daily Mail, Staircase. I also reccomend These Are My Twisted Words, but I'm not sure if that's a TKOL b-side
Your reactions to radiohead have been amazing and insightful. This album is such an underrated masterpiece. It doesn't get the respect it so incredibly deserves.
Legend , thank you it has been such an amazing ride
you are some boy jack, loved watching you go through their catalogue
I love your positive energy! I feel like I got back some of it on this video.. maybe you were expecting too much from In Rainbows.
I can't wait to see your reaction to a moon shaped pool. It is such an incredible album.
I can’t wait !
LOVED your reaction to Lotus Flower! Who ever expected a song with such wild instrumentation could be such a banger!
So good!
You should check their "From the Basement" rendition of The King Of Limbs. In my opinion, it is better than the studio album.
I love The King Of Limbs, but I love A Moon Shaped Pool even more! AMSP is an absolute classic and you're going to love it
If you do the basement session, I can't wait to see your reaction to Feral. It's absolute madness in that environment. Way better than the studio version.
I am so excited for you to do moon shaped pool!!!
Great reaction as always! So this album is widely regarded as their weakest output alongside Pablo honey, so the fact that Lotus Flower is to be found on this album speaks volumes of the standard they bring! Amazing track. When Radiohead are “bad” they’re still leagues above the pack and lightyears ahead of the curve. Can’t wait for your reaction to Moonshaped pool. Astonishing swansong to say the least!
Legend
Thank you
Lotus flower is one of my fav Radiohead songs ever
Hell yeah man! Always great to see someone enjoy this record. I see why it could be divisive, but it’s really become a special album for me. Just love the atmosphere and the percussion / unconventional rhythms hook me every time. Amazing emotional moments as well.
Been seriously enjoying your Radiohead listens. Can’t wait for you to tackle The Smile. You’re in for a treat!
Legend
Thanks mate !
Great to see such a positive review of this album! Thanks as always
My pleasure!
You seem like such a nice guy, I've been watching all your Radiohead reacts - you are a gem!
Thank you so much! That’s very kind of you
this album olny made sense to me when i saw it live on from the basement
Just put the record on in your free time. It’s perfect length for a drive. Eventually, you’ll enjoy the first half at least as much as the second.
Love this band! Love your reaction!
Thank you!!
Giving Feral the love it deserves! I've said before and I'll say it forever: Feral is next level even for Radiohead. Ahead of its time and really really wish the band would do more music that sounds like it.
Such a awesome track !
Will you be doing A Moon Shaped Pool any time soon? I cant wait to see you hear it!😊
Again your reaction is heartwarming!
This album wasn’t really something that I was hooked on the first few times I heard it but as time went on it just hooked me more and more. The king of limbs is definitely a grower and I know that a lot of radiohead fans don’t really have this record high up on their lists but I think this is one of their best albums that they’ve ever put out (my opinion only)
Something music works in wild ways hey Lauren
But when it hits dammm it hits
Pls react to third eye blind’s debut, amazing mix of pop and unpredictable rock music!!!
I know it has been said, to reiterate, Please do the "from the basement" versions of this, and all the Radiohead albums. It's worth it, it's a different experience. I love your breakdowns.
i really really like this album, i don't really understand the hate it gets. separator is probably in my top 3 favourite songs of all time
Bittersweet moment because you only have one album left. What a journey, Jack! So glad you enjoyed this album. It took me a minute to like ALL tracks. Codex always hits. Lotus Flower makes me want to dance. The music video is pretty cool since Thom is dancing about.
I have to cycle to my work for about 20 minutes back and forth five times a week with mostly Radiohead as my musical companion. When I cycle on a longs stretch of empty cycle ways, I stretch my arms sing on the top of my lungs until I'm out of my breath.
Lotus Flower would be my favorite. You have a cool channel going CavemanJackReacts.
Thanks Danny
Love lotus flower !!
Codex is my escape whenever life becomes too much. Instant transportation
Power of music man!!
The best incarnation of this album for me is the From the Basement performance. The songs are much warmer, and you get the B-sides of this era which are phenomenal.
I love this album.
Please, please, PLEASE listen to the "from the basement" session of King of Limbs (In Rainbows also!) it'll blow your mind to see them playing all these live, also, there are extra tracks like "the Daily Mail" that have you scratch your head as to why it's not on any album. The piano chord progression, the drop.. Man..
Seriously, people who didn't "get" King of Limbs at first, got it after watching and listening to "from the basement".
It needs a separate reaction!
Loved your reaction, and yes, Lotus Flower, 👌🏼
Btw Lotus Flower "from the basement" SLAPS
Can’t wait to check out the basement session !!
The from the basement sessions are far and away better than the studio version and of course it has the extra tracks, supercollider for example.
Don't forget! @@cavemanjack
Codex is without a doubt my favorite song. You have to watch King of Limbs from The Basement - full brass section - an additional drummer - it's glorious.
You should definitely check out KOL from the basement. Each song on that recording makes this album one of their best!
You can hear it dude. I can tell, you react so intensely to all the best bits, you can hear it. I don't personally know anyone who understands.
btw you are on my exact wavelength by having utopia and the king of limbs back to back 😮
Been so excited for this
In terms of 'new' Radiohead, not sure. But The Smile, though not technically Radiohead the band, is definitely still worth checking out - came out recently. Tom Skinner definitely adds a different flavour, which is interesting
The smile are fucking awesome my friend x
I saw them in Austin 2016 and it was the mist amazeballs thing I've ever seen.
That would have been soooo good
please consider listening to the from the basement live performance , it add so much to this album that i dont /cant listen to the studio version anymore
edit : now thative watched the intro i have my answers x)
Glad you enjoyed Lotus Flower a lot! It is also my favourite song in this album. Maybe you should see the official video as well! 😅
Hahaha one of my favourite music videos
The intro to Lotus Flower is among some of Radiohead's finest work.
Couldn't agree more!
There's actually an album left. A Moon Shaped Pool is definitely gonna blow your mind too
Listen to The Smile m8, it's basically Radiohead - Mark. II
I second this!! Love The Smile :)
Such a good album
You will love a moon shaped pool
I remember avoiding this album for the longest time because I'd heard such mixed things, and then I finally put Lotus Flower on and it was like being punched in the face. Such an insane groove.
I prefer this album too In Rainbows & Moon Shaped Pool. My Radiohead preferences differ from most fans though, it seems. My favorite album of theirs is Ok Computer, a normal enough choice, but my second favorite is Amnesiac, which doesn’t seem to be terribly popular, followed by Kid A, then The Bends, followed by King of Limbs, then probably Hail to the Thief, then Moon Shaped Pool, & In Rainbows last.
I forgot Pablo Honey. I’d probably put it between Hail to the Thief & Moon Shaped Pool.
Totally fair everyone has their own favs
Such a trippy peice this one
But for me was so peaceful and warm