This is a really special RH album to me, it came out my last year of high school. And it was the first time I saw them live, I won pit tickets on the radio which was insane. It ruined every other concert for me lol. Seeing them that close, costs like a thousand dollars now.
I was in the middle of watching the original video when it got taken down, I was so sad I hadn't gotten to it on time, so I'm glad you've uploaded it again, thank you!! HTTT is such an underrated album from them, I love its sound, themes, a sort of culmination of their work at that point, rock, electronic, jazzy at times, it's awesome, so glad you enjoyed it!!
Great reaction! Though Hail To Thief isn't on the very top of my Radiohead-ranking, I agree that it's absolutely breathtaking concerning the range of musical ideas, sounds and styles. It was fun watching someone so enthusiastic about it and experience the album again through your eyes. Probably you were already told this by now, but after A Moon Shaped Pool, you absolutely have to react to "A Light For Attracting Attention" by The Smile, the new(ish) band project of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner. The album came out last year and is, once again, a masterpiece imho. Especially with you loving Hail To The Thief so much, I can really see you digging that album as well.
Thom rocking on the guitar and pulling his sleeves up at the same time on this live from the basement is my favourite YT moment of all time. Pure genius.
Thank you to everyone who came back after the first video to leave another comment and like! I hope that my edit is an enjoyable enough replacement even though it’s not as pure of a listen for you guys. If you haven’t watched this version of it yet, I did a lot to try to keep the song moving right on beat whenever possible so that the jump cuts weren’t as jarring as they could be!
You should react tp their legendary basement session as a bonus there are no copyright issues, to me Radiohead are my gererations Beatles and deserve all the accolades they earned. They defy genre and just make great music that many musicians from diverse backgrounds seem to love the amount of amazing Jazz and even Classical covers are on you tube I put them up with all the great bands older and new.
@@ericgoodwinart you're gonna love the basement sessions though, especially the TKOL one. It's a very divisive album and the basement session has made many people appreciate it and see it in a different light.
@@kurrutako89 He should do both back to back so he can watch them pull off all those intricate songs live and I do not know why more people love the King Of Limbs basement session more it is almost as great as the other one. I would not mind at all if he watched the basement session for TKOL it is light years better than the studio version.
@@jameshannagan4256 nah it's not better than TKOL it's just different. TKOL is massively underrated, it took me years to actually like it because it's quite different and way less 'accessible' than their previous stuff, all the 'will they actually release TKOL pt 2 by surprise' stuff hurt it too I think, as people thought of it as unfinished. But the way I see it TKOL is very good, in fact side two is incredibly solid, like... Codex? Give up the Ghost? Separator? Those are all amazing.
Gloaming: A poetic word for "twilight," or the time of day immediately after the sun sets, is gloaming. The best thing about summer evenings is looking for twinkling fireflies in the gloaming.
Like you, I was pretty surprised by it! more rock/pop/muse than I expected and some cool interesting sonic sounds. I know you like more vibe-y feels stuff so I can totally see why you loved it!
This was my favorite RH album until In Rainbows came out. Underrated for sure. I loved watching your surprise and excitement with each unexpected element.. After the rest of the RH albums and Thom’s solo works you should check out The Smile which is Thom, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner (from Sons of Kemet) and producer Nigel Godrich. It’s less experimental but still super interesting.
I really enjoyed your reaction, and I'm glad you were able to re-upload it even if it's an edited down version. I left a comment on the original leaving some suggestions. Here's that part of the comment in case you still need it. Slint - Spiderland (1991) This album has relatively simple instrumentation, but it has really complex and intricate song structures, as well as super unique vocals and lyrics. It's also one of the earliest albums of the post-rock sub-genre. Black Country, New Road - For the first time (2021) This album came out 30 years after Spiderland, and it takes a lot of inspiration from that album. It has more varied instrumentation with jazz elements being added to the mix. If you enjoy this album, then I would definitely recommend listening to their next album 'Ants From Up There'. It's even better than their debut in my opinion, and it's currently my favorite album of the 20s. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) This is basically the 'Nevermind' of the Shoegaze sub-genre. It takes the song structures of grunge songs and adds a lot of heavy ambience and distortion that make it a very trippy and psychedelic experience. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition (2016) A very dark experimental hip-hop album with some super psychedelic production and some of the most insane sampling for an album I've ever heard. Danny Brown also has one of the most unique sounding voices in hip-hop right now. The Microphones - The Glow Pt.2 (2001) This is an incredibly emotional lo-fi, indie-folk album with an insane amount of creative instrumentals, and super raw and unfiltered production. Swans - To Be Kind (2014) The two hour run time of this album is definitely intimidating, but it goes by very quickly once you get into it. This album has some insanely long songs (the longest being 34 minutes), and these songs probably have the most intense instrumental climaxes I've ever heard. I'd honestly say it's the most impressive album I've ever heard. Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind (1996) Compared to 'To Be Kind' this album is much more ambient and psychedelic, and it's even longer. The length of the album and 26 song track list allows it cover a lot of different grounds sonically. The album uses a lot of loops and samples that give it that 'sound collage' feeling you described. It's also much darker than 'To Be Kind' in terms of themes and tone. Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit (2019) I'm not going to really say much about the album here. It's one of my favorite albums, and the surprise of it is a big part of that.
Watched the whole thing while winding down from work. Enjoyed it. On Scatterbrain you were saying something was going on with the chords not lining up. Listen again, he's scattering your brain.
Thom yorke has collaborated with some of my favorite electronic artists like....Burial, Fourtet, Flying lotus modeselektor, & more...hes done tons of remixes & was even in talks at some point in doin a joint project with MF Doom.
Oh really? Cool! I’ve heard of Flying Lotus, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever listened to them. Not familiar with the other electro artists. Wow, would’ve been interesting to hear Thom collab with Doom!
Radiohead are one of the few artist's whose music really progresses from album to album. In Rainbows and Moon Shaped Pool are brilliant albums, TKOL is the bridge between them and is more experimental. None of them would exist without the one before. Each one progresses their sound, some more experimental than others in sound. What is even more impressive is you listen to their songs and sometimes you've not got a clue how it can be played live, then you see them live and are blown away. Best band I've ever seen live.
You aren't kidding about the pogression from one album to the next. Kid A blew everyone's socks off when it came out. Pablo was just a solid rock album, The Bends and OK Computer got a little creative but were still pretty easy to digest. Then they went waaaaaay off the beaten path and haven't looked back
Yes! "You probably have to like a lot of other music that is very different than Radiohead, to like Radiohead." Which is why i propose Radiohead is a genre itself (with that connotation) and The Smile is a great band in that genre. But hell yeah, Radiohead demands and creates that open mind.
This was the album that got me into Radiohead. I was in high school and had heard some of their stuff before but hadn't really listened to them. It was the music video for There, There that hooked me.
I didn't discover RH until "in rainbows" came out, & immediately went out & bought their entire catalogue. Didn't like the 1st album & the 2nd was ok...but everything else I thought was🔥. This album was definitely in heavy rotation.
Yeah Pablo Honey was pretty underwhelming to me on a first listen, although I did like it more on a couple other listens, and The Bends has some stuff that was mind-blowingly cool like Just and My Iron Lung (for similar reasons to why I love Paranoid Android) and some stuff that hasn’t aged as well because it feels very 90s and similar to stuff that Coldplay did afterwards. I do like The Bends quite a bit overall as an album though. But OK Computer and everything after has been masterful and way more out of the box so far!!
I loved you reacting fully:( Is it possible for you to upload full reactions on another platform and then link it in the comments for future radiohead album reactions?
Such as patreon? Or are there other alternatives? I’m just getting started with this, and I have many other projects and hobbies and interests, so I’m not sure if starting a patreon would be doable. Hmmm
Eric thanks for the reaction. This is my very favorite Radiohead album, most days. I avoided Kid A and Amnesiac for a few years because of the electronic sound change, but this one kept all the sounds and genres so compartmentalized, that it was like an introduction to Radiohead electronica to Radiohead modern rock fans. I think this is what I needed pre- Kid A and Amnesiac, because they were such a hard left turn from the band's previous sound. Just the randomness of guitar rock and electronic keyboards completely seperated from track to track, them incorperated on others, and the cover art that suggests the seperation and compartmentalization of guitar rock and electronica. I really enjoy every track on this cd from beginning toend. I'm surprised by the trasin of thought by some fans that this cd is way too long, and some tracks are boring. That shocks me because this cd brought me back to Radiohead after a few years of avoiding them. I love this cd b/c it gave me a deeper understanding of Radiohead's musical message. Thanks.
Radiohead use micro tones to add extra layers and every Radiohead track has its own personality. Thom Yorke is ranked in the top 100 best vocalist of all time. Each band member is highly skilled, although they've had disagreements about arrangements and musical direction, causing some albums to take a year longer to produce!
I will! I’m currently away drawing caricatures at fairs, but when I get back in a month I’ll be getting back to checking that out and more, hopefully 👍🏻
Enjoyed your full listen through. This album always stuck with me because of when it released. In Rainbows is their best to me, but Ive listened to this one the most. I prefer it over Kid A and OK Computer
I hope to in a month or so! I know, it’s been a long while. Lots of traveling for work, so I’ve been away from home. Don’t worry, I haven’t checked out the next albums or anything yet!
Where I End and You Begin has so many great textures and sounds. An artist I'd love to see you react to is Flying Lotus, he and Thom have worked together several time. Cosmogramma and You're Dead, react to those, I'd love to see it 😁
Monster radiohead fan here, probably #1 fav band, and the most hours I've put into listening to any band. That being said, I absolutely detest this album. No idea why, none of it hits, no matter how many 2nd chances I give it
This is a really special RH album to me, it came out my last year of high school. And it was the first time I saw them live, I won pit tickets on the radio which was insane. It ruined every other concert for me lol. Seeing them that close, costs like a thousand dollars now.
Damn, that’s so cool!!
Same. That came out my senior year of high school. I saw them 3 years later at Bonnaroo and they opened with There There.
What a bummer that the video got taken down, I'm commenting once again for the indexing.
I agree, but this one seemed to go through without even needing to dispute it, so this one just might stay up! Thank you :)
Me 2, fantastic reaction!
You’re making me fall in love with this album again!
That’s awesome!!
I was in the middle of watching the original video when it got taken down, I was so sad I hadn't gotten to it on time, so I'm glad you've uploaded it again, thank you!!
HTTT is such an underrated album from them, I love its sound, themes, a sort of culmination of their work at that point, rock, electronic, jazzy at times, it's awesome, so glad you enjoyed it!!
Oh man, that must’ve been rough for it to end and leave you in limbo like that haha. The King of Limbo. Glad you got to finish the experience!
Great reaction! Though Hail To Thief isn't on the very top of my Radiohead-ranking, I agree that it's absolutely breathtaking concerning the range of musical ideas, sounds and styles. It was fun watching someone so enthusiastic about it and experience the album again through your eyes.
Probably you were already told this by now, but after A Moon Shaped Pool, you absolutely have to react to "A Light For Attracting Attention" by The Smile, the new(ish) band project of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner.
The album came out last year and is, once again, a masterpiece imho. Especially with you loving Hail To The Thief so much, I can really see you digging that album as well.
I loved the original reaction and I'm glad this got uploaded again. Hope you do In Rainbows, The King of Limbs and A Moon Shaped Pool pretty soon :)
Yeah I might try to do them within the next couple of months because after that I’ll be busy drawings at fairs for the following couple of months👍🏻
finally someone that appreciates Go To Sleep, honestly one of my favorites on the album (if not my favorite) and most people seem to think it's mid
Where I end and you begin is absolutely AMAZING from the basement along with mixamotosis
Thom rocking on the guitar and pulling his sleeves up at the same time on this live from the basement is my favourite YT moment of all time.
Pure genius.
Please keep making these great Radiohead reactions. So fun to watch you enjoy my favorite music.
My favorite RH album is whichever one I'm listening to! Awesome video!
Yeah I feel that! Same with TOOL is the common saying that your favorite TOOL song is whichever TOOL song you’re currently listening to haha
I like how you used the album cover without the album title while using that exact font and punctuation in the song titles below.
Thanks! I looked through a ton of fonts until I found it. I suppose I could’ve googled it, but it was more satisfying to try to find it myself 🌞
47 times " the rain drops " , once Radiohead have touched your soul, there are no equals...Rob, UK 🇬🇧🏴
Thank you to everyone who came back after the first video to leave another comment and like! I hope that my edit is an enjoyable enough replacement even though it’s not as pure of a listen for you guys. If you haven’t watched this version of it yet, I did a lot to try to keep the song moving right on beat whenever possible so that the jump cuts weren’t as jarring as they could be!
You should react tp their legendary basement session as a bonus there are no copyright issues, to me Radiohead are my gererations Beatles and deserve all the accolades they earned. They defy genre and just make great music that many musicians from diverse backgrounds seem to love the amount of amazing Jazz and even Classical covers are on you tube I put them up with all the great bands older and new.
Shouldn't listen to the basement stuff until he's listened to those studio albums first!
@@kurrutako89 I always listen to the studio version of any music first before checking out live performances 👍🏻
@@ericgoodwinart you're gonna love the basement sessions though, especially the TKOL one. It's a very divisive album and the basement session has made many people appreciate it and see it in a different light.
@@kurrutako89 He should do both back to back so he can watch them pull off all those intricate songs live and I do not know why more people love the King Of Limbs basement session more it is almost as great as the other one. I would not mind at all if he watched the basement session for TKOL it is light years better than the studio version.
@@jameshannagan4256 nah it's not better than TKOL it's just different. TKOL is massively underrated, it took me years to actually like it because it's quite different and way less 'accessible' than their previous stuff, all the 'will they actually release TKOL pt 2 by surprise' stuff hurt it too I think, as people thought of it as unfinished. But the way I see it TKOL is very good, in fact side two is incredibly solid, like... Codex? Give up the Ghost? Separator? Those are all amazing.
Gloaming: A poetic word for "twilight," or the time of day immediately after the sun sets, is gloaming. The best thing about summer evenings is looking for twinkling fireflies in the gloaming.
we surely share the same love for music and experimentation in art, so happy to see your reactions on this album
Awesome, thanks for watching!!
Like you, I was pretty surprised by it! more rock/pop/muse than I expected and some cool interesting sonic sounds. I know you like more vibe-y feels stuff so I can totally see why you loved it!
Oh hey Chua 🌞 Totally! Thanks for checking it out and for the cool comment, buddy!
This was my favorite RH album until In Rainbows came out. Underrated for sure. I loved watching your surprise and excitement with each unexpected element.. After the rest of the RH albums and Thom’s solo works you should check out The Smile which is Thom, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner (from Sons of Kemet) and producer Nigel Godrich. It’s less experimental but still super interesting.
Thank you for the recommends👍🏻👍🏻
And thanks! I love being surprised by music ✨
Each new song : "oh i think it's my favorite".
I really enjoyed your reaction, and I'm glad you were able to re-upload it even if it's an edited down version. I left a comment on the original leaving some suggestions. Here's that part of the comment in case you still need it.
Slint - Spiderland (1991)
This album has relatively simple instrumentation, but it has really complex and intricate song structures, as well as super unique vocals and lyrics. It's also one of the earliest albums of the post-rock sub-genre.
Black Country, New Road - For the first time (2021)
This album came out 30 years after Spiderland, and it takes a lot of inspiration from that album. It has more varied instrumentation with jazz elements being added to the mix. If you enjoy this album, then I would definitely recommend listening to their next album 'Ants From Up There'. It's even better than their debut in my opinion, and it's currently my favorite album of the 20s.
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
This is basically the 'Nevermind' of the Shoegaze sub-genre. It takes the song structures of grunge songs and adds a lot of heavy ambience and distortion that make it a very trippy and psychedelic experience.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition (2016)
A very dark experimental hip-hop album with some super psychedelic production and some of the most insane sampling for an album I've ever heard. Danny Brown also has one of the most unique sounding voices in hip-hop right now.
The Microphones - The Glow Pt.2 (2001)
This is an incredibly emotional lo-fi, indie-folk album with an insane amount of creative instrumentals, and super raw and unfiltered production.
Swans - To Be Kind (2014)
The two hour run time of this album is definitely intimidating, but it goes by very quickly once you get into it. This album has some insanely long songs (the longest being 34 minutes), and these songs probably have the most intense instrumental climaxes I've ever heard. I'd honestly say it's the most impressive album I've ever heard.
Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind (1996)
Compared to 'To Be Kind' this album is much more ambient and psychedelic, and it's even longer. The length of the album and 26 song track list allows it cover a lot of different grounds sonically. The album uses a lot of loops and samples that give it that 'sound collage' feeling you described. It's also much darker than 'To Be Kind' in terms of themes and tone.
Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit (2019)
I'm not going to really say much about the album here. It's one of my favorite albums, and the surprise of it is a big part of that.
I'm having issues with posting this comment, so we'll see if it works this time.
Thank you so much for the recommendations! I will certainly keep those in mind ✨
I’ve always thought that the first four songs would be the best E.P. of all time.
Their next album may be their best and the basement session is epic.
Awesome! Thank you for the heads-up
Watched the whole thing while winding down from work. Enjoyed it. On Scatterbrain you were saying something was going on with the chords not lining up. Listen again, he's scattering your brain.
You are reacting exactly as I thought you would! HTTT is very special to me❤
Thom yorke has collaborated with some of my favorite electronic artists like....Burial, Fourtet, Flying lotus modeselektor, & more...hes done tons of remixes & was even in talks at some point in doin a joint project with MF Doom.
Oh really? Cool! I’ve heard of Flying Lotus, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever listened to them. Not familiar with the other electro artists. Wow, would’ve been interesting to hear Thom collab with Doom!
Radiohead are one of the few artist's whose music really progresses from album to album. In Rainbows and Moon Shaped Pool are brilliant albums, TKOL is the bridge between them and is more experimental. None of them would exist without the one before. Each one progresses their sound, some more experimental than others in sound. What is even more impressive is you listen to their songs and sometimes you've not got a clue how it can be played live, then you see them live and are blown away. Best band I've ever seen live.
You aren't kidding about the pogression from one album to the next. Kid A blew everyone's socks off when it came out. Pablo was just a solid rock album, The Bends and OK Computer got a little creative but were still pretty easy to digest. Then they went waaaaaay off the beaten path and haven't looked back
Yes! "You probably have to like a lot of other music that is very different than Radiohead, to like Radiohead." Which is why i propose Radiohead is a genre itself (with that connotation) and The Smile is a great band in that genre. But hell yeah, Radiohead demands and creates that open mind.
This was the album that got me into Radiohead. I was in high school and had heard some of their stuff before but hadn't really listened to them. It was the music video for There, There that hooked me.
I'd like to see you react to Radiohead at Bonnaroo 2006. They debuted seven new songs from In Rainbows and I was there!
Nice job getting it back again!
Thanks!
Fantastic reaction. Hope you do a moon shaped pool as well!
I didn't discover RH until "in rainbows" came out, & immediately went out & bought their entire catalogue. Didn't like the 1st album & the 2nd was ok...but everything else I thought was🔥. This album was definitely in heavy rotation.
Yeah Pablo Honey was pretty underwhelming to me on a first listen, although I did like it more on a couple other listens, and The Bends has some stuff that was mind-blowingly cool like Just and My Iron Lung (for similar reasons to why I love Paranoid Android) and some stuff that hasn’t aged as well because it feels very 90s and similar to stuff that Coldplay did afterwards. I do like The Bends quite a bit overall as an album though. But OK Computer and everything after has been masterful and way more out of the box so far!!
I loved you reacting fully:( Is it possible for you to upload full reactions on another platform and then link it in the comments for future radiohead album reactions?
Such as patreon? Or are there other alternatives? I’m just getting started with this, and I have many other projects and hobbies and interests, so I’m not sure if starting a patreon would be doable. Hmmm
I loved seeing your reaction to my favorite album !
Eric thanks for the reaction. This is my very favorite Radiohead album, most days. I avoided Kid A and Amnesiac for a few years because of the electronic sound change, but this one kept all the sounds and genres so compartmentalized, that it was like an introduction to Radiohead electronica to Radiohead modern rock fans. I think this is what I needed pre- Kid A and Amnesiac, because they were such a hard left turn from the band's previous sound. Just the randomness of guitar rock and electronic keyboards completely seperated from track to track, them incorperated on others, and the cover art that suggests the seperation and compartmentalization of guitar rock and electronica. I really enjoy every track on this cd from beginning toend. I'm surprised by the trasin of thought by some fans that this cd is way too long, and some tracks are boring. That shocks me because this cd brought me back to Radiohead after a few years of avoiding them. I love this cd b/c it gave me a deeper understanding of Radiohead's musical message. Thanks.
Radiohead use micro tones to add extra layers and every Radiohead track has its own personality.
Thom Yorke is ranked in the top 100 best vocalist of all time. Each band member is highly skilled, although they've had disagreements about arrangements and musical direction, causing some albums to take a year longer to produce!
Awesome content man, loved your reaction
Welcome back to Radiohead!! Great reaction. Still hoping you will check out some Radiohead “FROM THE BASEMENT “!!!
I will! I’m currently away drawing caricatures at fairs, but when I get back in a month I’ll be getting back to checking that out and more, hopefully 👍🏻
Top 3 RH albums for me. Depending on my mood it sits at no 1.
Enjoyed your full listen through. This album always stuck with me because of when it released. In Rainbows is their best to me, but Ive listened to this one the most. I prefer it over Kid A and OK Computer
When will you do more Radiohead reactions?😢❤
I hope to in a month or so! I know, it’s been a long while. Lots of traveling for work, so I’ve been away from home. Don’t worry, I haven’t checked out the next albums or anything yet!
@@ericgoodwinart Thank you very much for answering. I will be looking forward to the new reactions🫶
Where I End and You Begin has so many great textures and sounds. An artist I'd love to see you react to is Flying Lotus, he and Thom have worked together several time. Cosmogramma and You're Dead, react to those, I'd love to see it 😁
Great reaction, new suscriber. Greetings from Chile.
Oh, your time markers are wrong, they are out of phase. Anyway, great reaction (FIX THAT hahah)
Great video!!!!
I always get jealous when people experience a Radiohead album for the first time. I’ve listened to each one hundreds of times now. Starting in 94.
I love this album but i can't watch the reaction. The audio cutting is constant and too disruptive for me
Real
If you want music that will surprise you with every track, listen to Ween.
Monster radiohead fan here, probably #1 fav band, and the most hours I've put into listening to any band. That being said, I absolutely detest this album. No idea why, none of it hits, no matter how many 2nd chances I give it
This album was inspired by Orwell's 1984. Context which makes it an even more genius/great project.
Was it really?? Oh man. Helluva story to be inspired by! Is it a concept album, and do all the songs relate to it?
New Sub... your art is AMAZING! So talented, wish you lived in Vegas. You'd kill it here! I'd be your 1st muse, lol
Hey thanks! I appreciate it 🌞