hungryhoss Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 i cant tell if its solely because im hearing it in my car for the first time or if the cd master truly differs in some way, but im definitely hearing a difference. mainly a lot of the background stuff stays in the background so random choir parts and tape loops and other aux parts dont randomly wash everything else out. also anything with a lot of bass is loud as FUCK so bass and drums mainly. rhythm guitar on decks dank is way quieter, i'm 100% sure that one is the master, it's unignorable on the 16-bit wav but i doubt id even notice it was there on the first few listens of the cd if i hadnt already known. end vamp section has quieter guitars too. ful stop sounds clearer all around, though the bassy electronic pulse in the left ear after the drop wasn't cutting through. thom's "all" was annoyingly loud. album is still bassy as hell all around. still sounds best on my computer by a noticeable margin. i'm curious to compare cd rips to the download once i get bored of it in my car and bring it inside. Unless you compare using the same source player at exactly the same vplume it's pointless. But it's almost entirely definite all formats use the same master so any differences you think you hear will be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenareyoucomingback Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The album *is* overtly about climate change. It's more subtle than HTTT and wasn't so obvious at first, but now I see the common theme clearly in each and every track, and in the order of the tracks (not to mention the album cover and title). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim77 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The album *is* overtly about climate change. It's more subtle than HTTT and wasn't so obvious at first, but now I see the common theme clearly in each and every track, and in the order of the tracks (not to mention the album cover and title). If you can explicate the climate change theme in every track, I'll eat my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenareyoucomingback Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It's staring you in the face! Actually now that the meaning of the album has "clicked" for me I am thinking of writing out my track-by-track interpretation at some point. Just need to find the time. But yeah, AMSP is as much Radiohead's "climate change album" as HTTT was their "anti-war album". It's all just below the "break-up album" surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris. Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 yeah if any one pigeon-holed "theme" makes sense here it's definitely "breakup album" but even that is just not giving this thing enough credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris. Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 please don't ruin this album for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim77 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Radiohead albums may have certain themes running through them, but to label AMSP 'a break-up album' or 'a climate change album' is so reductive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenareyoucomingback Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It is reductive but basically correct; RH albums are all highly thematic, although sometimes it takes years of listens before the theme becomes clear. I feel that this album is more obviously thematic than usual, but the centrality of climate change running through the album wasn't apparent for me until the other day. Now it's so obvious I can't unsee it. The title, which I hated, now makes sense; the ordering of the tracks, which seemed somewhat odd in parts, is now perfect. The lyrics all tie together in a cohesive story. There are multiple themes of course but I'm sure Thom would regard it as being foremost about climate change, for which the themes of broken relationships and dependence/addiction are metaphors. That's not to say it isn't about other things; Thom's genius as a songwriter is in these multiple layers of meaning. But given what we know about their views and concerns there should be nothing at all surprising about Radiohead making an album about climate change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim77 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It is reductive but basically correct; RH albums are all highly thematic, although sometimes it takes years of listens before the theme becomes clear. I feel that this album is more obviously thematic than usual, but the centrality of climate change running through the album wasn't apparent for me until the other day. Now it's so obvious I can't unsee it. The title, which I hated, now makes sense; the ordering of the tracks, which seemed somewhat odd in parts, is now perfect. The lyrics all tie together in a cohesive story. There are multiple themes of course but I'm sure Thom would regard it as being foremost about climate change, for which the themes of broken relationships and dependence/addiction are metaphors. That's not to say it isn't about other things; Thom's genius as a songwriter is in these multiple layers of meaning. But given what we know about their views and concerns there should be nothing at all surprising about Radiohead making an album about climate change. You still haven't explained the 'story' you claim to see so clearly. You might be right, but unless you explain, how else are we to hear what you hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long fork Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Climate change is central to what, maybe the lyrics on two of the songs? Tinker tailor and the numbers? Hardly enough to call it the albums big theme. If anything it's the relationship business but even that is super reductive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenareyoucomingback Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 No, it's every song, and the sequencing is the clue. I will write out my interpretation when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenareyoucomingback Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 The Numbers is super obvious, but the rest are more obscure in classic Thom style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusFlower Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 don't think so actually i don't see any of radiohead's albums as highly thematic, not even the hail to the thief - on every album there's a variety of topics - climate change included i think the beauty of thom's lyrics is among others in the freedom of interpretation... so you may find basically anything anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabutter Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 the album is actually about brexit, it's all so clear to me now! every single song is tied to that theme. the sequencing, the artwork! it's obvious and I won't explain myself unless I find time to maybe have some time to get a chance to write it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkA Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 the album is actually about brexit, it's all so clear to me now! every single song is tied to that theme. the sequencing, the artwork! ....... where it was recorded! This is a pro Euro LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetmav Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It IS a statement on Brexit if you think about it... The first word on AMSP --> stay The last word --> leave... I think Radiohead has known all along... Such visionaries they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyXo Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 little thom confirmed on twitter https://twitter.com/thomyorke/status/746467766035693569 a moon shaped pool dancing clothes won't let me in and now I know it's never gonna be oh me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyXo Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 or maybe it was already known from those lyric cards ? idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 well the lyrics cards had a bunch of things that sounded like outtakes or something, so this seems to settle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellcheq Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 https://soundcloud.com/spellcheq/burn-the-shadow-3-live-mix what is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellcheq Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 https://soundcloud.com/spellcheq/burn-the-shadow-3-live-mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediStick Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 https://soundcloud.com/spellcheq/burn-the-shadow-3-live-mix what is this? a remix that you made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 jesus the last minute of ful stop is so freaking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetmav Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Does anyone get a James Bond vibe from Tinker? I read somewhere that Spectre, if they put it on the album in alphabetical order, would've fit well between Present Tense and Tinker, and with the Bond-like vibes I hear in Tinker... I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 yeah not to mention this is a thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_(film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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