Radiohead, 2007.
Yes, folks - THIS was the album that began the revolution against the big multi-national global conglomerate record companies by being available on the internet BEFORE coming out in CD format in the shops.
Groundbreaking - though I am definitely a child of an earlier time, who loves wandering into Real Groovy and discovering aural treasures tucked away on this shelf or in that bin...please don't let Real Groovy ever become extinct!
Radiohead, 2007 - a band we have all (?) come to admire, if not love...and that, for some of us, is probably the issue with Radiohead - whereas with U2, you KNOW what Bono is getting at, emotionally, when he lets rip, Thom Yorke's lyrics and indeed his vocal delivery are often disguised, clouded, elusive...one gets a vague sense of sadness or anger, but these are seldom made explicit.
And yet...it would be difficult to find a set of songs today as rhythmically powerful, symphonically majestic or refreshingly novel as this collection - the musical rewards entice us into repeated listenings and THIS is where we develop an acquaintance with the lyrical meaning of the song (lyrics are available in the package).
Favourite songs: All I Need, Faust ARP and Videotape.
10/10 (my 2nd-most favourite Radiohead album so far).
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