out of that list i'd guess that motion picture soundtrack won't make it
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link
I'm fairly confident 'Bones', '(Nice Dream)', 'Electioneering', 'Like Spinning Plates' or 'Go To Sleep' won't make it. Kinda unsure about 'Reckoner', but thinking it probably won't make it either.
― Welcome To (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:42 (ten years ago) link
I think motion picture soundtrack is out and 'Reckoner' is in over 'You and Whose Army?'
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:44 (ten years ago) link
I'm betting "Reckoner" over "Soundtrack" and "Army" too, was basically my prediction for the 10
― some dude, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:45 (ten years ago) link
yep. I would love to be surprised, though.
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:46 (ten years ago) link
Pretty sure none of my #3, #4, or #5 are going to make it:
#3 True Love Waits (with the keyboard part)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0jb1ChTfIc
#4 Kinetichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASpsBujtyU
#5 Worryworthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dmRJuV_Gg
"Kinetic" and "Worrywort" suggest Radiohead started being not that great at culling their albums and sequencing them starting with album #4. That 'Amnesiac,' essentially an album of leftovers and alternate cuts, was issued that these two didn't make the cut for either album. "Worrywort" is great because it's proof that Thom could do electronic/repetitive and melodic together.
― Soundslike, Thursday, 11 September 2014 02:57 (ten years ago) link
Worrywort my #6. It could happen!
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
Just need 20 more voters!
I voted for Reckoner and 2 of Turrican's 11. No Worrywort, sorry SS
― he talks in meths (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 11 September 2014 03:16 (ten years ago) link
jesus how did i never hear worrywart before...THIS SONG IS THE SHIT retroactively voting this #0.1 which is good for 400 points
― owe me the shmoney (m bison), Thursday, 11 September 2014 03:28 (ten years ago) link
"Karma Police" is a perfect song. Too low.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 September 2014 03:37 (ten years ago) link
i feel like a crazy person itt, karma police is a markass sexy sadie ripping bore to me, yalls favs are based on weird criteria
― owe me the shmoney (m bison), Thursday, 11 September 2014 03:59 (ten years ago) link
I think I'm the only one itt who's repped for it.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:03 (ten years ago) link
I doubt it would have made a big difference, but I forgot to vote for "Bangers + Mash."
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:04 (ten years ago) link
― Karl Malone
I'll be disappointed if that doesn't make the list. That chorus is just so incredibly moving. It was my number two behind Weird Fishes.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:12 (ten years ago) link
I didn't really get "Motion Picture Soundtrack" til I heard the OKC-era acoustic version.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:15 (ten years ago) link
fuck yeah karma police, that's an amazing song
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:26 (ten years ago) link
It looks like Kid A may have the highest average point total per track after all of the beans are counted. If this is the case, I'm going to argue that ILM actually voted Kid A best album. I will then collect the highest average flag point total.
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 04:45 (ten years ago) link
Oh for a second I thought you meant the song "Kid A" and I was all like "yessss."
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 September 2014 05:04 (ten years ago) link
AirbagParanoid AndroidLuckyLet DownEverything In Its Right PlaceThe National AnthemIdiotequeMotion Picture SoundtrackPyramid SongYou and Whose Army?There There
No Reckoner? :(
― monster_xero, Thursday, 11 September 2014 06:09 (ten years ago) link
no way you and whose army makes it over reckoner
― een, Thursday, 11 September 2014 06:13 (ten years ago) link
ogmor, to be honest I'm not much of a sci-fi enthusiast, why do you ask?
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 06:43 (ten years ago) link
Surprised at Optimistic placing so high here, to me it's the the clunky half-finished rock song that fucks up the flow of Kid A, I had no idea people liked it so much.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 11 September 2014 07:09 (ten years ago) link
Whenever I listen to the chorus of lucky I want it to turn into the hitchhikers theme, they're so close
― ogmor, Thursday, 11 September 2014 07:19 (ten years ago) link
Hitchhikers Theme Extended 12-inch Club Mix
― You and Dad's Army? (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 September 2014 07:28 (ten years ago) link
Just catching up now. Great poll so far although the last 10 have been relatively predictable. 11 of my 20 have show up so far. I think there's 5 left in my top 10 that I'd expect to see still included here. I only voted for 2 of the last 10.
A shame 'Cuttooth' didn't make the list (my favourite Amnesiac b-side). I'm surprised that nothing from the bonus CD that came with the limited version of 'In Rainbows' made the cut. Did people not really pay much attention to that one? A shame as it has some wonderful songs on it. Personally (if I'd had the time) I would have repped for 'Go Slowly' which I think is an absolutely gorgeous song, arguably Radiohead's most depressing though. Would have thought that '4 Minute Warning' and 'Last Flowers' might have have some support as well.
At this stage I'm rooting for strong placements for 'There There', 'Reckoner' and 'Let Down'.
― Internet Alan, Thursday, 11 September 2014 07:51 (ten years ago) link
Would never have pegged 'The National Anthem' as a contender for the top 10. Would much rather see 'Motion Picture Soundtrack' in there.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 11 September 2014 08:03 (ten years ago) link
Karma Police is such a great song. Luckily it's not too overplayed in the UK. Spent ages learning to play this on guitar too and have since developed a highly stylised fingerpicked version I like to dig out on occasion.
Visited for How to Disappear too - a very In Rainbows-esque song and the first I heard off Kid A as they played a bit of it on the radio before it came out.
I'll lump Fake Plastic Trees in with High & Dry as a song that worked well at the time but has aged somewhat. Still better than High & Dry and I love the 'and if I could be who you wanted' part.
Exit Music - now I hadn't realised that this had been out before OKC. Might go to some lengths to explain why it sounded so familiar on the album. Always sounded like a pastiche of something to me - Leonard Cohen, or some French crooner?
Only recently came round to Morning Bell and I'm still not sure it's as good as people are making out. I couldn't even tell you how Motion Picture Soundtrack goes - can't remember it!
Planet Telex - yes an amazing song but I still think of it as a really effective intro track for the Bends over anything else.
Good to see Climbing Up the Walls placing nice and high. A total bad trip of a song. Whoever said it preceded HTTT upthread is OTM.
Subterranean Homesick Alien is okay. Not my favourite. A little bit twee for Radiohead I reckon.
Just is so great. No Surprises is nice enough but I'm kind of tired of it. Street Spirit is the Stairway to Heaven of the 90s.
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Thursday, 11 September 2014 08:24 (ten years ago) link
One thing I've realised about this poll is I'm way behind on 2000's R'head b-sides
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Thursday, 11 September 2014 08:35 (ten years ago) link
I've never understood the love for Just. Always hoping it's going to turn into 'Shot by Both Sides' at any moment.Still great list all the same, fantastic images too, thanks nate.
I was going to do a Spotify list but (in the UK at least) In Rainbows is missing, can easily compile all the results so far in a YouTube playlist is people are interested?
― nxd, Thursday, 11 September 2014 08:37 (ten years ago) link
Not looking forward to Let Down placing very much. Always heard it as a really abysmal analogue of No Surprises with draggy lyrics 'Transport/Motorways and tramlines' oh god please kill me...
Love this version though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXBamm5XqO8
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Thursday, 11 September 2014 08:38 (ten years ago) link
Much prefer Let Down to No Surprises. Never liked the latter much.
Cuttooth is one of my favourites, should have had it much higher in my list (think I confused it with Fog, which I also like but nowhere near as much).
Sad Separator didn't make it; think it's a really beautiful piece, the best thing about KoL by some distance. I like KoL a lot to start with but it's faded.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 09:25 (ten years ago) link
Never liked How To Disappear. Something vapid about it, which I guess is kind of the point / appropriate.
It's the bass that makes it special for me, it would just be a decent Radiohead song without it.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 09:30 (ten years ago) link
How To Disappear is mostly notable for one amazing chord change.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 11 September 2014 09:36 (ten years ago) link
i agree with this but in fpt's case i feel it's largely a production issue, cuz this is p incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vp03a0Sbk
― Merdeyeux, Thursday, 11 September 2014 10:24 (ten years ago) link
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:45 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i think that's way too early to call, especially considering that Kid A and OK Computer each have 3-4 songs that are locks for the top ten and we have no idea how much the points are going to jump up from here or for which songs. i am interested to see how those things shake out vs. the albums poll, though. "Reckoner" is going to need a lot of points for In Rainbows to wind up with a larger overall point total than The Bends.
― some dude, Thursday, 11 September 2014 12:12 (ten years ago) link
just discovered this and it's a bit special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chE1_g3GAWw
― piscesx, Thursday, 11 September 2014 13:32 (ten years ago) link
One ondes isn't cool. You know what it's cool?
― jmm, Thursday, 11 September 2014 13:45 (ten years ago) link
*what's
I'm kind of wishing I'd voted for "Lotus Flower" and "Codex" now
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 13:53 (ten years ago) link
One of my favourite concert memories is seeing Radiohead play in a Roman amphitheatre in Verona on a perfect summer's night in 2001. They opened the encores with Fake Plastic Trees and when it kicked up a notch halfway through, the woman next to me exploded into tears. I will always love that song for that moment.
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Thursday, 11 September 2014 14:02 (ten years ago) link
in Verona
Hope they played Exit Music!
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 11 September 2014 14:04 (ten years ago) link
― ogmor, Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:19 AM (8 hours ago)
Loool, "Journey of the Sorcerer"! I never connected the two before!
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:45 (ten years ago) link
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:53 AM (1 hour ago)
I voted for Codex, it's so beautiful. That and Pearly* are the two songs I voted for that haven't shown up and have no chance of doing so.
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:47 (ten years ago) link
yeah me neither, but now i'll never be able to unhear it. i wonder if there are any other glaring HGG2TG references on OKC? (other than the obvious part where Thom sings 'Slartibartfast' backwards during the breakdown on Electioneering).
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:49 (ten years ago) link
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I was really hoping Staircase would make it. I like The King of Limbs plenty, but the songs sort of all blend together in a pleasant if fairly unexciting way.
But Staircase feels like a big "this is what we are doing now, and you will like it" statement. It would have been an amazing opener to the TKoL that justified their vision in the way that Planet Telex, Airbag and Everything in it's Right Place did.
I wish I had of put it in my top 10 ahead of my 6th favourite Kid A track but oh well.
― olly, Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:56 (ten years ago) link
Staircase is awesome, gorgeous synth textures, and I could listen to the last minute or so on repeat for hours. That and Supercollider were higher in my ballot than any actual KoL song.
Also sad Backdrifts won't place, my favourite HTTT song some days.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 11 September 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
Identikit goddamit
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 11 September 2014 16:06 (ten years ago) link