Amnesiac
Posted by: Jon Moxon on 31 May 2001
Surprised noones posted about this on. Has evryone forgotten about Radiohead...?
Anyway, picked this up last night and a quiet day at work means I've had it on repeat for the past few hours, more as background than real listening.
Have to say that initial impressions are really very good, and it has really begun to get under my skin and infect me with its overall mood and atmosphere. Has so far helped me to groove my way through the marking of 23 homework assignments.
Standout track for me is Knives Out although I suppose this will change with more listens.
Think it's definitely worth picking up if you have the chance.
Jon
Posted on: 01 June 2001 by Jay
You have it already! In New Zealand we have to wait until the 11th. Did you get the vinyl or CD?
Jay
Posted on: 01 June 2001 by Rico
Yeah Wow! It doesn't come out in UK until Monday 4 June! Nice one, Jon.
I certainly like the single they've been plugging on XFM.
As an aside, I read in a back-issue of 'Q' that they'd enlisted the help of a septagenrian Jazz trupeter Humphrey Lyttleton, who is also a 'DJ' (not sure thet's the most appropriate title) on Radio 2 - a really good show if you get to hear it - on one of the album's tracks read about it here on Q.
Sorry to digress - helps keep me distracted while I eagerly await monday's release date. 
Rico - all your base are belong to us.
Posted on: 01 June 2001 by John C
Better still get Humph's Choice a recent CD with the Humphster's favourite jazz tunes. Rico's right about his top class (music) radio programme. I'm not so sure about "Im sorry I havent a Clue"
John
Posted on: 01 June 2001 by Nigel Cavendish
Is that the single where Thom Yorke tries to out-whine Neil Young? - dire.
"I'm sorry I haven't a clue" is the funniest thing on radio.
cheers
Nigel
Posted on: 06 June 2001 by Andrew L. Weekes
Is quite possibly the funniest thing anywhere!
A.
Andrew L. Weekes
Posted on: 06 June 2001 by Jon Moxon
Jay & Rico
I got it on CD, LP wasn't available (here and at the time). I didn't realise it hadn't been released yet. Bit strange that we should get it here first: hoping to make a quick buck on Japanese imports?? Have you managed to get it yet?
I'm more taken with it with each play. Didn't get on with KIDA at all, but Amnesiac's been following me around from home to car to office to car to home and back again. Have hardly played anything else all week (sad or what?) Not sure it's an all time classic, but is certainly very good. Anyone who thought OK Computer was good but hated KidA will probably enjoy it, I think.
And that trumpeteer is an absolute blast.
Jon
Edited for shite spelling and appalling grammar
[This message was edited by Jon Moxon on THURSDAY 07 June 2001 at 07:56.]
Posted on: 07 June 2001 by Jay
Jon
Sounds very promising.
It's not released until Monday 11th but I can go down to PlanetJacks and pick it up @ midnight and get some other goodies as well. A book and a few other bits and pieces so it might be worth it.
The Canadian Grand Prix's on @ 4:45am that morning which I'll probably watch. Geez up @ 12:00am, back up @ 4:45am....it's gonna be a long Monday.
Jay
Posted on: 07 June 2001 by Rico
Ahh Planet Jacks, where they give you something useless "for free" with your purchase.
My loving wife picked up Amnesiac for me on Tuesday - it's getting a lot more platter time around here than REM's Reveal. I particularly like track 5 "I might be wrong". Not so keen on the re-work of Morning Bell, although it makes a bit more sense (at least to me, anyway). Overall I find it doesn't flow too brilliantly as an album; I enjoy it nonetheless. Recommended for anyone who already has (at least) The Bends or
Pablo Honey
Rico - all your base are belong to us.
Posted on: 10 June 2001 by P
Anyone see the Radiohead - Live in Concert special on BBC2 last night?
Nice to see the band obviously still enjoying doing their stuff live. Magnificent!
I'm still reeling now and my order for Amnesiac has just been placed.
Not too sure about Kid A though - I'm still convinced they did a Metal Machine Music to annoy their record company. (Speaking as someone who actually bought Metal Machine Music when it came out and who was convinced that there was something in it other than what actually was!)
[This message was edited by P on SUNDAY 10 June 2001 at 11:28.]
Posted on: 10 June 2001 by Rico
quote:
Anyone see the Radiohead - Live in Concert special on BBC2 last night?
Arrgggghhhhhh! I forgot to tape it! 'even had it in my diary to do so (and worse still, saw the entry that morning). 
Rico - all your base are belong to us.
Posted on: 10 June 2001 by P
I viddied the thing and if you speak nicely to me I might just lend it to you
Actually you may have to wait a while because I also taped the new Story of Jazz that was shown earlier and I have to fill up the tape with the second episode.
That was some documentary BTW - you see it?
P - still reeling
Posted on: 10 June 2001 by Jay
Finally picked up Amnesiac. I didn't bother going to the PlanetJacks midnight goodies session. It can't have been that good, they were closed at 8:15am when I went past on the way to work. Least they could do was stay up all night!
Morning Bell is truely bizarre, but I just love that lyric "where'd ya park the car...". The girlfriend's getting a bit sick of me singing it everytime we walk into the carpark tho!
The workmates aren't impressed I'm afraid. But I wonder if SBL's won't improve on the Creative Audio's attached to my HP PC!
Jay
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by woodface
After a couple of listens the new radiohead release is actually pretty good. The track they do with Humphrey Littleton is superb. At times they do try a bit too hard to be Miles Davis circa 'in a silent way'. The new Jazz documentary promises to be superb, the first episode was a real piece of filmaking especially the opening sequence. Hearing about Bob Boulden was fascinating, how far ahead of his time was he? It promises to get better and better; I am really looking forward to the Ellington Armstrong episodes. I am a bit peeved that they are not going to look at Monk, Evans, Young etc in much detail. I think there are always going to be omissions however, the very fact it has been made is a revelation.
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Matt Gear
radiohead put on a great live performance on "later..." on saturday night.
i've always been a fan of thom yorke's voice, but never realised that so much of the guitar work on the albums was played by him. to see him singing and playing "paranoid android" was the highlight for me, and extremely impressive. a very talented bloke...
matt
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Tony L
quote:
The new Jazz documentary promises to be superb, the first episode was a real piece of filmaking especially the opening sequence. Hearing about Bob Boulden was fascinating, how far ahead of his time was he? It promises to get better and better;
Great documentary, but be warned part two is on tonight and late. About 11.30 C4 IIRC. Radiohead were good on Later too. I like the new album.
Tony.
Posted on: 11 June 2001 by woodface
Hi Tony, the documentary is actually on consecutive nights Monday - Thursday.
Posted on: 13 June 2001 by Rico
Blah Blah...
Pass it over 'ere!
Estimado Señor P - still reeling
In the absence of an e-mail address in your profile, please e-mail me. I would very much like to borrow said doco, and thank you for your kind offer.
"cut the kids in half" is another disturbing line from Morning Bell that I'd not heard on the Kid A version!
If you were impressed with the televisual version of Radiohead, live they're even better. Performance in a trouser tent - who'd have thought it. 
Rico - all your base are belong to us.
