Dodo's Album Reviews

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the latest Radiohead album at the time  of writing this post, A Moon Shaped Pool. This album was released after Thom Yorke's divorce, and the band's producer, Nigel Godrich, losing his father. Thus, the album is somewhat of a mass exodus, where the band let's out all of it's mournful emotions out onto a musical canvas. Let's see how that turned out. We open with Burn The Witch, which revolves around a string arrangement and synth bass. Thom's comes in with the vocals, however they are incredibly reverberated, similiar to a The Weeknd vocal mix. Slowly, the song spirals into a powerful crescendo, as the strings start becoming more and more dissonant. Next we have Daydreaming, which is one of Radiohead's saddest songs ever released. It revolves around a soft piano arpeggio. The whole song features many background effects, similiar to chimes and over reversed effects. The whole song mainly re...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing The King Of Limbs. This album is often considered one of the two worst Radiohead albums, alongside Pablo Honey . Anthony Fantano even said it's his least favourite Radiohead album. Why? Because this album focuses around repetitive loops. Is it really that bad? No. We start with Bloom, mainly revolving around a slow 5/4 breakbeat drum loop. It goes on for the entirety of the song, and whilst most will say it gets very repetitive, I find quite entrancing. Than Thom comes in with the vocals, and I just love the way the beat and the singing blend into one another. Around the middle, we find a serene string section, which spirals into a crescendo, before returning to the beat. Must say, this is one of my favourite openers from Radiohead. Next we have Morning Mr. Magpie, which revolves around a catchy bassline. This is one of the groovier songs on here. The synth pads that slowly come in also give this song some variet...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's seventh studio album, In Rainbows. After being released from their record label after their six album contract, Radiohead decided to go solo and release their next album themselves, as a pay-what-you-want, which would become the groundwork for sites like Bandcamp. So let's see how this album sounds. Right off the bat, full of energy, we start with 15 Step. The drums are clean and punchy, the guitar is hard panned to the left ear, which creates a very odd atmosphere. The whole song sounds so joyful and full of life, at least for Radiohead standards. Next we have Bodysnatchers, the most energetic song on this album. The guitars are heavily distorted and create a wall of sound that Thom and the rest of the instruments barely manage to pierce through. Another great song. But then, immediately contrasting with the previous track, we find Nude. The verse mainly consist of just Thom's vocals, light d...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's most political album, Hail To The Thief. This was the last record Radiohead would release under EMI's 6 album deal. Let's see how they would end their contract... We start with the moody 2+2=5. We open with some quiet guitar plucks, and Thom's usual voice. But then, it suddenly turns into a full on rock song. Then we get into a strummed guitar section, with some very paranoid sounding vocals. A very chaotic opener, but it sets the tone for the rest of the record. Next we have Sit Down. Stand Up, which opens with a quiet drum machine, xylophone-like plucks and atmospheric strings. The song is very quiet and ambiental for the first half. Then the Everything In It's Right Place vocals come in, with the weird pitch shifted effects. Slowly we spiral into another chaotic crescendo, similiar to the opener. The percussion goes crazy and Thom just keeps repeating "the raindrops". Sail...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the younger brother of Kid A , Amnesiac. Mostly compiled of leftover ideas from the Kid A sessions, we find a weird selection of songs that at points, don't sound very Kid A-y. Let's see how these tracks sound then... Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box opens on some metallic SFX, robotic beats and a quiet synth melody. Thom comes in with the singing in one of his deeper vocal performances. This is one of the catchier songs on the album. Pyramid Song, on the other hand, is the melancholic song on here. Whilst I do like it a lot, I feel as if it scratches the same itch as How To Disappear Completely. They both appear at the beginning of the album, and they both have a very sorrowful feel. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors is just straight up annoying. The drums are OK, but the vocals get tiring. You And Whose Army? is one of the most hopeful and uplifting Radiohead songs, and that's through a simple piano and ...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the guided tour through the apocalypse, Kid A. Thom Yorke, front man of Radiohead said that Kid A will be the name of the first human clone, and that this album represents the environment in which the clone grows up in. With no singles or music videos, and with one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time being it's predecessor, many people were expecting more rock 'n' roll from Radiohead, similiar to The Bends and OK Computer , but instead, they got a barren wasteland of sound, bringing in many influences from around the music world. Let's see what they've got... Right off the bat, we are greeted to the cold synth chords and glitchy vocals of Everything In It's Right Place. A muted kick drum and weird, heavily filtered vocals ring in the background. This song is emotionally emotionless. By that I mean, the cold synths combined with Thom's vocals create this beautiful, indescri...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the best album of all time according to rateyourmusic.com , OK Computer. Radiohead had a massive step up from their debut to their previous album, and this is no different. But is it the best album of all time? That's up for debate. We open on the heavy, yet warm Airbag. The distortion on, basically everything, tells us this album is gonna be hard. The bells add a nice flavour to the percussion and Thom's vocals build on the warm sound of the song. And of course, the guitars are crunchy and punchy, giving us one of the best openers in all of Radiohead history. As acoustic guitars and easy drumming greet us to the next song, Thom hits some especially high notes. Not much to comment on here, but then, the instrumentals swell up a bit to bring in a groovy guitar melody, as Thom pokes fun at someone. The heavy distortion comes back again, alongside a ringing guitar solo at the three minute. But after that, the inst...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's sophomore release, The Bends. After the disappointment that was their debut, we find considerable evolution in this album. Much more memorable hooks and better moments. However, that can't be said about the opener Planet Telex, with some very annoying vocals, a bland sounding rock instrumental and little to no progression, leading to the four minute length of this track being rather forced. Same with the title track, with a very forgettable instrumental and barely audible vocals. But after those two, we get into the good stuff with High And Dry. The easy going instrumental, the soft vocals, they all culminate to create a nice, yet mellow song. But the saddest song on here has to be Fake Plastic Trees. A similiar instrumental to the previous track, but the vocal performance really sets it apart. We also find a more energetic section in the middle, later returning to the melancholy of the rest of the ...

  Yup, we're reviewing Radiohead. Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be discussing Radiohead's debut album, Pablo Honey. First of all, who is this band? Well, if you're reading this than you already know who they are. I don't have tell you who this band is, let's get into the review. We start with You, which sounds like a generic 90s grunge song. I'm going to just say it, this song is boring and overdramatic. Next we have the band's most famous song, Creep. Now, most Radiohead fans will absolutely hate this song, and so does the band. But, I must acknowledge that this song is pretty good. How Do You?   sounds really generic. Stop Whispering is boring. Thinking About You is actually pretty nice, given the use of weirder guitar plucks and calmer feel. Anyone Can Play Guitar returns to the generic sound. Ripchord sounds the same. So does Vegetable. And Prove Yourself. And I Can't. I'm not trying to be lazy here, the songs are just so...