Radiohead, are they pulling your limb?

Yes, No.. No.. well yes... actually No... nupe, no... yes no yes yes yes... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH what the f**k is the outcome of the new Radiohead album - The King of Limbs. Well its kinda the same, but not. The album title is a reference to an ancient tree in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire and did you know there are no guitars. Usually Thom Yorke is mourning, singing of lost life.. I mean there was a point to all that pain and suffering... OK Computer was established. However, i did like the old fashioned hype. Usually some music magazine or radio station has the inside scoop of a band's new album a good 6 weeks before its release. But this was different. This album was released after 4 days of it's announcement. No one could review, report, get the music lovers into a bind, well before the album was even officially released. So i respect that and therefore people could buy the album and get their own f**king impression. For all i care Thom Yorke could of made some megaphone announcement that there was a new album, but i don't think it would of mattered, people freakin' love Radiohead (or love having an opinion on them). I know that some Radiohead fans were waning a few years ago when a couple of their albums went sour, but then they released 'in Rainbows' BOOM, instant winner.. I guess that is where the huge expectation came for this new album.

Personally it's an ambient album providing mysterious layers of echoes whilst creating a dreamlike feel which gives us visuals (oceans, lakes, fish etc.)  throughout (ya.. read that again.. thats right). I wouldn't refer to this as a rock album, i become to disorientated and peaceful listening to it. This album is admittedly about.. well.. nothing... maybe its about inner peace... tranquility, nature? I guess we are used to Radiohead songs being about something, Radiohead using their words to articulate society at the time, just listen to The Bends or OK Computer. All in all, Radiohead are living in their fantasies in this album, everything ceases to exist, they float through the stereo with ease.. I actually consider it refreshing... I don't get depressed and want to cry... it's a real ride of chill.

I believe if you all listen to it several times you to will see what Radiohead are trying to achieve. Maybe they are just content people, maybe they are showing its audience 'Hey peeps, we have moved the f**k on.. so should you!'  I think there is something bigger on the horizon for Radiohead, and maybe we are just seeing the start.