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Radiohead read on

Ok they are a rock band and with OK computer they won lots of critical fame. But with kidA and amnesiac they have created truely great albums. I think that they have recorded these albums in new and inventive ways and the sound quality or misuse of it is amazing. They have also pushed the musical boundries with the content and delivery of their music. I should also state that I am not such a big rock music fan but these albums are emotional inventive and intoxicating and force me to want to listen. What do you think?
deven8
bongofury
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The Beatles of our time. I think John would have loved the daring nature of each new release. Enuff said.
audiofeil
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It's a breathtaking album. I much prefer it to Kid A at this point but many more listenings will tell.

"The Beatles of our time?" Well, that's a bit of hyperbole as there has never been another Beatles of any time.

However, no band has released better material over the past 12 years since "The Bends" in 1995.

IMO of course.
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mapman
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Muse is another more recent group that has produced a lot of good more artsy type rock in recent years and met with success along the lines of Radiohead.  Many regard Steven Wilson as the modern champion of progressive rock.  Gotta admire Radiohead's penchant to experiment and push boundaries though, much like The  Beatles did, even if the results are perhaps a bit more uneven or esoteric.

The White Stripes is the more recent group that I find also seldom fails me of late for just plain and simple good rock.   Their sound is more like a modern take on stripped down Led Zeppelin at their best.
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tostadosunidos
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The Beatles pretty much did not release something if they weren't sure about the quality.  If you listen to the non-released tracks on the Anthology series there are good tracks (and one or two bad ones) that aren't quite up to their standard.  One that comes to mind is George's "Not Guilty."  Then there's one or two that just aren't very good, such as "That Means A Lot."  Finally, they re-did some tracks after they were finished the first time.  The first version was better than most other groups of the time were capable of, but the second versions were a step up from the first (Ob-la-di and Norwegian Wood, for example).
I've heard quite a bit of Radiohead but need to acquire some on CD to give a really serious listen.  I'm very impressed with what I've seen and heard.  I think I missed the boat on these guys long ago.
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geoffkait
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I like Radiohead quite a bit but the one thing I don't like is that their whole catelog is compressed dynamic range wise and I don't mean just a little.  What's up with that?  
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