It is a solid, intricate, balanced and gorgeous affair. Yet, In Rainbows is far more than just a sum of these assembled parts. This album, perhaps more than any other, had been poked, prodded and previewed, through the aforementioned methods, before its actual release. Upon receiving the mp3 files of the album, hyped for only ten days, but weighted with the anticipation of bootlegged live recordings and YouTube videos over the past few years, I approached with trepidation. Finally, the last and most pertinent argument revolves around the music of In Rainbows itself: How does it stack up against six critically lauded and fan favorite albums? The band has also stated in an interview that they still plan to release the album through a label early next year. That being said, Radiohead also offered a set-price package for a double CD set, the album on vinyl and several other goodies, should you need such a tangible relic (such as myself). This, of course, leads into the idea of direct digital music files ultimately replacing the physical form of a CD. With the band’s method of delivery, as a digital download that cuts out the big label middleman, has Radiohead revolutionized the music industry? This review originally had a long diatribe about this concept, but I’ll forgo that aspect and let you, the reader, do the arguing.
In Rainbows, the long-awaited seventh album from Radiohead, four plus years in the making (several songs have been floating around for a bit longer), is sure to spark discussion and argument, including, but certainly not limited to, the following.
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