XL have released some pretty seminal British music. Take for example The Prodigy's "The Fat of The Land", which was one of electronic music's all-time greatest records. However, it was with some trepidation that I approached a solo Thom Yorke record, even if it was on this prestigious label. Would it be the sort of wishy-washy blathering nonsense that came out of the likes of Scott Weiland (from Stone Temple Pilots) on his solo stuff? Or would it be more straightforward, like Phil Collins post Genesis?
Thankfully the answer is that it is surprisingly somewhere close to Radiohead, with more of a focus on creating a rich, moving, ambient environment with synths and drum machines for Yorke to deliver his vocals that we all know and love. Make no mistake, this is no Radiohead light, but it does bear some of the hallmarks, without seeming like Yorke has plagarised his main band.
This is another one of those albums that I have only ever listened to on vinyl and I think I could count the number of listens on one or maybe one-and-a-half hands; yet it has remained in my mental music banks for ages. I picked this record up off the trusty vaults of Amazon.co.uk on preorder and was truly smitten from the first listen.
For vinyl junkies, this record has less-than-common packaging; the cover is open at the top, instead of the right-hand side as is commonplace for records. I have very few records with this type of packaging setup in my collection.
All-in-all, this is truly a lovely record from a super-talented artist; a solo-record that, for once, allowed the artist to indulge himself without lowering our opinion of him. That is the most awesome part of the record for me
All Music Guide Reference
Thankfully the answer is that it is surprisingly somewhere close to Radiohead, with more of a focus on creating a rich, moving, ambient environment with synths and drum machines for Yorke to deliver his vocals that we all know and love. Make no mistake, this is no Radiohead light, but it does bear some of the hallmarks, without seeming like Yorke has plagarised his main band.
This is another one of those albums that I have only ever listened to on vinyl and I think I could count the number of listens on one or maybe one-and-a-half hands; yet it has remained in my mental music banks for ages. I picked this record up off the trusty vaults of Amazon.co.uk on preorder and was truly smitten from the first listen.
For vinyl junkies, this record has less-than-common packaging; the cover is open at the top, instead of the right-hand side as is commonplace for records. I have very few records with this type of packaging setup in my collection.
All-in-all, this is truly a lovely record from a super-talented artist; a solo-record that, for once, allowed the artist to indulge himself without lowering our opinion of him. That is the most awesome part of the record for me
All Music Guide Reference
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