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@stellar4677
Жыл бұрын
motion picture soundtrack is so powerful
@larenuwu
Жыл бұрын
fr
@Literallyjustmint
11 ай бұрын
Saddest radiohead song for sure. The narrator literally kills himself at the end (my interpretation)
@honkdishScratch
9 ай бұрын
@@Literallyjustmintthat's actually a really cool interpretation, especially since in the kid amnesia exhibition, the section with motion picture soundtrack is called ascension
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
I tear up every time.
@KayinAngel
Жыл бұрын
'How to disappear completely' is one of the greatest recorded pieces of music ever.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed it a lot and the background behind the song makes me love it so much more
@Mario_amando
Жыл бұрын
Gut wrenching in the best possible way. Such a beautiful song
@AKAtAGG
Жыл бұрын
and it's not even the best song on this album
@SAFC674
Жыл бұрын
I saw a quote from Thom stating it was their best recording. I stop everyting I am doing when I hear it. And that includes prolonged periods of breathing.
@topkali2118
Жыл бұрын
@@AKAtAGG 💀
@lucassanchez5133
Жыл бұрын
Seeing Idioteque live should be on every fan’s bucket list, Thom goes nuts every time.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see recordings of it!
@DrJeffDev
8 ай бұрын
Jonny is very likely not too keen on doing Ideoteque live. He does the synth and electronic sequencing and Thom's insanity just gets thrown at him. - "I can see the crack in your ass, Jonny!" - "Faster Jonny!"
@earkittycat
6 ай бұрын
@@lusciousluie I'd say my favourite version is their live performance in Summer Sonic Osaka in 2003
@yannhollister9091
Жыл бұрын
"Motion Picture Soundtrack" is a masterpiece, i always cry at this one it's just magical.. You don't know how lucky you are to discover their discography for the first time, you have only scratched the surface yet :)
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the swelling of the music just hit me like a wave. And Thom's voice is the perfect balance of somber and hopeful, it's just so beautiful.
@jameshannagan4256
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever listened to the acoustic version with the extra verse it may be more powerful than the album version you can find it on You Tube.
@michaelrogers1694
Жыл бұрын
First, thanks for your authenticity in Motion Picture Soundtrack. You didn't play it up or hide it. And that made it a beautiful accompaniment to a beautiful song. When this album came out, it was a pretty nasty shock and a tough listen. I didn't really properly give it a chance for probably another 20 years. It was only after I realized how brilliant In Rainbows is I went back and really gave the interceding 3 albums a chance. The Bends is also outstandingly good.
@jameshannagan4256
Жыл бұрын
Almost exactly my reaction to it I let them go for almost 10 years until I caught one of the basement versions of a song from In Rainbows then I listened to them for a year straight and loved all the records I missed.
@JacobWrestledGod
Жыл бұрын
“How to disappear” had me remembered times I was in hospital, when I was in extreme distress, when I was at funerals, when I was losing something, losing sanity… it’s about denying that pain that comes with the circumstances of life. And Tom Yorke’s voice was so emotional.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Music and lyrics are such great outlets for emotions, both together and separately. Thom did such an amazing job with both. This would have helped in so many situations when I was younger.
@myboatforacar
Жыл бұрын
As someone who suffers from dissociation, it totally speaks to that for me :) Favorite song from this album for sure.
@jameshannagan4256
Жыл бұрын
Radiohead got me through a really rough time when my wife died suddenly in 2015 I will never understand people who harp on how bleak they are they are great for hard times very cathartic.
@itsberzerk9279
Жыл бұрын
The motion picture soundtrack reaction hit
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
The way the music swelled just hit me all at once.
@justvic19
Жыл бұрын
I love how you actually talk about what these songs make you visually/conceptually think
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That's the most fun part about these videos tbh.
@rrnum7
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction. I too used to get a bit emotional when hearing Motion Picture Soundtrack. In case you're thinking about reacting to Amnesiac, it's totally worth it. Although it was very well received, both critically and commercially, lots of people used to think it was mostly made up of leftovers from Kid A, but I think anyone who knows the band knows that's not something they'd do. More importantly, they have explained, on many occasions, that they just couldn't agree on which tracks to put on Kid A, so, for a while they considered releasing it as a double album, but eventually decided to do two separate discs. That's all there is, and several members of the band have vehemently defended Amnesiac and made it clear they don't consider it inferior at all. I do think Kid A is a better album (and most people agree), but Amnesiac is still a very good one, and contains at least three of the best songs the band’s ever written, in my opinion.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
That great to hear that there's more material from the same era! This is actually the case for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' recent album releases this year, Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen. They wrote over 48 songs and wanted to release a giant double album of 34 songs, but the record company did not want to do it. So instead they released two separate double albums within 6 months of each other.
@PresidentHotdog
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie RHCP did a cover of Pyramid song from Amnesiac in Egypt
@stefanba2029
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie ... and they already have a new song
@jacvic0790
Жыл бұрын
@@stefanba2029 maybe a b-side, although I don't think that's possible after such a massive and expansive release 🤣
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
@@PresidentHotdog really??! Astonished
@edwinglenn
Жыл бұрын
Idioteque really shines in concert. I saw them at Bonnaroo in 2006, and being in a crowd of 80,000 fans tossing around glow sticks during that song was unreal.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to hear that! That actually sounds amazing! I can only imagine the sensation of that moment.
@sagittated
Жыл бұрын
If I had a time machine, I'd use it to go to that show.
@druv
Жыл бұрын
The Snl live performance of idioteque is insane it’s hard to find a good version on KZitem tho
@duobejota8823
Жыл бұрын
Just watched the ok computer reaction and you upload this lol
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
lmao perfect timing!
@duobejota8823
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie yeah bro new subscriber here
@Straaaayyyy
Жыл бұрын
In the National anthem Jhonny Greenwood plays a radio connected to local radio Stations, so whenever they play this song on stage it's completely different sample, it depends on a country and region. Such a cool detail
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I love that fact and technique so much. Thats amazing to experience different samplings depending on the performance.
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
true and the SNL performance of this and Idioteque are both stunners, mere days after Kid A dropped
@Straaaayyyy
Жыл бұрын
@@davis267 yes, I think SNL version of NA is the best (shame we can’t hear Jonny’s radio at all in this one though)
@MrMurph73
Жыл бұрын
Kid A was quite a shock when it came out. I wasn't ready for it and I think most people weren't. We wanted OKC part 2. It took a while but now I think it's amazing.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Kid A is so vastly different that I totally understand how that would have some across after following the band for so long prior.
@jffullum4325
Жыл бұрын
Totally the same for me.
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
I was absolutely primed and ready for it but you're definitely right
@Mario_amando
Жыл бұрын
When you became emotional during motion picture, I had to subscribe. It’s obvious RH hit a nerve with you, they’re such an amazing band. Welcome to the club 🤝
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
The music swelling and Thom's voice really caught me by surprise. I love this song so much now.
@ErikaRngl
Жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing as well! Love this reaction.
@teejaytarr
Жыл бұрын
Well done, Sir! Some reaction videos seem a bit embellished and/or exaggerated. You seem quite genuine and authentic in your reactions. Glad you're enjoying Radiohead. This band means the world to me.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really started this as a new fun way for myself as a musician to dive into bands that I had not really listened to much before. I try to give my insight as a drummer, musician, and artist to see what could have been the inspirations behind the music.
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie your insight and reflections are most excellent
@slipsapien
Жыл бұрын
how to disappear is such a flawless track. loved the reaction keep it up!!
@JacobWrestledGod
Жыл бұрын
That track made me cry…
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
That is such an amazing song, especially now that I have the context behind it. Thats gonna be a hard one to listen to without tearing up now.
@pc239
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie One of the greatest songs of all time, IMO. What you were calling "violins on the side" are an ondes martenot, and early (1920s) electronic instrument that Jonnie Greenwood helped to revive.
@ProkNo5
Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget back in 2004, my family was on vacation in Arizona and took a drive through Wupatki and Sun Crator Natl Monuments, where the landscape changes colors every few miles with strange looking ash bunches dotting the black sand landscape. It looks otherworldly. My mother stopped our car and told me to put on Kid A because "we need some ethereal music to match this landscape." We listened to the whole album on that drive. Treefingers coupled with that landscape gave me chills.
@themadcow71
Жыл бұрын
One of the all time great bands IMO. I love every album except the first one.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Only a couple of days of listening to them and I totally agree!
@pyooming3098
Жыл бұрын
do you prefer The King Of Limbs to Pablo Honey? to each their own
@GreenToast01
Жыл бұрын
@@pyooming3098 King of limbs is the best album
@Ultamik3y
Жыл бұрын
Even King of Limbs?
@themadcow71
Жыл бұрын
@@Ultamik3y I dig King of LImbs
@vallie84
Жыл бұрын
34:50 the same reaction of all of us, even after years.
@Hollowsmith
Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: the guitarist and string arranger from Radiohead (Jonny Greenwood) is also a RENOWNED film scorer, and has scored Oscar winning films such as There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread. You can hear the brilliance of his string arrangements on "How To Disappear Completely". His string choices are never the "obvious" choice. It's always really avant-garde, clever, cutting-edge styles of strings (heavily influenced by the legendary composer Kristoff Pendericki). Also on "In Limbo", you can hear how exotic and trippy their sense of timing can get. They always go out of their way to push the listener to challenging places. They actually like making their audience uncomfortable with each shift in direction, but I swear after enough listens, the genius of every album reveals itself.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I have definitely been kept on my toes throughout these albums, but it didn't take long for the songs to settle with me nicely. So far I have not been led in a direction I didn't welcome.
@owenhu9465
Жыл бұрын
How to Disappear Completely also has pretty obvious (in my opinion) homage to Scott Walker's It's Raining Today who is also known for his more and more avant-garde arrangements despite his pop origins.
@Hollowsmith
Жыл бұрын
@@owenhu9465 The string arrangement from It's Raining Today for sure. But the rest of How To Disappear is very distinct from It's Raining Today. What they share is having that dissonant string arrangement leading the track, but it retreats in HTD, but sticks around in It's Raining Today.
@ismadelro
Жыл бұрын
Personally my favorite album. Completely special and unique. Groundbreaking because of who created it and when they created it and no matter how many negative reviews it receives, it will remain an absolute masterpiece on the level of Ok Computer and any major work by other band in music history.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree that it is a masterpiece. Works so well as a project and I love the backstory behind it. Already in love with the music on it had to offer.
@carlhartwell7978
Жыл бұрын
I've never listened to so called critics, so I didn't even know it was panned so heavily until now! Loved it the moment I first heard it... well perhaps some of it took a few listens, but couldn't stop listening for weeks after I bought it anyway.
@ismadelro
Жыл бұрын
@@carlhartwell7978 Today it's hard to find negative reviews about it, but when it went on sale... there were! . And apart from professional critics, many people reacted negatively on first listens, it didn't fit with the band's previous works. In any case, time has put it in its place and it doesn't seem like it was your case either. Greetings.
@sentaurie
Жыл бұрын
I'm very very glad you enjoyed this album. Kid A is probably my favorite Radiohead album and possibly my favorite album in general. So many pieces and different ideas that come together incredibly. I don't think there is any other album that comes close to how this album feels to listen to. The backstory behind this album is pretty interesting. Thom was suffering from depression after the OK Computer tour, along with him and the other members of the band having burnout from how much they worked in the past couple of years. He then became interested in IDM artists (stands for "intelligent dance music" which is similar to EDM but more nuanced) such as Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. You can see a lot of influence from those artists in songs like Idioteque. If it weren't for the band going in this completely different direction, they most likely would've broken up due to how much tension was between them. If you are going to listen to more Radiohead in the future, go back to their album The Bends. It's artsy alt-rock that gave a glimpse into what they would go on to do in OK Computer. Also, I'm excited for your reaction to Favourite Worst Nightmare. Though I prefer their debut album, I think it's at about the same level of quality.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you for making the recommendation! It's fantastic and it makes me appreciate the album even more with the backstory behind it. Will definitely be checking out more of Radiohead on the channel in the future. Favourite Worst Nightmare may come as soon as this week!
@stefanba2029
Жыл бұрын
This is my all time favourite album as well. I would add as a backstory about the How to disappear completely, which is simply the best song ever written imo. During the OKC tour and Thom's growing depression, he was very close to stop playing on some concerts. The pressure, the load of touring, being in front of tens of thousands of people for a prolonged time caused a lot of tensions. According to Thom, his friend Michael Stipe, singer of R.E.M. suggested him imagine he's somewhere else, not there, that might help survive such tense situations. That's what the song is about, the best ever written song is about.
@sentaurie
Жыл бұрын
@@stefanba2029 yeah i forgot to add that part to my comment but mine was long enough as is how to disappear completely is probably the best from this album for me also and easily one of the greatest songs of all time (along with a lot of other radiohead songs)
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
The Bends is my favorite of their albums, though it should not be inferred that I dislike any of them. I also don't think it's their best album. But man, it's just my happy place. Their best is probably In Rainbows, but they're still kicking ass in A Moon Shaped Pool and my favorite song of theirs is from Pablo Honey (it isn't Creep). My fandom spans the whole discography and it really is just a matter of what I'm in the mood for. The great thing about a band like this, with such a diverse set of sounds across their career, is there's pretty much always a version of Radiohead that fits the occasion. Lately, I mostly listen to Kid A onwards, with a heavy emphasis on their last three albums, but I'll still sit down and listen from You to True Love Waits every few months.
@grapegirl
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! So glad you're diving in to Radiohead; I can listen to their music endlessly. Really enjoyed your OKC reaction too. So interesting to hear your perspective as a drummer. Thom wrote 'How To Disappear Completely' whilst dealing with sudden fame, burnout and dissociation during the utterly relentless Ok Computer tour. He asked Michael Stipe (of REM) for advice as he couldn't handle it and he said him to pull the shutters down and just repeat "I'm not here, this isn't happening". Absolutely stunning song.. I come back to the strings at the end a lot, all dissonance and then there's a moment where the sun breaks through the clouds, with Thom's soaring falsetto. Also, Untitled wasn't actually a track on the album.. there's about a minute's silence after Motion Picture Soundtrack and then you'd get this hidden track. The live versions of Kid A tracks are really incredible. The National Anthem where Jonny plays the radio and Idioteque with him playing modular synth are really worth watching. I think you'd really enjoy The Smile (Thom and Jonny's new band with drummer Tom Skinner). Lots of interesting polyrhythms and weird time signatures.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
They are going to become a regular on my playlists easily. I love their overall sound and approach. I'm so glad to hear about Michael Stipe having an influence on the project because I really like REM. So many great details about this about and I'm so glad to hear these facts! Also The Smile sounds like a great project to check out!
@whoa425
Жыл бұрын
I know it’s one of the more known Radiohead songs but we have to talk about Everything In It’s Right Place. The most beautifully eerie song.
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
Radiohead often, not always, but often starts with an absolute banger in their new albums.
@memetherapy
Жыл бұрын
This album is GOATed. It's my favorite, but I really love everything they've released aside from Pablo Honey. I would recommend simply continuing in chronological order. I'm one of the few who thinks the best song on this album is Kid A. There's something so transcendent about it. It feels like I float to another dimension when it comes on.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
In Rainbows will be later on this week. I totally agree with that statement. I was describing ascending in some of these tracks. Definitely feels otherworldly and the album cover gives me the same vibe.
@PresidentHotdog
Жыл бұрын
Pablo was a good first attempt if you take the age of it into the equation. Blow out is the only one I go back to from Pablo Honey
@planr5572
Жыл бұрын
This is close to my first reaction to the album, some 20-odd years ago. Amazed and confused. Its top tier Radiohead, no doubt.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I love this album in a different way than OK Computer but its up there just the same.
@Hollowsmith
Жыл бұрын
Another highly challenging artist you might appreciate is Godspeed You Black Emperor. I highly recommend the album "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennae Towards Heaven". It more or less perfected the art of instrumental post-rock. Absolutely epic masterpiece of an album.
@morningfog532
Жыл бұрын
Their opening song “storm” is probably the best “build up” song I’ve ever heard!!
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
😍
@infamous_9521
Жыл бұрын
I adore Godspeed but on first listen I was bored to death. Now F# A# is one of my all time favourite albums.
@YellowMelle
Жыл бұрын
CDs weren't so bad, you could skip around all you want, it was cassettes that were a royal pain imo and closer to what you described. 😄 The last track isn't even really a track, just a weird relic of the CD format. It was for when you get to the end and sit in your silent feelings for a while, get distracted by an urgent task, and then that unlisted "secret track" suddenly pops on and scares the shit out of you like a ghost and makes you question reality for a sec. And then you go to all your friends saying "omg did you hear that ghost shit at the end of ____ album??" LOL
@jacvic0790
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard the album 'Infinity Land' by Biffy Clyro on a CD? Spoiler alert if not: after a whole half an hour of silence after the last track had finished, a loud dissonant string section comes out of nowhere and there is a really creepy hidden track 😂
@the-blackstar
Жыл бұрын
Listening to this album, it feels like getting high without drugs and at the end you're curled up and dying inside
@kartikjoshi7206
Жыл бұрын
You gotta listen to thier entire discography man. In rainbows imo being thier best one and also A moon shaped pool. Don't forget to also listen to The king of limbs from the basement on KZitem. One of the best live performances of all time.
@riahlexington
Жыл бұрын
Please listen to Amnesiac. It was released a year after and has songs recorded during the same sessions. I see Kid A as a wide open soundscape of loneliness and amnesiac as uncomfortably claustrophobic sounding I love both albums
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
Kid A always felt like a frozen desolation and Amnesiac always felt like a warm, though isolated, attic filled with nostalgic memories
@troyjohnson9873
Жыл бұрын
Excellent reaction! I love watching reactions of my favorite bands/songs to see if the emotions I feel are felt by others. It is confirmed after watching this :) I recommend a moon shaped pool next….and for my other favorite bands of all time Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. You will not be disappointed, my friend.
@westoncopeland6926
Жыл бұрын
These are such good produced videos and I really love your commentary on these albums I can’t wait to see more of these reactions
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate hearing that! It's been a long process to get to this point
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
@@lusciousluie It's easy for people to overlook, when it's done right, but when it's done right it's never by accident.
@JacobWrestledGod
Жыл бұрын
You are so damn fast man, this album broke the “internet” in a time there was internet if you understand what I mean. Imagine going off Ok Computer, considered one of the best alt-rock album at that time and then breaking the genre and went truly avant-garde with Kid A.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I try to stay consistent for myself. I totally understand, this was an amazing double hitter. Such a great duo.
@ninjasaurxd
Жыл бұрын
Loved this reaction :) Motion Picture Soundtrack hits just like that even after all these years
@colemandias3212
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with what you're saying about how fans may have reacted to the change in sound. But we've already been through it between Pablo Honey to The Bends to OkC. And the ride just never stopped haha, wait until you make it to their Moon Shaped Pool album, night and day from where the started with Pablo. And yet all their albums are great! Waiting for In Rainbows!!
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Time helps make everything palatable but I'm sure it was not well received to start out. I do my best to embrace new sounds from bands.
@dsaith991
Жыл бұрын
Amazing reaction, and amazing analysis of the album ...
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@indobleh
Жыл бұрын
It's surprising how many covers of *Motion Picture Soundtrack* there are and how people have interpreted it. Certainly worth searching out on KZitem.
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
always surprised by this too
@GoodDayGoodDayGoodDay
Жыл бұрын
I discovered Radiohead on a large dose of LSD and it changed the way I listen to music forever :) one of the amazing parts of this album is the transitions into the next song!!
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
What a crazy trip that must have been! lmao
@ReneSalasDesign
Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how much this album still has the power to inspire given that it has already shaped so much of the music that came after it.
@SETRAAKI
Жыл бұрын
Trust me, after you start listening to radiohead for a while you cant stop exploring and listening to them until you finish exploring all their stuff from the beginning until now (The Smile). Radiohead will satisfy you in ANY WAY!
@revanasywal
Жыл бұрын
there's another verse in Motion Picture Soundtrack unreleased version (well they released it in OKNOTOK Casette) this version is even more depressing than the original release “ beautiful angel pull apart at birth limbless and helpless i can't even recognise you i think youre crazy, maybe i will see you in the next life ” i dont know why the band remove this verse
@sebastianexisting
Жыл бұрын
There's few things I find more intriguing than seeing other people explore my all time favourite band. It's not for everyone, so it's especially nice when you stumble upon people who get it. You still haven't reacted to what I consider to be their best album (In Rainbows). Looking forward to that!
@sebastianexisting
Жыл бұрын
That being said, I think that In Rainbows, OK Computer and Kid A are interchangeable for the number one spot.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I've been working on keeping an open mind when it comes to new music and band's or artist's musical choices and perspective. Fortunately, I've been able to easily click with Radiohead's vision. And the background behind these albums just make me love them that much more.
@i_DONT_get_IT
Жыл бұрын
Bro, thanks for taking the time to go through this album track by track. Arguably my favorite Radiohead album. It was an honor to witness your first reaction! Keep it up.
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
I tell new people to Radiohead to start with Pablo Honey and then trust the process. Kid A is shocking, took me a little while to appreciate this album as did most Radiohead fans. But the absolute balls on these guys, the daring, the gall, it's what makes Radiohead so good and so influential. They will experiment, they will find new creative sounds, new creative arrangements, and they will learn from them and grow. Take out any one album and you don't get the next one. Where they've ended up in A Moon Shaped Pool is outstanding, and how they got there is really quite remarkable. The journey has so many great highlights, across all their albums.
@Lleimzjames
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I Know man, Motion Picture Soundtrack is a Masterpiece that tears apart your heart. Kid A was chosen the best album of it's decade and a revolutionary album. It deserves everything.
@TheBunnyb0y
Жыл бұрын
Aw man.. im glad you checked this one out.. very worth watching this, and im glad it hit you, and you didnt edit it out, dont be ashamed of tears, embrace it and be proud, got a good heart man, and im sure most of us radiohead fans can relate, great video, thank you
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I absolutely would have kept the entire reaction in the video if it wasn't for copyright. Music really means a lot to me and being able to get these moments to go back to is surreal.
@WilliamDarko
Жыл бұрын
you can lose yourself in those arpeggios on motion picture soundtrack. such an amazing song.
@mr.noride7226
10 ай бұрын
The track Optimistic is very similar to Oceans by Pearl Jam which is a grunge band.
@_ben_miller
Жыл бұрын
the story of kid a, one where one feels abandoned in an imperfect, predatorial world without knowing how you got there or why you are there, is, deep down, everyone's story. when i first listened to this album i was immediately transported into a trance where i was watching a movie of a completely isolated person trying his best to enjoy living in the snowy, mountainous world on the album cover. but the world just continued to reveal itself as, tragically, being against those who inhabit it. i felt like some invisible being with more power than me was showing me the plight of reality through one man's experience. i had never seen the images i saw before, but i had felt the feelings before, and i realized how so much of my life was an escape of the traumas and bad experiences, but the reality was still there. kid a is the real version of the song-writer, like one soul radiating in different planes at the same time. the song-writer is in our world, and kid a is by himself in a terrible world. everything he experiences in our world is due to what's happening under the surface in the kid a world. in our world, thom yorke feels isolated from something important, despite being around people. simutaneously, in kid a's land, he is alone and the world is out to get him. the surface existence of our world begins to fade away as the world with greater magnitude brings out the true inner reality of the song-writer through his connection with kid a's reality. i view this album as thom yorke moving from blaming the people in the world for his problems (the ok computer perspective) to seeing that the world itself is bad. this album is him painfully wrenching himself through that helpless feeling 1. everything in it's right place sounded like i was being introduced to a real place that is hidden somewhere, right before the introduction of the clone kid a arrives. things being in their right place represent the idealistic fantasy the song-writer is holding onto to be able to sleep at night. 2. kid a is the helpless, vulnerable state of someone introduced to a new world completely unprepared, yet forced to continue. kid a is dropped off by space ship into the world, and begins his journey. the little white lie he slips on is, "i'm in control. i've got this. my dreams will come true", that he tells himself to keep himself together. 3. national anthem is the first time we experience kid a trying to live out his fantasies. the pace of the music is as if the song-writer were skiing down a mountain in attempt to get fulfillment. but the world begins to show it's ugly head, he loses control, and he crashes into something, like how the horn section sounds in the song. 4. how to disappear completely is about the overwhelming helplessness one feels after seeing the discrepancy between his hopes and what reality is. it feels like abandonment by whatever caused you to exist, and it makes you wish you could abandon yourself and escape into a different story. 5. treefingers is the serene calm before the storm, like how one feels after allowing yourself to cry. nothing has changed, but you've finally at least been able to express yourself with success for the first time. the atmospheric sounds of the song are like self-exploration that you havent been able to do yet. 6. optimistic is an avalanche[of emotion]. now that he's allowed himself to express displeasure, the dam of all the layers of true feelings, good and bad, breaks. the optimism that came from the serenity of the last scene is now being tested by an avalanche. he's reminded of the powerlessness again, and is reduced to "the best you can is good enough". the big fish eating the little ones is representative of the world itself being predatorial just to reproduce its existence. that's how shitty it is. 7.in limbo is where he is stuck while the avalanche is taking place. the outside world is chaos and destruction, and he needs a way to escape it. he gets into a boat and sails to the land across the sea, thinking he's escaped. but the world won't let him, as a trap door suddenly opens, and he starts sliding down 8. idioteque is about the fools gold of being safe, sterile, and believing you can control/plan your way. even though kid a escaped the forces outside the cave he fell into, there is still no escape from the danger and suffering. even though he now has everything there all of the time, and is safe, it's still not worth it. having the courtesy to prioritize the women and children in the event of a catastrophe only further reminds kid a of the worthlessness of his existence. he's starting to value numbness due to its power to be a different experience. 9. morning bell is about kid a finally having the determination to try to leave. he wants to be released from his predicament, but it's sadly still up to him to do so. "where'd you park the car" and "Clothes are on the lawn with the furniture" are testiments to this. but an even worse thing has happened to kid a: he has become like the world he's trying to escape. "cut the kids in half". the world has already won the war over kid a, but he is so focused on his escape plan that he doesnt see it yet. once he begins to he starts justifying his actions to himself, "Everybody wants to be a friend and nobody wants to be a slave". he is still convinced that his slavery to the forces in the world is escapable. the world has not been his friend, and so he thinks he should be free to do anything to not be a slave.....so he starts walking until he reaches another boat to the sea and gets in it. 10. motion picture soundtrack is kid a at sea, completely burned out from his endless suffering. he realizes that he's been controlled this whole time by things that made believing lies desirable. the best way out he's known up to this point-- the cheap sex, red wine, sleeping pills, letters-- no longer carry enough potency to be worth it. "i will see you in the next life", is him completely given up hope, accepting his fate, and he jumps off the boat into the sea to drown himself. 11. untitled. after seemingly being dead from drowning, some powerful force made of light appears out of nowhere and pulls kid a out of the water. he then began his next life somewhere else. he fulfilled his purpose for that world with everything in its right place to kill him. my fav songs are kid a and optimistic. kid a sounds like it was made by a sinister, creepy person who knows about my insecurities and knows that the synths make me feel comforted. optimistic is just the perfect rock song.
@dominicj.6136
Жыл бұрын
The slight deliberate speed up in the middle of Optimistic was such a great choice! Such a smart way to lift the energy of the song.
@stefanba2029
Жыл бұрын
It is not only Radiohead's best album, it's the best album ever released
@hendrimike08
Жыл бұрын
thank you. motion picture soundtrack is one of my favorite songs of all time.
@Thenewkid691
Жыл бұрын
In Kid A, I always interpreted the line "We've got heads on sticks, you've got ventriloquists" to mean that we have done away with our puppet masters, you have not.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I love that interpretation! thanks for sharing that.
@trevorberkowitz
Жыл бұрын
This was a great reaction! I really appreciate the attention to detail that a lot of other people don’t usual pick up on, or explain very well in their reactions, but you did a good job doing so. Also, do you take album suggestions? If possible, I would really like you to check out Either/Or by Elliott Smith. It’s a completely different vibe from Radiohead, but it’s still full of emotion, and I’m curious to see what you might think about it! Thanks.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback about my approach. I try to see how much I can pick up on the first listen. I do take suggestions and see how I will work them into the channel in the future. I have yours saved on spotify and in this next video I am taking suggestions of how the suggestions can be worked into the channel.
@trevorberkowitz
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie Oh okay thanks!
@Johro66
Жыл бұрын
Awesome reaction I enjoyed this very much! "I feel like I've just discovered my third eye from this band" is something I'm sure a lot of us felt, definitely a revelation, and for me, nothing really comes even close to Radiohead in conveying ideas and emotions SO perfectly and vividly, whether it's Thom's voice or the phrasings/timing choices, or the music they conjure up, man they can have me in tears with just some perfectly placed words or tones and every song has an emotional impact, they've helped me through some hard times and still do. Good music heals the soul, and this is much much more than good. By the way, Morning Bell 👌🏻is just so tight yet so artful it's one of my favourites, but to be honest they're all standout tracks. I love that you discovered this, and congrats! 😁 Oh, and as a drummer, you're gonna love the "In Rainbows" album. Loved the video, thanks 👍🏻 By the way also, check out their live performances, it's truly incredible how they bring all this to a live performance they are such talented musicians.. Check out their "Live on Jools Holland" performance of Paranoid Android, for example, you'll be blown away.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they are the total package for me tbh. I'm excited there's still so much more to discover with them. I will definitely be looking for the drums in "In Rainbows" for sure now!
@myboatforacar
Жыл бұрын
My personal theory is that by the time they're done producing an album, they're already so bored with it that they say "you know what, let's do ANYTHING other than what we already did" XD I ahould add that on the original album tracks 10 and 11 were on the same track and there was a long pause between them (~45 sec iirc). So they're really two parts of the same song IMO.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you on that. If I was creating original music I'd get very creative to challenge myself but also like you said, the hell with it! lmao. Also I really like that those two songs were part of the same original song.
@danielplainview2584
Жыл бұрын
Really great point about the space between the melody lines allowing you more time to digest each line.
@fakecubed
Ай бұрын
The egoless band. Everyone gets to shine. The vocals are just one instrument, and every instrument gets its space.
@pievancl5457
Жыл бұрын
Please check out Radiohead- The Bends (the album that preceded Ok Computer). The trio of albums- the bends>ok computer>Kid A- just tells such a wild tale of growth. The Bends contains some of the best 90s rock/indie rock sounds that defined the generation to come in British rock, then Ok Computer completely changed modern indie rock, and then they released Kid A which was sooo ahead of it’s time.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I'm excited to check out The Bends. The concept sounds right up my alley. The next one I'm reviewing is going to be In Rainbows this week and I will check out The Bends after a break from Radiohead.
@pressurebooger
Жыл бұрын
I always try hold back tears on motion picture and as soon as I saw you tear up I was right there with you 😢
@nooduhldooduhl
Жыл бұрын
yooo just stumbled on your channel and have been loving the reactions man! speaking of bands that constantly change their sound, if you haven't listened to weezer already, would love to see a reaction to em! the sonic difference between the blue album (their first album) and pinkerton (their second) is so interesting especially if you read up on the story behind pinkerton and how it came to be
@Mehwei
Жыл бұрын
Loved The Bends and OK Computer, and now love Kid A, but 20 year old me wasn’t ready for Kid A when it came out, and I didn’t keep up with their music after that. About 2 years ago I rediscovered them and heard their album In Rainbows and I don’t think I will find ever find an album as beautiful. What an idiot- my biggest regret in life is that I didn’t get to see them live at bonnaroo 2006
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
It makes sense. The 2010s era of RHCP was difficult at first for me to grasp, but after multiple listens, I was able to appreciate the change in the band's sound. Now they are some of my favorites. Glad to say that Radiohead quickly grabbed me despite me never being exposed to the band.
@sparko2012
Жыл бұрын
Worth checking out some of the interviews on KZitem with Stanley Donwood, the artist who Radiohead used for alot of their album covers.
@davis267
Жыл бұрын
I can't formulate my love for this band in this moment, but I so appreciate your input on these reactions and Motion Picture Soundtrack is just heartrending. I was lucky to see them play this at my first RH gig, at the Gorge on the Solstice with an absolutely mad crowd, second to last time they played it. The organ they used blew out a month later at their homecoming show at Oxford's South Park show in July 2001
@ssdelko
Жыл бұрын
Took a few listens but it is amazing. I saw them tour the album with The Beta Band opening.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome you got to see them on tour! Thank you for sharing!
@davide8982
Жыл бұрын
That’s an album you’ll love a bit more every time you listen to it. I was confused at first, but decades later, I believe it’s a masterpiece, one of the best albums of all time, for me the best band of all time, they’re like Mozart or Beethoven of modern days.
@the_oslovian
Жыл бұрын
This why I love Radiohead too, or a huge part of it, it sounds like the most fun band in the world to play in. Please watch "Live from the basement" it is so much for to watch for a musician!! :D
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I will be checking out the Basement performance on the channel in the future!
@the_oslovian
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie Looking forward to it and subscribing, you are making very good and interesting comments :)
@rpineda8373
Жыл бұрын
Man please don in rainbows and a moon shaped pool next!
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
In Rainbows will be next but probably gonna be some time until then.
@alex11v3
Жыл бұрын
Well, about Optimistic and grunge. The band hated mainstream rock and these type of more common and acessible rock, they pretty much were disgusted with the mainstream music scenario and the rockstar persona. They didnt had any influence on grunge and they werent influenced by it. The influences on this album were pretty much experimental and diverse, like jazz bassist Charles Mingus and eletronic musician Aphex Twin.
@hoagieimpact9189
Жыл бұрын
Man, this reminds me of myself listening to these songs for the first time. You're blessed you can move on so quickly. Some of us had to wait 3 years to find out how amazing the sequel to OK Computer would be. Much younger back then it was a very exciting and looong time, but even back then there was a ton of material, EPs, singles, collabs, 3 films, amateur live recordings, and unreleased material, and great websites. Songs and material from before Pablo Honey up to the last day of September 2000. Maybe you'd like to have a short excursion and check out the first two albums before moving on to the masterpiece Amnesiac. Also, don't skip the b-sides.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
As a longtime RHCP fan, I can totally understand the patience that was required for the next batch of music to release. I plan to check out more from Radiohead in the future but after a little break.
@paranoidandroid1997
Жыл бұрын
this is why i like some of the radiohead's first time hearings
@hozic9929
5 ай бұрын
NO WAY THE WORDS KID A and BREAKDOWN in one sentence??? LETSGOO
@carlhartwell7978
Жыл бұрын
29:12 It's 5/4. So I guess 10/8 would also be correct! But then I always preferred maths over music (academically anyway!)🤣👍
@shakesrear9204
Жыл бұрын
I loved this reaction. Kid A has been my favorite album for years, but this is the first time that Motion Picture Soundtrack actually got me. I would love to see you react to Ren. He has a lot of moving music, and a lot of fun music, so pick anything. The gateway song is usually Hi Ren.
@tonggosetudio4856
Жыл бұрын
Haha.. What Radiohead did to your eyes during Motion Picture Soundtrack is the same thing that happened to me before. The difference is that it happened during a song on the Amnesiac album.
@ruilopes00
Жыл бұрын
Pyramid song?
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
that song was so good. i couldn't help myself lol.
@WordAte
3 ай бұрын
You reaction to Motion Picture Soundtrack was amazing. Thanks for sharing that.
@louniedolby
Жыл бұрын
I would give ANYTHING to see you play the Kid A mnesia Exhibition
@douglasbaker9663
Жыл бұрын
"Kid A" sessions were so groundbreaking and prolific that the B sides and other songs ended up being a whole separate album, "Amnesiac"
@sodoffbaldrick
9 ай бұрын
10:56 fun fact: Colin Greenwood was absent when this track was recorded, so it's Thom Yorke who plays the bass. He also wrote the bass line when he was about 16 y.o
@Neorigg
Жыл бұрын
Idioteque is my fav of this album
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Gave me EDM vibes. So unique too. I really dug it
@fv3357
Жыл бұрын
Not sure who will read this but two decades ago, in the cd era, my friend asked for me to lend him a mix cd a friend had made and he'd lend me this cd by this artist called Radiohead. I was in my late teens at the time and had no interest in this music I couldn't understand. Give it a few months and one day when I was feeling low I decided to throw on Kid A again and it changed my life, literally. I got lost in this records soundscape and the rest was history. I've seen them perform several times live and have even met them face to face, (thanks KROQ). I'm grateful those here can share a similar transcendent experience. Much love to you all.
@toshiyapangaier7059
Жыл бұрын
Next Radiohead album..do "In rainbows "
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
That will be the next album from the band i react to!
@benjammin7729
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluieI think you’re really going to dig it.
@toshiyapangaier7059
Жыл бұрын
@@lusciousluie and then react to "a moon shaped pool" album as well😅
@NicholasSWilliams
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how you pick up on the different instrumentation and break it down. Great reaction.
@richardmose
Жыл бұрын
I really like your perspective on these tracks. I've been with Radiohead since the beginning, and I avoided listening to Kid A for a long time (about 10 years) because I couldn't comprehend the why and how of it. I know realize that it is all artistic license, and creative process. After finally listening and processing, it isn't all that bad-just different, and interesting.
@bonniepiex
2 ай бұрын
Can you listen to the album: Polvo Estelar from chris stars
@senatorsheevpalpatine3712
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a reaction/review of the King of Limbs album by Radiohead. Some their most impressive drum work, since including a second drummer, along with loops and other cool effects
@oreticencias
Жыл бұрын
What you said about people who never heard the album in full was brilliant. Never thought about that.
@chuckwerry7437
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes you are in the mood for OKC, sometimes you feel like some Kid A! Obviously they are in the conversation for best of all time!
@bigsucc3993
2 ай бұрын
motion picture soundtrack sounds like i’m an old person that is on my death bed remembering everything and having no regrets
@mr.noride7226
7 ай бұрын
Listen to Treefingers and Floating Trees from Minecraft Volume Beta at the same time.
@yoyo-ts5jo
Жыл бұрын
please react to some arctic monkeys. preferably their first album ( which is their best imo )
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Arctic Monkeys will be a regular on the channel soon!
@memetrashcan9613
3 ай бұрын
Having a breakdown while listening to Radiohead yeah that sounds about right
@gabrjork
Жыл бұрын
treefingers could be EASILY in minecraft
@jameshannagan4256
Жыл бұрын
When you get to the King Of Limbs please react to the basement session instead of the studio version the album is the only one of theirs that was overproduced in my opinion but the basement version is really great.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I will keep that in mind! I will come back to Radiohead in the future
@reno6703
Жыл бұрын
I knew you were gonna cry to motion picture! I always do haha
@gillesblanchette6499
Жыл бұрын
This album dont have official videoclip and radiohead make available to stream the album for free in the beggining and people can put the stream directly on a website and shared it. For the promotion the band create some very small animated clip called Blips you can find on youtube. Radiohead like releasing album in some other way vs the traditionnal way. In Rainbows in the beggining be available only digitally for the first couple of month and the price you want is you pay what you want. some people have pay almost nothing and other have give more cash. Kid a be released again in 2021 and amenesiac too on a album called Kid A Mnesia. A free video game have been released on epic game (pc) and on ps5. A kind of exibition called Kid A Mnesia Exibition. The creator of the visual art of radiohead is a friend of thom york at school and create many art design and you can see it on the video game and some very cool animation in the game too.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear! That video game sounds interesting!
@ianhahn4031
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, I really enjoyed your analysis! Not that you should change anything, obviously, but one thing you miss when you stop between tracks is the beautiful transitions between songs like that funky outro on optimistic and the waves at the end of in limbo. It doesn't help that there is stuttering between songs on modern streaming platforms like spotify and such. Great video!
@saturatethecolors
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see you react to In Rainbows by Radiohead - I think you'll really enjoy that one.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
Coming out today!
@sparda1979
Жыл бұрын
You're the 3rd youtuber I have seen to struck a chord while doing Radiohead reactions. Waiting for next Radiohead album reaction.
@lusciousluie
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate it! Yeah both albums had songs that really tugged on my heart strings. I can't wait to hear more from Radiohead.
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