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Post subject: Re: The Song that Best Represents a Band/Artist
Posted: Thu December 24, 2020 1:21 am
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
swan wrote:
How can the Radiohead answer not be Paranoid Android?
Why would it be?
its 3 distinctly different songs all perfectly sown into 1. there's a weird time change you dont even notice. obscure story. lead single thats over 6 minutes long. it starts with computer beeps. i'm not sure there's another answer
But how does any of that best represent nearly 30 years of the band’s music? It sounds nothing like anything on arguably two of their best albums.
its on their best album
i think the 3 separate pieces best show radioheads diversity. again, i cant even think of another song that is going to incorporate the straight forward rock songs of the bends and the weird ambient sounds of a moon shaped pool.
but the point of the exercise is not to identify a band's best song, or most quintessential song, or even defining song. it's to identify the song that best represents the band's entire career. and paranoid android doesn't do that. when i listen to it, i have no idea that a song like daydreaming, or nude, or everything in its right place even exists.
it's a great song to be sure. possibly their best. but it definitely does not do the best job of representing the band's catalog over the course of 9 albums.
disagree, but 2+2=5 is also a great choice. what song do you think best represents radiohead?
i would choose Optimistic, but i can live with 2+2 = 5.
thats a good call. i actually thought of that b/c i listened to the song the other day. knives out maybe? i might be wrong? i guess if i think about it I can think of others, but i'm still going with paranoid android.
Post subject: Re: The Song that Best Represents a Band/Artist
Posted: Thu December 24, 2020 1:49 am
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Pearl Jam’s is Around The Bend while we’re at it
This is a joke right
It’s 90s Pearl Jam, yet the Hawaiian leanings of the song serve to represent the later Boom era that’s still going today. 24 years of a 30 year career covered.
Post subject: Re: The Song that Best Represents a Band/Artist
Posted: Thu December 24, 2020 2:01 am
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spike wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Pearl Jam’s is Around The Bend while we’re at it
This is a joke right
It’s 90s Pearl Jam, yet the Hawaiian leanings of the song serve to represent the later Boom era that’s still going today. 24 years of a 30 year career covered.
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Post subject: Re: The Song that Best Represents a Band/Artist
Posted: Thu December 24, 2020 3:17 am
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
spike wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Pearl Jam’s is Around The Bend while we’re at it
This is a joke right
It’s 90s Pearl Jam, yet the Hawaiian leanings of the song serve to represent the later Boom era that’s still going today. 24 years of a 30 year career covered.
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thats a good call. i actually thought of that b/c i listened to the song the other day. knives out maybe? i might be wrong? i guess if i think about it I can think of others, but i'm still going with paranoid android.
i know what your vote is