Thursday, November 01, 2007
(4:33 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
In Rainbows: Further Reflections
I have listened to In Rainbows many times since my initial post on it, and my opinion has softened somewhat. In large part, I owe my greater open-mindedness to Kriston Capps -- by the time I read his review, I had basically decided that "15 Step" and "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" were the only two tracks I wanted to listen to, and the article drove me to listen to the other songs more closely. Perhaps it's not exactly the function of a review to convince people who already know an album to reconsider it, but it's close.While the number one and two slots in the ranking of Radiohead albums are basically locked in at this point -- obviously, it's Kid A and OK Computer, respectively -- In Rainbows may be a strong contender for number three, but somewhat by default. After all, at this late date, The Bends hardly counts as a proper Radiohead album anymore, and the only other real contender, Amnesiac, appears to be in large part an experiment in actively driving listeners away. (For whatever reason, Hail to the Thief seems to have failed to attain a real place in the Radiohead "canon.")
Yes, I do have a mild addiction to ranking.
