First off I think sonically they do great work,it's mostly well recorded in hi-fi terms,it's obvious they take great care over how their records sound.
Artistically I'm not so sure,I think they are too caught up in the hype that followed OK Computer when they were heralded both as the future of rock and champions of a new form of "progressive rock".
As much as their last two records are partly great,they are also flawed,filled at times with willfully difficult pieces and badly executed experiments.
They are simply (as last years UK tour showed) Britain's greatest guitar band however they don't want to be that...
Band singer and leader Thom Yorke (to me ) is too caught up in how they are percieved,as a result the music has suffered.
I'm not denying their greatness merely wondering if they are reaching their potential.
The Bends is their greatest album in my opinion.
Ben
Artistically I'm not so sure,I think they are too caught up in the hype that followed OK Computer when they were heralded both as the future of rock and champions of a new form of "progressive rock".
As much as their last two records are partly great,they are also flawed,filled at times with willfully difficult pieces and badly executed experiments.
They are simply (as last years UK tour showed) Britain's greatest guitar band however they don't want to be that...
Band singer and leader Thom Yorke (to me ) is too caught up in how they are percieved,as a result the music has suffered.
I'm not denying their greatness merely wondering if they are reaching their potential.
The Bends is their greatest album in my opinion.
Ben