Now that The King of Limbs (Newspaper Edition!) has finally arrived in my mailbox, I can finally organize my opinions on this album. I feel like this album kinda got a lukewarm reception, perhaps because it dropped out of the blue or perhaps because so much is expected out of Radiohead. Anyway, I like it, and I will not be needing any sort of support group.
The mood set in each of the 8 songs remind me of a different period in Radiohead's musical trajectory (except maybe Pablo Honey, which is just fine to ignore, if you ask me). See elaboration below (and correct me if I'm wrong):
1. "Bloom" : Kid A, Hail to the Thief - very cluttered, noisy drum beat with Thom's sleep-like blending of syllables.
2. "Morning Mr. Magpie" : The Bends, In Rainbows and a little bit of OK Computer during the outro.
3. "Little By Little" : reminds me of The Bends musically (a lil bit), and Amnesiac and Kid A from a thematic perspective.
4. "Feral" : Hail to the Thief, this is my least favorite song on this album.
5. "Lotus Flower" : a lot of Kid A was bass heavy in a similar way to this song.
6. "Codex" : Amnesiac - another title for this song could be "Pyramid Song #2" - both songs have that beautifully sad piano element.
7. "Give Up The Ghost" : similar themes on OK Computer.
8. "Separator" : OK Computer - the last minute or so sounds like like "Meeting in the Aisle" from the 'Airbag' single.
Essentially, this is an imaginative, unique take on a 'Greatest Hits' album in the way it makes you fondly remember a band's old albums, but without that cash-grabby feel.
But what's up with the perforated blotter paper..
...the more industrious chemists out there might be able to dip this paper into..{ahem} something..and then have a lot of fun (or in some cases, a terrifying journey to the inner-self).
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