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Radiohead are random noises mostly.
If you want to listen to an iconic album of the 90's then "OK Computer" is the one to go.
That really was the high point of Radiohead, everything before and after is only for the hard-core fans of them.
Radiohead clearly belong into the category "has-beens". Although they did sell a lot of their last album in 2011, Radiohead weren't relevant anymore after 2007.
I'd be very surprised if EON had chosen them.
OK Computer is an iconic album of the nineties. But actually they just sound like The Charlatans. The first track could be of them easily, just that Tim Burgess (singer of the Charlatans) is a better singer and actually sings.
I also liked the TWINE theme song and don't see why it's so disliked.
Because it's dreary, tuneless, narcolepsy-inducing rubbish. One of Arnold's low points. Insisting on using the film title was a mistake. I can't actually remember the lyrics although Don Black is obviously great. The music is just awful.
Are people on here aware that even the tune was not written by Garbage? I don't think anyone could have saved it TBH.
Radiohead sound nothing like The Charlatans and you say I lost credibility.
I'm not sure what Radiohead you are listening to but The Charlatans?? A retro sounding indie band?? Radiohead have an eclectic sound, they have no relation to them apart from they both came from the 90's.
Here's another great exmple:
And if it was indeed Radiohead that already recorded the song I wonder who wrote or cowrote the song. .
https://www.reddit.com/r/JamesBond/comments/2ua4mi/radiohead_does_one_of_the_more_memorable_bond/crl6scr
That's what I'm interested in. I don't care who performs it so much as who composes and produces it.
I can agree with that to a certain extent. I have never liked Tina Turner, but Bono and The Edge managed to write her a smashing song and she did well with it.
Left to their own devices most pop stars cannot write a decent film title track - even most singer songwriters. It requires a collaborative effort.
Not only did Adele work with Paul Epworth on SF, a longtime collaborator, she also worked wih JAC Redford, who is Thomas Newman's orchestral arranger.
Now if only Newman had been prepared to work more closely with Adele and Epworth, the Skyfall soundtrack would have been so much better.
Lady Gaga? I have mixed feelings about that choice. Depends on which direction she took the song.
Also, I think the problem with TWINE was that Garbage tried too hard to make it sound like a Bond song instead of sticking with what they were good at. They went out of their comfort zone and it showed. Still, I find it to be an acceptable offering.
As I said above, Garbage did not write TWINE. They performed a song written by Don Black and composed by David Arnold. Arnold chose them to perform his and Black's song.
I was referring to the first track of OK Computer, there are striking similarities between that and The Charlatans' sound.
Well it was a rubbish song, so I think it's less to do with them being out of their element Than working with poor material. I don't like Garbage, but I'm sure had it been a decent song they would have done an okay job.
I believe the track you are speaking about is Airbag the opening track of what is regarded as one of the very best albums of the 90's and sounded nothing like any other rock band at the time. At a moment everyone was trying to be retro and bathe in Brit Pop Radiohead came along and blew peoples minds.
OK Computer was like a breath of fresh air amongst all the retro acts wanting to be the next Oasis.
We'll have to put it down to opinion but I'll take Yorke's voice over Burgess, it not like he was ever regarded as having a particularly great voice ever, a bit like Ian Brown & Liam Gallagher, at least Yorke as some variety in his style throughout his and Radiohead's career.
Fair enough. I thought it was alright; I didn't hate it.
Yes I meant Airbag.
OK Computer is one of the most important and arguably one of the best albums ever.
I do own all Radiohead albums and I feel that sometimes they sounded a bit like The Charlatans (of which I own about anything ever released, I'm a big fan).
I like Tom Yorke's voice but I prefer Tim Burgess actually, but I'm biased there being such a big fan of him.
Anyway, if Radiohead indeed are doing the Bond song, I will judge it when I hear it.
I just can't imagine why EON would chose them, Radiohead stopped being relevant after 2007, I know you will give me a resounding slap for that last statement.
;))
I'm sure some people were saying that about Paul McCartney in 1973 and look how that turned out..
Sure, who knows if Tom Yorke will not become the next Paul McCartney, everything is possible (although the comparison of the Beatles with Radiohead is a bit bold...)
WHO on earth was saying that about Paul McCartney!!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCartney_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Life_(Wings_album)
Uhm all of this was before Live and Let Die if anything the producers were LUCKY to get McCartney
Like the Wikipedia entries say, Ram was negatively received by critics and Wild Life received a "luckwarm critical and commercial reaction". It was only after LALD with the release of Band on The Run that Wings were seen to really 'fly'!
Here endeth of pop lesson. Bring on Radiohead lol
I'm being facetious. I'm sure most artists can do a job given the chance. Radiohead wouldn't be top of my list. To me they're for miserable sods and musos, where I always think Bond themes have a bit more unashamed pop spunk to them.
Even still McCartney sold a ton And then you have albums like these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography
which uhm yeah