Better than the CD
I didn't love the KOL CD. Then I saw them perform 7 of the 8 songs live and really
liked most of them, especially Separator, Mr. Magpie (James Brown from Jupiter) & Given up the Ghost (early '70's Neil Young).
If you can't see them in concert (tix are always tough to find) at least get both "In The Basement" DVD's.
KOL has at least 10 songs (vs. 8 on CD). After you watch it 2 or 3 times, the songs that sounded unformed or droning on the album start to grow on you like a fungus. Yes, I love The Bends & OK Computer too, but that was then, this is now. You can sit around grousing, or open yourself up to what they're doing now. Seeing them in concert helps the transition. I'm not sure their enormous, layered sound can be contained on a CD anymore.
The King Of Limbs Blu-ray review
I love Radiohead. They are one of my favorite bands and their music is so much better than most of what we hear today. I was very excited when I heard news that they would be releasing a live from the basement session on not just DVD, but for the first time a Blu-ray release! Now, I've watched the DVD, and it is fantastic. They really set the bar performance wise and have grown over the years in maturity. Picture quality looks great. Nothing to complain about. The sound quality is pretty good too. It comes in either Dolby 5.1 or PCM 2.1 stereo. The problem with this release though is the Blu-ray. It is encoded in a different region (B or C) and will not play on a standard Blu-ray player here in the U.S., which is very disappointing. I hope this gets re-released as a region 1 Blu-ray soon so we can enjoy the DTS HD 5.1 master sound quality. For now, the DVD will suffice.
Radiohead at their best
I had been anticipating this release for a long time and have watched various low quality versions of the performance. After receiving it I was totally blown away by the amazing video and sound quality after watching such low quality versions. The performance has such a different feel from the album. It feels more complete, powerful and organic. I can't stop watching it, and it's great to have the addition of the three non-album tracks, the daily mail, staircase, and supercollider, which are all excellent songs. While some will mourn the days of (insert your favorite album here), I think Radiohead are at the top of their game and the performance certainly reflects that.
As a side note on the Blu-ray, which I received, I had no difficulties playing it and I live in the US. Radiohead noted on there website that there may or may not be some playback issues in some other countries. I'm assuming this is why the DVD is also included.
No matter how you watch it though,...
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