Music : Radiohead: The Best Of

Rating: - Awful... if you have any respect for this band then avoid
Radiohead do not have singles. They do not have "greatest hits". They are a band that make albums and (unlike many many commercial bands today) painstakingly craft their albums into works of art which should be listened to in their entirety as a single piece. The band didn't say EMI could make this album, if you buy this album you are just fueling the greed and exploitation that exists in the corrupt music industry and shame on you.

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Rating: - Burn it
what the heck, i gave it 5 stars, because if buying this album opens a door to a new experience..let it be cool...

anyway why is everyone so pent up?

I know, perhaps it's because of the following angst...

If you are a Rhaidheeoo head head like me, its not worth buying this greatest hist malarkey..why??, because i have all the stuff 'in its right place'on the copies i have (i even have a back up OK Compie spare, in a lead box, buried in my garden, in case of end of world scenario.(not sure how id play it though if world did go phutt)

Ah...the review.... I borrowed a copy from a mate who was R-curious. I played it, and found it fun to sing along to, but a little annoying, since I have the next track in my long term memory, and found it almost as if some little miscevious god had randomised my lovely collection to cheeckily annoy me, or was it Easy Money Indsutries to blame...

so..verdict....i don't need it, cos i may have a OK-day or Amnesiac day, so on, and that's what I will play on that day.....

of the folks that want an in into the band, its a genereous welcome mat (but as I found ,that once trod on, the door opens to a fantasical immersion of music)

Anyway, I keep telling people who ask me , start with the Bends (back to pablo) then on to Rainbo, you wont go wrong

As for the geatest hits, save your pennies for OK computer, because listening to this greatest hits thing is like looking at a beautiful panoramic view ,through the eyes of a flea.

For the half star crew..save that for oldplay, as they will be known in a few years time, I am led to believe

Tadah

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Rating: - I have a question..........
Who the hell is going to buy this?
Let's face it there's very little middle ground with Radiohead, you either love 'em or hate 'em. The lovers will have all the tracks already and the haters won't go near it. This stinks of record company desperation. After decades of ripping off artists and the buying public alike, the industry is up the creek as bands increasingly use t'internet to get themselves heard instead of being forced to rely on some coke-addled A&R knobhead.

So 5 stars for the music but no stars for the feeble attempt by EMI to drain every last bit of coin out of Radiohead.

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Rating: - All the classics on one handy CD
This is going to be an 'Indiana Jones 4' of on an album, you're either going to love it or hate it.

Its a great compilation of their best songs, the order is interesting, but any Radiohead fan will already have the majority of these tracks. Its just on one handy CD. For the newbies to Radiohead it's a great listen.

Yes, it's an EMI cash in since the band have left the label. All the classics are on disc one, if you can get hold of the 2 Disc edition I would recommend that more, as it holds some of the more offbeat tracks and gives you more of a rounded impression of their music.

An alternative though would be to buy the Limited Edition Box Set and get them in all their glory, that's minus 'In Rainbows' mind.

This is getting 5 stars for the music.

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Rating: - Don't buy it!
This is record company opportunism.

Buy OK Computer. Buy In Rainbows. Both fabulous albums. And if you like what you, hear, buy the rest of the back catalogue. But don't buy this opportunist tat compilation of unconnected things.