Having now listened several times now to Hail the Thief I agree that this album is not depressing. I also think it is their best album ever (though I haven’t listened to it back-to-back with OK Computer yet). Thanks also for the mentioned other Radiohead competitors, I’ve been listening to Tortoise:Millions now Living will Never Dies, and the new Sigur Ros album, both are very good albums.
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gex gex - very thoughtful reply. Thanks. And I agree that the “unrelenting adoration” can be a pain, but there is a difference between being programmed to like art that is “supposed” to be good, and digging deep and truly appreciating it.
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as for the main point of this thread, I guess I need to get the latest CD - enough of you folks love it and explain why in a compelling way that I want to check it out…