grey marble

October 10, 2007


In Rainbows

I'm listening to the new Radiohead album. My cousin im'd me and said, "it is weird to be excited to wake up and download something" but it's true. This morning I was up at 6:30 to go to the bathroom. I turned my computer on and started the download, then went back to sleep. I dreamt about the album.

I dreamt that the album was mixed up. The first track I had started listening to was accidentally the second and it was dark and slow. The album art seemed to animate on my computer. I could suddenly touch my screen and move it around. When I realized I was listening to the last song, I requeued the album and started over. The files were a jumble of formats. The songs were jumping around. I looked at the download meter and I still had an hour to go.

One of the more amazing things about this album download is that once again I'm excited for a release. All too often after an album is announced—to be released months from the announcement—it will be leaked long before that date, making the release date somewhat irrelevant. The expectation is gone. For the first time in a long time I feel like i'm listening to an album for the first time along with everyone else. And I only had to wait a week.

I'm only halfway through but now I need to shower and get to work. I'm trying not to read a review or listen to an opinion until I finish listening. And I'm reserving my opinion until more people listen to it. I wish I could just sit and finish listening before doing anything else today. But the day beckons. Posted by eku at October 10, 2007 8:35 AM
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