Ay same here 302

I'll be honest I'm shroomy and thats very far lol. Coincidently I'm wearing a shirt with mushrooms.

I'm like a myth come find me as we pour out

Smile album was 10/10 classic

Wasn't rocking with that new single tho, will go back to it soon

I remember Thom using a weird vocal tone/singing style, and the song sounded rather dark and depressing

Bro I just listened to Bending Hectic

Wtf is this wizardry

That second half is otherworldly

Really cool Thom interview

rollingstone.com/music/music-features/thom-yorke-neil-young-bob-dylan-makes-him-cry-1234819196

my bad

The color of Goehte's masterpiece has rippled through the medium of Radiohead with their album, In Rainbows. The character, Faust, observes that life is not about some great search for divine light, but rather, it is about the practice of living with the enlightenment of God at your back; thus allowing it to guide you forward through your organic life, and not lead you down a dead-end path of obsession. This is essentially what the phrase "In Rainbows" means. It is the recognition that the source light which governs our world cannot really be seen nor fully understood by human beings ("dare not speak its name"). Although we have moments of clarity and deep understanding, these moments are generally temporary and don't last very long. As Thom Yorke said of the album, "It very much explores the ideas of transience. It starts in one place and ends somewhere completely different." This is the transient nature of human consciousness being described by the character Faust in the passage.;

Yet how superb, across the tumult braided,

The painted rainbow's changeful life is bending,

Now clearly drawn, dissolving now and faded,

And evermore the showers of dew descending!

Of human striving there's no symbol fuller:

Consider, and 'tis easy comprehending –

Life is not light, but the refracted color.

-Faust II

So who is The Reckoner?

At a concert in Glendale, Arizona, Thom Yorke stated:

"..it the song, Reckoner was born out of a very trippy dream, one of those ones you wake up from and go, 'aww man, I don't want to wake up from that, ever.'"

The Reckoner is the one who wakes you up when you wish to remain in your current perceived reality or dream-state. It is the transient way of true nature that we all need to reckon with and accept. For Faust, this means that he must live up to his bargain with Mephistopheles, who represents the Devil. Note that Mephistopheles is mentioned by-name in another song on the album: Videotape.

As the story goes, Faust becomes so obsessed with discovering the true nature of life, he summons Mephistopheles to help him in this quest. Mephistopheles agrees to serve Faust right up until the moment he reaches the height of human wisdom/happiness/fulfillment; at which point, he will claim Faust's soul. Faust agrees to the deal because he actually thinks it would be impossible for him to reach that height.

Ultimately, however, Faust does experience a moment of pure happiness, and so Mephistopheles attempts to claim his soul... that is, Faust is woken up from his happy slumber. Luckily, Faust is ultimately rescued by a group of angels who escort him to heaven before Mephistopheles can take him.

The theme of transience can also be seen in the previous song on the album, Faust Arp ("it's on again, off again, on again")... another obvious reference to the tale of Faust. The sound of the music, like Reckoner, is also heavy with percussion and transient in that it folds over on itself between piano & guitar portions.

The most accessible metaphor that I can see for this idea is how people tend to want to escape from reality (that's the "bittersweet distractor"), and would rather call in sick on their day of reckoning. They, unlike The Reckoner (or Buddha, if you prefer) cannot overcome the division between self and other (i.e. subject and object, which make for the transient/dualistic ways of human beings). Again, we have moments of clarity and understanding, but they don't last.. "like ripples on a blank shore".

I'm not good enough with words to describe what In Rainbows means to me. I'm just glad I was born and alive in time to experience that album.

the dissect they're doing on Spotify is amazing, didnt know F*** The Pain Away created 15 step. Can't wait for the Nude episode next week

extraordinary album.

oh s***, i gotta check that out

now listening to the greatest album of all time

fifteeeeeeeeeeeen step

has the light gone out for you?

because the light's gone out for me

nude

thom f***ing bodied it my lord

gets me every time

i hit the bottom

hit the bottom and escape. escape.

you are all i need.

you're all i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.

I ONLY STICK WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHERS

your earssssssssss should beeeeeeeee buuuuuuuurning

you are my center when i spin away, out of control...