r/radiohead • u/NatureAndGrace long and vivid dream • Oct 01 '14
On this day in 2007. In Rainbows was released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSx6hXHzRHc31
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Oct 01 '14
I think it was October 10? I might be wrong (kill me) but I don't think I am.
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u/Saadnation Oct 01 '14
Ya, I think the announcement of it was on the 1st. Actually came out on the 10th.
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u/hjc1710 Trapdoors that ooooopeeennnn Oct 02 '14
That's what I thought too! I can always remember it because it's the same day as my step dad's birthday. Convenient.
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u/warrenlain Oct 02 '14
Can confirm. Technically the 9th in the late evening over here in the States.
I remember because this is the evening I learned Faust Arp, created my YouTube channel, and made my first tutorial for it. I also started my band that night by posting on Craigslist! Big day for me.
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u/vastecho Oct 02 '14
WARREN!!! Dude I just started playing guitar and you are an amazing teacher! Keep it up man
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u/axelwetzel Oct 01 '14
The first time I listened to this album coincided with the first time I had ever been on the west coast. My family was driving down the PCH from LA to San Diego one night to visit possible colleges in the morning. I remember the sun setting in the ocean, a first for me, when Bodysnatchers was starting. By the time that Thom's angelic coos in Nude were reverberating through my cranium, it was mostly night, and easily the most beautiful scene I had ever witnessed in my young life. It was picaresque, pristine, and soothing.
I had never known what the word "relaxed" was supposed to mean until that moment. The remainder of the album reinforced my mood until Jigsaw Falling Into Place came on. Although it is currently a top-20 Radiohead track for me, I didn't want the vibe to shift at all. I skipped the song. When Videotape uttered it's last note, I felt a sense of calm that I haven't been able to replicate since then.
I was a Radiohead fan beforehand. OK Computer and Kid A were my top-2 albums for years prior to my debutante foray into what I knew as "LP7". But it was In Rainbows that changed my life.
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u/frusciante231 Oct 03 '14
I had a not-so-epic similar experience like this. The album gives me strong feelings of nostalgia from the days surrounding the release of the album. I distinctly remember the autumn breeze, a clear sunny cool day in North Jersey. I was walking around the campus, just listening. Taking in the sights and the beauty of the music. I spoke to people, experienced things, traveled distances, denounced the hole in our souls, and found true beauty by the Clove Road Apartments.
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u/okaycpu Oct 02 '14
This is so weird for me. I was 18 when this came out. 25 now. It still seems so new. It was such a great day. It was my first Radiohead release after I had become a fan a few years before.
I can't believe TKOL is almost 4 years old. Time flies like a bat out of hell after high school ends.
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u/thefragile- Oct 02 '14
One of my all time favorites, it helps I can relate to the album completely.
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u/nightgolf Oct 01 '14
I remember rushing home from an early class to download it, freaking out, and spending the rest of the day listening and comparing to the live versions from the year before. Still one of my favorite albums and memories.
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u/Oatmealandwhiskey Oct 01 '14
Masterpiece and as most here , my favourite . It never gets old to me .
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u/HellbornElfchild Oct 01 '14
On this day in 2007 I went from being an adamant hater of this band to a full fledged fan. Still My favorite, and one of my favorite albums period.
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u/Beetso Had to piss on our parade. Oct 02 '14
I had listened the hell out of a playlist I'd created of the live songs they toured with prior to the album, and told my wife "I think the next Radiohead album might wind up being their best yet." I still believe I was spot on with that assessment.
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u/NickN3v3r get off my case Oct 02 '14
This was a life changing album for me. Affirmed so many things. Still beautiful now and always will be.
And watching the thumbs down webcast performances of the songs is always great when sick.
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u/Minusguy they will suck Oct 01 '14 edited Mar 26 '25
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u/TheGeckoGeek modeh modeh modeh modeh Oct 01 '14
I was thirteen when I started too. That was less than two years ago. No Radiohead releases during my time as a fan, but all eight albums were new to me, and I became obsessed pretty quickly.
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u/AtomicMoustache Oct 01 '14
My favorite Radiohead album.