10 Biggest Drop-offs In Rock History
1. Radiohead
Not many acts can claim to be releasing genre defining music after being in the game for over a decade. Usually when a band comes up with the best that they have to offer, it normally comes when they're either young and hungry or veterans of the genre that still have that youthful energy. With the release of In Rainbows though, Radiohead proved that they still had a handle of amazing music 10 years after Ok Computer...and then immediately forgot those ideas for the King of Limbs.
Recorded in a much different way than their previous albums, most of the King of Limbs was meant to be centered around the percussion aspect and incorporating different loops, which isn't all that different than what Thom Yorke was envisioning for Kid A back in the late '90s. While Kid A may have thrived off of the creepy atmosphere, this record just feels like it's struggling to reach the sonic peaks it's looking for, either getting too monotonous over time or just not having a good enough melodic leg to stand on.
Even the live shows for these songs seemed to be somewhat fractured, with another drummer being brought in to get every single sound heard on the record on the stage. Though A Moon Shaped Pool got us reacquainted with the sad atmosphere of Radiohead, the King of Limbs still reeks of a lot of good ideas that were just not given their moment to shine.