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This gives him the chance to create different songs without associating his solo stuff to Radiohead (I feel like I don't make any sense). As a Radiohead fan, I bought the Eraser back then but it felt like a Radiohead album overall. This new Yorke album is something else. Like really. I'm listening to some songs out of curiosity but I'm really not in the mood to listen to such stuff. As a sidenote, Johnny Greenwood, Radiohead's "lead" guitarist, has also made some solo stuff. He most notably composed There Will Be Blood's soundtrack.
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I should say that I didn't like much Radiohead's last album. OK Computer and In Rainbows are my favorites. I've listened to In Rainbows soooooo many times. It's probably the album I've listened the most in the last 10 years. A few other honorable mentions (as any albums/artists):
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I honestly believe Yorke's decision to go solo was based on two things:
1. His selfishness (self-admittedly)
2. Tension within the band
I do not buy his "I was bored so I wanted more work" excuse. Especially considering Eraser was largely mooched off RH work and even had cameos in it by the members of the band.
Here's the thing about Thom Yorke - he is an asshole of a human being. He doesn't even try to hide from that fact. Magically, however, all of that melts away once he's on the stage. Nothing matters about him then, not to me at least.
Lastly, on your remark on A Moon Shaped Pool... I disagree, it's up there with the very best. As most RH albums the entry price is high. This is not the type of music you get into immediately as a newcomer. The band doesn't have to apologize for that, it's been long enough. I think Daydreaming track from this set has some of the best sound synthesis ever heard anywhere.
P.S. Can't argue with IR and OKC being picked by you as your favorites. Both are sick. I belong to a minority of RH fans that prefers Hail to the Thief to both marginally.