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I think them both refusing for years to the cultural boycott is problematic. If you’re not against them…

In the case of Radiohead, I’d imagine a lot of it comes from Jonny Greenwood’s Israeli Mrs to be honest. She has been quite vocal in the past in her stance (basically Israel is great, go fuck yourself Palestine).

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Cave is against cultural boycott, rejects it completely and sees it as censorship I think.

But yorke and greenwood played there in recent months. I think playing concerts there considering what they’re doing is basically wrong.

I don’t know is cave playing there on his current tour, I looked it up and didn’t see an Israel date. I hope not because I’ve tickets to see him in Dublin.

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Michael Stipe is very anti Israel in Gaza but supports Radiohead performing.

He bessiers with Yorke.

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Colin Greenwood has actually been playing with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for some time and is due to continue touring with them in October. He played in Cave’s new album Wild God (which is very good).

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Myself and Fitzy Jnr are going to see a Radiohead tribute band in October. Probably the closest we’ll get to seeing live Radiohead music here.
Fitzy jnr listens to some awful shite (Yung Lean, that kind of bollocks) but he has a big thing for Radiohead and Bjork, so I must be doing something right.

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Very like the Bends era

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Going to see Nick next week

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The Music Quiz: How many times have Radiohead been nominated for the Mercury prize?

I got 6. :crazy_face:

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One of the answers was actually in the picture :rofl:

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So you got one right anyway?

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I did, and only the 3 besides. But 40% got me through every exam of note so I’ll take it.

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Sometimes you forget how good Radiohead were.

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One afternoon in early 90s, their tour manager invited anyone from our office to a secret gig in a Reading social club that night. Four of us headed down from London, straight after work. We stood there sweating our balls off in our suits. Great gig.
Christ I’m so fucking old now.

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OK Computer is easily Radiohead’s best album for me.

A masterpiece. 10 out of 10.

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Pablo Honey era or the bends

I’m probably one of the very few who prefer the early stuff :flushed::grinning:

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Seriously?

They are one of the few bands where I prefer…. probably their middle stuff.

The Bends is very overrated in my opinion.

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I love(d) it, came at the right time for me, Pablo Honey was a brilliant indie rock album, nobody suspected that Radiohead would become what they did and the bends was a more thoughtful follow up
There’s some great tracks on it

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The thing about Radiohead is their progression as music makers. Amazing band, great to see them playing again.

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