This is one of those albums that makes me feel grateful to be alive. I can only just listen in awe that humans are capable of making something this beautiful.
Jigsaw Falling Into Place is legitimately one of my favorite songs of all time...even as a teenager I knew it was one of the greatest things I've heard.
Hey man I was wandering if you had any recommendations of albums not similar to that one or Ok computer but that you’d consider as good or close (pink Floyd I’ve listened to everything, beatles too, but that type yk)
@zachariejouineau6034 Radiohead albums don't really sound like Pink Floyd or the Beatles too much besides their willingness to experiment. Kid A is probably their most experimental and "strange" album. If you want a more movie soundtrack type album, with an emphasis on strings/piano, I'd recommend A Moon Shaped Pool. Outside of Radiohead, my go too albums to recommend are Ants From Up There by Black Country New Road or The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails.
@@eyob.t1389same. It's my favorite Radiohead album, ekeing out _In Rainbows_ by razor-thin margins. It's not my favorite album of all time, as my primary genres are contemporary folk, prog, hip hop, jazz fusion, and avant-garde, but it's a permanent fixture of my top 20 albums. My favorite album is _Ys_ by Joanna Newsom, btw.
@@collinbeal my absolute fav is not a sure thing tho. it changes based on how I feel; could be a tangerine dream album, a hip-hop album or maybe even a movie soundtrack album. ful stop is my favorite song on a moon shaped pool interestingly even though I don't think it's radiohead-y at all. ended up being my top song on Spotify wrapped this year.
What an incredibly bizarre journey this was. Listening to this with you, going through eerily similiar emotions the whole way through. Bear in mind I've listened to this album before and loved it, but not like this. Very grateful for this experience. All Love.
Man, as much as i love the rap reactions, we need more reactions of these classic albums that you never listened to! Or records like the magdalena bay one
This album is such required listening that often reactors do it early on when they’re still getting the hang of the format. It’s really nice when someone puts it off like this in my opinion
Radiohead is like musical therapy, I truly believe it. After my mom passed away in 2021, I lost my job and was in the worst time of my adult life while I lived in London - unemployed and living in a horrible flat, in a long distance relationship with my partner of 7 years. One day with nothing to do, I went to The National Gallery around the time it opened and began listening to all of Radiohead's albums in order, From Pablo Honey to A Moon Shaped Pool. I must've been at the museum at least 8 hours. By the time I was finishing listening to A Moon Shaped Pool, I became overwhelmed with emotion. I remember where I was in the museum, I was looking at the works of Diego Velazquez when I couldn't really hold it in and I had to sit on the bench and just take a moment to shed private tears, hiding away from the crowd as much as I could. Listening to True Love Waits, the final song in their discography (thus far) in the new context of Thom Yorke's partner having passed away, thinking of the passing of my mom, it was an overwhelming moment, and yet it was after that day that I knew I needed to move forward with my life, following the last words my mom ever told me: "Don't be afraid to live your life".
@@goldenholdenolden nah, 15 step is one of the best songs of all time. listening to that on iems and getting to hear the bass in all of its glory on that song was life changing for me
Yes Jon’ Jigsaw Falling Into Place is my favourite Radiohead song of all time. So glad you had that visceral reaction to it. A perfect combination of groove and dark power. Let it out!!
It's locked in a vicious battle with _Glass Eyes, Present Tense, How To Disappear Completely,_ and _Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief_ for me, but it's definitely a top 5 Radiohead song and my favorite off of _In Rainbows._
I can never get tired of In Rainbows. Thom's vocals make me lose my mind every time I listen to it. OB's wailing background vocals on Wierd Fishes are the best backgrounds ever laid down. This entire album is fantastic. No skips on this album.
What's crazy is that his vocals have aged better than any male vocalist I have ever seen. I saw him live with The Smile this year and it was mind-blowingly good.
@el_mal_de_ojo I saw him live for A Moon Shaped Pool. His vocals almost made me cry. I feel they are better irl than recorded. Like a photo of a sunset or an actual sunset.
thanks for being so vulnerable during this Jon, it certainly added a lot to a new way of looking at an album I already experienced so much. I've heard it in 2015 the first time and I'm still processing it
Reckoner is my favorite by far, it's literally a religious experience. To me, it help grounds me in the moment and feel pure bliss, not many things in this world can do that.
BEGGING you to do an LCD soundsystem record. I think you would find it challenging, fun, and ultimately deeply emotionally rewarding to listen to. Their album This Is happening is incredible and i really would die to watch that video.
Nude might be the greatest song ever written. The composition is amazing, the structure is so beautiful and the building and release of tension is masterful.
Greatest song ever written is an inordinately tall order, I don't know if such a thing even really exists, but definitely an 11/10 certified banger imo.
@@cpilling51for me, it can't exist as a single song, but I have several songs that hold a higher echelon for me, _Cosmia_ by Joanna Newsom off of her _Ys Street Band_ studio live EP, _Larkspur and Lazarus_ by Current 93 off their _Live at Teatro Ibérico, Lisbon, Portugal_ album, and _Orb Weavers_ by In Gowan Ring.
Wow. Watching this on Christmas night. That was haunting and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your inner thoughts on such an emotionally complex work of art.
In Rainbows came out when I was in college. I never really listened to them besides the popular tracks like Creep. I had a roommate and a professor who loved Radiohead. For In Rainbows you paid however much you wanted for the album so I bought it for a dollar. I was instantly hooked and so I revisited their other albums and am now I huge fan.
I love how deeply and intensely you feel when you listen to music, it’s a very vulnerable and incredibly person thing to share with so many people! I think that’s so beautiful. I’ve never clicked on a video of yours so fast - I wish I could listen to these songs again for the first time
Watching you work through complicated emotions through art, be able to articulate that rigidity, and still appreciate the art that's spurned it on? That's what made you the best reaction channel in the business, JD! The journey you're on as a human is a joy to behold, and hope you and your fam had a blessed Christmas x
I know different subscribers will have different tastes but this is my favourite video of Jon's since the AFUT reaction. Love these reactions to seminal works where you can sort of vicariously put yourself in JD's shoes and pretend you're listening to it for the first time, while listening to a sort of live analysis of the music you can trust and respect - think this channel and turningthetables are probably the only two that can properly put you in this position. Bravo, Jon!
So good to experience people hearing this masterpiece for the first time! You really should check out the video of them playing this album "from the basement"
Crazy how our experiences can form and dictate our tastes - I had a really good older friend who was a music tutor, and they gave me an entire CD case full of CDRs (yes i'm also old), and I've loved Radiohead since then. So cool you get to go on this journey now, well worth it! - ALSO, there's no react channel out here who's talking so personally but also so insightfully on the music at the same time, I really appreciate your perspective
I started crying during reckoner. This video brought up all the feelings I felt the first time i heard this album when i was younger. Thank you for sharing
I'm so glad this album found you when it did. Thank you for making this, Jon. This video comes at a really important time for me too and I'm so excited to dive back into this album again during this lovely season that calls for rest and reflection
I adore this album. Clicked on this SO fast. Weird Fishes is the closest thing to a spiritual experience I've ever felt. It's stunningly beautiful. The whole album is perfect 10/10
I really hope this video does well because it would be so awesome if you did more classic album reactions Jon! I'm sure there are many others who would agree with me as well. Having said that, In Rainbows is my favourite RH album and I'm glad you chose this one to start with.
The type of reaction this album deserves. They released it as a "pay what you wish" during my 1st semester of college right at the loneliest point of my life up until that point. It became my safety net walking around a big new city and even now after thousands of listens, it still feels like coming home
Holy shit this is the best Christmas gift! Edit: What a beautiful reaction, seeing you so intensely connecting to the record was really incredible to see.
In Rainbows hits me on so many emotional levels, even after all these years. It is truly a transcendent experience in so many ways. I’ve watched SO many reaction videos to this album hoping to see someone else verbalize how it makes me feel and yours was by far the best. Bravo, good sir, you’ve gained an immediate new subscriber.
Instantly one of the best songs ive ever heard is so validating too hear, something changed in me when i heard Jigsaw Falling Into Place haha. Cheers Jon.
Never seen art have such a profound impact on someone, magical to watch ngl, whenever I feel myself falling into "another place" as you put it my brain catches its self and I become like hyper aware again, it's extremely frustrating ngl, so it's very impactful for me to see someone else clearly go through so much from an album ❤️
The best Christmas gift ever, I’m not even over exaggerating. I know you’ve heard a lot of there previous big songs, but OK computer and Kid A are so worth listening to start to finish. Hope you enjoyed Christmas with the family Jon
9:32 hearing you talk about anxiety and describe it like that, especially as an explicable something telling you not to relax at any given moment is so relatable and makes me kinda feel better knowing that I'm not the only one who experiences it in that way with out any obvious cause or reason
Such a beautiful and heartfelt reaction. This is an album that shakes me every time I listen. I strongly suggest kid a and then moon shaped pool in that order. You will not regret it. Thank you ✨🤙
This is one of the most beautiful videos on the internet. You’ve captured something beyond comprehension in this, thank you for sharing everything you have with us Jon ❤
Loved this video. As always, love your honesty and openness. I think that perhaps you’ll connect with it even further when you listen without the cameras. Where you were trying to understand your feelings to then try and articulate to the audience, it potentially held you back from fully embracing the emotions that the music was making you experience. Some feelings just need to be felt, with no need to be understood. Subconsciously, you’ll know why you felt it and feel better for letting that feeling be, with no judgement. All the best John
Knowing Bodysnatchers was one take makes it even more incredible. As the recording ended Thom collapsed being taken to hospital as he was extremely unwell at the time. They left it as is, his whole hysteria recorded in this incredible sound. This album is pure art
I loved how much you went into articulation for your own feelings Jon, such a real reaction to this album. I hope you continue to learn more about these inner thoughts and emotions
What a wonderful Christmas gift! In Rainbows, and OK Computer are two of the most gorgeous albums I've ever heard. I don't love every song on In Rainbows, but the songs I enjoy, I truly love. I grew up on The Bends and OK Computer, and it took me a while to get into In Rainbows. It's still insane to think that they put this album out essentially for free. You could choose your own price and download the album. It was shortly after The Smashing Pumpkins released a double album in torrent form as a middle finger to the music industry. The late 90's and 00's were a crazy time for rock music. The mainstream was dying and a lot of bands were sick of the way they were treated by their labels. I refer to 1998-2001 as "the dark ages" of rock music. It was the dark ages of music in general. The scene was very dry until The Strokes popped up, and changed the popular sound. Bands like Radiohead, NIN, and Manson adapted. Bands like The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Muse, and others changed the direction of rock music. Nude, All I Need, Weird Fishes, and Video Tape are the stars of the album for me.
loved your thoughts on the album Jon and really enjoyed how personal you got while diving into the music. I feel that's the reason it was created in the first place
This is probably the best Radiohead reaction I’ve ever seen because you basically described how this music has helped me through my past trauma and has become literally therapeutic for me for the past few years. You sir by just opening up to your audience has probably helped dozens of people. Thank you good sir and please more Radiohead!
So happy to join you! I love your reaction. I won’t recommend anything but I really hope you explore.. There’s a beautiful Radiohead jungle out there. Hope to see you soon!
Bro. I have been listening to reactions to this album for the past couple of months and seeing this come out now is insane to me. Love your reactions! One of my favorite albums ever.
"You know when you listen to something and you can't believe how good it is and then it just keeps getting better?" Same reaction when I first heard it!
Merry Xmas JD, great vid. HipHop is mainly in my rotation but this album stirred up a similar reaction from me a couple years ago, instantly bought the vinyl.
Given what you talked about at the beginning, I imagine this to have been pretty cathartic for you Jon. At least I hope it would be :) That feeling of uneasiness that you talk about around minute 28:00 mixed with profound beauty, I think is what makes Radiohead - and this album in particular - so special to me.
So glad you listened to this album and gave us such a soulful reaction. This album is art and after 20 years of listening to this it is ever new and enlightening.
Your life is about to get a lot better mate, great Christmas present to yourself. All songs are at least 9/10 but nude is my personal favourite, one of the best bass lines ever.
In Rainbows (along with Moon Shaped Pool) are Radiohead’s most accessible albums. It feels like they just embraced how beautiful they can make music. Great reaction
I love both but I very much would not put AMSP as their most accessible. I feel the bends and OK Computer are both more accessible imo but you really can’t go wrong with the 3. AMSP is a beautiful encapsulation of all of their work however!
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I've never clicked so fast on a video in my life
Spectre lets go! Are you gonna do the new tyler song with just your voice?
same omg
Spectre I finished to your comment
my favourite album ever. I couldn’t believe it when i saw the upload
hi spectre
Forgot how insanely packed with bangers this album is. People talk about 3 track runs but this a whole 10 track run 😭
And if you just quantify it in a 3 song run, Nude into Weird fishes into All I Need is in my eyes the greatest of all time
@@iamthebeatles63those 3 songs are easily in my top 5 songs ever, they’re crazy for putting them back to back to back
@@iamthebeatles63 Thriller into Beat It into Billie Jean though...
@@iamthebeatles63 I can quite easily live without All I Need and Videotape (massively overrated). Everything else is pure gold though.
@@robmaddison8645 nah those are incredible tracks. It’s a perfect album
What a christmas present for us, you legend Jon
What a Christmas present for Jon too!
Experiencing Radiohead songs for the first time is something else.
This is one of those albums that makes me feel grateful to be alive. I can only just listen in awe that humans are capable of making something this beautiful.
Beautifuly and accurately stated
TIMESTAMPS
15 Step - 2:16
Bodysnatchers - 5:40
Nude - 10:25
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - 14:27
All I Need - 20:43
Faust Arp - 24:37
Reckoner - 25:40
House Of Cards - 31:28
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 38:34
Videotape - 44:43
hahahaha the entire two of them..
@@mustafayehia4584hm?
Jigsaw Falling Into Place is legitimately one of my favorite songs of all time...even as a teenager I knew it was one of the greatest things I've heard.
Thank you
@@morganopramolla1557 Fax its my favorite song by them and one of my favorite songs of all time
DAWG ARE WE GETTING INTO FUCKING RADIOHEAD OVER HERE NOW EVERYONE GET IN HERE FAM
OMG ITS HAPPENING!!
It's never too late to listen to PEAK music
Hey man I was wandering if you had any recommendations of albums not similar to that one or Ok computer but that you’d consider as good or close (pink Floyd I’ve listened to everything, beatles too, but that type yk)
@zachariejouineau6034 Radiohead albums don't really sound like Pink Floyd or the Beatles too much besides their willingness to experiment. Kid A is probably their most experimental and "strange" album. If you want a more movie soundtrack type album, with an emphasis on strings/piano, I'd recommend A Moon Shaped Pool.
Outside of Radiohead, my go too albums to recommend are Ants From Up There by Black Country New Road or The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails.
One of the best albums of all time. Radio Head is legendary
@@zachariejouineau6034Grace by Jeff Buckley. One of the best artists of all time. Rip
you would really enjoy a moon shaped pool by them. Very introspective record for a band that's usually abstract
Genuinely top 3 radiohead album imo
it's my favorite radiohead album, just a smidge above In Rainbows. also perhaps my favorite album ever made in general.
@@eyob.t1389same. It's my favorite Radiohead album, ekeing out _In Rainbows_ by razor-thin margins. It's not my favorite album of all time, as my primary genres are contemporary folk, prog, hip hop, jazz fusion, and avant-garde, but it's a permanent fixture of my top 20 albums. My favorite album is _Ys_ by Joanna Newsom, btw.
@@collinbeal my absolute fav is not a sure thing tho. it changes based on how I feel; could be a tangerine dream album, a hip-hop album or maybe even a movie soundtrack album. ful stop is my favorite song on a moon shaped pool interestingly even though I don't think it's radiohead-y at all. ended up being my top song on Spotify wrapped this year.
@@eyob.t1389 Tangerine Dream is SICK! I love _Stratosfear, Phaedra,_ and _Zeit._
"jesus christ" after weird fishes is so real lmfao
When he goes "fuck off" at how good Nude is
Its so easy to get lost in that track. Absolutely gorgeous.
I love that song so much 🤣
What an incredibly bizarre journey this was. Listening to this with you, going through eerily similiar emotions the whole way through. Bear in mind I've listened to this album before and loved it, but not like this. Very grateful for this experience. All Love.
This coming out on Christmas Day is so wild I literally got the vinyl as a present today!!! I got two presents today, cheers Jon!!
Ha same! I just got that for Christmas 😁
Same, also got this as a vinyl today lol
Got mine today as well!
Awesomesauce.
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi is easily a top 10 song of all time for me. Absolutely unreal experience when that song clicked
Man, as much as i love the rap reactions, we need more reactions of these classic albums that you never listened to! Or records like the magdalena bay one
This album is such required listening that often reactors do it early on when they’re still getting the hang of the format. It’s really nice when someone puts it off like this in my opinion
That’s a really great point I hadn’t considered, but I think you’re absolutely right, and it’s why I enjoyed this video so very much.
Kid A reaction is so needed
Amen
fax
Best shit ever
Definitely needed asap
Radiohead is like musical therapy, I truly believe it. After my mom passed away in 2021, I lost my job and was in the worst time of my adult life while I lived in London - unemployed and living in a horrible flat, in a long distance relationship with my partner of 7 years. One day with nothing to do, I went to The National Gallery around the time it opened and began listening to all of Radiohead's albums in order, From Pablo Honey to A Moon Shaped Pool. I must've been at the museum at least 8 hours. By the time I was finishing listening to A Moon Shaped Pool, I became overwhelmed with emotion. I remember where I was in the museum, I was looking at the works of Diego Velazquez when I couldn't really hold it in and I had to sit on the bench and just take a moment to shed private tears, hiding away from the crowd as much as I could. Listening to True Love Waits, the final song in their discography (thus far) in the new context of Thom Yorke's partner having passed away, thinking of the passing of my mom, it was an overwhelming moment, and yet it was after that day that I knew I needed to move forward with my life, following the last words my mom ever told me: "Don't be afraid to live your life".
Nude and Weird fishes might be two of my favourite songs of all time
Listen to Lianne La Havas‘ version of Weird Fishes - can only recommend :)
so good. after the first two tracks you’re like “ok the radiohead sound i know has matured and sounds great!” then track 3 & 4 hit: 😵💫🤩😌
@@goldenholdenolden nah, 15 step is one of the best songs of all time. listening to that on iems and getting to hear the bass in all of its glory on that song was life changing for me
In conversation for the greatest album of all time.
it's certainly my pick
It is.
Also in the conversation for the greatest Radiohead album of all time 🤣
Certainly, one of them.
at least 2 other radiohead albums that contest in rainbows for that too which is crazy
Yes Jon’ Jigsaw Falling Into Place is my favourite Radiohead song of all time. So glad you had that visceral reaction to it. A perfect combination of groove and dark power. Let it out!!
It's locked in a vicious battle with _Glass Eyes, Present Tense, How To Disappear Completely,_ and _Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief_ for me, but it's definitely a top 5 Radiohead song and my favorite off of _In Rainbows._
Now this is a Christmas miracle/present that I was not expecting. Thank you Jon!
W pfp
@ Aye!
Bros boutta be in shambles
Love the reaction! Thanks for being vulnerable and merry christmas ❤️
I can never get tired of In Rainbows. Thom's vocals make me lose my mind every time I listen to it. OB's wailing background vocals on Wierd Fishes are the best backgrounds ever laid down. This entire album is fantastic. No skips on this album.
Factual.
What's crazy is that his vocals have aged better than any male vocalist I have ever seen. I saw him live with The Smile this year and it was mind-blowingly good.
@el_mal_de_ojo I saw him live for A Moon Shaped Pool. His vocals almost made me cry. I feel they are better irl than recorded. Like a photo of a sunset or an actual sunset.
"it should come as no surprise" AHH!! AHHH!!! HE SAID IT!!!!!!
I'LLLLL TAAAAKKEEEE A QUIITTEEEEEEEE LIFEEEEEE
thanks for being so vulnerable during this Jon, it certainly added a lot to a new way of looking at an album I already experienced so much. I've heard it in 2015 the first time and I'm still processing it
This and Kid A are 1a and 1b Radiohead albums 🙌
Also the From the Basement performance is incredible.
For me when I heard “all I need” it was undeniable. I still love this song to this day. It’s just a vibe. I can’t explain it lol
It's probably the one song I never skip past, even if I'm listening to other types of music at the time. It never lets me down.
@@SR91313 say that again....
First listened to this album this year.. my number one played song this year lol
All I Need is the most enchanting and hauntingly beautiful song to me
That song wrecks me in the most beautiful way.
Reckoner is my favorite by far, it's literally a religious experience.
To me, it help grounds me in the moment and feel pure bliss, not many things in this world can do that.
100% Reckoner is the one
Yep, a masterpiece
Ima go All I Need
fr my comfort song it’s helped me through so much
I had the opportunity to listen to the entire album under LSD, without a doubt Reckoner is pure magic!!
DUDE I JUST LITERALLY OPENED THE ALBUM RN AND TAPPED ON 15 STEP AND YOU UPLOADED THIS
WHAT
STOP WATCHING ME
BEGGING you to do an LCD soundsystem record. I think you would find it challenging, fun, and ultimately deeply emotionally rewarding to listen to. Their album This Is happening is incredible and i really would die to watch that video.
/agree
This is Happening definitely best album and the one he should do but ‘All My Friends’ from Sound of Silver is transcendental.
Ooooo agree
Great shot. Nothing they've done is as good as In Rainbows, but almost nothing is, but they've made great albums.
Nude might be the greatest song ever written. The composition is amazing, the structure is so beautiful and the building and release of tension is masterful.
Greatest song ever written is an inordinately tall order, I don't know if such a thing even really exists, but definitely an 11/10 certified banger imo.
@@cpilling51for me, it can't exist as a single song, but I have several songs that hold a higher echelon for me, _Cosmia_ by Joanna Newsom off of her _Ys Street Band_ studio live EP, _Larkspur and Lazarus_ by Current 93 off their _Live at Teatro Ibérico, Lisbon, Portugal_ album, and _Orb Weavers_ by In Gowan Ring.
It took 15 years to make too
and then Weird Fishes comes on right after and tops it
Wow. Watching this on Christmas night. That was haunting and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your inner thoughts on such an emotionally complex work of art.
In Rainbows came out when I was in college. I never really listened to them besides the popular tracks like Creep. I had a roommate and a professor who loved Radiohead. For In Rainbows you paid however much you wanted for the album so I bought it for a dollar. I was instantly hooked and so I revisited their other albums and am now I huge fan.
My undisputed favorite album of all time. Just a work of art
We're gonna need Cocteau Twins/Portishead next if you haven't already
afaik hes a big portishead fan (or has at least referenced them many times)
Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins would be awesome
In Rainbows, Kid A & OK Computer. The Holy Trinity.
Amen
I love how deeply and intensely you feel when you listen to music, it’s a very vulnerable and incredibly person thing to share with so many people! I think that’s so beautiful. I’ve never clicked on a video of yours so fast - I wish I could listen to these songs again for the first time
for the first time i'm not mad that there are no timestamps. Whole album masterpiece
Watching you work through complicated emotions through art, be able to articulate that rigidity, and still appreciate the art that's spurned it on? That's what made you the best reaction channel in the business, JD!
The journey you're on as a human is a joy to behold, and hope you and your fam had a blessed Christmas x
Big fan of your work, always look forward to your uploads!
I know different subscribers will have different tastes but this is my favourite video of Jon's since the AFUT reaction. Love these reactions to seminal works where you can sort of vicariously put yourself in JD's shoes and pretend you're listening to it for the first time, while listening to a sort of live analysis of the music you can trust and respect - think this channel and turningthetables are probably the only two that can properly put you in this position. Bravo, Jon!
So good to experience people hearing this masterpiece for the first time! You really should check out the video of them playing this album "from the basement"
this is my world. I love that you stepped into the same emotions i get when listening to this artform. I have been yearning for ds fr
Reckoner was my most listened to song this year. Now you know why.
I completely understand the way you interact with music and it's awesome to see this on youtube.
Crazy how our experiences can form and dictate our tastes - I had a really good older friend who was a music tutor, and they gave me an entire CD case full of CDRs (yes i'm also old), and I've loved Radiohead since then. So cool you get to go on this journey now, well worth it! - ALSO, there's no react channel out here who's talking so personally but also so insightfully on the music at the same time, I really appreciate your perspective
I started crying during reckoner. This video brought up all the feelings I felt the first time i heard this album when i was younger. Thank you for sharing
In Rainbows, Songs in the key of life, GKMC. Top 3 albums for me
Great video and thanks for uploading! The From the Basement sessions with Radiohead are pretty special too if you're interested in more.
I'm so glad this album found you when it did. Thank you for making this, Jon. This video comes at a really important time for me too and I'm so excited to dive back into this album again during this lovely season that calls for rest and reflection
I adore this album. Clicked on this SO fast. Weird Fishes is the closest thing to a spiritual experience I've ever felt. It's stunningly beautiful. The whole album is perfect 10/10
Please watch their live performance of this album. You won't regret it. Watching them do their thing is hypnotic
I really hope this video does well because it would be so awesome if you did more classic album reactions Jon! I'm sure there are many others who would agree with me as well. Having said that, In Rainbows is my favourite RH album and I'm glad you chose this one to start with.
The type of reaction this album deserves. They released it as a "pay what you wish" during my 1st semester of college right at the loneliest point of my life up until that point. It became my safety net walking around a big new city and even now after thousands of listens, it still feels like coming home
Holy shit this is the best Christmas gift!
Edit: What a beautiful reaction, seeing you so intensely connecting to the record was really incredible to see.
Thx Jon for sharing!
You Are ready now💪🏻
It made me so happy to be a witness.
Merry xmas 🎄
In Rainbows hits me on so many emotional levels, even after all these years. It is truly a transcendent experience in so many ways. I’ve watched SO many reaction videos to this album hoping to see someone else verbalize how it makes me feel and yours was by far the best. Bravo, good sir, you’ve gained an immediate new subscriber.
no way it’s your first time 😭
Sending a big hug, this album unlocks things we keep in ourselves to keep us safe.
Instantly one of the best songs ive ever heard is so validating too hear, something changed in me when i heard Jigsaw Falling Into Place haha. Cheers Jon.
Thanks!
Never seen art have such a profound impact on someone, magical to watch ngl, whenever I feel myself falling into "another place" as you put it my brain catches its self and I become like hyper aware again, it's extremely frustrating ngl, so it's very impactful for me to see someone else clearly go through so much from an album ❤️
The best Christmas gift ever, I’m not even over exaggerating. I know you’ve heard a lot of there previous big songs, but OK computer and Kid A are so worth listening to start to finish. Hope you enjoyed Christmas with the family Jon
I've always thought of this album as a truly human experience.
9:32 hearing you talk about anxiety and describe it like that, especially as an explicable something telling you not to relax at any given moment is so relatable and makes me kinda feel better knowing that I'm not the only one who experiences it in that way with out any obvious cause or reason
Such a beautiful and heartfelt reaction. This is an album that shakes me every time I listen. I strongly suggest kid a and then moon shaped pool in that order. You will not regret it. Thank you ✨🤙
thx for sharing
Wait until you hear it with good iems 🙂
Yeah we`re going to need a whole series of these radiohead reactions
SO good to hear you talk about reacting to classic albums again and the feeling it creates for you and us. Please never stop Jon!!
All-timer. So many *moments*. Thanks for sharing your feelings so openly.
Weird fishes is my favorite song. Makes me feel so many emotions
This is one of the most beautiful videos on the internet. You’ve captured something beyond comprehension in this, thank you for sharing everything you have with us Jon ❤
Loved this video. As always, love your honesty and openness. I think that perhaps you’ll connect with it even further when you listen without the cameras. Where you were trying to understand your feelings to then try and articulate to the audience, it potentially held you back from fully embracing the emotions that the music was making you experience. Some feelings just need to be felt, with no need to be understood. Subconsciously, you’ll know why you felt it and feel better for letting that feeling be, with no judgement. All the best John
Knowing Bodysnatchers was one take makes it even more incredible. As the recording ended Thom collapsed being taken to hospital as he was extremely unwell at the time. They left it as is, his whole hysteria recorded in this incredible sound. This album is pure art
Watching your content always makes me happy.
I loved how much you went into articulation for your own feelings Jon, such a real reaction to this album. I hope you continue to learn more about these inner thoughts and emotions
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What a wonderful Christmas gift! In Rainbows, and OK Computer are two of the most gorgeous albums I've ever heard. I don't love every song on In Rainbows, but the songs I enjoy, I truly love. I grew up on The Bends and OK Computer, and it took me a while to get into In Rainbows. It's still insane to think that they put this album out essentially for free. You could choose your own price and download the album. It was shortly after The Smashing Pumpkins released a double album in torrent form as a middle finger to the music industry. The late 90's and 00's were a crazy time for rock music. The mainstream was dying and a lot of bands were sick of the way they were treated by their labels. I refer to 1998-2001 as "the dark ages" of rock music. It was the dark ages of music in general. The scene was very dry until The Strokes popped up, and changed the popular sound. Bands like Radiohead, NIN, and Manson adapted. Bands like The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Muse, and others changed the direction of rock music. Nude, All I Need, Weird Fishes, and Video Tape are the stars of the album for me.
Love seeing you open up in such a way. Big up and thank you so much for sharing :)
loved your thoughts on the album Jon and really enjoyed how personal you got while diving into the music. I feel that's the reason it was created in the first place
This is probably the best Radiohead reaction I’ve ever seen because you basically described how this music has helped me through my past trauma and has become literally therapeutic for me for the past few years. You sir by just opening up to your audience has probably helped dozens of people. Thank you good sir and please more Radiohead!
My favorite album that I have not listened to in years, Loved going through it with you.
Love this album, and really appreciate your reaction to it and the work you do overall. Keep it up man!
Amazing experience, bought this for 0 quid at release. Gladly paid 40 for the vinyl this year. Thank u Jon
So happy to join you! I love your reaction.
I won’t recommend anything but I really hope you explore.. There’s a beautiful Radiohead jungle out there.
Hope to see you soon!
Bro. I have been listening to reactions to this album for the past couple of months and seeing this come out now is insane to me. Love your reactions! One of my favorite albums ever.
"You know when you listen to something and you can't believe how good it is and then it just keeps getting better?" Same reaction when I first heard it!
Merry Xmas JD, great vid.
HipHop is mainly in my rotation but this album stirred up a similar reaction from me a couple years ago, instantly bought the vinyl.
You would love Sade's music. I can hear her influence in a lot of current artists today, even in Kanye West's music and Mac Miller's posthumous work.
Given what you talked about at the beginning, I imagine this to have been pretty cathartic for you Jon. At least I hope it would be :)
That feeling of uneasiness that you talk about around minute 28:00 mixed with profound beauty, I think is what makes Radiohead - and this album in particular - so special to me.
25:49 "The percussion sounds like Andre from Dark Souls" I CANNOT UNHEAR IT NOW NOOOO
What needs smithing this day? \[T]/
Don’t you dare go hollow
Great reaction. Loved hearing your philosophy coming out as you connected to the music.
This is like a dream come true for me, always loved Jon. Now he’s listening to my favorite artist. Merry Christmas guys!
I clicked just to hear your reaction to Jigsaw. One of my favorite songs of all time!
Genuinely super this is your first listen to the album. Cant wait to watch
Amazing video. Love seeing these types of powerful videos from you like this
Great introspective commentary alongside the reaction as always.
So glad you listened to this album and gave us such a soulful reaction. This album is art and after 20 years of listening to this it is ever new and enlightening.
I hope that after this listen you went to watch the performance of this record 'from the basement'. I go back to that quite often, it's amazing
Love the way you expressed yourself on this album and the complex collective listening feeling that you described so successfully for me
Your life is about to get a lot better mate, great Christmas present to yourself.
All songs are at least 9/10 but nude is my personal favourite, one of the best bass lines ever.
In Rainbows (along with Moon Shaped Pool) are Radiohead’s most accessible albums. It feels like they just embraced how beautiful they can make music. Great reaction
I love both but I very much would not put AMSP as their most accessible. I feel the bends and OK Computer are both more accessible imo but you really can’t go wrong with the 3. AMSP is a beautiful encapsulation of all of their work however!