Upon receiving the mp3 files of the album, hyped for only ten days, but weighted with the anticipation of bootlegged live recordings and YouTube videos over the past few years, I approached with trepidation. Finally, the last and most pertinent argument revolves around the music of In Rainbows itself: How does it stack up against six critically lauded and fan favorite albums? The band has also stated in an interview that they still plan to release the album through a label early next year. That being said, Radiohead also offered a set-price package for a double CD set, the album on vinyl and several other goodies, should you need such a tangible relic (such as myself).

This, of course, leads into the idea of direct digital music files ultimately replacing the physical form of a CD. With the band’s method of delivery, as a digital download that cuts out the big label middleman, has Radiohead revolutionized the music industry? This review originally had a long diatribe about this concept, but I’ll forgo that aspect and let you, the reader, do the arguing. In Rainbows, the long-awaited seventh album from Radiohead, four plus years in the making (several songs have been floating around for a bit longer), is sure to spark discussion and argument, including, but certainly not limited to, the following.

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