[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Atoms For Peace — Before Your Very Eyes...
Album: Amok
Avg rating:
6.3

Your rating:
Total ratings: 721









Released: 2013
Length: 5:45
Plays (last 30 days): 0
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
The god of the window
Was passing you by
But you really want this
Then know

But your good look is
The keys to give

Soon or later
Soon or later
Soon or later
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes

Or so your shoulders
Your look when you're older
Time's fickle card game
That you and I

You have to take your chances
The book of the guess

Soon or later
Soon or later
Soon or later
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes

Soon or later
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes
And before your very eyes
Comments (85)add comment
 jkforde wrote:
just imagine having this amount of creative potential bottled up inside you, unreal 


I can relate 
Posted 3 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
I wish these guys would put out Nothwr album.

if you get beyond the Thom Yorke sound you may well realize the brilliance if Flea in this song. That's not only a synthesizer. 
Posted 3 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
It didn´t sound to me like the radiohead typical bass sound... and infact...
Posted 3 years ago by mrctrm    [ Reply ]
A pleasant, unexpected surprise, this sunny Friday afternoon!
Posted 3 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Well if it isn't Thom the whinny Yorke! I recognized your moaning from afar.
Posted 3 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
just imagine having this amount of creative potential bottled up inside you, unreal 
Posted 4 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
This is really just sounds like another Radiohead record to me.  
 
not a problem for some of us
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
hey cool a new radiohead song - wait what ?
Posted 4 years ago by Poopsey    [ Reply ]
I like it.  Love Radiohead, so love this too...
Posted 4 years ago by jmjohall    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
This is really just sounds like another Radiohead record to me.  
 

SADLY, yes it does
Posted 4 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
What's funny is if it said "Radiohead" instead of Atoms for Peace y'all would give it an 8 overall rating.

Still gets a 1 from me.  Sounds the same as all their other crap.
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
I love Radiohead, but this is horrid to my ears.
 

Thom warbles and quavers. That's his main contribution to Radiohead  from what I can tell. 

Radiohead has made some great music, but for me Thom doesn't contribute that much. His limitations as a singer get exposed here when the music behind him isn't that strong. 

Posted 5 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Quite shabby!!!
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrUEsVrdSU
Super video thank you R_P   : )
R_P wrote:
Now with a cool video...


 


Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
This sounds unfortunately exactly like the original whiny band....
Posted 8 years ago by TianGongZhong    [ Reply ]
 torino390 wrote:
Obviously pursuing the more self-indulgent side of Thom York, but the beauty of music is you don't have to like it, you have a choice. Personally I always find it refreshing and interesting to hear people pushing the boundaries. Every now and again, a masterpiece is born this way. If musicians didn't experiment and dig deep, we would live in a world filled with manufactured pop, and no-one wants a world like that!
A life without Dark Side of the Moon? No thanks. Let the experimentation go on I say. 

 
i wouldn't call 'Dark Side' an experiment
it was a cold calculation 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Obviously pursuing the more self-indulgent side of Thom York, but the beauty of music is you don't have to like it, you have a choice. Personally I always find it refreshing and interesting to hear people pushing the boundaries. Every now and again, a masterpiece is born this way. If musicians didn't experiment and dig deep, we would live in a world filled with manufactured pop, and no-one wants a world like that! A life without Dark Side of the Moon? No thanks. Let the experimentation go on I say. 
Posted 8 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
It seems Radiohead in my first listen. Wow!
Posted 8 years ago by CHuLoYo    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:

Why does Honda need Acura, Nissan need Infiniti or Toyota need Lexus? Higher form of expression or additional revenue stream?

 
But they're not "exactly" the same as their parent brands. Ya' know "higher form of expression" and all that.  I think the main motivating factor may be the additional revenue in all cases though.
atoms
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:

Why does Honda need Acura, Nissan need Infiniti or Toyota need Lexus? Higher form of expression or additional revenue stream?

 
And the defence rests. {#Clap} 
Posted 9 years ago by Reckoner978    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:

But this sounds EXACTLY LIKE Radiohead. I mean what's the point of having a side project, if it sounds EXACTLY LIKE your main band.

{#Moon}

 
Why does Honda need Acura, Nissan need Infiniti or Toyota need Lexus? Higher form of expression or additional revenue stream?
Posted 9 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
I love Radiohead, but this is horrid to my ears.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 Larrygrrl wrote:
At low volume levels the percussion sounds just like an antique manual typewriter....love that noise.  So tactile, so delicious.

 
{#Clap}

brilliant song, the lyrics,  the composition of sounds {#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by niccca    [ Reply ]
It sounds exactly like... ah, it's him.
Posted 9 years ago by divis    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:

But this sounds EXACTLY LIKE Radiohead. I mean what's the point of having a side project, if it sounds EXACTLY LIKE your main band.

{#Moon}

 
Good point. For that matter, why keep singing like this in every song? Thom Yorke is turning into a quavery one-trick pony. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Yorke refrito.
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I read a weird paperback in the seventies (during a summer job at a beach!) called "Amok"
it was about a humungus-sized Japanese soldier in the wilds of a Somoan Island, living decades in the wild, thinking the world war (#2) is still on and chopping people with a samurai sword .. sorry  

 
This really made my day, wow. Thanks hayduke2 for going completely off script and making me trip! B-)

...I pretty much know Ok computer, Kid A and Amnesia by heart, saturated myself with those albums.
I haven't heard anything that might make me come back to them. I think they're still a great band.
I unfortunately agree that this spin-off sounds just like the motherband.
Posted 10 years ago by fedtho    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:
But this sounds EXACTLY LIKE Radiohead. I mean what's the point of having a side project, if it sounds EXACTLY LIKE your main band.

 
...i thought it was radiohead!..

...to be fair, thom yorke's own solo work sounds similar to radiohead, but I don't hear much of anyone else in this...


Posted 10 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I read a weird paperback in the seventies (during a summer job at a beach!) called "Amok"
it was about a humungus-sized Japanese soldier in the wilds of a Somoan Island, living decades in the wild, thinking the world war (#2) is still on and chopping people with a samurai sword .. sorry  
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
At low volume levels the percussion sounds just like an antique manual typewriter....love that noise.  So tactile, so delicious.
Posted 10 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
I do not like all Radiohead, but this is very nice!

 
But this sounds EXACTLY LIKE Radiohead. I mean what's the point of having a side project, if it sounds EXACTLY LIKE your main band.

{#Moon}
Posted 10 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
АхуеМеМ
Posted 10 years ago by activelistener    [ Reply ]
I do not like all Radiohead, but this is very nice!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 niccca wrote:
this is pure excellence   {#Motor}

 

For you. For me, this is impure noise. 
 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
this is pure excellence   {#Motor}
Posted 10 years ago by niccca    [ Reply ]
Love Radiohead and Thom and Peppers and Flea.

But I keep wondering where Flea is on this - can't really hear him when he's not funking out. 
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I must admit - I wish they could capture their live sound in this record.  A live disc would be sweeeet!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Seriously liking this. It does show what a good singer Yorke is. IMHO, of course.
Posted 10 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 serinde wrote:

I gave it a 1, just like I do Radiohead.  Because I don't understand why we are supposed to like Radiohead, any more than we are supposed to like having off-tuned hornets buzzing around in our ear canals.
 
I missed the commandment that we must all like Radiohead ('though I do like many Radiohead releases).  So glad there are different flavors of ice cream out there....even if I don't ask for the scoop with off-tune hornets.
 
Posted 10 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
 wrangler wrote:
these guys put on a hell of a show at the barclay's center last month.  {#Cowboy}

 
{#Yes}{#Yes}  Incredible show in Chicago!  BTW, full shows are uploaded on radiohead.com...you will see what we mean.
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 ekin wrote:
THIS IS REALLY BAD SOUND!! PLEASE NEVER PLAY AGAÄ°N AND DESTROY THÄ°S SONG FROM YOUR HOSTING COMPUTERS. DO IT FOR JESUS OR WHAT YOU BELIEVE 

 
Ummm... whut?
Posted 10 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
THIS IS REALLY BAD SOUND!! PLEASE NEVER PLAY AGAÄ°N AND DESTROY THÄ°S SONG FROM YOUR HOSTING COMPUTERS. DO IT FOR JESUS OR WHAT YOU BELIEVE 
Posted 10 years ago by ekin    [ Reply ]
I'm more than willing to give this the lowest rating of any track I've ever heard on RP. WTF is this noise? Are those vocals I'm hearing? What is that bee buzzing thing that is supposed to be musical? The whole cut seems worth about 10 seconds but it goes on for endless minutes. How about a 3 for avant garde effort? 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Okay!?!? I like it!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Wake me when it's over...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted 11 years ago by emmidad    [ Reply ]
these guys put on a hell of a show at the barclay's center last month.  {#Cowboy}
Posted 11 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
Thank you RichardPrins!!!
That video is super cool man 
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I was thinking the next song would be radiohead, but then it was radiohead (sorta)
Posted 11 years ago by paisleydancer66    [ Reply ]
Now with a cool video...

Posted 11 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
There are several MUCH better tracks on this record - why play this one - it's dangerous enough around here rolling out Thom York anything!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Members
Thom Yorke – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion
Flea – bass guitar, melodica, keyboards
Nigel Godrich – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, percussion
Mauro Refosco – percussion, additional drums, marimba
Joey Waronker – drums

 
Yes, it is a supergroup, but in the end it sounds a lot like Thom Yorke's first solo record - The Eraser. (Nigel Godrich produced that one). I've heard the whole Atoms For Peace album and I like it but I don't like it as much as I like Radiohead albums.
Posted 11 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 serinde wrote:

I gave it a 1, just like I do Radiohead.  Because I don't understand why we are supposed to like Radiohead, any more than we are supposed to like having off-tuned hornets buzzing around in our ear canals.



 
I like how you see things! And I like Radiohead. And these guys do them justice. 
Posted 11 years ago by Dirkle    [ Reply ]
This is really just sounds like another Radiohead record to me.  
Posted 11 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
I didn't know this sucko-barfo Radiohead cover...
Posted 11 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
Cool transition from Brahms to this.  Not sure I like this particular piece, but gotta give props to Bill/Rebecca for auditory brilliance....
Posted 11 years ago by Zocket    [ Reply ]
 
stevendejong wrote:
I really do not understand why this gets such a low rating while extremely similar music from Radiohead gets a much higher rating. I can only imagine:

1. Liking Radiohead, but giving low ratings for this to punish it for sounding like Radiohead. 
2. Disliking this, but giving Radiohead high ratings because it is Radiohead... and we should like Radiohead.

For me, this is a 5 or 6. Boring and depressing. Just like Radiohead.


 
I gave it a 1, just like I do Radiohead.  Because I don't understand why we are supposed to like Radiohead, any more than we are supposed to like having off-tuned hornets buzzing around in our ear canals.


Posted 11 years ago by serinde    [ Reply ]

Sounds like lesser-Radiohead. 6


Posted 11 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
me too, 8

 Huey wrote:
I like it!!! 8.

 


Posted 11 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
I like it!!! 8.
Posted 11 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
I really do not understand why this gets such a low rating while extremely similar music from Radiohead gets a much higher rating. I can only imagine:

1. Liking Radiohead, but giving low ratings for this to punish it for sounding like Radiohead. 
2. Disliking this, but giving Radiohead high ratings because it is Radiohead... and we should like Radiohead.

For me, this is a 5 or 6. Boring and depressing. Just like Radiohead.

Posted 11 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
Yorke sets up AFP as a "side" project, all experimental and super-groupy, and it sounds JUST F-ING LIKE his base band!

{#Frustrated}

Genius!!!
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 t00lur wrote:
how that could be not Radiohead
it is too Radiohead/Thom Yorkish 

 
It is Thom Yorke vocalizing.  
Not a bad quasi-ambient, lo-fi tune - for now. I figured it was just a matter of time before there was a band named "Atoms For Peace".  
afp



 
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 t00lur wrote:
how that could be not Radiohead
it is too Radiohead/Thom Yorkish 

 
It might as well be...
Posted 11 years ago by laramieu    [ Reply ]
how that could be not Radiohead
it is too Radiohead/Thom Yorkish 
Posted 11 years ago by t00lur    [ Reply ]
Really bad song, really bad sound, really bad production and never play this bullshit song again! 
Posted 11 years ago by ekin    [ Reply ]
 allenrudd wrote:
Put me on the side of I like it.

 

Ditto ....
Posted 11 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
What utter rubbish.

Doesn't deserve any air time at all.

Bin it.

Now.

Do the world a favour.

 
Posted 11 years ago by audio_tony    [ Reply ]
 allenrudd wrote:
Put me on the side of I like it.

 
I'd like it too if it weren't for the whining, nasal, self-indulgent vocalizations of Mr. Yorke.
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Yorke is droning again. 
I think the title of this album, spelled a bit differently and backwards, would be the likely result of too much of his off-key singing of unintelligible lyrics.   
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
radioheadache
Posted 11 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Put me on the side of I like it.
Posted 11 years ago by allenrudd    [ Reply ]
 dig wrote:
Radiohead by any other name.


So... Why does everyone hate this and love Radiohead?

 

Because Yorke, performing/writing on his own, is a wanker.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 dig wrote:
Radiohead by any other name.


So... Why does everyone hate this and love Radiohead?

 
I don't like Radiohead, either.
 
Posted 11 years ago by rsfc_carp    [ Reply ]
 dig wrote:
Radiohead by any other name.


So... Why does everyone hate this and love Radiohead?

 
There wasn't a lot of love for The Eraser (which was also just Thom and Nigel) here either.  It suggests that folks like the guitars and drums that the rest of the band bring into the mix.  

Electronica in general gets slagged a bit by the Radio Paradise crowd, but BillG seems to like it, thank heavens!
Posted 11 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Radiohead by any other name.


So... Why does everyone hate this and love Radiohead?
Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
Interesting discussion about Spotify by AFP: https://www.stereogum.com/1406001/atoms-for-peace-pull-music-from-spotify/news/
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:
You can call it AFP or anything else, but Yorke's rectal itch of a voice and this minimalist noodling is still crap.

Rectal itch???   your funny,made me sit up straight
 

Posted 11 years ago by Philly_Joe    [ Reply ]
tight....I like that
Posted 11 years ago by Philly_Joe    [ Reply ]
You can call it AFP or anything else, but Yorke's rectal itch of a voice and this minimalist noodling is still crap.
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 teapot wrote:
It's not terrible, but it sounds like what Radiohead and Thom Yorke (with Nigel Godrich) have been doing for years now. In other words, Thom and Nigel are repeating themselves.

 

Agreed. I would like to hear more influence from the other band members, particularly Flea and Joey Waronker. 
Posted 11 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
It's not terrible, but it sounds like what Radiohead and Thom Yorke (with Nigel Godrich) have been doing for years now. In other words, Thom and Nigel are repeating themselves.
Posted 11 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
A Thom Yorke project I presume?
Posted 11 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]