Keane Or Thom: Which Should I Choose?

[Diane L]

I have an iTunes card, and can afford to buy either "Under The Iron Sea" or "The Eraser." Which should I choose?

Thank you for your help!

 

[boosterjuice]

I have an iTunes card, and can afford to buy either "Under The Iron Sea" or "The Eraser." Which should I choose?

Thank you for your help!

Under the Iron Sea is awesome.

I haven't heard the Eraser so I can't help you there.

 

[bsp77]

I own both. The Eraser is better, but Keane is good as well.

 

[LMP]

I have an iTunes card, and can afford to buy either "Under The Iron Sea" or "The Eraser." Which should I choose?

Thank you for your help!

Now that is quite a pickle.

If you're a big fan of Kid A/Amnesiac then go for The Eraser.

If you really dig Keane, then go for that one.

Neither will disappoint.

 

[angelordevil]

Re: Re: Keane Or Thom: Which Should I Choose?

If you're a big fan of Kid A/Amnesiac then go for The Eraser.

I'm not overly familiar with Keane, but I hear the new one is very good.

However, I can confirm that Thom's cd is great. As LMP says, If you like Kid A and Amnesiac, you'll like Eraser. It's stark, introspective (almost in a diary sense), and ultimately, very moving...it's also very dark and political in certain moments, but intoxicatingly so.

 

[namkcuR]

I haven't heard Keane's new one, but I HIGHLY doubt that they could make anything as provocative or beautiful as The Eraser.

 

[Zoomerang96]

keane blows.

the eraser anti-blows.

eraser... makes keane disappear under the iron sea if you know what i mean...

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

What Zoom said.

But really if you're a fan of both get one for free and pay for the other.

 

[xaviMF22]

The Eraser

 

[tiny dancer]

Keane!

 

[JCOSTER]

Keane - Like them more and more lately!

 

[coemgen]

Keane sucks. Eraser rules.

Trust me.

 

[I'm Ready]

go with the Eraser

 

[nightninja56]

i have to say...Under the Iron Sea, its a GREAT cd

the eraser sounds

 

[GibsonGirl]

The Eraser, a thousand times yes.

 

[skjuls]

Keane!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Under the Iron Sea is superb!

 

[ponkine]

Go for Keane - Under The Iron Sea

An impressive piece of brilliant work, like all Keane fans, I'm proud of them because they didn't make Hopes & Fears II and they dared with something more experimental and complicated
Listen to "National Anthem" on Broken Toy !

(A lesson to the "Biggest band in the world, don't you think? )

The Eraser is a quite short disc (just 9 songs) heavily influenced by Bjork's concept of electronica. Some songs are such a statements as Harrowdown Hill or Cymbal Rush, but others like Skip Divided are simply one of the worst and most annoying filler I've ever heard on an album A Subpar record, it has amazing moments, but the overall feeling is it's a quite empty record, I mean, keyboards, programming and Thom's voice all over the place, that's all Some songs could have have the potential of Bjork's Scatterheart, the most sublime piece of music she has ever written DAMN IT, THAT'S WHAT ERASER COULD HAVE BEEN !!!!, and don't forget I've Seen It All with Thom Yorke

Anyway Eraser is way better than the s*** that are Radiohead playing nowadays

 

[u2popmofo]

I got The Eraser and am enjoying it greatly.

But if you like both, get both. That's what I'd do.

 

[Canadiens1131]

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Keane!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Under the Iron Sea is superb!

 

[Diane L]

Thanks to everyone who has given their opinions on this thread. I still haven't made up my mind, but I appreciate that you were all willing to help. Thanks again!!!

 

[I Got Lost]

Both of them are pretty good, but I think The Eraser is slightly better, so I'd go for it.

 

[Anu]

Why not have your cake and eat it, too?

I own the Keane record now, but I'm sure I'll settle into the Eraser soon.

So any of you Keaners going to see them on tour?

 

[Dalton]

eraser... makes keane disappear under the iron sea if you know what i mean...

completely?

 

[angelordevil]

Harrowdown Hill

Keane might be hard-pressed to match that one.

 

[LMP]

Harrowdown Hill

Keane might be hard-pressed to match that one.

I dunno, Hamburg Song is pretty sweet as well.

 

[drt4]

Anyway Eraser is way better than the s*** that are Radiohead playing nowadays

Are you referring to HTTT or their newly debuted live songs? Either way, Radiohead are still pretty fantastic.

 

[bsp77]

Harrowdown Hill

Keane might be hard-pressed to match that one.

I agree, that song has so much emotion and is the best Thom Yorke vocal since OK Computer.

 

[xaviMF22]

I agree, that song has so much emotion and is the best Thom Yorke vocal since OK Computer.

*atoms for peace* has Thom's best vocals since god knows when



IMO