Lots of folks have had problems with the online ordering of the boxset. I ordered it last night and got a receipt, but no confirmation e-mail, so I got worried....until I was told to check here:
http://www.inrainbows.com/Members/
It says my order was paid for, but my confirmation e-mail was "not dispatched". So, check the above link first before ordering again!
Good luck.
Lancemc said:
Since we're ranking:
1. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
2. All I Need
3. Videotape
4. Bodysnatchers
5. 15 Step
6. Nude
7. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
8. House of Cards (could be one of the very best if the arangment is right, the tour version isn't that great)
9. Reckoner (again, so low only because I have no idea what a new version would sound like and because the other songs are so damn good.)
I'm most excited by
1. Videotape
2. Arpeggi
3. Down is the New Up (just because it seems the most ambitious; so sad they've relegated this to a b-side.)
4. Burn the Witch (because I don't know if they kept this and changed the title to "Faust ARP" or not and haven't really heard anything, other than a few indecipherable notes)
5. 15 Step (which seemed fully formed but somewhat reminiscent of Idioteque)
6. Jigwaw Falling into Place (Open Pick) because it was the only rocker that I loved, but needed some improvement
7. All I Need (though it needed work)
8. Go Slowly (which had a great basic melody that just needed more texture)
9. Reckoner (I remember being excited by the acoustic version but can't remember it now)
10. Last Flowers (I just relistened to the acoustic version for the Trade Justice Movement and can't wait to see what they did with this, but sad to see it as a b-side)
11. Up on the Ladder (Haven't heard the original and am excited to hear what the hell it sounds like.)
The rest I'm so so about:
I preferred the Trade Justice acoustic premiere of "House of Cards"
-preferred the '90s version of "Nude", though this is rumored to have an orchestra.
-was never impresssed by the Coldplayish "4 Minute Warning"
-Only liked the bridge to "Bodysnatchers"
-Didn't like "Bangers 'n' Mash", though I admired Thom playing drums on it.
Have no idea what MK 1 and 2 are, but the uninventive titles don't hold my excitement.