Radiohead returns to iTunes

I can see Radiohead's point. Since one track of their music is enough to induce suicide, they stand to lose a lot of money if they don't force you to buy the whole album before you go.

No offense to Radiohead fans, but really? You intentionally listen to this? And not in a "so bad it's good" laughing-at-them kind of way? I don't understand masochists either -- why would a person WANT to be tortured? Takes all kinds, I guess. I guess I'm just a surprised that there are so many of this particular kind. Anyway, y'all have your home on iTunes now. Hooray.

I can see blaming EMI for all the previous albums, but Radiohead own the rights to In Rainbows. Someone explain how they didn't have anything to do with that?

As a long-time Radiohead fan, I was predictably disappointed at EMI's cheap, backstabbing actions in what has become a messy, protracted divorce from Radiohead. First, there was the Best Of... CD, a pointless exercise about which Pitchfork has written all there is to know. Now there is this shameless act of giving in to external pressures, by releasing their music onto iTunes. If the band didn't want people to download little bits of albums before, why should that have changed now?
Of course, there was one potential benefit to be had for me - having built up quite a collection of Radiohead singles and albums over the years, I was looking forward to finally being able to retrieve high-resolution album artwork. But even in this, things have not worked out, and iTunes seems unable to get the artwork for any Radiohead album or single. Very disappointing.

EMI is horrible for doing this.

Radiohead has artistic integrity, and EMI doesn't respect the guys enough to abide by their philosophy of keeping the albums intact. Nothing but greedy.

Wow. Some of you have no clue how this works. The "evil" label just positioned themselves and RH to make more money. (making money doing what you love and sharing it with the people that made it possible...sooooo evil.) Anytime you buy anything (new) that RH has recorded, or at least put their name on, RH makes money. That supports the band. (Once again.... sooooo evil.)

****rolls eyes and heads off to to continue making a living from his passion... music****

This is more or less retaliation against Radiohead for not signing back to EMI for In Rainbows. They've been doing things like this ever since Radiohead announced that the record would be released on TBD.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

All of the albums except "Pablo Honey" are available in the DRM-free iTunes Plus format. Why that album has DRM on it is beyond me.

That totally just made my day.

Agreed #3 Alec. This is the label cashing in. Doubt the band sees much of anything out of this. Sarcasm is far more entertaining than actual research and facts though.